January 6, 2011
%$4#(j** was in fact the first proto-hominid female to walk on the moon. Among the first creatures from an alien world to populate the earth, %$4#(j**, %$ to her friends, led a short moon excursion before the eventual landing on our tasty little planet.
January 5, 2011
A proto-hominid female is believed to be: a. the first to walk on the moon. b. the first in line for tickets to a Ricky Nelson concert. c. the first to swim from Italy to Switzerland d. the first to prepare a baked apple with the right amount of brown sugar. e. the first to […]
December 9, 2010
The correct answer to yesterday’s bed kwiz was inadvertently left off the list of possibilities. Any sir or madam guessing it anyway is a genius. For the rest of us, the loon informs me that the correct answer is ‘space, time, and peanut butter’.
December 8, 2010
The finest beds are: a. constructed using springform baking pans. b. hidden under the barn until the in-laws go home. c. handcrafted by Swiss albino chimney sweeps. d. the worst gossips. e. often seen marketing.
November 25, 2010
All answers were correct except a, Miles Standish and the salsa. He, in fact, was in charge of decorations. In an interesting sidebar, the eel slurping contest was won by 14-year old Elizabeth Tilley, who in future would produce close to a baker’s dozen of children, who in turn would gift her with 88 grandchildren. […]
November 24, 2010
That first Thanksgiving in 1621 featured: a. a piquant salsa prepared lovingly by Miles Standish b. clam and roast duck sandwiches c. Squanto leg wrestling with Governor Bradford d. an eel-slurping contest e. enough wine, ‘very sweete & strong’, to satisfy ye palates of all.
November 18, 2010
The answers to yesterday’s kwiz are a and e. The loon has tried all the methods indicated, and he assures me that a and e, when used in combination, proved to be the most effective. He also laments, in spite of roof wolf assistance, the waste of time spent building and slaughtering to construct the […]
November 17, 2010
The best way to discourage intruders? a. high pitched laughter accompanied by eccentric dance b. standard issue howitzer c. moat of blood d. deploy roof wolves e. stand in the window wearing a suit of crayons and tinsel Answer in this space tomorrow
October 28, 2010
The answer to yesterday’s kwiz is, of course, ‘c’, the hula hoop. One day by the local fjord in 765 AD, Erik the Mild braided pliant twigs into a hoop and wrapped them in available entrails. Can you imagine the terror struck into the hearts of monks when a band of hairy putrid screaming creatures […]
October 27, 2010
The most surprising Viking invention was: a. the Ken doll b. the lorgnette c. the hula hoop d. nail clippers e. gastroenteritis Answer revealed tomorrow in this space