TOYS AND GIRLS
The expression 'toy boy' is older than many people think
THE LITTER PEOPLE
Where does the word ‘litterbug’ come from?
FUNNY PECUNIOUS
How long have we been ‘laughing all the way to the bank’?
SAUCE CODE
'Hanky-panky' used to mean something quite different
THE BREEDING RELATIVES
Have you read The Milkman’s Fiancée? And what's happening to book titles?
WHEEL OF FORTUNE
‘The True Wheel’ is one of Brian Eno’s most mysterious songs
SATELLITE OF JOY
So many people are 'over the moon' these days. How did that start?
HUNKY BUSINESS
Where does the phrase 'hunky dory' come from?
PLANET ZOG: THE COSMIC TRUTH
Where on earth does the phrase ‘Planet Zog’ come from?
WIDE-EYED AND WEBLESS
Tony Barrell remembers the days before the internet