TIME'S PERSON OF THE YEAR |
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CAN I HAVE A WORD WITH YOU? |
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Albert Einstein was the Person of the Century; in 1949 this British statesman was the man of the half-century |
Winston Churchill
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Walloping gourds |
Smashing Pumpkins
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2 edible types of this shellfish found on the Pacific coast of North America are the Red King & Dungeness |
crabs
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The tagline "Is it live or is it" this brand was introduced in 1971 in ads for recordable audio cassettes |
Memorex
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This frequent co-star of Doris Day played Daniel Reece on "Dynasty" |
Rock Hudson
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This insect is also known as a dumbledore; same amount of syllables & sounds similar |
a bumblebee
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1951's & 1979's men were from this country; the first was a Premier, the second a religious zealot |
Iran
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American bomber planes introduced in the 1950s |
The B-52's
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It's marketed according to size, from Colossal (10 or less to a pound) to miniature (about 100 to a pound) |
shrimp
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This brand dates back to a company set up in 1913 to manufacture liquid bleach |
Clorox
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He's credited with pushing the Missouri Compromise through the House |
Henry Clay
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This contraction is used to describe, say, an easy golf shot that your opponent excuses you from playing |
a gimmee
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This Independent Counsel shared the honor with Bill Clinton for 1998 |
Ken Starr
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.75 foot tacks |
Nine Inch Nails
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To keep these stalk-eyed beasts from harming each other, rubber bands are put around their claws |
lobsters
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The logo of this watch brand, a status symbol, is seen here |
(Steve: What is Timex?)
Rolex
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In 1975 he replaced Mick Taylor in The Rolling Stones |
Ron Wood
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A kolkhoz was a collective or co-operative communal one in the USSR, sort of like a kibbutz in Israel |
a farm
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For 1974 this King of Saudi Arabia was chosen for the turmoil he unleashed after raising oil prices |
(Steve: (Who is King Saud?) (Miriam: Who is King Fahd?)
King Faisal
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Communal foe |
Public Enemy
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It's really an old wives' tale that it's unsafe to eat this bivalve in months without an "R" in their name |
oysters
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"Discover what your lips are missing" is a slogan for this product |
Blistex
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Since the 1960s this film producer has been partnered with a merchant |
James Ivory
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From the Latin for "bad", if you have it "aforethought", you're in big trouble |
malice
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For 1978 he made it as Vice Premier of China; for 1985 he was picked again, but now he was the Premier |
Deng Xiaoping
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Sinatra visits Tinseltown |
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
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The shell of this mollusk gave its name to a method of cooking & to a curved edge, on cloth, for example |
the scallop
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The name of this electronics brand is from the Latin for "great voice" |
(Wes: What is Audiovix?)
Magnavox
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"Wonders of the Invisible World" was his 1693 book on some of the Salem witchcraft cases |
Cotton Mather
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In this foreign sport, Niramiai is the time spent stamping, thigh-slapping & glaring at your opponent before fighting |
sumo wrestling
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