# The Common Bond **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 5, 2012, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-common-bond/611840 "2012-02-05T07:30:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2012, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-common-bond/611840/1 "2012-02-05T07:30:40Z")
I’ve posted two threads already on the topic of: Find the odd one. Now, I’d like Dopers to give the one thing _all_ of the listed items have in common. 1. A.Torrance County B. Taos C. Truth or Consequences D. White Sands National Monument 2. A. Tricuspid valve B. A-V node C. Coronary arteries D. Left auricle 3. A. Dr. Forrest Lundeen B. Lt. Barney Greenwald C. Captain DeVries D. Judge Advocate Jack Challee 4. A. The Liberty Bell B. Benjamin Franklin’s picture C. UNITED STATES oF AMERICA D. A small eagle 5. A. Juan Marichal B. Tim Keefe C. Carl Hubbell D. Rube Marquard 6. A. A plane wrecked in a field near Pittsburgh B. A partly-true scare about anthrax C. The sudden disappearance of Vice President Cheney D. Many songs banned from the airways 7. A. Egg whites, folded B. Flour C. Sugar D. Shortening 8. A. Tender B. Johnson bar C. Drive rods D. Steam domes 9. A. Preparation in the wilderness B. Baptism and temptation C. Ministry D. Betrayal, execution and resurrection 10. A. “The United States has much to offer the third world war.” B. “It’s too bad we can’t have an epidemic of botulism.” C. “We begin the bombing in five minutes.” D. “Bob Bork has those [positive] qualities.” ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2012, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-common-bond/611840/2 "2012-02-05T13:38:28Z")
Moved from General Questions to MPSIMS. **samclem** , Moderator ---
**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2012, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-common-bond/611840/3 "2012-02-05T21:44:11Z")
1. In New Mexico 2. In the heart 3. Gitmo? 4. $100 bill 5. Baseball (not the right answer, I’m sure) 6. 9/11 7. Cake 8. Train parts 9. Jesus’ life 10. Reagan quotes ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-common-bond/611840/4 "2012-02-08T08:31:35Z")
The correct answers for 1-10 (I give Nametag an A for effort 🙂 ): 1. Place names in New Mexico. 2. Parts of the heart. 3. Characters in _The Caine Mutiny._ 4. Features of the U. S. half-dollar, 1948-1963. 5. Pitchers for the New York/San Francisco Giants. 6. Events occuring on 9/11. ☹ 7. Ingredients of angel food cake. 8. Parts of a steam train. 9. Events in Jesus’ life. 10. Ronald Reagan’s stupid quotes. Here’s another ten: 1. A. Lou Henry B. Abigail Powers C. Lucy Ware Webb D. Jacqueline Bouvier 2. A. Allie Sherman B. Jim Zorn C. Ken Stabler D. Frankie Albert 3. A. Kristallnacht B. Endlösung C. Death Camps D. Yellow “Jude” badges 4. A. Fur fluffed up B. Ears lowered C. Pupils of eyes enlarged D. Tail resembles a bottle brush 5. A. The shoulder patch reading “OPD” B. The mirror image allegedly saying “HE DIE” C. His bare feet, out-of-step, cigarette, the VW parked askew, the “28IF” D. The backward-masked “I buried…” 6. A. Coddled egg B. Romaine lettuce C. Olive oil D. Anchovies 7. A. Sunday the Rabbi Went Hungry B. Friday the Rabbi Stayed Home C. Wednesday the Rabbi Was Sick D. Someday the Rabbi Will Leave _(I am not really sure about some of these titles.)_ 8. A. Qattara Depression B. Mariana Trench C. Bad Water D. The shore of the Dead Sea 9. A. Gold B. Mercury C. Lead D. Osmium 10. A. Channelling of all trade through England B. Quartering soldiers in private homes without owners’ consent C. Levying taxes without local citizens’ representation D. Illegal and unreasonable searches of private homes and persons ---
**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-common-bond/611840/5 "2012-02-10T03:07:31Z")
1. First ladies’ maiden names 2. Quarterbacks 3. Nazi things 4. Angry cat 5. ? 6. Caesar salad 7. Rabbi Small mysteries 8. Particularly salty water 9. Heavy metals 10. Grievances in the Declaration of Independence ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-common-bond/611840/6 "2012-02-10T03:33:00Z")
> [@samclem](#): > > Moved from General Questions to MPSIMS. > > **samclem** , Moderator And from there to the Game Room. **twickster** , moderator ---
**Author:** ![Electric\_Warrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-common-bond/611840/7 "2012-02-10T07:50:16Z")
5 is proof that Paul is dead ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-common-bond/611840/8 "2012-02-13T09:45:04Z")
Nametag was correct again, except: 2: \*Left-handed \*quarterbacks. 8. Places below sea level although not necessarily under water. Ten more: 1. A. Judas Iscariot B. Herod C. Caiaphas D. Pontius Pilate 2. A. Shutter B. Developer C. Fixing bath D. Printing 3. A. Benjamin Harrison B. Abraham Lincoln C. U. S. Grant D. Rutherford B. Hayes 4. A. The foreclosure B. The used-car lot C. The Jesus-lovers D. Rose of Sharon’s miscarriage 5. A. A mustard-cheese-and-baloney sandwich B. A piece of fruit–orange, banana, etc. C. A bag of Fritos or potato chips D. A little can of V-8 or fruit juice 6. A. Phil Linz playing a harmonica B. Whitey Ford doubling as a pitching coach C. Webb & Topping’s secret plan to can Berra no matter what D. Mickey Mantle’s injuries 7. A. Oscar Shaw B. Frank Albertson C. Allan Jones D. Hal Thompson 8. A. Giants’ Causeway B. Devils Postpile National Monument C. Devils Tower 9. A.Special sauce B. Lettuce C. Cheese D. Pickles 10. A. The Edsel B. Comet Kohoutek C. _Turn-On_ D. 3-D movies ---
**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-common-bond/611840/9 "2012-02-14T06:02:16Z")
1. Jesus’ persecutors 2. Photography stuff 3. Presidents - every other Civil war president? I got nothin’ 4. Grapes of Wrath 5. Your typical lunch? 6. Low moments in Yankee history 7. ? 8. Notable rock formations 9. On a sesame seed bun! (hey, where’s the beef?) 10. Famous fizzles ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-common-bond/611840/10 "2012-02-14T08:01:44Z")
1. Is presidents with beards and 5. was the kind of lunch in a grade-schooler’s brown bag. 🙂 As for 7., ask Exapno Mapcase. 😃