Apples To Apples - Party Expansion 2 - Red Apples (2006 Printing)

• 4-H Clubs - Head, Heart, Hands and Health. A youth organization promoting leadership, citizenship, and life skills. See you at the fair!
• A Blackberry - It's a fruit and an integrated communications system!
• A Blind Date - I can't see much future in it.
• A Broken Nose - It adds character!
• A Comb-Over - The world's worst cover-up.
• A Damsel In Distress - Where's that knight in shining armor?
• A French Bakery - Baguettes, croissants or a nice Gateau St. Honore? Just don't ask for French Toast.
• A Galaxy - A galaxy can range from 1,500 to 300,000 light-years. It's enough to make your head spin
• A Genie - Most grant three wishes...and then head for the bottle.
• A Good Education - Found at school... or at home.
• A Midnight Snack - Pizza, chips, cereal, ice cream...
• A Miracle - It's going to take a miracle...
• A One-Horse Town - Half the size of a two-horse town.
• A Pool Boy - Keeping it clean!
• A Rump Roast - The meat of Meat and Potatoes."
• Acne - It's not funny - is zit?
• Action Figures - Batteries not included- or needed.
• Acupuncture - This traditional Chinese practice will have you on pins and needles.
• Airplane Restrooms - Small, cramped and smelly - but they're lining up to get in!
• Alaskan Pipeline - At 800 miles long and 48" in diameter, this is one of the largest pipeline systems in the world Cold and crude.
• Alcoholism - The compulsive consumption and dependence on alcoholic beverages.
• Alimony - What was for richer is now for poorer.
• Almond Joy - "Sometimes you feel like a nut..."
• Aluminum Siding - Encase your house in metal - sheer genius!
• American Beauty - It's a classic-the rose, the movie, the woman, or the automobile.
• American Idol - FOX network's reality program based on a talent competition for 16-28 year-olds. No visible tattoos allowed.
• An Autopsy - On the plus side, it's the last physical you'll ever have to take.
• Anarchy - Who's in charge here?
• Angelina Jolie - 1975-, American actor in Gone in Sixty Seconds and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. She won an Academy Award for Girl, Interrupted.
• Angels - "Teacher says every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings." - Zuzu Baily It's a Wonderful Life
• Appalachians - Get your fiddle and I'll bring the banjo. There'll be music in the mountains tonight!
• Aretha Franklin - 1942-, American rock and roll, blues, and gospel singer. The Queen of Soul deserves
• Avalanches - Nearly all avalanches that involve people are triggered by the victims themselves. So walk softly and carry a cell phone.
• Baghdad - The capital of Iraq. This city was founded in 764 A.D. and called Madinat as-Salam which means "City of Peace."
• Barbra Streisand - 1942- , American singer, actor, director, and producer. The first ever to win a Grammy, Emmy, Oscar and a Tony. A star WAS born!
• Bette Midler - 1945-, American actor and popular singer. From the New York bathhouses to the "Divine Miss M."
• Big Bellies - Often found on chubby hubbies...
• Bill Cosby - 1937-, American actor and comedian who starred in I Spy, The Cosby Show, and created Fat Albert. Hey, hey, hey-he's got a PhD!
• Bird Flu - Bird flu is caused by avian influenza viruses. It is highly contagious among birds and has the potential to adapt and spread among humans.
• Black Eyed Peas - Good listening and good eating!
• Black Widows - Large venomous spiders in the American southwest. The male is half the size of the female, and very nervous...
• Blackmail - I know what you did last summer...
• Boa Constrictor - Found in the Central and South America, this snake can reach 13 feet in length. Want a hug?
• Book Clubs - It doesn't matter if the book is good, as long as there's dessert.
• Boomerangs - They're due for a comeback!
• Boston Strangler - Between 1962 and 1964, Albert DiSalvo assaulted and murdered eleven single women in their Boston apartment.
• Boston Tea Party - On December 16, 1773, American patriots boarded ships in the Boston harbor and emptied 342 chests of tea in protest of British taxation.
• Botox - A few shots and you'll have no worries for six months - or at least you'll look that way.
• Bowling Balls - In 1963 alone, Americans spent over $43 million on bowling balls. The bowling industry was on a roll.
• Box Cutters - Take one on a plane and they'll cut you off the passenger list.
• Boys Night Out - Nothing, Honey, just played some card...
• Breast Implants - A growing industry.
• Broccoli - Fighting cancer for over 2,000 years.
• Bruce Lee - 1940-1973, American icon of martial arts films. This kung fu master influenced martial arts worldwide. Enter the Dragon.
