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"On the Road" keeps the beat |
the 1950s
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If you are ungrateful to one who has been kind to you, you do this, something that a pup can do to its owner at mealtime |
bite the hand that feeds you
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In 2024, the jersey he wore for his called-shot home run in the 1932 World Series sold for $24 million |
Babe Ruth
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A domesticated fowl, or in bowling, 3 strikes in a row |
a turkey
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For he oft waxed philosophical / But not much in making serum / Ionia-born, 'tis he we mourn! / For he gave us his big theorem |
Pythagoras
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A lot of people needed a lift in fiscal 2023, as CEO Dara Khosrowshahi of this company got enough stars to make $24 million |
Uber
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"The Bridges of Madison County" romances readers |
the 1990s
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Pass the ammunition with this alliterative phrase that refers to getting on with an unpleasant task |
bite the bullet
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This team went a memorably bad 41-121 in 2024 though unlike in 1919, they did try their best |
the Chicago White Sox
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A bird of the genus Corvus, or to exult or brag |
crow
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She walks in beauty / Praised Aphrodite / Ancient lit's sweet siren / To sing this poetess' praise / We had to steal from Byron |
Sappho
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Yahoo Finance reported this delivery man made nearly $8 million in 2023...hold on, my bad, I meant $8 million per hour |
(Ken: Nice to be [*], yes.)
(Jeff) Bezos
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"Red Storm Rising" rises on the bestseller list |
(Brenden: What are the 2010s?) ... (Ken: Tom Clancy bestseller from [*].)
the '80s
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The website of this fictional pooch advises on how to "Take a bite out of crime" |
McGruff the Crime Dog
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"The Catch" refers to a September 29, 1954 play made by this center fielder who passed away in June 2024 |
Willie Mays
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A mainly ground-dwelling bird, or to complain, perhaps if served a tough one for dinner |
(Ken: Now, it's time for the [*], yes.)
grouse
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The master who was Sophocles / Left us lovely plays / Like him "the king" / A wondrous thing / But that family? Yeesh, better days |
Oedipus
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Moderna's board pulled the ripcord on this proverbial 2-word item for Stéphane Bancel--a $926 million one at the end of 2021 |
a golden parachute
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"Jonathan Livingston Seagull" flies high |
the 1970s
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Ben Stiller's first feature as a director, this 1994 film also starred Ethan Hawke & Winona Ryder |
Reality Bites
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An alien named Orbit is the mascot of this AL team |
(Andrew: Who are... the Phillies?)
the Astros
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A small American game bird, or to cower in fear |
(Andrew: What... is...) (Ken: Quickly.) (Andrew: What is grouse?)
to quail
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"A line is a length without breadth" / Truly a statement worthwhile! / with axioms & postulates / His "Elements" had style |
Euclid
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$199 mil was the 2023 CEO pay of Jon Winkelried at TPG, a big player in this 2-word space of investing in non-public companies |
(Brenden: What is a spec?)
private equity
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"The Bell Jar" rings |
(Denise: Uh, what is the 1950s?)
the 1960s
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It's a biting insect, or a person who annoys & challenges those in authority |
a gadfly
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The carousel at Comerica Park features not horses but these animals |
Tigers
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A bird with a mute type, or to wander "about" or "around" a place |
a swan
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Reason desires truth / "The Republic", ne'er forgot / A tome that stands the test of time / That this author, sadly, could not |
Plato
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Down from 2021's $246 mil., in 2023 David Zaslav made $50 mil. guarding the legacy of these movie men--Jack, Harry, Albert & Sam |
the Warner Brothers
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