| I'M GETTING TOO OLD FOR THIS STUFF |
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| REMINDS ME OF MY FIRST MARRIAGE |
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| At a ball, Mr. Elton annoys Jane Austen's Emma by saying he is too old to do this |
dance
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| Bruce Willis is on good terms with Ashton Kutcher & this woman, first wife of both Bruce & Ashton |
Demi Moore
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| Elisha Gray was involved in a legal battle with Alexander Graham Bell over the invention of this device |
the telephone
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| Shhhhh... Johnny's taking one of these afternoon naps, from the Spanish for "sixth hour" |
a siesta
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| Eriu is a celtic fertility goddess of this island named for her; Eire & Erin are corruptions of her name |
Ireland
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| On Sept. 20, 1519 this Portuguese navigator headed west on a trip around the world |
Magellan
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| In the Bible, she tells daughter-in-law Ruth to leave her, "For I am too old" to have a husband |
Naomi
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| The public was surprised by Lyle Lovett's marriage to this actress; it was a first marriage for both |
Julia Roberts
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| A shade of gray is named for this heavily armored class of warship |
battleship
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| So long, farewell, good-bye; or if you prefer, you can say it this way in Japanese |
sayonara
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| The Angolan sea god Kianda is the guardian of this nearby ocean & all its creatures |
the Atlantic Ocean
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| He served at the Civil War Battle of New Orleans before becoming the USA's greatest Spanish-American War naval hero |
Admiral Dewey
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| He said, "Too old to plant trees for my own gratification, I shall do it for posterity" & at 83 designed an arboretum for UVa [the University of Virginia] |
(Alex: You picked the right president, yes indeed.)
Thomas Jefferson
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| Perhaps David Justice's first marriage, to this Oscar winner & Bond girl, was "Jinx"ed |
Halle Berry
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| Harold Gray created this comic strip that featured a frizzy-haired girl & a bald billionaire |
Little Orphan Annie
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| Also the name of a pasta sauce, this 5-letter Italian word can mean please, thank you, or excuse me |
(Regina: What is pesto?)
(Alex: No, but I like that. it's [*]. Pesto is a sauce.)
prego
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| A Roman goddess of birth & newborns, Deverra was symbolized by one of these, used to sweep away evil |
a broom
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| A British Columbia city is named for this man who in 1793 surveyed the coast there |
Vancouver
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| Hemingway's hero Santiago thinks, "I am too old to club" these "to death. But I will try it" |
(Huat: What is fish?)
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(Alex: Remember [*] attacked his catch. Too old to club [*].)
the sharks
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| Her first hubby was Billy Smith; she was a topless dancer when she met No. 2, oilman J. Howard Marshall, 60+ years her senior |
Anna Nicole Smith
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| Thomas Gray is best remembered for his "Elegy Written In A Country" one of these |
a churchyard
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| Bwana means "sir" in this African language |
Swahili
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| The creator god Vairacocha of these people of Peru traveled the world teaching man all the arts & sciences |
the Incas (Incans accepted)
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| This missionary traveled down the Mississippi River with Louis Jolliet & reported the first accurate data on its course |
Marquette
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| Nestor says wistfully that his days of wrestling & spear-throwing are behind him in Book 23 of this work |
(Regina: What is the Odyssey?)
the Iliad
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| She eloped with James DeBarge at age 18; the marriage was soon annulled & she moved back in with her parents |
Janet Jackson
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| In an expression from the French, someone wielding power behind the scenes is a "gray" this |
(Alex: With less than a minute now.)
eminence
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| Literally "war name", this French term refers to a pseudonym adopted in times of conflict |
nom de guerre
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| In pre-Islamic times Qaynan was a protector god of blacksmiths on this peninsula |
the Arabian Peninsula
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| During World War II, newspapers gave Admiral William Halsey this animal nickname |
(Huat: What is Butch?)
Bull
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