FISHING FOR VOCABULARY
Tell the theater troupe it's a single toss of a fisherman's line & bait
a cast
I wasn't surprised to see that overacting thespian eat the Smithfield type of this (he really is one, you know)
a ham
If you have your heart set on being a lance corporal, this is the only U.S. armed service that offers the rank
the Marines
The Taronga Zoo in this Australian port city is famous for its koala walkabout exhibit
Sydney
Chicken-chasing & gathering ingredients for a communal gumbo are Cajun festivities for this pre-Lenten day
Mardi Gras
You might be enticed by this general name for any artificial bait used to attract fish
a lure
Gorge on these chocolate-&-peanut butter bars (or let them slip through your digits) & folks will call you this
Butterfingers
In 1841 Matthew Perry was promoted to this rank
Commodore
Of 6, 16, or 60 years, the closest to the average life expectancy of a koala
16
This Cajun favorite, deep-fried & dusted with sugar, is the state doughnut of Louisiana
a beignet
By gum, it's a fishing spear with a 3-pronged point
a trident
I couldn't believe it when I saw the boss eat a 20-lb. wheel of brie--that's why we gave him this title
the Big Cheese
In 1875 Franz Ferdinand, future heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, inherited this title
Archduke
In 1967 a talking koala became the spokesmarsupial for this airline
Qantas
If we covered everything Cajun from A to Z, we'd finally come to this accordion-based musical style
zydeco
Hey, good buddy, it's ground-up bits of bait discarded into the water to attract game fish
chum
Hey, you! You with the long-lasting caramel sucker & the blonde in the mink! Bet she calls you this!
Sugar Daddy
The wife of a reigning monarch is referred to as the Queen this
Consort
Like other marsupials, this is the term for a baby koala
a joey
After Louisiana, this state has the largest Cajun population, especially in areas like Port Arthur
Texas
It might be a social blunder to use one of these long poles with a hook on the end to land large fish
a gaff
You're such a grouch! For your June 25th birthday I'm serving you this, the symbol of your zodiac sign
a crab
Inheriting property & title from her deceased husband made Tz'u-hsi of China this kind of empress
dowager
The word koala comes from the language of the Australian natives & means "animal that doesn't" do this
drink
The Cajuns are descended from the Acadians, the subject of this famous 1847 poem
Evangeline