HAVE I TOLD YOU PHILATELY
THAT I LOVE YOU
SUSHI CULTURE
GIVE AN "NCH"
ON AVERAGE
200
'It was like comparing these 2 different fruits, at least on separate stamps released together in March 2001'
apples & oranges
200
'He kicked into high gear with his 1999 marriage to Posh Spice-- on July 4, no less'
David Beckham
200
'(Jimmy of the Clue Crew is greeted by a sushi chef.) The chef's greeting comes from a military tradition that dates back to when sushi was first served to this warrior class'
the samurai
200
'It comes after "dude" & before "dressing"'
ranch
200
'2/3 of the water used in the average U.S. home is used in this room'
the bathroom
400
'The stamp featuring him was released on January 8, 1993; the USPS printed 500 million'
Elvis
400
'Kyra Sedgwick had a rasher of this actor (& no degrees of separation) after their wedding on Sept. 4, 1988'
Kevin Bacon
400
'(Jimmy reports from a fish market in Tokyo.) The most important auction at the Tsukiji Market is for this fish, a part of the Japanese diet chronicled as far back as the 8th century'
tuna
400
'To set a boat in the water or send a rocket into space'
launch
400
'With an average of 80.7 years, this country has the highest life expectancy in North America'
Canada
600
'This state got upset when a cowboy & bronco similar to its own logo was used on the Montana stamp'
Wyoming
600
'He said "I want to father your children" as a line to Catherine Zeta-Jones-- it worked, they have 2'
Michael Douglas
600
'(Cheryl of the Clue Crew holds a piece of food.) It's used to cleanse your palate between sushi selections, is called gari & comes from this plant'
ginger
600
'I've got a feeling you'll know this synonym for an intuitive feeling'
hunch
600
'With 32, workers in Sweden take more of these per year than workers in any other country'
vacation days
800
'The 1974 stamp seen here commemorates an historic meeting between these 2 world leaders in Cuba'
Castro & Brezhnev
800
'In 1993 this "Fabulous Baker Boys" star (& it wasn't Beau or Jeff Bridges) wed TV producer David E. Kelley'
Michelle Pfeiffer
800
'(Cheryl holds a slab of fish.) Most people don't know that it's the seasoned rice that's known as sushi; the raw fish is properly called this'
sashimi
800
'The deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean is the Puerto Rico one'
trench
800
'Created in New York, it began May 26, 1896 as an average of just 12 numbers & came out to 40.94'
the Dow Jones
1000
'The 1990s "Celebrate the Century" set has the World Wide Web; the 1900s set has this W.E.B.'
W.E.B. DuBois
1000
'Isla Fisher won Vince Vaughn's heart in "Wedding Crashers"; in real life, this "Borat" guy is glorious man type for her'
Sacha Baron Cohen
1000
'(Jimmy stands in the market again.) In Japan, uni is this sea creature, of which the U.S. is the largest exporter & Japan is a major importer'
the sea urchin
1000
'It means to stop the flow of blood, especially from a wound'
staunch
1000
'According to the MPAA, Americans attend an average of 7.6 of these a year'
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