HAPPY DECEMBER, EVERYBODY! |
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It's the national month for this holiday-time drink to which rum & nutmeg are sometimes added |
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"T.O.C." (either one) by Henry Miller |
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Homer Simpson & his thirsty buddies gather here to grab a glass of Duff & blow off some steam |
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In myth he killed King Laius of Thebes (but he had serious mommy issues) |
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The History Channel show "Ax Men" centers on guys in this job, & they're OK |
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This phrase has been applied to sadistic dripping & to Houdini's escape act from a water tank |
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This British observance on the first weekday after Christmas doesn't refer to pugilists but to gift packages |
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"O.H.B." by Somerset Maugham |
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Sam Malone sold this bar & left for an around-the-world sailing trip, but the boat sank & he was soon back at the bar |
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Aldo Moro, 5 times the premier of this country, was kidnapped & murdered by Red Brigades terrorists in 1978 |
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Shel Silverstein poetically waxed that you could hear this mythic logger's axe "ring for a mile and a half" |
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Navy SEAL training includes 5 minutes of doing this--in diving gear & a weight belt, using no hands |
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This reserve part of the U.S. military celebrates its birthday December 13 |
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The bar where the Seattle Grace Hospital doctors hang out on this series is really 72 North in Pasadena, Calif. |
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On June 28, 1914 Slavic nationalist Gavrilo Princip killed this royal & his consort Sophie |
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In a quirky 2012 movie, this president chops wood & quite a few vampires |
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A Chopin etude is named after this natural feature; hear the arpeggios "cascade" up & down the piano |
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Hallmark suggests including a strip of adinkra cloth with your card for this holiday |
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"T.U.L.O.B." by Milan Kundera |
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The Boars Nest, owned by Boss Hogg, was the local watering hole on this series |
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In Buffalo on Sept. 6, 1901 Leon Czolgosz shot this man twice; the first shot ricocheted off a button; the second was fatal |
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The Wicked Witch of the East maliciously enchants his axe over his love for a munchkin maiden |
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If you start to cry, you "turn on" these |
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In December 1936 members of the United Auto Workers began a sit-down strike against this automaker |
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"T.L.T.O.C." by Nikos Kazantzakis |
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A New Jersey strip club called Satin Dolls served as this club on "The Sopranos" |
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On July 13, 1793 Charlotte Corday pretended to seek the protection of this Parisian, whose bath was ruined, big time |
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Chopping down a tree starts with making this V-shaped cut; open-faced & Humboldt are 2 styles |
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A land ridge dividing the areas drained by 2 different river systems |
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