THE NASTY CRITIC REVIEWS THE 19th CENTURY
TECH TONIC
DOGS
3-LETTER WORDS
"B" ACTORS
200
'He left Elba in February 1815 but abdicated (again!) by June 22... what a dreadful performance'
Napoleon
200
'The "Shuffle", "Nano" & "Photo" are versions of this Apple music player'
the iPod
200
'Contrary to popular legend, this breed never carried a cask hanging from its collar on rescue missions'
a Saint Bernard
200
'Do something intensely & you do it "to the" this, like Planck or Born'
max
200
'Over a 20-year period, he played vigilante Paul Kersey in 5 "Death Wish" movies'
Charles Bronson
400
'In 1843 Congress granted $30,000 for a line to test his new telegraph; finally, some brilliance in the competition!'
Morse
400
'NASA technology used to detect a star's birth is now used in the ear type of this, which measures your infrared energy'
a thermometer
400
'The Gordon breed of this was named for a Scottish nobleman who bred them'
setter
400
'Oh, happiness! She shares "The View" with Elisabeth & Barbara'
Joy
400
'I kid you not! In 1972 he brought his famous role to TV, starring in a sitcom version of "Anna and the King"'
Yul Brynner
600
'I'd say this man's "ornithological biography", written from 1831 to 1839, is for the birds'
Audubon
600
'With the Delphi Roady, you can listen to NASCAR in the car on this satellite radio provider'
XM
600
'This breed was launched in the U.S. with the gift of dogs from the Dalai Lama to an American traveler in 1933'
the Lhasa Apso
600
'A German soldier during WWI, or a member of Attila's tribe'
Hun
600
'Of the actors who have played James Bond, he's the one born in Ireland in 1951'
Pierce Brosnan
800
'After an 1835 election loss, he told Tennesseans, "You may all go to Hell & I will go to Tex."; never did like his hat'
Crockett
800
'The 2nd version of his game system has over 5,000 game titles; no news on how many Blu-ray titles for the 3rd'
PlayStation 2
800
'This hound with a 6-letter name hunts by sight, not scent, & was used to hunt wolves in Russia'
Borzoi
800
'A sealed vase in which to keep a loved one's ashes'
urn
800
'For his starring role in "The Pianist", he shed 30 pounds & brushed up on his arpeggios'
(Adrien) Brody
1000
'I found this Swedish soprano's 1838 debut as Agathe in "Der Freischutz" to be second-rate karaoke, at best'
Jenny Lind
1000
'RFID chips, this type of I.D., can be placed on store products or on soldiers to find them in an emergency'
radio frequency
1000
'Named for a British city, this terrier is a cross between the whippet & the black-and-tan terrier'
the Manchester terrier
1000
'A projection on a gearwheel; you may feel like one in a giant machine'
cog
1000
'This Dublin-born actor who's featured in "The Usual Suspects" & "Stigmata" was formerly married to Ellen Barkin'
(Gabriel) Byrne
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