All five correct answers have something in common.
Can you figure out what it is?
1. "Philip" is the little-used first name of what cryogenically frozen protagonist of TV's Futurama?
2. In Greek mythology, a "dryad" was a tree-dwelling example of what type of nature spirit?
3. When Friends went off the air in 2004, its time slot was filled by what short-lived spin-off starring Matt LeBlanc?
4. In 1836, what American gun manufacturer introduced the Paterson, the first practical revolver?
5. The Achilles tendon connects the heel bone to the soleus and gastrocnemius, the muscles of what part of the leg?
Bonus : What's the "Kennection" between all five answers?
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Answers : 1. Fry
2. Nymph
3. Joey
4. Colt
5. Calf
Bonus : All are Young Animals
Saturday, August 23, 2014
F. Y. I.
Quirks of the Trade
Irish author Iris Murdoch wrote all of her novels twice in longhand and delivered the manuscripts to her publisher in a plastic bag.
Still on the Books
In Columbus, Georgia, no one may tease an idiot.
Tongue-Twister
7-Up was originally called "Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda."
State Stats
The official state gem of Washington is petrified wood.
Quotable
by Beverly Sills, American soprano (1929-2007)
"You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try."
Table Tidbits
Cheesecake was invented in Ancient Greece and served to athletes at the very first Olympic Games.
Irish author Iris Murdoch wrote all of her novels twice in longhand and delivered the manuscripts to her publisher in a plastic bag.
Still on the Books
In Columbus, Georgia, no one may tease an idiot.
Tongue-Twister
7-Up was originally called "Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda."
State Stats
The official state gem of Washington is petrified wood.
Quotable
by Beverly Sills, American soprano (1929-2007)
"You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try."
Table Tidbits
Cheesecake was invented in Ancient Greece and served to athletes at the very first Olympic Games.
Fire engine stops dead
There was a bizarre scene in Southwest Philly about 10 a.m. yesterday, when Engine 69 was suddenly halted on its way to investigate a remote fire alarm that went off in a property on Mario Lanza Boulevard near Lindergh.
The culprit was the fire engine's drive shaft, which unexpectedly fell out of the vehicle, Executive Fire Chief Peter Crespo said.
Firefighters from Pipeline 40 scrambled to Mario Lanza Boulevard, where they found that the alarm had been tripped accidentally.
Crespo said Engine 69 was using a backup vechicle that was more than 20 years old ----- and had more than 100,000 miles on it ------- because its primary apparatus was undergoing maintenance work.
"This is not a frequent occurrence," Crespo said. "If this had been a confirmed emergency ............. we could have had additional resources there within minutes."
The culprit was the fire engine's drive shaft, which unexpectedly fell out of the vehicle, Executive Fire Chief Peter Crespo said.
Firefighters from Pipeline 40 scrambled to Mario Lanza Boulevard, where they found that the alarm had been tripped accidentally.
Crespo said Engine 69 was using a backup vechicle that was more than 20 years old ----- and had more than 100,000 miles on it ------- because its primary apparatus was undergoing maintenance work.
"This is not a frequent occurrence," Crespo said. "If this had been a confirmed emergency ............. we could have had additional resources there within minutes."
Weird News
Wise in the ways of Star Wars toys was he
Juneau, Alaska ------------------- Call Luke Skywalker for backup.
Police in Juneau took a call this week to check out a suspicious device spotted on the side of a road.
The Juneau Empire reports the first officer on the scene wasn't sure what to make of the object. A dispatcher sent out a second officer with expertise in bombs.
The second officer determined that the device was a plastic light saber toy taped to a stick. The laser swords were the preferred weapons of Jedi knights.
Predetermination? At least he's not a killer
Orange, Va. ----------------------- A Virginia man with the last name Stoner is facing drug charges after police found more than $10,000 worth of marijuana plants at his home.
