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No. 428: "Best Stressed List"

Like other liberal intellectual activities in China, Princeton's prestigious language program is in jeopardy, and its director, Professor C.P. Chou, knows why: "I think it definitely has something to do with President Jiang's Three Stresses campaign." Name the three stresses.

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Friday's Question—(No. 427): "Be Four—and After?"

New federal regulations require a 1-year-old child, a 3-year-old child, a 6-year-old child, and a 112-pound woman to be present in a certain situation. What is this meant to achieve?

"The 2000 U.S. women's Olympic gymnastics team."—David Granger

"A nervous breakdown for the 112-pound woman, I'm guessing."—Tim Carvell (Dola Nasr had an all but identical answer.)

"Sure it lets them stay in the mine longer, but isn't this replacement for the canary warning system just a bit unethical?"—Matthew Renner

"A pictorial representation of Calista Flockhart's emotional range."—Helene Wecker

"Has enough time passed for me to make a new Diana Ross and the Supremes joke? No? Well, then forget it."—Peter Carlin

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