ROOMATES
This playwright got the idea for "The Odd Couple" from his divorced brother Danny, who was once also his writing partner.
Neil Simon
In European legends even classy dragons spit this
Flames
The term laryngitis specifically refers to the inflammation of this body part
larynx (voice box)
"Dirty" word that can precede pack, bath, or wrestling
Mud
"Hard by a great forest dwelt a poor woodcutter with his wife & his 2 children"
Hansel & Gretel
This "odd couple" on Sesame Street features one character who is silly and naive and has an undying love for his rubber duckie. The other is more of a straight-man who loves collecting bottle caps, playing the tuba, eating oatmeal, and spending time with his pet pigeon, Bernice.
Bert and Ernie
Mermaids entice men to follow them here, even though their lack of gills may kill them
Under the sea
American Health advises using this technique for all choking victims older than a year
Heimlich Maneuver
If a hog invites you home, it's appropriate to tell him his place looks like this
Pig Sty
The 1st 4 words in "The Sound of Music", sung by Julie Andrews
"The hills are alive with the sound of music..."
The great detective Sherlock Holmes had some odd habits; he played his violin late at night and he was messy. But Holmes did enjoy many happy years living as roommates in London with this good pal.
Watson
Some folks used to say this lumberjack started earthquakes by dropping biscuits
Paul Bunyan
Since 1924, a compound containing this has been added to table salt to prevent goiters
Iodine
A highly visible type of air pollution resulting from a mix of smoke, gases, and chemicals that create a murky haze in the atmosphere
Smog
"There once lived in a sequestered part of...Devonshire, one Mr. Godfrey Nickleby..."
Nicholas Nickleby
These two roomed together in Milwaukee and also worked at the Shotz Brewery
Laverne and Shirley
This legendary outlaw was said to be an early name Robert Fitz-ooth, born in Nottinghamshire
Robin Hood
This childhood disease's common name is always plural even though it may appear on just 1 side
Mumps
In "A Visit from St. Nicholas", St. Nick's "clothes were all tarnished with ashes" & this
Soot
"'Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents' grumbled Jo, lying on the rug."
Little Women
Surprisingly, this future actor, who would later star in The Fugitive and Men in Black, and this future Vice President of the United States during the Clinton Administration were college roommates and dorm-mates for four years at Harvard.
Tommy Lee Jones and Al Gore
He was never seen again after a headless horseman chased him thru Sleepy Hollow
Ichabod Crane
In 1915, Elmer McCollum invented the alphabet system for naming these
Vitamins
From old High German for "foul", it can also describe someone very rich
Filthy
"All children, except one, grow up."
Peter Pan