Published and Distributed Weekly by PassTimes of Arizona, LLC - [email protected] - 480.983.9143 quiz for people who know everything! 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. Name the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form except fresh.' Boxing 1. Niagara Falls The rim is 2. worn down about two and a half feet each year because of erosion. Asparagus and rhubarb 3. Strawberry 4. It grew inside the bottle. 5. Bottles are wired in place over the pear buds when they are small. Dwarf, dwell and dwindle. 6. Lettuce 7. Vol. 22 Issue 22 Rights Reserved © 2024
I’M AWAKE. IF YOU WANT BRIGHT-EYED AND BUSHY-TAILED GO CHASE A SQUIRREL STRESSED BUT STILL BLESSSED
“EVERYTHING WE HEAR IS AN OPINION. NOT A FACT” - MARCUS AURELIUS TO FORGIVE, DROP YOUR PRIDE 1. ANATOMY: What does the human vestibular sense do? 2. MOVIES: The phrase "As you wish" is key to which 1987 movie? 3. GEOGRAPHY: What is the largest island in the Caribbean? 4. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What are Chinese astronauts called sometimes in the West? 5. TELEVISION: Which sitcom features a character named Phoebe Buffay? 6. MEASUREMENTS: What is the square footage of an acre? 7. SCIENCE: What are the four states of matter? 8. HISTORY: Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave women the right to vote? 9. LITERATURE: Which 19th-century novel contains the line, "I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship"? 10. MONEY: In the old British monetary system, how many pennies were equal to a pound? Answers 1. It is the sense that deals with movement, gravity and balance. 2. "The Princess Bride." 3. Cuba. 4. Taikonauts. 5. "Friends." 6. 43,560 square feet. 7. Solid, liquid, gas and plasma 8. 19th. 9. "Little Women." 10. 240. (c) 2024 King Features Synd., Inc. WHERE EVER YOU GO, THERE YOU ARE.
I’D RATHER FAIL WITH HONOR THAN SUCCEED BY FRAUD - SOPHOCLES * On June 4, 1876, an astonishing 83 hours after it left New York City, the Transcontinental Express train arrived in San Francisco. Many Americans could hardly imagine that a journey previously requiring months using horses could now be accomplished in under a week. * On June 3, 1943, a group of U.S. sailors marched through downtown Los Angeles with clubs and other weapons, attacking anyone wearing the "zoot suit" favored by many young men of color at that time. The Zoot Suit Riots spread throughout the city over the next week, marking the culmination of racial tensions against the backdrop of World War II. * On June 5, 1956, a young Elvis Presley performed "Hound Dog" on "The Milton Berle Show" with a gyrating enthusiasm that set off a scandal. Critical reaction was almost universally negative. In fact, one writer described Presley's hipswinging as "tinged with the kind of animalism that should be confined to dives and bordellos."
THE BIGGEST PROBLEM FACING THE WORLD IS WHAT TO DO ABOUT JESUS * On June 6, 2013, Edward Snowden, a National Security Agency contractor, leaked documents to the press exposing a government-run surveillance program that monitored not just the communications records of criminals and potential terrorists, but law-abiding citizens as well. Facing multiple charges and prison time, Snowden fled to Hong Kong and later Russia to avoid extradition. * On June 7, 1976, New York magazine published journalist Nik Cohn's article "The Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night," which would inspire the John Travolta cinema smash "Saturday Night Fever." Nearly 20 years later, however, Cohn confessed that the allegedly real-life characters peopling the story were actually fictional. * On June 8, 632, the prophet Muhammad died, as a result of being poisoned, in the arms of Aisha, his third and favorite wife, in Medina, located in present-day Saudi Arabia. * On June 9, 1945, while hosting the Philadelphia Phillies, Brooklyn Dodgers manager Leo Durocher struck mocking Phillies fan John Christian in the dugout with the help of a stadium security guard. The incident led to Durocher's arrest on assault charges the following day, but he was released on bail, and actor Danny Kaye, a friend of his and acquaintance of Christian, brokered a $7,000 settlement that closed Christian's civil suit. (c) 2024 King Features Synd., Inc.
