Thursday again!

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.

I like the new "poll feature" on the trivia. You asked for it, so here is the Toy trivia for this week.

1. What doll, created in 1959, was named after the inventor's daughter?
a. Raggedy Ann
b. Barbie Doll
c. Strawberry Shortcake
d. Winnie the Pooh

2. What toy, first introduced at the Nuremberg Toy Show in 1979, sold over 100 million units by 1982?
a. Rubik's Cube
b. My Little Pony
c. Pictionary
d. Cabbage Patch Kids

3. How many feet of wire does it take to make one Slinky?
a. 20 feet
b. 40 feet
c. 60 feet
d. 80 feet

4. What toy was promoted by the Ziegfeld Follies girls in 1920?
a. Boomerang
b. Frisbee
c. Pogo Stick
d. Magic 8-Ball

5. Binny & Smith produces more than 1,500 pounds of this each day. That’s more than 20,000 eggs!

6. What color was the original Easy-Bake Oven?
a. Terracotta
b. Harvest Gold
c. Turquoise
d. Avocado Green

7. Play-Doh was originally invented for what purpose?
a. Caulking
b. Sculpting
c. Cleaning Wallpaper
d. Sealing fruit jars

8. What was the name of the outdoor toy similar to Horseshoes that was eventually banned from the market for safety reasons?

9. True or false: All G.I. Joe 12-inch action figures have a scar on their right cheek.

10. What game is generally considered to have ushered in the video game era?
a. Asteroids
b. Pong
c. Space Invaders
d. Pac Man

11. What made the 1973 Ken doll so "Mod"?
a. silver or gold platform boots and a matching neck scarf
b. flare-legged pantsuit with genuine rhinestones
c. removable beard, sideburns, and two moustaches
d. a bitchin’ camaro

12. What popular action figure is, technically, named after a pigeon?
a. G.I. Joe
b. Batman
c. He-Man
d. Yu-Gi-Oh

13. What's inside an Etch-a-Sketch?
a. tin beads and plastic gela
b. plastic beads and aluminum powder
c. styrofoam beads and scrap-metal shavings

14. What toy is created by mixing silicone oil and boric acid?
a. Crayons
b. Play-Doh
c. Finger Paints
d. Silly Putty

15. What was the first movie based on a board game?

16. What toy’s name is Danish for “play well”?

17. What is the lowest number card in a Pinochle deck?
a. 8
b. 9
c. 10
d. 5

18. Which of the following chess pieces moves only diagonally?
a. Pawn
b. Knight
c. Queen
d. Bishop

19. How many different colored wedges are there in Trival Pursuit?
a. 8
b. 5
c. 6
d. 7

20. Name the game where you have to pull out sticks whilst trying to keep the marbles from falling.
a. Marbel_ tastic
b. Ker_hold
c. Ker_bang
d. Ker_plunk

Answers to Yesterday's Movie Quotes

I am so on the ball this week. I am posting these early because we are done in the office early for our holiday party. Fun. For those of you who may not have noticed, you can now vote for the next trivia topic right in the right hand corner of the blog.

The Answers:

1. "Oh, stewardess? I speak Jive..." "Oh, good."

Airplane

2. “There's not a day goes by I don't feel regret. Not because I'm in here, or because you think I should. I look back on the way I was then: a young, stupid kid who committed that terrible crime. I want to talk to him. I want to try and talk some sense to him, tell him the way things are. But I can't. That kid's long gone and this old man is all that's left. I got to live with that. Rehabilitated? It's just a bullshit word. So you go on and stamp your form, sonny, and stop wasting my time. Because to tell you the truth, I don't give a shit.”

The Shawshank Redemption. Such a good movie. Red said this at his final parole hearing.

3. “Donger's here for five hours, and he's got somebody. I live here my whole life, and I'm like a disease.”

Sixteen Candles. Donger is Long Duck Dong.

4. “I had the most absurd nightmare. I was poor and no one liked me. I lost my job, I lost my house, Penelope hated me and it was all because of this terrible, awful Negro.”

Trading Places. Eddie Murphy always makes me laugh.

5. "I expected the Rocky Mountains to be a little rockier than this." "I was thinkin' the same thing. That John Denver's fulla shit, man."

Dumb and Dumber

6. “We started this magazine, 'American Bitch'. It's a focus on the issues of the lesbian pure bred dog owner.”

