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No. 341: "Beat the Press"

The headline in the London Mirror is "Joy of Six." What is the lead?

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Thursday's Question (No. 340)--"Say What?":

It's a common expression, says Mahmoud el-Azzazzay, a Queens travel agent: "We say it probably 200 or more times a day." What expression?

"Please take me to Kew Gardens. I promise I'm unarmed."--Alex Balk (Molly Shearer Gabel had a similar answer.)

"I've already contributed to the Bush campaign."--Mitchell Dolin

"No, no, that's three a's and four z's!"--Bill McDermott (similarly, Charles Star, Jim Derby, and Ben Perry)

"No shitting on the food cart."--Gina Duclayan

" 'Your call is very important to us. Please stay on the line.' Then we put you on hold for an hour and go to lunch. God how I love this country."--Michael Keenan (similarly, Jon Delfin, Tim Carvell, and Vani Ramakrishnan)

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