punch list
n.— «Shipper faxes it to New York along with a “punch list”—a checklist of news stories and other topics to be talked about during the four-hour show.» —“Gag Man Tosses Schtick by Fax” by David Ferrell Los Angeles Times Sept. 30, 1991. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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