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In the introduction to this bestseller jon krakaeur wrote the plain truth is that I knew better but went to Everest anyway
Crack hour
Into thin air
is a metrical foot containing an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
An iamb
The lines in William Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 18” use five sequential iambs, e.g. “Shall I / compare / thee to / a sum- / -mer’s day?” With that sequence of five iambs, the poem’s structure is described as iambic pentameter.
Inspiring figure and number of them
MUSE
In Greek mythology, the muses are the goddesses who inspire the creation of literature and the arts. The number of muses is a subject of debate at times, but the most popular view is that there are nine:
Calliope (epic poetry)
Clio (history)
Erato (lyric poetry)
Euterpe (music)
Melpomene (tragedy)
Polyhymnia (choral poetry)
Terpsichore (dance)
Thalia (comedy)
Urania (astronomy)
Home of the stadium nicknamed the “Taj Mahal of Tenpins” :
RENO
Reno’s National Bowling Stadium is a ten-pin bowling facility that opened for business in 1995. The original design called for the stadium to house 80 lanes, but an aisle had to be added after construction was completed so that there are now “only” 78 lanes. Regardless, the building’s gift shop is still called “Lane 81”.
Baum princess :
OZMA
L. Frank Baum wrote a whole series of books about the Land of Oz. Princess Ozma appears in all of them except the one that’s most famous, namely “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”.
Baum princess :
OZMA
L. Frank Baum wrote a whole series of books about the Land of Oz. Princess Ozma appears in all of them except the one that’s most famous, namely “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”.
Board that supposedly chose its own name :
OUIJA
The Ouija board was introduced to America as a harmless parlor game at the end of the 19th century, although variations of the board date back to 1100 AD in China, where it was apparently used to “contact” the spirit world. The name “Ouija” is relatively recent, and is probably just a combination of the French and German words for “yes” … “oui” and “ja”.
is a type of honeydew melon that ripens relatively late in the season, and so is classed as a winter melon. takes its name from a city in this country
casaba
Turkish city of Kasaba, from where the fruit was imported into America in the late 1800s.
is a fashion model from Brazil. She does quite well for herself as she has been the highest-paid model in the world for several years now and has amassed a fortune of about $150 million. She was romantically involved with Leonardo DiCaprio for about five years
Gisele Bündchen
and was married for thirteen years to Tom Brady, the NFL quarterback.
Republican National Committee (RNC). Only one former chairperson of the RNC has been elected to the office of US president, and that was
George H. W. Bush
Our verb this meaning “to expose one to pleasant warmth”, is derived from the gruesome, 14th-century term “”, meaning “to wallow in blood”. The contemporary usage apparently originated with Shakespeare, who employed in “As You Like It”.
to bask
basken
Shakespeare, who employed “bask” with reference to sunshine in “As You Like It”.
This Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella “any tales surrounding the writing of the story, including that the author wrote the basic tale in just three to six days, and spent a few weeks simply refining it. Allegedly, Stevenson’s use of cocaine stimulated his creative juices during those few days of writing.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” was published in 1886. There are m
This game system introduced the idea of separating out computing hardware (the console) from the game code (a cartridge). The same concept persists to this day, although cartridges have been displaced by discs and downloads.
Atari 2600
The correct name for what has been dubbed “Obamacare” is
the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” (ACA).
Exclusive British school that originally served the poor
Also founded by
ETON
Eton College near Windsor in the south of England was founded way back in 1440 by King Henry VI. Originally known as “The King’s College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor”, the school was intended to provide free education to poor boys. Free education today at Eton? Not so much …
Last word in the “Gilligan” theme song :
ISLE
The iconic sitcom “Gilligan’s Island” ran for only three seasons, although that added up to a total of 98 episodes. The show is about a small band of castaways who are trying to escape their island and return to Hawaii. The last episode originally aired in 1967. The castaways did eventually get off the island in a 1978 TV movie called “Rescue from Gilligan’s Island”, but ended up back on the island at the end of the film.
Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale,
A tale of a fateful trip
That started from this tropic port
Aboard this tiny ship.
The mate was a mighty sailing man,
The skipper brave and sure.
Five passengers set sail that day
For a three hour tour, a three hour tour.
The weather started getting rough,
The tiny ship was tossed,
If not for the courage of the fearless crew
The Minnow would be lost, the Minnow would be lost.
The ship set ground on the shore of this uncharted desert isle
With Gilligan
The Skipper too,
The millionaire and his wife,
The movie star
The Professor and Mary Ann,
Here on Gilligan’s Isle.
Harpo Productions CEO :
OPRAH
Oprah Winfrey’s multimedia production company is known as Harpo Studios. “Harpo” is “Oprah” spelled backwards, and is also the name of the husband of the character who Winfrey played in the movie “The Color Purple”.
” is a children’s tale, dating back to the late 1500s, that I think is quite morbid and scary. The basic story is that two children are abandoned in a wood, die, and are then covered in leaves by robins. It’s a morality tale that does describe the downfall of the uncle who has the children taken to the woods.
Babes in the Wood
However, today we think more of the “innocent babes”, as we describe someone who is naive as a “babe in the woods”.
is a private school that was founded by French-born priest Edward Sorin in 1842, originally as a primary and secondary school. The nearby Saint Mary’s College was founded in 1844 by the Sisters of the Holy Cross.
The University of Notre Dame du Lac
The women’s school was needed as Notre Dame was a men-only university back then.
His tale “The Ugly Duckling” has to be one of the most endearing ever written. Unlike so many fairy tales, “The Ugly Duckling” isn’t based on any folklore and is simply a product of his imagination. It is speculated that he was the illegitimate son of the Crown Prince of Denmark, and that he wrote the story of the ugly duckling that turned into a beautiful swan as a metaphor for the secret royal lineage that was within him.
Hans Christian Andersen’s
Esquire :
LAWYER
The title “esquire” is of British origin and is used differently today depending on whether one is in the US or the UK. Here in America the term is usually reserved for those practicing the law (both male and female). In the UK, “esquire” is a term of gentle respect reserved for a male who has no other title that one can use. So, a mere commoner like me might receive a letter from the bank, say, addressed to W. E. Butler Esq.
The first slot cars were made in 1912 by the this company, the manufacturer of toy train sets.
Lionel company
can be caused by an obstruction in the airways, possibly due to obesity or enlarged tonsils.
Sleep apnea
(“apnoea” in British English)
are lengths of glass or plastic that are slightly thicker than a human hair. They are usually bundled into cables, and then used for transmission of data signals.
Optical fibers
Optical transmission has advantages over electrical transmission, especially in terms of interference and loss of signal strength.
