Apples To Apples - Expansion Set 4 ("Pairs") - Red Apples (2002 Printing)
- A Fool & His Money - Are soon parted... especially on Wall Street.
- Abbot & Costello - Comedy team who had everyone guessing - "Who's on first?"
- Adam & Eve - A relationship of Biblical proportions.
- AM & FM - Making waves in radio.
- Anna & The King - The 1999 film romanticizing the story of Anna Leonowens and King Mongkut of Siam.
- Antony & Cleopatra - Roman general and Egyptian queen. A love affair that wouldn't die. Oh, wait, it did.
- Apples & Oranges - Don't even TRY to compare them.
- Arm & A Leg - Sure, they were free, but just try replacing them.
- Arsenic & Old Lace - The hilarious dark comedy written by Joseph Kesselring, or the 1944 film adaptation by Frank Capra.
- Assault & Battery - That would be a single "A" battery.
- Ball & Chain - Don't let it get you down.
- Barbie & Ken - Ah, to be blond and plastic...
- Batman & Robin - Superheroes or vigilantes, you make the call.
- Bats & Balls - At least they don't go on strike.
- Beauty & The Beast - A French fairy tale, animated by Disney in 1991.
- Beavis & Butt-Head - He said "butt." Huh-huh. Huh-huh.
- Bed & Breakfast - Not the same as breakfast in bed.
- Beer & Pretzels - "these pretzels are making me thirsty" - Cosmo Kramer, Seinfeld
- Being & Nothingness - Jean Paul Satre's 1943 work based on the distinction between things that exist by themselves and those that exist for themselves.
- Bells & Whistles - It's got everything!
- Bert & Ernie - Sesame Street's muppet buddies.
- Bill & Ted - Characters in Keanu Reeves' excellent time-travel adventure film. Yeah, dude.
- Blood & Tears - Don't forget the sweat.
- Boardwalk & Park Place - Top of the line in the real estate game.
- Body & Soul - Just tryin' to keep it all together.
- Bonnie & Clyde - American outlaws of the 1920s, played by Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty in the 1967 film.
- Bow & Arrows - More effective than sticks and stones.
- Bread & Water - Make that a baguette and a bottle of Perrier.
- Breaking & Entering - "Honest, Officer, I lost my keys."
- Bride & Groom - "With this ring..."
- Brooks & Dunn - Extremely successful country & honky-tonk music duo. "If they don't dance, you're dead." - Ronnie Dunn
- Brothers & Sisters - "You can pick your friends, but..."
- Bulls & Bears - On or off Wall Street.
- Burger & Fries - You want flies with that?"
- Buttons & Bows - Cute as a button, or a bow.
- Calvin & Hobbs - Bill Waterson's late, great comic strip featuring a little boy and his tiger.
- Carrot & A Stick - The ultimate motivator... for a donkey.
- Cat & Mouse - It's just a game.
- Cats & Dogs - Is it raining?
- Catsup & Mustard - The salsa revolution brought down their condiment empire.
- Charles & Diana - A right royal marriage.
- Chips & Dip - No double dipping!
- Chips & Salsa - Nacho average snack!
- Chutes & Ladders - A game of ups and downs.
- Cockles & Mussels - "Alive--alive-o!" I think I just lost my appetite.
- Cops & Robbers - When fighting crime was just child's play.
- Corned Beef & Cabbage - It's not chopped liver.
- Coughing & Sneezing - And no cure in sight.
- Cowboys & Indians - How the west was won... and lost.
- Crash & Burn - Try, try again.
- Cream & Sugar - Do you want some coffee with that?
- Crime & Punishment - Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1917 classic novel following the tormented life of the murderer Rodion Romanovich Roskolnikov.
- Cup & Saucer - Tea Time!
- Curds & Whey - What? It's just cottage cheese?
- Currier & Ives - The lithography shop operated from 1834 to 1907 and produced over 7500 titles, all of which could have been called "Life In America."
- Cut & Curl - You'll look mah-velous!
- Dallas & Fort Worth - The heart & soul of Texas.
- David & Goliath - Bible story featuring the future king David and the Philistine giant Goliath. The bigger they come, the harder they fall.
- Death & Dying - The only way out.
- Death & Taxes - The two certainties in life.
- Dinner & A Movie - And a mortgage to pay for it.
- Doctors & Dentists - For a long life and healthy teeth.
- Dollars & Cents - "If it don't make dollars, it don't make sense." - DJ Quik
- Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson's 1887 novel revealing the hypocrisy and innate evilness in society. The idea came to him in a dream - a bad dream.
- Drinking & Driving - Friends don't let friends drive drunk.
- Dungeons & Dragons - Popular role-playing game featuring swords, sorcery and wizards. Repeat after me: it's a game... it's only a game...
- Ebony & Ivory - "Ebony and Ivory live together in perfect harmony." - Paul McCartney
- Fame & Fortune - Everybody may have 15 minutes of fame, but fortune is another thing altogether.
