So far today I have spent the time practicing on my organ, no, not that one, this is one that I bought for just £1 at a car boot sale,

I think that I am getting better, there is many a good tune played on an old organ.

( I apologize in advance for this post ).

This is a quiz for people who know everything! I found out in a hurry that I didn't. These are not trick questions. They are straight questions with straight answers

1. Name the one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends.

2. What famous North American landmark is constantly moving backward?

3. Of all vegetables, only two can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons. All other vegetables must be replanted every year. What are the only two perennial vegetables?

4. What fruit has its seeds on the outside?

5. In many liquor stores, you can buy pear brandy, with a real pear inside the bottle. The pear is whole and ripe, and the bottle is genuine; it hasn't been cut in any way. How did the pear get inside the bottle?

6. Only three words in standard English begin with the letters ' dw' and they are all common words. Name two of them.

7. There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar. Can you name at least half of them?

8. Name the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form except fresh.

9. Name 6 or more things that you can wear on your feet beginning with the letter 'S.'
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Answers To Quiz:

1. The one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends . . Boxing

2. North American landmark constantly moving backward . Niagara Falls (The rim is worn down about two and a half feet each year because of the millions of gallons of water that rush over it every minute.)

3. Only two vegetables that can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons . .. Asparagus and rhubarb.

4. The fruit with its seeds on the outside . . Strawberry.

5. How did the pear get inside the brandy bottle? It grew inside the bottle. (The bottles are placed over pear buds when they are small, and are wired in place on the tree. The bottle is left in place for the entire growing season. When the pears are ripe, they are snipped off at the stems.)

6. Three English words beginning with dw Dwarf, dwell and dwindle.

7. Fourteen punctuation marks in English grammar . . Period, comma, colon, semicolon, dash, hyphen, apostrophe, question mark, exclamation mark , quotation marks, brackets, parenthesis, braces, and ellipses.

8. The only vegetable or fruit never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form but fresh... Lettuce.

9. Six or more things you can wear on your feet beginning with 'S' Shoes, socks, sandals, sneakers, slippers, skis, skates, snowshoes, stockings, stilts.

Note, my friend mkfunky, who, being a normal lady just could not wait for the answers mailed me, she actually got 10 out of 9 as she came up with a third answer to question number 3, Strawberries, I think that she is right, that is based on my limited knowledge of horticultural subjects, if you know different let me know.

Much like myself this has been around for a while, you know what they say, the oldens are the best.

Jacob, age 92, and Henrietta, age 89, are excited about their decision to get married. They go for a stroll to discuss the wedding and on the way they pass a Chemist. Jacob suggests they go in and speak to the pharmacist about things.

Jacob addresses the man behind the counter: "Are you the owner?"

The pharmacist answers "Yes".

Jacob: "We're about to get married. Do you sell heart medication?"

Pharmacist: "Of course we do."

Jacob: "How about medicine for circulation?"

Pharmacist:" All kinds."

Jacob: "Medicine for rheumatism, scoliosis?"

Pharmacist: "Definitely."

Jacob: "How about Viagra?"

Pharmacist: "Of course."

Jacob:" Medicine for memory problems, arthritis, jaundice?"

Pharmacist: "Yes, a large variety.....the works!"

Jacob: "What about vitamins, sleeping pills, antidotes for Parkinson's Disease?"

Pharmacist: "Absolutely."

Finally Jacob ask the question :"Do you sell wheelchairs and walkers?"

Pharmacist: "All speeds and sizes. Why do you ask? Is there something I can help you with?"

Jacob says to the pharmacist: "Well in that case we'd like to nominate your store as our Bridal Gift Registry."

A Scotsman is walking through a field one afternoon when he sees a man using his hand to scoop water from a pool into his mouth. The Scotsman shouts 'Haw, dinnae swally thon watter, it's fu o' coo's keech' (Don't drink the water, it's full of cow's excrement).

The man shouts back 'I'm English, speak English, I don't understand you!'.
The Scotsman then shouts back 'Use both hands, you'll get more in'.
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You know I don't mean it, I love you all.

Well, it's nearly over in the U K, in Australia it's finished and in the USA they are half way through, only 365 days to wait for the next one, 2008 is a leap year.

First time that I have spent Christmas day evening on my own, to be very honest, the first time that I have cooked a Christmas dinner, so I took a picture of it,

Gammon joint, roast potatoes, cut green beans and sweet corn, how about that Gordon Ramsay if you are reading my posts.

So, back to the fact that I mentioned in the first paragraph, next year is a leap year, any one like to propose to me.

( Sorry, I know that it is sexist but this invitation is only to the ladies)