Nowadays we use “denizen” to mean simply “resident”, but historically a denizen was an immigrant to whom certain rights had been granted, somewhat like today’s resident alien. The city of Dubuque, Iowa is named for a pioneer from Quebec who arrived in the area in 1785. “Kerfuffle” comes from the Scottish “curfuffle”, with both words meaning “disruption”. However, they modeled Clark’s character more on the silent film actor Harold Lloyd. Superman’s comic book creators gave their title character’s alter-ego the name “Clark Kent” by melding the names of Clark Gable and Kent Taylor, two leading men of the cinema at the time Superman was created. Oberlin was the first college in the country to admit African-American students (in 1835), and the first to admit female students (in 1837). Oberlin was named after Jean-Frédéric Oberlin, a pastor from Alsace.

The city is home to Oberlin College, the biggest employer in town. Oberlin, Ohio is a city southwest of Cleveland. Unknown to me outside of crosswords … 17 Oberlin’s state : OHIO It has been suggested that the term comes from the game “Dungeons and Dragons”, and is a contraction of “wow, loot”. 15 Ecstatic internet shout : WOOT!Īpparently “woot” is computer slang, and an expression of excitement and joy.

The critics hated “She’s All That”, but it still made it to number one at the box office. The 1999 romantic comedy “She’s All That” is an adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion” (as is “My Fair Lady”).

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