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Spudnuts are donuts made with this type of flour |
potato flour
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In "The Buccaneer", Yul Brynner played this pirate who aided Andrew Jackson in the Battle of New Orleans |
Lafitte
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This literary bear started life as a real teddy bear bought as a toy for Christopher Milne |
Winnie the Pooh
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A ship museum in Roskilde is named for the scary medieval Scandinavians |
Viking
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Herod liked her dancing so much he granted her a "heady" prize |
Salome
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It's what happened to the people on the dark purplish-red boats when they crashed near a deserted island |
They were marooned
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Brioche is a popular French bread that's made with yeast, butter & especially these, not usually found in bread |
(Alex: They put [*] in 'em.)
eggs
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In a 1953 comedy, Abbott & Costello try to go to this planet but end up at Mardi Gras instead |
Mars
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Created by Walt Morey, this "docile" bear lives in the Alaskan wilderness |
Gentle Ben
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This Danish company has made its bricks the same way since 1958, & one from that year will fit one made today |
Lego
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The prophet Hosea married a Harlot named this; her last name probably wasn't Pyle |
(Alex: Yeah, sounds weird, doesn't it?)
Gomer
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It's why it's tough to locate clarinetist Benny or Roseanne's co-star John |
(Anna: What is because it's hard to find a good man?) (Angela: What is 'cause good men are hard to find?) (Shauna: Uh - no.) (Alex: You rang in, though, so we're going to have to penalize each of you for the same amount. No harm, no foul. Remember, the category is HOT CROSSED PUNS, and we have to keep consistent with what a pun is. [*]--that's the familiar expression.)
A Goodman [good man] is hard to find
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Usually this "Italian" term is used for dishes that have spinach; at the bakery, it's an almond cookie with chocolate |
Florentine
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Critic Michael Kleinschrodt said of Dennis Quaid in this movie, "...the very worst example of a New Orleans accent" |
The Big Easy
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This bear got his name from the London train station where he was first found after arriving from Peru |
Paddington
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The skyline of the California Danish village of Solvang has several of these quaint power-producing devices |
windmills
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Dolores Haze, all in my brain, is the real name of this title Nabokov girl; 'scuse her while she kisses that guy! |
Lolita
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For the groom, a shotgun wedding is literally a case of this "or death" |
(Angela: What is life?)
wife
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These British treats are poured into special "rings" before being baked & then toasted & served with tea |
(Anna: What are scones?)
crumpets
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In this movie, Bette Davis plays a southern belle who loses Henry Fonda when she wears a red dress to a ball |
Jezebel
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His story "The Bear" recounts an annual hunting expedition in Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi |
William Faulkner
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The Danish town of Tonger has a library & school for this language; it's only 4 miles north of the border |
German
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According to legend, the first ever "peeping Tom" was looking at this wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia |
Lady Godiva
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Much like front-page news, corduroy pillows are making these |
headlines
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As a verb, this means to squander or waste; in the bakery, it's a deep-fried cake |
(Shauna: [sighs].) (Alex: Nothing comes to mind? What is [*]? And I'm sure you've had one and enjoyed it.)
fritter
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One of the great poker movies of all time is this New Orleans-set period piece with Steve McQueen in the title role |
(Alex: Oh, it was a wonderful film--[*], directed by Norman Jewison--fellow Canadian.)
The Cincinnati Kid
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On this doctor's island, you'll find a bear-bull & an old woman made of vixen & bear |
Dr. Moreau
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Like Dover, England, Mons Klint is worth a visit for this spectacular feature |
(Angela: What are the cliffs?) (Alex: Be more specific.) (Angela: What are [*]?)
the white cliffs
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This stripper famously hitched her star to Louisiana Gov. Earl Long in the late 1950s |
(Shauna: Who was Gypsy Rose Lee?)
Blaze Starr
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It's what the pessimist's blood type was |
O-negative (A-negative, B-negative, AB-negative also acceptable)
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