An elderly Italian man lay dying in his bed.  While suffering the agonies of impending death, he suddenly smelled the aroma of his favorite Italian anisette sprinkle biscuits wafting up the stairs.

Gathering his remaining strength, he lifted himself from the bed. Leaning against the wall, he slowly made his way out of the bedroom, and with even greater effort, gripping the railing with both hands he crawled downstairs. With labored breath, he leaned against the door frame, gazing into the kitchen. Where if not for death’s agony, he would have thought himself already in heaven, for there, spread out upon waxed paper on the kitchen table were literally hundreds of his favorite anisette sprinkled biscuits.

Was it heaven? Or was it one final act of heroic love from his devoted Italian wife of sixty years, seeing to it that he left this world a happy man?

Mustering one great final effort, he threw himself towards the table, landing on his knees in a crumpled posture. His parched lips parted, the wondrous taste of the biscuit was already in his mouth, seemingly bringing him back to life.

The aged and withered hand trembled on its way to a biscuit at the edge of the table, when it was suddenly smacked with a spatula by his wife….. ‘Back off!’ she said, ‘they’re for the funeral.’ 

Friday’s Movie Trivia of the day!‘ How much movie trivia can you answer? 

Find a rhyme for each word below so you end up with a familiar three-word phrase in the form “__, __, and __”. Number 7 is in the form “___, ___, or ___”.

 

Example:

Clue = “Cook, Wine, Drinker”

Answer = “Hook, Line, and Sinker”

 

1. Palm, Pool, Protected

2. Deer, Chose, Goat

3. Life, Stork, Prune

4. Bomb, Click, Scary

5. Pup, Cup, Convey

6. Smell, Took, Sandal

7. Spin, Clues, Law  

 

Answer:  1. Calm, Cool, and Collected

2. Ear, Nose, and Throat

3. Knife, Fork, and Spoon

4. Tom, Dick, and Harry

5. Up, Up, and Away

6. Bell, Book, and Candle

7. Win, Lose, or Draw

 

Monday’s Quizzler is……….

It prods a man’s hand, and it robs him of sleep,

It makes him climb mountains and travel the deep,

It makes him go wander down deep in a cave,

and do almost anything stupid or brave,

The longer denied the greater it grows,

It makes a man learn ’till he thinks that he knows.

 

TODAY’S QUIZZMASTER OF THE DAY AWARD GOES TO OUR RESIDENT GENIUS, MS ANDREA L BANKS AND MS. KIM HILLYARD! NICE SOLVING JOB LADIES!