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ROLLING STONE'S 20 MOST ANNOYING SONGS |
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On March 1, 1692 Sarah Good didn't have a good day as she was interrogated as a possible witch in this town |
Salem (Mass.)
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"I'll tell ya what I want, what I really, really want"--never to hear this group's 1996 song ever again! |
(Alex: Yes, with less than a minute.)
the Spice Girls
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Sardo, Stilton, Tilsit |
cheeses
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A stiff this, very serious--clearly meningitis. Make that whiplash. Cervical arthritis. You slept wrong |
a stiff neck
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Providing most of government revenues, it's the tax on individual & business earnings |
the income tax
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You don't need to tickle the ivories on this device that uses a roll of perforated paper to activate the keys |
a player piano
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On March 1, 2006 this online encyclopedia reached its 1 millionth user-submitted article |
Wikipedia
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Maybe it would have been better if this Oscar-winning song from a 1997 movie froze to death in the Atlantic as well |
(Anne: What is "I Will Go On"?)
"My Heart Will Go On"
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"The Searchers", "The Shootist", "The Quiet Man" |
(Ben: What are westerns?) ... (Alex: Yes. The Quiet Man was not a western.)
John Wayne movies
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A rash? It's hives. Scratch that. Allergic purpura. No, hidradenitis suppurativa, inflammation of these glands |
sweat
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In 1978 California's Proposition 13 lowered the rates of this tax by 57% |
property
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This soft modeling clay for kids was introduced in 1955 |
Play-Doh
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On March 1, 1781 Maryland ratified this document & the U.S. had its first stab at a Constitution |
the Articles of Confederation
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"Come & find me, my name is" this, "always at the party con las chicas que son buena" |
"Macarena"
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Draco, Lyra, Mensa |
(Anne: What are organizations?) [Originally ruled incorrect; reversed before Double Jeopardy! when the researchers found out that Lyra, Mensa, Draco are the names of organizations as well]
constellations
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Shortness of breath--must be a heart attack. No, histoplasmosis. Of course!--this red blood cell insufficiency |
anemia
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It's the tax on earnings from the disposition of securities & investment |
capital gains
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This 2-word TV innovation premiered in the 1963 Army-Navy game |
instant replay
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Injuring several representatives, nationalists from this U.S. territory opened fire on Congress on March 1, 1954 |
Puerto Rico
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"Life is brilliant" & sure, your "love is pure", but let's be blunt, James: this "pretty" song of yours is on the list |
(Ben: What is "Beautiful"?)
"You're Beautiful"
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Egbert, Canute, Edward III |
Kings of England
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You have acoustic neuroma. Actually, presbycusis. No, ceruminosis, that's why this is reduced |
your hearing
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When this is levied on the purchase or consumption of a specific commodity, it's called an excise tax |
a sales tax
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How often a particular song is broadcast on the radio |
airplay
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The first contact of a manmade object with another planet came March 1, 1966, when a Soviet probe landed here |
Venus
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This Sisqo song about a piece of clothing mentioned another song on the list, "Livin' La Vida Loca" |
"Thong Song"
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Stede Bonnet, "Calico" Jack Rackham, Henry Morgan |
pirates
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The fever clearly indicates mono--oops, colitis. No, TB. Of course, this bacterial ailment aka septic sore throat |
(Alex: Good, you're very good with these diagnoses. You should consider medicine as a career. But right now, you can relax, because we're taking our first break for these messages.)
strep throat
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Also called a capitation tax, it's an illegal tax levied for the right to vote |
(Alex: You know your taxes. Well done, young lady.) [Applause for Amy's near-run of the category]
a poll tax
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To pretend to be asleep or dead, like a New World marsupial |
play possum
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