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Sent in December 1992, the first text message was just these 2 seasonally appropriate words
"merry Christmas"
This 1970s band wore outrageous costumes because of a Swedish tax law allowing deductions for non-street clothes
ABBA
The Evil Dead
Legal doublets, as the possibly redundant phrases are called, often come in alliterative form, like "part &" this
parcel
oblong, twisty doughnut (7 letters)
cruller
In 2019 Massachusetts introduced a new service allowing those in need of help to text, not call, this number
911
This Disney Channel series was originally going to be called "Alexis Texas"
Hannah Montana
This holiday-titled 1974 slasher classic follows a group of sorority girls slowly picked off by a serial killer while staying in their sorority house over winter break
Black Christmas
The phrase "peace and" this has a legal meaning, as you'll find out if you disturb those around you with rowdy behavior
quiet
Knight-time code of conduct
(8 letters)
chivalry
Under sharia law, a man can do this to his wife by notifying her 3 times; in 2009 a Saudi man made news by doing so via text
divorce
This movie director of "Slumdog Millionaire" & "Trainspotting" also directed the London Olympics opening ceremonies
Danny Boyle
Gore Verbinski directs this 2002 horror movie about characters who die 7 days after watching a video tape
The Ring
After the Norman Conquest, lawyers made sure they were clear with "last will (an Anglo-Saxon word) &" this French-derived term
testament
Siesta for a feline (6 letters)
catnap
In 2018 agent Peter Strzok was fired from this organization for sending politically charged texts
FBI
Peter Laird, co-creator of these comic book heroes, wishes the cartoon had not made them so obsessed with pizza
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
3 college kids go missing while investigating strange doings in the Black Hills Forest in this 1999 found footage film
The Blair Witch Project
Legally, this known associate of "entering" means going in without permission, so the phrase is a bit repetitive
breaking
A psychic (11 letters)
clairvoyant
In 2008 a surgeon in Africa with this international organization saved a life using instructions texted from Britain
Doctors Without Borders
Marina Toybina made dancing sharks for Katy Perry's Super Bowl show & designs the elaborate disguises for this reality competition
Masked Singer
In this 2009 film, Megan Fox's character is possessed and kills boys
Jennifer's Body
The U.S. Constitution makes one state respect the laws of another in the clause called "Full Faith and" this
Credit
River Styx ferryman (6 letters)
Charon