• Budapest - Capital of Hungary. This city of almost 2 million is divided into two parts - the hilly Buda and the flat Pest.
• Buffalo Soldiers - African American U.S. army units who fought in the Indian Wars and explored vast areas of the southwest.
• Bulging Biceps - My, what big muscles you have...
• Burger King - 11,000 restaurants serving flame-broiled burgers worldwide. Have it Your Way.
• Butter - I can't believe it's not margarine!
• Cabin In The Woods - Relaxing...unless that guy in the hockey mask shows up.
• Calculus - How do I calculate my level of confusion in calculus class?
• Cameron Diaz - 1972-, American actor in Gangs of New York, and one of Charlie's new angels. There's something about Cameron.
• Cannibals - We must have you for dinner sometime!
• Car Insurance - Don't leave home without it!
• Carrots - The root of all carrot cakes.
• Cashmere Sweaters - They should be called CashMORE sweaters!
• Caterpillars - Bugs or bulldozers. There's gonna be some changes 'round here.
• Central Park - Each year, over 25 million people visit these 843 acres of beautiful lawns and woodlands located in Manhattan.
• Champagne - Salud! ... Le chaim! ... Cheers! ... Sláinte! ...
• Chaps - Used to be just for cowboys...
• Chick Flicks - Steel Magnolias, Beaches, Waiting To Exhale... Ratings: **** ...and fifteen tissues.
• Chicken Dance - Da, da, da...
• Chicken Feed - You can't get it for chicken feed.
• Chicken, Alaska - Take the Klondike loop from Whitehorse to Dawson City and you're almost there. Get the cluck over here!
• Chicks - Fine feathered friends...
• Christopher Reeve - 1952-2004, American actor, director, author, activist and chairman of the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation. A real Superman.
• Christopher Walken - 1943-, American actor and winner of an Academy Award for The Deer Hunter. He makes "mentally unbalanced" look so natural.
• Cigars - Power smoking.
• Cinnamon Toast - Sugar and spice and everything nice.
• Cleveland Indians - This Cleveland baseball team took the name "Indians" in 1915. It's the tribe
• Clinical Depression - Clinical or not - it's depressing.
• Coastal Erosion - Wasn't California here just a minute ago...
• Cockpit Recordings - If those black boxes are so indestructible, why not make the whole plane out of them?
• Cocktail Parties - Shake and serve straight up. It's a drinking game!
• Conservatives - To the right of the political spectrum.
• Corsets - From whalebones to latex...still in fashion.
• Cowboy Boots - These boots were made for two-steppin'.
• Cowgirls - "Even cowgirls get the blues." -Tom Robbins
• Cream Puffs - A real lightweight... unless you're counting calories.
• Cream Rinse - Perfect after a milk bath.
• Credit Cards - For everything else there's CASH.
• Crisis Centers - Please leave a message at the sound of the beep...
• Crop Circles - Worldwide, more than 10,000 crop circles have been reported. No crop squares, to date.
• Cross Dressing - A personal statement... or a fashion statement.
• Cucumbers - A little brine and they're in a pickle.
• Dallas, Texas - The largest city in Texas. The big D.
• Danny Glover - 1946-, American actor who was appointed goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Development Program. Lethal box office weapon.
• Desperate Housewives - A prime-time soap opera featuring the lives of five suburban housewives. Apparently, millions are desperate to watch...
• Diane Keaton - 1946-, American actor, known for her personal style and award winning acting in Annie Hall, Marvin's Room, and Something's Gotta Give.
• Diet Pills - Results may vary.
• Dirty Dancing - Now legal in most states.
• DNA Testing - I had my DNA tested. It failed.
• Domestic Partners - Not exactly married, not exactly dating.
• Don King - 1932-, American boxing promoter. He has donated millions to worthy causes, but is better known for his knock-out hair.
• Donald Trump - 1946-, American success story. Chairman of The Trump Organization for real estate development. If he says you're fired, you're fired!
• Doomsday - I reckon it will come.
• Down Comforters - Just ducky when the cold weather gets your goose.
• Dr. Phil - Psychologist Dr. Phil McGraw helps millions "get real" on his TV show... Life Law #1: Either you get it or you don't.
• Dreams - "If you can dream it, you can do it." - Walt Disney
• Drive-In Movies - The entertainment's not just on the screen.
• Drooling - What a drip!
• Duck Decoys - A bunch of quacks!
