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On TV this Springfield safety inspector once corrected someone who said nuclear instead of "nucular" |
Homer Simpson
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Famous London church whose album cover showed the lads in a zebra crossing |
Westminster Abbey Road
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Donald Trump grew up in a 23-room house in Jamaica Estates here |
Queens
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It's the bud of a potato, bud |
the eye
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This strong liquor is named for the town in Jalisco, Mexico that's a center for its production |
tequila
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It's a Chinese-American chopped goodies omelet with gravy |
egg foo young
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This president who often said "nucular" proposed the "Atoms for Peace" plan at the U.N. |
Eisenhower
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This 1970 Beatles hit "leads to your door" with an angry outburst by the driver of a car |
"The Long And Winding Road Rage"
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Born here, Cornelius Vanderbilt started a ferry service at age 16 |
(Bob: What is the Bronx?)
Staten Island
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(Kelly of the Clue Crew takes apart a microphone.) A basic part of any microphone is this thin metal disk that vibrates in response to sound; it's also a body part |
(Alex: Right about here in your body [puts a hand at thorax level]--it's called your [*].)
diaphragm
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Rhyming name of the classic tropical cocktail of rum, curacao & lime juice |
a mai tai
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Speechwriters for this 38th president often used "atomic" so he wouldn't say "nucular" |
Ford
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"Unalienable rights" include "life, liberty" & the "White Album"'s ode to firearms |
(Margaret: What is happiness is a warm gun?)
the pursuit of happiness is a warm gun
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Sophisticated young Ralph Lifshitz (later Lauren) found it a zoo |
(Alex: Now's the time for that, yes.)
the Bronx
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Ancient Romans called this flatfish "Jupiter's sandal" |
sole
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Head to Asia for this cocktail of gin, cherry brandy, sugar & water |
a Singapore sling
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"Speedy" term for McDonald's, etc. |
fast food
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The St. Petersburg Times reports this Florida senator, a 2004 Democratic presidential candidate, said, "It doesn't pronounce the way it looks" |
(Bob) Graham
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1964 No. 2 hit that says, "Do you promise not to tell" that I'm a spy |
"Do You Want To Know A Secret Agent"
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Author Betty Smith's borough of birth |
(Alex: She wrote A Tree Grows in [*]. Good for you.)
Brooklyn
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It equals 30.48 centimeters |
a foot
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If you don't add the salt to a salty dog, you have this other "canine" cocktail |
(Alex: And it's a speedy one--it's [*].)
a greyhound
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From the Italian for "clowning", it's a 7-letter word for a person given to clowning & joking |
(Bob: What is tomfoolery?) (Peter: What is foolish?) (Margaret: What is foolhardy?) ... (Alex: We're going for a noun here.)
buffoon
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On the PBS Newshour, Les Aspin, this president's Secretary of Defense, shot off "nucular" weapons |
(Bob: Who is Jimmy Carter?) ... (Alex: He was the Secretary of Defense for President [*].)
Clinton
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Take this sad song, a 1968 No. 1, & Thomas Hardy's last novel & make it better |
"Hey Jude The Obscure"
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Before moving to "The O.C.", Peter Gallagher debuted at Lenox Hill Hospital here |
Manhattan
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One cover story in the magazine devoted to & named for this liquor was "The Birth of Blending" |
(Bob: What is wine?)
whiskey
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"Essence of Emeril" is a favorite show on this cable TV channel |
the Food Network
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