Best in Show

7. “You want to explain the math of this to me? I mean, where's the sense in risking the lives of the eight of us to save one guy?”

Saving Private Ryan

8. “Get some rest and don't worry. I've been working undercover for a long time. They're six-year-olds. How much trouble can they be?”

Kindergarten Cop. My other favorite from this movie is "It's not a tumor."

9. "Strange things are afoot at the Circle K, Ted."

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure


10. "Miss Stoger, my plastic surgeon doesn't want me doing any activity where balls fly at my nose." "Well there goes your social life."

Clueless

11. "My God, Vanessa's got a fabulous body. And I bet she shags like a minx!"

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

12. "Greetings and salutations. Are you a Heather?" "No. I'm a Veronica."

Heathers. I looooved Christian Slater.

13. "I'm in love with you." "I am so in love with you." "Hey Robbie, that wasn't a bad song, you know, I'm gonna tell those record company guys about you." "Mind if I give her a kiss first?" "Oh yeah, do what you gotta do."

Wedding Singer

14. "I will not rest until I have you holding a Coke, wearing your own shoe, playing a Sega game featuring you, while singing your own song in a new commercial starring you, broadcast during the Super Bowl, in a game that you are winning."

Jerry Maguire

15. "Who do you think I am?" "Are you sure this isn't a test?" "No, this is not a test." "You're Mr. Durden."

Fight Club

16. “She wanted me to tell you she saw you dance. She said, when you were little, you and her had a fight, right before your dance recital. You thought she didn't come see you dance. She did. She hid in the back so you wouldn't see. She said you were like an angel. She said you came to the place where they buried her. Asked her a question? She said the answer is...”Every day." What did you ask?”

The Sixth Sense

17. "I did not come to medical school to murder my classmates, no matter how deranged they might be."

Flatliners. NOBODY got this. I thought it was an easy one. I think you would all suck at 6 degrees of kevin bacon. Julia Robers, Kiefer Sutherland and a Baldwin are in this movie.

18. "That seems like an awful lot of speed to give one little pooch! Are you sure it won't kill him?" "I never said that."

Something About Mary

19. “The price is wrong, bitch.”

Happy Gilmore

20. "You're so -- you're so money, and you don't even know it."

Swingers

Kat and Janna both got 9 out of 20 correct. They both said that they would suck at this and they were right. BUT Kat gets credit again for making me laugh with her answers. No blank spaces for her! "You're so money" is not from High School Musical, Kat!!

Abbie put in a good showing with 16 out of 20. And yes I did give her credit for "some 80's movie directed by John Hughes" for Sixteen Candles. Practically the same thing, right?

Rated R came in 4th place with 17 out of 20. Heathers was really a chick flick, Ryan. Sorry about that.

Marty came in 3rd place with 18 out of 20. Nice of him to show up, huh? Good job.

TT AND MARY S KNOW THEIR MOVIES. They both got 19 out of 20. They only missed Flatliners, which nobody got. Practically perfect. Mary's back at the top. TT, I am very proud. This was your best Trivia yet. You girls must both like the same movies that I do.

Thanks for playing everyone.

Trivia Thursday MOVIE QUOTES

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.

You asked for it and here it is: Movie quotes trivia. I will give you the movie quotes and you give me the movies. There's some hard ones, but there are several clues in the quotes. Good luck.


1. "Oh, stewardess? I speak Jive..." "Oh, good."


2. “There's not a day goes by I don't feel regret. Not because I'm in here, or because you think I should. I look back on the way I was then: a young, stupid kid who committed that terrible crime. I want to talk to him. I want to try and talk some sense to him, tell him the way things are. But I can't. That kid's long gone and this old man is all that's left. I got to live with that. Rehabilitated? It's just a bullshit word. So you go on and stamp your form, sonny, and stop wasting my time. Because to tell you the truth, I don't give a shit.”



3. “Donger's here for five hours, and he's got somebody. I live here my whole life, and I'm like a disease.”


4. “I had the most absurd nightmare. I was poor and no one liked me. I lost my job, I lost my house, Penelope hated me and it was all because of this terrible, awful Negro.”


5. "I expected the Rocky Mountains to be a little rockier than this." "I was thinkin' the same thing. That John Denver's fulla shit, man."


6. “We started this magazine, 'American Bitch'. It's a focus on the issues of the lesbian pure bred dog owner.”


