Blunt instrument

Language Log 2025-06-19

Summary:

When I was going through the TSA checkpoint in Philadelphia at the beginning of this run down the Mississippi, something very unfortunate happened.  The TSA agent who was going through my carry-on belongings approached me and said, "Is this your stick?" "Yes, sir," I replied. "I have a problem with your stick," he said. "What's […]

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Authors:

Victor Mair

Date tagged:

06/19/2025, 09:30

Date published:

06/19/2025, 06:38