Aseem Two
Despite being born on the 9th, Aseem was brought home on this date.
What is the 10th?
I might have this if I’m deathly afraid of a specific alcoholic beverage.
What is a beer fear?
This act is mostly falling out of fashion with the younger generation in favor of vaping.
What is smoking?
This photo-sharing app gets its name from combining parts of the words instant & telegram.
Grades 1-6, a group of sardines, and to act pitifully so people say nice things about you.
What is elementary school of fishing for compliments?
Aseem’s first large school was this Milpitas school that both Amrit and I attended.
What is Merryhill?
A very strange word puzzle in the NYT coming in mini and full size forms.
What is an absurd crossword?
This word for lingering was used as is in the 14th century with no clear explanation for its etymology.
What is loitering?
What the British call a jumper, we call this type of sweater that you pull over your head.
What is a pullover?
To leave an impact on someone’s behavior, Vans’ slogan, and someone who prefers to stay on the sidelines at a party.
What is to rub off the wallflower?
Aseem’s favorite coffeehouse drink is this type of tea.
What is matcha?
An injury from touching a too-hot clay pot.
What is an urn burn?
Technically, you can do this in some US states with overpopulation of deer, letting you avoid the need for registration.
What is hunting without a permit?
Among the holdings of this British museum are the Koh-i-Noor and the Rosetta Stone.
What is the British Museum?
Big seed needed to make chocolate, type of burrito at Taco Bell, and famous restaurant that makes its hundreds of dish fresh to order.
What is a cacao beans and cheesecake factory?
One of Aseem’s favorite musicians is this green hoodie wearing rapper. ALL CAPS
Who is MF DOOM?
A statue atop a skyscraper made entirely of thin sheets of aluminum.
What is a foil gargoyle?
Most rocky shores up and down California’s coast prevent you from doing this due to temporary elevated waters causing rough conditions.
What is swimming at high tide?
The flag of the Organization of American States has 35 different ones of these on it.
What are flags?
Famous Disney ride recently retooled to be Star Wars themed, another word for cougar, and a mushroom said to be a superfood.
What is a Space Mountain Lion’s Mane?
Aseem once starred in a school production of a musical based on this classic kid’s show.
What is School House Rock?
A rock being weathered causing a huge BOOM.
While mostly not displayed by restaurants anymore, this trio of “no’s” are still enforced under “public decency laws” in most states.
What are no shirt, no shoes, and no service?
The thoroughbred racehorse Man O' War lost only one race: a 1919 upset to a horse named this.
Who is Upset?
An old person’s seating for TV, an old person’s seating for going upstairs, and a Ford F-150 that has been artificially raised.
What is a rocking chair lifted truck?