Gertrude Stein
This celebrity goo was created by player Russ Wilhelm.
Scott Hardie provided the gooed image, category, and difficulty, made minor changes to the clue provided by Russ, and wrote the explanation.
publication date: Friday, September 21, 2007 (part of Round XXXI)
category: Literature
clue: A goo is a goo is a goo is a goo.
explanation: Stein was an American writer whose most famous quote was "a rose is a rose is a rose is a rose." more…
solved by: Steve West, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Mike Eberhart, Aaron Shurtleff, Elliot Farney, Jerry Mathis, Tony Peters, Walter Chesser, Shawn Brandt, Greg Bair, and Jason Evans
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This goo represented "a rose is a rose is a rose is a rose" in Russ Wilhelm's "Who Said That?" Week. |
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