• Duckbill Platypus - A furry, egg-laying animal with webbed forefeet. It's a bird...no, it's a reptile, no, it's a mammal ...actually, it's a marsupial.
• EBay - "The World's Online Marketplace." The bazaar for the bizarre.
• Egg Rolls - Tasty Chinese appetizers. We're not sure where the egg comes in...
• Elvis Impersonators - Will the real Elvis please stand up?
• Emeril LaGasse - 1959-, chef, restauranteur and television personality, known for New Orleans regional specialties. BAM!
• Empire State Building - The static electricity buildup on the top of the building is so great that kissing can actually create sparks!
• Energizer Bunny - The pink, drum beating "Spokes Hare" for Energizer batteries. It keeps annoying... and annoying...and annoying...
• Engineers - They have designs on your future...
• Enron - They manipulated the books, stocks plummeted, people lost their jobs and a couple of guys went to jail.
• Evolution - Charles Darwin's observations of the variations among plants and animals on the Galapagos Islands led to his theory of evolution.
• Exchange Students - You can only exchange them if you've got the receipt.
• Facial Hair - Good news for teenage boys. Bad news for middle-aged women.
• Factory Work - Everyday working shifts...
• Fangs - Take a bite out of life... someone else's, that is.
• Farm Animals - "Four legs good, two legs bad." -George Orwell Animal Farm
• Father's Day - Traditionally, more collect calls are made on Father's Day than any other day of the year.
• FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency, responsible for disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery.
• Fight Club - 1999 film starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton. Don't talk about Fight Club.
• Fire Ants - A hot topic in the extermination business.
• Fire Hydrants - The fire hydrant was invented by Birdsill Holly in 1869. Holly held over 150 U.S. patents, second only to Edison.
• Fire-Eaters - A hot career move...
• Fireside Chats - From stories around the campfire, to Franklin D. Roosevelt's popular 1930s and 1940s radio addresses - they'll warm your heart.
• First Born - All the attention and no hand-me-downs.
• Fjords - Long narrow inlets from the sea between steep cliffs.
• Flannel Sheets - Some nights call for satin sheets, and some for flannel.
• Florida - Over one thousand miles of beaches to enjoy ...if the sharks don't get you.
• Flounders - Bottom-feeding flatfish. Things gotta be looking up.
• Flying Saucers - On July 8, 1947 the U.S. Army reported that flying saucer wreckage was discovered near Roswell, NM. (Statement retracted on July 9.)
• Flying Solo - You're on your own!
• Foam Rubber - Foam rubber is a biodegradable matter produced from rubber trees. That'd be a cushy job.
• Focus Groups - We need to run this card past a few dozen people first...
• Fondue - The taste says fondue...the calories say fonDON'T...
• Foreign Films - How do they expect you to watch the film when you gotta read the subtitles?
• Four-Inch Heels - Better to start with one-inch and work your way up.
• France - Not just a country- it's a state of mind!
• Fraternities - An organization of male college students. Toga! Toga! Toga!
• Free Clinics - Hey, the disease was free, the clinic should be too!
• Frogmen - What do you get if you kiss a frogman?
• Galactic Noise - The radio-frequency radiation originating outside the solar system. Is it just us, or is there somebody else out there?
• Game Sanctuaries - Protection for game players everywhere.
• Garage Sales - Tag sales, yard sales, rummage sales - take your pick, just get there early!
• Garlic - The flavor that lasts, and last, and lasts...
• Gas Prices - What goes up, must...go up again!
• Gen. Douglas MacArthur - 1880-1964, the most decorated soldier in the history of the U.S. military. MacArthur took part in WWI, WWII and the Korean War.
• Gentlemen - They prefer blondes... brunettes...redheads...
• Geronimo - 1829-1909, Apache leader known for his wisdom and courage. He died as a prisoner of war at Fort Sill in Oklahoma.
• Getting A Raise - Asking for one gets a raise ... out of your boss.
• Girls Night Out - Don't worry, Honey, it's just shopping and dinner.
• Gladiators - Although most of the Roman gladiators were slaves, they were well-fed and given expert medical care.
• Going Bald - "Bald Is Beautiful!" -BHMA (Bald-Headed Men of America)
• Graham Crackers - Developed in 1829, by Sylvester Graham, for the health benefits. He also promoted hard mattresses and cold showers.
• Granite - You can take it for granite.
• Grass Huts - People who live in grass huts shouldn't throw matches.
• Graveyards - Finally, a real resting place.
• Gravy - No lumps? Good gravy!
• Grease Monkeys - The boys under the hood.
