Thursday, February
12th, 2004
In Today's Tribune
Good morning peeps. Your
mission, should you decide to accept it, is to answer 7 questions
put forth to you. All the answers to the questions are contained in
the Neen Tribune. You just have to search for them. At the end of
each question is a clue as to which week of the Trib the answer will
be found on. When you have all the answers, just e-mail them to me
at bena26@sbcglobal.net.
I know some of you had
trouble e-mailing me last time because you clicked on the link. Just
e-mail me from your address book. I'm not in your address book?
Shame on you. I thought everybody had me in their "favorite places".
Get with it!
In the subject box write
"contest"
Put your answers down in
numerical order
Write your name
Hit send
The contest ends at midnight
February 20th, 2004. In case of a tie, I have developed an easy
tie-breaking system. All results are final.
Anyone can enter but only
once. If you submit all the correct answers, you'll win the fabulous
prize (see yesterday's edition). Good luck. Here are the questions.
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. (Archives 2-2 to 2-6)
2. In the jigsaw puzzle section of today's
edition (2-12), in the animated puzzle
piece, how many different faces are there?
3. What color was my pill?
(Archives 1-19 to 1-22)
4. What is the expiration month on the
"I love da Trib" license plate? (Archives 1-27
to 1-30)
5. What is the brand name of the
Mexican "real milk chocolate" bar? (Archives
1-5 to 1-9)
6. In the “Gina wins Miss Universe”
picture, what two (2) countries are represented on the banners of
the semi-finalists? (Archives 12-22 to 12-26)
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? (2-10)
I have an urgent meeting
with some associates this weekend so there will be no Friday
edition. You'll have all weekend to scour the Trib for the answers.
May the best man (woman?) win. Good luck and have a super weekend.
Happy Birthday Abraham
Lincoln
Tony & Robin in D.C.
Here's today's tidbits
Born on February 12th
Christina Ricci (1980)
Arsenio Hall (1955)
Joanna Kerns (1953)
Ray Manzarek (1939)
Judy Blume (1938)
Bill Russell (1934)
Joe Garagiola (1926)
Franco Zeffirelli (1923)
Dom DiMaggio (1917)
Lorne Greene (1915)
Ted Mack (1904)
Charles Darwin (1809)
Abraham Lincoln (1809)
Special birthday this
Saturday February 14th
Ms Ana Villalba
Ana & Lisha when they were innocent
HOW
COME MOM?
One day, a little girl was sitting and watching
her mother do
the dishes at the kitchen sink. She suddenly noticed that her
mother had several strands of white hair sticking out in
contrast on her brunette head.
She looked at her mother and inquisitively asked, "Why are some
of your hairs white, Mom?"
Her mother replied, "Well, every time that you do something wrong
and make me cry or unhappy, one of my hairs turns white."
The little girl thought about this revelation for a while, and
then said, "Momma, how come ALL of Grandma's hairs are white?"
I made a magnifying glass so
I could see this guy's big, brown, puppy dog eyes real close. Ain't
he cute?
What is the Daily
Buzzword for February 12th?
emancipate \ih-MAN-suh-payt\
verb
What does it mean?
: to free from someone else's control or power; especially
: to free from slavery
How do you use it?
February 12th is the birth date of Abraham Lincoln, the
president who had the courage to emancipate American slaves
in 1863.
Are you a word wiz?
Which of the following statements about "emancipate" is
true?
A. It comes from a Greek root meaning "rebellion."
B. One of its antonyms is "mancipate."
C. Abraham Lincoln coined it.
D. It originated with a phrase meaning "each man can vote."
Answer:
When Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in
1863, he gave the words "emancipate" and "emancipation" new
prominence, but he did not coin either word (both have been
used in English since the 1600s). "Emancipate" actually traces
to "manus," the Latin word for "hand." That same Latin root
also gave English the now rare word "mancipate," an antonym of
"emancipate" that means "to place in bondage or slavery."
Today's Jigsaw
puzzle
CLICK HERE
ANA
& FAMILY
That's all for this week. Enter
the contest. What have you got to lose? We hope you all have a safe
and pleasant weekend.
The following is what appeared in
Wednesday's edition plus the contest prize description.
Check it out.
In Today's Tribune
Ok boys and girls. It's been
a while since we had a contest so I decided to try once again. When
I told Christine about it she winced at the thought. She reminded me
that hardly anybody participates in these things. We only had 5
people enter the Christmas contest which is pretty dismal
considering the great prize we gave out which was won by Larry. I
still have faith in you guys. Here is the prize for our February
contest.
