Can you name the rungs in the following word ladder (Mr. T edition)?

Clue	Word
'I [first rung] the [final rung]!' - Mr. T
Spongy plant tissue
Course or route
The head
Kismet
Renown
Smoke or vapor
The cord that leads away from the dynamite
Erato or Clio, e.g.
Make untidy

Clue	Word
To kiss
A sculpture of head, neck and shoulders
Beat around the ___
Nonsense
One as well as the other
Gypsy or luna, e.g.
___ the Hoople
Deprived of practical significance
One-third of a yard
'I [first rung] the [final rung]!' - Mr. T
I got no time for the jibba-jabba.
I ain't getting on no plane.
What about sample confused you?

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Giant Word Ladder 4: Mr. T Quiz

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Created by: sproutcm -
Contributed: May 5th, 2010
Published: July 8th, 2010
Category: Language
Plays: 110,998

Tags: Word ladder Quizzes, word, word puzzle, clue, ladder

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	sproutcm:	Jul 8th, 2010 at 04:51 GMT	-4 points
	Hey all, in honor of Mr. T's debut, here is installment 6 of the Word Ladders, the Möbius strip ladder: http://www.sporcle.com/games/sproutcm/wordladderquiz6

	Detektor:	Jul 8th, 2010 at 04:56 GMT	7 points
	Great quiz; lots of fairly uncommon words.

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	Coleman_Slawski:	Jul 8th, 2010 at 05:15 GMT	13 points
	^ Yes, I'm surprised bush is the most guessed ahead of both pity and fool.

	sporcling123:	Jul 8th, 2010 at 05:42 GMT	40 points
	did anyone else only get some words by guessing based on the words above and/or below?

	tmxicon:	Jul 8th, 2010 at 06:10 GMT	1 point
	LOL at the bonus. Sadly, he usually does end up gettin' on a plane.

	Benwins:	Jul 8th, 2010 at 06:52 GMT	2 points
	Gotta admit I only used the clues for about half of these.

	evil_fruit_girl:	Jul 8th, 2010 at 07:27 GMT	31 points
	I pity the fool who's never heard of Mott the Hoople.

	Big_E:	Jul 8th, 2010 at 10:15 GMT	4 points
	@sporcling123: Yes, sometimes that's the only way to complete these, is getting words and working backwards...

	kypzethdurron:	Jul 8th, 2010 at 10:37 GMT	11 points
	I haven't ever heard of some of these words. That upsets me :(

	tinmen:	Jul 8th, 2010 at 10:59 GMT	16 points
	in what universe is Buss a word for kiss?

tbmusicmaker:

Jul 8th, 2010 at 11:09 GMT

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you can go from buss to bush without the bust.

	leapyearer:	Jul 8th, 2010 at 11:47 GMT	67 points
	@tbmusicmaker: But who would want to? ;)

	chrispaz:	Jul 8th, 2010 at 11:57 GMT	13 points
	Hmm, not the best example of one of these quizzes. Nice idea though. And if you've not heard of Mott The Hoople, then it's your loss because All The Young Dudes is an amazing song.

	Agent86:	Jul 8th, 2010 at 12:41 GMT	3 points
	Nice quiz. Buss has been a word for kiss for years, especially in English Literature.

	artofthestate:	Jul 8th, 2010 at 13:33 GMT	1 point
	Yeah I assume it has Latin origins at 'bisses' or something like that is French for kisses. And yeah, @tbmusicmaker - then you'd be missing half the fun...

	skSK:	Jul 8th, 2010 at 13:36 GMT	7 points
	While I don't doubt the validity of the word buss, I can see how it has fallen into disuse. "I buss my mom every night before I go to bed" just doesn't sound very chaste.

	BonnieH:	Jul 8th, 2010 at 13:39 GMT	-4 points
	Forget "buss". I can't believe somebody complained about "muss". Bosh was odd for me and I, too, never heard of Mott the Hoople, but I got all the answers, sometimes by knowing them, sometimes simply by backing into them with the clue ahead/before.

	caramba:	Jul 8th, 2010 at 13:43 GMT	-2 points
	@leapyearer: LOL!

	Tommy_C:	Jul 8th, 2010 at 14:15 GMT	2 points
	Mott the Hoople: Early 70s British R&B band connected with David Bowie, who wrote "All the Young Dudes", their only big hit, and Queen, who opened for them on an American tour before Queen was well known. OK, they're a little obscure, but everyone around in the 70s remembers All the Young Dudes, and really, it's not a name you forget. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mott_the_Hoople

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	ratface:	Jul 8th, 2010 at 14:19 GMT	-4 points
	Just as well to get All the Young Dudes from David Bowie. If that is their only contribution they should be called Moot the Hoople.

	Louxie:	Jul 8th, 2010 at 14:22 GMT	2 points
	The hint for Buss is slightly off. The word Buss in French means "a kiss". To kiss is embrasser. This is a pretty good quiz. I was a bit thrown off by Pate and Bosh, though.

	The_Road_Guy:	Jul 8th, 2010 at 15:16 GMT	0 points
	Too easy. Now don't give me no back talk!!

	thefiredancer:	Jul 8th, 2010 at 16:01 GMT	-2 points
	I only got 5 correct, but got the bonus!

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	beanheadmcginty:	Jul 8th, 2010 at 17:33 GMT	3 points
	Quit your jibber-jabber.

	mjenks:	Jul 8th, 2010 at 19:21 GMT	2 points
	@ artofthestate: Yes, it comes from "basio/basiare" It also leads to the French word "baiser", which means "kiss"...among other things. :D

	bstarr66:	Jul 8th, 2010 at 20:01 GMT	1 point
	The first word ladder that I haven't been able to work straight through, but rather work backwards from the few clues that I actually knew. Very tough.

	Jaspers:	Jul 8th, 2010 at 20:08 GMT	13 points
	I'm a Night Elf Mohawk, and I approve of this quiz.

	WyvernSabres:	Jul 8th, 2010 at 21:26 GMT	1 point
	"All the Young Dudes" was certainly not Mott's only hit: "Honaloochie Boogie", "Roll Away the Stone", "Saturday Gigs", "Foxy Foxy" and (my favourite) "The Golden Age of Rock n Roll" still come easily to mind after >30 years.