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LOOKS AREN'T EVERYTHING, BUT... |
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From 1954 to 2003 Strom Thurmond served this state in the U.S. Senate |
South Carolina
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Mike Tyson, claiming he was fouled before biting off part of this boxer's ear: "I have to retaliate"; not like that, Mike! |
Evander Holyfield
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Western screech, snowy, elf |
owls
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Yeats called Rupert Brooke "the handsomest man in England"; sadly, the foxy poet died young in this 20th century conflict |
the First World War
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I'm versed in this public speaking skill & find that standing at a lectern works best |
oratory
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Just before July 4, 2016, Jason Galvin freed one of these American symbols stuck high in a tree |
a bald eagle
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(I'm Senator Al Franken.) As a U.S. senator discussing such issues as farm policy & jobs training, I've visited all 87 counties, from Lake County in the northeast to Rock County in the southwest, in this, my home state |
Minnesota
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Calliope, Anna's, ruby-throated |
hummingbirds
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Sorry, Hef--a bio of debonair Porfirio Rubirosa, linked to half the starlets of the '50s, is titled "The Last" this |
Playboy
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I wouldn't mind sitting like other members of this group, but I guess nobody made me take up the xylophone |
the orchestra
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A boy who survived a tsunami wearing the jersey of this national team was helped by Cristiano Ronaldo & is now a young soccer star |
Portugal
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Prior to becoming governor of New Jersey in 2010, this Republican served as a United States attorney |
(Alex: Yes, with less than a minute to go.)
Chris Christie
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Etiquette from a leading association for this activity includes "never" do it "in street shoes" |
(Julia: What is ballroom dance?)
bowling
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Mute, Bewick's, trumpeter |
swans
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Next time you dream of Manderley, dream of this dreamy author of "Rebecca" |
Daphne du Maurier
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Defending my client, I stand in court & shout this word to let the judge know I disapprove, procedurally |
objection
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In the NHL this penalty isn't for using a credit card, it's called on a player "who skates or jumps into... an opponent" |
charging
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Cactus, Carolina, house |
wrens
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A Venetian visitor described this 16th century king of England as "the handsomest potentate I ever set eyes on" |
(Alex: He had just spent time with [*]. Good-looking guy.)
Henry VIII
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As part of this type of training with my unruly whippet, I have to stand & call his name over & over |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
obedience training
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This long-serving Alaska senator survived a 1978 plane crash that killed his wife, but a 2010 crash would prove fatal for him |
Ted Stevens
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Zinedine Zidane headbutted his way out of the 2006 World Cup as this country of his fell to Italy |
France
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Andean condor, turkey, Egyptian |
vultures
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She was Miss Teen Ohio & Miss Ohio USA before winning an Oscar for "Monster's Ball" |
Halle Berry
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Life in the cult is tough at first--they make us stand during this 11-letter introductory part |
(Colleen: What is initiation?)
orientation
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