Happy holidays! Idioms are on break, so Joe and Tim are flying antlers-first into everyone’s favorite holiday poem, “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.” From Dunder to Donder to sugar plums and lemonheads, and from Clement Clarke Moore (or less?) to the upside of a thistle down, this episode is so full you’ll throw up your sash!

Join us, Ridicu-listeners, as we kick off the holiday season with a veritable cornucopia of Thanksgiving-themed idioms! We’ve got your main course, sides and desserts. Plus, Milkbone dog biscuits, Pink Floyd, cockatoos and labor unions! And will we finally put an end to the age-old debate: Is it juice, sauce or gravy? Maybe.

We bring the funny, the facts and yes, the Funk. As in Charles Earl Funk (you’ll see).

You’re gonna be stuffed by the end, so don your strongest elastic-waist pants before hitting play, and we’ll see you on the other side, once you’ve digested.

P.S. We all agree, there are some things that shouldn’t be suspended in Jell-O. Right?

Cats in bags! Canaries in coal mines! And is that a laurel wreath stapled to your butt or are you just happy to see us? Yep, welcome to Episode 3 of Ridiculistics!

This time around, Joe and Tim delve into three classic idioms, turning them upside down and shaking them really hard to steal their lunch money and reveal their histories, evolutions and uses in contemporary language. Linguistic mysteries abound. Do we solve them? Maybe!

In this Halloween-themed episode of Ridiculistics, Joe and Tim exhume the strange and spooky origins of idioms. Do you get the heebies, or the jeebies? No judgment. Are you playing devil’s advocate or just being a dick? Do you prefer hell, or breakfast? Or both? And how do you feel about Butterfinger as a trick-or-treat candy? No matter what you like, we invite you to travel up the ghost (ouch!) with us as we figure it all out.

In the debut episode of Ridiculistics, your hosts Joe and Tim dive into the fascinating, flummoxing — and often terrifying — world of idioms and other linguistic peculiarities, served up with generous portions of off-the-wall musings and, well, any other things that make them laugh.