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SPOOKY HALLOWEEN "PHIL" IN THE BLANK October 28 Last week, we played a Halloween version of "Phil" in the Blank. The answers were as follows: 1. To decorate the gym with turn-of-the-century nostalgia, the prom committee needed an eye for ninety-seven, an ear for ninety-nine, and a NOSE FOR AUGHT-TWO. ("Nosferatu") 2. Classical music is like a drug to me. In fact, you could say I'm a BRAHMS TOKER. (Bram Stoker) 3. The rodeo clown must have had peanut butter on her cheek because she fell down on the job AND A BULL LICKED HER. (Hannibal Lecter) 4. The couple packed a cloak and an Irish sweater for their November trip to Helsinki, asserting that a Percy can don flannel AND A MARY CAN WEAR WOOL; FINLAND IN the autumn can be chilly. ("An American Werewolf in London"; extra credit for noting the reference to Percy Shelley and his wife Mary, the author of Frankenstein) The following readers had all five answers correct, and the winner of a McSweeney's book, chosen at random, is Mark Solan: Jed Scott
If you just can't wait for next Halloween, Bob Weisz sent in his own spooky "Phil" in the Blank. The answers can be found below. 1. It was the Warsaw man's safe-cracking skills and the Istanbul man's escape route that made the ____-____ _____ so successful. (1) 2. The college kid was so obsessed with her that he joined her Human Behavior class, even though he didn't even ____ _______-ology. (2) 3. Ms. Rice was remembering that time in a Jerusalem diner when a hot-assed waitress made a pass at her. Unfortunately, the boss saw and he ______ ___ ______; ____ ______ ___ ____. (5) 4. The priest asked, "Do you, _______ _____, take Robin Ruzan to be your lawfully wedded wife?" and then thought about making an axe-murderer joke. (2) Hope you enjoy.
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ANSWERS (with Bob's comments):
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