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Dave Eggers' The Wild Things is available for preorder, in regular hardcover and
limited-edition fur-covered.
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- - - - SPOOKY HALLOWEEN "PHIL" IN THE BLANK October 28 With the BE's favorite holiday fast approaching, we turn to an old Brain Exploder favorite. Each of the clues will contain a missing phrase which you will have to complete with a title, author, or character name from horror films or literature. The clue will include blanks showing the number of words needed to complete the pun, as well as (in parentheses) the number of words in the spooky name or title. For instance, the clue might be: If "hark" is a command to listen, does that ____ _ ______ is a person who hears? (2). That sentence can be completed with the words "mean a harker," which is a reference to Mina Harker, the wife of Jonathan Harker, who is pursued so relentlessly by Dracula. Send your answers to carltondoby@hotmail.com by noon Friday. The winner of a McSweeney's book will be chosen at random from all correct entries. - - - - 1. To decorate the gym with turn-of-the-century nostalgia, the prom committee needed an eye for ninety-seven, an ear for ninety-nine, and a ____ ___ _____-___. (1) 2. Classical music is like a drug to me. In fact you could say I'm a ______ _____. (2) 3. The rodeo clown must have had peanut butter on her cheek because she fell down on the job ___ _ ____ ______ ___. (2) 4. The couple packed a cloak and an Irish sweater for their November trip to Helsinki, asserting that a Percy can don flannel ___ _ ____ ___ ____ ____; _______ __ the autumn can be chilly. (5) - - - -
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