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ATTACK OF THE TAX

200

'Providing most of government revenues, it's the tax on individual & business earnings'

the income tax

400

'In 1978 California's Proposition 13 lowered the rates of this tax by 57%'

property

600

'It's the tax on earnings from the disposition of securities & investment'

capital gains

800

'When this is levied on the purchase or consumption of a specific commodity, it's called an excise tax'

a sales tax

1000

'Also called a capitation tax, it's an illegal tax levied for the right to vote'

a poll tax

3 OF A KIND

200

'Sardo,
Stilton,
Tilsit'

cheeses

400

'"The Searchers",
"The Shootist",
"The Quiet Man"'

John Wayne movies

600

'Draco,
Lyra,
Mensa'

constellations

800

'Egbert,
Canute,
Edward III'

Kings of England

1000

'Stede Bonnet,
"Calico" Jack Rackham,
Henry Morgan'

pirates

JUST HIT "PLAY"

200

'You don't need to tickle the ivories on this device that uses a roll of perforated paper to activate the keys'

a player piano

400

'This soft modeling clay for kids was introduced in 1955'

Play-Doh

600

'This 2-word TV innovation premiered in the 1963 Army-Navy game'

instant replay

800

'How often a particular song is broadcast on the radio'

airplay

1000

'To pretend to be asleep or dead, like a New World marsupial'

play possum

ROLLING STONE'S 20 MOST ANNOYING SONGS

200

'"I'll tell ya what I want, what I really, really want"--never to hear this group's 1996 song ever again!'

The Spice Girls

400

'Maybe it would have been better if this Oscar-winning song from a 1997 movie froze to death in the Atlantic as well'

"My Heart Will Go On"

600

'"Come & find me, my name is" this, "always at the party con las chicas que son buena"'

"Macarena"

800

'"Life is brilliant" & sure, your "love is pure", but let's be blunt, James: this "pretty" song of yours is on the list'

"You\'re Beautiful"

1000

'This Sisqo song about a piece of clothing mentioned another song on the list, "Livin' La Vida Loca"'

"Thong Song"

MULTIPLE DIAGNOSES

200

'A stiff this, very serious--clearly meningitis. Make that whiplash. Cervical arthritis. You slept wrong'

a stiff neck

400

'A rash? It's hives. Scratch that. Allergic purpura. No, hidradenitis suppurativa, inflammation of these glands'

sweat

600

'Shortness of breath--must be a heart attack. No, histoplasmosis. Of course!--this red blood cell insufficiency'

anemia

800

'You have acoustic neuroma. Actually, presbycusis. No, ceruminosis, that's why this is reduced'

your hearing

1000

'The fever clearly indicates mono--oops, colitis. No, TB. Of course, this bacterial ailment aka septic sore throat'

strep throat