A new euphemism to consider:
Swallow the dice: to conceal the evidence or sweep away a trail in quick fashion. Example: “Beatrice alertly deleted the text message from her boyfriend as her mother demanded her cell phone.”
In 19th century gambling houses it was customary to assign one person the task of swallowing the dice should [...]

The passing of Ernie Harwell has prompted a heartfelt outpouring of emotion in the sports world. One we may not see again for a long time. Just like the man himself.
I don’t have to tell the people of Michigan how wonderful Ernie Harwell was, or how important he was to this state. It seems there [...]

Women are like a fine-tuned precision tool – like a metrometer or a barometric gauge. There are many working parts which must be kept in working order. They must be calibrated. Men are like hammers. We’re blunt-ended and our purpose is quite evident. We can be used for any number of jobs, as long as [...]

Every night, in every city, in every restaurant, in a booth near you, there’s a bad date happening. And honestly, I’m okay with that. It makes it easier for some of us.
To avoid being just another crappy date she’ll complain about to her BFF’s, try these tips:

Dress with some style. Jeans, a t-shirt and tennis [...]

The year 1886 proved to be a productive one for the state of Georgia.
In the “Peach State” on May 8, one of the most popular beverages in history was first concocted, and on December 18, a legendary ballplayer was born. As a result, Coca-Cola became a household name and one of the most profitable companies [...]

Today we would call what Ted Williams did in the 1941 All-Star Game a walk-off home run. But for those who were in uniform in Detroit for that game, it’s simply a moment they’ll never forget.In what may still be the most thrilling All-Star Game in history, Williams belted a three-run, game-winning homer in Detroit’s [...]

When Walter Johnson pitched his first professional game, he lost 21-0. Almost all of the runs were scored on third strikes that his catcher failed to secure because of their speed. Johnson threw hard.
The tall, long-armed 19-year old right-hander soon found a new catcher, and in less than a year he was in the big [...]

On October 2, 1935, J. Edgar Hoover, America’s wildly famous FBI agent, was in the stands at Navin Field for the start of the World Series. At the end, it was another “G-Man” who made healdines, as Goose Goslin’s single drove in the game-winning run in the ninth inning of Game Six, giving the Tigers [...]

When Babe Ruth went down on strikes in an exhibition game in Chattanooga in 1931, it was at the hand of a pitcher described as having “a swell change of pace,” as well as a “mean lipstick.”
That pitcher was teenage left-hander Jackie Mitchell, one of the most talented female hurlers ever to take the mound, [...]

Tucked away in the corner of the home dugout of Tiger Stadium, the Detroit City police officer spent nine innings with a towel wrapped around his head. Had he not, his ears would have rung from the chirping that came from behind him. It wasn’t a bird, but The Bird that chirped incessantly, relentlessly, and [...]