Theme: the letters IM inserted in common phrases making other less common phrases ["I'M GOING FIRST" is a good title]
Good Ones:#1 on a motivational speaker’s… IMPRESSCONFERENCE
Device for the Six Million Dollar Man? POWERIMPLANT
Early problem for the Wright bros.? UPWARDIMMOBILITY
Casper in the courtroom? IMMATERIALWITNESS
Ewe’s guys RAMS [“You’s guys,” as they said in the NYC projects]
They’re on the phone APPS [but not on mine --- too old]
Union contracts? PRENUPS
Artist’s support PATRON [not the usual “easel”]
Rite place ALTAR
By the Way:Dancer turned spy HARI [that’s Mata Hari --- but in the 50’s there was a dance duo billed as Mata and Harry, why I can’t say]
Former Wrigley Field star SOSA [but without the steroids he’d have been so-so]
Who knew?:“Wiked Game” was sung by Chris Izaak, or that there was a Chris Izaak or song.
FILO is dough for spanakopita, or that there is spanokopita.
“Babi YAR” is a Yevtushenko poem, or any other poems he may have written.
Some Nits to Pick:Star seekers MAGI [they followed the star but were
seeking the Savior --- and I oughtta know.]
ATOI [I’d go with the alphabet run from A to I]
RATING:
Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun
