BACK WHEN THE ANIMALS WERE YOUNG |
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DIFFICULT BUT FUNNY TV CHARACTERS |
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2024 IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR |
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MAKING SOME POUR DECISIONS |
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While young rabbits are called kits, this slightly larger animal's babies are called leverets |
hares
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Bring a towel if your seats high up in a venue are called these, involving a body part |
nosebleeds
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Word for the torso of a human or the main stem of a tree |
a trunk
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This "Simpsons" kids' host: "Here's the deal. Every time you watch my show, I will send you $40!" ("Checks will not be honored") |
Krusty the Clown
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He was part of national news from early August to early November |
Walz
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Ooo, a Havana cocktail... that's pineapple juice, lemon juice & this potent potable... sounds perfect |
rum
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Newborn calves from the Alaska Yukon type of this deer can weigh up to 35 pounds |
(Liam: What is reindeer?) (Eric: What is a caribou?)
moose
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Bring your tissues for this lachrymose type of 10-letter movie; it's a real... |
a tearjerker
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They make Stratocasters with all the fixins |
Fender
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"I'm not fat, I'm festively plump", said this "South Park" kid, & we will respect his authoritah |
(Ken: That's right, your fellow Eric.)
(Eric) Cartman
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On December 7 the word "Merci" was projected above the portal of the Last Judgment along the west facade of this |
(Ken: Correct, saying "Merci" to all the firefighters and emergency workers.)
Notre Dame
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How 'bout a round of this Mexican beer with 2 red X's on the label that was actually created by a German man, Wilhelm Hasse |
Dos Equis
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A young kangaroo, called this, is 1" long & less than a gram at birth; then it heads for mom's pouch |
a joey
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A sporty Corvette, or an aquatic animal you want to avoid due to its venomous spines |
(Ken: I think Eric just thought of it.)
the Stingray
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A series of medical tests as a whole, or the pitcher & catcher in baseball considered as a single unit |
battery
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(Susie Essman presents the clue.) As Susie Greene, I screamed horrible and I do mean horrible things that popped into my head for 24 years on this show, including at its creator, and I got paid to do it |
Curb Your Enthusiasm
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Entertainment obituaries included "The Death of Slim Shady", an album by him that knocked Taylor Swift out of No. 1 |
Eminem
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This "Old No. 7" whiskey is "mellowed ... through 10 feet of sugar maple charcoal", but mellow feelings may or may not follow |
(Ken: That's right, but you're too young to know that.) [Laughter]
Jack Daniels
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This sea creature is flat & transparent during the leptocephalus or larval stage |
an (a baby) eel
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A TV episode combining plots from 2 shows, or music from a band in a different genre from its usual one |
a crossover
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Forsaking the -lum at the end, it's slang for a criminal |
a hood
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Speaking to grad students, he says he was one at 14, & had already done more than most could have hoped to "despite my 9 o'clock bedtime" |
(Eric: Who is Doogie Howser?) ... (Ken: Doogie's a good guess, but this is a [*] line.)
Sheldon Cooper
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On Sept. 17 hundreds of pagers belonging to members of this Lebanese organization exploded |
Hezbollah
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Toast Mr. Henderson with a Gin Rickey or this often non-alcoholic version; the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel orders one in a deli |
a Lime Rickey
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On a trumpeter swan lake, these babies hatch in May & June, then follow mom & dad to their first wintering area |
cygnets
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F in the F major scale, for example; it also means a major speech at a political convention |
a keynote
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Something broadcast by a television network, for example |
(Abigail: What is a program?)
a transmission
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Sweet Dee, facing a tough choice on this show: "I'm gonna have a really hard time if we're both cannibals & we're racists" |
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
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In 1943, this name referred to a massive tank battle won by the USSR; in 2024, to a Russian region invaded by Ukraine |
Kursk
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Chablis is a region in the north of this wine-growing area, with Beaujolais farthest south |
Burgundy
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