"Old GEORGE ORWELL GOT IT BACKWARD. "BIG BROTHER ISN’T WATCHING. HE’S SINGING AND DANCING. HE’S PULLING RABBITS OUT OF A HAT. BIG BROTHER’S BUSY HOLDING YOUR ATTENTION EVERY MOMENT YOU’RE AWAKE. HE’S MAKING SURE YOU’RE always distracted. He’s making sure you’re FULLY ABSORBED." The author’s name and the title of the work:
CHUCK PALAHNIUK LULLABY . The defined words:
A. Cow or pony well past its prime, CROWBAIT; B. Crime committed by the eponymous Vidkun Quisling (2 wds.), HIGH TREASON; C. Like a house of cards, UNSTABLE; D. 1930s Savoy Ballroom bandleader (2 wds.), CHICK WEBB; E. Indian lager named for a bird, KINGFISHER; F. One and only, without equal, PEERLESS; G. Novel by Anne Brontë (2 wds.), AGNES GREY; H. Medical procedure whose pioneer won a 1949 Nobel Prize, LOBOTOMY; I. Chance to be heard, AUDITION; J. Way to ride a skeleton sled, HEADFIRST; K. Player flanked by defensive tackles (2 wds.), NOSE GUARD; I. “Avarice, the spur of INDUSTRY” (David Hume); M. Best-selling military memoirist (3 wds.), U S GRANT; N. Sir Walter Scott novel that includes Elizabeth I as a character, KENILWORTH; O. Vessel used by Viking explorers, LONGBOAT; P. Overly thin, UNDERWEIGHT; Q. Swarming pest familiar to southern drivers, LOVEBUG; R. Bone-to-bone band, LIGAMENT; S. Science connected with crop productions, AGRONOMY; T. Popular candy bar since 1923 (2 wds.), BABY RUTH; U. Toon with a sidekick named Boo Boo (2 wds.), YOGI BEAR. So, is Big Brother peddling computers? Seriously!
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"Old GEORGE ORWELL GOT IT BACKWARD. "BIG BROTHER ISN’T WATCHING. HE’S SINGING AND DANCING. HE’S PULLING RABBITS OUT OF A HAT. BIG BROTHER’S BUSY HOLDING YOUR ATTENTION EVERY MOMENT YOU’RE AWAKE. HE’S MAKING SURE YOU’RE always distracted. He’s making sure you’re FULLY ABSORBED." The author’s name and the title of the work: CHUCK PALAHNIUK LULLABY . The defined words: A. Cow or pony well past its prime, CROWBAIT; B. Crime committed by the eponymous Vidkun Quisling (2 wds.), HIGH TREASON; C. Like a house of cards, UNSTABLE; D. 1930s Savoy Ballroom bandleader (2 wds.), CHICK WEBB; E. Indian lager named for a bird, KINGFISHER; F. One and only, without equal, PEERLESS; G. Novel by Anne Brontë (2 wds.), AGNES GREY; H. Medical procedure whose pioneer won a 1949 Nobel Prize, LOBOTOMY; I. Chance to be heard, AUDITION; J. Way to ride a skeleton sled, HEADFIRST; K. Player flanked by defensive tackles (2 wds.), NOSE GUARD; I. “Avarice, the spur of INDUSTRY” (David Hume); M. Best-selling military memoirist (3 wds.), U S GRANT; N. Sir Walter Scott novel that includes Elizabeth I as a character, KENILWORTH; O. Vessel used by Viking explorers, LONGBOAT; P. Overly thin, UNDERWEIGHT; Q. Swarming pest familiar to southern drivers, LOVEBUG; R. Bone-to-bone band, LIGAMENT; S. Science connected with crop productions, AGRONOMY; T. Popular candy bar since 1923 (2 wds.), BABY RUTH; U. Toon with a sidekick named Boo Boo (2 wds.), YOGI BEAR. So, is Big Brother peddling computers? Seriously! 
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Thanks for the write-up and the Apple commercial.
ReplyDeleteKenilworth made me think of Glengarry Glen Ross.
ROMA: You're a client. I just sold you five waterfront Glengarry Farms. I rub my head, throw me the cue "Kenilworth."