Saturday, October 9, 2021

THE PUZZLE CORNER: OCTOBER 9, 2021

😎FUN FACT
The urban legend is that Reed Hastings founded Netflix after racking up over $40 in late fees for not returning Apollo 13 on time.

BEFORE AND AFTER
Two separate items share at least one word, and so can be combined to create something new. Based upon the clue below, do you know what the new thing is?
Popular fast food franchise selection in New Orleans?

NUMBER PLEASE
Get ready! We ask the question, but the answer is just a number.
How many dimples are on a regulation golf ball?

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the October 2, 2021 Puzzle Corner.


TRIVIA TIME⌚
The original Star Trek is accredited with foreseeing what we know today as personal computers and cellphones, among other things. What series foresaw online classes and the video call, among other things?
The Jetsons.

REBUS
Something familiar is represented in the image below.
Do you know what it is?



♫Raspberry Beret♫ by Prince and the New Power Generation.
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Sunday, October 3, 2021

SUNDAY FUNNIES: CELEBRITY COMMENTARY

Hello Everybody! Autumn the Puppy here!
Something I haven't done in a MIGHTY LONG time is Celebrity Quotes!
Don't know how I managed to avoid the topic for so long, but it's time to take care of that. Especially with so much going on in the world🌎 right now.
As usual, my thoughts will be after the actual quotes. Ready?

"Truth is stranger than fiction, but that is because fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn’t."—Author Mark Twain (aka Samuel Langhorne Clemens) 1835-1910.
Truth also sticks to these stubborn little things called FACTS that some people don't like.

“The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.” – Albert Einstein, 1879-1955.
Unfortunate, but true. Look at Wile E Coyote.😉

“War teaches Americans geography.” – Author Ambrose Bierce,1842-1914.
Though you'd think War would be a better instructor of Peace.

“My opinions may have changed, but not the fact that I’m right.” –  Cartoonist Ashleigh Brilliant, born 1933.
♫Nobody's right, if everybody's wrong.♫ From "For What It's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield.

“The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us.” – Cartoonist Bill Watterson, born 1958.
They may have visited, but they never stay. Why? With a nod to Douglas Adams, we have plenty of towels.

“As a child, my family’s menu consisted of two choices: take it or leave it.” –  Comedic Actor Buddy Hackett, 1924-2003.
The same holds true for a lot of folks and sadly, not by choice.

“It would be nice to spend billions on schools and roads, but right now that money is desperately needed for political ads and other lobbying tactics.” – Comedy writer Andy Borowitz, born 1958.
TAKE A HINT POLITICIANS!

On that note♫, have a great week everybody!
Take care.
STAY SAFE!😷
And please be back here again next weekend for more Sunday Funnies!—AtP.

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Saturday, October 2, 2021

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: SEPTEMBER 26-OCTOBER 2, 2021



♫ALL WE ARE SAYING,
IS GIVE PEACE A CHANCE.♫
John Lennon and the Plastic (Yoko) Ono Band.




GET VACCINATED & BEWARE ANY VERSION

OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.🎗
OCTOBER 2 IS THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF NON-VIOLENCE.
TOO BAD WE CAN’T HAVE THAT EVERY DAY!😞
ANYTHING THAT DEBUTED IN 1961, LIKE THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW,
IS 60 YEARS OLD THIS YEAR.
OCTOBER 4 IS DICK TRACY’S 90TH ANNIVERSARY.
OCTOBER 5 IS BOTH CHILDREN’S HEALTH DAY & WORLD TEACHERS DAY.
OCTOBER 8 IS CROATIA'S INDEPENDENCE DAY.
OCTOBER 9 IS THE 320TH ANNIVERSARY OF YALE UNIVERSITY.
OCTOBER 11 IS COLUMBUS/NATIVE AMERICANS DAY IN THE UNITED STATES.
THE SATURDAY EVENING POST CELEBRATES ITS BICENTENNIAL THIS YEAR!
THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL TURNS 70 THIS YEAR.

AM😷NGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*COVID and its variants continue to be a global problem. (There are 4/FOUR separate links in this item.)
*Yet the vaccination battle against it continues. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
*The state of the world, as of October 2, 2021.