Ain't it neat? An 18 piece
barbecue set with it's own carrying case. The suggested retail value
is $39.99 (US dollars). With summer just around the corner you can
be grilling in style. Be the envy of your neighborhood. All you have
to do is answer a few questions and send them in to me.
The contest starts tomorrow
and the deadline will be midnight February 20th. Tune in tomorrow
for all the details. Anybody with an e-mail address can enter.
Here's today's tidbits
Born on February 11th
Matt Lawrence (1980)
Brandy (1979)
Jennifer Aniston (1969)
Sheryl Crow (1963)
Segio Mendes (1941)
Bobby "Boris" Pickett (1940)
Burt Reynolds (1936)
Tina Louise (1934)
Leslie Nielsen (1926)
Eva Gabor (1921)
Sidney Sheldon (1917)
Thomas Alva Edison (1847
Good
Memory
A big
Elephant is drinking out of a river when he spots a turtle asleep on
a log.
The
elephant ambles over and kicks the unsuspecting turtle clear across
the river.
"Why did
you do that?" asks a passing giraffe.
"Because
I recognized it as the same turtle that took a nip out of my trunk
47 years ago."
"Wow,
what a memory!" says the giraffe.
"Yes,"
says the elephant. "Turtle recall."
Today's useless
fact - What's the story behind the invention of the merry-go-round?
It's the oldest amusement ride
around and was originally created during the Middle Ages as a device
for training knights to joust. It took tragedy to popularize: When
Catherine de Medicis' husband was killed during a jousting
tournament in 1559, the merry-go- round began to take the place of
actual knight-against-knight jousting as a safer alternative.
Knights on the backs of wooden horses could spear rings or effigies
of Turkish soldiers as they circled around and around. Jousting as a
combat sport soon fell away entirely and the carousel's popularity
grew when spectators also wanted a turn on the painted ponies. As
homage to this early ride, some merry-go-round operators in Paris
will still hang rings and offer riders a stick as they mount their
rides to "joust" with, carrying on a centuries-old tradition.
What is the Daily
Buzzword for February 11th?
articulate \ahr-TIK-yuh-lut\
adjective
What does it mean?
1 a : clearly understandable b : able to express oneself
clearly and well
2 : consisting of segments united by joints : jointed
How do you use it?
Christine was usually very quiet and shy in class, so she
surprised everyone with her long and articulate presentation
about recycling.
Are you a word wiz?
Now that we've told you the meaning of "articulate," tell us
which of the following words means the opposite.
A. equal
B. informative
C. separate
D. incoherent
Answer:
If we were articulate enough in explaining the meaning of
"articulate," it should have been easy to pick answer D. An
articulate explanation is clear and easily understood -- all
the parts of it are logically connected and fit together in
an obvious way. But an incoherent explanation is all jumbled
up; it is not clear and its parts are not logically connected.
Remembering that "articulate" and "incoherent" are opposites
might help you remember both words. Here's another tip to keep
the meaning of articulate clear in your mind: "articulate"
developed from the Latin word "articulatus," which means
"jointed" (and something that is jointed certainly hangs
together!).
Today's Jigsaw
puzzle
CLICK HERE
GIRLS
That's all for today. Tune in
tomorrow for the big contest.
The following is what appeared in Tuesday's
edition...........
In Today's Tribune
Food for
thought-
Why do people keep
running over a string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner, then
reach down, pick it up, examine it, then put it down to give their
vacuum one more chance??
Here's today's tidbits
Born on February 10th
Laura Dern (1967)
Cliff Burton (1962)
George Stephanopoulos (1961)
Greg Norman (1955)
Mark Spitz (1950)
Roberta Flack (1939)
Robert Wagner (1930)
Leontyne Price (1927)
Lon Chaney, Jr. (1905)
Bertolt Brecht (1898)
Jimmy Durante (1893)
Boris Pasternak (1890)
Rectum Deodorant
A blonde walks into a pharmacy and asks the assistant for some
rectum deodorant.
The pharmacist, a little bemused, explains to the woman they don't
sell rectum deodorant, and never have.
Unfazed, the blonde assures the pharmacist that she has been buying
the stuff from this store on a regular basis and would like some
more.
"I'm sorry", says the pharmacist, "we don't have any"
'But I always buy it here," says the blonde.
"Do you have the container that it came in?" asks the pharmacist
"YES", said the blonde, "I'll go home and get it."
