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CHARACTERS WHO BECAME WORDS |
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In 1977 he became the first veep to move into the vice president's current official residence |
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1982: "The Lady In My Life", "Billie Jean" |
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One of the bestselling grapes in the U.S. is the Thompson this |
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This name of a boy who can fly can be applied to any emotionally undeveloped man |
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Armed with just a sling & some pebbles, David took out this Philistine giant |
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"Queen of Mean", indeed: her will gave her grandkids nothing but left $12 million in a trust fund for her dog |
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Pinch-pitching for this man, his boss, in 1912 James Sherman became the first VP to make an opening day baseball toss |
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1984: "Glory Days", "Dancing In The Dark" |
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This kind of environmentally friendly office is still a dream: printing out email totally defeats the point |
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This money-lending character from a 1596 play now refers to any heartless or demanding creditor |
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A trebuchet, a medieval weapon with a sling for hurling missiles, worked much like this playground apparatus |
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Talk about throwing your money away: ex-Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski spent $2,200 on a gilt metal one of these |
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She was the first woman nominated for vice president by a major party |
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1976: "Life In The Fast Lane", "New Kid In Town" |
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An abyss can be described as this 3-syllable type of "pit" |
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Seen here is a 19th century illustration of this Rabelais character |
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In the 16th c., both the Incas & these Nahuatl-speaking people used the sling against Spanish conquistadors |
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In 2003 Calvin Klein paid $30 million for a mansion in the "south" one of these Long Island enclaves; now he's tearing it down |
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He was the first vice president to assume the presidency upon the death of a president |
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1986: "Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes", "You Can Call Me Al" |
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[in Spanish accent] Si, señor, it's the type of dog seen here |
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Someone exhibiting attributes of these 2 related characters from an 1886 mystery might have a split personality |
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This sign of the zodiac is sometimes represented by an arrow drawn across a bow |
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In August 2009 the sultan of this spent $21,000 to get a trim from his favorite hairdresser |
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He was the first (& only) veep to assume the presidency under the provisions of the 25th amendment |
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1987: "Welcome To The Jungle", "Sweet Child O' Mine" |
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The Department of Labor reported that this rate stood at 10% in December 2009 |
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This Thurber character from a 1939 short story now refers to anyone with elaborate daydreams |
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The English army's slings & spears were effective at this battle, but it ended for Harold II with an arrow in the eye |
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So many choices: this Philippine first lady had 508 floor-length gowns to wear with her 1,060 pairs of shoes |
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