This celebrity goo was created by player Russ Wilhelm.
Scott Hardie provided the category and difficulty, made minor changes to the clue provided by Russ, and wrote the explanation.

publication date: Friday, April 1, 2016 (part of Spring 2016)

category: Controversy

clue: Put your socks on if you're going to step foot in this guy's house.

explanation: Haines was a shoe salesman who arranged to have his house built in the shape of a boot as a promotion for his store. more…

intended difficulty: hard

solved by: no one!


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