THE TERRORIST REPORT…
*The Free Choice E-zine does not support terrorism, no matter what the “cause” or alleged “justification”. Thus we will only be posting news items in this section whenever terrorists are brought to justice.

THE CLIMATE CHANGE CHRONICLES…🌐

😢PASSING PARADE…
*Keyboardist George Frayne IV (Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen) has passed away.
*Actress Jean Hale (TV’s Batman, In Like Flint, much more) has taken her last bow on life’s stage.
*Singer/songwriter/record producer Andrea Martin (“Before You Walk Out of My Life”, “Don’t Let Go”, more) has passed away.
*Actor Tommy Kirk (numerous Disney productions, other productions through early 1970s) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Actor Michael Tylo (Lonesome Dove, Zorro, various soap operas, other productions) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Actor Ravil Isyanov (James Bond’s Golden Eye, JAG, NCIS, more) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
CAPITAL CHAOS: JANUARY 6, 2021>AFTERMATH
POLITICALLY…
*Despite political problems (see MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS below) the Federal Government will stay “in business” until December 3.
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE
😷THE US VERSUS COVID-19…
IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!✅
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…
*They were going to do WHAT??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*A look at the Republicans’ current strategy, from two different perspectives. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
ELSEWHERE…
*Trump lost another one. And another. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…


THE FREE CHOICE E-ZINE WOULD LIKE TO THANK ITS LOYAL READERSHIP FOR GRANTING US 8,726 PAGE VIEWS IN SEPTEMBER 2021.
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THE PUZZLE CORNER: OCTOBER 2, 2021

😎FUN FACT
Thomas Alva Edison holds the record for the most patents granted to an individual at 1,093!

TRIVIA TIME⌚
The original Star Trek is accredited with foreseeing what we know today as personal computers and cellphones, among other things. What series foresaw online classes and the video call, among other things?

REBUS
Something familiar is represented in the image below.
Do you know what it is?









We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the September 25, 2021 Puzzle Corner.

FAMOUS FIRSTS🥇
October 1 marked the 30th anniversary of the FOR DUMMIES series of books.
What was the first title published?
DOS For Dummies.

THE 50/50 CHANCE
Just like a regular TRIVIA TIME question, except there are just two possible answers, hence the even odds of getting it right. Ready?
TRUE or FALSE: Actor Michael Dunn as Doctor Miguleito Quixote Loveless was the only recurring villain on the classic television series The Wild, Wild West (1965-1969).
FALSE! While Doctor Loveless was the most (in)famous villain with ten appearances, Victor Buono appeared twice as Count Carlos Mario Vincenzo Robespierre Manzeppi, a “dark” magician and criminal team leader.
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Sunday, September 26, 2021

SUNDAY FUNNIES: MISFORTUNE COOKIES (misc. jokes)

 Hello Everybody! Piper D. Katt here!
The other day my people brought home something called "Chinese Take Out" for dinner. Not sure what all it was to begin with, but it sure smelled good.
Of course I didn't get any, but that's beside the point.
Among all the food were these little cookies with tiny scraps of paper in them.
How they managed to make the cookies without damaging those little slips of paper within them I'll never know. Yet all of those slips had writing on them. Below are some of the actual sentences, and my opinions afterwards. Ready?

Face facts with dignity.
Everyone should do this, ESPECIALLY criminals and politicians.

Accept no other definition of your life except your own.
I can understand this from the human perspective but cats have 9 lives. Which one are we talking about?

To effect the quality of the day is no small achievement. 
True, but why do some people whine about even having to get up in the morning if they've got so much to do as it is?

Today is an ideal time to water your personal garden.
Well, I can't see myself watering someone else's garden, even if my paws could hold a hose.

A brave man is one that is not afraid to admit his mistakes.
If that's the case, then I personally know a whole LOT of cowards!

Three things cannot be long hidden. The sun, the moon, and the truth.
Besides the previously discussed liars and politicians, I guess the writer of this one never went outside during winter. Those gray skies alone...

Practice everything in moderation, especially moderation.
But I've also heard that practice makes perfect, so what do you do?

