Paul Dickson
Paul Dickson
Paul Dicksonis a freelance writer of more than 65 non-fiction books, mostly on American English language and popular culture. He has written many articles on a wide variety of subjects, including baseball and the military...
call
Why is he called the shortstop? Why do they call it a bunt?
tunnels light odds
The odds are six to five that the light in the end of the tunnel is the headlight of an oncoming train.
funny-life airplane law
Airplane Law, The: When the plane you are on is late, the plane you want to transfer to is on time.
problem accuracy knows
Accuracy, Rule of, Corollary: Provided, of course, that you know there is a problem.