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SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND |
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C: This synonym for co-conspirator to help do something illegal, a term used in a different way in the Civil War |
confederate
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A "pet" this of mine is when they spell my name "Kevin" on my takeout order |
(Ken: Yes, that is my pet [*].)
peeve
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Go about 761 mph in air at sea level & you'll get one of these phenomena for your trouble |
(Austin: Bring it.)
a sonic boom
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Before hosting a late-night talk show, this Brit won in 2012 for his role in the comedy "One Man, Two Guvnors" |
(James) Corden
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The Univ. of Montana recognized this as the name of its sports teams in 1923; you don't want to run into the animal in the wild! |
a Grizzly (bear)
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Bob Cratchit was known to cheerfully carry this character on his shoulder |
Tiny Tim
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E: It's also called defalcation or peculation, but either way, don't take funds entrusted to you |
embezzle
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Assigned to a lower level; it's specifically used of soccer teams dropped to a less elite division |
relegated
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Loud mating cries are characteristic of this feline with many names, including catamount & painter |
(Ken: We had a [****] earlier this week.)
the mountain lion (or cougar, or panther, or puma)
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Brody Grant got a Tony nomination for his Broadway debut as Ponyboy in this musical based on a novel; the show won, but Brody didn't |
The Outsiders
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Montana became a part of the U.S. by way of this 1803 deal |
the Louisiana Purchase
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In a Grimm Brothers tale, this lad's dad, a tailor, gives him a darning needle to use as a sword on his travels |
(Ken: You can't use a darning needle as a sword unless you're the size of [*].)
Tom Thumb
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F: Type of accountant who investigates the money side of crimes & tells the court about it |
(Jolynda: What is financial?)
forensic
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Tennessee Williams knew that it's a place where wild animals are kept for exhibition |
menagerie
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Malicious intent through loud & unreasonable noises & fighting in public are grounds for this 3-word criminal charge |
disturbing the peace
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Carol Channing created the title role of Mrs. Levi in this Broadway musical & in 1964 was greeted with a Tony for it |
Hello, Dolly!
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These 2 words, the Spanish names of 2 elements, are separated by "Y" on Montana's state seal |
(Ken: Correcto.)
oro y plata
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Known to twirl his whiskers, Reepicheep, one of these creatures in Narnia, was "most valiant of all the talking beasts" |
a mouse
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A: This objection in court is made due to opposing counsel making conclusions & inferences drawn from facts; sustained! |
argumentative
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The IRS defines these as "either a qualifying child or a qualifying relative of the taxpayer" |
dependent
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George H.W. Bush marveled at John Major dealing with PMQs, short for this, with everyone "nose to nose... yelling at each other" |
(Austin: What is... prime minister quarrels?)
prime minister questions
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Tony voters swallowed it down, awarding Best Book of a Musical to this show based on Alanis Morissette's music |
Jagged Little Pill
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These Native American people of Montana were named for the color of their moccasins |
(Scott: Uh, never been to Montana, let's do, like, $3,000.) (Ken: Okay, I bet you're wishing you'd gone now, right?) [Scott laughs.] ... (Scott: What is Crow?)
the Blackfeet
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This 1954 book features the line "Some sort of a creature of very small size, too small to be seen by an elephant's eyes" |
Horton Hears a Who!
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S: From the Latin for "to furnish", it means to persuade someone to commit perjury |
suborn
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From Latin for "to grasp", this adjective describes graspy monkey tails, elephant trunks & giraffe tongues |
prehensile
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An "earthquake in the air", shock waves from the 1883 volcanic eruption on this island went around the globe 7 times |
Krakatoa
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He took 1978's Best Choreography for, what else, "Dancin'"; he also won in the same category for "Sweet Charity" & "Pippin" |
(Bob) Fosse
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Take some time & mull over the pine cone seen here from this, the state tree of Montana |
(Ken: Ponder [*].)
the ponderosa pine
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Éomer tells him, "I would cut off your head, beard & all, master dwarf, if it stood but a little higher from the ground" |
Gimli
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