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Use of the Term 'Hockey Puck'

[Photograph: Robyn Lee] Barry Popik, a contributor-consultant to the Oxford English Dictionary, Dictionary of American Regional English, Historical Dictionary of American Slang, and the Yale Dictionary of Quotations, has an entry about the term "hocky puck" on his site...

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5 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, September 11, 2009 at 3:45 PM
Tagged: Barry Popik, language

The 'Hamburger' Was Not Invented in Athens, Texas

Clicking in to the AHT inbox today, we've got another great message and fact-filled set-'em-straight from Barry Popik! Grab a coffee and get ready to scroll. —AK This story has gotten completely absurd, involving bad journalism (Texas Monthly is not...

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5 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, August 13, 2009 at 6:00 AM
Tagged: Athens, Barry Popik, Dear AHT, hamburger history, Texas

Dear AHT: 'Texas Monthly' Actually Believes That the Hamburger Was Invented in Tiny Athens, Texas

Any publication that dares back one party in the contentious issue of where the hamburger was invented had better be prepared for blowback. AHT received some collateral damage when this Barry Popik bomb landed in our inbox. It's not true.......

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1 Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, July 23, 2009 at 12:00 PM
Tagged: Barry Popik, Dear AHT, Fletcher Davis, hamburger history, hamburger origins, Texas Monthly

'I Would Gladly Pay You Tuesday': The Origins of a Phrase

Barry Popik, a contributor-consultant to the Oxford English Dictionary, Dictionary of American Regional English, Historical Dictionary of American Slang, and the Yale Dictionary of Quotations, researches the history of the quote "I would gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger...

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4 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, March 26, 2009 at 10:30 AM
Tagged: Barry Popik, language