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He first appeared in the comic strip "Peanuts" in October 1950 but didn't walk on 2 legs until 1956 |
Snoopy
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It's the sixth consonant in the English alphabet |
(Alex: Everyone's working on this, and let me give it to you--it's an [*]. [*].)
H
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This California-based company calls itself the "world's largest online DVD movie rental service" |
Netflix
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"Smog" is produced from these 2 words |
smoke & fog
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La Grenouille, on 52nd near Fifth, means this animal & does serve its legs |
a frog
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S.J. Perelman had a lot to say about this "cinematic" boulevard, like "it's tawdriness is unspeakable" |
(Larry: What is Sunset Boulevard?)
Hollywood Boulevard
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On Oct. 5, 1947 he gave the first presidential address televised from the White House |
Truman
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A memorable episode of this 1970s TV show was entitled "Steve Austin, Fugitive" |
The Six Million Dollar Man
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historywired.si.edu gives a glimpse of some of the 3 million objects in storage at the National Museum of this |
(Larry: What's the Smithsonian Institution?) ... (Alex: The National Museum of [*]. It's all part of the Smithsonian.)
American History
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"Chunnel", formed from these 2 words, was originally dug up in the 1920s |
channel & tunnel
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In Queens, you can visit the Unisphere, built for this 1964 event |
the World's Fair
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This comedian who moved here in 1913 called L.A. ugly, hot & oppressive; we'd rather he'd stayed silent |
Charlie Chaplin
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Bringing the world to the brink of war, the Cuban Missile Crisis occurred during October of this year |
(Larry: What's 1963?)
1962
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It's the 2-word name for the 6-cylinder alignment used in the famous Jaguar XK6 engine |
(Larry: What's a slant six?)
a straight six (or an in-line six)
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Dr. Neil Clark Warren founded this online dating service that uses "29 key dimensions of compatibility" |
eHarmony (or eharmony.com)
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Parts of these 2 words can be seen in "camcorder" |
camera & recorder
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Handwerker was the last name of the man who opened this "famous" Coney Island culinary emporium in 1916 |
Nathan's
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This "Schindler's List" star called L.A. a fascist place where people think they're moral because they jog |
Liam Neeson
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Accompanied by 21 men, he seized a federal arsenal in a famous raid in October 1859 |
John Brown
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In a Pirandello title, they're "in search of an author" |
six characters
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This online job search website has a section to meet its characters, including Swoop & 'Cruiter |
Monster (or monster.com)
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"Avionics" flies from these words |
aviation & electronics
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On "Sex and the City", Samantha moved to this now-trendy West Side district known for its butcher trade |
the Meatpacking District
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In this 1977 movie Woody Allen says L.A.'s "only cultural advantage" is a right turn on a red light |
Annie Hall
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Instead of Columbus Day, many Latin Americans celebrate their culture in "Dia de" this |
(Joe: What is Día de Muerte?)
la Raza
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Les six, of the 1910s & '20s, were a group of 6 of these that included Georges Auric |
musicians
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www.mayo.com is the website of this brand that's known as Best Foods west of the Rockies |
Hellmann's
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A cross between a Labrador retriever & another breed, the non-allergenic dog seen here is called this |
(Alex: It's called [*], and isn't he cute?)
a Labradoodle
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The bridge named for this Italian explorer is featured in "Saturday Night Fever" & the New York Marathon |
(Alex: Yes, Giovanni da [*].)
the Verrazano (Bridge)
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An Oscar-nominated screenwriter in the 1930s, this witty woman called L.A. "a horror to me" |
Dorothy Parker
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