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| THE QUOTABLE FRAN LEBOWITZ |
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| The future Queen Beatrix had her marriage blessed in the Westerkerk, steps away from the Anne Frank House in this city |
Amsterdam
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| A popular urban legend says that Finland banned Donald Duck because he doesn't wear these |
pants
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| The "Baywatch" version of this doll raced to the rescue on his own Wave Runner (but Barbie got her own dolphin) |
Ken
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| In 1937 a lighthouse was built on Howland Island to honor this aviatrix |
Amelia Earhart
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| "Sip" your favorite libation while you're in this state |
Mississippi
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| "If you're a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater... suggest that he wear" this appendage |
a tail
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| Prince Maurits paid a visit to this island in 1998; he & the island were both nmed for an earlier Prince Maurits |
Mauritius
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| Mercury astronaut Donald Slayton was better known by this nickname |
"Deke"
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| Not Turmeric or Fennel, but this singer was the first Spice Girl to leave the group |
Ginger
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| Boston Light in Boston Harbor is the last named U.S. lighthouse; its keeper is from this military organization |
the Coast Guard
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| The General Assembly legislates this state's "law" |
(Alex: Gets tougher after the first one.)
Delaware
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| Fran warns that "spilling your" these in conversation "is just exactly as charming as it sounds" |
your guts
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| Since 1980, Prince Willem-Alexander, as the heir to the throne, has held the "colorful" title Prince of this |
(Sean: I'm sorry.) (Alex: The Dutch Royal Family--the Prince of [*]--the House of [*].)
Orange
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| This Donald Lipski sculpture shares its name with a Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings work |
The Yearling
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| It's O.K. to ask Allison Janney if she's seen Howard Stern's these--she was in the 1997 film with that title |
Private Parts
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| The lighthouse on Kilauea Point on this "garden island" of Hawaii has the world's largest clamshell lens |
Kauai
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| "Eva" feels surrounded by it |
Nevada
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| In a hotel, "twenty-four-hour" this "refers to the length of time... it takes for the club sandwich to arrive" |
room service
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| In 2003, Princes Catharina-Amalia, who is 2nd in line to the throne, was born in this city, seat of the Dutch government |
The Hague
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| Donald Glaser's invention of this "chamber" used to view subatomic particles made him a 1960 Nobel Prize winner |
(Terry: What's a cloud chamber?) ... (Alex: Not a cloud chamber but [*].)
a bubble chamber
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| Tim Curry & Daryl Hannah were "altogether ooky" as this morbid TV duo in a direct-to-video "reunion" film |
(Sean: What is the Addams Family?) (Alex: Be more specific--we need first names.) (Sean: Who are [*]?)
Gomez & Morticia Addams
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| To build this state's Alligator Reef Light, the piles had to be driven 10 feet into solid coral |
Florida
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| You can kick this state in its "shin" |
(Alex: Go west, young man, go west to [*].)
Washington
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| "Perhaps the least cheering statement ever made on the subject of" this "is that life imitates it" |
art
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| In accordance with her wishes, when this queen abdicated in 1948, she became known once again as "Princess" |
(Sean: Who is Beatrix?)
Wilhelmina
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| This fictional female sleuth & Donald Bain are listed as co-authors on the "Murder, She Wrote" series |
Jessica Fletcher
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| It's true, the 2 guys passed off as this group didn't really sing their hit "Girl You Know It's True" |
Milli Vanilli
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| In 1733 this Georgia Governor ordered Tybee Island Lighthouse to be built; it was America's tallest at 90 feet |
James Oglethorpe
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| We're pro-this state, though it has a "con" in the middle |
Wisconsin
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| "Large, naked, raw" these "are acceptable as food only to those who live in hutches eagerly awaiting Easter" |
carrots
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