What do the following words have in common?

black, corn, eight, gutter, hair, medicine, tea

All can be combined with "ball" to make a common expression
black ball - to vote against someone
corn ball - hackneyed
eight ball - a pool ball
gutter ball - bowling expression
hair ball - cat owners know
medicine ball - old fashioned excercise equipment
tea ball - a tool for brewing loose tea

Posted by Andrew Mitchell on 2003-08-05 03:24:08