She returns with the container and hands it to the pharmacist who
looks at it and says to her, "This is just a normal stick of
underarm deodorant"
Annoyed, the blonde snatches the container back and reads out loud
from the container, "TO APPLY, PUSH UP BOTTOM."
The Word of the
Day for February 10 is:
animus • \AN-uh-muss\noun
1 : basic attitude or governing spirit : disposition, intention
*2 : a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will
3 : an inner masculine part of the female personality in the
analytic psychology of C. G. Jung
Example sentence:
Barney's deep-seated animus towards doctors dates back to
when his first wife left him for one.
Did
you know?
"Animus" has long referred to the rational or "animating" components
of a person's psyche (it derives from the Latin "animus," which can
mean "spirit," "mind," "courage," or "anger"). Since a key
"animating" component of personality can be temper, the word came to
mean "animosity," especially ill will driven by strong prejudice. As
you might expect, the English "animus" is closely related to words
such as "animosity," "magnanimous," and "unanimous," but you might
be surprised to learn that it is not as closely related to other
similar-looking terms such as "animal" and "animate." Those latter
terms derive from the Latin "anima," a distinct term that means
"soul" or "breath" and that suggests someone's physical vitality or
life force—the breath of life.
Today's Jigsaw
puzzle
CLICK HERE
THEE WEDDING
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'd like to be
the first to publicly congratulate Jeff Garcia for receiving his
Annie Award at the 31st annual International Animated Film Society's
black-tie gala award show February 7th at the Alex Theatre in
Glendale, California.
Jeff won in the
category of: Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production. Mr.
Garcia did the voice of Sheen Estevez in " The Adventures of Jimmy
Neutron - Nightmare in Retroville".
Congratulations
Jeff! We're all so very proud of you!
Here's today's tidbits
Born on February 9th
Mena Suvari
(1979)
Ziyi Zhang
(1979)
Charles Shaughnessy
(1955)
Mia Farrow
(1945)
Alice Walker
(1944)
Joe Pesci
(1943)
Carole King
(1942)
Roger Mudd
(1928)
Brendan Behan
(1923)
Gypsy Rose Lee
(1914)
Carmen Miranda
(1909)
Ronald Colman
(1891)
Amy Lowell
(1874)
William H. Harrison
(1773)
Marriage
In Heaven
A couple
were driving to a church to get married. On the way, they got into a
car accident and died. When they arrive in heaven, they see St.
Peter at the gate. They ask him if he could arrange it so they could
marry in heaven. St. Peter tells them that he'll do his best to work
on it for them.
Three months
pass by and the couple hear nothing. They bump into St. Peter and
ask him about the marriage.
He says, "I'm
still working on it."
Two years pass
by and no marriage.
St. Peter
again assures them that he's working on it.
Finally after
twenty long years, St. Peter comes running with a priest and tells
the couple it's time for their wedding.
The couple
marry and live happily for a while. But after a few months the
couple go and find St. Peter and tell him things are not working
out, and that they want to get a divorce.
"Can you
arrange it for us?" they ask.
St. Peter
replies, "Are you kidding?!! It took me twenty years to find a
priest up here. How am I gonna find you a lawyer?"
What is the Daily
Buzzword for February 9th?
console \kun-SOHL\
verb
What does it mean?
: to comfort in times of grief, distress, or suffering
How do you use it?
The whole ski team went to Elaine's house to console her
after she fell and broke her leg.
Are you a word wiz?
Today we've featured "console" the verb, but there is also
a noun "console." Which statement about the relationship
between the noun and verb do you think is true?
A. They are completely different except for their
spelling.
B. They developed independently from the same Latin root.
C. The verb came into English about 500 years before the
noun.
D. The noun developed directly from the verb.
Answer:
About the only thing the noun and verb "console" have in
common is spelling. The noun "console" (pronounced \KAHN-sohl\)
is a term for any of several types of control panels or
cabinets. The noun, which has been used in English since at
least the mid-1600s, developed from Latin "consolator," the
name for a kind of ornament or figure used to support the
structures of a building. Today's Buzzword is the verb
"console," which comes from the Latin word "consolari,"
meaning "to comfort." Its first known English use dates from
the late 1600s. The noun and verb are completely different
words; they just happen to have the same spelling.
Today's Jigsaw
puzzle
CLICK HERE
JEFF
& JOE
That's all for today. Tune in
tomorrow for more stuff.