• Greece - Lofty mountains, blue seas and 8,000 miles of coastline. I'll take the spanakopita with calamari on the side! OPA!
• Green Acres - It's the place to be...
• Greenhouse Effect - Without any greenhouse effect the earth would not be warm enough to sustain life.
• Grilled Cheese - Cooking School 101.
• Ground Zero - A blast area or the target of a missile or bomb.
• Group Therapy - Being analyzed with a group of strangers? And how does that make you feel?
• Halftime Shows - From marching bands to "wardrobe malfunctions."
• Hamburgers - The all-American sandwich named after a city in Germany.
• Hardware Stores - I need a thingy to put on the what-cha-ma-call-it...
• Hash - "There is nothing worse for the health, or the palate, than a poor hash." -Miss Beecher's Domestic Receipt Book, 1846
• Hitchhikers - Going my way?
• Home Alone - Kids like it. Parents love it!
• Home Run - Get up...get up...get outta here...GONE! -Bob Uecker
• Hospitals - The nation's first hospital, opened in the 1750s, was established for the "sick, poor and insane" in Philadelphia.
• Hostages - It looks like we'll be tied up for awhile!"
• Hot Tub Parties - Warning: the use of drugs or alcohol before or during spa use could lead to unconsciousness.
• Hugh Grant - 1960-, British actor of numerous romantic comedies including Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, and About a Boy.
• Hugh Hefner - 1926-, founded Playboy magazine in 1953 and went on to build an empire based on celebrating sex.
• Hula-Hoops - The fad that keeps going round and around.
• Hummers - Combat carrier turned kid carrier.
• Hurricane Katrina - Katrina made landfall in August of 2005, and caused major damage to the coastal regions of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
• Husbands - "When a husband brings his wife flowers for no reason, there's a reason." -Molly McGee
• Idaho - Scenic beauty, rugged wilderness, and more than enough potatoes.
• Identity Crisis - Who? Me?
• Identity Theft - What if nobody wants your identity?
• Illegal Aliens - International or interplanetary.
• Income Tax - Nothing "in-coming" about it.
• Inflation - Back in my day, mansions used to cost a nickel. A NICKEL!
• Injustice - It's just not fair.
• Intelligent Design - The name given to the concept that the universe, and all living things, are a result of an intelligent creator.
• International Spies - Cool gadgets.
• Internet Dating - Turn-ones: candlelight dinners and walks on the beach. Turn-offs: the computer crashing...
• Iraq - Iraq attained its independence in 1932 and was declared a republic in 1958. Population: 26 million
• Irish Setters - High-energy bird dog known for its silky red coat and playful personality. Erin go woof.
• Iron Chef - Japanese television program. World-class chefs compete to create 3-course meals. Galloping Gourmet meets World Wrestling Federation.
• Island Retreat - Look, Honey, The Island of Dr. Moreau, doesn't that sound nice?...
• Jail - Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200.
• James Woods - 1947-, American actor nominated for Academy Awards for Ghosts of Mississippi and Salvador. He dropped out of M.I.T. to pursue acting.
• Jane Fonda - 1937-, American actor who made 40 films and won Academy Awards for Klute and Coming Home. A.k.a. Hanoi Jane.
• Janet Jackson - 1966-, American singer, composer and actor. Early in her career she played Penny on Good Times and Charlene on Diff'rent Strokes.
• Jennifer Anistor - 1969-, American film and television actress, best known for the highly successful comedy series, Friends.
• Jet Lag - Some travel experts estimate that it takes a day of recovery for each time zone passed.
• John Doe - Who?
• Jahn Malkovich - 1953-, American movie actor and director. Known for In the Line of Fire, Places in the Heart and, of course, Being John Malkovich.
• Jugglers - They've got their hands full.
• Julia Child - 1912-2004, American chef, author and television personality. She popularized French cooking in the United States. Bon Appetit!
• Justin Timberlake - 1981-, American singer whose career began on Star Search at age 11, then on to The Mickey Mouse Club, and 'N Sync. Curly Spice!
• Karaoke - Sing...sing a song... sing it badly, to last your whole life long...
• Kentucky - Bordering seven states, Kentucky is known for horses, mountains and bourbon. Not a bad combination.
• Kevin Bacon - 1958-, American actor of Mystic River, A Few Good Men, The River Wild and JFK. Footloose from the start...
• Kevin Costner - 1955-, American actor and director who starred in JFK and Field of Dreams. His Dances With Wolves won an Academy Award for Best Picture.
