j-archive-3031-J-1997-11-03

FAVORITE SINGERS

200

'750,000 fans were the "Friends In Low Places" who joined this country star in Central Park in 1997'

Garth Brooks

400

'A singer born with the last name Nelson was known as & then "Formerly Known As" this'

Prince

600

'Sarah McLachlan named a 1997 rock tour this "fair", after a woman in Hebrew legend'

Lilith Fair

800

'Ben Stiller parodied this U2 singer in a "Lucky Clovers" breakfast cereal commercial'

Bono

1000

'Jill Cunniff sang "Naked Eye" with this band named for a '70s NBA star called Lucious'

Luscious Jackson

ANIMALS

200

'When threatened, the crested one of these erects & rattles its quills'

Porcupine

400

'Some Arabs believe the eggshells of these tallest birds are magical & use them to repel lightning'

Ostriches

600

'The honey possum, a tiny marsupial, feeds on this sweet liquid, a favorite of hummingbirds'

Nectar

800

'The pocket gopher uses this almost hairless appendage as a sense organ to feel its way in the dark'

Tail

1000

'As its name implies, the geochelone elephantopus of the Galapagos is a really big one of these'

Tortoise

GRANDMA'S SECRET DIARY

200

'November 16, 1939:
Mom almost forgot to buy a turkey yesterday, she forgot FDR moved this holiday up a week'

Thanksgiving

400

'May 15, 1942:
Dad got a coupon book for this rationing; we only get 3 gal. a week! Subway, here I come!'

Gasoline

600

'December 7, 1940:
Saw this new Disney film, it was weird! Hippos dancing ballet?'

Fantasia

800

'June 4, 1942:
Used an eyebrow pencil to draw a line up the back of my legs before my date because I ran out of these'

Nylons

1000

'July 16, 1941:
Heard this joltin' Yankee hit in his 56th consecutive game! I'll be glued to the radio tomorrow!'

Joe DiMaggio

WHAT'S YOUR SIGN?

200

'If this is your sign, your friends might think you're "bullheaded", like the sign itself'

Taurus

400

'Fittingly, it was the sign of Haile Selassie, who was known as the "Lion of Judah"'

Leo

600

'If you were born under this sign, whose symbol is half-man & half-horse, you're probably an animal lover'

Sagittarius

800

'If you were born under this sign of the water carrier, you may have weak ankles, so don't sprain them'

Aquarius

1000

'Quiet colors like soft brown are considered harmonious for people born under this "chaste" sign'

Virgo

RHYMES WITH PICKLE

200

'It's worth 5 cents'

Nickel

400

'Its blade is attached to a short handle & it's used to cut grass'

Sickle

600

'It's one way to get a laugh'

Tickle

800

'The flow from a faucet tapers down to this'

Trickle

1000

'It describes someone who's capricious or unstable'

Fickle