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Hey there, fancy (above the) pants! The name of this tuxedo staple comes from the Hindi for a waist band |
a cummerbund
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This "colorful" genre has subgroups named for Chicago & Memphis |
blues
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The pointed angles of this ancient mystical symbol are each 36 degrees |
a pentagram
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Word maven Richard Lederer points out that this is Pig Latin for "trash", but it's also an (apt) English word |
ashtray
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Sharing a name with a colorful bird, this fish can change its sex during its life, but talking?--not so much |
(Jason: What is [*]?) (Alex: [*]fish, yeah.)
parrot
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Keep your eye on the prize... one of these aids is held in place by your forehead & cheek muscles |
(Sean: What is a pince-nez?)
a monocle
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Lil Nas X made waves in 2019 with his crossover song "Old Town Road" in the genre known as "country" this |
rap
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Critics call GOP members who have gotten too liberal RINOs, short for this |
Republican In Name Only
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A perfect 3-game series in bowling will require you to throw 36 strikes in a row, yielding you this total score |
(Sean: What is 300?)
900
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In a Three Stooges short, trying to explain Pig Latin, Arrylay & this guy tell Urlycay he's umbday |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Oemay
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Here's this fish doing its thing; stronger ones can cover 600 feet in a single glide |
a flying fish
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This tall spiked heel ends in a tiny base, & here's a metal tip for you--1950s women rocked 'em |
a stiletto
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Britannica calls this 3-letter genre "Jamaica's first indigenous urban pop style" |
ska
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Paintings by George Rodrigue help provide this colorful nickname for conservative Democrats |
(Alex: Good, less than a minute now.)
Blue Dog
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As a young man, this 36th president taught debate & public speaking at Sam Houston High School |
LBJ
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The OED defines this Pig Latin word as "no; not possibly" & has citations back to around 1930 |
[Alex reads "OED" as "Oxford English Dictionary".]
ixnay
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The silvery gleam of this fish gives it the same name as something you might get from a punch in the eye |
a shiner
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Princess Jasmine in the animated "Aladdin" wore these pants that get their name from a grouping of women |
harem
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This Louisiana style follows "Buckwheat" in the name of one of its popular performers |
zydeco
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The Progressive Party was also called this male deer |
Bull Moose
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A 36 is a perfect score on this college admissions test |
the ACT
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The "Historical Dict. of American Slang" defines this Pig Latin word as "to clear out" & has citations back to around 1930 |
amscray
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Note the super-sharp schnoz of this fish |
the sawfish
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As well as French, these shirt features can be fringed or hounds' ears |
cuffs
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In Britain, Dave Clark's Tottenham Sound competed with the "Beat" named for this river that's in a song by Gerry & the Pacemakers |
(Alex: Yes, "Ferry Cross The [*]".)
Mersey
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Northerners against the Civil War embraced this beastly nickname & cut the heads out of Liberty pennies to wear as badges |
Copperhead
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A famous series of prints by the Japanese artist Hokusai is called the "36 Views of" this landmark |
(Jason: Let's lose a thousand.) [Laughter] ... (Alex: You got it. See, you didn't lose a thousand, you picked up a thousand!)
Mount Fuji
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Pig Latin cheered up the Depression--in 1933 a popular song debuted with a Pig Latin segment, "e'reway inay the" this |
"oneymay"
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