No. 253: "Pesca Milagrosa"
"It is terrible that something so frightening should be given the name of something so pure and beautiful," says Luz Marlene Sierra Mayorga, a Bogotá engineer, referring to "miraculous fishing"--which is what?
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Wednesday's Question (No. 252)--"Euphemism?":
"We want to be able to land in grandma's backyard at night, in thick fog, without hitting the clothesline," says Jack Allison, an engineer on the project. What project?
(This question courtesy of Jill Pope.)
"Eww. Just eww."--Floyd Elliot
"An improved smart bomb, now with added bleach and a touch of lemon!"--William Considine
"Getting grandpa back home after the Shriners' parade."--Ellen Macleay (Liz Mason had a similar answer.)
"A very ambitious 'meals-on-wings' program."--Herb Terns
"Is this another one of those commercials to convince women they can drive sport utility vehicles? 'Cause, like, I want a Miata."--Alison Rogers
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