SPORTS MOVIES
(1993) An undersized undergrad fights to make the Notre Dame football team
Rudy
Aeschylus wrote of this "bound" Titan who was a hero to humankind
Prometheus
If she sells seashells in the Seychelles, she knows that the coco de mer found there is a huge one of these
Coconut
"It is easier for" this animal "to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God"
A Camel
She had a No. 1 hit with the theme from "Mahogany" (she also starred in the movie)
Diana Ross
1980: A self-destructive middleweight boxing champ battles in & out of the ring
Raging Bull
Mnemosyne, the Titan goddess of memory, was also the mother of these inspirational goddesses
Muses
In sushi bars, tairagai is the razor-shell type of this
John Donne called it "Nature's great masterpiece... the only harmless great thing; the giant of beasts"
The Elephant
Donna Summer was "Hot Stuff" in the summer of 1979, topping the charts with "Hot Stuff" & this naughty hit
"Bad Girls"
1984:An overaged baseball player comes out of nowhere to become a legendary player
The Natural
Goddess of the Earth, was was the mother of the Titans
Gaia
On French menus, potage froid au concombre is a cold soup made from this gourd
Cucumber
"Honesty dwells like a miser... in a poor house, as your pearl in your foul" this
Oyster
This No. 1 hit by the Bee Gees says, "What you doin' and you're laying on your back, aah"
You Should be Dancing
1996: A washed-up golf pro tries to qualify for the U.S. Open to impress a woman
Tin Cup
The youngest of the Titans, he found time to father the Olympians
Kronos
These spices named for their resemblence to little nails were used by the ancients in love potions
Cloves
Benjamin Disraeli wrote that this "which had never been thought of... rushed past the grandstand in sweeping triumph"
A Dark Horse
Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots had a No. 1 hit in 1976 with this "fowl" song
Disco Duck
1988: Professional baseball players deliberately lose the 1919 World Series
Eight Men Out
A South American birdie told me this Titan was Zeus' mother & mother-in-law
Rhea
Popular in Scandinavia, these berries with a "heavenly" name are related to the raspberry
Cloudberries
In "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell", William Blake wrote, "The pride of" this bird "is the glory of God"
The Peacock
Elton John & this woman had a No. 1 duet with "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"