- Fear & Loathing - In Las Vegas, or anywhere else.
- Ferdinand & Isabella - Late 15th century king and queen of Spain. They backed Christopher Columbus and benefitted royally.
- Field & Stream - The hunter's best friend.
- Fish & Chips - Just wrap it in any old newspaper.
- Flowers & Candy - When "I'm sorry" is not enough.
- Food & Shelter - Gotta have it.
- Foot & Mouth - An infectious disease of animals with hooves. Not the same as foot-IN-mouth disease which affects everybody at one time or another.
- Forever & Ever - "Oh baby, I'm gonna love you forever / Forever and ever amen." - Randy Travis
- Freaks & Geeks - The 1999 television show, or those outside the social norm.
- Fred & Ginger - Fred Astair & Ginger Rogers - tap dancing their way into the hearts of millions.
- Fred & Wilma - Meet the Flintstones. "Yabba-dabba-doooo!"
- Friends & Family - There when you need them.
- Frog & Toad - Characters in a series of children's books by Arnold Lobel, or any of the millions of frogs and toads who choose not to wear clothes.
- George & Jane, His Wife - The Jetsons television show first aired in 1962. In spite of our best efforts, cars still can't fly.
- Ghosts & Goblins - "I see dead people." - Cole Sear, The Sixth Sense
- Ginger & Mary Ann - "Here on Gilligan's Isle."
- Gold & Silver - There's a good reason Fort Knox is full of golg and not silver.
- Good & Plenty - The licorice candy was first produced in 1893, making it the oldest branded candy in the United States.
- Goose & The Gander - If it's good for the goose...
- Grease & Grime - What would Martha do?
- Hammer & Nails - "If I had a hammer..." - Peter, Paul and Mary
- Hammer & Sickle - An emblem of the Communist movement, now retired... as is the Soviet Union.
- Hansel & Gretel - One of Grimm's grimmer fairy tales.
- Harvard & Yale - "What? Like it's hard?" - Reese Witherspoon, Legally Blond
- Hawks & Doves - The big birds of war and peace.
- Heart & Soul - They're yours. All yours!
- Heaven & Hell - The ups and down of the afterlife.
- Here & There - And everywhere.
- Hills & Valleys - Nature's little ups and down.
- Hit & Run - An automobile crash, or a baseball play.
- Hollywood & Vine - The Los Angeles street corner where dreams come true.
- Hook & Ladder Trucks - One big reason to become a firefighter.
- Hootie & The Blowfish - One of the most commercially successful pop bands to emerge in the 1990s. I go blind when I think about them.
- Horse & Cart - Get the order right!
- Hotels & Motels - Get a room!
- House & Home - And money pit.
- Husbands & Wives - For richer... hopefully.
- Ice & Snow - "We come from the land of the ice and snow/ From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow." - Led Zeppelin
- Jenna & Barbara - President Bush's daughters, the "First Twins."
- Jonah & The Whale - The greatest fish story ever told, in the Bible, that is.
- Kiss & Tell - Best to keep your mouth shut.
- Knife & Fork - Knife on the right, fork on the left.
- Lady & The Tramp - The 1955 Disney animated film featuring dogs, love and spaghetti.
- Last Will & Testament - It may be your only chance to get the last work on anything.
- Laurel & Hardy - Classic fat-skinny comedy duo of the 1920s.
- Laverne & Shirley - The 1970s sitcom phenomenon that defined Milwaukee for the world. And Milwaukee's still trying to live it down!
- Law & Order - The television show, or the concept.
- Leather & Lace - It's a texture thing.
- Lemon & Lime - Pucker up.
- Lewis & Clark - The early 1800s expedition covered over 8000 miles and confirmed that the Louisiana Purchase was a very good deal.
- Liberty & Justice - For all.
- Lions & Tigers - And bears...
- Lock & Key - Quit picking on me!
- Lock & Load - It's off to war we go.
- Love & Marriage - First comes love, then comes marriage...
- Lox & Bagels - A deli favorite. Pass the cream cheese!
- Lucy & Desi - Thirty years later and we still love Lucy.
- M & M's - Candy coated chocolates first sold in 1941. Now available in purple.
- Macaroni & Cheese - It's the easiest.
- Me & My Shadow - "Strolling down the avenue..."
- Meat & Potatoes - A simpler meal for a simpler time.
- Mickey & Minnie - Mouse, that is. Disney's dynamic duo.
- Milk & Cookies - The ultimate after-school special.
- Minneapolis & St. Paul - The "Twin Cities" are Minnesota's largest population center. They may be twins but you can tell the difference.
- Mom & Apple Pie - Worth fighting for.
- Mom & Pop - Hey! Maybe they should open a store!
- Monitor & The Merrimac - American Civil War ironclads, first fought each other in 1862.
- Moon & The Stars - You want what?
