Why is hamburger steak sometimes referred to as “Salisbury” steak?
A campaign was started after World War I to remove all German expressions from the English language. Hamburger steak had been named after the city of Hamburg, Germany – which meant finding a new name for this dish. An English physician named James H. Salisbury had once been a strong promoter of hamburger meat as a cure for a number of common diseases, and it was decided by the powers that be to rename the meat for him. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Why does the phone cord keep getting tangled? Don’t blame the cord for this one. It’s your fault. You’re the one responsible for getting it all tangled up. Here’s how it happens. The phone rings, and (if you’re a right-handed) you pick up the receiver with your right hand and turn it 90 degrees clockwise before putting it to your right ear. After a while, your ear starts to hurt, so you turn the receiver 180 degrees clockwise and put it to your left ear. Finally, you’re ready to end the call, so you twist the receiver another 90 degrees clo
