| INTRODUCTION 7 | |
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| ANIMAL (any animate being) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 9 |
| A Cat and a Mouse by Chris Stiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 11 |
| A Fish and a Worm by Chris Stiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 12 |
| Two Bed Bugs by Chris Stiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 13 |
| Two Polar Bears in a Zoo by Chris Stiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 15 |
| Two Magpies on a Wire by Chris Stiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 17 |
| Two Bats on a Blind Date by Geff Moyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 18 |
| The Red Ant and the Black Ant by Geff Moyer . . . . . . . . . . . | 20 |
| The Dog and the Flea by Geff Moyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 21 |
| Two Fish on a Date by Geff Moyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 22 |
| Two Cockroaches by Chris Stiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 24 |
| Two Sloths in a Zoo by Chris Stiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 25 |
| Two Squirrels on the Side of the Road by Chris Stiles . . . . . . | 26 |
| Two Squirrels, Part Two by Chris Stiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 28 |
| The Duck and the Platypus by Bobby Keniston . . . . . . . . . . . | 29 |
| Chicken and Cow by Jerry Rabushka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 30 |
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| VEGETABLE (derived from plant or living tissue) . . . . . . . . . | 31 |
| The Pickle and the Rocky Road by Geff Moyer . . . . . . . . . . . | 33 |
| The Zit and the Nose Hair by Geff Moyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 35 |
| Two Leaves in November by Geff Moyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 37 |
| Two Oak Trees by Geff Moyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 38 |
| Blood and Heart by Jerry Rabushka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 39 |
| Cake and Ice Cream by Jerry Rabushka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 40 |
| Coffee and Cream by Jerry Rabushka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 41 |
| Two Stalks of Corn by Chris Stiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 42 |
| Two Leaves in the Fall by Chris Stiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 43 |
| Two Pumpkins by Chris Stiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 44 |
| Two Doughnuts on a Breakfast Buffet by Chris Stiles . . . . . . . | 45 |
| The Root and the Stump by Bobby Keniston . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 46 |
| The Right Knee and the Left Knee by Bobby Keniston . . . . . . . . | 47 |
| The Iris Flower and the Oak Tree by Bobby Keniston . . . . . . . . | 49 |
| Two Banana Peels on the Sidewalk by Geff Moyer . . . . . . . . . . | 51 |
| A Rose Bush and a Dandelion by Geff Moyer . . . . . . . . . . . . | 52 |
| An Apple and an Orange by Geff Moyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 53 |
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| MINERAL (formed by natural resources) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 55 |
| The Book Store Discount Card and the ATM by Bradley Walton . . . . | 57 |
| The Exercise Video and the Treadmill by Bradley Walton . . . . . . | 59 |
| The Spray Deodorant and the Stick Deodorant by Bradley Walton . . | 60 |
| The Obsolete Home Computer From the 1980’s and the New Laptop | |
| by Bradley Walton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 61 |
| The Tire and the Nail by Geff Moyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 62 |
| Two Twenty-Pound Dumbbells by Geff Moyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 64 |
| The Tuba and the French Horn by Geff Moyer . . . . . . . . . . . . | 66 |
| The Tongue Stud and the Earring by Geff Moyer . . . . . . . . . . | 68 |
| One Dollar Bill and Five Dollar Bill by Jerry Rabushka . . . . . . | 70 |
| Scissors and Paper by Jerry Rabushka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 72 |
| Pot and Water by Jerry Rabushka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 73 |
| Mailbox and Mail by Jerry Rabushka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 75 |
| A Christmas Ornament and a Christmas Tree by Chris Stiles . . . . | 77 |
| A Salt Shaker and a Pepper Shaker by Chris Stiles . . . . . . . . | 78 |
| A Shakespeare Bobble Head Doll and an Alex Rodriguez Bobble Head | |
| Doll by Chris Stiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 79 |
| An Ocean Liner and a Tugboat by Chris Stiles . . . . . . . . . . . | 81 |
| The Gym Sock and the Dress Sock by Bobby Keniston . . . . . . . . | 82 |
| The Dish and the Spoon by Bobby Keniston . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 84 |
| The Flag and the Wind by Bobby Keniston . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 86 |
| The Cigarette and the Match by Bobby Keniston . . . . . . . . . . | 88 |
| The Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb and the Cookie Cutter | |
| by Bradley Walton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 90 |
| The Floor and the Ceiling by Bradley Walton . . . . . . . . . . . | 91 |
| The Cat Pan Liner and the Flyswatter by Bradley Walton . . . . . . | 92 |
| Two Country Mailboxes by Geff Moyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 93 |
| A Classroom Globe and a Pull Down Wall Map by Geff Moyer . . . . . | 94 |
| New Light Bulb and Old Light Bulb by Geff Moyer . . . . . . . . . | 95 |
| Two Gangster Picture Frames by Geff Moyer . . . . . . . . . . . . | 96 |
| Car and Red Light by Jerry Rabushka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 97 |
