KITCHEN ORIGINS
Reinhold Burger held a contest to name his insulated container based on the Dewar flask--this word, Greek for "hot", won
Thermos
To travel by taking rides from passing cars
hitchhike
In 2012 a U.K. game of this sport went 150 hours non-stop--"the only time we slept was when our team was batting"
cricket
It's your day off, go ahead & be one of these "spuds" & catch up on your favorite shows
Couch potato
An episode of "Happy Days" in which an alien attempted to kidnap Richie Cunningham led to this series starring Robin Williams
Mork & Mindy
This appliance was invented in the 1940s; the Radarange was one of the first commercial ones
a microwave
Akin to saute, you do this to veggies in a wok
Stir-fry
Lee Corso once noted the Rainbow Warriors football team at this univ. "doesn't win many games in the United States"
The University of Hawaii
Chillax with your partner & enjoy a couple's one of these, maybe the Swedish type; it's just what you knead
Massage
This animated MTV series about 2 high school numbskulls featured a cynical female foil named Daria, who got her own series
Beavis and Butthead
The Oster company created recipes so that this appliance would be used in the kitchen as well as the bar
a blender
To get behind the wheel of a Chrysler you're thinking of buying & take it for a spin
Test-drive
Spin in an 8-foot, 2-inch throwing circle to throw a 4.4-pound circle in this sport
Discus
Forget cooking--you can order food from this rhyming service that delivers from more than 105,000 takeout restaurants
Grubhub
Call me the spin doctor of spinoffs! Including "Good Times" & this one all about "Movin' on up to the Eastside"
The Jeffersons
This man based his airtight plastic tops on inverted paint can lids
Earl Tupper
To use a foot & a pedal to get a motorcycle going
kick-start
This "Brown Bomber" successfully defended his heavyweight crown 25 times, with 22 knockouts
Joe Luis
Enjoy a glass of the tawny type of this fortified wine
port
"Torchwood" was a spinoff of this British series; the titles of the 2 shows are anagrams of each other
Doctor Who
Peter Schlumbohm used a Pyrex glass carafe when he invented the Chemex brand of this
A coffee pot
To windmill, headspin or elbow hop like a b-boy
breakdance
this Utah Jazz man, AKA the Mailman, "may be the first human to be even more chiseled than his own statue"
Karl Malone
Chillax to some classical music like this German composer's "Canon in D"; it's not just for weddings
Pachelbel
Here's a bit of truthiness: this show started as a bit on "The Daily Show" that parodied Bill O'Reilly
Colbert Report