IDIOMS
A-ha! Literally, I've caught you with your...
hand in the cookie jar
Developer Jef Raskin loved this type of apple so much he named an Apple computer after one
a McIntosh
T-Mobile originated from this wireless parent company
Western Wireless
A wading bird, or a machine with a hoisting arm at a construction site
crane
This company made special volleyballs with its name on only one side for "Cast Away" so a face could be painted on it
Wilson
The TV series "Entourage" got people changing plain old "hug" into this 3-word phrase
hug it out
BB is the stock symbol of this company that today is more into cybersecurity than devices
BlackBerry
The branding strategy conceived by former CEO John Legere that propelled T-Mobile’s growth from 2013 onward
Un-Carrier Manifesto
Got up from the bed, or a prickly flower
Rose
1966's "The Silencers" was the first movie with a scene after these, a teaser for the next Matt Helm spy adventure
the credits
One theory says to flip this, meaning to change things around, came from rap battles; it's used in "8 Mile"
The script
Makes sense: BR Standard is a fashion line from this store
Banana Republic
The frequency of mid band of spectrum that T-Mobile possesses the most of any US carrier, which differentiates it in the 5G space
2.5Ghz
To consume, or a live video signal
Feed
Marge Champion, the model for this title character of a 1937 Disney film, was briefly married to the animator who developed Goofy
Snow White
A jug does it; a sieve & an improbable story don't
hold water
Named for a green sushi condiment, this company calls itself "the world's hottest cloud storage"
Wasabi
This company’s failed attempt at acquiring T-Mobile helped accelerate it’s growth over the last several years
AT&T
An object found in groups at certain alleys, or a brooch
Pin
In this film, Morgan Freeman says the prison library should file "The Count of Monte Cristo" with the educational books
The Shawshank Redemption
In the 17th century it was a feather & a horse; today we use this idiom for one more burden you just can't take
the straw that broke the camel's back
This restaurant chain says the only ingredient it uses that's hard to pronounce is the pepper in its name
Chipotle
This famous actor was the face of T-Mobile during their ‘Get More’ branding strategy
Catherine Zeta Jones
A candy flavor, or a place that makes money
Mint
This legendary Italian composer was 87 when he finally won his first competitive Oscar for "The Hateful Eight"
Ennio Morricone