Yesterday's Answers

1. What candy is made of four crisp wafers covered in chocolate?
a. Kit Kat

2. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are the most popular and most widely recognized brand of peanut butter cups in the world.
a. True

3. What are the names of the small, crunchy sweets that come in a variety of shapes and flavors? They are sold by Nestlé under their Willy Wonka Candy Company brand.
a. Nerds

4. What lollipop fills in the blank for the following famous slogan? "How many licks does it take to get to the center of a ______ _____?"
b. Tootsie Pop

5. M&M's are small, colorful candies coated in chocolate. What company produces M&M's?
b. Mars

6. Which of the following chocolate bars does not have peanuts in it?
c. 3 Musketeers (Milky Way Bar)
Fluffy nougat. Yum.

7. Hershey's are sometimes referred to as oversized chocolate chips.
KISSES

8. Everyone knows that PEZ are small, flavorful candies, and that they come in small PEZ dispensers, but which of the following is not an actual dispenser made by PEZ Candy Incorporated?
e. They are all real PEZ dispensers.

9. Which of the following was the first bubble gum to be sold?
c. Dubble Bubble

10. Which of the following candies has a coconut center?
d. Almond Joy
Has nuts too.

11. What are small, chewy candies shaped in the form of bears?
Gummy Bears

12. Nestlé is America's largest chocolate company.
b. False
It’s Hershey, of course.

13. You can write your own messages on special M&M's by going to a website and having them mailed to you.
a. True
And pay like $10 a pound! It is cute, but expensive.

14. Who is the manufacturer of Dove chocolate?
c. Mars

15. What candy is a chocolate bar with a biscuit center topped with caramel and coated in milk chocolate?
c. Twix
I love these things. Plus you get TWO candy bars instead of one.

16. What candy has an "S" written on it?
Skittles

17. Milky Way and Milky Bar are the same candy but with different names.
b. False
The Milky Way is fluffy nougat with caramel covered in chocolate. The Milky Bar is white chocolate.

18. What candy's slogan or "jingle" starts with, "Give me a break..."?
b. Kit Kat

19. What famous basketball player sponsored Bubblicious's new bubble gum flavor, Lightning Lemonade?
e. LeBron James

20. What candy's slogan is "First they're sour, then they're sweet"?
a. Sour Patch Kids
They were originally called Mars Men. It’s like a party in your mouth!

BONUS ROUND!!!
B1: Melts in your mouth, not in your hand
M&M’s

B2: Taste the rainbow.
Skittles

B3: Makes mouths happy.
Twizzlers

B4: Get the sensation.
York Peppermint Patty

B5: The great American chocolate bar.
Hershey’s chocolate bar.


You people know your candy pretty darn good.

Joe Mc got 18/20 correct. Very knowledgeable. He got 3/5 correct in the bonus round for a total score of 105%. While this is the lowest score, I feel that I must point out that the bulk of Joe's missed answers were about bubble gum, Twizzlers and York Peppermint Patty. As these have the lowest fat content of candies, I totally approve of avoiding these candies and Joe Mc is a winner in my book.

TT got 17/20 correct. Her missed questions were on Pez, bubble gum and LeBron James, so we forgive her. She totally bounced back with a perfect score in the bonus round. Nice. So her total was 110%.

Maria got 18/20 correct. Wow. She also got 4/5 correct in the bonus round for a total score of 110% to tie with TT for second place. Maria got Pez wrong (dispensers are not really candy), did not know that Mars manufactures the Dove bar (but I'm sure she still thinks that Dove bars are delicious chocolateness) and did not know the slogan for Twizzlers (please see comments for Joe Mc on fat content), so this is practically a perfect score in my book.

Mary got 18/20 correct, but got ALL 5 bonus questions correct for 115%. Just awesome!! She has now improved her record to 3 and 0. Can no one usurp her power over Trivia Thursday?? Way to go Mary!! UNDEFEATED.

The prize for this week: Anyone who got over 100% correct may eat all of the Halloween candy they desire guilt free. That's right. I said GUILT FREE candy consumption. You deserve it for all your brain power.

Trivia Thursday! CANDY CANDY CANDY

In honor of Halloween, today's trivia is about CANDY. Yummy. Everybody likes it. Those people that tell you they "aren't crazy about chocolate"? Fucking liars. That is like saying "I don't much care for air." Anyway...

It is once again Trivia Thursday. I will post a new set of trivia questions every Thursday. The rules are simple. Please put your answers in the comments section of the post and I will reveal the answers tomorrow. No Cheating! I trust that all of you will all use the honor system? That means you will not use Google, (or any other internet searches) or mooch off other peoples answers. Cheating is BAD. If your employer has somehow made it impossible for you to post comments (bastards), you may also email me your answers to me at MCnMarty@hotmail.com.

Dig in!

1. What candy is made of four crisp wafers covered in chocolate?
a. Kit Kat
b. Butterfinger
c. Hershey Milk Chocolate Bar
d. Baby Ruth

2. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are the most popular and most widely recognized brand of peanut butter cups in the world.
a. True
b. False

3. What are the names of the small, crunchy sweets that come in a variety of shapes and flavors? They are sold by Nestlé under their Willy Wonka Candy Company brand.
a. Nerds
b. Geeks
c. Brainies
d. Whizzes

4. What lollipop fills in the blank for the following famous slogan? "How many licks does it take to get to the center of a ______ _____?"
a. Blow Pop
b. Tootsie Pop
c. Sugar Daddy
d. Charleston Chew

5. M&M's are small, colorful candies coated in chocolate. What company produces M&M's?
a. Hershey
b. Mars
c. Lotte
d. Nestlé

6. Which of the following chocolate bars does not have peanuts in it?
a. Snickers
b. Mr. Goodbar
c. 3 Musketeers (Milky Way Bar)
d. Take 5

7. Hershey's ___________ are sometimes referred to as oversized chocolate chips.

8. Everyone knows that PEZ are small, flavorful candies, and that they come in small PEZ dispensers, but which of the following is not an actual dispenser made by PEZ Candy Incorporated?
a. Simpsons
b. Bugs Bunny
c. Winnie the Pooh
d. Mickey Mouse
e. They are all real PEZ dispensers.

