By Torry Stiles (Dear readers – Nancy Price has been the chief cook and bottle washer for our happy little paper the last few years but
Tag: humor
Top 10 strange things overheard during the recent storms
By Torry Stiles 10. “Does e-learning have e-snow days?”: 9. “What do you suppose Dick the Bruiser would have done?” 8. “Shoveling snow is back-breaking
Why is February spelled like that?
By Curtis Honeycutt I’m going to lean on my three years of high school Latin to answer this question. I really wanted to make sure
Top 10 worst ways to spice up Valentine’s Day
By Torry Stiles 10. Life-sized tattoo of your sweetie. 9. A quiet evening at home watching The Burning Bed. 8. Candlelight dinner because you forgot
The meaning of ‘phrop’: how a knight’s made-up word became a humblebrag
By Curtis Honeycutt I have a new favorite word and, no, it’s not “hygge.” Similar to “hygge,” though, this word looks like you dropped a
A feather in your capitonym: when capitalization changes everything
By Curtis Honeycutt Last week I wrote about the difference between “capital” and “capitol.” My research opened up a can of worms, which is what
Top 10 new words and phrases to wrap up the pandemic
By Torry Stiles (Well, folks, it looks like we have turned the corner on this pandemic. We’ve turned so many corners over the past year I think
Capitalizing on a capital idea
By Curtis Honeycutt I’m astonished at how often the world of grammar intersects the headlines. Since the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6,
Top 10 reasons I didn’t get this week’s Top 10 List done
By Torry Stiles 10. Spent the week helping hang plywood downtown. 9. Dress code violation in The Southside Times office. Had an old Roncalli Rebels
Opening up Pandora’s can of worms
By Curtis Honeycutt When it comes to streaming radio services, I prefer Pandora over Amazon Music. You see, Pandora offers deep cuts while Amazon plays