Old Testament
This tetragrammaton is a transliteration of the four Hebrew letters that spell the Name, yod-heh-vav-heh.
YHWH
"When the President does it, that means it's not illegal."
Richard Nixon (Frost interview)
M&A
Mergers & Acquisitions
He ran the marathon faster than anyone else in the history of the world
Eliud Kipchoge holds the record marathon time of 2:01:39 (a pace of 4:38 per mile)
This show follows the behind-the-scenes making of the variety show TGS
30 Rock follows the cast of The Girlie Show and is based partially on Tina Fey's time and SNL
Beginning in the 1st or 2nd century AD, Septuagint (LXX) texts of the OT (the Greek translation of the OT that originated in the 3rd-1st centuries BC) uses a translation of ‘adonai when this Name occurs in the Hebrew text.
YHWH
This Stoic said, “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”
Seneca
EBITDA
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization
This Englishman played a supporting role as Eames, the "forger," in the movie Inception
Tom Hardy
Scott Baio portrays attorney Bob Loblaw (author of Bob Loblaw's Law Blog) on this TV show
Arrested Development
Often translated as "adversary" in other passages (see below), this same word is used as a proper noun in the book of Job.
Numbers 22:32: The angel of the LORD said to him, “Why have you struck your donkey these three times? I have come out as an adversary, because your way is perverse before me.”
1 Kings 11:14: Then the LORD raised up an adversary against Solomon, Hadad the Edomite; he was of the royal house in Edom.
Satan or stn
"I can accept failure, but I can't accept not trying." (failure being something he's experienced as the owner of an NBA team)
Michael Jordan
LBO
Leveraged Buyout
This author wrote, "Listen, Parfyon, you asked me earlier, here is my answer: the essence of religious feeling doesn't fit in with any reasoning, with any crimes or trespasses, or with any atheisms; there's something else here that's not that, and it will eternally be not that; there's something in it that atheisms will eternally glance off, and they will eternally be talking about not about that. (Translated)
Fyodor Dostoevsky in The Idiot
The lead character in this TV series dated Donna, Helene, and Carol (among others) before finding true love and starting a family.
The Office. Michael also dated Jan and was turned down by Amy Adams portraying Katy the "purse girl."
The Hebrew Bible is divided into three sections, according to how the books were used in the synagogue. The _____ (Torah) was read and studied daily. The _____ (Nebi’im) provided a second, supportive and reinforcing reading to accompany the Torah portion. The ______ (Ketubim) include the books of Scripture that were not read or studied daily.
NOTE: Partial credit available if no complete answers are offered
The Pentateuch, Prophets, and Writings
Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it.
Malcolm X
DCF
Discounted Cash Flow
This German-born billionaire was a co-founder of PayPal before launching Founder's Fund and an eponymous hedge fund. In 2016 he bankrupted the blog Gawker by funding Hulk Hogan's lawsuit against the company and receiving a judgement of $140 million. He's also the only openly gay man that to speak at the 2016 Republican National Convention.
Peter Thiel (Gawker outed Theil in 2007)
The lead actor and head writer of this show based it on his experience as the Monday night guest host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson from 1986 to 1987. He was was offered numerous deals to host his own late-night talk show, but turned them all down.
The Larry Sanders Show starring Garry Shandling
This prophet's call came around 742 BCE prior to Jerusalem’s turn to Assyria for rescue from Ephraim and he foresees this reliance on foreign powers will be Jerusalem’s downfall and there seems to be no doubt in that calling as to the downfall of Israel which will lead to the ministry of...
This prophet was an anonymous author writing during exile between the fall of Jerusalem in 586/7 BCE and the fall of Babylon in 539 BCE. Prophecies given during this exile were of hope given that the people of God, previously condemned, had now “served [their] term." This prophet speaks directly to the broader message of living in hope while waiting for restoration as God is still alive and more than capable of returning Zion to glory.
Isaiah and Deutero-Isaiah (I will also accept Second Isaiah)
"The ruling ideas of each age have ever been the ideas of its ruling class."
Karl Marx
Bips or bps
Basis Points (one hundredth of a percent or equivalently one percent of one percent)
This man closed his letter to Carl Jung written in 1961 with the following:
Please be certain that your place in the affection, and in the history, of our Fellowship is like no other.
Gratefully yours,
William G. ______
Bill Wilson or Bill W.
This actor starred in two TV shows highlighted in this category and, in real life, Dennis Hopper pulled a knife on him during the shooting of Easy Rider
Rip Torn won an Emmy for his work on The Larry Sanders Show and was Jack's legendary boss on 30 Rock (Torn later won two lawsuits against Hopper)