In a 1785 poem Robert Burns apologized to one of these small rodents, calling it "wee... tim'rous beastie"
a mouse
Ben Franklin assured us that "Nothing is certain but death and" these
taxes
He wrote about growing up in South Africa in "Born a Crime"
Trevor Noah
12 of these slender bones on each side of your torso make up a "cage" to help protect your insides
ribs
According to a proverb, it "makes the heart grow fonder"
absence
Back in the 1930s, the high fliers of the U.S. Army Air Corps needed eye protection & Ray-Ban came through with what we now call this iconic style of sunglasses, whose name means "pilots"
the aviator
"Sorry, Dave... when the crew are dead or incapacitated, the onboard computer must assume control" is a line in this sci-fi novel
2001: A Space Odyssey
"Blue" this day of the week in January is said to be the most depressing day of the year; none of them are my favorite
Monday
Her book projects include "Why Not Me?" & "Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)"
Mindy Kaling
The spinal cord passes through these bones that join together to form the backbone
vertebrae
When we talk about working your ab muscles, "ab" is short for this
abdominals
Show off some personal style by wearing a flower in the buttonhole of your lapel, & show some panache by knowing it's called this, French for "buttonhole
the boutonniere
In this William Goldman book, Miracle Max says to Inigo Montoya & Fezzik, "I'm sorry... take your corpse with you"
The Princess Bride
You do this when you want to stop yourself from saying something; doing it by accident can be a painful mouth injury
biting your tongue
Seen here, she wrote "Dear Girls", a series of letters to her daughters
Ali Wong
Inside your bones is this soft tissue where blood cells & platelets are produced
marrow
It's another term for the yeti
he abominable snowman
Popular for both men & women, a closed shoe with a wide strap & a big buckle on the side is named for this religious job; since I'm twice as fashionable as most, I'm sporting the kind with a double strap
a monk strap shoe
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!!!
In a movie, Cynthia Nixon played this woman called the Belle of Amherst & known for poems like "I'm Sorry for the Dead--Today
The FCC suggests entering your information on this list if your phone keeps blowing up with extended warranty calls
the Do Not Call List
Her memoir "The Bedwetter" was adapted into a stage musical with songs co-written by Adam Schlesinger
Sarah Silverman
Also called the clavicle, it's a popular but, like all bones, a more painful tattoo site
the collarbone
It means to formally give up the throne
abdicate
You can turn the brim up on a porkpie as well as this felt hat immortalized by Indiana Jones & actually named for a 19th century play character
a fedora
Near the end of "A Midsummer Night's Dream", this fairy says, "If we shadows have offended, think but this and all is mended"
Puck
These uninvited insects likely make you itch; the Anopheles type can transmit malaria
mosquitoes
This funny guy seen here included poetry inside his book "Egghead"
Bo Burnham
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!
The patella is the protective flat bone at the front of this lower body joint
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!!!
This synonym for a deep chasm comes from a Greek word for "bottomless"
Classic looks for summer include madras shorts & suits made from this striped fabric whose name is Persian for "milk & sugar"--a perfect description
seersucker