• Knights In Shining Armor - "You're my knight in shining armor. Don't you forget it." - Ethel Thayer On Golden Pond
• Krispy Kreme - Making doughnuts since 1937. If the light's on you'll get hot doughnuts. HOT NOW!
• Labor Pains - Don't push me!
• Lap dogs - Portable pooches.
• Larry King - 1933-, television talk show host. He began broadcasting in 1957 and 40,000 interviews later, he's considered "Master of the Mike."
• Lavender - Hearty shrub with spikes of small purple flowers which smell just like...lavender.
• Law School - "You got into Harvard Law?" "What? Like, it's hard?" - Elle Woods Legally Blonde
• Leaky Faucets - Your own personal water torture.
• Learning Latin - I came, I saw, I flunked.
• Lemmings - Native to Scandinavia, lemmings have round furry bodies, short legs, and small eyes...and a loyal following!
• Lethal Weapons - Too many kinds to list...
• Lettuce - Two heads are better than one!
• Liberals - To the left of the political spectrum.
• Librarians - "How to make an atomic bomb? No problem, we have a book on that."
• Lima Beans - Lima beans have been cultivated in Peru since 6000 B.C. - that's a whole lotta limas.
• Limosines - Stretch out and enjoy the ride.
• Live Bait - GONE FISHIN'
• Long Division - That's why calculators were invented.
• Losing Your Luggage - If only your luggage got frequent flyer miles.
• Lowriders - The modified suspension decreases ground clearance on these customized vehicles. East L.A. to New York to Japan...they're hoppin'.
• Lumberjack - "I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay..." - Monty Python
• Luncheon Meat - What a bunch of baloney!
• M. C. Escher - 1898-1972, Dutch artist known for his "impossible structures" including Ascending and Descending. I can't tell if he's coming or going!
• Magicians - Now you see 'em... now you see 'em again.
• Magnetic Fields - Strangely attractive!
• Malcolm X - 1925-65, American civil rights leader, was assassinated on the first day of National Brotherhood Week.
• Mammoth Cave - The longest recorded cave system in the world, over 360 mapped miles. Stay with your group...
• Married Men - Statistics show that married men live longer, healthier, happier, and wealthier lives. Of course, there are exceptions.
• Mayonnaise - In 1905, Richard Hellman, a German immigrant, opened a delicatessen selling salads made with his wife's mayonnaise.
• Medicinal Plants - For medical use only.
• Meteorologists - They're so predictable...
• Miami Beach - So hot and yet so cool.
• Michael Moore - 1954-, American documentary film maker of Roger and Me and Fahrenheit 9/11 He won an Academy Award for Bowling for Columbine.
• Mimes - [No words, just two four-fingered gloves.]
• Mint Jelly - Good with lamb... and that's about it.
• Mistletoe - The Druids believe that mistletoe could improve fertility...so be careful who you kiss.
• Model Prisoner - He made the BEST license plates.
• Mona Lisa - Leonardo da Vinci's painting of the most famous smile in the world.
• Mondays - "Monday, Monday, can't trust that day..." - The Mamas and the Papas
• Monopoly - The longest game of Monopoly ever played lasted 1,680 hours.
• Morgan Freeman - 1937-, American actor who won Academy Awards for Million Dollar Baby and Driving Miss Daisy. He's Street Smart and much more.
• Mother's Day - Oh, honey...you made... it...all by yourself...
• Mu Shu Pork - Pancakes - Chinese style.
• Mushrooms - Nobody knows the truffles I've seen...
• My Blue Jeans - When I wake up in the mornin' light, I pull on my jeans and I feel all right." - Keith Urban
• My Car - My other car is a beater too.
• My Dad's Car - "Oh, man, he's going to kill me!"
• My Inheritance - It's all in the family...
• My Obituary - "The report of my death was an exaggeration.: - Mark Twain
• My Sweetheart - "No, I love YOU more!" "No, I love YOU more!"
• Nachos - "Nacho, nacho man. I want to be a nacho man,: - Homer Simpson
• Napoleon Dynamite - 2004 upbeat comedy film starring Jon Heder as an alienated teenager in a small western high school. Gosh!
• National Debt - We'll let our kids worry about that...
• Nebraska - Famous Nebraskans: Willa Cather, Crazy Horse, Fred Astaire, and Marlon Brando.
• Nelson Mandela - 1918-, South African, awarded the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize for his leadership in the peaceful termination of apartheid.
• New Year's Resolution - This year's going to be different...
• New York Times - "The grey lady" was one of the last newspapers to adopt color photography. Seems like they were a bit behind the times...
