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BANK ON IT
NEWER WORDS & PHRASES
ETIQUETTE
NAME THAT CRITTER
MOVIES' LAST LINES
200
'In a 2008 weekend fire sale, this red, white & blue bank snapped up Merrill Lynch'
Bank of America
200
'One dictionary defines it as "a fit of violent anger by the driver of an automobile"'
road rage
200
'Miss Manners says that the only safe place to keep damaging love letters is in this place, "between burning logs"'
the fireplace
200
'Panthera tigris'
a tiger
200
'1961:
"Fat Man, you shoot a great game of pool." "So do you, Fast Eddie"'
The Hustler
400
'This British bank bought the banking & capital market operations from the bankrupt Lehman Brothers'
Barclays
400
'This name evokes your average blue-collar worker, toting a half-dozen beers'
Joe Sixpack
400
'If a bride's principal attendant is married, she isn't called a Maid of Honor but this'
a Matron
400
'Ursus arctos horribilis'
a grizzly bear
400
'1964:
"Mein Fuhrer, I can walk!"'
Dr. Strangelove
600
'This name precedes "Chase" in the name of the bank that gobbled up Bear Stearns'
(J.P.) Morgan
600
'The HS in HSN, it's the browsing & buying of goods from cable TV or the Internet'
home shopping
600
'Add one letter to "etiquette" to get this word for online etiquette'
netiquette
600
'Mus musculus'
a mouse
600
'1941:
"The, uh, stuff that dreams are made of"'
The Maltese Falcon
800
'This company was incorporated to help those in need after a fire blackened the Seattle business district in 1889'
Washington Mutual (WaMu)
800
'Hey, man! Grab the tweezers! You've got one of these growing straight across your forehead'
unibrow
800
'A fairly stiff handshake & a pat on the shoulder may help you avoid one of these, even the "air" type'
a kiss
800
'Gymnogyps californianus'
California condor
800
'1953:
"Robert E. Lee Prewitt. Isn't that a silly old name"'
From Here to Eternity
1000
'The unusual name of this bank honors the setters of North Carolina who came from a Danube valley'
Wachovia
1000
'This hyphenated term describes an athletic shoe designed for various activities like aerobics & muscle building'
cross-trainer
1000
'This should never precede a lady into a room, even if it's Caleche or Diorissimo'
the perfume (the scent)
1000
'Loxodonta africana'
African elephant
1000
'1969:
"We'll be in Miami in just a few minutes"'
Midnight Cowboy