![]() ![]() The designations Anno Domini (AD, “year of Our Lord”) and Before Christ (BC) are found in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Thar (there) she blows! 54 The “A” in A.D. A lookout spotting a whale surfacing to breathe might see the spray from the blowhole caused by the expulsion of carbon dioxide. “Thar she blows!” is a phrase that originated on whaling ships. Mayberry is said to be based on Griffith’s own hometown of Mount Airy, North Carolina. Mayberry is the fictional North Carolina town in which the “The Andy Griffith Show” is set. He has directed some fabulous movies including favorites of mine like “Apollo 13”, “A Beautiful Mind” and “The Da Vinci Code”. Howard sure has come a long way since playing Opie Taylor. Ron Howard first played the role in 1960 in the pilot show, when he was just 5 years old. Opie lives with widowed father Andy Taylor (played by Andy Griffith) and his great-aunt Beatrice “Aunt Bee” Taylor (played by Frances Bavier). Opie Taylor is the character played by Ron Howard on “The Andy Griffith Show”. ![]() The usual ingredients include diced ham, onions and green bell peppers. 51 Western omelet meat : HAMĪ Western omelet (sometimes “omelette”) is also known as a Southwest omelet or a Denver omelet. Arcades came to be lined with lots of amusements, resulting in amusement arcades and video game arcades. ![]() I remember arcades lined with shops and stores when I was growing up on the other side of the Atlantic. This could be an avenue of trees, and eventually any covered avenue. The first arcades were passages made from a series of arches. Our word “arcade” comes from the Latin “arcus” meaning “arc”. However, Atari never really recovered from the video game industry crash of 1983. 45 Arcade pioneer : ATARIįounded in 1972, electronics and video game manufacturer Atari was once the fastest-growing company in US history. The game has very old roots, with a Latin version that uses the words “Cicero dicit fac hoc” (Cicero says do this). But the players should only obey when the controller uses the words, “Simon says …”. The idea is for the players of the game to obey the “controller” who gives instructions. The stencil is placed over a surface to be printed and then the printing medium is applied, so that the medium only attaches to the surface beneath the perforations. 39 Sign-lettering aid : STENCILĪ stencil is a sheet of impervious material with perforations in the shape of letters or a design. Keene is home to Keene State College as well as Antioch University New England. The New Hampshire city of Keene was named in 1753 after Sir Benjamin Keene, who was the British Ambassador to Spain at the time. 35 New Hampshire college town that sounds peachy : KEENE Since then, Wham-O has marketed a string of hit toys including the Hula Hoop, Frisbee, Slip ‘N Slide, Silly String, Hacky Sack and Boogie Board. Wham-O was founded in 1948, with the company’s first product being the Wham-O slingshot. “Fútbol” is the Spanish word for “football, soccer”. The sheltered side of an island, for example, might be referred to as the “lee” side. If a sailor points into the wind, he or she is pointing aweather. 28 Out of the wind : ALEEĪlee is the direction away from the wind. In Spanish, a “rata” (female rat) is the mate of a “rato” (male rat). “Noob” is a not-so-nice slang term for a “newbie”, and often refers to someone who is new to an online community. 19 Tide competitor : ERAĮra was the first liquid laundry detergent produced by Procter & Gamble. I guess the idea is that the hearth is usually the focus of a room. “Focus” is a Latin word meaning “hearth, fireplace”. 14 Sharpen the image in the viewfinder : FOCUSĪ focus (plural “foci”) is a point of convergence, or a center of activity. “Frisk” somehow took on the meaning “pat down in a search” in the late 1700s. 11 Frisk, as a suspect, with “down” : PAT …īack in the 1500s, the verb “to frisk” meant “to dance, frolic”, a sense that carries through to our contemporary adjective “frisky”. If one is capable, one might jokingly be described as “ept”, the ostensible opposite of “inept”. The captain of the anchored vessel has a daughter of marrying age. The Flying Dutchman’s ghost ship ties up alongside a vessel sheltering from an icy storm. ![]() A chance for salvation comes round once every seven years, if the Dutchman is able to find a wife who loves him. The title character is a sailor who is cursed to sail the seas forever on a ghostly ship. “The Flying Dutchman” (“Der fliegende Holländer” in German) is an opera by Richard Wagner. Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Acrossġ Wagner’s “The Flying Dutchman,” e.g. ![]()
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