No. 333: "In No Sense"
Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville, Tenn., has announced the March release of a book with the working title The Death of Innocence. Name the author and subject. (Question courtesy of Jon Delfin.)
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Friday's Question (No. 332)--"Believe It or Else":
In a TV commercial debuting this week, the spokesperson says: "It made people believe again, feel free again." Who’s pitching what?
"Does Cher really need to publicize that song anymore? It's a hit, a triumphant comeback, we get it."--Matt Sullivan
"The New York Times: now with zero percent Abe Rosenthal!"--Daniel Radosh (Tim Carvell had a similar answer.)
"At last, they've published the Singer/Songwriters of the '70s Almost-Rhyming Dictionary!"--Jon Delfin
"Whatever it is, if that's James Earl Jones doing the voice-over, I'm buying!"--David Lofquist
"I don't know all the answers, fella. But I do know that the guy ... the Taiwanese guy ... the guy over there, in charge, in Taiwan ... his name is ... Lee. No ... Chang ... No, Lee... either Lee or Chang or Wong. Did I say Lee? I meant to say Wong."--Chris W. Kelly
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