Cathead Biscuits (Rebroadcast) - 28 November 2011

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🗓️ 28 November 2011

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Ever eaten golden catheads for breakfast? Yum! A listener shares this Southern term for big, fluffy biscuits. Also, how did people greet each other before “hello” became a standard greeting of choice? What does it mean if someone’s fair to middling? How do you pronounce “bury”? Is the phrase whether or not redundant? Should we use try to or try and? And if Sam and them are coming, who exactly is “them”? Plus, Grant and Martha share some classic riddles, and Quiz Guy Greg Pliska has a word game of animal name mash-ups. 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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0:36.2	You're listening to Away With Words.
0:38.0	I'm Grant Barrett.
0:38.8	And I'm Martha Barnett.
0:39.9	And Grant, I know how much you like riddles.
0:41.9	Riddles.
0:42.3	You ready for one?
0:43.7	I like those with butter and syrup.
0:46.0	Are they sweet?
0:47.8	This one's really sweet.
0:49.7	Let's have it.
0:50.3	Okay.
0:50.8	What happens when you throw a yellow rock into a purple stream? It splashes? Oh, that's right. Okay. What happens when you throw a yellow rock into a purple stream?
0:55.3	It splashes? Oh, that's right.
0:58.4	Got it right. Oh, I got one for you. This reminds me of a riddle that I know. All right. You ready?
1:02.4	It has the head like a cat, feet like a cat, tail like a cat, but it isn't a cat. What is it?
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