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This river that rises in the Cotswold Hills flows through the heart of London |
the Thames
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1860's "The Colleen Bawn" was one of Dion Boucicault's many popular plays about life in what's now this country |
(Ken: He was Irish--what is [*]?)
Ireland
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I assure you, there's nothing wrong with you, but if you insist, I'll prescribe this inert preparation, Latin for "I shall please" |
placebo
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Harvey Keitel played his dad Satan when he played the title role in the 2000 comedy "Little Nicky" |
Adam Sandler
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This native of Fall River, Mass. pled not guilty to charges of parental murder via ax-whacking & a jury agreed |
Lizzie Borden
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According to thesaurus.com, "OK hand" & "saluting face" are among "15+ ways to say thanks" in the form of these |
emojis
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La Rochelle, France & Santander, Spain are ports on this bay |
the Bay of Biscay
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Robert Montgomery Bird noted that his own "The Gladiator" about this revolt leader was from the same year as Nat Turner's revolt |
(Ken: Cindy?)
Spartacus
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Hurts to swallow, swollen tonsils with white patches, red spots in the mouth--looks like this, from the name of the bacteria |
(Ken: That's right, Streptococcus.)
strep throat
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Abbey the succubus & a demon named George plague a priest & psychologist, living up to the title of this TV show |
Evil
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After the 1982 acquittal of John Hinckley Jr., Congress created stricter rules governing pleas of NGRI, short for this |
not guilty for reasons of insanity
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Irritate your elders by replacing "you're welcome" with this casual response to "thank you"; it's a 2-word translation of "Hakuna Matata" |
no worries
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In Season 8 of "Seinfeld", Kramer finds the pool too crowded & takes up swimming in this, actually a tidal estuary |
the East River
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The opening of the "Aeneid" gave Shaw the title of this play in which an enemy soldier takes refuge in a young woman's bedroom |
(Ken: Yes, "I sing of [*].")
Arms and the Man
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That lump in your skin is just a dermoid type of this 4-letter sac of tissue; nothing to worry about, but I'll remove it |
(Dave: Uh, what is a wart?)
a cyst
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(David Harbour presents the clue.) In 2019, I took over the role of this character, played by Ron Perlman; though summoned from the depths by Rasputin, I tried to do some good, despite my nature |
Hellboy
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After 62 mos. in prison, WikiLeaks' Julian Assange pled guilty & was sentenced to 62 mos. in prison, aka these 2 words |
(Dave: What is...)
time served
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Beware this 3-word expression of preemptive gratitude, "tia" in text-speak, which many find presumptuous |
thanks in advance
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Prior to construction of the Panama Canal, ships had to navigate this treacherous waterway around Cape Horn |
(Dave: What is the Strait of Magellan?) ... (Ken: That's [*], off South America.)
the Drake Passage
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In a Gogol comedy, a clerk is mistaken for this imminently awaited title government official, knowledge he uses to full advantage |
Inspector General
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We need to fix that knee; luckily it's a minimally invasive surgery using this fiber-optic tool seen here |
(Cindy: What's a... laparoscopy?) ... (Ken: That's [*], arthroscopic surgery.)
an arthroscope
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Morningstar was the last name of this TV title character, who left Hell for the sunny climes of the City of Angels, Los Angeles |
Lucifer
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Condemned to death by poisoning in 399 B.C., he famously refused to plead for mercy & insisted, "I shall never alter my ways" |
Socrates
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With a 4-syllable word sometimes cut down to 3, this newly popular phrase recognizes your whole self, not one specific action |
appreciate you ('ppreciate ya)
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This Minnesota lake is the source of the Mississippi River |
Lake Itasca
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August Strindberg described the title heroine of this play of his as a "man-hating half-woman" |
(Ken: Harsh words for [*].)
Miss Julie
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I haven't seen a case of beriberi in years! We're putting you on a regimen of this vitamin, B1, stat! |
thiamine
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David Tennant plays the demon Crowley, who, among other things, tempted Eve with an apple in this series |
Good Omens
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Hugh Grant entered one of the most famous pleas of the '90s: to the charge of lewd conduct: no contest, or this phrase in Latin |
nolo contendere
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In 1976 the London Times noted this British synonym for "thank you" had made a "remarkable transition from the pub" |
cheers
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