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BBC Quiz of the Week

LAST Week contained a cyclonic sweep by the Australian bowlers through the wastelands of the Indian batting and a cyclone forming to the North West of the State. A cyclone named Iggy! It will hang around for a while and Perth will have to suffer from about 5 days above 40C!

Hats and Crowns:-There were no crowns this week with DaddyP and dinahmow the best with 5/7 while Magic Hands, DaisyFae, Sandy and yours truly all scored a hat-avoiding 3/7
THIS Week Yet again, I used a lot of guesswork this week.  There must be plenty of quizzees who can do better at this weeks quiz.

Previous Dunces

20th Jan No hats awarded.

13th Jan 1/7, Daddy P, nursemyra

7th Jan, 1/7, Daddy P

9th Dec, 1/7, Rob
2nd Dec, 0/7, Rob
25th Nov, Andrea
18th Nov, daisyfae, Rob, gitwizard, silverstar98121
11th Nov, 2/7, Jess, Tony
4th Nov, 1/7, healingmagichands, Puddock, nursemyra, Cybe R Wizard.
28th Oct, 2/7, Cybe R Wizard, Daddy P, sandy
21st Oct, 0/7, daisyfae
14th Oct, 0/7, healingmagichands
7th Oct, 1/7, azahar,
30th Sept, 1/7, Rob

Crown Winners (7/7)

3rd Jun, 2011, dinahmow
10th Jun, 2011, dinahmow
1st Jul, 2011, dinahmow
8th Jul, 2011, Buff
15th Jul, 2011, dinahmow
5th Jul, 2011, dinahmow, Rob, Cybe R Wizard
26th Aug, 2011, Magic Hands, dinahmow
2nd Sept, 2011, dinahmow
23rd Sept, 2011, dinahmow
30th Sept, 2011, healingmagichands
11th Nov, 2011, nursemyra, dinahmow
2nd Dec, 2011, dinahmow

13th Jan, 2012, dinahmow

Friday Foto Hunt; Welcome

Welcome to the first Friday Foto Finder.

I’ll be posting between 7 and 8am, Australian Western Time (Midnight in Gt Britain and about 7pm in the Eastern USA.

And so, my first entry.

I can almost hear him saying “Velcome” in his Transylvanian accent.

Actually, he is not Transylvanian. He is an Aussie Flying Fox or Fruit Bat.

He may not suck your blood but, on the East coast where they are native, they have been implicated in transmitting the Hendra Virus. And that could well be worse!

Leave your comments on the Friday Foto Finder blog and wander off to visit the other “Finders” entries.

A Bit of a Fairy Tale

It is well-known that in King Arthur’s Court the Royal Jester provided the verbal wit and humour.

The normal Court Jestering one-liners were expected to be unexpected and so he could throw them into a gathering as and when he felt like it.

When it came to story-telling, however, the King decreed a rather unusual way to announce the daily appearance of the Royal Storyteller.

All the King’s courtiers knew a story was about to be presented when out strode the Royal Mime carrying upon his shoulders the Royal Dunce, who in turn held high a placard bearing the title of the forthcoming story.

Thus, from that first day until the present, every story told in King Arthur’s Royal Court began with dunce upon a mime…

Sid and Sod

What Alcoholic Drink Are You?

You Are Absinthe

You are a sloppy drunk… purposely so If drinking doesn’t make you feel crazy, it’s not any fun Truth be told, you tend to prefer drugs to drinking But you’d never pass up any absinthe that came your way!

What Alcoholic Drink Are You?

Blogthings: A Fine Line Between Insight and Stupidity

Friday Foto Finders

ATTENTION ALL PHOTOGRAPHERS

Friday Foto Finders

A new place where photographers can display their craft and their imagination.

Each week a new word will be given and the challenge is to find one of your images to match the word.

Become a friday foto finder

1. Find a photo from your collection for your entry; add a few words to your post, should you desire.

2. Add one of the linked badges to your post.

3. Leave a comment with a link back to your friday foto finder post.

4. Visit the other players to see and comment on their offerings.

5. Have fun!

Join the  new photo challenge this Friday!

The word for this week is “Welcome”

Sid and Sod

A Movie Violition

Dora Evans made a nice living running her mobile concession truck.

She would find out where the local movie company was shooting on location and park her truck, which she called simply “The Box”, near-by. Technicians and actors alike would stop by for some pastry and coffee during breaks from shooting.

The director was shooting the most important scene in the movie. In this scene the lovers walking along a deserted beach decide to break off their relationship and return to their respective spouses to live the rest of their lives with only the memory of their short interlude to comfort them in the years ahead.

He had shot the scene several times in order to insure that he had obtained the most dramatic effect.

That evening, on reviewing the daily takes, he was shocked to find every take was spoiled. As the stars were talking, the camera swept around the surrounding loneliness of the empty beach. But in every take, there was the concession truck with several people enjoying its wares.

He immediately called his cinematographer and shouted angrily, “I told you never to pan Dora’s Box.”

No Pets were Harmed

In the making of this cartoon.

Vintage Adverts

Australian Wireless as it was.

Not a Shock Jock in sight!

 The Australian Women’s Weekly, Saturday 24 January 1942

It Tickled Granny’s Fancy

 The Australian Women’s Weekly, Saturday 24 January 1942

To God Be the Glory

Romans 8:37-39    New International Version (NIV)

³⁷ No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. ³⁸ For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, ³⁹ neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

The Science of Nap Time

Unscientifically burgled from Fake Science

God and Hell

Reverently burgled from I Am your God

The Garden of Eden and SOPA

And while Randall is a funny guy, he does have his serious moments. I missed this earlier in the week.