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Four legs good & bad: "FAR MAILMAN" |
Animal Farm
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4 kids born at once; it's a cooler way of saying you had twin twins |
quadruplets
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The rocking chair he was sitting in, the night he was assassinated in 1865, somehow ended up at the Henry Ford Museum in Michigan |
Lincoln
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In 2014 this actress who used a British accent in "Tomb Raider" was made an honorary dame for her humanitarian work |
Angelina Jolie
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A part of a garment is mentioned in this phrase that means "I accidentally called you from my cell phone" |
(Brian: What is butt-dial?) [Laughter]
pocket dial
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If sincere, this formal admission of sins to a priest is followed by absolution, aka reconciliation |
confession
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Hard-boiled favorite about a pilfered avian: "HEELS OF CATTLEMAN" |
The Maltese Falcon
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Totally irrational in 1706, mathematician William Jones came up with this symbol |
pi
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President Reagan urged, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down" this, & you can see part of it at the Reagan Library |
the (Berlin) Wall
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Husband Bill was knighted in 2005; 9 years later, she was recognized for her work running their foundation |
(Colin: Who is Hillary Clinton?)
Melinda Gates
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An aircraft's limit, not a stationery item, is in this phrase for going beyond the usual range |
[Colin tries to buzz in] (Alex: And that's when you [*]. Sorry, Colin, not quickly enough.)
push the envelope
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From the Latin for "new", it's a person who has joined a Catholic religious order but who hasn't yet taken vows |
a novice
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The future after Ford: "WARNED VERB OWL" |
Brave New World
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Without wild cards, 4 of a kind in poker is tough to beat--only these 2 hands can do it |
a straight flush & a royal flush
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At his namesake museum in Florence, you can see his telescopes & the lens with which he discovered 4 large moons of Jupiter |
Galileo
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Angela Ahrendts was honored as a dame for her work running this British fashion brand known for its plaid |
(Alex: Less than a minute now.)
Burberry
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A part of the lawn is mentioned in this phrase that refers to the rank & file |
grass roots
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"For the greater glory of god" is the motto of this Catholic order focused on education |
the Jesuits
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About young German soldiers: "NO FRET STREWN QUAIL TELETHON" |
All Quiet on the Western Front
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This alphanumeric designation is the Army saying we don't want you |
4-F
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At Arlington National Cemetery, a mast from this battleship overlooks the graves of those killed when it exploded in 1898 |
the Maine
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Honored for her AIDS charity work, this Oscar-winning actress: "I've always been a broad...it's (great) to be a dame" |
(Brian: Who is Bette Midler?)
Elizabeth Taylor
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In the theater, it threw a powerful beam on one actor, so "to be in" it is to bask in the full glare of the public's attention |
the spotlight
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The 3 formal vows taken by men & women of the church are chastity, obedience & this |
poverty
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By Toni Morrison: "SONS OF MONOLOG" |
Song of Solomon
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Pestilence, War, Famine & Death make up this biblical quartet |
the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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For more than a century, Greece has asked Britain for the return of the Elgin Marbles, mostly taken from this ancient temple |
(Colin: What is the Temple of Diana?)
the Parthenon
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She moved to the U.S. as a child, but this late actress was made a dame in 2017 at age 100; she passed away in 2020 |
(Brian: Who is Audrey Hepburn?)
Olivia de Havilland
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Overly flamboyant writing is known by this colorful phrase |
purple prose
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