QUESTIONS THREAD FRIDAY APRIL 18, 2008

[peacock2121]

Merci buckets!

I love it when I get here on Saturday morning and can play.

[kayrharris]

Q2: YA MIGHT ACTUALLY KNOW AN EIGHTIES LYRIC OR TWO....

At least done in the fill in the blank mode:

B:


Now she puts the kid away, and shes gone to get a hit
She hates her life, and what shes done to it
Theres one more kid that will never go to school
Never get to fall in love, never get to be cool.

Keep on rockin in the _________.

G:Her hair is Harlow gold,
Her lips sweet surprise
Her hands are never cold
She's got______________

Dang it! A lyrics question I actually could have answered.
Sorry I missed it!

[kayrharris]

Q3 - NOTES FROM THE PERMA CAMPAIGN:

B - Senator Obama's now legendary tenpin score of 37 was attained at a fine bowling establishment in the town of Altoona, Pennsylvania, a place most famously associated with which industry:

1 - Ketchup
2 - Woodworking
3 - Coalmining
4 - Railroading

G - Senator Clinton apparently was noted to have swigged this whiskey brand, to the disapproval of some:

1 - Jim Beam
2 - Jack Daniels
3 - Johnnie Walker
4 - Crown Royal.

I should pay closer attention - dunno the Obama question. But I do know HIllary was swigging Crown Royal!

[kayrharris]

I was actually thinking of those plastic shoes with the holes in 'em that a lot of people seem to be wearing but I don't know what you call 'em other than "those plastic shoes with the holes in 'em".

Just ask Manolo. These shoes should be outlawed! I've never had a pair on, but they just look uncomfortable, besides being ugly. Seems like your feet would sweat all the time....yuk!

Here's an excerpt from Manolo's blog:

Manolo says, comfort and style they are not incompatible, one does not obviate the other.

Finally, the defenders of the Crocs they will tell you that the Crocs they cost only $35, which seems cheap, until one realizes that they are manufactured out of the plastic rings used to hold the packs of six. Not the good value at half the price.

For these reasons, the Manolo he has consigned the Crocs to the Gallery of the Horrors

It's quite entertaining to read the blog - here's a link to the entire entry.

http://shoeblogs.com/2005/02/18/the-crocs/

I didn't know they had a Canadian connection - too bad about the third world thing as well.

[kayrharris]

Q5: DISASTERS EAST OF OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA

B - The Frenchman Jean Casadesus died in a car crash on the old Killer Strip of Highway 17 near Rockland, Ont, when the 2-lane road was still the main route between Ottawa and Montreal. This was a particularly noted death, since M. Casadesus was

1 - Youngest in a famed family of classical pianists, and he would play the three-piano repertoire with his parents.
2 - Youngest and bravest of a family of tightrope walkers.
3 - A French cabinet minister studying North American highway quality.
4 - A race car driver who had survived fiery Grand Prix racing wrecks.

G - The Gray Nuns in Orleans, Ontario, which in 1956 was a lonely outpost between Ottawa and Rockland, and is now a bustling suburb, had a convent there. It was destroyed by fire with considerable loss of life,after being struck by:

1 - Twelve consecutive bolts of lightning.
2 - An out of control fuel oil truck, followed by an out of control fire truck
3 - A 250 pound meteorite
4 - A fighter aircraft from a squadron protecting the national capital.

I dunno either of these. Very interesting though.

[kayrharris]

Great questions, Doc! Sorry I missed it.

[T_Bone0806]

I was actually thinking of those plastic shoes with the holes in 'em that a lot of people seem to be wearing but I don't know what you call 'em other than "those plastic shoes with the holes in 'em".

Just ask Manolo. These shoes should be outlawed! I've never had a pair on, but they just look uncomfortable, besides being ugly. Seems like your feet would sweat all the time....yuk!

Here's an excerpt from Manolo's blog:

Manolo says, comfort and style they are not incompatible, one does not obviate the other.

Finally, the defenders of the Crocs they will tell you that the Crocs they cost only $35, which seems cheap, until one realizes that they are manufactured out of the plastic rings used to hold the packs of six. Not the good value at half the price.

For these reasons, the Manolo he has consigned the Crocs to the Gallery of the Horrors

It's quite entertaining to read the blog - here's a link to the entire entry.

http://shoeblogs.com/2005/02/18/the-crocs/

I didn't know they had a Canadian connection - too bad about the third world thing as well.

Thank you, Kay! THAT'S what I was thinking of!

Crocs, eh? Aptly named. To me, they are a "croc" of..well, you know.

As you know, I am not a shoe afficianado, so I don't usually pay attention. But those things are pretty UGLY! I have seen them all over the place...seems avery other person down at Disney was wearing them a few months ago..and all I could think of was..WHY???

[T_Bone0806]

Q1 ansers:

Did ya not notice that the RAPTORS managed to make it??

I dont see HEAT.

I do see New Orleans Hornets and Utah Jazz, which makes no sense at all.

4-4

So.... it's The Raptors, of whom I have never heard, Hornets, Jazz and one other team?

Is that right?

