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Well, howdy there! Let’s talk about this here “feature crossword clue” thing. You know, them puzzles in the newspapers? Always got them tricky words and hints, and you gotta fill in the blanks. Drives some folks crazy, but I kinda like it. Keeps the brain ticking, ya know? Keeps ya from gettin’ too old and dusty. What’s a “feature crossword clue” anyway? Now, I ain’t no fancy city slicker, so I ain’t gonna use big words. But from what I gather, a “feature crossword clue” is just one of them…

Alright, let’s talk about this “facial feature unique to humans” thing, you know, for that crossword puzzle. Sounds fancy, but it ain’t nothin’ too complicated. It’s just stuff on your face that makes you, well, you, and not some monkey or dog. Now, I ain’t no scholar, never went to no fancy school. But I got eyes, same as you, and I see things. And one thing I see clear as day is that people got faces different from critters. We got this… this chin thing. Yeah, that’s it. That…

Well, let me tell ya somethin’ about these here creature feature toys. I ain’t no expert or nothin’, but I seen some things, and I heard some things, ya know? Folks are all a-buzz about ’em. First off, what in the tarnation is a creature feature toy, you might ask? Well, from what I gather, it’s like, uh, toys. But not just any toys. These here are special. They’re, like, monsters and stuff. Not the scary kind, well, maybe a little, but mostly the kinda cute, kinda weird ones. Like…

Alright, let’s talk about this here knee joint, or whatever fancy name they call it – the tibiofemoral joint. Sounds like somethin’ a doctor would say, but it’s just your plain old knee, the one you bend to sit down and stand up, you know? First off, you got this big ol’ bone up top, that’s your femur. That’s the thigh bone, the one that goes all the way up to your hip. It’s a strong one, gotta be, holdin’ up all that weight. Then, down below, you got the…

Alright, let’s talk about the stomach, you know, that thing inside ya where the food goes. I ain’t no fancy doctor, but I’ll tell ya what I know, the way I know how to say it. Stomach Parts, Ya Know, Like a Map of the Inside First off, the stomach ain’t just one big bag. It’s got parts, like a map or somethin’. Up top, where the food comes in, that’s the cardia. Think of it like the door to the stomach. It’s gotta open and close, see, so the…

Alright, let’s talk about this lymph node thingy, you know, the one the doctor was yapping about. He used all them big words, made my head spin like a top. But I figured it out, kinda. It ain’t that hard once you get past all the fancy talk. We’re gonna correctly label the following anatomical features of the lymph node, just like the doc wanted, but in plain English, you hear? First off, think of this lymph node like a little bean, see? It’s small, real small, maybe the size…

Alright, let’s talk about this here… whatchamacallit… coxal joint. Sounds fancy, but it’s just your hip, you know? The thing you swing around when you’re dancing, or, well, when you used to dance, back in the day. Now, it mostly just aches, ha! So, the young’uns, they got all these big words for it. Anatomical features, they call ’em. Sounds like somethin’ you’d find in a fancy doctor’s office. But it’s just the parts, you see? Like the parts of a chicken, only this here chicken helps you walk and…

Well, hey there. Let’s talk about that brain thingy, the “serry-bellum” or somethin’ like that. It’s a part of your head-meat, you know, makes you walk straight and not fall over like a clumsy cow. What’s this “serry-bellum” thing, anyway? It’s like a little brain attached to the big brain. Think of it like this: big brain does the thinkin’, little brain makes sure you don’t trip over your own feet when you’re thinkin’ and walkin’. It’s tucked away in the back of your head, kinda low down. Now, this…

Alright, let’s talk about this nerve thing, you know, the one with all them fancy parts. I ain’t no doctor, but I can tell ya what’s what, the way I see it. So, first off, we got this nerve, right? It’s like a big ol’ wire, carryin’ messages all over the place. Like, if ya stub yer toe, that nerve’s gonna tell yer brain, “Ouch! That hurt!” Now, this nerve ain’t just one piece, it’s got all sorts of bits and pieces to it. Let’s start with the rootlets. Think…

Well, howdy there! Let me tell ya ’bout this here… whatchamacallit… “contest featuring Apollo,” like them city folks say. I reckon it’s some kind of game, or a puzzle, somethin’ like that. Heard tell it was in one of them fancy New York Times newspapers. Them city slickers, always up to somethin’! So, this here “contest,” they say it’s got somethin’ to do with a fella named Apollo. Now, I ain’t never met no Apollo, but I reckon he must be somebody important if they’re puttin’ his name in the…