The tree surgeon/interior decorator Spruce Dupp.

The notorious bank robber Hell Dupp

If that family were to approach the Bank to make a small withdrawal, would they get their
Come Upp pence?

Rearrange these letters to name the hardest part of a man. Answer later. P E N S I

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3. Only two vegetables that can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons.

Asparagus and rhubarb

What about lovage lovage and artichoke? Wikipedia lists 10 perennial vegetables. And that's not counting things like dandelions.

For those of you who were too ashamed to answer, the correct word is S P I N E.

What did you think it was?

Horseradish is another one. Its root looks like a PENSI.

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6. Three English words beginning with dw. Dwarf, dwell and dwindle.

Dweeb.

dwaddle (variant of dawdle.

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9. Six or more things you can wear on your feet beginning with 'S'.

Shoes, socks, sandals, sneakers, slippers, skis, skates, snowshoes, stockings, stilts.

Slingbacks and spats. And there should be footwear called schleppers.

If you have a really bad case of it, shingles. And how about sabots? Yeah, it's French, but we have no trouble saying "saboteur" for somebody who sticks their shoe in the words Hmmmm... if you stick your sabot in your bouche, are you a sui-saboteur?

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saboteur

That's the persn who gives you a hot foot.