2027: THE YEAR IN ENTERTAINMENT
WAIST MANAGEMENT
PRESIDENTIAL POTENT POTABLES
"UP" WORDS
NUMBER PLEASE
200
'This author returns with "Harry Potter and the Nagging Back Injury", because why not make another billion?'
Rowling
200
'Until 1809 this legendary character was portrayed as tall & thin; Washington Irving made him jolly & stout'
Santa Claus
200
'Alcohol may have contributed to his leaving the army in the 1850s; he came back fighting in the 1860s'
Grant
200
'A move from coach to first class'
an upgrade
200
'Number of representatives from Alaska in the U.S. house'
one
400
'Luke Perry returns as Dylan, now a jaded AARP rep, on the newest incarnation of this ZIP code show'
90210
400
'On Jan. 13, 1948 at the age of 78, he began his last fast, which lasted 5 days'
Gandhi
400
'He drove around his Texas ranch in a convertible & stopped to have the Secret Service refill his scotch & soda'
(Lyndon) Johnson
400
'Jill, from Jack (for a moment)'
uphill
400
'Number of toes on each front paw of most cats'
five
600
'What a career makeover! this "Simple Life" hotel heiress wins a best actress Oscar for "The English Patient 2"'
Paris Hilton
600
'Told that his obesity would be the death of him, this former governor of Arkansas lost 110 pounds'
(Mike) Huckabee
600
'(Jimmy of the Clue Crew uncorks a bottle in a replica distillery in Mount Vernon, VA.) One of Washington's most successful endeavors was Mount Vernon's distillery, the largest in America at the time, which produced this potent potable'
whiskey
600
'Breaking news from Seth Meyers'
Weekend Update
600
'According to the International Astronomical Union, the number of planets in our solar system'
eight
800
'She won an Oscar as the queen in "Shakespeare in Love"; now she wins a Grammy for her CD of 50 Cent rap covers'
Dame Judy Dench
800
'This one of the "Three Tenors" who died in 2007 had mobility problems due to his 350-pound frame'
Pavarotti
800
'The wine tab for this Virginian president for one year in office was $7,597'
(Thomas) Jefferson
800
'Manhattan north of 59th street'
uptown
800
'Decennoval refers to this number that's also the atomic number of potassium'
19
1000
'Pam Anderson's ex (at press time), this Motley Crue drummer is back on reality TV when he "Goes to Medical School!"'
Tommy Lee
1000
'Actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers said, "I had to create this...strong, powerful (king) without being 6 feet 4 & 300 lbs,"'
Henry VIII
1000
'This future president disgraced himself as Lincoln's VP with a drunken speech on inauguration day'
(Andrew) Johnson
1000
'St. Paul, from St. Louis'
upriver
1000
'Number of U.S. states that begin with the letter I'
four
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