Can you name the element missing from these phrases and terms?

Phrase	Element	Clue
___ enema		X-ray contrast test to see the colon
nine ___		Niblick
___ blue		Brilliant classic color of glass
___ satellite		Component of near-space network
buffalo ___		American coin from 1913-1938
___ album		Record that sold 1,000,000 units
Tod and ___		The Fox and the Hound
'___ Bells'		Popular Christmas carol
black ___		Texas tea
Project ___		First US manned space program
___ siding		Alternative to shingles
___ copy		Duplicate e-mail sent to others

Phrase	Element	Clue
___ Valley		Home to the computer industry
___ Pan Alley		Music publishers and composers
pencil ___		Graphite
___ narcosis		Confusion from deep-sea diving
'___ and Old Lace'		Commonly performed HS Play
___ bar		Trendy health fad location
___ bleach		Clorox, e.g.
tincture of ___		Old-school disinfectant
___ balloon		Floating party decoration
'The ___ Bible'		John Kennedy Toole's first book
___ battery		It powers most laptops
___ Springs		Volcanic tourist attraction
Are you trying to blow up the party?	Volcanic tourist attraction
I'd buy a new periodic table	Volcanic tourist attraction

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Elementary Phrases Quiz

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	rockgolf:	Mar 23rd, 2011 at 04:12 GMT	0 points
	Any find the color combination on the Clue field a tad hard on the eyes?

	CorneliusTree:	Mar 23rd, 2011 at 04:19 GMT	20 points
	"Jingle" is not an element.

	Djibouti:	Mar 23rd, 2011 at 04:30 GMT	22 points
	Well, that marks the first time I've ever seen the word 'niblick'. Doing a little research I found that old golf clubs had hilarious names

	KarenX:	Mar 23rd, 2011 at 05:11 GMT	9 points
	When Curious George Goes to the Hospital, he drinks the barium. Drinks it.

	DTNelson:	Mar 23rd, 2011 at 05:15 GMT	2 points
	As one of the shareholders of the original Iridium company -- shucked like an ear of corn, as Iridium went bankrupt and my shares became virtually worthless less than a year after the company went public -- I was surprised to find Iridium in last place. The current Iridium Communications bought that satellite constellation for pennies on the dollar in the bankruptcy proceedings; their pennies, my dollars. Ah, progress!

	FritztheSpritz:	Mar 23rd, 2011 at 06:46 GMT	4 points
	I love the bonus answer! A great fun quiz and a nice idea. "Elementary my dear Sproutcm!"

	Bobman1:	Mar 23rd, 2011 at 06:51 GMT	1 point
	@Djibouti, I once caddied (late 80s) for a golfer who used his dad's old wooden-shafted clubs. Mashie, Niblick, etc. Pretty strange. A few elemental pigments could be used--cadmium red is a standard artsist's color, as is magnesium white IIRC. There's the h-bomb. I'm partial to sulfur-crested cockatoos, myself.

	sten:	Mar 23rd, 2011 at 07:19 GMT	4 points
	The periodic table quiz accepts "sulphur;" maybe you could too? (Or maybe this is the quiz that'll finally get me to learn the modern spelling of that word...)

	sproutcm:	Mar 23rd, 2011 at 07:28 GMT	3 points
	@sten This quiz has always accepted all spellings of Sulfur and Aluminum. You must have typed it in incorrectly or into the wrong box.

	RetroGirl:	Mar 23rd, 2011 at 09:26 GMT	0 points
	Also not an element, Carolofthe :) Fun quiz :)

	Aroll510:	Mar 23rd, 2011 at 10:04 GMT	5 points
	For a split second I forgot the category so for "Project ______" I tried "runway" >.

	shel99:	Mar 23rd, 2011 at 11:28 GMT	9 points
	Clearly I'm not a golfer. I know what a nine iron is, but have never heard of Niblick and so missed the clue.