9. Which of the following was the first bubble gum to be sold?
a. Hubba Bubba
b. Bubblicious
c. Dubble Bubble
d. Juicy Fruit

10. Which of the following candies has a coconut center?
a. Milky Way
b. Heath Bar
c. 5th Avenue
d. Almond Joy

11. What are small, chewy candies shaped in the form of bears?

12. Nestlé is America's largest chocolate company.
a. True
b. False

13. You can write your own messages on special M&M's by going to a website and having them mailed to you.
a. True
b. False

14. Who is the manufacturer of Dove chocolate?
a. Nestlé
b. Lotte
c. Mars
d. Hershey

15. What candy is a chocolate bar with a biscuit center topped with caramel and coated in milk chocolate?
a. Snickers
b. Heath Bar
c. Twix
d. 100 Grand
e. None of the above

16. What candy has an "S" written on it?

17. Milky Way and Milky Bar are the same candy but with different names.
a. True
b. False

18. What candy's slogan or "jingle" starts with, "Give me a break..."?
a. 100 Grand
b. Kit Kat
c. Mr. Goodbar
d. Crunch Bar
e. None of the above

19. What famous basketball player sponsored Bubblicious's new bubble gum flavor, Lightning Lemonade?
a. Dwayne Wade
b. Steve Nash
c. Allen Iverson
d. Kevin Garnett
e. LeBron James

20. What candy's slogan is "First they're sour, then they're sweet"?
a. Sour Patch Kids
b. Sour Gummy Worms
c. Swedish Fish
d. Fruit Roll Ups


BONUS ROUND!!! Oooh. I’ve never had a bonus round before. This is exciting. I’ll give you a slogan. You tell me the candy:

B1: Melts in your mouth, not in your hand.


B2: Taste the rainbow.


B3: Makes mouths happy.


B4: Get the sensation.


B5: The great American chocolate bar.

Merry Theresamas

Some birthday love to my baby sister, Theresa! October 24th should be a national holiday. She is super lovable. In her honor, I present to you the following:

Totally willing to cause herself bodily injury to make you laugh with her physical humor.
Has an awesome ghetto booty.
Excellent beer pong player.
Really giant lips when she is mad.
Easy (just kidding...you know who told me to say that...) I meant Easy going.
Super de duperest bestest sister in the world.
Awesome puzzled smile when she doesn't get a joke, but pretends she kinda does.

Have a great day, T!

Sometimes I F up

I make mistakes. It doesn't happen that often, but I can't always be perfect. The high tech system that I use to check the Trivia answers is as follows: I write the correct answers in a column. Then I write everyone's answers in columns next to it. Then I check the answers and put a giant X on the wrong ones. Then I count the number wrong and subtract that from 20 to get the total number right. So you can see all of the room for error. I could write the correct answers wrong. I could copy the participants' answers incorrectly. I can be off with my counting (sadly... I went up to calculus 4 and this is still possible). Or I could F up the subtraction. Today's results were a combination of things.

I wrote down three of Theresa's answers wrong so they were all marked with a giant X. I corrected them, but two of them still get X's. She goes from 11/20 correct to 12/20 correct. So she is in second to last place instead of last place. She still kinda suck.

Kristin... Oh Kristin. I made a counting error with you. In honing my higher education skills, I think I lost track of the basics, like counting from one to ten. I had credited you with having 11/20 right. Well...you got 10/20 right. I won't comment further cause I don't want to scare you away from Trivia Thursdays. My sister on the other hand, I can be as mean as I want to be and she has to love me forever. It's family law. I just know that you are going to kick some major ass next week.

Abbie and Mary, I got all your numbers right so you are still tied for first place. You can have a tug of war with your prize (I thought it was music trivia appropriate):

Answers to Yesterday's Music Lyrics Trivia

Here are the answers:

1. "I turn the radio on, I turn the radio up, and this woman was
singing my song."
d. Lisa Loeb “Stay”

2. "All of the other pills, they were different."
b. Pink “Just Like a Pill”

3. "You can trust me not to think, and not to sleep around, and if
you don't expect too much from me, you might not be let down."
b. Gin Blossoms “Hey Jealousy”

4. "I realized quickly, when I knew I should, that the world was
made up of this brotherhood of man, or whatever that means."
d. 4 Non-Blondes “What’s Up?” You know “And I said Hey yeah yeah yeah. Hey yeah yeah. I said Hey. What’s goin’ on..”

5. "Now I would never diss my own mama just to get recognition,
take a second to listen who you think this record is dissin', put
yourself in my position, just try to envision witnessin' your mama
popping prescription pills in the kitchen."
b. Eminem “Cleaning out my closet” If it’s a mom bashing song, Eminem is always a good bet…

6. "There are addictions to feed and there are mouths to pay, so
you bargain with the devil that you're okay for today."
c. Jewel “Who will save your soul”

7. “You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be and I
don't want to go home right now."
a. Goo Goo Dolls “Iris”

8. "I needed you more, we wanted us less, could not kiss, just
regress."
c. Bush “Glycerine”

9. "If looks could kill you would be an Uzi."
c. Salt-N-Pepa “Shoop” “or a shotgun BANG. What’s up with that thang?” Thang…haha

10. "I let the right ones out, and kept the wrong ones in, had an
angel of mercy to see me through all my sins."
b. Aerosmith “Amazin” GOT YOU ALL. Nobody got this right.