| Paint and Brush by Jerry Rabushka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 99 |
| Dog Tag and Flea Collar by Jerry Rabushka . . . . . . . . . . . . | 100 |
| Pencil and Paper by Jerry Rabushka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 101 |
| The Two Snowflakes by Bobby Keniston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 102 |
| The Water Bottle and the Soda Can by Bobby Keniston . . . . . . . | 103 |
| The Toaster and the Slice of Bread by Bobby Keniston . . . . . . . | 104 |
| Two Old Sofas by Bobby Keniston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 105 |
| Two Snowflakes Fall to the Ground by Chris Stiles . . . . . . . . | 107 |
| Two Lawn Gnomes by Chris Stiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 108 |
| Two Television Remotes by Chris Stiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 109 |
| Two Cars in a Parking Garage by Chris Stiles . . . . . . . . . . . | 110 |
| The Clothes Hamper and the Asteroid by Bradley Walton . . . . . . | 111 |
| The Incriminating Evidence and the Paper Shredder | |
| by Bradley Walton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 112 |
| The Blue Ribbon and the Really Bad Painting by Bradley Walton . . | 114 |
| The Shovel and the Alarm Clock by Bradley Walton . . . . . . . . . | 115 |
| Purse and Money by Jerry Rabushka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 116 |
| Car and Key by Jerry Rabushka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 117 |
| A Novel: Beginning and End by Jerry Rabushka . . . . . . . . . . . | 118 |
| Mop and Floor by Jerry Rabushka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 120 |
| The Rock and the Brook by Bobby Keniston . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 121 |
| The Polka Dot Dress and the Striped Dress by Bobby Keniston . . . | 123 |
| The Star and the Black Hole by Bobby Keniston . . . . . . . . . . | 124 |
| The Penny and the Nickel by Bobby Keniston . . . . . . . . . . . . | 126 |
| Two Park Benches by Geff Moyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 127 |
| A Pencil and a Pen by Geff Moyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 129 |
| The Red and the Blue Crayons by Geff Moyer . . . . . . . . . . . . | 130 |
| Bench and Bag by Jerry Rabushka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 131 |
| Basketball and Football by Jerry Rabushka . . . . . . . . . . . . | 132 |
| Street Light and Quarter by Jerry Rabushka . . . . . . . . . . . . | 133 |
| Prom Dress and T-Shirt by Jerry Rabushka . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 134 |
| A Knight and a Pawn on a Chessboard by Chris Stiles . . . . . . . | 135 |
| A Clock and a Cuckoo Bird by Chris Stiles . . . . . . . . . . . . | 136 |
| The Toothbrush and the Toothpaste by Bobby Keniston . . . . . . . | 137 |
| Two Flames by Bobby Keniston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 138 |
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| MIXED (any combination of objects; ones that don’t fit a category) | 141 |
| The Wooly Mammoth and the License Plate Frame | |
| by Bradley Walton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 143 |
| The Bug and the Windshield by Bradley Walton . . . . . . . . . . . | 145 |
| The Lion and the Fire Hydrant by Bradley Walton . . . . . . . . . | 146 |
| The Cow and the Hamburger by Bradley Walton . . . . . . . . . . . | 147 |
| The Fly and the Fly Paper by Geff Moyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 148 |
| The Moth and the Camp Fire by Geff Moyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 149 |
| The Pumpkin and the Knife by Geff Moyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 150 |
| Door and Squeak by Jerry Rabushka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 152 |
| Piano and Music by Jerry Rabushka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 154 |
| Refrigerator and Cheesecake by Jerry Rabushka . . . . . . . . . . | 155 |
| Stage and Play by Jerry Rabushka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 156 |
| Smoke and Fire by Jerry Rabushka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 157 |
| A Barn Door and the Wind by Chris Stiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 158 |
| A Scarecrow and a Bird by Chris Stiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 159 |
| The Acorn and the Squirrel by Bobby Keniston . . . . . . . . . . . | 160 |
| The Lawn Mower and the Grass by Bobby Keniston . . . . . . . . . . | 161 |
| The Mouse and the Mousetrap by Bobby Keniston . . . . . . . . . . | 163 |
| The Tweezers and the Eyebrow by Bobby Keniston . . . . . . . . . . | 164 |
| The Coffee Mug and the Diet Soda by Bradley Walton . . . . . . . . | 166 |
| The Water Fountain and the Chewing Gum by Bradley Walton . . . . . | 167 |
| The Earthquake and the Incredibly Rare Action Figure | |
| by Bradley Walton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 168 |
| The Department Store Security Tag and the Manatee | |
| by Bradley Walton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 170 |
| The Microwave Oven and the Dirt by Bradley Walton . . . . . . . . | 171 |
| The Deodorant and the Armpit by Bobby Keniston . . . . . . . . . . | 172 |
| The Cat and the Laser Light by Bobby Keniston . . . . . . . . . . | 173 |
| The Rainbow and the Cloud by Bobby Keniston . . . . . . . . . . . | 175 |
| The Red Light and the Car by Bobby Keniston . . . . . . . . . . . | 176 |
| The Lamp Post and the Beaver by Bradley Walton . . . . . . . . . . | 178 |
| The Photocopy Machine and the Nose by Bradley Walton . . . . . . . | 179 |
| The Paper Towel Dispenser and the Fern by Bradley Walton . . . . . | 180 |
| The Cafeteria Table and the Bacteria by Bradley Walton . . . . . . | 181 |
| The Cloud and the Armadillo by Bradley Walton . . . . . . . . . . | 182 |