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| George Ross, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was this seamstress' uncle by marriage |
Betsy Ross
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| Letter used with a number to denote "power", as in the magnification power of binoculars |
X
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| Janis Joplin asked the Lord to buy her one of these to make up for her Porsche-driving friends |
Mercedes-Benz
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| Perhaps imitating gorillas, grouses beat these in front of their chests to warn intruders |
wings
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| If right-handed, they aim for the "pocket" between the 1 & 3 pins |
bowlers
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| A canine term for youthful infatuation; it's also called "calf love" |
puppy love
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| In 1836 he set up shop in Paterson, New Jersey to manufacture his famous revolvers |
Samuel Colt
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| When at sea, use this measurement equal to about 6,076 feet |
(Tom: What is a knot?)
a nautical mile
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| Model of car mentioned in the song heard here: |
(Alex: From the Beach Boys song "We'll Have Fun, Fun, Fun Until Her Daddy Takes the [*] Away".)
T-Bird (Thunderbird)
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| These Southwestern birds can attain ground speeds of 15 mph, even with nary a coyote in sight |
roadrunners
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| They use loud, colorful spiels to entice customers into carnivals |
barkers
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| French for "love", in English it means romance, especially a secret one |
Amour
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| Confederate VP Alexander Stephens was later elected governor of this state--how peachy |
Georgia
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| It's true, abrasives like sandpaper are graded & sold by the size of this on them |
grit
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| In 1988 Natalie Cole covered the Bruce Springsteen song about this pink luxury auto |
Cadillac
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| When this bird of the family Apodidae slows down, it often nests in a chimney |
swift
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| On trains they assist conductors; on bobsleds their main duty is slowing things down |
(Alex: We have less than a minute.)
brakemen
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| It's love of yourself, especially if you're a handsome youth or a pretty white flower |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
narcissism
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| With Elizabeth Cady Stanton, she founded the Women's Loyal National League, to fight for slaves' freedom |
Susan B. Anthony
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| There are 100 ares in one of these metric units of land area measure |
(Chris: What is a hectacre?)
a hectare
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| In a 1995 ode to this GM car, Moonpools & Caterpillars rhymed it with "knew it" |
Buick
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| The red-footed type of this seabird lays one egg at a time so the chicks are more robust when they "hatch" |
booby
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| Only these bigwigs may argue before Britain's high court |
barristers
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| As chief justice from 1864 to 1873, he presided at the impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson |
Salmon P. Chase
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| Norman, engineer & Norwegian are names for sizes of these, a ton of which may hit you at any time |
bricks
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| Prince drove this title car into the Top 10 in 1983 |
"Little Red Corvette"
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| The king type of this well-feathered duck dives as far "down" as 180 feet |
(Chris: What is a kingfisher?)
eider
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| In a symphony orchestra, these speed reeders sit next to the clarinetists |
bassoons
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| Sanskrit for the pursuit of love, it's the subject of a famous sutra, or collection |
kama
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