j-archive-5378-J-2008-01-16

HAVE I TOLD YOU PHILATELY

200

'It was like comparing these 2 different fruits, at least on separate stamps released together in March 2001'

apples & oranges

400

'The stamp featuring him was released on January 8, 1993; the USPS printed 500 million'

Elvis

600

'This state got upset when a cowboy & bronco similar to its own logo was used on the Montana stamp'

Wyoming

800

'The 1974 stamp seen here commemorates an historic meeting between these 2 world leaders in Cuba'

Castro & Brezhnev

1000

'The 1990s "Celebrate the Century" set has the World Wide Web; the 1900s set has this W.E.B.'

W.E.B. DuBois

THAT I LOVE YOU

200

'He kicked into high gear with his 1999 marriage to Posh Spice-- on July 4, no less'

David Beckham

400

'Kyra Sedgwick had a rasher of this actor (& no degrees of separation) after their wedding on Sept. 4, 1988'

Kevin Bacon

600

'He said "I want to father your children" as a line to Catherine Zeta-Jones-- it worked, they have 2'

Michael Douglas

800

'In 1993 this "Fabulous Baker Boys" star (& it wasn't Beau or Jeff Bridges) wed TV producer David E. Kelley'

Michelle Pfeiffer

1000

'Isla Fisher won Vince Vaughn's heart in "Wedding Crashers"; in real life, this "Borat" guy is glorious man type for her'

Sacha Baron Cohen

SUSHI CULTURE

200

'(Jimmy of the Clue Crew is greeted by a sushi chef.) The chef's greeting comes from a military tradition that dates back to when sushi was first served to this warrior class'

the samurai

400

'(Jimmy reports from a fish market in Tokyo.) The most important auction at the Tsukiji Market is for this fish, a part of the Japanese diet chronicled as far back as the 8th century'

tuna

600

'(Cheryl of the Clue Crew holds a piece of food.) It's used to cleanse your palate between sushi selections, is called gari & comes from this plant'

ginger

800

'(Cheryl holds a slab of fish.) Most people don't know that it's the seasoned rice that's known as sushi; the raw fish is properly called this'

sashimi

1000

'(Jimmy stands in the market again.) In Japan, uni is this sea creature, of which the U.S. is the largest exporter & Japan is a major importer'

the sea urchin

GIVE AN "NCH"

200

'It comes after "dude" & before "dressing"'

ranch

400

'To set a boat in the water or send a rocket into space'

launch

600

'I've got a feeling you'll know this synonym for an intuitive feeling'

hunch

800

'The deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean is the Puerto Rico one'

trench

1000

'It means to stop the flow of blood, especially from a wound'

staunch

ON AVERAGE

200

'2/3 of the water used in the average U.S. home is used in this room'

the bathroom

400

'With an average of 80.7 years, this country has the highest life expectancy in North America'

Canada

600

'With 32, workers in Sweden take more of these per year than workers in any other country'

vacation days

800

'Created in New York, it began May 26, 1896 as an average of just 12 numbers & came out to 40.94'

the Dow Jones

1000

'According to the MPAA, Americans attend an average of 7.6 of these a year'

movies