PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES
"Jerry"
Gerald R. Ford
Where your grandmother wears her babushka.
On her head
This is what your blood does if you are very angry.
Boil
In the movie Caddyshack, this rodent thwarts every attempt by golf course greenskeeper Carl Spackler (played by Bill Murray) to kill him.
Gopher
“The weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful, and since we’ve no place to go …”
“… Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.”
"Dutch"
Ronald Reagan
Types of this include crew, tube, and compression.
Socks
You’re on top of this if you are very happy.
The World
These rodents of the North American plains got their name because of their “barking” calls.
Prairie dogs
According to the Beatles, “It’s been a long, cold, lonely winter,” but here comes … what?
“… the sun.”
"United States"
Ulysses S. Grant
Picture it: it’s the traditional color of majorette boots.
White
You might shake like this if you are very scared or nervous.
A Leaf
These large rodents build different kinds of lodges, depending on whether they are, on islands, ponds, or lakes.
Beavers
For the musical Carpenters, these days and Mondays, always got them down.
Rainy days
"Handsome Frank"
Franklyn Pierce
Jewel, Nehru, and Mandarin all describe this part of a shirt or jacket.
Collar
If you wake up here, you are in a very bad mood.
On the wrong side of the bed
These rodents have become the subject of a widely popular misconception that they are driven to commit mass suicide by jumping off cliffs.
Lemmings
According to Bob Dylan, the answer to the question “how many roads must a man walk down before you call him a man” is … where?
“… blowin’ in the wind.”
"The Duke of Braintree"
John Adams
In the military, this is the ironic word for clothing designed for hard work and field duty.
Fatigues
You throw this if you want to be daring or risky.
Caution to the wind
This largest rodent in the world, which lives in South America, is about 4½ feet long, 2 feet tall, and can weigh up to 150 pounds.
Capybara
Title of this 1933 Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler song that begins “Don’t know why there’s no sun up in the sky …”
“Stormy Weather”