11. "This comfort endlessly has pulled itself upon me,
distracting, reacting, against my will I stand beside my own
reflection, it's haunting."
c. Linkin Park “Crawlin” And this was the one I thought would get you, but three out of four got it right!

12. “You're trying to be
cool, you look like a fool to me."
b. Avril Lavigne “Complicated” It was on the radio every day for like a year…

13. "Don't think of yesterday and I don't look at the clock, I
like to boogie woogie."
c. Madonna “Music” She is a goddess.

14. "New Kids On The Block had a bunch of hits, Chinese
food makes me sick."
a. L.F.O. “Summer Girls” You all got this. And here I thought people may answer it wrong on purpose so as not to admit know this song. Do you all wear A&F too?

15. “It's meeting the man of my dreams, and then meeting his beautiful wife."
d. Alanis Morissette “Ironic”

16. "Under the pale moon, for so many years I've wondered
who you are, how can a person like you bring me joy?"
b. Ace Of Base “The Sign” I put this in here because I hate Ace of Base more than pretty much anything in the world, yet I know every word to this song.

17. “It seems like I can finally rest my
head on something real. I like the way that feels.”
c. Ashlee Simpson “Pieces of Me”

18. “What’s cooler than being cool?”
a. OutKast “Hey Ya” And what’s cooler than being cool? “Ice Cold” of course.

19. “So, by changing her misconceptions
She went in a new direction.”
b. Kelly Clarkson “Miss Independent”

20. “She always rights the wrongs for me.”
b. Sugar Ray “Every Morning” I wanted to molest Mark McGrath about ten years ago.


This was a good showing with FOUR participants. You ladies are super. Thank you.

Here we go:

Theresa and Mary were tied for last place. 11 out of 20 each. Not too bad. I have a sneaking suspicion that you girls make up your own words to songs when you listen to the radio. Maybe when I do my "There's a bathroom on the right" commonly misheard lyrics quiz, you will really sparkle. T, if it makes you feel any better, if I had ended the contest at question #4, you would have won.

And the winner is.....

We have two winners!! What? What?

Mary & Abbie both had 15/20 right. Well done. Mary is a mensa member. At least as far as I am concerned. Two weeks in a row with a W. Amazing. Abbie was making an appearance for the first time and has just proven to us all that she is brilliant and fabulous. Me thinks if I did an All Crunk Trivia Thursday, she would spank you all.

Thanks for playing!

Curses

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Trivia Thursday

It is once again Trivia Thursday. I will post a new set of trivia questions every Thursday. The rules are simple. Please put your answers in the comments section of the post and I will reveal the answers tomorrow. No Cheating! I trust that all of you will all use the honor system? That means you will not use Google, (or any other internet searches) or mooch off other peoples answers. Cheating is BAD. If your employer has somehow made it impossible for you to post comments (bastards), you may also email me your answers to me at MCnMarty@hotmail.com.

This week's topic is Music lyrics. I will give you a lyric and you give me the artist who sang that lyric. Some are hard, some are easy, but they are pretty recent songs, so all of you young'ns should be just fine. So hum along and play...

1. "I turn the radio on, I turn the radio up, and this woman was
singing my song."
a. Melissa Etheridge
b. Madonna
c. 4 Non-Blondes
d. Lisa Loeb

2. "All of the other pills, they were different."
a. No Doubt
b. Pink
c. Avril Lavigne
d. Jewel

3. "You can trust me not to think, and not to sleep around, and if
you don't expect too much from me, you might not be let down."
a. Red Hot Chili Peppers
b. Gin Blossoms
c. Soul Asylum
d. Orgy

4. "I realized quickly, when I knew I should, that the world was
made up of this brotherhood of man, or whatever that means."
a. Sinead O'Conner
b. Alanis Morissette
c. Jewel
d. 4 Non-Blondes

5. "Now I would never diss my own mama just to get recognition,
take a second to listen who you think this record is dissin', put
yourself in my position, just try to envision witnessin' your mama
popping prescription pills in the kitchen."
a. Limp Bizkit
b. Eminem
c. Filter
d. Linkin Park

6. "There are addictions to feed and there are mouths to pay, so
you bargain with the devil that you're okay for today."
a. Sarah McLachlan
b. Paula Cole
c. Jewel
d. Shawn Colvin

7. “You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be and I
don't want to go home right now."
a. Goo Goo Dolls
b. Bush
c. Nirvana
d. Pearl Jam

8. "I needed you more, we wanted us less, could not kiss, just
regress."
a. Aerosmith
b. Dave Matthews Band
c. Bush
d. Savage Garden

9. "If looks could kill you would be an Uzi."
a. En Vogue
b. TLC
c. Salt-N-Pepa
d. Queen Latifah

10. "I let the right ones out, and kept the wrong ones in, had an
angel of mercy to see me through all my sins."
a. Red Hot Chili Peppers
b. Aerosmith
c. Gin Blossoms
d. Green Day

11. "This comfort endlessly has pulled itself upon me,
distracting, reacting, against my will I stand beside my own
reflection, it's haunting."
a. Out Kast
b. Crazytown
c. Linkin Park
d. Matchbox 20

