Wednesday, February 25th, 2004
In Today's Tribune
I was checking out the
message board and there appears to be a foreign protester to the
contest. Well, I don't actually know if he's protesting or just
congratulating the winner. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt
and assume he's congratulating Ana on her victory. It appears to be
German. I wonder who that could be..................
Here's today's tidbits
Born on February 25th
Justin Jeffre
(1973)
George Harrison
(1943)
Sally Jessy Raphael
(1943)
Tom Courtenay
(1937)
Anthony Burgess
(1917)
Jim Backus
(1913)
Adelle Davis
(1904)
Zeppo Marx
(1901)
Pierre Auguste Renoir
(1841)
Bill
Clinton
When Bill Clinton was President, someone polled 2000 women in the
Metropolitan Washington area, asking if they would be willing to
have sex with The President. Eighty-five percent of them responded
"Never again."
Can You Identify This
Celebrity By Her High School Picture?
answer below
Today's useless
fact - What are the job definitions for all the credits you see at
the end of a movie?
When a movie is
over, if you stay to watch all of the credits at the end you'll be
there for quite some time. Rather than describe each of these
credits, it's better to cover those that most people wonder about.
"Gaffer": the head
electrician in charge of all lighting personnel. In the early days
of film, producers had to rely on natural light. Stages had canvas
roofs that could be opened and closed to allow varying degrees of
sunlight to fall on the sound stage. Gaffing hooks, traditionally
used for landing large fish, were used to move the canvas back and
forth. The person responsible for setting the proper amount of light
on the stage became known as the gaffer.
"Best boy": there
are two best boys, one for lighting and one for the grips.The grip
is a crew member who works with the camera and electric department
to set up and move equipment such as cranes and dollies. One best
boy is second in command to the gaffer and the other best boy is
second in command to the key grip.
"Key grip": the
person in charge of everyone who moves anything (grips). Grips move
scenery and cameras, set up and take down scaffolding, etc. In live
theater they are called stage hands.
"Foley artist": the
person who creates sounds that cannot be recorded during the
filming. Sounds that are later added to the film might be footsteps,
creaking doors, thunder, or breaking glass. In radio, they were
called sound effects men.
"Property master":
this person, who is in charge of the prop department, is responsible
for obtaining any object that an actor will come in contact with
during the film. Anything that an actor can move is a prop, whether
it is a plate, a weapon, or a broom. If the object is never moved,
such as a picture hanging on the wall, it is a decoration. For
instance, a lamp on a table is a decoration. If an actor is supposed
to pick it up and throw it, then it's a prop.
Answer To Celebrity Picture
Madonna
What
is the Daily Buzzword for February 25th?
futile
\FYOO-tul\ adjective
What does it mean?
: having no result or effect : useless
How do you use it?
All of our attempts to knock the boomerang out of the tree
were futile; it was really stuck.
Are you a word wiz?
Resistance is futile -- you will be educated. But it can be
fun if you learn from our quiz! Which of the following words
do you think is a synonym for "futile"?
A. mirthless
B. polar
C. oblique
D. vain
Answer:
The words "futile" and "vain," along with "fruitless," mean
producing no result. "Futile" often carries with it a sense of
complete failure at doing something or a lack of wisdom for
trying to do something. ("After a futile battle, surrender was
the only choice left.") "Vain" usually implies simple failure
to achieve a desired result. ("He knew it was a vain attempt
to get the car started.") "Fruitless" comes close to "vain"
but often suggests long and difficult effort or severe
disappointment. ("Both countries were frustrated by the
fruitless efforts to obtain a lasting peace.")
Today's Jigsaw
puzzle
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COWGIRL
That's all for today. Tune in tomorrow for more stuff.
The following is what appeared in Tuesday's edition.........
In Today's Tribune
How long a minute is depends on what
side of the bathroom door you're on.
Here's today's tidbits
Born on February 24th
Billy Zane
(1966)
Eddie Murray
(1956)
Steven Jobs
(1955)
Edward James Olmos
(1947)
Joe Lieberman
(1942)
James Farentino
(1938)
Michel Legrand
(1932)
Abe Vigoda
(1921)
Enrico Caruso
(1873)
Spoon
A man is
flying from Los Angeles to New York. During the meal service, he
accidentally knocked the spoon off to the aisle with his elbow.
The flight attendant immediately took a spoon from his pocket and
placed it on his tray table.
The man was very impressed by the promptness of the service and
asked, "Do all flight attendants carry a spoon in their pockets?"
The flight attendant answered, "We had an efficiency expert in to
evaluate our operation. He determined that 25% of the customers
knock the spoon off their tray tables.
By carrying a spare spoon, we all save trips to the galley and can
be much more efficient."
Later, as the flight attendant is picking his dirty tray up, the
customer asked, "Excuse me for asking but why do you have a string
hanging from your fly?"
The flight attendant replied, "The efficiency expert determined that
we were spending too much time washing our hands after we went to
the bathroom. To counteract this, we tie strings to our penises."
The customer looked confused. "How does that help?" he asked.
"Well, when I go to the bathroom I just use the string. Since I
never touched myself I don't need to wash my hands."
The customer nodded and asked, "But how do you get it back in your
pants?"
The flight attendant smiled, "I don't know about the other guys, but
I use the spoon."
Hey Ma! Look, I'm On The TV!
What
is the Daily Buzzword for February 24th?
Mardi Gras (noun)
\MAR-dee-grah\
What does it mean?
: the Tuesday
before Ash Wednesday often observed with parades and merrymaking
How do you use it?
Every year people flock to New Orleans, Louisiana, to enjoy the
parades, parties, and festivities of Mardi Gras.
Are you a
word whiz?
English speakers borrowed
"Mardi Gras" from another language. Which language do you think
"Mardi Gras" comes from originally?
A.
Chinese
B. French
C. Spanish
D. Bantu
The correct answer is:
Celebrate if you
picked B. The Christian period of fasting known as Lent begins every
year on Ash Wednesday. The day before Lent begins is a time of
celebration and feasting in many places. The name of this day,
"Mardi Gras," means "fat Tuesday" in French. It's not certain how
the day came to have that name. One of the original reasons for both
the feasting and the name of the day may have been that people
needed to use up the last supplies of certain rich foods, such as
meat and fat, which were not eaten during Lent.
Today's Jigsaw
puzzle
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PARTAY GURLZ PART 2
That's all for today. Tune in tomorrow for more stuff.
The following is what appeared in Monday's edition.........
In Today's Tribune
I guess you are all waiting
for the contest results (well, some of you). I really enjoyed doing
this one and I hope you liked doing it. It was pretty simple.
First of all, I
want to thank all of the people who entered the contest. We had more
participation than we had in the Christmas contest. Question number
2 threw a lot of you off. Here’s a rundown of all the questions and
the answers too.
1.
In the "Esperanza Wins" clipping, there are the lyrics to two (2)
songs on the right side but they have been cut off at the right.
Name the 2 songs.
Almost all of you
got this right. The first song was "Angel Baby" and the second one
was "And I Love Her"
2.
In the jigsaw puzzle section of today's edition in the animated
puzzle piece, how many different faces are there?
I guess this one
baffled a lot of you. I asked for how many faces and not images. The
total number of faces in the animated piece was 24.
3.
What color was my pill?
All of you got
this right. It was red.
4.
What is the expiration month on
the "I love da Trib" license plate?
All of you got
this also. It was October.
5.
What is the brand name of the Mexican "real milk chocolate" bar?
All of you got
this also. It was Her-Chees.
6.
In the “Gina wins Miss Universe”
picture, what two (2) countries are represented on the banners of
the semi-finalists?
You all got this
also. It was Philippines and Spain
7.
On the "Taiyo wins Hard Rock", there is only one (1) song that is
cut off on the right. What's the name of that song?
Almost all of you
got this right. It was "You Got A Friend".
