WASHINGTON SLIPPED HERE
After John Roberts flubbed this 35-word recitation at the inauguration in 2009, he & the president got it right the next day
What is the Oath of Office?
When it comes to flight connections, a stopover is longer than one of these that typically lasts less than 4 hours
What is a Layover
In 2022 France passed a law that reduces nitrites, the chemicals that make cured ham this color inside instead of gray
What is pink?
Information directly from the person involved comes "straight from" here
Sodium chloride, which you know better as "table" this
What is Salt?
A 2006 survey of presidential historians gave the No. 1 all-time blunder to this 15th prez for failing to avert the Civil War
Who is Buchanan?
Though often used to mean the front of a terminal where planes remain in a delay, it's actually a paving material
What is the tarmac?
Italian for "ham", this meat precedes cotto when cooked
What is prosciutto?
"You can lead a horse to water, but you can't" do this
What is "..make it drink?"
Don't chuckle--nitrous oxide also goes by this name
What is laughing gas?
In 1922 the Interior Secretary gave an oil company exclusive rights in this Wyoming reserve & got a $200,000 payoff
What is Teapot Dome?
Named for the wall in front of them, these have less storage space but nobody to recline in your face
What are bulkheads?
A children's story tells us despite severe reservations, this colorful breakfast item goes very well with ham
What is green eggs?
Someone super ready & eager is said to be exhibiting this bridle-based activity
What is "Chomping at the bit"?
Chimney sweeps may find this 4-letter form of amorphous carbon coating their workplace
What is soot?
In 1798 the laws regarding pro-French immigrants & anti-presidential rhetoric known as these acts did not go over well
What are "the Alien and Sedition Acts"?
O'Hare Airport in Chicago is about a 25-mile drive from this other international airport that's closer to downtown
What is "Midway"?
Harry J. Hoenselaar patented the spiral ham slicer & later built this sweet-sounding company into a household name
What is "honey baked"?
It's too late; you've done this "after the horse is gone"
What is "close the barn door"?
Sodium bicarbonate, used in ovens & refrigerators alike, is known by this common 2-word name
What is "baking soda"?
Oops! One of the burglars caught at the Watergate in 1972 was the security chief of this committee, CREEP for short
What is "Committee to Re-elect the President"?
When a change of pressure causes airplane ear, try swallowing to open this tube that connects the middle ear to the pharynx
What is "the eustachian tube"?
One country-cured ham is this brand that comes from the same-named Virginia town; hickory-smoke 'em if you got 'em!
What is "Smithfield"?
Oops, we've done this--arranging our 2 necessities, but in the wrong sequence
What is "put the cart before the horse"?
"G" is for this, hydrated calcium sulfate, used in drywall
What is "gypsum"?