12. “You're trying to be cool, you look like a fool to me."
a. Pink
b. Avril Lavigne
c. Michelle Branch
d. DJ Sammy

13. "Don't think of yesterday and I don't look at the clock, I
like to boogie woogie."
a. N'Sync
b. Bette Midler
c. Madonna
d. Vengaboys

14. "New Kids On The Block had a bunch of hits, Chinese
food makes me sick."
a. L.F.O
b. Prince
c. Blink 182
d. Backstreet Boys

15. “It's meeting the man of my dreams,
and then meeting his beautiful wife."
a. Gloria Estefan
b. Christina Aguilera
c. Dreamworld
d. Alanis Morissette

16. "Under the pale moon, for so many years I've wondered
who you are, how can a person like you bring me joy?"
a. Collective Soul
b. Ace Of Base
c. Madonna
d. Crash Test Dummies

17. “It seems like I can finally rest my
head on something real. I like the way that feels.”
a. Hilary Duff
b. Maroon 5
c. Ashlee Simpson
d. Jessica Simpson

18. “What’s cooler than being cool?”
a. OutKast
b. Usher
c. Ludicrous
d. J-Kwon

19. “So, by changing her misconceptions
She went in a new direction.”
a. Britney Spears
b. Kelly Clarkson
c. Christina Aguilera
d. Brandy

20. “She always rights the wrongs for me.”
a. Hootie & the Blowfish
b. Sugar Ray
c. Maroon 5
d. Matchbox 20

I hate Mondays

I know it is Tuesday, but I played hooky yesterday, so today is my Monday. I don't like it. So I have come here to complain.

Dear Boss:
Stop looking at me funny. I was really sick yesterday. cough. cough. sniffle. sniffle.
Sincerely,
MC

Dear Husband:
I am very proud of you for returning to school to get your degree. Thank you for telling me that I deserve a day off and encouraging me to call out yesterday. The next time I deserve a day off, kindly refrain from giving me a semester's worth of typing to do in one day.
With Love,
Your adoring wife

Dear Clients:
I understand that you have paid my company for a service and that my absence yesterday was an inconvenience to you. However, I have a lot of friends who have emailed me in the last several days to whom I must send responses. I'm sure you understand.
Always at Your Service,
MC

Dear Bitch Who Cut Me Off at Dunkin' Donuts this morning:
I hope you have ugly babies.
Signed,
Annoyed Chick in Ford Explorer

Dear Staple Inventor:
I'm assuming you invented the staple remover as well. I really enjoyed the staple that was lodged a half an inch into my thumb this morning as I was trying to remove it from some paper. Thank you for that.
Painfully yours,
MC
PS: If you think a tetanus shot is necessary, please respond.

Dear Coworker #1:
The next time you decide to change an entire system that is used by 50% of the office, it would be nice if you would send out a memo, email, note, reminder or a holler. This could possibly save someone (i.e. ME) a couple of hours of wasted work.
Your courtesy is appreciated in that regard.
MC

Dear Coworker #2:
I just wanted to let you know how I impressed I am with your inability to remember how to do the same task that I have had to show you every week for the last four months. It is amazing to me. I look forward to teaching you again next week. It really fills up some of that free time I have in spades.
Respectfully yours,
Amazed Me

Dear Mr. Ford:
When I brought the truck in for a tune up the radio worked really well. When I picked the truck up, the radio no longer worked. I'm glad that your service department denied having anything to do with the broken radio. My commute is not at all boring without a radio. It really gives me some time to get in touch with my true feelings: anger, resentment, bitterness. I am looking forward to the estimate on the radio repairs.
Your loyal customer,
Musicless MC

Dear Comcast:
My internet is still not working properly. You are fortunate that I am too lazy to call and disconnect the service. Otherwise, you would have one less customer. You should change your add campaign to "sucktastic". Please forward this to your advertising department. Also, you should send a letter of apology to all of the people who sent me emails over the weekend, since I was unable to respond to them and to all of my loyal blog readers. They have probably been bored to tears without me to entertain them.
Signed,
U Suck & Thank God I Have the Internet at Work

Answers to Yesterday's Disney Trivia

Thank you to Theresa, Kristin & Mary for participating! Here are the answers:

1. What Disney movie was the first full-length animated feature to be produced in the United States:
c. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

2. What is the only Disney animated feature film that has a title character who doesn’t speak?
c. Dumbo

3. What Disney movie was the first full-length animated feature to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture?
d. Beauty and the Beast

4. What was the name of the goldfish in “Pinocchio”?
d. Cleo
Figaro was the little kitty cat.

5. What is the name of the Prince who rescues Sleeping Beauty in “Sleeping Beauty”?
b. Prince Phillip

6. What is the last name of bad boy Sid in “Toy Story”?
a. Phillips

7. What is the name of Mulan’s dog?
a. Little Brother
She says his name just once right in the beginning of the movie.

8. In “Finding Nemo” what was the name of the dentist’s niece to who the dentist was going to give Nemo?
c. Darla

9. In “Monsters, Inc.”, what is Boo’s real name?
b. Mary

10. What is the name of Monster’s Inc.’s bookkeeper?
a. Roz

11. Aladdin lives in a city known as what?
b. Agrabah

12. Finish the quote from “Lion King”. “Slimey, yet ______”:
d. Satisfying

13. What is the name of Bambi’s love?
c. Faline

14. Which of the following is NOT one of the good ferries in “Sleeping Beauty”?
b. Flower

15. What number is Lightning McQueen in “Cars”?
b. 95

16. What was the name of McQueen’s driver?
a. Mack

17. What book does Stitch read in “Lilo & Stitch”?
c. The Ugly Duckling

18. Who is Lilo’s favorite singer in “Lilo & Stitch”?
b. Elvis Presley

19. What tribe was Pocahontas a part of?
c. Powhatan

20. What is Ratcliffe’s dog’s name in “Pocahontas”?
d. Percy

And the results (drum roll please)...
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Theresa got 13/20 correct. 65% correct. Not too shabby. Sure everyone knows The Little Mermaid. Expand your Disney database though. The newer movies are fabulous as well. Or you can just wait 'til you have a couple of brats. You'll see all the Disney you want then.

