Homonyms #1

87% now for cape

When was the last time your boss paid you in salt? But we still use the word salary...

though, on the other hand, I do think "tape" as a verb is falling out of favor. Much more common to hear "record," "save," or even "TiVo" which is itself fairly obsolete. People still call their mobile phones cell phones even though we stopped using cellular technology a long time ago, but that term seems to be waning as well in favor of "mobile," "smart phone," or in some places "hand phone." Some terms like this stick and some don't.

In my language (and probably others as well) we can still "spin" music, movies etc, regardless of the media

Last week, actually.

When is the last time you recorded something on a record?

Record studios record to tape (if they're still analog).

Well, it's not like he ever said that 'quote' in the first place.

In the UK it is. In the USA it's a racket.

The clue is correct. Pounds are not a unit of mass; they are a unit of weight (or in a more general sense, force). Much of the confusion is because the typical unit used with the Imperial/US system is a force (pounds), whereas the typical metric/SI unit is a unit of mass (kilograms). Outside of science and engineering, few know the Imperial unit of mass (slugs) or the metric unit of force (Newtons). Adding to the confusion, quasi-official units have come into use, such as "kilogram-force" (kgf) and "pound mass" (lbm), which use earth's gravity as the "standard" acceleration relating force and mass.

(Taken from FreeStateBear)

A Newton is a unit of force, not weight

Well, I know about 'racketeering', so maybe there is some relation...

It's mostly used in bars when ordering a drink. it's basically the opposite of "on the rocks" which means with ice. For example you might say "I'd like a bourbon, neat."

Sure, but I can't think of a situation where you order straight liquor and they add anything to it that isn't ice.

Gandalf

Were you a kid before Arthurian legends arose? There are plenty of old depictions of Merlin with a staff. Gandalf, probably the most famous wizard in modern fantasy fiction (and consequently the archetype for modern depictions) is depicted as using a staff in The Hobbit, which was released in 1937. Gandalf's prominence was significantly reinforced in 1954 by the release of The Lord of the Rings. Since then most fantasy depicts wizards as using staffs, with notable exceptions being Disney's Fantasia, released in 1940, and Harry Potter, first releasing in 1997. The origins of both wands and staves are much older though. Rods, sceptres, wands, batons and staves have long been symbols of power. The magical staff might be based in the image of Moses and his staff, or perhaps the staves of Celtic Druids, or some combination thereof. Magical wands have a specific occult basis since around the Middle Ages.

Ever heard of a fluke accident? Has nothing to do with achievement or replicability. What you described is one way the word is used, but it fits within the broader definition the quiz features. Besides, an improbable occurrence is, by its nature, unlikely to be replicated.