The Orange County Sheriff's Office says Paul Scott Stoner, 42, of Unionville is charged with growing marijuana and having a firearm while in possession of more than a pound of marijuana.
Authorities say they acted on a tip that Stoner was selling to children and during the search last Thursday seized marijuana, marijuana plants, drug paraphernalia, prescription drugs, needles, spoons and guns.
86 shades of gray
Salt Lake City ------------------- An 86-year-old Utah woman becme a first-time novelist by writing a steamy romance novel about a bored housewife.
Georgia Gorringe said it took her five years to write the tale of a woman who listens to talk radio and is turned on by the voice of a man she hears.
"And that voice on the radio, oh, he had a magic voice! And it just turned her on!" Gorringe said in an interview with KUTV.
Her adult daughter, Bobbie Posey, is proud of her mother's accomplishment but says she was taken aback by the amount of steaminess in the book.
"Sometimes I'm like, mother, how could you do that? How can you write that?" said Posey. "But she did!"
Gorringe, who is a great-great grandmother, insists the story is all fiction, but her daughter isn't buying it.
"A lot of it is actually real-life," said Posey. "I mean, we know who she's talking about."
His next T-shirt could have two of his mug shots
Madison, Maine ---------------- A Maine man who served a 48-hour sentence for drunken driving wore something special for his jail booking photo: a T-shirt featuring his mug shot.
Bobby Burt, 19, of Pittsfield, had the mug shot from his June arrest printed on the orange shirt, along with the words, "Sponsored by Bud Light and Somerset County Sheriff."
The mug shot is making the rounds online thanks to The Smoking Gun, which posted it earlier this week.
Burt was using the mug shot for his Facebook profile picture.
Juneau, Alaska ------------------- Call Luke Skywalker for backup.
Police in Juneau took a call this week to check out a suspicious device spotted on the side of a road.
The Juneau Empire reports the first officer on the scene wasn't sure what to make of the object. A dispatcher sent out a second officer with expertise in bombs.
The second officer determined that the device was a plastic light saber toy taped to a stick. The laser swords were the preferred weapons of Jedi knights.
Predetermination? At least he's not a killer
Orange, Va. ----------------------- A Virginia man with the last name Stoner is facing drug charges after police found more than $10,000 worth of marijuana plants at his home.
The Orange County Sheriff's Office says Paul Scott Stoner, 42, of Unionville is charged with growing marijuana and having a firearm while in possession of more than a pound of marijuana.
Authorities say they acted on a tip that Stoner was selling to children and during the search last Thursday seized marijuana, marijuana plants, drug paraphernalia, prescription drugs, needles, spoons and guns.
86 shades of gray
Salt Lake City ------------------- An 86-year-old Utah woman becme a first-time novelist by writing a steamy romance novel about a bored housewife.
Georgia Gorringe said it took her five years to write the tale of a woman who listens to talk radio and is turned on by the voice of a man she hears.
"And that voice on the radio, oh, he had a magic voice! And it just turned her on!" Gorringe said in an interview with KUTV.
Her adult daughter, Bobbie Posey, is proud of her mother's accomplishment but says she was taken aback by the amount of steaminess in the book.
"Sometimes I'm like, mother, how could you do that? How can you write that?" said Posey. "But she did!"
Gorringe, who is a great-great grandmother, insists the story is all fiction, but her daughter isn't buying it.
"A lot of it is actually real-life," said Posey. "I mean, we know who she's talking about."
His next T-shirt could have two of his mug shots
Madison, Maine ---------------- A Maine man who served a 48-hour sentence for drunken driving wore something special for his jail booking photo: a T-shirt featuring his mug shot.
Bobby Burt, 19, of Pittsfield, had the mug shot from his June arrest printed on the orange shirt, along with the words, "Sponsored by Bud Light and Somerset County Sheriff."
The mug shot is making the rounds online thanks to The Smoking Gun, which posted it earlier this week.
Burt was using the mug shot for his Facebook profile picture.
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