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Monday, February 28, 2005

Dom Capers

The first head coach of American football's Carolina Panthers, now leading the Houston Texans.

2

Mr. Sandman

A Philadelphian boxer in the Nintendo game "Mike Tyson's Punch Out" and the Super Nintendo game "Super Punch-Out" who could deliver three powerful uppercuts in a quick series.

2

Disco Rodeo

A concert venue located in Raleigh, North Carolina, which was previously named "The Ritz."

1

Thursday, February 24, 2005

Harrison Ford

Clean-shaven American actor.

2

Tom Selleck

Moustachioed American actor who starred in T.V.'s "Magnum P.I."

2

Wednesday, February 23, 2005

Crocodiles

Aquatic reptiles whose wide jaw motions can be comically imitated with human arms.

1

Black History Month

February, when people and organizations across America revisit the African-American experience.

2

Monday, February 21, 2005

Repetition

The same thing over and over again.

1

Wildebeest

A large-horned African antelope that was the subject of a heated discussion on an episode of the defunct TV series "The Cosby Show."

1

Spite

Petty, antagonistic behavior.

1

Fake badger

A plush toy, holographic projection, or other facsimile of a burrowing, brown and white-striped woodland animal.

1

Sunday, February 20, 2005

Fret buzz

The noise created by guitar strings hitting the guitar's neck when plucked, usually due to the strings being too low.

1

Cheerful

Being pleasant, friendly, and maintaining a positive attitude whatever the circumstances.

2

Thursday, February 17, 2005

Miracles

Great, implausible events.

1

Yogurt

A thick, creamy, fermented dairy product sold in a variety of flavors.

2

Tuesday, February 15, 2005

New Year's Day

January 1.

2

Sunday, February 13, 2005

North

The cardinal direction 90 degrees to the left of sunrise.

2

Numbers

Symbols that represent quantities.

2

Neighborhoods

Distinct geographic clusters or districts within a municipality.

2

Neon signs

Electrified glass tubes filled with neon gas so as to emit brightly colored light.

2

Saturday, February 12, 2005

Jewel cases

Slim, almost square plastic holders of compact discs and their liner notes.

2

Wednesday, February 09, 2005

Crossword puzzles

Printed games in which one must partially fill a grid with words corresponding to various clues.

2

Hephaestus

The ancient Greek god of fire and metalworking.

2

Tuesday, February 08, 2005

Shit-stained buckets of tax forms

Open-faced containers filled with copies of IRS form 1040 and coated with feces.

1