FAN MAIL TO HISTORIC FIGURES |
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SAME SPELLING, DIFFERENT SOUND |
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Even when you were el dictador of Peru in 1825, we still said viva el libertador! |
(Simón) Bolívar
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On a pencil, the ferrule is the metal ring that holds this |
the eraser
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To test public reaction to some controversial idea, politicians may send up a "trial" one of these |
(Daniel: What's a poll?)
a balloon
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60 seconds; extremely small |
minute
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Robert Englund once again sank his claws into this role in "A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master" |
Freddy Krueger
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Carl stays in the house exploring this Thomas Jefferson home that became a UNESCO World Heritage site in '87 |
Monticello
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Sir, your 1704 book "Opticks" laid the foundation for the science of spectrum analysis! You totally rock! |
(Sir Isaac) Newton
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A witch could tell you a besom is one of these with a cluster of brush or twigs on the end |
a broom
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While scrambling eggs for her kids, Congresswoman Pat Schroeder got the idea of calling Reagan this "President" |
(Joanna: Uh, the sunrise president?)
the Teflon president
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Trash; to decline to accept |
refuse
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Russell, a vampire on this HBO show, took over a TV newscast, said he'd eat us all, then threw it to Tiffany for the weather |
True Blood
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Carl heard it's always a party in Parque Lleras in Medellín in this South American country, so... |
Colombia
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Loved your Mar. 4, 1841 speech, despite the weather! 1 hour, 45 minutes of awesome! Now it's clear skies for your presidency! |
William Henry Harrison
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You're ready for a home project with a whole set of this tool that includes a trademark name |
Allen wrenches
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A legislator who abandons the party line & votes for the other party's bill is said to be "crossing" this |
the aisle
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Intentional; to consider, as a jury |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
deliberate
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Sam Wheat says, whoopi! Oda Mae Brown can hear me even though I'm the title character in this 1990 film |
Ghost
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Carl knows cures are found at the HQ of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention in this city |
Atlanta
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Will you sign my copy of the "Domesday Book" you commissioned, my king? It's a first edition from 1086! |
William the Conqueror
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Traditionally in India, a riding seat called a howdah is howdah person rides on the back of this animal |
an elephant
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The sight of hungry people grabbing meat from a keg probably inspired this term for certain spending |
pork barrel
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In "Love at First Bite", Dracula warns, "without me" this area "will be as exciting as Bucharest... on a Monday night" |
Transylvania
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Carl has wandered into this state, site of the first atomic bomb explosion |
New Mexico
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You got the Eastern Roman Empire to pay a ton of gold per year! Will you speak to our "Scourge of God" fan club? |
(Daniel: Who is Constantine?)
Attila the Hun
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Hey cowboy! This term for the small spiked wheel on the end of a spur is from the Latin for "wheel" |
a rowel
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Folks in this job are called the "Boys on the Bus" after a book that documented the 1972 presidential campaign |
reporters
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Woody Harrelson loves Twinkies & killing the undead in this 2009 film |
Zombieland
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At Odin Express--Carl's not a Norse god, he's on one of the rides at this Copenhagen amusement park |
Tivoli Gardens
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