THE PUZZLE CORNER: AUGUST 26, 2023

 😎FUN FACT

Although now a classic Christmas song, Gene Autry’s version of ♫Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer♫🦌 actually debuted on September 1, 1949.

COMMON BONDS

The items in each subset below have something in common. Do you know what it is?

01. {Hawaiian, Sicilian}

02. {Hotel, Detective}

THE LETTER SHUFFLE

Since schools are back in session just about everywhere by now, how many new words can you make out of the letters in TEACHER?

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the August 19, 2023 Puzzle Corner.

REBUS

I know we just previously had a Rebus, but this one is special.

Do you know what is represented in the image below?

D D

N N

A A  Cancer

T T

S S

Stand Up 2 Cancer, a charitable foundation raising money for cancer research that just recently had their annual telethon special.

TRIVIA TIME⌚

Jerry Moss, co-founder of A & M Records, recently passed away. Who is/was the A of the record label?

Herb Alpert of the Tijuana Brass.

BOOK REVIEW: ANGELS & DEMONS BY DAN BROWN

It has been quite a while since I've posted one of these.
Not because I haven't read any books lately. Quite the opposite.
But I have been so busy with my own writing when I'm not overseeing this website as its Editor-In-Chief, that I just haven't gotten around to this task lately, so...

ANGELS AND DEMONS BY DAN BROWN
The first book (of five to date, The Da Vinci Code was the first movie) chronicling his adventures finds Icon and Symbology Professor Robert Langdon summoned to the CERN Institute in Switzerland to confirm evidence indicating a potential suspect involved in a gruesome murder committed while stealing a canister containing experimental antimatter, which is now being used as a weapon by the enemy with the objective of destroying the Vatican just as all the world’s cardinals have convened to select a new Pope!

It not only becomes a race against time to find and stop the bomb, but to save the top four candidates in line to become the new Pope as Langdon and a CERN representative track down clues throughout Vatican City trying to locate the undiscovered stronghold of the legendary Illuminati, provided it still exists and the villain behind everything isn’t hiding elsewhere.

As I have stated in past book reviews, there must always be at least some suspension of disbelief when reading any work of fiction, and there are a few far-fetched moments where that must be practiced while reading this novel. However, a willingness to do that will lead the reader on a page turning thriller for the majority of this book.

SUNDAY FUNNIES: LAZY SUMMER JOKING (misc. jokes)

Hello Everybody! Autumn the Puppy here!
With really nothing else to do on a lazy summer's day, I've been cleaning out my doghouse and dug up some old jokes I've yet to share with everyone, so without further adieu...

How does a suit put his child into bed?
He tux him in.

What is a tree's🌳 favorite drink?
Root Beer.🍺

Why did the insomniac man get arrested?
He resisted a rest.

What did the lifeguard say about the swimming pool movie?
It was very shallow in the beginning but got really deep in the end.

Are cats 🐱qualified to discuss the scientific principles of string theory?

What did the cemetery worker say when he dug the wrong plot?
"I made a grave mistake."

Why do eggs come in flimsy Styrofoam packages and batteries come in packages that require a chainsaw to open?

What did the conductor name his twin daughters?
Anna one, Anna two.

And on that note♫, have a great week everybody and please be back here again next weekend for more Sunday Funnies!—AtP.

THE PUZZLE CORNER: AUGUST 26, 2017

FUN FACT
In terms of general land mass, Russia is the largest country, stretching out across 11 time zones.

COMMON BONDS
The items in each subset have something in common.
Do you know what it is?

01. {seat, split}
02. {B, C, D, E, G, P, T, V, Z}

TRIVIA TIME
During his lifetime, what did Roy Orbison consider the best cover (someone else singing) of his songs?

We’ll reveal all next weekend, but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX and discover the results from the August 19, 2017 Puzzle Corner.

TRIVIA TIME
What is the official title of the John Lennon song with the classic lyric ♫All we are saying, is give peace a chance♫?

♫Give Peace A Chance♫

WHAT’S THAT SONG?
A line from a famous song is below. Do you know the tune’s name?

♫You need a blue sky holiday♫

Bad Day by Daniel Powter

SUNDAY FUNNIES: IT'S NATIONAL DOG DAY! PUPPY POWER!

PUPPY POWER!

Hello Everybody! Autumn the Puppy here!

Today is National Dog Day and I've got to tell you folks, I LOVE BEING A DOG!
Granted, it's not like I had a whole lot of choices coming into this life, but what good would complaining accomplish anyway?
Besides, it's great being a dog!

*No one expects me to take a bath every day.
*I never have to pay for my meals or anything else I need or want.
*When the weather's bad, I can lie around the house all day without anyone complaining about me being lazy.
*Whatever itches I can scratch, no matter where it is on my body; and no one ever complains about me scratching some of my more private places in public.
*I always have a fur coat on and people never complain about me being "politically incorrect".
*No one ever tells me to wipe my nose when it's wet.
*No matter where I live, I technically own the place, yet I never have to worry about any rent, mortgage, or property taxes.
*I love it when people come over. That means more petting and the possibility of more food getting dropped on the floor when everyone eats.
*I can drink out of the toilet, as long as no one's looking and the bowl water is clean.

Yep, it's a dog's life, and I'm enjoying it to the fullest!
So don't bark about what you don't have folks, appreciate and enjoy what you do have!

We'll, that's it for now. Have a great week everybody and please be back here next weekend for more Sunday Funnies!-AtP.