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Eel
   infant is called an   
Elver
Science & Nature > Animal Infants


Eric the Eel
   is a nickname for   
Eric Moussambani
Entertainment > Nicknames - Male


1997
   Palme d'Or winner was   
The Eel (Unagi)
Directed by Shohei Imamura

Movies > Cannes Palme d'Or


Anguilliform
   means like an   
Eel
Language > Animal Adjectives


Anago
   is the Japanese food   
Conger Eel
Misc > Japanese Food


Eel
   in Italian is   
Anguilla
Language > English - Italian


He Has an Eye Like a Stinkin' Eel
   means   
He Watches Everything
Language > Colloquialisms - Dublin


The Shock of an Electric Eel Can Knock a Man Down
   is   
True
The electric eel of South America can generate over 600 volts and can paralyse a horse.

Misc > True or False


"Even Though the District Attorney Keeps Me Well in Mind, Grace Allows Me Sometimes to Slip Into the Alhambra by Night"
   are the closing lines of   
The Eel in the Cave by Robert Bly
Arts & Literature > Poetry Closing Lines


Anguille
   is the French for   
Eel
Language > French Menu Terms


Robert Bly
   wrote   
The Eel in the Cave
"Our veins are open to shadow, and our fingertips porous to murder"

Arts & Literature > Poetry


Unagi
   is the Japanese food   
Freshwater Grilled Eel With Teriyaki-like Sauce
Misc > Japanese Food


Eel
   in Pilipino is   
Palos
Language > English to Pilipino


Anguilliform
   is shaped like an   
Eel
Science & Nature > Shapes and Forms


Gillette
   used the slogan   
"Look Sharp, Feel Sharp"
1940s

Entertainment > Advertising Slogans


Freddie Steele
   fought out of   
The U.S.A
Old Timer. Inducted 1999

Sports & Leisure > International Boxing Hall of Fame


The Sensuality of Women at Mass: That Deceptive Complaisance
   ends with   
A Kind of Awesome Virginal Guile, Brought the Heart of Man and the Hunger of God to Heel
Missa Sanctorum by William Everson

Arts & Literature > Poetry - Opening and Closing Lines


Feel Like ___ Love
   contains the word   
Makin'
Bad Company

Music > Song Titles - Missing Word


The Wizard of Oz (1939)
   contains the line   
"Toto, I've Got a Feeling We're Not in Kansas Anymore."
Movies > Movie Quotes


Wheels
   is missing from the title of   
Car ___ on a Gravel Road
Lucinda Williams (1998)

Music > Albums - Missing Word


Caravan
   in American would be   
Fifth Wheel
Language > British - American


Tact
   is   
Consideration of the Feelings of Others
Language > Four-letter Words


My Hovercraft is Full of Eels
   in Luxembourgish is   
Mäin Loftkësseboot Ass Voller Éilen
Language > English - Luxembourgish


Beelzebub, Mephistopheles, Asmodeus
   are all   
Names for the Devil
Of course "satan" is perhaps the most popular ... which surprisingly morphs into "santa"

Misc > Common Threads 1


Achilles
   can be killed by   
Shooting an Arrow to the Heel
The death of Achilles was not mentioned in Homer's Iliad, but appeared in later Greek & Roman poetry & drama concerning events after the Iliad, later in the Trojan War. Achilles was said to have died from a heel wound as the result of an arrow - possibly poisoned - by Paris. According to a myth arising later, his mother, Thetis, had dipped the infant Achilles in the river Styx, holding onto him by his heel, and he became invulnerable where the waters touched him, that is, everywhere but the areas covered by her thumb and forefinger.

Entertainment > How to Kill Fictional Creatures


Porky's Snooze Reel (1941)
   featured   
Porky Pig
Entertainment > Looney Tunes Short Films


Top Gun (1986)
   contains the line   
"I Feel the Need - the Need for Speed!"
Movies > Movie Quotes


Rapt
   is   
Feeling Rapture or Delight
Language > Four-letter Words


Ferris Wheels, Pendulums, Springs
   are all   
Objects Exhibiting Simple Harmonic Motion
Misc > Common Threads 2


Steel Magnolias (1989)
   starred   
Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine, Olympia Dukakis, Tom Skerritt and Julia Roberts
Movies > Movies of the 1980s


The Lemonheads
   released the album   
Come On Feel The Lemonheads (1993)
Music > Albums of the 1990s


Gulper Eel, Anglerfish, Viperfish
   are all   
Deep Sea Fish
Misc > Common Threads 1


Oh Let Me See Your Beauty when the Witnesses Are Gone
      
Let Me Feel You Moving Like They Do in Babylon
Dance Me To The End Of Love -- Leonard Cohen

Music > Finish the Lyric


Lumberjack Song
   contains the line   
I Wear High Heels, Suspenders & a Bra.
“I chop down trees, I wear high heels, Suspenders and a bra. I wish I'd been a girlie Just like my dear Mama.”

Entertainment > Monty Python - Memorable Lines


"The Wildest"
   was released by   
Louis Prima and Keely Smith
1929 - inducted in 1999

Music > Grammy Hall of Fame Award Winners - Albums


Dirty Harry (1971)
   contains the line   
"You've Got to Ask Yourself One Question: 'Do I Feel Lucky?' Well, Do Ya, Punk?"
Said by Clint Eastwood in his title role of San Francisco Police Department inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan.

Movies > Movie Quotes


"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"
   was released by   
The Righteous Brothers
1964 - inducted in 1998

Music > Grammy Hall of Fame Award Winners - Singles


Big Rig
   Means   
18 Wheeler
Language > CB Slang


Abraham Lincoln
   said   
"Whenever I Hear Anyone Arguing for Slavery, I Feel a Strong Impulse to See It Tried on Him Personally."
Language > Quotations


Micro Models, Matchbox, Hot Wheels
   are all   
Brands of Toy Cars
Misc > Common Threads 2


Creepers
   means   
Geriatrics Using Walkers and Wheelchairs
Science & Nature > Medical Slang


Knead
   can be described as   
To Work Dough With the Heels of Your Hands in a Pressing and Folding Motion Until It Becomes Smooth and Elastic
Misc > Cookery Terms


Nelson Mandela
   said   
"The Brave Man is Not He Who Does Not Feel Afraid, but He Who Conquers That Fear"
Former President of South Africa. Was an anti-apartheid activist

Language > Quotations


Blacksmith
   is   
A Person Who Creates Objects from Iron or Steel
By "forging" the metal

Language > Job Titles


Fairy Liquid
   used the slogan   
"Hands That Do Dishes Can Feel Soft As Your Face, With Mild Green..."
P & G dishwashing liquid first went on sale in the UK in 1960

Entertainment > Advertising Slogans


ERNOBW
   means   
Engine Running, No One Behind the Wheel
Science & Nature > Medical Slang


Pittsburgh
   has the   
Steelers
AFC North. Founded in 1933.

Sports & Leisure > American Football - NFL Team Names


Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
   has the tagline   
I Already Forgot How I Feel About You.
Movies > Movie Taglines


The Rightous Brothers
   reached no. 1 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 with   
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
2 weeks, 1965

Music > U.S. Billboard Hot 100 - Number One Singles


Titan, Steel Dragon, Dodonpa, Superman
   are all   
Rollercoasters
Misc > Common Threads 1








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