Wheely 1 2 3 4 5 6 and 711/19/2023 It was a metal bar that stretched across the full width of the keyboard. “Ahoy!” is a nautical term used to signal a vessel. When the telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell, he suggested that “ahoy” be used as a standard greeting when answering a call. However, Thomas Edison came up with “hello”, and we’ve been using that ever since. 20 Gourmet mushroom with poisonous lookalikes : MOREL The morel is that mushroom with the honeycomb-like structure on the cap. Morels are highly prized, especially in French cuisine. They should never be eaten raw as they are toxic, with the toxins being removed by thorough cooking. The plank is an isometric exercise that strengthens the abdominals, as well as the back and shoulder muscles. 23 Looks up from reading “Frankenstein”? : COMES OUT OF ONE’S SHELLEY There are variations of the plank, such as the side plank and the reverse plank. Mary Shelley’s Gothic novel has the full title of “Frankenstein or, The Modern Prometheus”. The subtitle underscores one of the themes of the book, i.e. a warning about the expansion into the Industrial Revolution. The verb “to amend” means “to change for the better, put right, alter by adding”. The related verb “to emend” is used more rarely, and mainly in reference to the editing of professional writing. 33 Reads “Catch-22,” “Closing Time” and “Something Happened” - and doesn’t stop there? : GOES THROUGH HELLER Both terms are derived from the Latin “emendare” meaning “to remove fault”. “Catch-22” is a novel by Joseph Heller set during WWII. The title refers to absurd bureaucratic constraints that soldiers had to suffer. Heller’s “Catch 22” was invoked by an army psychiatrist to explain that any pilot requesting to be evaluated for insanity, to avoid flying dangerous missions, had to be sane as only a sane man would try to get out of such missions. Laugh out loud (LOL) 48 Kendrick Lamar’s 2017 Best Rap Album Grammy winner : DAMN The term “catch-22” has entered the language and describes a paradoxical situation from which one can’t escape due to contradictory rules one loses, no matter what choice one makes. Kendrick Lamar is a hip-hop singer from Compton, California. Lamar’s full name is Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, with the singer’s given name honoring Motown artist Eddie Kendricks. Notably, his 2017 album “Damn” won a Pulitzer Prize for Music, becoming the first non-classical or non-jazz album to do so. Jason Momoa is a model and actor who is perhaps best known for playing superhero Aquaman in several DC Comics films. He also played warrior leader Khal Drogo in the HBO TV series “Game of Thrones”. In 2017, Momoa married actress Lisa Bonet, who played Denise Huxtable on “The Cosby Show”. 55 Borrows “The Color Purple” from the library instead of “The Flowers”? : TAKES A LONG WALKERĪlice Walker is an author and poet. Walker’s best known work is the novel “The Color Purple”, which earned her the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. “The Color Purple” was adapted into a very successful film of the same name, directed by Steven Spielberg. Seale was one of the Chicago Eight, eight people charged as a result of anti-Vietnam war protests that took place during the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago.Ħ0 1960s activist Bobby : SEALEīobby Seale is a civil rights activist who co-founded the Black Panther Party with Huey Newton. The judge ordered Seale severed from the case, reducing the group of defendants to the Chicago Seven. However, Seale’s vehement protests during the trial led to the judge ordering him bound, gagged and chained to his chair, and eventually sentenced him to four years in jail for contempt of court. That conviction was quickly overturned on appeal. The name “Belgrade” translates into “White City”.Ħ3 Belgrade resident : SERBīelgrade is the capital city of Serbia. The first pope named Leo is now known as Pope Saint Leo the Great. Leo I is famous for meeting with the feared Attila the Hun and persuading him to turn back his invading force that was threatening to overrun Western Europe. The brand name “SoBe” can be found on teas, juices and bottled waters. “SoBe” is an abbreviation for “South Beach”, the neighborhood in Miami Beach, Florida. Tim Gunn is a fashion consultant, and these days a television personality as well. He makes regular appearances on the reality TV show “Project Runway”, and is so popular a character that he now has his own show called “Tim Gunn’s Guide in Style”. 81 Listens to “Tom Jones” on audiobook? : PLAYS THE FIELDING Wheely 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 tv# Henry Fielding was an English writer whose most famous work is the 1749 novel “Tom Jones”.
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