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\nI’m going to read some sentences. Each sentence conceals the name of a popular TV series past or present. (Ex. Down South, parking meters still line many streets. \u00a0–> \u00a0“South Park”)<\/p>\n
\n1. James loved his mother-in-law and ordered a dozen roses for her birthday.<\/p>\n
\n2. The camp counselor\u00a0counted twenty-six feet underneath the dining table.<\/p>\n
\n3. For pioneers in the West, wing-footed deer were a highly prized source of meat.<\/p>\n
\n4. The mountain whippoorwill and graceful egret are two of the aviary’s most popular birds.<\/p>\n
\n5. The brigadier general was tonight courtmartialed on the Army base.<\/p>\n
\n6. If you’ll get on the bandwagon, training will start next week.<\/p>\n
\n7. At the bookstore, I bought a witch-doctor whodunit.<\/p>\n
\n8. The desert nomad mentioned something about a herd of camels.<\/p>\n
\n9. In 1930, rockets were first being designed to fly to the moon.<\/p>\n
\n10.The thieves aim to target smartphones in a California warehouse.<\/p>\n
\nLast week’s challenge came from Donn DiMichele, of Redlands, Calif.\u00a0Name a famous current American singer. Replace the last name with a colloquial term for a person from the place where this singer was born and raised. Say the result out loud. Phonetically, you’ll get a form of singing the singer doesn’t usually do. Who is the singer and what is the kind of singing?<\/p>\n
\nCarrie Underwood –> karaoke<\/p>\n
\nScott Anderson of Beloit, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n
\nThis week’s challenge comes from Andrew Chaikin, of San Francisco. Name a popular automobile import — make + model. Add the letter V and anagram the result. You’ll name a popular ethnic food. What names are these?<\/p>\n
\nIf you know the answer to the challenge, submit it below by Thursday, November 6 at 3 p.m. ET. Listeners whose answers are selected win a chance to play the on-air puzzle.\n<\/p>\n
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