CRINGEWORTHY OFFICE LINGO
Figuratively speaking, you might "put" this "in" an issue to be handled later, or perhaps an issue to be handled... never
put a pin in it
Stephenie Meyer:
"New Moon";
"Eclipse";
"Breaking Dawn"
Twilight
A mac & cheese roll served with beer cheese dipper, offered by Badger Bites, no less? Where else but at this state's fair?
Wisconsin
Because he likes to fetch the ring we toss to him, how about this last name of hobbits Frodo & Bilbo?
Baggins
Einsteinium,
curium,
snookium
snookium
This 2-word phrase meaning "chat" or "connect" may have started as a sports metaphor; overusing it is now a national pastime
touch base
R.L. Stine:
"The Ghost Next Door";
"Vampire Breath";
"Say Cheese & Die!"
Goosebumps
This, sausage dipped in batter & fried, was a hit at the 1942 Texas State Fair, but Iowa knew what it needed to add in 2024: lobster
a corn dog
The dog's brown & we love coffee--what about Cappuccino or this Italian word, which actually just means milk?
Latte
Zinc,
zirconium,
zambonium
zambonium
It's a way of saying "reconnect later", with a dash of needless geometry thrown in for good measure
circle back
C.S. Lewis:
"The Magician's Nephew";
"Prince Caspian";
"The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"
The Chronicles of Narnia
Arkansas jazzed up pickles by mixing in this drink that comes in packets, & all we can say is, "Oh, yeah!"
Kool-Aid
We will have to talk about this "Encanto" character if we give the dog his name!
Bruno
Californium,
floridium,
tennessine
floridium
It's a sonar-inspired way to say "contact me"--when "text me", "call me" or "email me" just won't cut it
ping me
George R.R. Martin:
"A Dance with Dragons";
"A Storm of Swords";
"A Game of Thrones"
A Song of Ice and Fire
Oh, N.C., just wow; a hamburger patty, cheese & bacon between 2 donuts by this chain that began its glazing in the state in 1937
Krispy Kreme
The little pooch is this breed, just like Elle Woods' dog in "Legally Blonde", so let's name him Bruiser
a Chihuahua
Gold,
silver,
bronze
bronze
It's a 3-word phrase meaning "at one's own expense"--& a needlessly wordy way of saying "unavailable"
out of pocket
Philip Pullman:
"The Golden Compass";
"The Subtle Knife";
"The Amber Spyglass"
His Dark Materials
Arizona had fried these venomous arachnids, said to taste like shrimp; maybe pair it with the frog it killed in an old story?
scorpion
It's a girl beagle! How about the name of this flower, also in the name of the puppy farm that Snoopy was adopted from
Daisy
Germanium,
italium,
francium
italium