Approach the Bench
Claiming this star player was out of shape for a 2008 exhibition vs. Germany, England's soccer coach benched it like him.
David Beckham
This event is often held before a school football game to show spirit & to get the crowd excited.
This live form of transportation is sometimes called the "ship of the desert"
Camel
This number: LXXVIII
78
Used in Hawaii both when greeting & parting, this word means "affection"
Aloha
The benching of Soviet goalie Vladislav Tretiak helped Team USA get miraculous at the 1980 Olympics in this village.
Lake Placid
Iggy Pop & Joey Ramone have both been called "the father of" this.
Punk Rock
Almost 100 years old, the Delta Queen is this kind of river steamboat, named for a feature 28 feet in diameter.
Paddlewheel
I could have had this type of internal-combustion engine with 2 opposed banks of 4 cylinders.
V8
This nautical greeting to get the attention of another ship is often followed by "there"
Ahoy
Backups Lenn Sakata, Ron Washington & Juan Bell had time to bird watch as Cal Ripken Jr. played nonstop for this team.
Call them chicharrones or call them cracklins, they're still basically this snack.
Pork Rinds
Ride the track from one end of the Las Vegas Strip to the other in about 15 minutes via this, similar to the one at Disneyland.
Monorail
A 134-pound boxer, or a guy who can't hold his booze.
Lightweight
It sounds like it's about divine velocity, but it's really an expression of good wishes for someone leaving on a journey.
Godspeed