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| Copper's conductivity & cost make it the most common metal for the rod that guides this to the ground |
lightning
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Free ____ Wonka & the Chocolate Factory |
Willy
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| We wonder if the woman seen here is reacting to the Jan. 7 announcement of their breakup |
Jennifer Aniston & Brad Pitt
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| Catherine de Medici was a lover of this food eaten by scraping the leaves with your teeth |
an artichoke
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| As even old Aristotle once rhymed, "Well begun is half" this |
done
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| Be prepared to break out the baby wipes if this innate mechanism in your wife's body is still "ticking" |
her biological clock
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| Not as good a conductor as copper but a lot cheaper, it's the default metal for U.S. high-voltage power lines |
aluminum
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| Israeli PM Sharon formed a new government to carry out his plan to dismantle all settlements in this area |
the Gaza Strip
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| The cross called celtuce combines the taste thrill of these two vegetables |
celery & lettuce
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| This type of "contract isn't worth the paper it's written on" is attributed to Sam Goldwyn |
a verbal contract (oral contract accepted)
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| Stubble on a man's face in the late afternoon, if he shaved in the morning |
a five o'clock shadow
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| This metal is the gold standard of electrical conductivity among metals |
silver
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The Ugly ____ Beauty |
American
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| This ailing 80-year-old got a standing ovation for appearing at the inauguration |
Chief Justice Rehnquist
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| They make up the genus Beta |
(Leslie: What are the carotenes?)
beets
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| Will Rogers said, "We can't all be" these, "because somebody has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by" |
(Alex: It's a great line.)
heroes
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| A large pendulum clock having a long, upright case usually taller than 6 1/2 feet |
a grandfather clock
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| This form of carbon used in fishing rods is a good conductor--so cast with care around power lines |
graphite
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Lost in ____ Jam |
(Leslie: Ohh, shoot... what is Yonkers? [Giggles])
Space
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| Bill Gates is giving $750 million to this type of health program, & Norway is giving $290 million |
(Michael: What is an AIDS program?) ... (Alex: It's an [*] program, not necessarily for AIDS.)
immunization
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| Each of the plants seen here yields dozens of these veggies |
Brussels sprouts
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| In it's first installment, this successor column to Ann Landers said it's ok to charge your lazy son rent |
Ask Amy
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| This 1962 novel was partly inspired by an assault on author Anthony Burgess' pregnant wife |
A Clockwork Orange
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| Water's conductivity comes from these particles, like positive sodium ones & negative chlorine ones |
ions
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The Morning ____ Hours |
After
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| This state's governor Gregoire was sworn in after a hand recount gave her a 129-vote edge |
Washington
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| Snow Crown, a popular variety of this veggie, has a pure white head |
cauliflower
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| "Neither a borrower nor a lender be" was this character's advice to his son |
Polonius
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| The most recent of these devices can achieve accuracy to within about 1 second in every 3 million years |
an atomic clock
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