Legumes
Nitrogen
One southern rock act performing at the Cleveland Rocks festival subsequently and adjacent to the 2016 RNC was this rock band who "Watergate does not bother."
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Fitting with Camp Sandy Beach's pioneers-of-all-kinds theme, one of the largest campsites is this one named after the first man to walk on the Moon.
Neil Armstrong
An important topic or issue that is obvious or that everyone knows about but no one mentions or wants to discuss because it makes at least some of them uncomfortable or is embarrassing, controversial, inflammatory, or dangerous.
Elephant in the room
As far as we know, this structure was the tallest building in the world when it was constructed in 2560 BC, and held that title for more than 3000 years.
The Great Pyramid of Giza
Falafel is a traditional Middle Eastern food primarily made from these legumes.
Chickpeas or fava beans
Performing "Bridge Over Troubled Water" at the nomination of Hillary Clinton was this folk singer, who provided a different campaign song for her primary challenger.
Paul Simon
One of the most unusually named campsites is this one in Camp Three-Point, which is Scout spelled backwards.
Tuocs
To reveal facts previously hidden, or revealing a conspiracy (friendly or not) to its target, letting an outsider into an inner circle of knowledge (e.g., explaining an in-joke) or the revelation of a plot twist in a movie or play.
Letting the cat out of the bag.
From the Middle Ages into the 19th century, the tallest structure title was passed around by Catholic Cathedrals, such as that of this "smelly" German city from 1880-1890.
Cologne
Split seeds of this legume make up the staple South Indian food called "daal," and their name in the West may derive from their lens shape.
Lentils
This pop R&B singer born and raised in Hell's Kitchen, and "cousin" of the Black Keys, headlined the opening night concert for the 2016 DNC.
Another great American pioneer honored by a Sandy Beach campsite is this ornithologist and painter for whom a national birdwatching society is named.
John James Audubon
When a particular effort is a waste of time or totally unnecessary as there will be no changed outcome.
Beating a dead horse
In 1894, the tower of this American City Hall became the tallest in the world, topped with a statue of the State and city's founder.
Philadelphia
Smoking meat using the wood of the tree of this legume is a common practice for barbecuing across the Southwestern U.S.
Mesquite
Also at the Cleveland Rocks festival close to the 2016 RNC was Bobby Shazam, better known by this stage name, who said of the nominee to "Let the f**** business guy run it like a f*** business."
Kid Rock
One Camp Three-Point campsite is this one named after the bank marketed with their historic stagecoaches which travelled through the American west.
Wells Fargo
A fable used to articulate someone's inability or unwillingness to react to or be aware of sinister threats that arise gradually rather than suddenly.
Boiling a frog
From May 1930 to May 1931, this skyscraper shot over 1000 feet tall to be the tallest building in the world until the Empire State Building quickly surpassed it.
Excluded from the UNFAO definition of pulses (the seeds of legumes) are this forage crop also known as lucerne that resemble clovers.
Alfalfa
This "Princess of Soul" performed "A Change is Gonna Come" at the 2020 DNC, and this time she didn't look like an ugly cat.
Jennifer Hudson
One Camp Sandy-Beach campsite is named after this painter who lived and died in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, and whose work is revered as prime Americana.
Norman Rockwell
A humorous metaphor for highly simplified scientific models of complex real life phenomena. Theoretical physicists will often reduce a problem to the simplest form they can imagine in order to make calculations more feasible, even though such simplification may hinder the model's application to reality.
Spherical Cow
Holding the title for an even shorter period than its successor, this skyscraper was tallest in the world from April to May of 1930, and has a name we see often today.
40 Wall Street (The Trump Building)