• Nicole Kidman - 1967-, actor, American born but raised in Australia. She won Academy Awards for The Hours and Moulin Rouge.
• Norway Spruce - This fast-growing conifer is native to central and northern Europe and quickly reaches 80 feet in \height.
• Notre Dame Football - Not just football-it's Notre Dame Football! WE-ARE-N-D, GO-IRISH!
• Nurses - "After two days in the hospital I took a turn for the nurse." - W. C. Fields
• Oklahoma City Bombing - On April 19, 1995 a massive explosion was set off, destroying a federal building, killing 168 people, and injuring 850 others.
• Oktoberfest - Lace up your lederhosen and roll out the barrel!
• Optic Nerves - You're getting on your optic nerves, man!
• Orlando, Florida - Cypress Gardens, Universal Studios, Sea World and Disney World. Something for everyone- everyone who likes theme parks, that is.
• Owen Wilson - 1968-, American actor, appeared in Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums and Wedding Crashers. He's a self-proclaimed trouble-maker.
• Owning Land - "Why, land is the only thing in the world worth workin' for, worth fightin' for, worth dyin' for..." - Gerald O'Hara Gone with the Wind
• Pamela Anderson - 1967-, Canadian actor. From Home Improvement to Baywatch and Stripperella, with five Playboy covers along the way.
• Paper Shredders - What bill from Tiffany's? I didn't see any bill from Tiffany's...
• Parachutes - Golden or otherwise...
• Paradise - "They paved paradise and put up a parking lot." - Joni Mitchell
• Paranoid - I don't trust them!
• Paris Hilton - 1981-, American model, actor and TV personality. We'll always have Paris.
• Park Rangers - "What pic-a-nic basket, Ranger Smith?" - Yogi Bear
• Patriot Act - Public Law No. 107-56, introduced in 2001. "To deter and punish terrorist acts in the U.S. and around the world..."
• Penthouse Apartment - A deluxe apartment in the sky! - The Jeffersons
• Phantom Limb - The sensation that an amputated limb is still there. Also known as "stump hallucination."
• Pie Charts - For people with an appetite for numbers...
• Ping-Pong - The game was first played with a rubber ball (too fast), then a cork ball (too slow), and then a celluloid ball (just right).
• Pneumonia - Serious inflammation of the lung caused by bacteria or a virus.
• Pockets - Pick one!
• Political Debates - They ARE political- the rest is debatable.
• Pomegranates - The size of an apple, this fruit is covered with a dark red, leathery rind. The seeds and juice are the only edible parts.
• Ponchos - They're totally armless!
• Poverty - Who won the war on poverty, anyway?
• Prescription Drugs - WARNING: Do not operate heavy machinery...
• Prickly Pears - Type of cactus with flat, oval pads and large spikes.
• Primrose Path - Come on down!
• Private Schools - An expensive lesson.
• Puerto Rico - As a territory of the United States, Puerto Rico's 4 million people have their own constitution and their own Olympic team.
• Puppet Shows - Just pull a few strings...
• Pussy Willows - A type of willow tree distinguished, in the spring, by silky, grey catkins.
• Pythons - I'll name mine Monty!
• Radishes - The root of a good salad.
• Rain Forests - Endangered ecosystems, or trendy cafés.
• Rare Coins - One old coin can cost several thousand new ones.
• Ray Charles - 1930-2004, American singer and songwriter of Jazz, Rhythm & Blues, and Rock & Roll. Awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1993.
• Razorbacks - A 250 pound wild boar, or the University of Arkansas athletic teams. "Time to call in the pigs. Woo...Pig...Sooiee!"
• Reality - It's overrated!
• Red Peppers - You'll warm up to 'em...
• Renée Zellweger - 1969-, American actor, starred in Bridget Jones's Diary, and Chicago, and won an Oscar for her portrayal of Ruby in Cold Mountain.
• Retirement - Youth may be wasted on the young but retirement is wasted on the old.
• Richard Gere - 1949-, American actor. He's been an American Gigolo and An Officer and a Gentleman and sang and danced his way through Chicago.
• Ring-Necked Pheasants - The male is easily identified by the distinct green head, red facial skin, white neck ring, and long golden tail feathers. All dressed up...
• Risky Business - Risky business is risky business except when it's a sure thing like the 1983 film starring a young Tom Cruise.
• Road Maps - You have to know when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em...
• Roadies - ...check...check... testing...check... check...
• Roadside Cafés - You want pie? We got pie.
