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"The Way Forward Is With A Broken Heart" is a largely autobiographical story collection by this "Color Purple" author |
(Alice) Walker
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One of Jack's memorable moments is stealing this line from Ed McMahon in "The Shining" |
"Heeere's Johnny!"
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If you're doing the Montreal speed limit of 50 in your car, make sure it's in these units per hour |
kilometers
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2-word term for the dispenser seen here, a traditional center for office gossip |
(Alex: I was trying to identify the two staff members who were at the [*], and that's why I stumbled on that!)
water cooler
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Country singer Audrey Hill |
Faith
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Archie Bunker's derogatory nickname for son-in-law Mike Stivic |
Meathead
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"Deck The Halls", a Christmas thriller, was a joint effort by Carol Higgins Clark & this author, her mom |
Mary Higgins Clark
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This actress, Jack's longtime girlfriend, acted with him in her dad's movie "Prizzi's Honor" |
Anjelica Huston
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Examples of these in Montreal include The Mirror & Le Devoir |
newspapers
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The Ergomax is one of these designed for office use |
a chair
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U.S. Steel founder John Morgan |
(Dan: Who is Paul?)
Pierpont
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Latin for "through my fault", this 2-word phrase is an acknowledgement of a personal error |
mea culpa
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A sleuth named Kinsey Millhone is the heroine of her Alphabet Mysteries |
Sue Grafton
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In this 1969 film Jack wonders, "This used to be a fine country. What went wrong?" |
Easy Rider
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Montreal's many underground walkways lined with shops & cafes use an idea credited to this Renaissance man |
da Vinci
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14-letter term for a meeting in which Tom & Dick in New York can see Harry in L.A. on closed-circuit TV |
teleconference
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Media critic Herbert McLuhan |
Marshall
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Showers of these include the Leonid, the Geminid & the Lyrid |
meteors
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In 1949 this Nobel laureate founded Welcome House, an adoption agency specializing in Asian-American children |
(Alex [before Dan's wager]: We have a minute left.)
Pearl Buck
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In a 1992 movie, Nicholson portrayed this famous American, who's seen here with kind of a Jack-like grin |
Jimmy Hoffa
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Montreal's "Juste pour rire" comedy festival held each July is known as this in English |
Just For Laughs
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William Safire says this euphemism for corporate firings "strikes fear into...white-collar worrywarts" |
downsizing
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'50s senator Cary Kefauver |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Estes
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This term for following a winding & turning course comes from a river in Phrygia noted for its windings |
meander
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"All That Remains" & "Cause of Death" are among her novels featuring medical examiner Kay Scarpetta |
Patricia Cornwell
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Nicholson won an Oscar for playing this rebellious character in "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" |
(Randle) McMurphy
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In 1535 this man sailed to the site of future Montreal & came upon a large fortified Indian settlement there |
(Jeremy: Who is Champlain?) ... (Alex: [*] with Montreal; Champlain is associated with Quebec.)
(Jacques) Cartier
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From the Latin for "turn aside", this training makes workers respect the weird customs of Shahia from Zenguland |
diversity training
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This young man joined Shadrach & Abednego in Nebuchadnezzar's fiery furnace |
Meshach
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