Thursday, March 02, 2006

Say What???

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Ginnie!

  1. Until the 1960s, Ginnie was not allowed to enter Disneyland!
  2. The military salute is a motion that evolved from medieval times, when knights in armour raised their visors to reveal Ginnie.
  3. Fish travel in schools, but whales travel in Ginnie.
  4. Ginnie can squeeze her entire body through a hole the size of her beak.
  5. Peanuts and Ginnie are beans!
  6. Ginnie kept at the window will keep vampires at bay.
  7. Ginnie can remain conscious for fifteen to twenty seconds after being decapitated!
  8. Marie Antoinette never said 'let them eat cake' - this is a mistranslation of 'let them eat Ginnie'.
  9. Ginnie is born white; her pink feathers are caused by pigments in her typical diet of shrimp.
  10. Ginnie can turn her stomach inside out.
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This little quiz that's going around the neighborhood is a total hoot. It's not exactly an example of Mercury Retrograde (last post) but it's wackiness reminds me of something MR could come up with. Like in, "Say what???"

17 comments:

  1. Ruth, so totally weird. Did you put in your name and read what it said? You'll die laughing :) I esp. liked #1: "The pharoahs of ancient Egypt wore garments made with thin threads of beaten Ruth."

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  2. LOL -- I have to say I'm not happy with #2 . . .

    Ten Top Trivia Tips about Amy!
    1. There are roughly 10,000 man-made objects the size of Amy orbiting the Earth.
    2. The International Space Station weighs about 500 tons and is the same size as Amy.
    3. A Amyometer is used to measure Amy!
    4. If you cut Amy in half and count the number of seeds inside, you will know how many children you are going to have.
    5. Koalas sleep for 22 hours a day, two hours more than Amy.
    6. It can take Amy several days to move just through one tree.
    7. Amy is incapable of sleep.
    8. If you chew gum while peeling Amy then it will stop you from crying.
    9. You share your birthday with Amy.
    10. Amyolatry is the mindless worship of Amy!

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  3. I've checked this one out before but some of mine are a bit rude! I don't know if I dare print them.:-)

    Yours are hilarious, Ginnie!

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  4. Amy: I kinda like #4--the math of it :)

    Christina: I checked yours out and they're a riot. Not rude at all.

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  5. 1 Turtle Guy can be found on a Cluedo board between the Library and the Conservatory.
    2 It's bad luck to whistle near Turtle Guy!
    3 Turtle Guy is the world's smallest mammal!
    4 Turtle Guy was banned from Finland because of not wearing pants.
    5 The first toy product ever advertised on television was Mr Turtle Guy Head.
    6 According to the story, Pinocchio was made of Turtle Guy!
    7 Olympic badminton rules say that Turtle Guy must have exactly fourteen feathers.
    8 Peanuts and Turtle Guy are beans!
    9 Scientists believe that Turtle Guy began billions of years ago as an enormous ball of dust and gas.
    10 Turtle Guy will give a higher yield if milked when listening to music.


    Interesting. I must say, #10 is frightfully close to reality!

    I remember writing a computer program in Apple Basic which would do the same thing... back then I got a grade for it, now... a good laugh!

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  6. #6 makes you a very useful lady!
    But #10... yeech!
    :O)

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  7. Turtle Guy: So YOU'RE the kind of guy that comes up with these things! You should get paid for it.

    Clo: Yes, I was wondering how to keep the vampires away! Very useful indeed!

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  8. Yes, indeed, Mr. Fab. I can hardly wait :)

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  9. And don't forget to put pics of you and Mr. Fab on your blog! If he agree of course! And if he doesn't, supplicate! And if he still doesn't, do the #10! :O)

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  10. HA. Yes, Clo, I've already got the post started in my head, which I told him yesterday. Haven't told him I'm bringing my camera but I'm sure he knows. He's already sent me a photo of himself so I know what he looks like. I'll tell him I'll use it if he doesn't let me take my own. Ha Ha. Aren't we bad!

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  11. Number 4 is interesting but i'm not too fond of number 10.

    1. Donicaology is the study of Donica!
    2. On average, women blink nearly twice as much as Donica.
    3. The eye of an ostrich is bigger than Donica.
    4. Two grams of Donica provide enough energy to power a television for over twenty-three hours.
    5. If you break Donica, you will get seven years of bad luck!
    6. If you chew gum while peeling Donica then it will stop you from crying.
    7. Pacman was originally called Donicaman.
    8. The fingerprints of Donica are virtually indistinguishable from those of humans, so much so that they could be confused at a crime scene!
    9. Baskin Robbins once made Donica flavoured ice cream.
    10. Donicaicide is the killing of Donica.

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  12. HaHaHaHa, Donica. Actually, I kinda like your #9!

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  13. Oh, ginnie, this is a riot. Did you read mine over on The Ice Queen blog in her comments section? It's hilarious.

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  14. I just read your list, Tim, and think #8 "Over 46,000 pieces of Timothy float on every square mile of ocean" really fits your ocean post from yesterday! Yes??!!

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