23 LOON FAVORITES BY CATEGORY
April 20, 2010
- cartoonist – Charles Addams
- sub-atomic particle – muon
- video game – Earthbound
- baseball score – 3-1 in eleven inning
- stand-up comic – Steven Wright
- playing card – 4 of diamonds
- grain – oat
- comic novel – Cold Comfort Farm by S. Gibbons
- opera singer – Maria Callas
- american romance – W.R. Hearst and Marion Davies
- tool – pipe cutter
- movie actress – Machiko Kyo
- historical romance novel – Lorna Doone by R. Blackmore
- musical instrument – zither
- short story – ‘A Dreary Tale’ by A. Chekhov
- comedy duo – Laurel and Hardy
- element – tungsten
- painting – The Bar at the Folies Bergere by E. Manet
- Marx Brother – Groucho
- composer – Maurice Ravel
- country music singer – Patsy Cline
- bible – Ulysses by J. Joyce
- number – 23
1. cartoonist – S. Plunkett (but S. Shilstone’s a close second)
2. subatomic particle – bottom quark
3. video game – Final Fantasy (probably, if I knew what I was talking about)
4. baseball score – 0-0 in the first inning
5. stand-up comic – Heywood Banks
6. playing card – queen of hearts
7. grain – rice
8. comic novel – Chance by Steve Shilstone
9. opera singer – Luciano Pavarotti
10. american romance – Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward
11. tool – hammer
12. movie actress – Audrey Tautou
13. historical romance novel – Homer’s Odyssey (call it crossover)
14. musical instrument – acoustic guitar
15. short story – “The Guest” by Albert Camus
16. comedy duo – The Smothers Brothers
17. element – iron
18. painting – Christina’s World by Andrew Wyeth
19. Marx Brother – Zeppo
20. composer – Franz Schubert
21. country music singer – Jennifer Nettles
22. bible – Chicago Manual of Style
23. number – 9