The Poll Explanation

Okay, so it would appear that all my friends are smarty pants'. Almost everyone answered the poll correctly. The rope baricades are indeed called Stanchions. Why did everyone know that? Let me explain the conversation I had with Eric. I don't recall what we were talking about, but I said something about Stanchions (without using their real name), and here is roughly what ensued.

ERIC: You mean Stanchions?

ME: What?

ERIC: Stanchions. That's what those ropes are called.

ME: How do you know that?!

ERIC: How did you not know that?

ME: No one knows that! You're probably the only person who knows that.

So I did the only sensible thing - put a poll on my blog to test my theory. Only problem is that it backfired.

Did you hear that? That was me swallowing my pride. Yup, looks like I was wr..wr...wrong. Sigh. I always thought I had a fairly good vocabulary. At least as good as Eric's - not that he's dumb, far from it, but English is kind of my thing in our marriage. You know how if you think about what you'll each be better at helping you kids through school with? Well, English was one of mine.

I don't think I had ever heard that word before. I probably won't be forgetting it any time soon though. Congratulations on being so smart. I guess I should stick with my general excuse for anything in life that I adopted in high school. I'm illiterate. Yup, think about it. No matter what problem arises or what stupid thing you might have done, this excuse does just that...excuses you from blame or fault. So, I'm illiterate.

So, even though I lost (grumble grumble), and I assure you I'm not bitter (stupid poll), thank you all for participating! If you don't mind telling me, I would love to know just how you all became so smart to include such words like Stanchion in your vocabularies. How did you know that? Please share, so that if I ever decide to try to get smarter I will have a jumping off point.

Thanksgiving Trivia...gobble gobble

Just to help get you in the mood for the holiday, here's a fun activity for you. The answers are at the end, but no cheating!

1. A spooked turkey can run…

A. 50 miles an hour

B. 5 miles an hour

C. 20 miles an hour

D. 60 miles an hour

2. What utensils did the pilgrims eat with at the first thanksgiving?

A. They were proper Englishmen. They had all the basic utensils.

B. Their hands

C. A spoon and knife

D. A fork

E. B and C

F. C and D

3. According to popular legend, where did the male “tom” turkey get its name?

A. The popular Tom and Jerry Show.

B. Benjamin Franklin named it after Thomas Jefferson when he would not allow it to be the national bird.

C. A tom cat. Wild turkeys were just like wild cats back then. They would roam around and get into fights all the time.

4. What foods were served at the first thanksgiving?

A. Deer

B. Codfish

C. Bread

D. Milk

E. Boiled pumpkin

F. Pastries

G. A, B, and E

H. A, C, D, and F

5. What Indian tribe was invited to spend thanksgiving with the pilgrims?

A. Sioux

B. Wampanoag

C. Red Sox

D. Comanche

6. How many degrees can a turkey see with its eyes?

A. 360 degrees

B. 100 degrees

C. 270 degrees

D. 90 degrees

7. What is a baby turkey called?

A. A chick

B. A squab

C. A poult

D. A goblet

8. What was the name of the Indian chief that helped the pilgrims survive the winter?

A. Massasoit

B. Geronimo

C. Washaki

D. Sitting Bull

9. How can a turkey drown when it’s raining?

A. By looking up.

B. By getting its beak stuck in the mud.

C. By hiding it’s head between its legs.

10. What vegetable did the pilgrims have available for thanksgiving but did not use because they thought it was poisonous?