• Robert Redford - 1937-, American movie man. Produced 23 films, directed 7, acted in 39, and supports emerging film makers through the Sundance Institute.
• Rogaine - A non-prescription formula developer to help regrow hair. Hair today, hair tomorrow.
• Saber-Tooth Tigers - Now extinct, the saber-tooth tiger used large canine teeth to rip into the throat or belly of it's prey. It's the California State Fossil.
• Safety Pins - For diapers. Or punks. Or old punks' diapers.
• Sand Dollars - Members of the class of marine animals known as echinoids. Save enough and you can buy a sand castle.
• Sand Dunes - The are five basic dune shapes: linear, dome, crescent, star and parabola.
• Saturday Night Live - The award-winning comedy show featuring top musical performances and guest hosts. "Live from New York..."
• Sauerkraut - Cabbage, salt and the magic of fermentation...
• Saunas - Just sweat it out...!
• School Prayer - Please, God, let me pass this test...
• School Uniforms - You might not be smarter but you'll look smarter...
• Scientific Knowledge - Prove it!
• Scorpions - The big sting!
• Segregation - The discriminatory policy, or practice, of imposing the separation of people based on race.
• September 11 - The date in 2001 when terrorists attacked the U.S. by flying hijacked jetliners into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
• Sermons - I think he was talking to you...
• Sex And The City - The critically acclaimed HBO television series based on the lives of four single women in New York City...and sex.
• Sharon Stone - 1958-, American actor known for her portrayal of smart and aggressive characters in such films as Casino and Basic Instinct.
• Sheep - What do sheep count when THEY can't sleep?
• Sherwood Forest - At one time, Sherwood Forest was the largest of England's royal forests. Legendary home of Robin Hood and his Merry Men (in tights).
• Shoplifting - The gateway to a life of crime.
• Shrek - The Academy Award winning 2001 animated film featuring an ogre and a donkey rescuing a princess.
• Silicon Valley - Great place to live... they're all virus protected.
• Single Women - Girls just want to have fun!
• Sleep - "I have never taken any exercise except sleeping and resting." - Mark Twain
• Slot Machines - Think you'll win? The they're pulling YOUR arm...
• Snoop Dogg - 1971-, American popular gangsta-rapper known for his distinctive style, as well as his albums, soundtracks, and TV and film appearances.
• Social Workers - Going down to the water cooler doesn't make you a social worker.
• Sockeye Salmon - Found in the Pacific and Arctic oceans, the sockeye salmon can be identified by the distinct gill rakers, or the sublime tarragon sauce.
• Sororities - Organizations of female college students. Sisters to the end...or at least until graduation.
• Soul Mate - Even soul mates won't put up with some things.
• Spending Money - But it was on sale...
• Spider-Man - Peter Parker, a young orphan, was bitten by a genetically altered spider...you can find him hanging out on the web.
• Sponges - They'll soak it up.
• Spyware - They're watching you.
• Starbucks - "They're opening a Starbucks in my living room." - Janeane Garofalo
• Steak & Eggs - The breakfast of champions...Atkins champions, anyway.
• Stem Cell Research - Potential scientific breakthrough...and political hot button.
• Steroids - Dude...didn't you used to have a NECK?
• Steven Seagal - 1951-, American action film star of Under Siege, Executive Decision and many more. He holds the rank of 7th dan in aikido.
• Substitute Teachers - "I'm a substitute Spanish teacher. Los estudiantes son mis amigos." - Peggy, King of the Hill
• Sugar Daddy - "She used to have a sugar daddy and a candy-apple caddy." - Tom Waits
• Super Powers - That's Incredibles!
• Susan Sarandon - 1946-, American actor and social activist. Won an Academy Award for Dead Man Walking and much critical acclaim for Thelma and Louise.
• Sweet Potatoes - Now available in chip form.
• Swordfish - A cut above other fish.
• Target Stores - Stores in 47 states... Target the one near you.
• Tater Tots - "Are you gonna eat your tots?" - Napoleon Dynamite
• Ted Kennedy - 1932-, U.S. Democratic Senator representing Massachusetts since 1962. One of the clan.
• Teleporters - Beam me up!
• The Atkins Diet - Steak and potatoes... minus the potatoes...
• The Attic - It's up there somewhere...
• The Axis Of Evil - The term used by President Bush to describe regimes that sponsor terror.
• The Beach Boys - The band's first hit, "Surfin" came out in 1961, but beach boys have been around almost as long as California.
