OPENING LINES IN DR. SEUSS
"1 fish, 2 fish
red fish
blue fish.
Black fish
blue fish"
this fish
"new fish"
old fish
A problem individual in an organization ruins things for everyone, as in the old saying this "spoils the barrel"
one bad apple (a bad apple)
"California Girls" in 1985, the year he left Van Halen
David Lee Roth
After she beat Bobby Riggs in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 on Sept. 20, 1973, Riggs admitted, "I underestimated you"
Billie Jean King
Called the "move of the millennium", in 1999 one of these massive beacons was moved inland about 1,000 yards on Cape Hatteras
a lighthouse
"I am Sam
Sam I am...
do you like"
this offering?
green eggs and ham
Literally, it's to exit with a gesture of lowering the head; it's often followed by "gracefully"
to bow out
"Cry Me A River", by a former boy bander
Justin Timberlake
In 1973 he was minority leader of the House of Representatives but got 2 big job promotions by the end of the next year
Ford (Gerald Ford
Historic London Bridge was taken apart beginning in 1968 & reassembled in this U.S. state as a tourist attraction
arizona
"...but the Grinch who lived just north of" this place "did not!" (like Christmas a lot, that is)
Whoville
Stan Lee addressed Marvel Comics readers directly in the column "Stan's" this, once an actual crate that speakers would stand on
Soapbox
"Pillowtalk" in 2016, by a former boy bander
Zayn (Malik)
On May 1, 1971 this service had its 1st run from N.Y. to Philly, just after midnight; really, at that time, it should have been to Georgia
Amtrak
This first treasury secretary's former New York City home, the Grange, was jacked up & rolled to a new location nearby in 2008
Hamilton
"On the fifteenth of May, in the jungle of Nool" this guy "heard a small noise"
Horton
Meaning achieving great success, grabbing this was originally a way to get a free ride on a merry-go-round
the brass ring
"Cruisin'", in 1980 by this Motown legend
Smokey Robinson
Paul Gann & Howard Jarvis led a revolt against these taxes that upset many Californians with big jumps every October
property taxes
In the 1930s the 4th century Obelisk of Axum was taken to Italy, but in 2005 returned to this African nation & rebuilt there
Ethiopia
"Now, the star-belly" these "had bellies with stars. The plain-belly" these "had none upon thars"
Sneetches
President Eisenhower saw Stalin's death as a chance "to crack" this barrier & thaw out the Cold War
the iron curtain
Turning back time, "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)", in 1966
Cher
On July 2, 1979 the U.S. Mint elected to release a coin honoring this woman; nearly 758 million were made that year
Susan B. Anthony
The Ara Pacis, an altar built to honor this Roman emperor c. 9 B.C., was long forgotten, rescued in the 1930s & moved to a new home
Augustus