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3 CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR
SELF-CONTRADICTORY WORDS
THIS AMERICAN LIFE
"M.J."
SHOP 'TIL YOU DROP
200
'Wilkins Micawber,
Samuel Pickwick,
Bob Cratchit'
Charles Dickens
200
'To hit something; in baseball, it's when you miss hitting something'
a strike
200
'Takes first "Sure Shot" at life Aug. 13, 1860, should have been NRA poster girl, gets holstered Nov. 3, 1926'
Annie Oakley
200
'He led his brothers to 4 Billboard No. 1 hits'
Michael Jackson
200
'This store is one of the largest employers in the U.S. & Canada & is the largest in Mexico'
Wal-Mart
400
'Marko Ramius,
John Kelly (aka Mr. Clark),
Jack Ryan'
Tom Clancy
400
'A written order to a bank to pay a sum of money, or a bill showing the amount owed'
a check
400
'First edition May 31, 1819, waxes poetic, is under leaves & grass March 26, 1892'
Walt Whitman
400
'In 1994 this singer led his band to 2 Grammy Awards, one for the album "Voodoo Lounge"'
Mick Jagger
400
'The trendy Brass Plum section has now been shortened to BP in this Seattle-based department store'
Nordstrom
600
'Annie Wilkes,
John Coffey,
Carrie White'
Stephen King
600
'It's to put to death legally, or to start, as in a computer program'
execute
600
'Written into history June 14, 1811, cries uncle with "Cabin" tale, is history July 1, 1896'
Harriet Beecher Stowe
600
'He led the Lakers to 5 NBA Championships in the '80s'
Magic Johnson
600
'This electronics store wants to be female-friendly & now has Magnolia Stores, which have a living room feel'
Best Buy
800
'Artur Sammler,
Eugene H. Henderson,
Augie March'
(Saul) Bellow
800
'This word means tied up, or on your way to a place'
bound
800
'Born Dec. 29, 1808, becomes 17th president, gets ultimate impeachment July 31, 1875'
Andrew Johnson
800
'This Queen of Gospel Music was brought up in a pious family & refused to sing anything but religious songs'
Mahalia Jackson
800
'One of California's first surf shops in a mall, this "sunny" company sells Bullhead & Tilt brands'
Pacific Sunwear
1000
'Roger Chillingworth,
Ethan Brand,
Judge Jaffrey Pyncheon'
Nathaniel Hawthorne
1000
'A fastener to secure something; or it could be to bend, warp & give way suddenly with heat or pressure'
buckle
1000
'Born Christmas 1821, becomes angel on Civil War battlefields, becomes angel April 12, 1912'
Clara Barton
1000
'This creator of Beavis & Butthead wrote & directed "Office Space"'
Mike Judge
1000
'Whether you're at Ruehl, Hollister or Gilly Hicks, you're shopping at this century-old company'
Abercrombie & Fitch