His crossword definitely reminded me of this video. It never occurred to me that I might be giving something away, and in fact the tie between the two was made much stronger by your mentioning it here.
However, because you and I are the only two people who read my blog, I doubt that we're giving away much of anything.
Happy new year from me and the entire Bowie family.
What familiar saying with seven words has seven consonants in a row? The answer is a common saying, in ordinary English. Sometimes it's expressed in nine words rather than seven, but it's the same saying. And either way, in one spot it has seven consecutive consonants. What saying is it?
Last week: Name something in seven letters that most people keep in their homes. Take the first, third, fourth and seventh letters and rearrange them. The result will be a four-letter word naming something that the seven-letter thing is commonly used for. What is it?
Highlight for answer: Aspirin, pain
Two weeks ago: The name of what character, familiar to everyone, contains each of the five vowels (A, E, I, O and U) exactly once? The answer consists of two words — eight letters in the first word, four letters in the second.
Highlight for answer: Question mark
Three weeks ago: Name a well-known person from the 20th century who held an important position. Take the first and last letters of this person's last name, change each of them to the next letter of the alphabet, and you'll get the last name of another famous person who held the same position sometime after the first one. Who is it?
Greatest leadoff man of all time and Rickey Henderson
Why not to blog
A friend of mine produced this hilarious look at a sad era in American history. After lighting up Broadway and playing live on HBO, it's now out on DVD. Click the image to get yourself a copy. You'll love it.
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Ben, you've always seemed like such a nice guy. Do you have a blood feud going with Matt Gaffney?
Happy New Year!
His crossword definitely reminded me of this video. It never occurred to me that I might be giving something away, and in fact the tie between the two was made much stronger by your mentioning it here.
However, because you and I are the only two people who read my blog, I doubt that we're giving away much of anything.
Happy new year from me and the entire Bowie family.
I am so glad I posted my solution before you guys did this little chat...or I think I did. No, seriously, I knew the answer! For a change!!!
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