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	cocky:	Mar 23rd, 2011 at 12:19 GMT	25 points
	Anyone else old enough to remember when carbon copy had nothing to do with e-mail?

	ezois:	Mar 23rd, 2011 at 13:22 GMT	6 points
	I've used carbon paper to make copies. And a miserable job it was too when you made a typo and had to correct the original and all the carbon copies.

	ezois:	Mar 23rd, 2011 at 13:28 GMT	2 points
	What, pray tell, is an oxygen bar?

	Nihuvo:	Mar 23rd, 2011 at 13:37 GMT	0 points
	The only time I've ever heard the term Niblick was in an episode of Red Dwarf. Fortunately it was in reference to golf, so BritComs FTW.

	monstro:	Mar 23rd, 2011 at 14:38 GMT	2 points
	ezois: http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=oxygen+bar

	tk925:	Mar 23rd, 2011 at 14:41 GMT	-2 points
	I'm surprised Toole's other novel ranks next to last on the list. Maybe the clue needs to be "Arcade Fire album."

	volkstraum:	Mar 23rd, 2011 at 15:01 GMT	-4 points
	These clues seemed to be devised for the 70+ crowd that frequents Sporcle...

	jojofiss:	Mar 23rd, 2011 at 15:03 GMT	4 points
	@Aroll510 For "Project_____" I went with "Mayhem"... turns out Jingle isn't the only non-element

	WeaselKing1000:	Mar 23rd, 2011 at 15:24 GMT	-1 points
	How about 'Don't talk to me in that tone?', or something of the sort, as a bonus when people type in helium?

	Josh:	Mar 23rd, 2011 at 15:39 GMT	-2 points
	I didn't know that "Hells" (bells) was an element.

	Jamessir:	Mar 23rd, 2011 at 15:54 GMT	2 points
	@volks You are gonna get SUCH a pinch...

	ychtt:	Mar 23rd, 2011 at 16:09 GMT	10 points
	Reminds me of an old saying: "Old Chemistry teachers never die; you just barium."

	wazariia:	Mar 23rd, 2011 at 19:36 GMT	0 points
	Radium should be an acceptable answer for "____ Springs". There is a place in Canada called "Radium Hot Springs" that is a popular tourist attraction that is volcanic.

	hii531:	Mar 23rd, 2011 at 19:48 GMT	3 points
	Woops... I didn't get that they were all elements until I saw the answers.

	hii531:	Mar 23rd, 2011 at 19:51 GMT	-3 points
	I know that my comment above is going to get marked down!

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	sandpit:	Mar 23rd, 2011 at 22:19 GMT	-3 points
	Kinda disappointing that sporcle is adding puzzles with ratings below 4 to the front page. It can do better.

	Koltrane:	Mar 24th, 2011 at 00:01 GMT	2 points
	sprout, I can always count on you for accuracy. Kudos for not referring to it as John Kennedy Toole's SECOND book.

	Koltrane:	Mar 24th, 2011 at 00:06 GMT	1 point
	Niblick is definitely an arcane term, but it still gets used on rare occasion. I remember hearing people use the phrase "mashie niblick" to refer to a 7 iron. Still, in my book, there's only one golf club that deserves a name, and that's the old Billy Baroo.

	dxdtdemon:	Mar 24th, 2011 at 06:57 GMT	2 points
	Was I the only one who thought about "Dirk Niblick of the Math Brigade" when I saw the word Niblick?

	Pedrocelli:	Mar 25th, 2011 at 06:05 GMT	2 points
	I thought shingles was a disease - never heard that called "aluminium siding"! Is John Kennedy Toole well known (worldwide I mean)? I've never heard of him.

	sharon:	Mar 25th, 2011 at 23:41 GMT	1 point
	@Pedrocelli: the clue says "alternative to shingles", not that it is shingles. Just clarifying - the clue is good. As for J.K. Toole, I've never heard of him either.