I NEED NEW T-SHIRTS. EVERYONE HAS READ THESE THE DEVIL WILL TRY TO LIMIT YOUR PRAYING BECAUSE HE KNOWS YOUR PRAYING WILL LIMIT HIM I TRACED MY FAMILY HISTORY SO I KNOW WHO TO BLAME
.I DIDN’T LOSE MY MIND. HALF OF IT JUST WANDERED OFF AND THE OTHER HALF WENT LOOKING FOR IT I’M HAVING A BAD DAY NOT A BAD LIFE HONOR THE LORD FROM YOUR WEALTH - PROV 3
I SURVIVE BECAUSE THE FIRE INSIDE ME BURNS BRIGHTER THAN THE FIRES AROUND ME STEP AWAY FROM A HEART FILLED WITH PRIDE
THE CHARITABLE GIVE OUT THE DOOR AND GOD PUTS IT BACK THROUGH THE WINDOW THE VOICES IN MY WIFE’S HEAD TELL ME TO DO A Flight Risk Upon reaching his seat on the airplane, a man is taken aback to see a parrot sitting next to him. Soon enough, however, he gets used to it. When the stewardess comes around, he asks her politely for a cup of coffee. Suddenly, the parrot squawks "Get me a drink, you cow!" The stewardess recoils, then rushes off to bring back a drink for the parrot. She forgets the man's coffee. The man quietly points this out to her while the parrot drains its glass. She apologizes and starts to leave again. Again the parrot sounds off, "And get me another drink, you cow!" Shaking and upset, the girl returns with another drink for the bird. Still no coffee for the man. Taking a page from the parrot's book, the man tries a different tack. He growls, "I've asked you twice for a coffee! Where is it? Do I have to go get it myself, you dumb cow?" Within moments, both he and the parrot are seized and flung out of the plane by a couple of huge stewards. As they plummet towards the earth, the parrot turns to the man and squawks, "Wow, buddy! For someone with no wings, you're pretty mouthy!"
I TOTALLY TAKE BACK ALL THOSE TIMES I DIDN'T WANT TO NAP WHEN I WAS YOUNGER The Voice Said To... When the explorer found himself surrounded by a hundred hungry cannibals, he said to himself, “I’m a goner.” But then he heard a soothing voice from the sky telling him, “Not yet! Take your knife and kill the leader!” With all his remaining courage, the explorer jumped on the leader of the cannibals and drove his knife into the leader’s heart. Again he heard the voice from the sky: “Okay, NOW you’re a goner”! A WOMAN'S POEM He didn't like the casserole And he didn't like my cake. My biscuits were too hard… Not like his mother made I didn't perk the coffee right He didn't like the stew, I didn't mend his socks The way his mother used to do. I pondered for an answer I was looking for a clue. Then I turned around and smacked him.. Like his Mother used to do.
THE CHRISTIAN IDEAL HAS NOT BEEN TRIED AND FOUND WANTING. IT HAS BEEN FOUND DIFFICULT AND LEFT UNTRIED ANSWERS: 1) Old 2) Didymus 3) Numbers 4) Tax 5) Wise 6) Balaam "Test Your Bible Knowledge," a book with 1,206 multiple-choice questions by columnist Wilson Casey, is available in stores and online. (c) 2024 King Features Synd., Inc. 1. Is the book of Deuteronomy (KJV) in the Old or New Testament or neither? 2. From John 20, by what other name was the apostle Thomas known? Caleb, Naaman, Omri, Didymus 3. Which book begins, "And the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness"? Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Joel 4. For what did Jesus and Peter pay for with a coin found in a fish's mouth? Tax, Bread, Lodging, Sandals 5. From Proverbs 11, what word did Solomon use to describe soul winners? Warm, Wise, Wealthy, Wonderful 6. Which prophet was saved from death by a talking donkey? Balaam, Ezekiel, Joel, Samuel
I DON’T KNOW IF I’M A HUNTER OR A GOLFER. MY LAST GAME I HIT AN EAGLE, A BIRDIE, AN ELK AND A MOOSE TRUST IN THE MERCY OF GOD – PSALM 52:8
FIGHTING BACK AGAINST THE DRUG COMPANIES You have to love it when a drug company gets nailed for their role in the opioid drug crisis. In this case, our favorite government department, Office of Inspector General for the VA, was involved in bringing down a huge drug manufacturer for distributing a misbranded opioid. The result: The drug company was hit with the second largest penalty ever against a pharmaceutical manufacturer: $1.536 billion (that's billion, not million) in fines and forfeiture. The manufacturer's list of crimes and deceptive business practices is long. Among other things, they declared that the drug was tamper- and crush-resistant. Sales reps went so far as to hit pills (although not the drug in question) with hammers to prove they were crush-proof and therefore did not have an abuse potential. (Being crush-proof is key when prescribing opioids because there is a risk of misuse such as snorting crushed pills.) They hid the effects of their drug and the fact that it was highly addictive. Additionally, the label that went out with the drugs didn't give correct directions for usage. To make it even worse, the manufacturer targeted medical providers they knew were prescribing the drug off label (for non-medically accepted reasons), thereby adding to the opioid drug crisis, all in the name of greed. They even held sales contests so the sales reps would be sure to target for sales those who were prescribing the highest level of opioids. Part of that $1.5 billion includes $450 million that will go to state, municipal and Tribal groups to fund drug programs. On top of that is a fine of $475.6 million for civil liabilities. Now the VA will be able to recoup some of its expenses ($8.5 million) for all the drug interventions and treatment they had to do over the years because of that drug -- and the OIG was right there in the middle of it. (c) 2024 King Features Synd., Inc. I’M GETTING SICK OF RESPONSIBILITY…AND PANTS I WAS SO SURPRISED TO BE BORN—I DIDN’T TALK FOR TWO YEARS!