7. “You want to explain the math of this to me? I mean, where's the sense in risking the lives of the eight of us to save one guy?”


8. “Get some rest and don't worry. I've been working undercover for a long time. They're six-year-olds. How much trouble can they be?”


9. "Strange things are afoot at the Circle K, Ted."


10. "Miss Stoger, my plastic surgeon doesn't want me doing any activity where balls fly at my nose." "Well there goes your social life."


11. "My God, Vanessa's got a fabulous body. And I bet she shags like a minx!"


12. "Greetings and salutations. Are you a Heather?" "No. I'm a Veronica."


13. "I'm in love with you." "I am so in love with you." "Hey Robbie, that wasn't a bad song, you know, I'm gonna tell those record company guys about you." "Mind if I give her a kiss first?" "Oh yeah, do what you gotta do."


14. "I will not rest until I have you holding a Coke, wearing your own shoe, playing a Sega game featuring you, while singing your own song in a new commercial starring you, broadcast during the Super Bowl, in a game that you are winning."


15. "Who do you think I am?" "Are you sure this isn't a test?" "No, this is not a test." "You're Mr. Durden."


16. “She wanted me to tell you she saw you dance. She said, when you were little, you and her had a fight, right before your dance recital. You thought she didn't come see you dance. She did. She hid in the back so you wouldn't see. She said you were like an angel. She said you came to the place where they buried her. Asked her a question? She said the answer is...”Every day." What did you ask?”


17. "I did not come to medical school to murder my classmates, no matter how deranged they might be."


18. "That seems like an awful lot of speed to give one little pooch! Are you sure it won't kill him?" "I never said that."


19. “The price is wrong, bitch.”


20. "You're so -- you're so money, and you don't even know it."

Smokers are Jokers

Tomorrow will mark the completion of eleven weeks of no smoking. Not bad, right? I will admit that I smoked three cigarettes, but that ain't so bad considering I used to smoke a hell of a lot more. That is three cigarettes in 77 days. So for those of you who say "smoking three cigarettes is not quitting" I say F off. Those three cigarettes may have saved lives.

Here are my findings to date.

I still want to smoke, but not all the time. Most of the time I don't even think about it. I don't even think it is the nicotine. It is usually only when I have my little episodes of rage. I am thinking this is because when something would go wrong in my smoking days, I would grab a cigarette and go outside. There, I would calm down and think about the situation while I smoked. When I came back inside, I would not be angry at all. I would be cool, calm MC. I miss her. So I am going to try to just take some deep breaths and count to ten or maybe 100. Yeah. I think 100 would be better. And deep yoga like breaths. It will be like smoking without the smoke. I am brilliant.

I feel like I am rich. I cannot believe how little money I spend. Cigarettes are really expensive. It's almost $6 a pack to smoke now. When I would stop at Wawa to buy cigarettes, I would pick up a few other things. So suddenly I would be spending $10 to $15 a stop. Just two weeks ago, I realized on a Thursday that I had no cash on me and that I had had no cash at all that week. I hadn't used any credit or mac either. Four days without spending a dime? That is not like me. I should probably buy more things for myself now with all this extra money.

I have a keener sense of smell. This sounds like a good thing, but it has kinda backfired on me. For about a week straight, I would occasionally have a really bad smell in my office. It would just come and go. I would search frantically through the drawers of my desk, search the garbage, sniff my armpits and shoes, look behind every standing piece of furniture. Nothing. No obvious source of the stench. Finally, I caught on that the sound of a toilet flushing would shortly follow the onset of the order. Yep. The men's room is right on the other side of my wall. And do men have no shame? Stuff like that doesn't happen in the ladies' room. It's really offensive.

I used to read like crazy. I love books. Turns out I really loved to sit on my porch, read a book and smoke cigarettes. So I haven't been reading so much because it makes me want to smoke. I am going to try to find something else to fool myself with (besides food...) while I'm reading, but haven't figured it out yet. I'm sure it will be brilliant when I do.

When I first went for the counseling, the chick told me that the whole "quit smoking, gain weight" thing was a myth. According to her, 1/3 of people gain weight, 1/3 lose weight and 1/3 remain at the same weight. Guess which third I fall into? Hello fatty! It sucks. Food tastes so freakin' delicious though.

Breathing is really easy.

I suddenly am paranoid about my breath. This never happened when I smoked. So I may not develop lung cancer, but I'm convinced that I have halitosis.

