KEEPING UP WITH THE JOANS |
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John's big sister, she recently played William H. Macy's love interest on "Shameless" |
(Joan) Cusack
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A former Navy SEAL chronicled "No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission that Killed" him |
Osama bin Laden
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Usually a den with a TV & not a hollow in the earth, it's a place where a guy can get away from it all |
a man cave
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Babylonian society had 3 classes: free citizens, partially free dependents & these people who could buy their freedom |
slaves
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The book's title says it all: "It's Not" this science "and Other Irritating Modern Cliches" |
It's Not Rocket Science
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She was once dubbed "Queen of the Movies" |
Joan Crawford
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In "Dream New Dreams", Jai Pausch carries on after the death of her husband Randy, best known for this "Last" book |
The Last Lecture
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Reduction is the medical name for "popping it back in", which tough guys try to do with this displacement of a joint |
(Gary: What's a shoulder?)
a dislocation
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A mix of batters gives this dessert its characteristic look |
a marble cake
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This Macedonian wanted to combine Asia & Europe into one country & make Babylon its capital; he died in the city in 323 B.C. |
Alexander the Great
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As John McCain lagged in fund-raising in 2007, an ex-supporter said in a Texas paper, "stick" this "in him, he's done" |
a fork
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This folk singer who once dated Steve Jobs sang "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" at his memorial |
(Joan) Baez
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This author who died in 2012 sold over 20 million copies of his "7 Habits" books, not to mention "The 8th Habit" |
(Stephen) Covey
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Carrie on "Homeland" had ECT, electroconvulsive therapy, on this organ |
your brain
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It's "my bad"--in Latin |
mea culpa
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26 of his laws concerned regulations for professional men such as physicians & boatbuilders |
Hammurabi
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Seems impossible, but Victoria Beckham says, "I give" this percent & "I expect that from the people that work with me" |
110%
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Her films include "Bonneville", "Pleasantville", and "The Upside of Anger" |
Joan Allen
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"American Prometheus" was subtitled "The Triumph and Tragedy of" this father of the atomic bomb |
Oppenheimer
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You can plump up those wrinkles by injecting zyderm, a cow type of this protein |
collagen
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It's the feature of the garment seen here that fits the category |
a Mandarin collar
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This longest river in southwest Asia flowed through the center of ancient Babylon |
the Euphrates
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Resigning in 2001, Canadian senator Therese Lavoie-Roux, like many politicians, said she wanted to do this "time"ly thing |
[Jamey was initially deemed incorrect with his response of "spend time with her grandchildren", but research by the judges found she did have grandchildren, so he was credited as correct.]
spend time with her grandchildren/family
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"A Prima Donna's Progress" is the autobiography of this Aussie dame |
Joan Sutherland
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Cheryl Strayed's "Wild" takes her "From Lost to Found" on this West Coast pathway, the PCT |
(Jamey: What is the Pacific Coast Trail?)
the Pacific Crest Trail
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"Daddy, you're so handsome", said the 3-year-old daughter of the man who got the USA's 1st full one of these surgeries |
face transplant
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A diamond shaped in this style is an oval, usually with 58 facets |
a marquise cut
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Processional Way, Babylon's main street, ran through this gate on the north known for its blue glazed brick |
the Ishtar Gate
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One of Forbes' "89 business cliches that will get any MBA promoted" is "low-hanging" this |
fruit
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