Austin Comical (Austin Chronicle nickname)
The Austin Chronicle is a weekly alternative newspaper published in Austin, Texas since 1981. The Chronicle has been -- infrequently -- called the Comical since at least 1997. The Houston Chronicle…
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The Austin Chronicle is a weekly alternative newspaper published in Austin, Texas since 1981. The Chronicle has been -- infrequently -- called the Comical since at least 1997. The Houston Chronicle…
The Houston Chronicle is a daily newspaper published in Houston, Texas. The Chronicle began in 1901 and now has the ninth largest newspaper circulation in the United States and the largest in…
Castell is a tiny town in Llano County, on the Llano river. Tourists come to Castell to go kayaking and fly fishing. Randy Leifeste, owner of the Castell General Store, has called his town…
Jerry Flemmons (1936-1999) was a popular writer on the Fort Worth (TX) Star-Telegram. His 1983 essay on chicken fried steak -- "that Great God beef dish" -- is widely quoted. Society of…
Forest Hills is a residential neighborhood in Queens that has neither a forest (although there are many tree-lined areas) nor hills. Real estate abbreviation reached Forest Hills by at least 2006,…
"OuterB" is a Queens real estate blog that was named in January 2006. "OuterB" stands for "outer borough" (i.e., not the borough of Manhattan). The term has been…
The blog "Queens Crap" began in December 2006, with this stated purpose: "A website focused on the overdevelopment and 'tweeding' of the borough of Queens in the City of…
"Piraguas" are "snow cones" that are popular in Puerto Rican areas of New York City, such as East Harlem. Ices are flavored with coconut, lemon, strawberry, passion fruit,…
"Don't sell America short!" (or "Don't sell the United States short!") is a famous Wall Street. phrase. It means to hold stock in the United States -- whatever dips…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Chico's TacosChico's Tacos is a small restaurant chain located in El Paso, Texas.Founded on July 4, 1953 by boxing promoter Joe Mora, Chico's has…
"Barbecue Syndrome" (also commonly called "Hamburger Disease" and, less often, "Barbecue Season Syndrome") is a type of food poisoning. "Backyard Barbecue…
"Merkle's boner" occurred on September 23, 1908, when New York Giants baseball player Fred Merkle -- running from first base in the ninth inning of a 1-1 game -- saw the winning run…
The egg cream is a quintessential New York drink, containing no eggs and no cream. The usual egg cream ingredients are seltzer, chocolate syrup (Fox's U-Bet), and milk. In 2008, several…
"Say No to Drugs, Say Yes to Tacos" is a popular Tex-Mex (or Cal-Mex) slogan of unknown origin. First Lady Nancy Reagan began a campaign of "Just say no" to drugs in October…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Tasso hamTasso Ham is a specialty of Cajun cuisine. In this case, "ham" is a misnomer, since tasso is not made from the leg of a pig, but the shoulder…
A "rubber room" originally meant a room walled with rubber (where an insane person couldn't hurt himself). This meaning dates to at least the 1930s. New York Times columnist William…
"Étouffée" is French for "smothered." "Crawfish Étouffée" (smothered crawfish) is a popular dish in Louisiana, especially in Breaux Bridge, the "Crawfish…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Maque chouxMaque choux (pronounced: "mock shoe") is a traditional dish of southern Louisiana. It is thought to be an amalgam of Acadian French (Cajun)…
Cinco de Mayo (fifth of May) has been described as a Mexican "Fourth of July," but it's not Mexico's Independence Day. The holiday celebrates the Battle of Puebla on May 5,…
A "pistolette" (the more frequent form, also spelled "pistolet") is a French roll, cited in English (in European contexts) since at least the 1850s. "Pistolettes" are…