Odds & Ends
In 1917 a cookware salesman began giving customers soapy steel wool pads that he later sold under this name.
What is SOS?
Beware the wheels designed to slice up this Italian dish; they are sharp!
What is pizza?
This brand's Cranberry Juice Cocktail first appeared in 1933.
What is Ocean Spray?
This tale about Max and some monsters was later turned into a short opera featuring a libretto by Maurice Sendak.
What is "Where The Wild Things Are?"
"I wish that I had" this girl... where can I find a woman like that?
Who is Jessie?
A more awesome 12-inch measuring stick.
What is a cooler ruler?
A bridge of this type is supported by large cables that run between towers.
What is suspension?
Some say a colander is a larger type of this mesh utensil; but I don't think that holds water.
What is a sieve or strainer?
Alpine mountains appear on the label of this Con Agra brand of hot cocoa.
What is Swiss Miss?
Eric Carle is perhaps best remembered for this book about a week in the life of a ravenous larva.
What is "The Very Hungry Caterpillar?"
"What the frequency?" this guy. "Is your benzedrine, uh huh, I was brain-dead, locked out, numb, not up to speed."
Who is Kenneth?
A guess about what they're serving in the cafeteria.
What is a lunch hunch?
In the 1980s this duo had a string of hits beginning with "Lost In Love" and "All Out Of Love."
Who are Air Supply?
A 2018 study said inequitable distribution of this post-dinner chore is most likely to ruin relationships.
What is washing the dishes?
Back in 1898 a guy named Edward created this biting "old tyme" root beer.
What is Barq's?
EB White wrote that this character had ... a mouse's tail, a mouse's whiskers."
Who is Stuart Little?
"You in that dress, my thoughts I confess, verge on dirty, come on" her; may we add "Toora loora toora loo-rye-ay."
Who is Eileen?
A mistake made by the person filling for your regular teacher.
What is a sub flub?
Seven states have this bird as its state bird, more than any other bird.
What is a cardinal?
The slicer named for these fruits will give you wedges without the core.
What is an apple?
This juice brand calls itself "100% pure squeezed Florida sunshine."
What is Tropicana?
In a series of kids' books, this Swedish girl lives by herself in Villa Villekulla.
Who is Pipi Longstocking?
"Help me" this woman, whose name repeats 13 times in the chorus, "Help me...get her out of my heart."
Who is Rhonda?
A fantastically ugly thing to sit at during class.
What is a grotesque desk?
81% of the American population wants to do this, but only 15% actually does it in their lifetime.
What is write a book?
I got a new Evergrind model of this from Insinkerator, so please don't put forks inside it.
What is a garbage disposal?
This soft drink once used the slogan "It'll tickle your innards."
What is Mountain Dew?
The original 1900 printing of this book was in a pale green dust jacket stamped in a vivid jewel tone of green.
What is "Wizard Of Oz?"
"Ooh my little pretty one, pretty one, when you gonna give me some time," this woman? "M-m-m-my" this woman.
Who is Sharona?
A comparative chart of all the school's employees.
What is a staff graph?