Mashups
In this mashup, Elton John is in liftoff + MJ is doing some reflecting.
What is Rocket Man in the Mirror?
This is my favorite Hotel Chain
What is Holiday Inn Express?
This ravenous animal has the most powerful bite of any mammal in the world.
What is a Hippopotamus?
This Canadian singer-songwriter wrote that "There's no love/Like your love/And no other could give more love. "
Who is Bryan Adams?
Rene Descartes most famously said "I think therefore I am" which translates to this in Latin.
What is cogito ergo sum?
In this mashup, Tom Petty stands his ground + Men at Work are warned that they 'better run, better take cover'
What is I Won't Back Down Under?
This is the only metal that is liquid at normal temperature. Also, I frequently pronounce it wrong.
What is Mercury?
This resilient insect of class Blattodea can survive after being decapitated (until starvation) because its brain is contained in its body; Pixar nobly attempted to make one cute in a 2008 film.
What is a cockroach?
This Detroit rapper spit "Now you get to watch her leave out the window//Guess that's why they call it window pane"
Who is Eminem?
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, this field of study is the investigation of what distinguishes justified belief from opinion; it's more commonly known as the study of knowledge.
What is Epistemology?
In this mashup, Linda Ronstadt now sees how you really are + The Beach Boys "love the colorful clothes she wears and the way the sunlight plays upon her hair"
What is You're No Good Vibrations?
This city is where I want to retire (hint: 80% of the family has been there).
What is Wellington, NZ?
The bacterial infection known as leprosy primarily affects humans and this small species that is protected by plates of dermal bone and covered in "scutes".
What are armadillos?
This American rock band wrote "Only time will tell If we stand the test of time"
What is Van Halen?
This "City of God" author and theologian wrote that "Charity is no substitute for justice withheld".
Who is St. Augustine?
In this mashup, Simon and Garfunkel sing about the last man standing in the Big Apple + Billy Joel takes a greyhound on the Hudson River Line
What is the Only Living Boy in New York State of Mind?
This is my least favorite college professor.
Who is Valentine?
A flemish giant is a type of this animal of the family Leporidae.
What is a rabbit?
He whispered "Swag, swag, swag on you. Chillin’ by the fire while we eatin’ fondue."
Who is Justin Bieber?
The 1762 book "The Social Contract" by this Genevan philosopher argued against the idea that monarchs were divinely empowered to legislate (also, it was originally written and published in French).
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
In this mashup, Van Morrison gets a fresh start(it seems like, and it feels like) + Lennon and McCartney recap their 24 hours (I read the news today, oh boy).
What is Brand New Day in the Life?
This is the full name of my green, happy-faced pillow of yesteryear.
What is Smiley Verde Kazoo Plumperberry Pizza Spinney Fields?
This is the science of calculating a tree's age by its rings.
What is Dendrochronology?
This 90s girl group said they "really really really wanna zig a zig aaaaaaah.”
What is The Spice Girls?
This 1759 novella by Voltaire satirizes Leibnizian optimism through the slow disillusionment of its title character.
What is Candide?