The city of Lockhart has been called the "Barbecue Capital of Texas" by the Texas state legislature (1999). A tour of three of Lockhart's great barbecue places -- Black's…
A Chinese-American restaurant dish called "Triple Crown (or "Mandarin Triple Crown") combines three ingredients, such as lobster/shrimp, beef and chicken. "Oriental Triple Crown…
The Chinese dish of "Triple Delight" has come to mean a combination of chicken, beef and shrimp, but early citations of the dish had other ingredients, such as lobster, duck and/or pork.…
"Triple H" weather is hazy, hot and humid. "It's one of those Triple H (Hazy, Hot and Humid) mornings that we've been having lately" was printed in the New York (NY)…
"Triple Harvest" is a Chinese-American restaurant dish of (U=usually) beef, chicken and shrimp. "Triple harvest" was printed in the Daily Record (Morristown, NJ) on June 10,…
The term "triple threat" was used in sports (football) in the 1920s; the "triple threat" combination of talents was used in entertainment by the early 1930s. The classic…
A "triple threat" man in football is a player who can run, pass and kick. Triple threat men were highly prized in the early days of football in the early 1900s, but the rise of…
"Triple witching" is the third Friday of March, June, September and December when stock index futures, stock market index options, and stock options all expire. The day is called…
A "triple-double" in basketball is when a player has double digit totals in three of five statistical categories -- points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocked shots. The usual…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic caused many people to wear face masks. The bikini, with a face mask, became a “triquini” (tri- + quarantine + bikini). Posts on Twitter by arantwitno on April…
"The Troika" (the three) is the nickname of the European Commission (EC), the European Central Bank (ECB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The "troika" received this…
A baseball "Subway Series" is when a New York National League team (such as the New York Mets, but also formerly the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants) plays the New York American…
The city of Harlingen in the lower Rio Grande Valley has been promoted as the "Tropical Playground of Texas." There are sub-tropical temperatures most of the year, palm trees and…
A "Boston Shake" (or "Boston Milkshake") was on the menu at Tastee-Freez (a soft serve franchised chain) by at least 1954. It was described in the New Castle (PA) News on April…
"Red Front Pizza (Home of the COB)" is how the Red Front restaurant in Troy, New York (another restaurant is in Clifton Park, NY) bills itself on its website. "COB" stands for…
Troy was known for its Arrow shirt factory and its detachable collars. It acquired the nickname "Collar City." There is a "Collar City Bridge" there today. "THE Troy Times…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Troy, New YorkTroy is a city in the US State of New York and the seat of Rensselaer County. Troy is located on the western edge of Rensselaer County and on the…
Working on a thesis can be an all-encompassing endeavor. The word "thesis" is not an acronym, but it's sometimes been given the backronym (back acronym) of "True Happiness Ended…
"True York City" (true + New York City) is a name from the marketing campaign of NYC & Company that began in November 2017. The logo "Famous Original New York City" features…
Broadway composers usually have "trunk songs" -- songs that were cut from a musical, but are saved (perhaps in a trunk) to be used in another musical, or to be re-written and used in…