The NBA Playoffs just started, soi there are a lot of teams still alive:

Washington Wizards
Cleveland Cavaliers
Phoenix Suns
San Antonio Spurs
Dallas Mavericks
New Orleans Hornets
Utah Jazz
Houston Rockets
Toronto Raptors
Orlando Magic
Denver Nuggets
LA Lakers
Philadelphia 76'ers
Detroit Pistons
Atlanta Hawks
Boston Celtics
Fonda T-Bones

Oops. Strike that last one. We just missed it. Us and the Knicks. Pretty much everybody else, though.

[SportsFan68]

Q1 -- The NUGGETS and the Lakers!!!

YAYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!

They'll probably stomp us flat like they did in the regular season.

Still, you gotta be in it to win it.

[SportsFan68]

Q2: YA MIGHT ACTUALLY KNOW AN EIGHTIES LYRIC OR TWO....

At least done in the fill in the blank mode:

B:


Now she puts the kid away, and shes gone to get a hit
She hates her life, and what shes done to it
Theres one more kid that will never go to school
Never get to fall in love, never get to be cool.

Keep on rockin in the _________.

G:Her hair is Harlow gold,
Her lips sweet surprise
Her hands are never cold
She's got______________

Bette Davis Eyes

[SportsFan68]

Q3 - NOTES FROM THE PERMA CAMPAIGN:

B - Senator Obama's now legendary tenpin score of 37 was attained at a fine bowling establishment in the town of Altoona, Pennsylvania, a place most famously associated with which industry:

1 - Ketchup
2 - Woodworking
3 - Coalmining
4 - Railroading

G - Senator Clinton apparently was noted to have swigged this whiskey brand, to the disapproval of some:

1 - Jim Beam
2 - Jack Daniels
3 - Johnnie Walker
4 - Crown Royal.

Coal mining.

I'll guess Jim Beam.

[SportsFan68]

Railroading -- Pennsy Railroad steam shops, and the Horseshoe CUrve.

Crown Royal: Mr. Bronfman moved everything somewhere else than Canada, so I dont think it qualifes as being from here anymore, but it aint one of those classic American brands. ( I mean Edgar B, who thought he was a real life Michael Corleone.... get out of even the LEGAL intoxicating drumg business into entertainment. Lost lots of family shirts...)

12-12

Ack! Got 'em both wrong.

I'll have to spend some time in Altoona one of these days.

[SportsFan68]

Q4: NEWS FROM THE WORLD: I GET TO ASK A SHOE QUESTION.

B - In what official language of the United Nations did Pope Benedict begin, and give most of his address to the General Assembly?

(And I dont think he was wearing his Gucci red loafers, but I didnt check. )

G - 700 jobs down the drain in Canada, and Lou Dobbs won't even notice. It seems this fine fad footwear cannot abide North American wages of up to fifteen bucks, and will henceforth be made only in the third world.

RadioDude ran a few sentences of it in English. But maybe those were the only ones. I'll guess English.

I'll guess Manolo.

[SportsFan68]

Not the Knicks, for sure - how about the Lakers - nope, I hear crap about them as well - who else do I know? The Nuggets! Let's do that for Fanny.

She's the Nuggets fan around here, for sure.

I'm a pro basketball fair weather fan.

GO LANCHE!!!

[peacock2121]

Q1 ansers:

Did ya not notice that the RAPTORS managed to make it??

I dont see HEAT.

I do see New Orleans Hornets and Utah Jazz, which makes no sense at all.

4-4

So.... it's The Raptors, of whom I have never heard, Hornets, Jazz and one other team?

Is that right?

The NBA Playoffs just started, soi there are a lot of teams still alive:

Washington Wizards
Cleveland Cavaliers
Phoenix Suns
San Antonio Spurs
Dallas Mavericks
New Orleans Hornets
Utah Jazz
Houston Rockets
Toronto Raptors
Orlando Magic
Denver Nuggets
LA Lakers
Philadelphia 76'ers
Detroit Pistons
Atlanta Hawks
Boston Celtics
Fonda T-Bones

Oops. Strike that last one. We just missed it. Us and the Knicks. Pretty much everybody else, though.

That's lots of teams!

I got the stoopid question right!

Who knew I could know?

[Ritterskoop]

As you know, I am not a shoe afficianado, so I don't usually pay attention. But those things are pretty UGLY! I have seen them all over the place...seems avery other person down at Disney was wearing them a few months ago..and all I could think of was..WHY???

All the hygienists wear them at my dentist. They swear they are very comfortable for people who stand a lot, and the real ones don't make you feel sweaty.

I may yet indulge in Panthers-themed crocs.

Or not.

My birthday is coming up.

[peacock2121]

As you know, I am not a shoe afficianado, so I don't usually pay attention. But those things are pretty UGLY! I have seen them all over the place...seems avery other person down at Disney was wearing them a few months ago..and all I could think of was..WHY???

All the hygienists wear them at my dentist. They swear they are very comfortable for people who stand a lot, and the real ones don't make you feel sweaty.

I may yet indulge in Panthers-themed crocs.

Or not.

My birthday is coming up.

They are too wide for my foot. I think I have tried to real ones, maybe not. I shall try another pair, just to make sure.

Jellies were cuter - but not comfortable.