WELCOME to Thursday October 24, 2019
More sniglets (Words that don’t appear in the dictionary, but should), of the day!
1. Baldage (bald’ aj) – n. The accumulation of hair in the drain after showering.
2. Bargue (bar’ gyoo) – v. To whine, fuss, and complain a great deal while at the
same time trying to get someone to see your point of view. Ex: The young child
bargued with his father until his father gave in and let him stay up past his bedtime.
3. Bazookacidal Tendencies (bah zew’ kuh sy dal ten’ den seez) – n. The overwhelming
desire of most individuals to reach out and pop the gigantic gum bubble billowing
from someone’s mouth. (You know you wanted to do it!)
4. Beavo (bee’ vo) – n. A pencil with teeth marks all over it.
5. Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito that gets into your bedroom
at 3 in the morning and cannot be cast out.
6. Begathon – n. A multi-day event on public television, used to raise money so
you won’t have to watch commercials.
7. Bevemeter – The distance a coaster will stick to the bottom of a wet glass
before falling to the table.
That’s my story and I’m sticking to it! Have a great Thursday people and
whatever you do, don’t forget to laff it up! Peace, I am outta here! Eucman!
Quotes of the Day
“They certainly give very strange
names to diseases.” – Plato
“Some weasel took the cork
out of my lunch.” – W. C. Fields
“No one who cannot rejoice in the discovery
of his own mistakes deserves to be called a scholar.”
– Donald Foster
“Television has raised writing to a new low.” – Samuel Goldwyn
“A man’s silence is wonderful to listen to.” – Thomas Hardy
“There is a coherent plan in the universe, though
I don’t know what it’s a plan for.” – Fred Hoyle
Guaranteed to Roll Your Eyes….
I was nervous the night my husband and I brought our three young sons
to An upscale restaurant for the first time. My husband ordered a bottle
Of wine with the meal. When the waitress brought it, our children Became
quiet as she began the ritual uncorking. She poured a small Amount for
me to taste, and then our six year-old piped up,
“Mom usually Drinks a lot more than that!” 😳
Wednesday’s Movie Trivia of the day! What movie is this quote from??? “
“I’m not living with you. We occupy the same cage, that’s all.”
Answer: “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”
The movie version of the Tennessee Williams play was made in 1958. It starred Paul Newman, Elizabeth Taylor, Judith Anderson and Jack Carson. Burl Ives and Madeleine Sherwood were in the play and are the only actors from the stage production cast in the film. The movie depicts the intrigue and problems of a Southern family. Elizabeth Taylor plays Maggie the Cat. During one of their nasty spats her alcoholic husband, Brick, reminds her about their living arrangements with the line “Now, you keep forgetting the conditions on which I agreed to stay on living with you”. Taylor replies with the quoted line.
Thursday’s Movie Trivia of the day! What movie is this quote from???
“God is a luxury I can’t afford.”
Wednesday’s Quizzler is….
You are given five words and five definitions. Each of the words can be
anagrammed into a two word phrase that fits one of the definitions.
Your task is to assign each definition to its corresponding word.
Example – cobalt: to hit a feline in a high arc (cat lob)
Words: asterisk, broadcast, hydrate, lighthouse, pirate
Definitions:
a baked pastry filled with asphalt
a burglary committed by a ghost
high temperature, low humidity
the quantity of smooches per hour
untalented thespians
Answer: asterisk: the quantity of smooches per hour (kiss rate)
broadcast: untalented thespians (bad actors)
hydrate: high temperature, low humidity (dry heat)
lighthouse: a burglary committed by a ghost (ghoul heist)
pirate: a baked pastry filled with asphalt (tar pie)
Thursday’s Quizzler is…….
Boudreaux, a master dartsman, was bragging to his bar mates that he was such a consummate player, he could hit the dartboard in any location at will.
“I’ll wager a hundred dollars that, no matter what position you name on the board, I’ll be able to hit it.”
Thibedeaux, tired of Boudreaux’s windbaggery, shouted out an answer.
Boudreaux stammered for a few moments and at first refused to pay. The other bar patrons, however, made sure he held up his end of the wager. Boudreaux slammed a hundred dollar bill on the counter and stormed out.
Where on the dartboard did Thibedeaux suggest?
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