There were 3 correct entries. The way I determined the winner was
simple. As most of you know, when you click on the link for the
jigsaw puzzle, it stops on a face. That was how I selected the
winner. The funny part was, on my first click it landed on Neen but
she didn’t enter. My second click it landed on John but he didn’t
enter. My third click it landed on Gina but she didn’t enter. On my
fourth click it landed on Barbara but she didn’t enter either. My
fifth click landed on one of the semi-finalists. The winner of the
barbecue kit is………
Ana Villalba.
Ana, get in touch with me
and we'll make arrangements to get your brand new barbecue set to
you. Congratulations!
OJ and Dylan, you guys
almost made it but it was the luck of the draw. Better luck next
time.
Here's today's tidbits
Born on February 23rd
Tommy McCarthy
(1980)
Howard Jones
(1955)
Patricia Richardson
(1951)
John Sandford
(1944)
Johnny Winter
(1944)
Peter Fonda
(1939)
Donna J. Stone
(1933)
W.E.B. DuBois
(1868)
George Frederic Handel
(1685)
Golfing
Preacher
There was this preacher who was an avid golfer. Every chance he
could get, he could be found on the golf course swinging away. It
was an obsession. One Sunday was a picture perfect day for golfing.
The sun was out, no clouds in the sky, and the temperature was just
right.
The preacher was in a quandary as to what to do, and shortly, the
urge to play golf overcame him. He called an assistant to tell him
that he was sick and could not do church, packed the car up, and
drove three hours to a golf course where no one would recognize him.
Happily, he began to play the course.
An angel up above was watching the preacher and was quite perturbed.
He went to God and said, "Look at the preacher. He should be
punished for what he is doing."
God nodded in agreement. The preacher teed up on the first hole. He
swung at the ball, and it sailed effortlessly through the air and
landed right in the cup three hundred and fifty yards away. A
picture perfect hole-in-one. He was amazed and excited.
The angel was a little shocked. He turned to God and said, "Begging
Your pardon, but I thought you were going to punish him?"
God smiled. "Think about it -- who can he tell?"
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Cannibal
King
Janet Jackson Ain't Got Nothing On This Baby
What
is the Daily Buzzword for February 23rd?
object \ub-JEKT\
verb
What does it mean?
1 : to offer or mention as an objection
2 : to oppose something firmly usually with words
How do you use it?
Danielle tried to object, protesting that she didn't have
time for any more shopping, but Anthony dragged her into
another store anyway.
Are you a word wiz?
"I object!" TV lawyers often shout that in dramatic
courtroom scenes. Think about what those lawyers are trying
to do, then think about this: "object" comes from the Latin
word "obicere." Given what "object" means now, what do you
think "obicere" meant?
A. to throw in the way of
B. to offer as an excuse
C. to hit on the head
D. to talk very loudly
Answer:
We hope nothing kept you from choosing sentence A. When
lawyers object to something in court, they are trying to block
someone from doing or saying something. Their actions might
help you guess that "obicere" means "to throw in the way of"
or "to hinder." "Obicere" in turn comes from the Latin verb
"jacere," which means "to throw" and which is also an ancestor
of the English words "eject" (literally, "to throw away"),
"project" ("to throw before or in front of"), and "reject"
("to throw backwards or away from oneself").
Today's Jigsaw
puzzle
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LITTLE WOMEN
That's all for today. Tune in
tomorrow for more stuff. Congratulations Ana!
The following is what appeared in Sunday's edition.........
In Today's Tribune
Hey all! Here it is on a
Sunday (my day of rest) and I was dragged out of bed to do a Special
Sunday Edition. I don't really mind today because it's for one of my
favorite nephews. Today is Patrick's birthday. Larry wanted to post
a special message for him and I am happy to oblige. Here it is.