- North & South Dakota - It's all north.
- Nuts & Bolts - A good way to stay connected.
- Odds & Ends - It's in the junk drawer.
- Oil & Filter - Let me top that off for you.
- Oil & Vinegar - They don't mix, but we keep trying.
- Pail & Shovel - I can dig it.
- Paul McCartney & Wings - Life after The Beatles.
- Peace & Love - Flower Power!
- Peace & Quiet - Truly appreciated during parenthood.
- Peaches & Cream - A great complexion and a great dessert.
- Peanut Butter & Jelly - On white bread; cut off the crusts.
- Peanuts & Popcorn - It's a crackerjack combination!
- Pebbles & Bamm-Bamm - The cartoon kids from The Flintstones. BAM-BAM, BAM-BAM, BAM-BAM.
- Pencil & Paper - We're drawn to them!
- Penn & Teller - Magicians, illusionists, entertainers, and comedians.
- Phone & Fax - Soon you won't need to leave the house at all!
- Pins & Needles - It's all sewed up!
- Pomp & Circumstance - La-de-da.
- Pork & Beans - Rustle us up some grub, Cookie.
- Power & Glory - The spoils of war.
- Pride & Prejudice - Jane Austin's 1813 classic novel expounding on the consequences of pride.
- R & B - Rhythm and Blues.
- R & D - Research and Development.
- R & R - Rest and relaxation, recreation, or could be recuperation.
- Reading & Writing - Old-fashioned skill, amazingly still useful today.
- Regis & ... - Kathy Lee or Kelly - your choice.
- Rice & Beans - South-of-the-border meat & potatoes.
- Rock & Roll - It'll never die. Unlike Rock and Roll musicians.
- Rod & Reel - He took it hook, line, and sinker.
- Rogers & Hammerstein - Kings of the Broadway Musical: The Sound of Music, The King and I, South Pacific, and many, many more.
- Salt 'N Pepa - Extremely successful rap group formed in the 1980s, known for their portrayals of the woman's perspective on relationships.
- Salt & Pepper - "Pump it up a notch! BAM!" - Emeril Lagasse.
- Sand & Surf - Life's a beach!
- Shake & Bake - ... and eat.
- Shave & A Haircut - Two bits.
- Sin & Redemption - Everybody deserves a second chance.
- Skin & Bones - What would you be without them?
- Slash & Burn - And there goes another rain forest...
- Slice & Dice - A sharp knife is a safe knife.
- Slip & Fall - Watch out for ... too late!
- Smith & Wesson - Firearms when ready!
- Smoke & Mirrors - That's how we do it!
- Snips & Snails - And puppy dog tails.
- Snoopy & The Red Barron - Characters in the Peanuts comic strip. Talk about a dog fight!
- Space & Time - Infinite.
- Spiders & Snakes - Creepy! Legs or no legs.
- Spit & Polish - We could do with less spit and more polish.
- Stalactites & Stalagmites - The ups and downs of spelunking.
- Stanley & Livingston - Britons who explored Africa, I presume.
- Stars & Stripes - Three cheers for the red, white, and blue!
- Sticks & Stones - When words are not enough.
- Stocks & Bonds - At least they're worth the paper they're printed on... We hope.
- Sugar & Spice - And everything nice.
- Suit & Tie - It's business as usual!
- Surf & Turf - Steak and lobster. No need to choose.
- Tarred & Feathered - It's a sticky situation.
- Tarzan & Jane - He went ape over her.
- Tea & Crumpets - Upper-crust toast & jelly.
- The Atlantic & Pacific - Oceans apart.
- The Birds & The Bees - We'll tell you about them sometime.
- The Chicken & The Egg - Which came first? The egg. Look it up!
- The Princess & The Pea - The true test of a princess, fairy tale or otherwise.
- The Young & The Restless - Launched in 1973, this soap opera isn't young, but it's still restless.
- Thelma & Louise - 1991 Ridley Scott film starring Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis as two over-the-edge women.
- Three Men & A Baby - The 1987 comedy film. You do the math.
- Thunder & Lightning - Nature's fireworks.
- Tom & Jerry - A good chaser.
- Track & Field - It's eventful.
- Trinidad & Tobago - Tiny, lush Caribbean republic. One of the most prosperous countries in the area due to petroleum and natural gas production.
- Truth & Justice - Sounds good on paper.
- Turkey & Stuffing - Get stuffed.
- Venus & Mars - As different as men & women.
- War & Peace - Tolstoy's 1805 epic novel of the Napoleonic wars, a celebration of Russian spirit.
- Washer & Dryer - Take them out for a spin.
- Weed & Feed - Make sure the grass is greener on YOUR side of the fence.
- Whips & Chains - Popular before prison reform - the good old days.
- Will & Grace - Popular sitcom debuted in 1998. Not your average next door neighbors.
- Yin & Yang - Two elements that oppose each other and give life balance. If you're lucky.
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