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B.Bumble & the Stingers
   had a U.K. Number One single with   
Nut Rocker
May 12 1962 for 1 week (tied)

Music > U.K. Number Ones


Nut
   is carnival lingo for   
Operating Expenses of a Show or Joint Owners
To "make your nut" is to break even, anything beyond that is profit (or tip). The nut can also refer to the sum total (in cash) taken or gross profit.

Language > Carnival Lingo


Nut
   is the Egyptian   
Sky Goddess
Naked woman with body arched over the earth (the god Geb)

History & Mythology > Egyptian Gods


Squirrel Nut Zippers
   are named after   
A Candy
Squirrel brand’s Nut Zippers.

Music > Pop Group Names


Small Faces
   released the album   
Ogden's Nut Gone Flake (1968)
Music > Albums of the 1960s


Screw Your Nut
   is hobo slang for   
Get Wise to Yourself
Language > Hobo Slang


Kurt Vonnegut
   said   
"There is a Tragic Flaw in Our Precious Constitution, and I Don't Know What Can Be Done to Fix It. This is It: Only Nut Cases Want to Be President"
American novelist known for works blending satire, black comedy and science fiction

Language > Quotations


Flake
   is missing from the title of   
Ogden's Nut Gone ___
Small Faces (1968)

Music > Albums - Missing Word


Betel Nut Container
   was made in   
Indonesia
Bronze, c. AD 1; Musée du Quai Branly, Paris

Arts & Literature > Ancient Art


Bucket Nut
   was written by   
Liza Cody
1992 Silver Dagger

Arts & Literature > CWA Dagger Awards


Nuciform
   is shaped like a   
Nut
Science & Nature > Shapes and Forms


Candle Nut
   has the latin name   
Aleurites Moluccanus
Candle nuts are also roasted and mixed into a paste with salt to form a Hawaiian condiment known as inamona

Science & Nature > Herbs and Spices - Latin Names


The Brazilian Nut
   was composed by   
Sol Wolerstein
1915

Music > Composers - Ragtime


You Must Crack the Nuts Before
      
You Can Eat the Kernel
Language > Irish Proverbs


88 Minutes (2007)
   has the tagline   
Time is Running out
Movies > Movie Taglines


Butternut Squash
   belongs to the family   
Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbita moschata

Science & Nature > Fruit and Vegetables - Family class


Sostenuto
   means   
Sustained
Music > Musical Terms


Coconut
   in Italian is   
Noce Di Cocco
Language > English - Italian


My Man Godfrey (1936)
   has the last line:   
"Stand Still, Godfrey, It'll All Be over in a Minute."
Comedy, starring William Powell and Carole Lombard

Movies > Films - Last Lines


Winchell’s, Dunkin’, Krispy Kreme
   are all   
Stores Selling Donuts
Misc > Common Threads 2


We Only Got
      
Four Minutes to Save the World
“Four Minutes” by Justin Timberlake and Madonna

Music > Finish the Lyric


Nutriology
   is the study of   
Nutrition
Science & Nature > Ologies


Un Momento
   is translated as   
Just a Minute
Language > English - Spanish


Woodstock
   is   
A Bird Friend of Snoopy in Charles Schulz's Comic Strip Peanuts
Entertainment > Fictional Animals


Kellogg's Fruit'n'Fibre
   used the slogan   
"Apples, Hazelnuts, Bananas, Raisins, Coconuts, Sultanas"
Entertainment > Advertising Slogans


Wallace, Safer, Reasoner, Bradley, Rooney
   are all   
60 Minutes - Reporters
Andy Rooney still does the show well into his 80’s

Misc > Common Threads 1


Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965)
   has the tagline   
Or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours & 11 Minutes
Movies > Movie Taglines


Peanut Farm
   is hobo slang for   
Prison Work Farm
Language > Hobo Slang


Minute
   in Pilipino is   
Minuto
Language > English to Pilipino


Eddie Murphy
   starred in   
The Nutty Professor (1996)
Movies > Film Stars - Male


ROLEX (+/-Time)
   means   
Time-line Adjustment in Minutes from Planned Mission Execution Time. (Plus Means Later, Minus Means Earlier)
Misc > Brevity Codes


Matern-a-taxi
   means   
When a Pregnant Woman Calls an Ambulance Because the Contractions Are Every 2 Minutes, but She Doesn't Have a Single Contraction During a 30 Minute Journey to Hospital
Science & Nature > Medical Slang


Robbery (1967)
   has the tagline   
See How 26 Men Took 25 Minutes to Steal $10,000,000.00
Movies > Movie Taglines


Duck Soup to Nuts (1944)
   featured   
Daffy Duck
Also featured Porky Pig

Entertainment > Looney Tunes Short Films


Simone De Beauvoir
   wrote   
Les Buches Inutiles
1945

Arts & Literature > Plays


Jimmy Carter
   had the nickname   
The Peanut Farmer
History & Mythology > U.S. Presidents - Nicknames


Pesto
   can be described as   
A Sauce Usually Made of Fresh Basil, Garlic, Olive Oil, Pine Nuts and Cheese. Ingredients Are Finely Chopped and then Mixed Uncooked With Pasta
Generally the term refers to any uncooked sauce made of finely chopped herbs and nuts.

Misc > Cookery Terms


Goobers
   means   
Peanuts
Language > U.S. Slang - Southern


A Life Preserver
   is American Diner Lingo for   
A Doughnut
Language > American Diner Lingo


Macadamia Nuts
   have the botanical name   
Macadamia Integrifolia
Misc > Edible Nuts and Seeds


Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc
   has which symbol   
KKD
Misc > NY Stock Exchange Ticker Symbols


Serenade for Strings, 1812 Overture, Nutcracker
   are all   
Compositions by Tchaikovsky
Misc > Common Threads 1


Coco
   is translated as   
Coconut
Language > English - Spanish


Andy Warhol
   said   
"In the Future Everyone Will Be Famous for Fifteen Minutes"
American artist and a central figure in the movement known as pop art

Language > Quotations


That Old Chestnut
   means   
That Old Story
Language > British Slang


Nutter
   means   
Someone Crazy
Language > British Slang








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