Cooking is easy. Good taste is hard. That's why it is called TAKE OUT.
Maybe, but as long as I get fed...

And on that note♫, have a great week everybody!
Take care.
STAY SAFE!😷
And please be with us again next weekend for more Sunday Funnies!—PDK.
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Saturday, September 25, 2021

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: SEPTEMBER 19-25, 2021

GET VACCINATED & BEWARE ANY VERSION

SEPTEMBER 25 MARKS THE 65TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE FIRST TRANS-ATLANTIC CABLE GOING INTO SERVICE.
SEPTEMBER 29 MARKS THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE NINTENDO 64’S NORTH AMERICA DEBUT.
OCTOBER 1 MARKS THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOR DUMMIES BOOKS.
ANYTHING THAT DEBUTED IN 2001,
LIKE STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE, IS 20 YEARS OLD.

AM😷NGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*The pandemic and the fight against COVID continues. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*The state of the world, as of September 25, 2021.
*Is Great Britain’s energy crisis getting worse??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)


THE TERRORIST REPORT…
*The Free Choice E-zine does not support terrorism, no matter what the “cause” or alleged “justification”. Thus we will only be posting news items in this section whenever terrorists are brought to justice.

THE CLIMATE CHANGE CHRONICLES…🌐

😢PASSING PARADE…
*Actor John Challis (a lot of European work) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Actor Willie Garson (Sex and the City franchise, numerous other shows and movies) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
Actor Robert Fyfe (Last of the Summer Wine, Cloud Atlas, more) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
THE BORDER WALL-KIDS-IMMIGRATION ISSUES…
*Former “President” Trump declared a “national emergency” to build his border wall, separating families upon apprehension. President Joseph Biden nullified the emergency, but other matters pertaining to these issues still have to be dealt with.
*“We are not sending any migrant to Guantanamo!”—The White House, over current border issue.
NOTE: While we are doing our best to provide coverage, the above is a serious, ongoing issue. Especially since no one has yet to fully discuss the health and safety of all the “detainees” as well as the various costs under Donald Trump of separating families and who is truly responsible for the deaths of FOUR “detainees” (known to date), let alone if anyone might actually be making a profit from this situation.
CAPITAL CHAOS: JANUARY 6, 2021>AFTERMATH
*“You have disgraced this country!”—Federal Judge to Riot Defendant.
POLITICALLY…
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE
😷THE US VERSUS COVID-19…
*We should be better than THIS! (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*HUH???
IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!✅
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…
*Another attempt at Voters’ Rights and abortion law reform begins. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Working on the budget, but do Republicans WANT the US to declare bankruptcy??? (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
*Opinion: What to do about “Senator” Ted Cruz??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Trump and the GOP’s opinions of 2022 currently seem to differ. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
ELSEWHERE…
*“You don’t need the voters’ personal data.”—Pennsylvania Attorney General to GOP “investigators”.
*WARNING: What the audits might mean for the future! (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Opinion: Is Trump running Texas??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*September 25 marks the 40th anniversary of Sandra Day O’Connor becoming the first female Supreme Court Justice.
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…

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THE PUZZLE CORNER: SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

😎FUN FACT
Fingernails grow faster than toe nails, but no one knows why.

FAMOUS FIRSTS🥇
October 1 marks the 30th anniversary of the FOR DUMMIES series of books.
What was the first title published?

THE 50/50 CHANCE
Just like a regular TRIVIA TIME question, except there are just two possible answers, hence the even odds of getting it right. Ready?
TRUE or FALSE: Actor Michael Dunn as Doctor Miguleito Quixote Loveless was the only recurring villain on the classic television series The Wild Wild West (1965-1969).

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the September 18, 2021 Puzzle Corner.

NUMBER PLEASE
Get ready! We ask the question, but the answer is just a number.
As of February 2021, how many M&Ms are in the official world’s tallest stack of said candy?

COMMON BONDS
The items in each subset below have something in common. Do you know what it is?
01. {Teams, Hobby} = Clubs.♣♣
02. {Artichokes, Valentines} = Hearts.💟💟
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