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No. 353: "Bad-Ass Query"

General Motors made an announcement Monday involving two important words, one hyphenated, unlikely to show up in any of its forthcoming TV commercials. Which two words?

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Monday's Question (No. 352)--"Pro and Context":

Some key words in a story in yesterday's New York Times were: jumping jack; youngest; "Dream Catchers"; dreamy, romantic, and elegant; a flip, a toe loop, and a salchow. What was the story about?

"Dick Button's sex life."--Larry Amoros

"I think the campaign to rehabilitate Sen. Joseph McCarthy has gotten a little out of hand."--Andrew Staples

"I don't care how 'zesty, light, and delectable' it is, Molly O'Neill's recipe for almond butter tart is just too damn difficult."--Tim Carvell

"A new breakout of that flesh-eating virus. But they tried to kind of, you know, lighten it up."--Francis Heaney

"Whatever it was, at least we can delight in the fact that Abe Rosenthal didn't write it."--David Ballard

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