Kristin got 15/20 correct. 75% correct. Somebody has been watching their Disney movies and shows a keen attention to detail. Or she is a lucky guesser. Just kidding. Way to go Kristin.

Mary got 18/20 correct. 18 out of 20!!!! That is 90%!!! I tried to make this tough. That is an A in most grading systems, but I'm giving a curve. Mary gets an A+ and is our winner this week. Mary, we all bow to your awesomeness. Woot Woot Clap Clap (doing the wave) High Five. YAAAAAY MAAAARY. You know your Disney, girl! Here is your prestigious award:

MARY'S #1

It's Trivia Thursday

It is once again Trivia Thursday. I will post a new set of trivia questions every Thursday. The rules are simple. Please put your answers in the comments section of the post and I will reveal the answers tomorrow. No Cheating! I trust that all of you will all use the honor system? That means you will not use Google, (or any other internet searches) or mooch off other peoples answers. Cheating is BAD. If your employer has somehow made it impossible for you to post comments (bastards), you may also email me your answers to me at MCnMarty@hotmail.com.

This week's topic is Disney Movies. Grab your princess tiara and let's play trivia:

1. What Disney movie was the first full-length animated feature to be produced in the United States:
a. Pinnochio
b. Steamboat Willie
c. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
d. Bambi

2. What is the only Disney animated feature film that has a title character who doesn’t speak?
a. Lilo & Stitch
b. Lady and the Tramp
c. Dumbo
d. The Fox and the Hound

3. What Disney movie was the first full-length animated feature to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture?
a. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
b. Bambi
c. The Lion King
d. Beauty and the Beast

4. What was the name of the goldfish in “Pinocchio”?
a. Goldie
b. Flounder
c. Sebastian
d. Cleo

5. What is the name of the Prince who rescues Sleeping Beauty in “Sleeping Beauty”?
a. Prince Charming
b. Prince Phillip
c. Prince Nicholas
d. Prince Adam

6. What is the last name of bad boy Sid in “Toy Story”?
a. Phillips
b. Matthews
c. O’Conner
d. Smith

7. What is the name of Mulan’s dog?
a. Little Brother
b. Little Pup
c. Little Furball
d. Little Fluff

8. In “Finding Nemo” what was the name of the dentist’s niece to whom the dentist was going to give Nemo?
a. Mary
b. Ashley
c. Darla
d. Katie

9. In “Monsters, Inc.”, what is Boo’s real name?
a. Louise
b. Mary
c. Kimberly
d. Lola

10. What is the name of Monster’s Inc.’s bookkeeper?
a. Roz
b. Shirley
c. Liza
d. Lafawnduh

11. Aladdin lives in a city known as what?
a. Kalabahar
b. Agrabah
c. Cairo
d. Pandajur

12. Finish the quote from “Lion King”. “SLimey, yet ______”:
a. Saturating
b. Filling
c. Delicious
d. Satisfying
e. Satiating

13. What is the name of Bambi’s love?
a. Fiona
b. Alexis
c. Faline
d. Stacey

14. Which of the following is NOT one of the good ferries in “Sleeping Beauty”?
a. Flora
b. Flower
c. Fauna
d. Merryweather

15. What number is Lightning McQueen in “Cars”?
a. 105
b. 95
c. 8
d. 11

16. What was the name of McQueen’s driver?
a. Mack
b. Harv
c. Cindy
d. Weedo

17. What book does Stitch read in “Lilo & Stitch”?
a. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
b. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
c. The Ugly Duckling
d. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

18. Who is Lilo’s favorite singer in “Lilo & Stitch”?
a. Britney Spears
b. Elvis Presley
c. Michael Jackson
d. Garth Brooks

19. What tribe was Pocahontas a part of?
a. Pottawatomie
b. Pennacook
c. Powhatan
d. Passamquody

20. What is Ratcliffe’s dog’s name in “Pocahontas”?
a. Princess
b. Prissy
c. Parsley
d. Percy

Confessions

OK. Quitting smoking is very hard. It is not fun. I find myself often forgetting the reasons why I am quitting because all I can think about are the things I love about smoking. I have put on a good face through most of this and most people I see think I am doing really great. I have always been a happy, content, friendly, easy-going person. Since the smoking cessation has started, in the privacy of my home, a monster lurks. She is mean, demanding and kind of a bitch. This monster is me. My husband has greatly suffered for the sake of the cause and I am compelled to acknowledge his strength and patience through this ordeal.

This makes me seem pretty nice, doesn't it? Please don't think that this is out of the goodness of my heart. This homage was inspired by the man to whom it is dedicated. Without his little reminder, I would not have thought to do this. The other night as we were driving in the car, Marty turned to me (after I snapped at him) and said very quietly, so that it was almost a whisper, "Maybe you should smoke. I miss my MC." This is what made me realize that I have to let the world know about him and his fortitude, so that we can all give him some credit.

