Government Acronyms
This department is responsible for providing the military forces needed to deter war & protect the U.S.
What is DoD?
He hosted the 1st coast-to-coast Oscar telecast on March 19, 1953.
Who is Bob Hope?
Miss Manners' 1-word answer to question of whether Americans should curtsy to royalty.
What is no?
One of the largest constellations in the zodiac, its a favorite of stock market analysts.
What is the bull?
Edible part of the rhubarb plant.
What is the stalk?
DOI.
What is the Department of the Interior?
He gave the 1st televised tour of the White House May 11, 1952.
Who is Harry Truman?
Miss Manners' basic dictum on which fork to use.
What is the outermost fork?
Polaris, the polestar, is part of its handle.
What is the Little Dipper?
There have been only minor changes in these pants since they were 1st marketed in 1873.
What are Levi’s?
OMB.
What is the Office of Management & Budget?
In the '50s, the FCC accepted this corporation's dot-sequential method of color TV transmission.
What is RCA?
Before becoming Miss Manners, Judith Martin was banned from this White House wedding.
Who was Tricia Nixon?
Member of the zodiac who is always dumping on the Southern Fish.
What is Aquarius?
Pass the right shoulder of your square dance partner & circle back to back.
What is do-si-do?
This is the Department of Defense’s largest combat support agency, managing the global defense supply chain.
What is the DLA (Defense Logistics Agency)?
"One Hour in Wonderland", on Christmas Day, 1950, was his 1st TV production.
Who was Walt Disney?
Miss Manners' salutation in all responses to letters in her column.
What is Gentle Reader?
Sometimes called the Northern Cross the constellation Cygnus represents this animal.
What is a swan?
All of Baja California & much of northern Mexico form part of this, N. America's largest desert.
What is the Sonoran Desert?
This title is 2nd highest ranking, right behind the DOJ.
Who is the DAG (Deputy Attorney General)?
ABC & Dumont began Broadcasting these government proceedings on April 22, 1954.
What are the McCarthy hearings?
Her 1985 70-page book subtitled "In Which Miss Manners Solves the Problem that Baffled Mr. Jefferson".
What is Common Courtesy?
Each August astronomers watch for these in the constellation Perseus.
What are meteors?
A Sumerian clay tablet from 2000 B.C. calling for plant materials is the oldest one known.
What is a prescription?