RARE TREE

October 17, 2015

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Came across this very rare dried apricot tree yesterday. Enjoyed a snack.

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THE JANET GAYNOR KWIZ ANSWER

October 16, 2015

The highlight of Janet’s vaudeville act was when, with her hair tied to a hangman’s noose, she was raised far above the stage to perform an enchanting mid-air dance.

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THE JANET GAYNOR KWIZ

October 15, 2015
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Long before Janet won the first Academy Award for acting, she:

a. toured in a vaudeville act called ‘Jan and Hair’.

b. considered trying to make a living by throwing a discus into a barrel.

c. almost drowned while shampooing her hair.

d. roomed with two centipedes and a mynah bird.

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DEFINITION

October 14, 2015

taint:

  1. corrupt
  2. spoil
  3. rural form of ‘it isn’t’
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THE WRATH OF MOME

October 13, 2015
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while suffering the wrath of mome

i wandered far away from home

i hopped aboard a trolley car

and hopped off at the nearest bar

in palsied hands i gripped the glass

‘what’s wrong, old sock?’ said Darla Bass

‘the wrath of mome,’ was my reply

she fell back stunned and turned to fly

departed with a strangled cry

i fell face-down upon the floor

scuttled swiftly out the door

oh how e’er long must i roam

while suffering the wrath of mome

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AUTUMN CONTRAST

October 12, 2015

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PEMBROOK

October 11, 2015

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Pembrook huddled high in the tree. Sweat trickled down his spine, beaded on his forehead. Yes, his forehead was beneath his spine. Was he safe from his pursuer? Time would tell. Or would it? Time couldn’t be trusted, Pembrook thought bitterly. His survival depended on his remaining perfectly silent. So naturally his throat tickled and his nose itched. He focused with savage agony his entire being on suppressing a sneezing cough fighting to explode from his rancid imperfect body. But what of Maurice and the dancing mice? Would Wanda get true value for her many stone hen sculptures? Pembrook was nearly torn asunder by the desire to know the answers to these and other questions. Were there enough figs for the high step competition? How many hats would the Donaldson twins wear? What was the importance of Hermione’s vat filled with beads? Pembrook huddled high in the tree.

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A SENTENCE BY KEN KESEY

October 10, 2015

Seven o’ clock the mess hall opens and the order of line-up reverses: the Wheelers first, then the Walkers, then the Acutes pick up trays, corn flakes, bacon and eggs, toast – and this morning a canned peach on a piece of green, torn lettuce.

Yep, am rereading One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and like that piece of lettuce, green and torn.

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THE JACK WEBB KWIZ ANSWER

October 9, 2015

Though Jack used this face in each of the options offered, on this particular occasion it was aimed at a young punk.

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THE JACK WEBB KWIZ – 2

October 8, 2015

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Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday reacts to:

a. a young punk.

b. an old punk.

c. Harry Morgan as his partner Bill Gannon explaining how to wash a shirt.

d. Ben Alexander as his partner Frank Smith extolling the virtues of bran in his diet.

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