A Pickle Short of a Jar (rebroadcast) - 20 Apr. 2011

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🗓️ 20 April 2011

⏱️ 52 minutes

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“A few pickles short of a jar,” “a few peas short of a casserole,” “two French fries short of a Happy Meal”—this week, Martha and Grant discuss these and other full-deckisms, those clever ways to describe someone who falls short in some way. Also, what’s the story behind the old phrase “fish or cut bait”? When does the word it’s have an apostrophe? And is “that’s a good question” really a good response? Hear hundreds of free episodes and learn more on the A Way with Words website: https://waywordradio.org. Be a part of the show: call or text 1 (877) 929-9673 toll-free in the United States and Canada; elsewhere in the world, call or text +1 619 800 4443. Send voice notes or messages via WhatsApp 16198004443. Email words@waywordradio.org. Copyright Wayword, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:44.0	You're listening to a way with words. I'm Martha Barnett.
0:52.0	And I'm Grant Barrett. Martha, do you know what a full deckism is?
0:55.2	A full deckism? Is it a poker term? Yeah. Kind of. It comes from saying that somebody is not
1:00.9	dealing with a full deck. Oh, I've certainly been called out.
1:03.4	Yes, yes.
1:04.4	It means that they're slow or stupid.
1:05.2	Martha, you're none of those things.
1:06.5	Thank you.
1:07.5	Or you might say someone is a sandwich short of a picnic or a pickle shy of a
1:11.3	full barrel or one spark short of a bonfire.
1:16.4	And I wanted to tell you that we have a new one in our house.
1:19.4	Yeah, my wife and I, we lost the keys to a family member's car. They loaned it to us while they were away on a cruise.
1:25.0	And we spent days looking for these keys.
1:27.0	Oh no.
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