NBA History
Dadjectives
"Good Grief!"
Papa Potpourri
D-Day
150
In 1994 he hit 3 HRs for the Double-A Birmingham Barons; in '96 he was the NBA's season & finals MVP
Michael Jordan
150
Matthew 6:9 says, "Our Father which art in heaven", this "be Thy name."
hallowed
150
She has freckles, displays the characteristics of a tomboy, and has this spice in her name.
peppermint Patty
150
"Better ingredients. Better pizza" is an ad slogan for this chain.
Papa John's
150
Operation Overlord launched in this month, 1944.
June
250
This L.A. Laker big man shot 39 free throws in a single game in the 2000 NBA Finals.
Shaquille O'Neal
250
A title of address for a priest in Italian & Spanish, it's "father" in both languages.
Padre
250
This art fair and music festival shares the same name with a fictional yellow bird.
Woodstock
250
The name of this caramel lollipop or slang for an older guy who spends lavishly on his younger girlfriend.
Sugar Daddy
250
After 2 brothers are killed in Normandy & one brother in New Guinea, a rescue mission goes to save the 4th brother in this film by Steven Speilberg.
Saving Private Ryan
350
On Feb. 2, 1996 these 2 M.J.s went head-to-head for the first time since the '91 NBA Finals.
Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan
350
Alliterative 2-word term for a father who doesn't pay child support.
deadbeat dad
350
The end of this strip, announced December 14, 1999, was met with headlines saying "Good Grief!"
Peanuts
350
A dialect survey of the U.S. found that a sweetened carbonated drink is "soda" to about 1/2 of us, this word to about 1/4.
pop
350
Pictured here, the Commander of Allied Forces speaks to troops shortly before they parachute into France.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
450
The NBA Finals MVP award is named for this man who won a record 11 NBA titles as a player for the Boston Celtics.
Bill Russell
450
From Latin for "relating to the father", this adjective often precedes "instinct."
paternal
450
When Lucy invites Charlie Brown to kick a football, you can expect her to do this.
pull it out from under him
450
He came to dadhood later in life, after his boy Luke grew up... & after cutting off Luke's hand... & blowing up his daughter's planet.
Darth Vader
450
Commander in Chief during World War II, he remains the only president to serve for more than two terms.
FDR / Franklin D. Roosevelt
550
Nicknamed "The Joker", this Denver Nuggets center was the recipient of the MVP Award in the 2023 NBA Finals.
Nikola Jokic
550
The passing of the ages is personified by this old bearded man carrying a scythe & an hourglass.
Father Time
550
Not surprisingly, you can read all about this "Peanuts" creator in a biography titled "Good Grief."
Charles M. Schulz
550
Loving dad Liam Neeson, in this 2008 movie says: "let my daughter go. If not, I will look for you. I will find you. & I will kill you."
Taken
550
British & Canadian troops landed at areas code-named Gold, Juno & Sword Beaches; U.S. troops, at these 2.
Omaha and Utah