I am no longer a social outcast. Smokers know what I mean.

I have turned into a hermit. Well kind of. I am finally getting over my grumpiness and am returning to a semi-normal person. I have avoided talking to people on the phone sometimes because I'm afraid I won't be able to be nice. Even other people's niceness was pissing me off there for a while. My own husband would tell me he loves me and I would want to kick him in the balls. So I've got to get back into the loop.

I feel really proud of myself. It's f'ing hard, but I've been good. Very satisfying.

Answers to last week's trivia

The past week my mean husband has had me chained to a keyboard typing papers for him. I am very very excited for the semester to be over. I would love to put all the slacker blame on him, but it's not all his fault. I was going to post the trivia answers on Sunday, but on Saturday night I went to a fabulous holiday party and drank so much champagne that I had to stay in bed until Monday evening. And now here we are. For those of you who saw me in my drunken state on Saturday, I know you forgive me the late answers because I entertained you all with my ridiculous behavior. For those of you who didn't see me, forgive me anyway because I was that ridiculous. So at last! Here they are:

1. Why does Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) take over Santa’s duties in “The Santa Clause”?
a. There was an accident

2. Which famous actress played a little girl who didn’t believe in Santa in “Miracle on 34th Street”?
c. Natalie Wood

3. “Elf” What are the four major food groups?
d. Candy cane, candy, candy corn & syrup

4. “Elf” In the department store, what did Buddy make the snow out of?
b. Pillow stuffing

5. “It’s a Wonderful Life” What movie is playing at the movie house as George runs down the street in Bedford Falls?
a. The Bells of St. Mary’s

6. “It’s a Wonderful Life” What are the cop and the cab driver’s names in the
c. Bert & Ernie

7. “Christmas Vacation” What is Rusty watching when his grandparents arrive?
b. It’s a Wonderful Life

8. “Christmas Vacation” When the Grizwalds go into the woods to find their Christmas Tree, what happens?
b. Clark forgets a saw

9. “A Christmas Story” At first, Ralphie’s dad thought that his major award might be this.
d. The deed to a bowling alley

10. “A Christmas Story” Ralphie and his family lived on what street?
b. Cleveland Street

11. “Charlie Brown Christmas” What kind of tree did Lucy tell Charlie Brown to get?
c. Aluminum

12. “Charlie Brown Christmas” Who does not appear in the movie?
a. Peppermint Patty

13. “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” What is the name of the Grinch’s dog?
c. Max

14. “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” How many sizes too small was the Grinch’s heart?
b. 2

15. “Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer” Who was the misfit elf’
a. Hermey

16. “Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer” What was the name of the misfit toy that looked like a Jack in the box?
Charlie

17. “Frosty the Snowman” What was the name of the rabbit?
b. Hocus Pocus

18. “Frosty the Snowman” What were Frosty’s first words when he came alive?
Happy Birthday!

19. “Scrooged” What does Grace give James for Christmas, saying it is from Frank?
d. A VCR

20. “Scrooged” When the crew can’t get the antlers onto the mouse’s head, what does Frank tell them to do?
c. Staple them


The big results:

Maria got 7 out of 20. She does not approve of cheerful, heartwarming holiday movies. In her spare time, Maria likes to club baby seals and knock over old ladies. Just kiddin' Maria!

Christen and Mary tied at 10 out of 20. If you have not seen It's a Wonderful Life and you are looking for an excuse to cry your eyes out with tears of joy, please watch it. This is in my top 5 all time favorite movies.

Janna takes third place with 12/20. Way to go. Watch out regulars. Janna strikes me as someone who will be out to win and I predict victory soon for her.

Three cheers for Joe Mc in second place with 13/20. Nobody wants to play with a Charlie in the Box, Rudolph...

My older, wiser sister breezes in for Trivia Thursday for the first time ever and what does she do? She wins. Ann Marie got 15 out of 20 and wins this week. Way to go. You better play again biatch!

Thanks for playing everybody.

Trivia Thursday again

These Thursdays come up quick! I missed last week. My professional typing skills have been working overtime, as my husband has a million papers due for school and I'm too nice to say no to him. However, I think I may buy him some software that teaches typing for Christmas. Maybe he will take the hint. Christmas is fast approaching. Is everyone ready? One gift. That is all I have bought. Sigh. What to do.

