So here it is – when you decide the topic(s) we will be discussing. It can cover any subject: Religion, politics, society, wild beasts, or which dance moves by Michael Jackson are the best!
Here are the rules:
- Most topics are fair game as long as it has some decency.
- If a topic just becomes a series of personal attacks, the comments will be closed.
- This is for discussions and not wars.
- All Lemmings must behave!
Our poll ended with 11 votes. Is it possible to match up the 7 Dwarfs with the 7 Deadly sins? 6 votes for yes; 2 votes for no; and 3 votes for there are only 6 because of budget cuts.
Here are the answers to the Trivia questions and who got them right:
1) What is the only state capital with a one-syllable name?
- Pierre, South Dakota. (it is pronounced “peer”) – Rae and the Cape
2) What breed of dog is the only breed of dog developed in the U.S?
- The Boston Terrier – no one got this one. Where was Jess? She may have known.
3) What conservative and pro-family politician was the only divorced man to serve as president?
- Ronald Reagan – Helen, Rae and the Cape
4) What two men are the only appointees to the office of Vice President?
- Gerald Ford was appointed by Nixon and Rockefeller was appointed by Ford. – the Cape
5) What southern state is the only state with laws not based on British law?
- Louisiana has laws based on the Code Napoleon. – Pip and the Cape
Bonus:
What is the only U.S. state that formed as a result of popular vote to separate from another state? Extra points to the person who knows why they wanted to separate.
- West Virginia is made up of 26 Virginia counties that voted to leave Virginia when Virginia joined the Confederacy. Helen and the Cape.
So, the winner is…….drum role please……..the Cape! Who also receives bonus points along with Helen for getting both bonus questions correct! (A goofy award is given to Rae for her unique reason why a state would separate from another state.)
Thanks for playing!
A few years back North Dakota wanted to change its name to just “Dakota” because they were like, “The ‘North’ part makes it seem so cold and uninviting, our tourism sucks!”
Except that by removing the “North” bit, nothing would change- North Dakota would still be cold, still be boring, and still really, really suck.
I wanna see Val do the moon walk on a video!
*sigh* now I have a bat in my house, any ideas? I can hear it but I can’t see it!!
Rosie –
Get a big bucket and a flashlight. Use the flashlight to find the bat, he will not fly around very much in the light. So, gradually light up all area’s of the house but one and he should migrate to that area. Use the flashlight to startle him and quickly place the bucket over him. Use something strong, like cardboard, to slide between the bucket and surface, trapping the bat in the bucket (be careful not to get its wing(s) trapped between the bucket and cardboard). Carry the bucket outside and throw it up in the air with all of your might. The bat should fly out before the bucket hits the ground.
Also, have someone with a tennis racket with you. If the bat doesn’t get trapped, or gets out of the bucket, if possible, whack the sucker with the racket. This should stun him so you can do the bucket thing. Very rarely will the racket actually kill him, but that is a possibility.
If you have children or pets get them out of the house until the bat is gone. Bats are in the top 5 pests that carry rabies (depending on your location, they could be the number one pest that carries rabies.) If it bites someone – you have no choice but to kill it. They will need to do a necropsy on it to test for rabies.
If all of this concerns/scares you then get out of the house and call a pest removal service to come out. You don’t want to keep the bat in your house for too long. They are pack animals so always make sure there isn’t more than one.
Good luck! (can you tell I’ve done this before? more times than I can count! ug….)
Jasper –
I’ll have to find out if my Dad still has the video tapes of me in high school when I was on the Pom Pom squad. If he still has them not only will you get to see me doing the moonwalk, but you’ll also see me with a Cindy Lauper 1980′s hair style! Shaved on one side, long on the other! I was such a freak!
“I’ll have to find out if my Dad still has the video tapes of me in high school when I was on the Pom Pom squad. If he still has them not only will you get to see me doing the moonwalk, but you’ll also see me with a Cindy Lauper 1980’s hair style! Shaved on one side, long on the other! I was such a freak!”
That is so awesome! I wish I had the cojones to do that!
I’m watching “Good Night and Good Luck” tonight- and dang it’s a great movie. So well acted by everybody.
Rae –
It doesn’t take cojones – it takes an extreme amount of weirdness – which is something I have in abundance! I went to a very small school (graduating class had 23 people!) so its not like I had to “stand out” or anything.
I saw the Pianist recently. THAT is a great movie!
Jasper,
Please remember I have to live with this lunatic… uh, I mean my lovely wife. Never mind, she is a saint and I am sure it is an amazing and spirtiual video….
Stu
@Stu: Oh man- you is in trouble nowwwwwwww!
@Val: Have you ever seen the TV show “Firefly” or the movie “Serenity”? I highly recommend it. ^_^
Aw….he’s not in too much trouble….. I fully admit that I am a lovely wife!
Bwaahahahahahaha
YES! I loved Firefly and Serenity! My cousin recommended that I watch and at the time we still belonged to netflix so I rented them all…….. They were awesome.
There’s been another celebrity death, though this one is of infomercial fame. Billy Mays has apparently passed away.
Whats with all the famous deaths lately?
Sorry I havent been around much, still trying to readjust to working full time with kids, heh.
Billy Mays……..infomercial pioneer, most known for oxy clean pitching. He just started a show on Discovery Channel.
I’m really saddened by this. I saw him on Neil Cavuto and he was such a nice guy…..
50 years old is too young to die.
________
Dan – Working full time now, huh? and with kids? ug….that’s not much of a summer vacation!
If one of the cast of M*A*S*H kicks off you may have to put me on suicide watch.
ALAN ALDA CANNOT DIE! NEVER! EVER!
HENRY MORGAN WILL LIVE FOREVAR!!!
*cough*
Val-
haha, yea. Summer camp counselor. It’s a good job really, just tiring. Usually I have a part time job on the side too, but things got screwed up this year, so they just have me “on call” this summer, and they’ll offer me hours if someone calls out.
My fourth year on staff there though. It’s a nice gig. Out on a rocky island forty + hours a week, lol
RE: The poll-
What about those of us who didn’t vote for Obama and don’t give a crap that other people did…?
I still stand by my vote for Stephen T. Colbert, D.F.A.