Category Archives: Lists

Podcast: 5 Best Idioms Using the Word Shit

https://www.fanagrams.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Five-Best-Shit-Idioms.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThere are so many to choose from, which are the best? Follow Liza Blue on: Share:

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Lists: Bad Christmas Songs

On December 23rd, I set out on a solo drive 360 miles straight north to the shores of Lake Superior with the rest of the family following shortly behind in a second car.  I frequently take this drive and look forward … Continue reading

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Podcast: Lists: MFOs

https://www.fanagrams.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Lists-MFOs.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSHere are five simple strategies to make sure your mandatory family obligations don’t turn into mother-fucking ordeals. Follow Liza Blue on: Share:

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Lists: Things That Could Be Gender Neutral

My goal here is not to attempt a feminist screed, so I have focused this list on gender-specific standards that have largely gone unnoticed.  Right-handed scissors are a good analogy.  My left-handed mother always winced in agony whenever she used … Continue reading

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Podcast: Things That Could Be Gender Neutral

https://www.fanagrams.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Lists-Gender-Neutral.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSMy goal here is not to attempt a feminist screed, so I have focused this list on gender-specific standards that have largely gone unnoticed. Follow Liza Blue on: Share:

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Podcast: Simple Ideas That Changed Our Lives

https://www.fanagrams.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Lists-Simple-Ideas.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThere are some ideas that are so simple that we can’t believe that we didn’t think of them.  Here is my list of top five. Follow Liza Blue on: Share:

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Five Simple Ideas that Changed Our Lives

  Some ideas seem so obvious we wonder how we ever lived without them.  I am not talking about technological breakthroughs, like the TV/garage door/coffee maker/fan clicker, but elegant and clever ideas based on nothing more than common sense and … Continue reading

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The Best Shit Has to Offer

Every language is enlivened by its array of idioms.  Americans seem to be particularly fond of the word “shit”, perhaps because these idioms take advantage of the tension between the taboo of a body effluent and the titillating guilty pleasure … Continue reading

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Podcast: The Best Shit Has to Offer

https://www.fanagrams.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/5-Best-Shit-Idioms.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSEnglish is enriched by its many idioms and Americans seem to be particularly partial to incorporating the word “shit” into their idioms.  These are the five best shit idioms. Follow Liza Blue on: Share:

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