"OLD"
In the Mother Goose rhyme, he "was a merry old soul, and a merry old soul was he"
Old King Cole
This small bird is the only one that can fly backwards
the hummingbird
The tropical nut that's a source of the caffeine in soft drinks
the kola nut
In poetry it's a contraction of "evening" or "even"
e'en
During the 1992 Super Bowl, this drink introduced its new slogan "Gotta Have It"
Pepsi
'When first published in 1968, this Garry Trudeau strip was titled "Bull Tales"
Doonesbury
In song, Stephen Foster said these people stay "way down upon the Swanee River"
the old folks at home
Species of this wading bird include the great blue, great white & green-backed
the heron
A member of the hickory family, this nut is popular in a Southern pie
pecan
The ock, mole & windrush are just a few of this English river's many tributaries
the Thames
3-letter suffix for any drink made up of water, sweetener & citrus juice
-ade
This sister of Charlie Brown was introduced into the "Peanuts" comic strip in 1959
Sally
According to a proverb, these "die hard"
old habits
The California species of this New World vulture is North America's largest flying bird
the condor
Pine nuts are found inside these & it's tough to get them out
pinecones
The Chateau de Blois is famed for its extraordinary semi-enclosed winding one of these
a staircase
It "does a body good" because it contains protein, calcium, phosphorus, vitamins A & D & lactose
milk
"Arf" – this dog belongs to Little Orphan Annie
Sandy
Because its tail is usually clipped, this shaggy dog is also called a bobtail
the Old English sheepdog
Most domestic species of duck are descended from this wild duck
a mallard
It was named after John MacAdam, who promoted its cultivation in Australia
the macadamia
First name shared by Princess Margaret's daughter & the Duchess of York
Sarah
Cranprune, a mix of cranberries & prunes, used to be a regular in this company's drink line
Ocean Spray
This strip was inspired by cartoonist Hank Ketcham's 4-year-old son
Dennis the Menace
For its loyalty to the British Crown, Charles II gave Virginia this nickname
the Old Dominion
Female swans are called pens; male swans, this
cobs
There are 2 kinds of this nut, bitter & sweet, & 3 kinds of shells, hard, soft & paper
an almond
The fur of a sable is often brown, but in heraldry, "sable" is this color
black
Hi-C & Minute Maid are owned by this soft drink maker
Coca-Cola
He's Dagwood Bumstead's irascible boss
Mr. Dithers