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“Black pepper is just spicy dirt”

Black pepper has been compared to both dirt and to sprinkles. "So is ground pepper basically spicy dirt we put on pasta and stuff? #FoodieThoughts" was posted on X/Twitter by liv ello on…

“Black/Dark as midnight under a skillet”

"Black as midnight under a skillet" is very dark, indeed. The phrase is probably cowboy talk; skillets were put to good use, and Texas midnights can be very dark. The phrase appears on…

“Blast from the past”

Radio disc jockeys sometimes play old songs, referred to as "blasts from the past." The "blast from the past" term was used in New York City in 1961, but it's uncertain who…