ODDS & ENDS
FOOD STUFF
RECENTLY DISCOVERED PRESIDENTIAL ADS
"J" PEG
BEST FEMALE ROCK VOCAL GRAMMYS
200
'A fitted sheet that's 60" x 80", or a chess piece that can move across the entire board in one move'
a queen
200
'For his pregnant wife who had lost her appetite, a chef named Alfredo created a creamy dish using this pasta'
fettuccine
200
'He said a nation half-slave & half-free can't exist. I say he's wrong. I'm Stephen Douglas & I approved this message'
Lincoln
200
'Bad, bad Leroy Brown was meaner than this kind of dog'
a junkyard dog
200
'1995:
"You Oughta Know"'
Alanis Morissette
400
'Types of these include hairline, greenstick & compound'
fractures
400
'When salted & dried, this Massachusetts Bay Colony fish crop was stacked & shipped like lumber'
cod
400
'Alex Hamilton wants him to be pres.; them's fighting words. I'm Aaron Burr & I approved this message'
Thomas Jefferson
400
'Someone who's there when you need him, or "Jeopardy!"'s announcer hitting his mark'
Johnny-on-the-spot
400
'1994:
"Come To My Window"'
Melissa Etheridge
600
'(Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from the Princeton Plasma Physics Lab.) Princeton studies the physics of magnetic reconnection, which ionizes the upper atmosphere & produces this spectacular natural phenomenon'
the northern lights
600
'2-word term for the controversial "New Beverly Hills Diet" practice of eating certain things together'
food combining
600
'You elect him, I say in 7 months, the economy'll be in shambles. I'm Al Smith & I approved this message'
Herbert Hoover
600
'When Superman debuted on TV in 1952, he fought for a trio of ideals, including this one that fits the category'
justice
600
'1979:
"Hot Stuff"'
Donna Summer
800
'If you're a banderillero, your job is to taunt one of these'
a bull
800
'This gut of a turkey may be considered the bird's teeth as it grinds up its food; who wants it?'
a gizzard
800
'In 1814 this gen. had a pirate, Jean Laffite, help him in N.O.; what's next? I'm John Q. Adams & I approved this message'
Andrew Jackson
800
'A staircase in Prague Castle was built wide & shallow for mounted knights to enter for this competition'
jousting
800
'1981:
"Fire And Ice"'
Pat Benatar
1000
'Something labeled semidiurnal occurs this often'
twice a day
1000
'The Pure Food & Drug Act was passed in June 1906 following this Upton Sinclair meatpacking industry expose'
The Jungle
1000
'So what if he's the 1st West Point grad pres.; some say he drinks. You decide. I'm Horace Greeley & I approved this message'
(Ulysses) Grant
1000
'The monarchy that borders the Gulf of Aqaba'
Jordan
1000
'2000:
"There Goes The Neighborhood"'
Sheryl Crow
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