OT: Test #382B

[wire chief]

14..C. P. is a famous country & western singer.

15..In 1955 where was Arthur Miller viewing?

16..In 1781 who backs our siege of Yorktown Heights?

17..What is Greece's "Golden Dawn", and why is it in the news?

18..One finds hypoestes in a garden center under the name Pink ______.

19..A girder has just fallen from the Steel Curtain.

20..A characteristic of far-Eastern folk is the _________ eye ____.

21..Who ordered the Soviets into Afghanistan?

22..In 1777 Congress flees to what Pa. city?

23..In this musical hit is a black person, a green person, and a blue one too.

24..Some ______ is small gauge(ossetra & sevroga).

25..The top 3 brand-value corporations?

Oooo, methinks I've created a tough one.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

14 - Charley Pride
16 - the French? Rochambeau, the French commander?
22 - York

 

[geordi]

14. Charley Pride
16. the French navy
19. L.C. Greenwood
21. Bresznev???
22. Philadelphia
24. caviar

 

[rbny1]

17. A right-wing (some say neo-nazi) party that has been encouraging attacks on immigrants. Its leaders were recently arrested.
25. Apple, Google and Coca-Cola

 

[JRRRJ]

14..Charley Parker
16..The French Navy
17..A political party. Don't know what they've done.
20..Epicanthic(sp?), fold
21..Leonid Brezhnev
22..Philidelphia
23..Wicked
24..Pasta
25..Apple, Google, Coke (in order)

Edit: removed the non-germane WireChief quote box

 

[crownfox2]

15. A View From The Bridge
20. Mongolian Eye Fold

 

[meyers7]

14. Charley Pride
16. French? Lafayette?
22. Philly I suppose
25. not sure how they figure "brand value" but Coke and McD's are everywhere.

 

[pinotbear]

23. Sly & the Family Stone, "Everyday People"
24. I think I just read that Apple is now #1, over...GE?

 

[wire chief]

14..Charley Parker
16..The French Navy
17..A political party. Don't know what they've done.
20..Epicanthic(sp?), fold
21..Leonid Brezhnev
22..Philidelphia
23..Wicked
24..Pasta
25..Apple, Google, Coke (in order)

Edit: removed the non-germane WireChief quote box

Hey, everything I write is germane. I have cornered the market on words-of-wisdom.

 

[VAUConnFan]

16. Lafayette
19. LC Greenwood passed away
21. Brezhnev
22. Harrisburg
25. Exxon Mobil, Walmart, General Motors

 

[Zorro]

14. Charlie Pride
15. From the bridge

 

[wire chief]

14..The Knights quartet speak with Pride about Charley.

15..Zorro & crown fill in the play, A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE.

16..The French Navy waiting in the wings, er, water. This time we'll let geordi lead the quartet.

17..Rbny has everything you want to know.

18..Pink Splash...delightful little leaves that overrun my garden.

19..RIP L C Greenwood of the Steelers--VAUC. Now geordi mentions the name, but if we
rely on just that, we wouldn't know WHAT was going on with him, I mean maybe he had a sex change operation or joined Dennis Rodman in N. Korea. Sheesh.

20..Both crown (Mongolian) & JR (Epicanthic) are correct, but crown is a teeny weeny bit more correct since the blanks have 9 spaces and JR squeezes in ten letters. for shame

21..Yup, good ol' Brezhnev...geordi, JR & VAUC, who do not claim to be admirers.

22..Twerent Philly nor Harrisburg.
They took the right fork
And wound up in York
Credit to Knight
Wielding his might.

23..Iyaiyai Am Everyday People, Yeah yeah, that Sly Pinot.

24..Geordi sure knows some strange stuff, like caviar.

25..Rbny & JR have all 3.

*******Bonus Question!!!!!
How did Howard and Amy Farrah Fowler honorMs. Doty?

 

[meyers7]

23..Iyaiyai Am Everyday People, Yeah yeah, that Sly Pinot.

Then it would be "music hit" not "musical hit". (just like your blanks)

 

[geordi]

19..RIP L C Greenwood of the Steelers--VAUC. Now geordi mentions the name, but if we
rely on just that, we wouldn't know WHAT was going on with him, I mean maybe he had a s e x change operation or joined Dennis Rodman in N. Korea. Sheesh.

I thougt LC died during a sex change operation held in a hospital in Pyongyang!!!

 

[wire chief]

I thought Everyday People was quite musical..nice melody, pleasant chorus, top-drawer harmony
I could go on.

.n

Then it would be "music hit" not "musical hit". (just like your blanks)

 

[meyers7]

I thought Everyday People was quite musical..nice melody, pleasant chorus, top-drawer harmony
I could go on.

.n

I love it, one of my top 500 probably. But it's no musical. (you're always so specific about the size of your blanks)

Here Prince helps out the Family.

 

[wire chief]

In 1969 I had a vasectomy, so since then I could only offer blanks.
Tacky of you to bring that up.