Something About the Julius Caesar Statue

Give him a statue with his ancestors.

Something About the Charlemagne Statue

Magic to do.

Something About the Godfrey Bouillon Statue

Well stocked.

Something About Thorn

Ye of little faith.

Something About Eight Guys Who Killed Julius Caesar

Superb banquets, indeed.

Something About the Nine Worthies

Number nine.

Something About Massachusetts State Physical Fitness Week

We can work it out.

Something About Gildersleeve

A hard clue to crack.

Who’s Who: Jimmy Durante

Professor Childermass informs Johnny, by channeling the comedic diction of this popular comedian, that “you been laborin’ under a misprehamprehension” about his grandmother being near death and - in turn - his need for undertaking the dangerous expedition of the Glomus estate [The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt; 160].

What's What: Phi Beta Kappa Key

Professor Childermass has a Phi Beta Kappa key dangling from his gold watch chain [The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt; 83]. He occasionally toys with it when thinking or nervous [The Revenge of the Wizard's Ghost; 41,97].

The Army of Godfrey of Bouillon

Thanks to a throwaway line from Professor Childermass, we tend to think of Godfrey de Bouillon as “our soupy old friend.” While this epithet makes me think of a soap opera or a poorly-titled Charles Dickens parody (sorry turtle fans), it does make me realize I don’t know much about Godfrey.

Memoriam: Dominic DiMaggio

Dom DiMaggio, the former center fielder for the Boston Red Sox from 1940 to 1953, and the younger brother of Yankees center fielder Joe, died Friday, May 8. He was 92.

DiMaggio was special favorite of Johnny Dixon's because both wore glasses and Johnny had been to Fenway Park to hear the kids chant:

He’s better than his brother Joe,
Do-mi-nic Di-Mag-gi-o!

(The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt, 39).