MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why Women’s Clothes Have Fake Pockets

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why Women’s Clothes Have Fake Pockets

Our attire can sometimes create optical illusions. For example, there are clip-on ties, faux button holes, and the idea that black is more slimming. But, none is as odd as…the fake pocket. You know how it is: you try on a dress or pair of jeans & try to dig your hand into the pocket…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why Customers Are Sometimes Called “Guests”

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why Customers Are Sometimes Called “Guests”

For the longest time, businesses called their customers “customers”. But, more & more business owners have begun referring to their customers as “guests”. It’s super-polite and sort of odd. But how did that get started, and why? Well, we have Disney to thank (or blame, depending on how you look at it). Back in 1955,…

WFRE PODCAST #9: Mowing, Hotdoggers, and Cupcakes

WFRE PODCAST #9: Mowing, Hotdoggers, and Cupcakes

The gang is back together! Laura returns from Florida to talk about yard care, airplane stories, and a random sighting of the Wienermobile. Have you earned your buns? Megalodon Bear Grylls Bear Grylls Netflix Brood X Episode The t-shirt Gabby’s tent post  Tesla’s too quiet Looking For The Wienermobile? Wienermobile Insta Retro Metro Post “MEAT”…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES:  “Close, But No Cigar”

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: “Close, But No Cigar”

Picture it: a 9-year-old kid running an egg-&-spoon race ends up crossing the finish line right behind the winner, before someone pats him on the back & says, “Sorry kid…close, but no cigar”. What do you think that would mean to the kid? Having never heard the saying before, he’d probably think, “Why is my…