IT'S A LONG WAY TO TIPPERARY |
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GETTING COZY WITH SARKOZY |
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First, get yourself to New York, Chicago or Boston & hop on this Irish airline that first flew on May 27, 1936 |
Aer Lingus
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Despite being No. 1 in late night for over a decade, NBC moved him to prime time & then moved him back to late night again |
(Jay) Leno
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Patrick J. Towle named this brand of maple syrup in honor of Abe Lincoln's boyhood home |
Log Cabin
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French president Nicolas Sarkozy was born Jan. 28, 1955 in this city's 17th arrondissement |
Paris
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This ceremonial Native American smoking device is also known as a calumet |
a peace pipe
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You'll be landing at this airport in the west of Ireland; it shares its name with a river |
Shannon Airport
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He expected to take over "The Tonight Show" from Johnny Carson, but moved to CBS instead |
David Letterman
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Milton the Toaster was featured in early ads for these Kellogg's toaster pastries |
Pop-Tarts
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Nicolas' father is Pal Sarkozy de Nagy-Bocsa, who was born in this country before eventually heading to France |
Hungary
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This Caribbean capital city's name is shorthand for a fine cigar |
Havana
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An airplane reservation made on the Internet & that you print out yourself |
an e-ticket
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From the airport, get in your Dooley rental car & head toward this "poetic" city 15 miles east |
Limerick
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Ted Koppel anchored this late night show for 25 years |
(Rich: What is Dateline?)
Nightline
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The familiar round canister of this brand of oats goes all the way back to 1915 |
Quaker Oats
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Sarkozy backed PM Balladur for president in 1995, causing a fallout with this French leader who won that election |
(Jacques) Chirac
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It's a flexible wire coated with cotton & inserted into smoking devices to remove tar |
(Alison: What's a filter?)
a pipe cleaner
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In a 1954 experiment John Stapp accelerated to 632 mph in 5 seconds, surviving 46 of these units |
(Rich: What are "g"s?)
g-forces
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Feast your eyes (& nose) on the rich pastureland called not this "of Tears" but the "Golden" this |
Vale
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Before his late-night gig, he co-hosted "The Man Show" & "Win Ben Stein's Money" |
Jimmy Kimmel
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This brand, whose logo is seen here, dates back to 1893 |
Cream of Wheat
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In 2009 Sarkozy called to eliminate this garment worn by some Muslim women, saying it was a symbol of enslavement |
(Rich: What is the hijab?) [Initially ruled incorrect; reversed before Double Jeopardy! when it was determined Sarkozy "probably misspoke" when mentioning the hijab vs. the burqa.]
burqa
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4-letter "electrical" word for a flat, compressed wad of chewing tobacco |
a plug
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The most common human blood type (make sure to include whether it's positive or negative) |
O-positive
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In Tipperary, you'll have to choose between historic St. Mary's Church & historic Corny's, one of these founded in 1742 |
a pub
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Back in 1993 this "SNL" vet's foray into late night on Fox lasted only 29 episodes |
Chevy Chase
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This syrupy married lady made her debut in TV commercials in 1961 |
Mrs. Butterworth
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Ooh la la! In February 2008 Sarkozy married wife No. 3, this former model |
Carla Bruni
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It's the process of treating & aging raw tobacco to improve its burn & flavor |
curing
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During World War II, these soldier meals included a stick of gum, toilet paper & 4 cigarettes |
K-rations
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