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BRITISH FICTIONAL CHARACTERS |
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Arizona's state bird is a wren named for this type of plant |
a cactus
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This "jolly happy soul" had a "corncob pipe and a button nose and two eyes made out of coal" |
Frosty the Snowman
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In 1970 the Pringles plant in Tennessee produced one of these measuring 23" X 14 1/2" -- yum! yum! |
a potato chip
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Disraeli created Vivian Grey; he created Dorian Gray |
Oscar Wilde
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This greeting card company operates "Gold Crown" stores full of gift ideas |
Hallmark
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It's slang for a control lever on an airplane or on a video game |
a joystick
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There'll be blue hens over the capital, Dover, in this state where they're the state bird |
Delaware
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"On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me, ten lords" a-doin' this |
leaping
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Charles Osborne did this every 1 1/2 seconds from 1922 to 1990; what he needed was a good scare! |
hiccupped
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He created Mrs. Flanders, also known as Moll |
Daniel Defoe
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In the past, a gold watch from an employer followed an employee's decision to take this action |
retirement
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A pleasurable trip in an automobile, especially when driving recklessly |
a joyride
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City name of the state bird seen here |
the Baltimore oriole
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Elvis sang, "You'll be doin' all right with your Christmas of white, but I'll have" this |
a blue Christmas
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Located near Seattle, the world's largest building in volume is this company's main assembly plant |
Boeing
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Griffin is the name of this H.G. Wells title character |
(Debra: Who is the Time Traveler?)
the Invisible Man
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(Hi, I'm Bob Eubanks.) Traditionally, presents for newlyweds' first anniversary are made from this material |
(Alex: The lady who is going to celebrate her first anniversary a few days from now!)
paper
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A "wrapped up" baby is described as one of these happy packages |
a bundle of joy
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Wyoming honors this blackbird relative whose name also belongs to a legendary Harlem Globetrotter |
the meadowlark
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"I saw Mommy" doing this, "underneath the mistletoe last night" |
kissing Santa Claus
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There are more statues honoring this religious leader than any other person in the world |
Buddha
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Richard Llewellyn novel with coal miner Gwilym Morgan & minister Mr. Gruffydd |
How Green Was My Valley
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When prom dates exchange flowers, the girl gets a corsage & the boy gets one of these |
a boutonniere
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A classic practical joke, this device vibrates irritatingly when pressed into the hand of another |
a joy buzzer
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The willow ptype of this ptundra dweller is Alaska's state bird |
the ptarmigan
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In the 1964 TV special "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", this singer introduced "A Holly Jolly Christmas" |
Burl Ives
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A 1987 Sunday edition of this U.S. newspaper holds the record for most massive issue, 12 pounds & 1,612 pages |
The New York Times
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Self-described "singleton" whose bestselling "diary" was concocted by Helen Fielding |
(Debra: Who is Pepys?) ... (Alex: John, you're the only one with money!)
Bridget Jones
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This large gift France gave to the U.S. was dedicated in 1886 |
(Alex: With a minute to go.)
the Statue of Liberty
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It's the rousing musical composition heard here |
"Ode To Joy" (from Beethoven's 9th)
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