Saturday, March 28, 2009

HAPPY EASTER


And please be aware that scientists estimate that "spring" moves north at the rate of about 16 miles a day.
So, a person able to walk that far daily could start in the south and have "spring" every day, watching dafodills and dogwoods bloom the whole way, each day.
(Now put down those jelly beans and get hiking.)

Thursday, March 12, 2009

HAPPY ST. PATRICK's DAY

Hope you have a great day on that great day!

Here's a "History Exam" to take if you're not out drinking green beer:

(We should be old enough to to do well on this test, even though a few items might be from "before our time."

Get a PENCIL & PAPER, number the paper from "1" to "10," and write the letter of each correct answer---then see the correct answers and scoring at the end of the test.

1- In the 1940's, where were automobile headlight dimmer switches located?

a- on the floor board by the shift lever

b- on the floor board to the left of the clutch

c- next to the horn

2- The bottle top of a Royal Crown Cola bottle had holes in it. For what was it used?

a- to capture lightning bugs

b- to sprinkle clothes before ironing

c- to use as a salt shaker

3- Why was having milk delivered to your home a problem during the winter months?

a- cows got cold and did not produce enough milk to make delivery profitable

b- bad weather led to delivery trucks being kept in garages for safety

c- milkmen left deliveries outside of front doors and the mik would freeze and push up the cardboard bottle top

4-What car turned automotive design on its ear when you couldn't tell whether it was coming or going?

a- Studebaker

b- Nash Metro

c- Avanti

5- Which was a popular candy when you were a kid?

a- strips of dried peanut butter

b- chocolate licorice bars

c- wax Coke-shaped bottles with colored sugar-water inside

6- Before inline skates, how did you keep your roller skates attached to your shoes?

a- with clamps tightened by a skate key

b- woven straps that crossed the foot

c- long pieces of twine that were braided

7- What was the name of Caroline Kennedy's pony?

a- Old Blue

b- Paint

c- Macaroni

8- What was a "duck-and-cover" drill?

a- part of the game of hide-and-seek

b- what most kids would do when your mom called you in to do chores

c- hiding under your school desk and covering your head with your arms in an A-bomb drill

9- Why did you mom shop in stores that gave Green Stamps with pruchases?

a- to keep you out of mischief by licking the backs which tasted like bubble gum

b- they could be put in special books and redeemed for various household items

c- they were given to kids to be used as stick-on tattoos

10- What was the name of our vice-principal at the new Hartford Union High School in the early 1960's?

a- Mr. Collins

b- Mr. Cartright

c- Mr. Hammond

Answers:

1- b (on the floor board to the left of the clutch

2- b (to sprinkle clothes before ironing) (who had a steam iron?)

3- c (milk would freeze and push up on the cardboard bottle top)

4- a (Studebaker)

5- c (was coke-shaped bottles with colored sugar-water inside

6- a (with clamps tightened by a skate key)

7- c (Macaroni)

8- c (hiding under your desk for an A-bomb drill

9- b (put in special books and redeemed for household items

10- b (Mr. Cartright)

Scoring:

8-to-10 correct and you're "older than dirt" (like the rest of us)

5-to-7 correct and you've lost a lot a brain cells over the years (also like the rest of us)

0-to-4 correct and you're not old enough at all (are you using a fake ID ?)