• The Daily Show - The award-winning comedy-news program featuring Jon Stewart as anchor. And now for your moment of Zen...
• The Economy - "It's the economy, stupid." - James Carville Political Strategist for Bill Clinton
• The Frozen Tundra - Derived from the Finnish word for barren, a tundra has long, cold winters and strong dry winds. Muskoxen and Packer fans seem to like it.
• The Hamptons - Where the elite meet to summer...
• The Infantry - Branch of the army trained to fight on foot. The front line...
• The Louisianna Purchase - In 1803, the U.S. purchased about 600 million acres of land from France for less than three cents per acre. Now, there's a bargain!
• The Marines - The United States Marine Corps. The Few. The Proud. Semper Fi.
• The Meaning Of Life - Go ask your mother.
• The Milk Man - Door-to-door dairy.
• The Mob - A.k.a. the Mafia. The only mob that IS organized.
• The Moral Majority - A U.S. political action group founded in 1979 by Jerry Falwell to promote a conservative, fundamentalist Christian agenda.
• The Pope - The spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
• The Purple Heart - Awarded to members of the U.S. armed forces who are wounded or killed as a result of combat.
• The Real World - In 1992, MTV launched a new genre of TV - the documentary/soap opera. Seven young people move in together and the world watches.
• The Rodeo - Real cowboys... surrounded by a bunch of clowns...
• The Secret Service - They're so cool, they wear sunglasses at night.
• The Seven Dwarfs - From the classic 1937 Disney film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Snow White's posse.
• The Speed Of Light - According to Einstein, nothing in the Universe can exceed the sped of light. It's the cosmic speed limit!
• The Starship Enterprise - A galaxy-class, extended duration, starship from Star Trek. "The engines can'nae take it, Captain!"
• The Suburbs - "Another Pleasant Valley Sunday, charcoal burning everywhere, rows of houses that are all the same..." - The Monkees
• The Village People - Disco band formed in the 1970s. Y...M...C...A...
• Thistles - The thistle has been a symbol of Scotland for over 500 years - the rest of its history is a bit thorny.
• Thomas Jefferson - 1743-1826, author of the Declaration of American Independence and third president of the United States. He died on the 4th of July.
• Three Bears - Is this Chicago? Then it'd be "Da Three Bears."
• Toe Rings - Foot Bling.
• Tony Bennett - 1926-, American singer whose music is love across generations and continents. The United Nations honored him as a ""Citizen of the World."
• Tony Hawk - 1968-, American Skateboarding superhero. He led the way as skateboarding went from street sport to big business.
• Tourists - Increase traffic flow ... and cash flow.
• Train Depots - A hundred years later and it's an upscale restaurant and gift shop.
• Trench Coat - The classic trench coat was designed by Thomas Burberry in 1901 for army officers in the U.K. It's a flashin' statement.
• Trout Fishing - Everybody's got an angler.
• Tsunami - The Japanese word meaning "harbor wave." The wave heightens when the speed diminishes as the wave travels into shallower water.
• U.S. Air Force - U.S. air and space power. The most technologically sophisticated of the military branches. Cross Into The Blue.
• Usama Bin Laden - 1957-, Saudi Arabian suspected of masterminding terrorist attacks throughout the world.
• Utah - The name, Utah, came from the American Indian tribe Ute, and means "people of the mountains."
• V8 - Super charged: the tomato juice or the engine. Wow, I could have had a V8!
• Vegetarians - I'll take the tofu burger with the soy bacon strips.
• Wall Drug - Mega-tourist stop on Interstate 90, located in Wall, South Dakota. Free Ice Water! Only 978 miles to go...
• Wal-Mart - The very first Wal-Mart opened in 1962. They're now the world's largest retailer. They're on a roll...back!
• Waxing - Mustache, eyebrows or the floor...it's all a pain.
• Weapons - Of mass destruction, or just minor destruction.
• Wedding Cake - "You may now kiss the bride..." And lovingly stuff cake into each other's face.
• Weight Training - I can hardly weight.
• White Castles - Square hamburgers... 24 hours a day. I'll take four "slyders" with onions!
• Will Ferrell - 1967-, American television and movie actor and winner of the American Comedy Award for Saturday Night Live. Three cheers for Will!
• Wine Country - A delightful Pinot Grigio...
• Wisconsin - Somewhere between Illinois and Canada. Fishing, cheese, and beer. On Wisconsin!
• Witness Protection Program - Get a life...a new life.
• Wives - "What's for dinner, Honey?"
• Wizards - "Meddle not in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger." - J.J.R. Tolkien