WELC0ME to WEDNESDAY January 17. 2024
Who knows if it’s true…?
Humpty Dumpty: According to Katherine Thomas in The Real Personages of Mother Goose,
Humpty Dumpty is 500 years old and refers to King Richard III of England. In 1483 his reign
ended when he fell from his mount during battle; he was slain as he
stood shouting “My kingdom for a horse!”
Humpty Dumpty: King Richard’s fall made him Humpty Dumpty. Originally the last line was
“Could not set Humpty up again” which can be interpreted as either putting him
back on his horse, or back on the throne.
Old King Cole: There was actually a King Cole in Britain during the third century. No one
knows much about him, but historians agree that he’s the subject of the poem.
Jack be nimble: For centuries, jumping over a candlestick was a method of fortune-telling
in England. According to The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes: “A candlestick with a
lighted candle was placed on the floor and if, when jumping over it, the light was not extinguished,
good luck was supposed to follow during the coming year.”
Ring around the roses: According to James Leasor in The Plague and the Fire, this “had its
origins in the London Plague of 1664. Rosy refers to the rosy rash of plague…The posies were
herbs and spices carried to ward off the disease; sneezing was a common symptom of those
close to death. In the Annotated Mother Goose, the authors note that the third line is often
given as a sneezing noise (“At-choo, at-choo”) and that
“‘We all fall down’ was, in a way, exactly what happened.”
That’s my story and I’m sticking to it! Have a WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY, people, stay safe,
and whatever you do, don’t forget to laff it up! Peace, I am outta here! Eucman! 😁
q u o t e s o f t h e d a y
“The purpose of our lives is
to be happy.” — Dalai Lama
“Life is what happens when you’re
busy making other plans.” — John Lennon
“Get busy living or get
busy dying.” — Stephen King
“You only live once, but if you do
it right, once is enough.” — Mae West
“Many of life’s failures are people who
did not realize how close they were to
success when they gave up.”– Thomas A. Edison
Guaranteed to Roll Your Eyes
A newspaper editor received this note from a reader:
“My wife was about to file for a divorce when she read the article in
your paper about the importance of giving second chances in making
a marriage work. So she changed her mind about the divorce.
Effective today, cancel my subscription to your paper.”
The angry wife met her husband at the door. There was alcohol
on his breath and lipstick on his collar. “I assume,” she
snarled, “that there is a very good reason for you to come
waltzing in here at six o’clock in the morning?”
“There is,” he replied. “Breakfast.” 😳
Tuesday’s’ Movie Trivia of the day! What movie is this quote from??? “
‘What style is that?’ ‘Well if you must know, it’s the Preying Mantis style.’ ‘Well this is the Snake’.
Answer: Snake In Eagle’s Shadow!
Here Jackie Chan asks the champion of the martal arts tournament about his unusual fighting style. The champion lets him know that it’s the Preying Mantis. Jackie replies back, revealing his secret style. What Jackie doesn’t know is that the Eagle Claw leader is watching as well.
His master told him never to reveal the Snake technique unless it is very necessary. The Eagle Claw clan is out to destroy all pupils and teachers of the Snake Style. Jackie combines the Snake Fist with the Cats’ Claw to defeat the Eagle Claw leader.
Wednesday’s Movie Trivia of the day! What movie is this quote from???
‘These men don’t know it yet, but they’re all going to die’.
Tuesday’s Quizzler is….
Based on the clue in parentheses, find a four-letter word that can be inserted
backwards into the blank to complete a longer word.
Example: di____ve (a defeat)
Answer: dissolve (“A defeat” gives you LOSS, which is placed backwards in the blank: di_SSOL_ve.)
- dis____s (horse movement)
- mi____ce (high mountains)
- l____ion (a Mexican food)
- s____ing (food skin)
ANSWER: 1. distorts (TROT – dis_TORT_s)
- misplace (ALPS – mi_SPLA_ce)
- location (TACO – l_OCAT_ion)
- sleeping (PEEL – s_LEEP_ing)
Wednesday’s Quizzler is….
I drift forever with the current
Down these long canals they’ve made
Tame, yet wild, I run elusive
Multitasking to your aid.
Before I came, the world was darker
Colder, sometimes, rougher, true
But though I might make living easy,
I’m good at killing people too.
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