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WORKING HARD, HARDLY WORKING |
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POP CULTURE IS SPRINGING OUT ALL OVER |
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The official language of this small country is Catalan |
Andorra
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The CDC has an online this "vs. lean time" tool to see how much your kids are sedentary vs. exercising |
(Ken: [*] vs. lean time, the eternal struggle.)
screen time
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Johns Hopkins defines this as persistent, long-standing pain that may be on & off or continuous |
chronic pain
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A 2022 study said this state had the longest average work week, 41.4 hours; commercial fishing & drilling for oil ain't easy |
Alaska
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"I love Paris in the spring time", says one of the classic songs by this American composer |
Cole Porter
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An update of "taking care of" this is "standing on" this, which Drake helped popularize |
business
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First millennium monk Mesrop Mashtots is credited with creating this nation's alphabet, seen here |
Armenia
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Young Burt Bacharach hated taking these with Miss Raymond & they're a source of conflict in many a home |
(Victoria: What are music lessons?) (Ken: Can you be more specific?)
piano lessons
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More common in women, this type of sharp, stabbing headache is named for what it feels like is stabbing your eye or head |
an ice pick headache
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In September 2016 the this Note 7 was recalled, as it really wasn't supposed to catch on fire |
(Samsung) Galaxy
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The only movie to pair Fred Astaire & Judy Garland is this holiday classic |
Easter Parade
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It means to respond quickly & sharply to criticism, not to applaud in return |
to clap back
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In 1967 this Balkan nation was declared the world's first atheist state |
Albania
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It contains 5 consecutive consonants & it's the safest way to cut the little ones' hotdogs |
(Ken: Yeah, no choking.)
lengthwise
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Many aches & pains are treated with NSAIDs, these |
(Ken: That's a mouthful, but you're correct.) (Victoria: Thank you.)
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
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In 2003 an 80-hour work week & 24-hour shifts were established as upper limits for these post-first-year internship doctors |
residents
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Charles Melton represents the first month in the title of this 2023 film that also stars Natalie Portman & Julianne Moore |
May December
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This adjective that usually connotes evil means "really" or "very" in New England slang, as in "the Red Sox are ____ awesome" |
wicked
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Not soccer, but pato, a combination of polo & basketball, was declared the national sport there in 1953 |
Argentina
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A tough question for parents; Dr. Ellen Libby wrote a book on the issue & says it can rotate from kid to kid, if that's any help |
(Victoria: Yikes, glad I had just one.)
Who is your favorite child?
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Lord Byron rhymed this old-time word for feverish pain with "plague you" |
ague
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This traditional term for Japan's famously hard-laboring male office workers references both wages & gender |
a salaryman
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Asked to describe a perfect date, a pageant contestant in this film says, "April 25 because it's not too hot, not too cold" |
Miss Congeniality
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This 4-letter slang word for excellent actually goes back to the 1960s; some say its first letter stands for "pretty" |
phat
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The desert-dwelling fennec fox is its national animal |
Algeria
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If mom has sole custody, dad's parenting time is called this |
visitation
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This word for achy inflammation of the fluid sacs around a joint comes from Latin for "bag" or "purse" |
bursitis
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In 1963 this company known for synthetic materials came out with a shoe "leather" called Corfam, & dang, my feet are still hot! |
DuPont
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Duncan Sheik & Steven Sater won Tonys for the score of this musical about 19th century students |
Spring Awakening
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Akin to friends with benefits, this portmanteau word is an undefined & noncommittal romantic arrangement |
a situationship
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