A. Beans

B. Pumpkin

C. Tomatoes

D. Potatoes

E. Cauliflower

11. Who was the first president to pardon a turkey from thanksgiving dinner?

A. Truman

B. Jefferson

C. Clinton

D. Lincoln

12. What percentage of pilgrims who sailed on the mayflower survived to celebrate thanksgiving?

A.50%

B. 100%

C. 20%

D. 75%

13. Do turkeys have heart attacks?

A. Yes

B. No

14. Which gender of turkey says “gobble, gobble”?

A. The female, when she is eating.

B. They both do!

C. The male, but only seasonally and when going to sleep.

15. What does cornucopia mean?

A. Horn of plenty.

B. The goddesses’ blessings.

C. May your table always be full and your friends many.

16. Who was the first astronaut to eat a turkey dinner on the moon?

A. Tom Hanks

B. Neil Armstrong

C. James Lovell, Jr.

17. Who was the first president to make thanksgiving a national holiday?

A. Truman

B. Lincoln

C. Jefferson

D. Roosevelt

18. How high must a cranberry bounce before it is harvested?

A. 12 inches

B. 8 inches

C. 36 inches

D. 4 inches

19. The original thanksgiving lasted how long?

A. 2 months

B. 14 days

C. 7 days

D. 3 days

20. Plymouth Rock is how big today?

A. The size of Manhattan

B. The size of a car engine.

C. The size of Carnegie Hall.

D. The size of a peanut.

E. The size of New York Block.

Thanksgiving Trivia Answers:
1. C, 20 miles an hour, 2. E, B and C- Their hands, a spoon and a knife. (They did not have forks available for the dinner.), 3. B, Benjamin Franklin named it after Thomas Jefferson when he would not allow it to be the national bird., 4. G, A. B. and E. - Deer, Codfish and boiled pumpkin. (The pilgrims had no ovens to bake bread and no sugar or milk when thanksgiving came around. Their food supply that they came with was very low.),5. B, Wampanoag,6. C, 270 degrees. (It gives a whole new meaning to having eyes behind the head. No wonder they are so hard to catch!),7. C, A poult.,8. A, Massasoit,9. A, By looking up.,10. D, Potatoes,11. A, Truman,12. A, 50%,13. A, Yes.(The US Air force found that out the hard way when they were trying to break the sound barrier. Whole fields of turkeys fell down dead from heart attacks.),14. C, The male, but only seasonally and when going to sleep.,15. A, Horn of plenty.,16. B, Neil Armstrong,17. B, Lincoln,18. D, 4 inches,19. D, 3 days, 20. B, The size of a car engine. (It has cracked 3 times over the years, each time getting smaller and smaller.)

Sweetheart Tag

*What is your husband's name? ERIC THE BOLD AND STUDLY (HE ONLY USES THIS NAME ON OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS THOUGH)

*How long have you guys been married? ALMOST 6 YEARS

*How long did you date? THIS ONE'S A TRICKY ONE FOR US...EITHER 2 YEARS OR ONE MONTH (UNTIL THE ENGAGEMENT ANYWAYS). IT DEPENDS ON WHEN YOU START THE CALENDAR.

*How old is he? 28

*Who is taller? HE IS

*Who can sing the best? ME (BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN I'M GOOD, NOT THAT I'M SAYING HE'S NOT GOOD, BUT YA KNOW)

*Who is smarter? SINCE I'M THE ONE ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS...ME

*Who pays the bills? HE EARNS IT, I SPEND IT =)

*Who does the laundry? ME

*Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? AS YOU'RE IN IT, HIM. AS YOU'RE LOOKING AT IT, ME.

*Who mows the lawn? HE DOES WHEN THERE IS A LAWN TO SPEAK OF.

*Who cooks dinner? MOSTLY ME, BUT HE'S SERIOUSLY AWESOME IN THE KITCHEN.

*Who is the first to admit when they're wrong? WELL, SINCE I'M NEVER WRONG...

*Who kissed who first? HE INITIATED IT, BUT WE BOTH PARTICIPATED EQUALLY.

*Who wears the pants? WE BOTH DO, AND MAN IT'S A TIGHT FIT!


I've seen this tag around (or at least ones like it), so I don't know who hasn't answered these questions yet. So I tag anyone who reads this and has not done it yet. You know who you are!

Ahhh, Sunday!

Around my house we take Sunday being the day of rest pretty seriously...