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I HAVEN'T READ SHAKESPEARE, BUT... |
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1992: New Jersey senator |
Bill Bradley
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In 1999 Lulu, a plucky potbellied one of these, earned an ASPCA Trooper Award for saving her owner's life |
Pig
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He starred on Broadway as Elwood P. Dowd in a revival of "Harvey"; who else could? |
Jimmy Stewart
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To the horror of homeowners, this lawn weed, Taraxacum officinale, can grow 1 1/2' high |
(Pat: What is crabgrass?)
Dandelion
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This tragedy has got to be set in a small village, hence the title |
Hamlet
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Derived from the Greek for "ice", it's a glass of fine quality that resembles ice |
Crystal
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1984: New York governor |
Mario Cuomo
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An ASPCA program begun in 1992 promotes the adoption of these dogs when they retire from racing |
Greyhounds
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Based on "All About Eve", it featured Lauren Bacall as Margo Channing |
Applause
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This "kissing" shrub, the state flower of Oklahoma, sometimes kills the tree that serves as its host |
Mistletoe
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Obviously, it's a funny play about bad baseball players |
The Comedy of Errors
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Many scholars believe that the Celts called it "The Wild Place"; now this wild place is a city of over 7 million |
London
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1976: Ohio senator |
John Glenn
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The ASPCA reminds you that you can lengthen a cat's life by neutering a male or doing this equivalent to a female |
Spaying
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Though he never won an Emmy as Barney Miller, he did win a Tony for his role in "The Rothschilds" |
Hal Linden
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The Jaffa variety of orange originated in this country |
Israel
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It sounds to me like it's about the leader of lascivious oglers |
King Lear
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A Middle Eastern chieftain, this 4-letter term is from the Arabic for "commander" |
Emir
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1968: Hawaiian senator |
Daniel Inouye
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In 1867 the ASPCA began operating the world's first of these vehicles to carry horses, probably without a siren |
Ambulance
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Anthony Quayle & Keith Baxter starred in this Anthony Shaffer mystery; the rest of the cast is another mystery |
Sleuth
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The jonquil is a short-trumpet narcissus; this yellow flower is a long-trumpet species |
Daffodil
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It's about this guy who hires non-permanent secretarial help for his office |
The Tempest
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This wooden club is named for the town in county Wicklow where it originated |
Shillelagh
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1988: Texas state treasurer |
Ann Richards
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The ASPCA helped stop Iowa legislators from legalizing hunting of the mourning type of this |
Dove
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After 2,844 performances, Broadway said, "So long, dearie" to this musical December 27, 1970 |
(B: What is "Irene?")
Hello, Dolly!
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The finest dried form of this root spice used in pumpkin pie is produced in Jamaica |
(Pat: What is cinnamon?)
Ginger
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Toyotas! Yeah, that's it; it's about Toyotas |
Troilus & Cressida
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A Greek word for cowherd has given us this term for "pastoral" or "rustic" |
bucolic
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