Today's trivia is about Christmas movies. I love them. They give super, warm, fuzzy feelings and I cry at the end of most of them. If you don't like Christmas movies, well you have no soul. Alright. That may be little harsh, but how can you not love them?

Here we go.

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.

1. Why does Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) take over Santa’s duties in “The Santa Clause”?
a. There was an accident
b. He’s a long lost great-grandson
c. He applied and got the job
d. He won it in a sweepstakes

2. Which famous actress played a little girl who didn’t believe in Santa in “Miracle on 34th Street”?
a. Liza Minelli
b. Judy Garland
c. Natalie Wood
d. Debbie Harry

3. “Elf” What are the four major food groups?
a. Candy cane, syrup, candy corn & marshmallows
b. Spaghetti, candy, syrup & peppermint
c. Candy corn, candy cane, syrup & soda pop
d. Candy cane, candy, candy corn & syrup



4. “Elf” In the department store, what did Buddy make the snow out of?
a. Cotton balls
b. Pillow stuffing
c. Marshmallows
d. Snow in a can

5. “It’s a Wonderful Life” What movie is playing at the movie house as George runs down the street in Bedford Falls?
a. The Bells of St. Mary’s
b. Story of a Dog
c. Casablanca
d. The Maltese Falcon




6. “It’s a Wonderful Life” What are the cop and the cab driver’s names in the
a. Frank & Jimmy
b. Tom & Jerry
c. Bert & Ernie
d. Lionel & Henry

7. “Christmas Vacation” What is Rusty watching when his grandparents arrive?
a. Miracle on 34th Street
b. It’s a Wonderful Life
c. A parade
d. Football

8. “Christmas Vacation” When the Grizwalds go into the woods to find their Christmas Tree, what happens?
a. Audrey gets frost bite
b. Clark forgets a saw
c. Rusty gets lost
d. Ellen falls into a frozen stream

9. “A Christmas Story” At first, Ralphie’s dad thought that his major award might be this.
a. Hot pants
b. A new furnace
c. Trophy
d. The deed to a bowling alley

10. “A Christmas Story” Ralphie and his family lived on what street?
a. Main Street
b. Cleveland Street
c. Sesame Street
d. State Street

11. “Charlie Brown Christmas” What kind of tree did Lucy tell Charlie Brown to get?
a. Douglas Fir
b. Balsam
c. Aluminum
d. Synthetic

12. “Charlie Brown Christmas” Who does not appear in the movie?
a. Peppermint Patty
b. Friday, the girl with the naturally curly hair
c. Pig Pen
d. Linus

13. “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” What is the name of the Grinch’s dog?
a. Spot
b. Jake
c. Max
d. Rover

14. “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” How many sizes too small was the Grinch’s heart?
a. ½
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

15. “Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer” Who was the misfit elf’
a. Hermey
b. Stan
c. Larry
d. Carl


16. “Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer” What was the name of the misfit toy that looked like a Jack in the box?

17. “Frosty the Snowman” What was the name of the rabbit?
a. Abracadabra
b. Hocus Pocus
c. Fluffy
d. Hoppity


18. “Frosty the Snowman” What were Frosty’s first words when he came alive?

19. “Scrooged” What does Grace give James for Christmas, saying it is from Frank?
a. A bath towe
b. A big screen TV
c. A microwave
d. A VCR



20. “Scrooged” When the crew can’t get the antlers onto the mouse’s head, what does Frank tell them to do?
a. Tie them on with string
b. Crazy glue them
c. Staple them
d. Tape them

Shopping as it should be

We did find our new computer, just two days after Black Friday. The new Best Buy add came out. We looked through it and chose three laptops that we liked and got in the car with our fingers crossed. We got to the store, showed them to the associate and asked which ones he had. Surely since they ran out so quickly on Friday, these less expensive computers were going to be gone quickly. They had all three of them. We got our first choice and actually spent less money than we would have on Black Friday and got a better computer. We said we would take it and he sent it over to get the anti virus put in and get rid of all the promotional crap on it. We said we needed the following also:
wireless router
wireless optical mouse
wireless router for my parents
wireless adapter for my parents
microsoft office
a new printer
a video game (OK. this was not a need but I'm like an overindulgent mother when it comes to my husband.)
Total time in the store: 27 minutes. Yep. You read that right. 27 minutes. That is from when we walked in the door until we walked out with the purchases in our hand. It was so easy. This just further confirms that the Black Friday shoppers are fucking batty.