| 1 |
Architect |
Eero Saarinen.... Sorry, Brad Pitt -- not this time. |
| 2 |
Criminal |
Willie Sutton.... Bank robber and super-creative break-out artist |
| 3 |
U.S. Cities |
Key West (Florida) and Honolulu (Hawaii)
Quaint, balmy, and historic Key West -- best sunsets and conch soup anywhere
Scenic, clean, sunny, famous Waikiki Beach, on-the-ocean, small-city Honolulu |
| 4 |
Inventor |
Thomas Edison
Light bulb, hideaway bed, phonograph, motion picture camera, waxed paper, etc.
1,368 patents |
| 5 |
Cult Figure |
Angela Davis.... Long live gun-packin' Angela |
| 6 |
U.S. President |
Thomas Jefferson
3rd president, U.S. Constitution author, and architect (no, students, I don't remember him) |
| 7 |
Classic Cars |
BMW Isetta 300 and 1959 Cadillac Biarritz.... love those fins |
| 8 |
Cars Now |
Smart Car (www.smartusa.com).... but it needs fins (and gills) |
| 9 |
All-time Spectacular Car |
Stretch Cadillac
22 wheels, 50 seats, cinema, TV lounge, cocktail lounge, bedroom for four,
swimming pool with diving board, and one-hole golf course on roof. A shade long, though. |
| 10 |
Suicide Bungler |
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| 11 |
College Campus |
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Rolling green hills, old stone buildings with slate roofs, and academic "feel" |
| 12 |
College Sports Team |
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
Exciting to watch run-and-shoot in the wacky WAC |
| 13 |
Pro Sports Team |
Miami Dolphins
Season ticket during '74 perfect season (Shula, Csonka, Morral, Griese, Kiick, Morris)
35 years after Florida, still can't connect elsewhere |
| 14 |
Animal |
Rhinoceros
Massive, vegetarian, thick-skinned, fearsome, and not afraid of a few wrinkles |
| 15 |
Musical Composition |
Wagner's "Tristan and Isolde".... strong, inspiring, and monumental (everything I need) |
| 16 |
Recording Artists |
Nana Mouskouri, Vince Gill, and Enya |
| 17 |
Song |
"Lazy Mary".... ol' beer-drinkin' song -- but don't ask |
| 18 |
Singing Cowboy |
Gene Autry.... Had every original 10¢ Gene Autry comic book, and threw 'em all out... duh |
| 19 |
TV Western Series |
The Lone Ranger.... Hi-yo Silver away |
| 20 |
Comic Strips |
Garfield and Pearls Before Swine |
| 21 |
Rule to Live By |
"The better it tastes, the worse it is for you." |
| 22 |
All-Time Best Actress |
Pamela Anderson |
| 23 |
Artist |
Pamela Anderson |
| 24 |
Food Item |
Lobster
Gotta die from something. Might just as well be from off-the-chart cholesterol. |
| 25 |
Sports Star |
Pamela Anderson |