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THE LEADER BEFORE THE LEADER |
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(I'm Patton Oswalt.) In high school I couldn't get enough of this comedy troupe who had it all--SPAM, the Spanish Inquisition, a dead parrot, the dirty fork--nudge, nudge, wink, wink; know what I mean, say no more |
Monty Python
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Simon Bolivar University, on the outskirts of this Venezuelan capital, began holding classes in 1970 |
Caracas
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"Whatever our souls are made of, (Heathcliff's) and mine are the same" in this novel; with Linton, not so much |
Wuthering Heights
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A Utah court dismissed a defamation suit by an attorney who'd been called "the worst ever" on this review site |
Yelp
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What can (Gordon) Brown do for you? In 2007 the U.K. began to find out after this Labour leader's run as prime minister ended |
Blair
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A dangerous game played until someone backs down |
chicken
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Prince William & Kate Middleton first got together while students at this Scottish university |
St. Andrews
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Pip notes, "When I loved Estella with the love of a man, I loved her simply because I found her irresistible" in this classic |
Great Expectations
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Beer brewers are familiar with this adjective that can also describe someone with youthful exuberance |
(Andrew: [No response])
yeasty
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Mackenzie King took over for Arthur Meighen who took over for King, who took over for Meighen leading this nation in the 1920s |
(Ken: Those were prime ministers of [*].)
Canada
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A politician who advocates for peace during conflicts with other countries |
a dove
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(I'm Iliza Shlesinger.) I remember begging for "Wayne's World" on VHS and have said that this performer is an American comedy staple despite being Canadian |
Mike Myers
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Notable University of Toronto alumni include this actor, seen about a decade after his college days |
(Stephen: Who is Sutherland?) (Ken: More specific?)
Donald Sutherland
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"That" she "should receive an offer of marriage from Mr. Darcy! That (Darcy) should have been in love with her for so many months!" |
Elizabeth Bennet
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This intense longing is done by "huddled masses... to breathe free" |
yearning
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The man who would be king, Juan Carlos, is seen here with his predecessor, this general & dictator |
(Ken: [*], still dead.)
(Francisco) Franco
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Musical TV family headed by mom Shirley |
Partridge
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(I'm Ray Romano.) When we did "Everybody Loves Raymond" this legend was a huge influence; as sitcoms can be, hers was hilarious & at times broad, but her style was always real & that's what we tried to emulate |
Mary Tyler Moore
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In 2018 a university in Paris named for the Curies became part of this university with a more than 750-year legacy |
(Stephen: What's the École Polytechnique?)
the Sorbonne
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In a play, this character says, "Ah, credulity of love! Roxane will think each word inspired by herself!" |
Cyrano de Bergerac
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A Beefeater is one in the English royal guard |
a Yeoman
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A Sept. 11, 1973 coup led to the death of Salvador Allende & General Pinochet taking control of this country |
Chile
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A nation bordered by Bulgaria |
Turkey
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(I'm Aisha Tyler.) In college I decided to make comedy my career after seeing this deadpan comic who once noted, "It's a small world, but I wouldn't want to paint it." |
(Sarah: Who is Hedberg?)
(Steven) Wright
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Hats off to a mosque-turned-university in this Moroccan city; dating from 859, it's one of the world's oldest |
Fez
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You can detect this novelist wrote, "Nora said: 'I love you, Nicky, because you smell nice and know such fascinating people"' |
(Ken: That's Nick and Nora Charles in The Thin Man by [*].)
Dashiell Hammett
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From the Hebrew for "sitting", it's an Orthodox Jewish college |
a yeshiva
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On Dec. 31, 1999 he packed it in & named Vladimir Putin acting president |
Yeltsin
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To complain or grumble in an ill-tempered way |
grouse
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