Idioms is a 5 minutes or less Minicast where I'll be using each episode to take a look at a common idiom we use, analyzing the origin, and possibly tearing it to shreds while we have some good laughs. If you have any idioms you'd like to see me cover, feel free to email me at dyercomedy@comcast.net. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 62 and put away you're notebook, we're not planning anything for this one. Learn how you can fly over the Atlantic Ocean and never even notice that there's a vast amount of water underneath you. Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes! Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard. Music by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. Take a gander at all of the stuff I've had canceled at www.daviddyercomedy.com. Enjoy!! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
Happy New Year!! It's Idioms Episode 61 and you better get that Nylabone before Champ grabs it or else you're never gonna forget about it. Learn why the best way to deal with a longstanding feud is by taking a nap. Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes!! Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard. Music by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. Check out all the stuff that's NOT going on at www.daviddyercomedy.com. Enjoy!! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 60 and we're staying positive on this one because after the crappy year we've had, there's really no other option. Find out another use for rose petals other than staining your bedsheets when you're trying to be romantic. Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes. Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard. Music by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. Check out all the stuff that's been scratched in my career at www.daviddyercomedy.com. Enjoy!! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 59 and I don't care how you voted, just watch your step. Learn how a guy named Randy can ruin everybody's good time simply by not having a full tummy. Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes! Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard. Music by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. Check out all the places I'm not playing right now at www.daviddyercomedy.com. Enjoy!! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 58 and don't tell anyone what I'm about to tell you...especially that damn bedpost. Find out if you agree with my theory on why Horace Walpole thought everyone was so stupid. Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes!! Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard. Music by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. Check everything that's been canceled at www.daviddyercomedy.com. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 57 and now we all know why you are the way you are, don't we? Find out how the Good Ole Days of Vaudeville had a serious affect on this one. Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes. Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard. Music by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. Check out all of my stuff that's been canceled at www.daviddyercomedy.com. Enjoy!! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 56 and do you really think you're the first person to have had their heart broken? Get in line, Pal, because all's fair in love and war. Find out if the person most responsible for the current usage of this one has the last name Shakespeare or Smedley. Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes!! Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard. Music by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. Check out all the stuff I've had canceled due to the pandemic at www.daviddyercomedy.com. Enjoy!! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 55 and time to make that choice that's going to suck either way. Find out why Odysseus had it easy compared to the conundrums of today. Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes! Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard. Music by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. Check out all the stuff of mine that's been canceled at www.daviddyercomedy.com. Enjoy!!! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 54 and if you can't handle the waves, you ninny, then head below deck! Find out why Dramamine couldn't have been invented soon enough! Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes! Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard. Music by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. Check out all the stuff that's gotten canceled due to COVID at www.daviddyercomedy.com. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 53 and if you ever want to see your kids again, cough up a few clams for the loser with the recorder. Find out how Orkin may have gotten their start. Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes! Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard. Music by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. Check out everything I'm doing at www.daviddyercomedy.com. Enjoy!! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 52 and we're putting it all out there on this one...we're going whole hog!!!! Find out why William Cowper just can't be nice to people. Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes! Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard. Music by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. Check out everything I'm doing at www.daviddyercomedy.com. Enjoy!! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 51 and I know you can get through this one!! Just keep your nose to the grindstone!! Find out why sharpening a knife may require you to purchase some Doan's Pills. Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes!!! Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard. Music by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. Check out all the stuff I'm doing at www.daviddyercomedy.com. Enjoy!! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 50! And in honor of our idiom, I'm going to put the cart before the horse and first give credit to Wayne Pickard for the Idioms logo and Tommy Schichtel for letting me use The Concussion's music. Find out why living in India, the Middle East, or Japan might just mean your marriage has a much better chance of surviving! Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes!! Check out everything I'm doing at www.daviddyercomedy.com. Enjoy!! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 49 and this one is so rare, it only happens every 3 years...you'll hear why. Learn why the last thing some of the people of Pompeii may have seen was a beautiful blue orb in the sky. Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes! Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard. Music by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. Check out all the stuff I'm doing at www.daviddyercomedy.com. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 48 and we have an issue here; if someone's "fit as a fiddle", does it mean they have a solid skill set or they have a great figure? Well, I guess that depends on what century you're living in. Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes! Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard. Music by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. Check out all of my stuff at www.daviddyercomedy.com. Enjoy!! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 47 and today, we're talking about hurting someone's feelings...intentionally. Learn why getting a plate cold mutton might mean someone doesn't like you. Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes! Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard. Music by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. Check out all the stuff I'm doing at www.daviddyercomedy.com. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 46 and "make no bones about it", this is probably the 7th best episode to date. Find out why having a fly in your soup is a lot better than some of the other possible outcomes. Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes! Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard. Music by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. Check out all of my stuff at www.daviddyercomedy.com. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 45 and don't even think about telling my why I shouldn't do this episode. In fact, I'll bet you don't even care about the side you're taking! Learn why rogue Bishops forced the Pope to bring the selection of Saints in-house. Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes! Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard. Music by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. Check out all the stuff I'm going at www.daviddyercomedy.com. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 44 and I'm guessing Minnie Driver will want nothing to do with this one. Find out why toffee apples aren't just for carnivals. Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes! Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard. Music by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. See all the stuff I'm doing at www.daviddyercomedy.com. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 43 and before you take that deep breath, make sure you look at the bird to see how he looks. Learn why canaries are a lot more fun than a gas monitor. Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes! Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard. Music by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. Check out all the stuff I'm doing at www.daviddyercomedy.com. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 42 and we are so stinking happy that we can hardly breathe because we're really close to where outer space starts! Listen and find out why as great as they were, The Beatles (or members of The Beatles) are not responsible for everything good in this world. Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes! Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard. Music by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. Look at all the stuff I'm doing at www.daviddyercomedy.com. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 41 and how much are you willing to pay for that new refrigerator? Perhaps an arm and a leg? And WHICH arm or leg? Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes! Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard. Music by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. Check out all the shizzle I'm working on at www.daviddyercomedy.com. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 40 and it's Opposite Day so, "Good Luck" on your performance tonight! Learn how, just because your country makes a great car doesn't mean you have any kind of sense of humor. Laugh and learn in less than five minutes! Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard. Music by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. See all the stuff I'm doing at www.daviddyercomedy.com. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 39 and my gosh this isn't going well. In fact, it's going to Heaven in a wheelbarrow! Find out why getting executed in 18th Century France would be even worse if you had stage fright. Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes! Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard. Music by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. Check out all of my crap at www.daviddyercomedy.com. Enjoy!! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 38 and I'm in a hurry so, cut to the chase! Learn why British Bluebloods think they're responsible for everything including this phrase. Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes! Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard. Music by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. See all the crap I'm working on at www.daviddyercomedy.com. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 37 and I'm just head over heels about this one. Find out why the next time you fall in love, make sure you stretch for a while before you show everybody how much in love you truly are. Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes! Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard. Music by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. Check out everything I'm doing at www.daviddyercomedy.com. Enjoy!! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 36 and for what it's worth, that's my two cents. Take it or leave it. Learn how poor people have better favor with Jesus than rich people! Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes. Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard. Music by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. See everything I'm doing at www.daviddyercomedy.com. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 35 and don't wear that wig, if you know what's good for you. Find out why you really didn't want to wear anything on your head a few hundred years ago or else you'd be considered a sissy and robbed. Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes! Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard. Music by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. See everything I'm working on at www.daviddyercomedy.com. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 34 and protect your privates, because there are no rules with this one! Find out why you could die if you lose your insensibility. Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes! Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard. Music by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. Check out everything I'm doing at www.daviddyercomedy.com. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 33 and just be grateful for what you have. Stop trying to upgrade all the time!! Learn how owning a dead lion is not nearly as much fun as it sounds. Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes! Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard. Music by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. Check out everything I'm doing at www.daviddyercomedy.com. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 32 and things are statin' to go my way. You might just want to jump on the bandwagon. Hear why P.T. Barnum does NOT get all of the credit for this one. Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes! Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard. Music by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. Check out everything I'm working on at www.daviddyer.comedy.com. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 31 and it's time to "face the music". Oh, don't give me that...you know it was you. Find out why getting kicked out of the Army actually sounds kinda cool. Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes! Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard. Music is The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. Check out all the stuff I'm doing at www.daviddyercomedy.com. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 30 and do you believe everything you hear or are you a little bit suspicious? Maybe the problem is too much salt in your diet. Learn why "Pliny the Elder" should have been part of the WWE. Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes! Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard. Music by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. Check out everything I'm doing at www.daviddyercomedy.com. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 29 and today we're talking about decreasing costs while we make more noise and why Pepsi once felt a can of their product could help make your productivity skyrocket. Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes! Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard. Music is by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. Check out everything I'm doing at www.daviddyercomedy.com. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 28 and even the lowliest of creatures get their revenge at some point in this life. Am I right? Learn how being a playwright a couple thousand years ago was deadly business. Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes! Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard. Music is by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. Check out everything I'm doing at www.daviddyercomedy.com. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 27 and you don't have an umbrella strong enough for this one. Find out why the Vikings were actually big giant wussies and nobody had any real reason to be afraid of them. Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes! Idioms logos is by Wayne Pickard and music by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. Check out everything I'm working on at www.daviddyercomedy.com. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 26 and I don't even wanna know all the details about this one because "ignorance is bliss". Learn why turning a blind eye might just help you sleep a little better. Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes! Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard and music by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. Check out everything I'm doing at www.daviddyercomedy.com. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 25 and sometimes, you just have bite the bullet and do something you don't want to do. But this minicast isn't one of those things. Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Anchor. Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard and music by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. Check out everything I'm working on at www.daviddyer.comedy.com. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 24 and I got this one done "in the nick of time". That'll look good on my tally stick. Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Anchor. And watch the video of it on my YouTube channel! Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard and music by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. Check out all the stuff I'm working on at www.daviddyercomedy.com. Enjoy!! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 23 and back off, Pal, because I'm about "3 Sheets to the wind." Laugh and learn in less than five minutes and discover whey Johnny Depp was the perfect choice as Capt. Jack Sparrow! Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Anchor. Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard and music is by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. Check everything else I have going on at www.daviddyercomedy.com. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 22 and I'm sorry, but you've come up just short, Hugo. Today, we look at "Close, but no cigar..." Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes. Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Anchor. Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard and music is The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. Check out all of the stuff I'm working on at www.daviddyercomedy.com. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 21 and I've been talking about you. Are your ears burning? Well, that's what we're covering today. AND, watch the video on my YouTube channel because there are costume changes in this one! It's like a Cher concert on a budget. Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes! Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard and music by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. Check out all of the stuff I'm working on at www.daviddyercomedy.com. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 20 and I'm "pulling out all the stops on this one." Great origin story on this that involves full-bodied hymns and some of the greatest hard rock music ever recorded. Laugh and learn in less than five minutes! Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard and music by The Concussions used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. Check out my website www.daviddyercomedy.com for all of the things I'm working on! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 19! And I'm going to give you "the whole 9 yards". Or I'm going to TRY and give that to you because the origin of this one is about as clear as the lyrics to a Pearl Jam song. BUT, we wade through it anyway! Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes! Go to my website at daviddyercomedy.com and see all of the things I'm working on! Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard and music is by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 18 and today we look at a "chip on your shoulder". We've all met this guy; grumpy, irritable, too short for the Tilt-a-Whirl. Now you know him, right? Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes! Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Anchor, and others! Idioms logo by Wayne Pickard and music by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 17!! Today we look at the phrase "Get your goat" and BOY will one of the sources certainly get yours. Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes! Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Anchor, and others! Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard and music is by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 16 and let's hope it lives up to your expectations because that's what today's idiom is all about...cut the mustard. And whether it comes from O. Henry, a newspaper in Kansas, or it's just about keeping your farm tools sharp, your only job is to laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes. Enjoy! Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard and music is by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. Check out my website for all of the stuff I have going on! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 15 and today, we kick off the weekend by "kicking the bucket" to the week...sort of. This one's a little dark so you should be all ready for Happy Hour after you hear the fairly dismal origins behind this one. Laugh and learn in less than 5 minutes! Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard and music is by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 14! Have you ever met someone who you thought was the greatest and then something happened and they cheated on your and turned out to NOT be the greatest? That's called SHOWING YOUR TRUE COLORS and that's the idiom we're going to cover today. Laugh and learn in 5 minutes or less! You have NOTHING to lose. Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard and music is by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. Check out my website to see all of the projects I'm working on! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Idioms Episode 13 and it's "No skin off my back..." Well, actually, there is skin off my back because it's MY minicast and I have a large level of accountability. Laugh and learn about the many theories on this one in less than 5 minutes! Listen and subscribe! Follow the minicast on Instagram and Twitter @idiomsminicast! Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard and music is by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support
It's Episode 12 of Idioms! Today, we look at the happy little phrase, "The bee's knees." If you love this saying as much as I love this saying, well then, you're the cat's pajamas. Listen, learn, and subscribe! These babies are less than 5 minutes! Now, where else do you get that kind of return on such a small investment without risking being indicted for insider trading? Follow the minicast on Instagram and Twitter @idiomsminicast. Idioms logo is by Wayne Pickard and music is by The Concussions and used courtesy of Tommy Schichtel. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-dyer-van-slooten/support