The following is a list of my sins (It is not complete. Sadly, I know there are many that I am forgetting.):

We are all aware of the gravy ordeal, so I will not rehash that one. Ooof. In my defense, I normally don't take kitchen mishaps well.

For all of the curse words said to Marty in the last two weeks, I offer my apologies to him. Sorry Marty!

For all of the times I have bitten his head off (I'm surprised he has any head left), I am truly sorry.

There is an issue with Comcast and our internet has been anything but reliable lately. I sat down to make our football pool picks and the internet would not work. This was not my husband's fault. I should not have yelled at him for this.

On the same day, Marty wanted to see how we were doing in our fantasy football league, so we stopped at my parents' house to use their computer. At the time, I felt that it was Marty's fault that my team lost and he got a "thanks for making me stop" and some other abuse. Sorry. My team lost. You did not make them, Marty. I know this.

I know it is not Marty's fault that my pants were too tight. I am sorry that I took out my frustration on you.

Alcohol and cigarettes are a great pair. Like peanut butter and jelly, chocolate and peanut butter, Posh and Becks, one is good without the other, but together they are perfection. After a night of drinking, I really really really wanted a cigarette. I told Marty to stop at Wawa because I was willing to beg a stranger for one blessed cigarette. My husband forgot to stop. I did not remind him 1 because I don't think I really wanted to smoke and 2 because in my beer addled mind I thought that he should have remembered every slurred word that came out of my mouth that evening. So as a punishment, I would not let him have Tylenol for his headache. He asked me for it and I said no and then I hid the Tylenol. Shameful. Honey, my apologies. And the to the rest of you: Yes. I really did that.

We went to dinner with friends on Saturday night and we arrived first. The table had two seats on each side. Marty sat opposite me, not next to me. Instead of being nice, I said "What the F***. Did you want to sit next to another dude or another man's wife!? I know I would rather sit next to my OWN f**king husband!" I could have politely asked him to sit next to me, gently pointed out the seating arrangement or just stood up and sat next to him. In fact, he probably did prefer to sit next to someone else's wife. I way overreacted. Sorry, Marty.

There was an instance where he gave me attitude for all of the attitude that I was giving him. I then made him feel very very guilty since this quitting smoking business is so hard. That was unfair to you. Sorry.

For anything else that I did. Really, I apologize. I am not proud. You are super.

Inspired

I am thinking that maybe I should look into a new line of work. One where I work overnight or in the PM hours. At night, I tend to be inspired, creative and very very motivated. Most house cleaning, bill paying, online shopping, grocery shopping... ok pretty much everything is done at night in my house because that is the only time I feel like doing it. The best are my night lists though. After feeling accomplished about the dinner dishes being done and put away, I like to come up with mental lists of things that I will do the following day. For example, I came up with this list to do last night:

Wake up by 6:30am
Have a nice breakfast sitting at the kitchen table, reading newspaper
Clean breakfast bowl
Pack a delicious lunch. Hell, make a healthy lunch for husband while I'm at it.
Fold towels that are sitting in the dryer
Have a nice leisurely drive to Dunkin' Donuts
Proceed to work where I arrive early, smiling and tackle the work I did not complete yesterday and get a head start on today's work.

The reality went more like this:

Alarm went off at 6:30 am
Husband nudged me, I hit the snooze button
Alarm went off at 6:35
Husband shoved me and I hit snooze
Alarm went off at 6:40
Husband cursed loudly
I reset alarm for 7:45 am
Alarm went off at 7:45 am
I turned alarm off and thought to myself "5 more minutes"
At 8:05 I sprung up from bed panicked
Ran to bathroom, washed face, brushed teeth and threw on whatever
Shoved a Lean Cuisine in plastic bag and ran for the door
Threw newspaper that landed in garden and made mental note "call husband from car to fish newspaper out of front garden"
Got in car and realized "Shit. Don't have cell phone, cannot call husband from car."
Ran to the garden, retrieved newspaper, opened front door, dropped newspaper and grabbed cell phone.
Sprinted back to car, cursed traffic and people impeding my way to Dunkin' Donuts
Hit the DD, peeled out of parking lot to get to work (I know I know. Running late, but you didn't think I would skip the stop for my precious DD coffee, did you??)
Speedwalked through door at 9:10 am, 10 minutes late
Looked down and realized that my shirt was on inside out
Went to ladies room to adjust clothing
Returned to desk to turn on computer and curse at 25 emails waiting for me.
Sighed contentedly that none of them were about being late.

On the weekends, my PM lists are great. They usually involve cleaning the house (haha), making breakfast (hehe), prepping meals for the following week (yeah right) and going to the gym (BWAHAHAHAHAHA). When normally on the weekends, I tend to sleep 'til the late AM with husband, move to the couch to snuggle with said husband and watch a movie or read a book. Sometimes I'm even inspired enough to come up with some food for husband to run out and get for us. So really, I think I would be more productive and more successful if I just found something that made use of my nighttime awesomeness.

Cheating

So I had my first phone interview with my smoking cessation counselor. I am participating in a study at the University of Pennsylvania. They contact me by phone to check on my progress. So here is how my one week checkup went:

Counselor: Hello. How is everything going?

Me: Good. So far so good.

Counselor: Have you had any adverse reaction to the patch?

Me: Um. No.

Counselor: No headaches? Nausea? Sleeplessness? Nervousness? Jitters? Exhaustion? Nightmares?

She then followed this up with several more symptoms that I would never want to suffer from. Some were embarrassing and I cannot bring myself to type them. Let's just say they involve bodily functions that I consider unmentionable.

