Thought for Thursday

This is one of those questions that makes you say, Hum.

QUESTION/THOUGHT: How can crocodiles go without food for such long periods of time?

Play along with me
then come back about 3:00
to see

If you guessed right,
You're probably super bright

(put your guess in the "comments" so I know you were willing to play along - thanks)

Thought for Thursday

Question: What Hollywood wife and husband share the same birthday - 25 years apart?

Take a guess then come back at 3:00 for the answer.

Thought for Thursday

Thought: What fruit is used for washing rather than eating?

Come back at 3:00 to see the answer. But, take a guess first, put it in the "comments" section.

Thanks for playing.

Thought for Thursday

THOUGHT: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was knighted, for writing . . . what?

Pop back by around 3, to find out the "write" answer ;)

Thought for Thursday - CHER

I loved Cher's music growing up - heck, I still love it but I didn't know the answer to this question.

QUESTION: What inspired Cher to name her daughter Chastity?

Come back at 3:00 to see if you guessed it.

Thanks for playing with me.

Thought for Thursday

Snack . . . ?

What is the official state snack for Illinois?

Come back about 3:00 to see if you were even in the ballpark (hint).

Thought for Thursday

Thought? American Idol Question

According to Simon Cowell of American Idol, What is "the best song ever made, ever produced, ever sung"?

Take a guess and put it in "comments" then come back around 3:00 to see

You might have been right or way out of tune.

Thought for Thursday

Thought:

Which character in Walt Disney's 1951 film version of Alice in Wonderland was not in the original stories by Lewis Carroll?

Take a guess, put your answer in the "comments" section and then come back around 3:00 to see the answer.

Thought for Thursday

Who Said it?

"Your imagination is your preview of life's coming attractions."

Take a guess.

Hint: A famous person from history.

THE DUKE - Thought for Thursday

Question: How many movies did John Wayne play a leading role in, out of his 153 movies?

Take a guess then come back around 3:00 to see if you knew the answer.

(BTW: I took this photo of the Duke in Vegas at the Wax Museum - looks real doesn't it?)

Thought for Thursday

Question: What was the original purpose of automobile hood ornaments?

Take a guess and then come back around 3 - to see - if you were right.

THOUGHT FOR THURSDAY

QUESTION(S): What two states have OFFICIAL donuts?

And, do you know what the donuts are?

(Come on, take a guess. Everyone must like one donut-throw it into the ring.)

Then come back at 3:00 to see, maybe you were right.

Thought for Thursday

Thought: What's the alcoholic beverage being marketed under actor Danny DeVito's name?

Take a guess and then come back around 3 to see.

THOUGHT FOR THURSDAY

HUM: . . . What part of a house comes from the French word that means "to sulk"?

Take a guess and come back around 3:00 to see if you were right.

THOUGHT FOR THURSDAY

HUMMM: Under the rules of billiards, for all you poolshark/wordsmiths out there, what is the maximum length allowed for a cue stick or do you know the minimum length?

Come back around three to see . . .

but first take a guess - come on, come out and play

THOUGHT FOR THURSDAY

QUESTION: Where did the phrase "He's such a Ham" come from?

Come on, take a guess. And come back around 3:00 to see if you were right.

THOUGHT FOR THURSDAY - THE TONGUE IS LIKE A TWO-EDGED SWORD

WORDS

Words can cut
Words can heal
Words can wound
Words can kill

Time is short
Time is fast
Life on Earth
doesn't last

So use them wisely -
words and time
work with them -
not just to rhyme.

THOUGHT FOR THURSDAY: What is a petrologist?

Come back tomorrow to find out

THOUGHT FOR THURSDAY AND A MYSTERY

THOUGHT FOR THURSDAY: If the French speak French and the Danes speak Danish, what do the people speak in the Netherlands?

Take a guess and don't forget to come back tomorrow to find out the answer.

Plus, I just thought I'd share:

I love to read—duh—so I’m in a book club at work. And this is a mystery that was recommended by Kama:

Life Sentences: Digging Deep Into the Secrets of Life

Holly said, “I think Laura Lippmann's books are really good -complex character development and a great sense of place to them. Non-mystery people should enjoy them as well. Read the Review A Day here:

Portland, Oregon (Is it P.O. or BO 'cause that just stinks)

Thought for Thursday: What ski area is the highest in the United States?

Come back tomorrow to find out the answer. But first, take a guess.


And now, this is one of those things that makes you say, "HUH?"

I told you all how Portland is one of the top ten places in the country where you can walk around the city, well now they say Portland is the unhappiest place on Earth, according to Business Week. Huh???

How can this be? We have the riverwalk, the Esplanade. Portland is beautiful, an hour to the snow covered mountain, Mt. Hood, one and a half hours to the beach, 2 and a half hours to the desert, and we are smack-dab in the valley, with the Gorge being famous for windsurfing. How can anyone be unhappy here?

THOUGHT FOR THURSDAY

This one is for all you writers working in the historical fiction area/genre:

QUESTION: In Elizabethan times, why did dockworkers have to have their pockets sewn shut while ships were being unloaded from the Orient?

Come back tomorrow and find out if you were right. ;-)