BEASTLY EXPRESSIONS
"PAR" FOR THE COURSE
OLD AMERICAN HISTORY
HAPPY HALLOWEEN
GOING TO THE DOGS
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It precedes "after while, crocodile"
see you later, alligator
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In a 1998 issue of People magazine, Michael J. Fox revealed that he had been diagnosed with this disease
Parkinson's disease
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In 1663 John Eliot's translation of this, both the old & new parts, appeared in Algonquin
The Bible
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This animal joined Halloween after the 15th century fear of witches spread through Europe
Black Cat
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Not surprisingly, this breed seen here was formerly used for dog fighting & bull baiting
a boxer
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This term for an innocent person who takes the blame for others comes to us from Leviticus
a scapegoat
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An imitation that copies another work in a comical way
a parody
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The school in Ct. Eleazor Wheelock opened in 1754 to educate natives moved to N.H. in 1770, becoming this college
Dartmouth
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This Halloween game may be derived from the inclusion of the goddess Pomona in the festivities
bobbing for apples
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Lassie of TV & movie fame was this breed of dog
Collie
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Ballplayers have used this 2-word phrase for a cramp or stiffness in an arm or leg muscle since the 1880s
charley horse
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This Wagnerian opera was first performed in Bayreuth in 1882
Parsifal
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Thomas Morton angered the Puritans when he put up a giant one of these for a spring celebration with merrymaking
a maypole
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Originally, instead of pumpkins, this small root vegetable of the mustard family was used for carvin
a turnip
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This cutie from New England is one of the few breeds to originate in the United States
the Boston terrier
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After meeting with black leaders here in Savannah, General Sherman issued an order giving land to black farmers, the likely origin of the promise "40 acres and" this
Mule
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Great frugality or unwillingness to spend money
parsimony
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In 1811 De Witt Clinton went to Washington to try to get funds for this "ditch"
the Erie Canal
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This Christian holiday also called Hallowmas was created as the day after Halloween to convert people
All Saints' Day
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Named for a bay, this retriever is Maryland's state dog
the Chesapeake Bay retriever
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In good spirits? Then you're probably this 4-word phrase "at high tide"
happy as a clam
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This 16th century Swiss alchemist opined that "medicine is not only a science; it is also an art"
Paracelsus
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Daniel Shays in 1787, like John Brown in 1859, tried to capture one of these storage places
an arsenal or depot
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This character comes from a tale of a dead man barred from heaven & hell who wandered the Earth with his fire
the jack-o'-lantern
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This little dog seen here is named for the way its ears resemble a butterfly's wing
a papillon