Me: Um. No.

I'm glad they didn't go over any of these side effects prior to me putting the patch on. I'm sure then I would have suffered from them all. Phew.

Counselor: So how many cigarettes have you had in the last week?

Me: None.

Pause.

Counselor: I'm sorry?
Me: None. No cigarettes.

Double pause.

Counselor: None?

Me: That is correct.

Counselor: Wow.

Me: Wow?

Counselor: I mean wow. That's great. Pretty unusual, but great.

OK. Now I looked it up because I thought maybe I was confused. I headed over to www.dictionary.com and plugged in "quit". Ironically, the very first things that pop up are two links. The first is to KickYourCraving.com that says "You Won't Quit Smoking". How did they know I was trying? Bastards. You don't know me. Don't tell me what I can and cannot do. The second link was to When-Will-You-Die.com. They wanted to let me know that I will die if I do not "quit" smoking. Ummm. Gee. Thanks for the unsolicited advice. I never believed the Surgeon General, but you have convinced me. Leave me alone. I was just looking for a definition.

Anyway. Dictionary.com has twelve definitions of the word "quit". The first is "to stop, cease, or discontinue." I would take that to mean "I quit smoking, ergo, I do not smoke cigarettes any longer."

The second definition is "to depart from; leave". Possibly as in "I quit my sanity since I quit smoking." I kind of combined the first two definitions in one sentence. Sweet. I am so multi-talented.

The third definition is "to give up or resign; let go; relinquish." Soooo "I quit my status as a smoker since I no longer smoke cigarettes."

There are nine more listed. I went through those too, but nothing led me to think that "quit" meant "smoke". It would not make sense to say that "I quit smoking, so I had a cigarette on Tuesday and two on Thursday." Why oh why was my cessation counselor so surprised that I had not smoked? Am I quitting incorrectly? Am I doing it wrong? Why did you tell me to quit and then expect me to smoke? I wanna I wanna I wanna smoke. But I QUIT. I found this to be very frustrating and frustration really brings on the cravings. So...next time, please do not sound so surprised when I say "none". Thankyouverymuch.

Answers to Yesterday's Quiz

I have already posted the answers to yesterday's quiz. If you are a slacker and have not taken the quiz yet, I invite you to do so. The answers are posted though, so don't look if you don't want to see the answers. If you would want to take the quiz, you may do so here: http://mcdoherty.blogspot.com/2007/10/ive-decided-it-is-trivia-thursday.html

Or you can squint and scroll down to yesterday's post to take the quiz. Or you can go to yesterday's post by clicking "I've decided it's Trivia Thursday" in the old post section on the bottom right. I am so accommodating, aren't I?


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ANSWERS:

“Better Off Dead”: What country was the Smith’s foreign exchange student from?
D. France

“Can’t Buy Me Love”: What did Cindy spill on her outfit at the party?
C. Red wine

“Uncle Buck”: What did Uncle Buck use to flip over the pancakes?
B. Shovel

“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”: What did it say on the Ferrari’s license plate?
A. NRVOUS

“Better Off Dead”: What does the paperboy want from Lane?
C. Two dollars

“Can’t Buy Me Love”: Ronald Miller did the African Elephant Ritual at the dance.
B. False
He did the African Anteater Ritual

“Dirty Dancing”: What is Baby’s real first name?
C. Frances
Nobody puts Baby in the corner.

“Rain Man”: How many toothpicks did the waitress drop on the floor in the restaurant?
B. 246
There were four left in the box of 250.

“Beverly Hills Cop”: Axel Foley is originally a policeman from what city?
D. Detroit

“Back to the Future”: What was the title of George’s first published book?
B. A Match Made in Space

Who’s the moosiest moose we know?
A. Marty Moose
M is for Merry. We're merry you see, O by gosh O golly oh gee. S is for super fun family glee. E is for everything we want to be...

“The Little Mermaid”: What were the names of the two eels:
D. Flotsam & Jetsam

“Road House”: What is the name of the town tyrant?
C. Brad Wesley

“Sixteen Candles”: What was the name of Sam’s older sister, who got married in the movie?
A. Ginny
Mike was her brother. Sara was her younger sister. Carolyn was Jake Ryan's girlfriend.


AND THE WINNER IS (drumroll...):

CHRISTEN with 6/14 questions correct!! OK. You were the only one who answered, but CONGRATULATIONS!!!! And feeling young is always a good thing.

I've decided it is Trivia Thursday

Out of boredom and my love for all things trivial, I have declared that Thursdays are now Trivia Thursdays. I will post a new set of trivia questions every Thursday. The rules are simple. Please put your answers in the comments section of the post and I will reveal the answers tomorrow. No Cheating! I trust that all of you will all use the honor system? That means you will not use Google, (or any other internet searches) or mooch off other peoples answers. Cheating is BAD.

