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THE LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE |
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ALMOST RHYMES WITH ORANGE |
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West Virginia broke from Virginia after the legislature voted for this in 1861 |
Secession
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An associate of equal rank; you may be a "jolly good" one |
Fellow
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When in San Antonio, remember to visit this famous fortress |
(Alex: A minute to go...)
The Alamo
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Maybe these smallest birds got their name because they just don't know the words |
Hummingbirds
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"Song Sung Blue", "Forever in Blue Jeans" |
Neil Diamond
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To adapt existing music for a performer, as Nelson Riddle did for Frank Sinatra |
Arrange
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California & Arizona's 40-year dispute over water rights to this river ended in 1963 |
the Colorado River
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It can refer to an intimate friend or to a Communist |
(Philip: What is a fellow traveler?)
Comrade
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Be a good sport & tell us the name of the attraction seen here: (opened in Houston in 1965) |
Astrodome
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As P.T. could tell you, this man's real name was Charles Sherwood Stratton |
Tom Thumb
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"Anticipation", "You're So Vain" |
Carly Simon
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A cereal cooked in water or milk & eaten for breakfast; Baby Bear's was "just right" |
Porridge
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Maine split from this state in 1819 in protest of high taxes, poor roads & the distance to the capital |
Massachusetts
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The familial name for a co-member of a man's Greek letter association |
Frat brother
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In Parker, Texas you can tour the Southfork Ranch made famous by this TV series |
Dallas
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Look out! These can fly around the nucleus at over 4 million MPH! |
Electrons
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"Penny Lover", "Say You, Say Me" |
Lionel Richie
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This adjective meaning "alien" might rhyme with orange if you reversed the final "GN" & added an E |
Foreign
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In 1998 New York & New Jersey made their arguments before the Supreme Court over this historic island |
(Liz: What is the Statue of Liberty?)
Ellis Island
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From a word for "to labor together", it's one who helps the enemy force occupying his country |
Collaborator
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Used in casting the Marine Corps Memorial, the original sculpture of this event can be seen in Harlingen |
Raising of the flag on Iwo Jima
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By carrying plague, this tiny insect killed 1/3 of the population of Europe in the 14th century |
(Philip: What is a mosquito?)
Flea
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"If You Asked Me To", "It's All Coming Back To Me Now" |
Celine Dion
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A tube fitted with a plunger & needle, used to inject fluids |
Syringe
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In 1855 many men from this slave state voted in Kansas, leading to bloodshed along the border |
Missouri
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Perhaps from the Greek for time, it's a longtime "old" pal |
Crony
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Much of this resort island's beachfront was designated a national seashore in 1962 |
(Steve: What is South Padre Island?) (Liz: What is North Padre Island?)
Padre Island
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This little girl hatches out of a flower in a Hans Christian Andersen tale |
Thumbelina
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"I'm the Only One", "Come to My Window" |
Melissa Etheridge
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The Italian city of this name has Il Duomo; the one in South Carolina has the Pee Dee Experiment Station |
Florence
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