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 09/21/2010 09:19:06 AM · #26
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Seems to be backed by the online etymology dictionary.
//www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=jalopy


That's just one theory among many. Expert consensus is, there's no way to know for sure.

R.
 09/21/2010 09:23:56 AM · #27
Subject: DEMONYMS: U.S. STATES

From which state is the person from if he or she is identified as a ___? (e.g., Cornhusker. Answer: Nebraska.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Bay Stater

Massachusetts

2. Sooner

Oklahoma

3. Down Easter

Maine

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. Hoosier

Indiana

5. Hawkeye

Iowa

6. Tar Heel

North Carolina

PH.D. LEVEL

7. Cracker

Georgia

8. Nutmegger

Connecticut

9. Jayhawker

Kansas
04/26/2011 09:56:59 AM · #28
post answers here if you want to play:

(whoa.... I was really lousy at this one!!)

Message edited by author 2011-04-26 09:59:25.
 04/26/2011 10:49:14 AM · #29
BIRDS:
1. Eagles
2. Raven
3. ______
4. Penguin
5. Starling? (or maybe Blackbirds)
6. ______
7. Sparrow
8. Andean Condor
9. Crane (Whooping, Sandhill?)
 04/26/2011 10:51:10 AM · #30
Subject: BIRDS

(e.g., A popular myth has this bird delivering newborns. Answer: Stork.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Just two species of this bird - the bald and the golden - are found in the U.S.

Eagle

2. In Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem, this bird says, "Nevermore."

Raven

3. The sight of this bird in a cage "puts all heaven in a rage."

Robin Redbreast

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. It's known for its trek each year in order to mate.

Emperor Penguin

5. The collective noun for a group of these birds is a parliament.

Owls

6. These birds play daily in the fountain of the Peabody Hotels.

Ducks

PH.D. LEVEL

7. In the New Testament, Jesus states, "Not a single ___ can fall" without God's notice.

Sparrow

8. The largest flying bird in the Western Hemisphere.

Condor

9. The tallest North American bird.

Whooping Crane (or maybe Sandhill Crane?)

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How'd I do?
 04/26/2011 10:53:01 AM · #31
BIRDS:
1. Eagle
2. Raven
3. Skylark
4. ______
5. Dove
6. Peacock
7. Sparrow
8. Condor
9. ______
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