Time sure flies when you're having a great
time or rearing a child. I can clearly remember that day 20 years
ago. Roni was sicker than a dog the week leading to that day. She
woke me up at 5:45 am and said it was time. We got to the hospital
a little bit after 6:00 am but waited around til 2:55 pm, to be
precise, until he was born. I took all the Lamaze classes but they
were all for naught as Roni had a C-section. It was called an
emergency as Patrick decided to eat some of his own feces before
we could give him a bottle. When they wheeled him out in the
incubator, my heart stopped. I knew it was him, the flat nose was
a dead giveaway as was the dark skin and hairy body. Roni was
totally out of it but you could see that motherly glow about her
and the feeling of pride that what she went through was well worth
it.
Fast forward to today, and it is great to
see how this small child has developed into a "man". You can see
how much he cares for his sister and parents, even though you have
to look a little harder to see it (just kidding). He's going
through a time now that we've all experienced but his character
remains constant and values such as friendship and loyalty are
unquestionable. I would like to take credit for this but I think
Roni and his Auntie Robin probably had the most influence on him.
Patrick, on your special day, I'd like to
say that I love you and want only the best for you. Your time will
come to shine for the world. You've already brightened up my
world for the last 20 years and I thank god everyday for you.
Here's today's tidbits
Born on February 22nd
Drew Barrymore
(1975)
Michael Chang
(1972)
Lea Salonga
(1971)
Julius "Dr. J" Erving
(1950)
Dan Millman
(1946)
Edward M. Kennedy
(1932)
Robert Wadlow
(1918)
John Mills
(1908)
Sheldon Leonard
(1907)
Robert Young
(1907)
Luis Buńuel
(1900)
Lady Baden-Powell
(1889)
Lord Baden-Powell
(1857)
George Washington
(1732)
Patrick Aquino
Patrick Aquino
Coming
Clean
After an enjoyable eighteen holes
of golf, Patrick stopped in a bar for a beer before heading home.
There, he struck up a conversation with a ravishing young beauty.
They had a couple of drinks, liked each other, and soon she invited
him over to her apartment. For two hours they made mad, passionate
love. On the way home, the man's conscience started bothering him
something awful. He loved his wife and didn't want this unplanned
indiscretion to ruin their relationship, so he decided the only
thing to do was come clean.
"Honey," he said when he got home, "I have a confession to make.
After I played golf today, I stopped by the bar for a beer, met a
beautiful woman, went back to her apartment and made love to her for
two hours. I'm sorry, it won't ever happen again, and I hope you'll
forgive me."
His wife scowled at him and said, "Don't lie to me, you sorry
scumbag! You played 36 holes, didn't you?"
The Amateur Taking Lessons
From Patrick
What
is the Daily Buzzword for February 22nd?
lilliputian \lil-uh-PYOO-shun\
adjective
What does it mean?
1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians
or the island of Lilliput
2 a : small, miniature b : petty
How do you use it?
"It's not fair that Patrick gets the big bedroom," Alanah
whined to her mother, "when mine is positively lilliputian!"
Are you a word wiz?
The island of Lilliput and the word "lilliputian" were
thought up by a famous author. Which of the following authors
do you think coined "lilliputian"?
A. C. S. Lewis, in _The Lion, the
Witch, and the Wardrobe_
B. Robert Louis Stevenson, in _Treasure Island_
C. J. K. Rowling, in _Harry Potter and the Order of the
Phoenix_
D. Jonathan Swift, in _Gulliver's Travels_
Answer:
The 18th-century writer Jonathan Swift coined the big word
"lilliputian," which means "tiny." In Swift's famous satire,
_Gulliver's Travels_, the island of Lilliput is populated by
a race of people only six inches tall. Swift used the
inhabitants of Lilliput, called Lilliputians, to satirize
conditions in England during the 1700s, comparing the
ridiculous behavior of the tiny people to that of his
countrymen. Because the Lilliputians were so tiny, their name
quickly inspired an adjective meaning "small."
Today's Jigsaw
puzzle
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PATRICK & THE BROOD
That's all for today. Tune in
tomorrow for the results of the Barbecue contest. It was a
close one so be sure to check in tomorrow.