This week's topic will be 80's movies because I love them. The questions are pretty easy. I made the decision to do this so late in the day that time did not permit a lot of research. I'll make the next one harder. Fluff up your bangs, comb your mullet and let's go:


“Better Off Dead”: What country was the Smith’s foreign exchange student from?
A. Italy
B. Spain
C. Latvia
D. France

“Can’t Buy Me Love”: What did Cindy spill on her outfit at the party?
A. Soda
B. Salad dressing
C. Red wine
D. Beer

“Uncle Buck”: What did Uncle Buck use to flip over the pancakes?
A. Long piece of wood
B. Shovel
C. A forklift
D. Ten spatulas

“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”: What did it say on the Ferrari’s license plate?
A. NRVOUS
B. MORRIS
C. FERRIS
D. 4FBDO

“Better Off Dead”: What does the paperboy want from Lane?
A. Permission to ask Beth out
B. The car that Beth thought was ‘tasty’
C. Two dollars
D. A tape Lane borrowed, but never gave back

“Can’t Buy Me Love”: Ronald Miller did the African Elephant Ritual at the dance.
A. True
B. False

“Dirty Dancing”: What is Baby’s real first name?
A. Jennifer
B. Susan
C. Frances
D. Barbara

“Rain Man”: How many toothpicks did the waitress drop on the floor in the restaurant?
A. 321
B. 246
C. 123
D. 250

“Beverly Hills Cop”: Axel Foley is originally a policeman from what city?
A. Denver
B. San Francisco
C. Chicago
D. Detroit

“Back to the Future”: What was the title of George’s first published book?
A. Science Fiction Theatre
B. A Match Made in Space
C. A Perfect Match
D. A Dream Love

Who’s the moosiest moose we know?
A. Marty Moose
B. Wally Moose
C. Bullwinkle Moose
D. St. Augustine Moose of Mooseland

“The Little Mermaid”: What were the names of the two eels:
A. Hewey & Dewey
B. Abbot & Costello
C. Chomp & Chew
D. Flotsam & Jetsam

“Road House”: What is the name of the town tyrant?
A. James Dalton
B. Wade Garrett
C. Brad Wesley
D. Red Webster

“Sixteen Candles”: What was the name of Sam’s older sister, who got married in the movie?
A. Ginny
B. Mike
C. Carolyn
D. Sara

Introducing

The newest member of my family:


Michael Patrick! Yesterday was my newest nephew's christening and I figured since he is now without sin, I should welcome him to the world on the internet. He is so good too.

Laughing:

Bein' cute:

Smilin':


Bein' an e-a-g-l-e-s eagles fan:



That's my boy!

I am a domestic goddess

In an effort to be more domestic, I am trying to cook more. At my bridal shower, I got about eight million tools for the kitchen. About 99% of them are still in their boxes or have tags on them. Waffle maker? Yep need that. KitchenAid Mixer? A must have item that everybody wants. Please don't ask me what you do with it. I don't have a clue. It scares me. In fact, I know what to do with very few of these brand spankin' new items. But I am trying to be a good wife and I am sick of spending a million dollars a month going out to eat and ordering takeout. This is not helping my wallet or my spreading thighs.

Last week, I decided since the Oven Stuffer Roasters were on sale at the ShopRite, that I would cook a whole chicken on Thursday. I have never done this before. Funnily enough, I used my Mom and Dad's rotisserie, which is the one kitchen gadget I did not get.


Doesn't it look glorious?
I gotta tell you that the Rotisserie is pretty freakin' cool. You literally put the sticks through the chicken, stick it in the Rotisserie and walk away. Or sit there and stare at it in wild-eyed wonder, like I did. It didn't go off without a hitch though. The inside of a chicken is hollow. You're supposed to put the spear thingies through the middle of the meat and distribute the weight evenly. Then you have to tie the legs and the wings down. This was my first time tying anything around my food and it was interesting. Oh and dancing chicken chased Marty around the kitchen for a while. That was fun. But how was I to put the spears through the middle of the bird when the middle is hollow and open on both ends? I finally improvised and went in high on one end and low on the other end. Everything started out fine and then, something broke and the chicken kept flapping it's wings at every 360 degree turn in the rotisserie. Thump, pause, pause, thump, pause, pause, thump... This caused my husband to throw his hands up in disgust and declare that we ruined dinner and we are hopeless messes. Yeah. He doesn't like when things don't go perfectly. So I then had to don these giant rubber gloves, pause the rotation and hold the chicken while Marty tied more string around it and we both had to make every attempt not to get any third degree burns. After a little cursing, SUCCESS. You can see the silly amount of string we have on the chicken though... Hey, whatever works, right?



Just an hour and a half later we had delicious chicken, some Stove Top, instant mashed potatoes (I thought the chicken was too hard to attempt homemade stuff. baby steps.) and asparagus. There was no gravy due to what we now call in my house "the gravy incident". I tried. I really did, but it ended up just tasting like flour. Advice to all people with loved ones who recently quit smoking: when the gravy doesn't work, don't mention the word gravy for days. I was frantically trying to fix the floury mess that was the gravy. More water. Stir. More chicken seasoning. Stir. Repeat. Repeat. Get a bigger pot since there is now a gallon of gravy. More water. Stir. More salt and pepper. Stir. More chicken flavoring. Stir. REPEAT REPEAT REPEAT. Why? Why wont' you work, f-ing gravy?!?! My mom walks up and says "Oh. what happened to the gravy?" Go away, you old hag. My dad says "Hmmm. The gravy doesn't look right. Maybe Mommy can help?" I don't see you cooking anything, ya jerk. Then Marty says something to the effect that the gravy looks like cream of broccoli soup. I practically broke down at this point. I gave Marty the evil eye and cursed him out (quietly of course since my elders were in the room). He then tried to apologize and got some "Don't touch me. Don't look at me. Don't say a word. I hate you." And then the whole group got "If you want gravy, there is a jar in the pantry. Heat it up yourselves." Smarties that they are, they did not mention the gravy again. I almost stomped out of the kitchen and refused to eat, but came to my sense and remained semi-civil for the rest of the meal. Overall it was a wild success and I am feeling very proud and wifely.



And to top myself, I made chicken noodle soup with the bone and everything on Friday. I am quite the multitasker and clearly, I am a domestic goddess.