BOOK CHARACTER INSPO
Later in life, A.A. Milne regretted naming this character after his son
Christopher Robin
Our friends in Spain can tell you that facing someone "mano a mano" translates to this, anatomically
hand-to-hand
Dolly Parton sang this name, this name, this name, this naaaaame, "I'm begging of you please don't take my man"
Jolene
With millions made there, Albertville is "capital of the world" for these, which we love when our house is burning & hate when parking
fire hydrant
The boss of a football team subs in a new middle letter to become this relaxing piece of furniture
couch (from coach)
Criminal-turned-detective Eugène F. Vidocq is said to have inspired both the criminal & the detective in this work by Hugo
Les Misérables
In French les genoux are these--think of the word genuflect
knees
"Before He Cheats" by this singer was the CMA's Single of the Year in 2007; she'd soon become a fixture on that award show
Carrie Underwood
Home to the Tigers, this college town founded in 1836 has a name inspired by Oliver Goldsmith's poem "The Deserted Village"
Auburn
A Roman emperor swaps a letter & becomes this foam-based Hasbro brand
Nerf (from Nero)
The boar-shevik Snowball from "Animal Farm" was based on this man who got got in 1940
Trotsky
In German Kopf is this & soccer star Miroslav Klose was a Kopfballungeheuer
the head
In 1971, 3 of the 5 Grammy Country Song nominees were written by this late master, not yet a movie actor
Kris Kristofferson
This National Forest in the center of the state shares its name with a NASCAR superspeedway nearby`
Talladega
A unit of legal tender changes its first letter & becomes this informal way of saying to apprehend a suspect
collar (from dollar)
Stieg Larsson imagined Lisbeth Salander as a grown-up & tatted-up version of this Astrid Lindgren character
Pippi Longstocking
The pasta name capellini is a diminutive form of capelli, meaning this
hair
For Willie Nelson, "the life I love is makin' music with my friends" when the legend was in this title touring situation
on the road again
In 1919, the city of Enterprise erected a monument to this pest that forced its farmers to shift to growing different crops
the boll weevil
A place you get your hair styled gets a new letter & becomes this sharp part of a bird of prey
a talon (from salon)
In "King Leopold's Ghost", author Adam Hochschild suggests Léon Rom, an officer in the Congo, as an inspiration for this Conrad character
Kurtz
In Greek Matthew 5 says "Blessed are the" katharoi in kardia, these people, "for they shall see God"
the pure in heart
With tunes like "Whiskey And You" & "Tennessee Whiskey", no surprise this singer-songwriter co-founded Traveller Whiskey
Chris Stapleton
Once occupied by the French, Alabama's southernmost point is on this island that has a name like an heir to the French throne
Dauphin (Island)
A verb for thrusting out your lips while sulking swaps a letter & ouch! It's now this type of inflammatory arthritis
gout (from pout)