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On April 10, 1912, this ship left Southampton, England on its maiden, & last, voyage |
(Alex: Yes--very much in the news these days.)
the Titanic
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Brian Burns got 5 years for robbing one of these stands run by 2 little girls in New Jersey |
(Alex: That's right... he deserved it, too.)
a lemonade stand
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It was no "Calamity" when Doris Day played this Wild West woman in a 1953 film |
Calamity Jane
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This boy's name is given to any male housecat |
Tom
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Pele scored 12 career goals in helping Brazil win this trophy 3 times: 1958, 1962 & 1970 |
the World Cup (in soccer)
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When this eye-gouging comedy team started in Vaudeville in 1923, they were just a duo |
The Three Stooges
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This song, heard here, was one of 6 No. 1 hits for its performer:
"Every star's a wishing star that shines for you..." |
(Alex: That was Pat Boone with [Sings] [*]... He sang it a lot better than I do, obviously. So I'll stop, and we'll take a commercial break and I'll clear my throat two or three times.)
"April Love"
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Duane Babcock left the meter running in this vehicle while he robbed a bank; the driver later turned him in |
a cab
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This TV "Maverick" drove into a swimming pool as Doris' husband in "The Thrill of It All" |
James Garner
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Hey hen, it's kookie to ask this cock of the walk to lend you its comb |
a rooster
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To accommodate the rosters of all winning NHL teams, it now measures 35 1/4" high & 54" around the base |
the Stanley Cup
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Proverbially, they're what men hate asking for, even if they end, "You can't miss it" |
directions
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He was 70 when his "American Dictionary of the English Language" was first published on April 14, 1828 |
[Alex did not ask Pat to specify, nor did Alex clarify, that the correct response was Noah [*].]
Webster
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A 1997 TV ad for the Cadillac Catera shows it illegally crossing a double yellow line to do this |
(Pat: What is make a left hand turn?) (Steve: What is to make a U-turn?)
pass (another car)
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Doris' biggest co-star wasn't Cary Grant or Rock Hudson but this title elephant |
Jumbo
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A male duck, or the commander of the Golden Hind |
Drake
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This cup was first presented by England's Royal Yacht Squadron on August 22, 1851 |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
the Americas Cup
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It's the main hormone producing male characteristics like facial hair & love of sports cars |
testosterone
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The April 12, 1955 news of the Salk polio vaccine coincided with the 10th anniversary of this man's death |
FDR
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A 13-year-old in Georgia was suspended for 10 days for giving his French teacher a bottle of this as a gift |
(Steve: What is champagne?)
wine
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Doris earned an Oscar nomination for her chatty role in this 1959 film, seen here:
"Who is that woman?" "Some little eavesdropper on my party line--she's always listening in. It's how she brightens up her drab, empty life." "If I could get a call through once in a while, my life wouldn't be so drab!" |
Pillow Talk
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Doe, a rabbit, a female rabbit, & this, a male |
(Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I don't know. A hare? What is a hare?) (Alex: Oh! No. Wrong.)
a buck
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"The Single Guy" is a column in this magazine that, contrary to its name, is actually a monthly |
GQ (Gentlemen's Quarterly)
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On April 27, 1956 he retired as boxing's only undefeated heavyweight champ |
(Steve: Who is Joe Lous?)
Rocky Marciano
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3 men from Yemen sued NASA in July 1997 claiming this probe was trespassing on their planet: Mars |
Pathfinder
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Hey there! This father of singer Bonnie was Doris' leading man in "The Pajama Game" |
John Raitt
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When male badgers & pigs get together, the females think they're a bunch of these |
(Denise: What are hogs?)
boars
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In 1990 Colorado football coach Bill McCartney founded this movement of Christian men |
Promise Keepers
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