MUSICIANS' NICKNAMES
"The Boss", & before that, "the Doctor
Springsteen
Black's Law defines this as "the corrupt payment, receipt, or solicitation of a private favor for official action"
bribery
In 1971 this company began as a single store in Seattle; 15,000 are now in the U.S. & 1 likely opened just now around the corner
Starbucks
The nutrient fluid that circulates through a plant; it's also slang for a fool
Sap
It's a little out of the box but hey, I'm thinking...what if Daniel Day-Lewis just skips the theater & stays in the White House?
Lincoln
"Yeezus"
Kanye West
Tax, wire & mail are all types of this knowing misrepresentation of the truth
Fraud
After descending the ladder of the lunar module, this second man to walk on the Moon stated the obvious: "Beautiful view!"
Buzz Aldrin
It's a large metal pan used in Chinese cooking
wok
I agree, the 2 title ladies leap off the cliff in their car...but! But! They "Smokey & the Bandit" the canyon & land safely!
Thelma & Louise
"Slowhand"
Eric Clapton
Libel can be a criminal offense, but in most states, this type of spoken defamatory assertion is civil only
Slander
In 2019, a six-man team endured huge frigid waves to row 600 miles across this passage between South America and Antarctica named for an explorer
the Drake Passage
On "Game of Thrones", Peter Dinklage's character was called this word, which means a mischievous child
imp
I know it ends the movie quickly, but what if that guy doesn't kill the dog of "the boogeyman"/ unstoppable killing machine?
John Wick
"The Prince of Darkness"
Ozzy Osbourne
This 2 word Latin phrase means "way of operating" & shows a pattern of criminal behavior
modus operandi
In 1914 this Belorussian-born man painted "The Praying Jew", also called "The Rabbi of Vitebsk"
Chagall
18th century men often wore a gooseberry--a large, frizzled one of these
wig
John Coffey doesn't ride the lightning & instead gets a full pardon & is released from death row
The Green Mile
"The Prime Minister of Funk" or "Doctor Funkenstein"
George Clinton
This visible sign to identify a company's goods can suffer "dilution" if its distinctiveness is reduced by a sign that's too similar
trademarks
James Chadwick won the 1935 Nobel in Physics for the discovery of this, a subatomic particle having no charge
a neutron
A family or group of whales is known by this term
pod
Who knew Macaulay Culkin carried bee repellent? A simple fix & we send the kids home happy from this Anna Chlumsky film
My Girl