YOU'RE A REAL GEM!
DR. ALEX' OLD-TIME FEEL-GOOD MEDICINE SHOW
"E" FOR EFFORT
HUEY LONG & THE NEWS
15 MINUTES OF FAME
200
'You're so sagacious that every phrase you utter is one of these proverbial gems "of wisdom"'
a pearl
200
'Muscles inflamed?
Joints in pain?
Dr. Alex' Youth Elixir clears away the ol' rheumatiz, or osteo- this (& it ain't "porosis"!)'
arthritis
200
'A single show of a TV drama'
an episode
200
'In 1915 Huey Long passed the bar after studying law at this private university in New Orleans'
Tulane
200
'In 2008, this ex-refugee, now 14, got a few more seconds of fame when he joined Cuba's Young Communist Union'
Elián González
400
'Ah, my pet, our love will last so long that in 75 years we'll be celebrating this "jubilee"
(I'll be 143)'
a diamond jubilee
400
'Make your mucous membranes merry & mirthful! Enjoy Dr. Alex' Cure-All to fight these, be they duodenal or gastric'
ulcers
400
'Its construction began in 1817 near Rome, New York'
the Erie Canal
400
'Long's vitriolic 1920s attacks on this oil co. started by John D. Rockefeller won him widespread popularity'
Standard Oil
400
'This, Andrew Meyer's 3-word plea to security at a 2007 speech, was followed by "bro!"'
"Don\'t tase me"
600
'Your luscious red lips remind me of this gem, Pamela Anderson's birthstone'
a ruby
600
'Ate too much MSG or feelin' a megrim, or one of these, comin' on? Beta-blocker, shmeta-blocker! Try Dr. Alex' Head Cream!'
migraine
600
'An explosive emission of magma'
an eruption
600
'In the Depression-era Senate, Huey favored a share-the-wealth program & the slogan "Every Man a" this'
king
600
'On July 14, 2003 her name appeared in a column by Robert Nowak; the fame she gained was very bad in her line of work'
Valerie Plame
800
'You appear bored & blase--perhaps this adjective that sounds like it comes from a green gem
(it really doesn't)'
jaded
800
'For this inherited trait in men, sure, you can use Propecia--or my amazing new "Trebektophan"'
baldness
800
'The original Borden dairy cow mascot with this name was killed in a truck accident in 1941'
Elsie
800
'In 1935 Huey was assassinated in this city's 34-story art deco building, then the South's tallest'
Baton Rouge
800
'In 2005 Jennifer Wilbanks became known as this, also a Julia Roberts film title (it's not the Wild-Eyed Wanderer)'
Runaway Bride
1000
'Your hair is as black as this compact form of coal, popular for jewelry in Victorian times'
jet
1000
'Step right up!
I got me an "L" of an ointment for the chronic lower back pain known as this 7-letter malady'
lumbago
1000
'Elgar's Opus 36 variations are also known by this "mysterious" name'
the Enigma Variations
1000
'This brother of Huey's was governor of Louisiana from 1939 to 1940, '48-'52 & '56-'60'
Earl Long
1000
'On "SNL" John Goodman played this audiotaping Clinton-era woman; in 2008 she was selling Xmas ornaments'
Linda Tripp
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