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I DIDN'T COME HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS |
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Her, writing hubby John in 1776: "If perticuliar care and attention is not paid to the laidies we are determined to foment a rebelion" |
Abigail Adams
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A symbol on the flag of the Soviet Union was the "hammer &" this hook-shaped metal blade with a short handle |
a sickle
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As conservative lawyer Joe Quincy, the late & very much great Matthew Perry walked & talked with Allison Janney on this drama |
The West Wing
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Jimmy Buffett named an album for this state's A1A Highway; in June 2024, the state returned the favor, naming A1A for him |
Florida
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Poke an I out of a 3-syllable figure of speech & get a grin |
a simile & a smile
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"'Thank goodness!' said Bilbo laughing, and handed him the tobacco-jar" |
The Hobbit
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Glenbach is (well, could be) shorthand for Glennon Doyle & this wife, a retired soccer star |
(Paul: Ah, I don't have it.)
Abby Wambach
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Types of these include coping, miter & bone |
saws
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In 1996 she played Gale Weathers in "Scream" & we hope she didn't feel like her career was stuck when she played Gale in "Scream" in 2022 |
Courteney Cox
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& The beat still goes on for this late pop star & U.S. congressman--a stretch of I-10 near Palm Springs is named for him |
(Sonny) Bono
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An I gets lost in a large, flat & grassy area of land & becomes a strategy to get something done |
plain & plan
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"And so, as Tiny Tim observed, God bless us, every one!" |
A Christmas Carol
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After marrying Elliot in 1938, this inventor had 2 kids, Barbara & Ken, who were not thrilled being mom's inspiration |
(Ken: Barbie and Ken brought to you by [*].)
Ruth Handler
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It's a useful tool, but as an idiom, this "simian" hindrance dates back to at least the early 1900s |
monkey wrench
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Jennifer Aniston has a pleasurable experience after her boyfriend Jim Carrey finds God in this film |
Bruce Almighty
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In 2001, the Dallas-Fort Worth Turnpike was renamed for this Cowboys coach; each highway sign depicts a fedora |
Tom Landry
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A Latin word for a decree drops its I & becomes a synonym for plump |
(Paul: Uh... what is fate and fat?) ... (Ken: You were halfway there, Paul, but you put the I in the wrong place; "What are [*]?")
fiat & fat
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"Very few castaways can claim to have survived so long at sea as Mr. Patel, and none in the company of an adult Bengal tiger" |
Life of Pi
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Married since 1992 & South Dakota's governor since 2019, she was mentioned as a possible choice for VP, but her past "dogged" her a bit |
Kristi Noem
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This 3-letter tool makes small holes in wood... get our point? |
an awl
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David Schwimmer was there for you as this late lawyer, defending O.J. Simpson in "American Crime Story" |
Robert Kardashian
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The Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway, one of the longest toll roads in the U.S., winds 570 miles across this state |
New York
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An exercise program to increase flexibility becomes less flexible when it loses an I & becomes dishes or metal sheets |
pilates & plates
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"He would be there all night, and he would be there when Jem waked up in the morning" |
To Kill a Mockingbird
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She wed Carl in 1947, published "The Feminine Mystique" 16 years later & died on her 85th birthday in 2006 |
(Betty) Friedan
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The deep throat type of this, named for & shaped like the third letter, has extra-long jaws that let it perform its grasping task |
(Kristen: What's a clamp?) (Ken: Can you be more specific?)
a C-clamp
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We cherished Lisa Kudrow as Valerie Cherish, a faded celeb desperately trying to return to the big time on this HBO comedy |
(Ken: It's a great show--[*].)
The Comeback
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At least a half dozen West Virginia highways or sections have been named for this one-time Senate Majority Leader |
(Robert) Byrd
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The verb meaning made a god of loses an I (& its exalted status) to become combative as a verb meaning challenged or confronted |
(Stephanie: What is [*]?) ... (Ken: Yes, we needed them both, Stephanie.)
deify & defy
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A 5-word title: "In that enchanted place on the top of the forest, a little boy and his bear will always be playing" |
(Paul: What is The Adventures of Winnie the Pooh?) ... (Ken: It's the second book, [*].)
The House at Pooh Corner
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