ITEMS WE CALL BY THEIR BRAND NAME (Instead of what they are)

Here's some fun for the day........

TRIVIA: (Answer below)
What is the 2nd largest country in the world?

PHRASE FUN:  (What is a rhyming phrase for the following.  Answer below)

'really great road kill'

JOKE:  
Q:  What do you get from a forgetful cow?
A:  Milk of Amnesia.



FUN COMICS:

QUOTE:
"I spend 7 hours in a beauty shop......and that was for the estimate."
(Phyllis Diller)

TRICIA'S TWEET OF THE DAY:
Is it our desire to bring glory to God or to bring glory to us?   A good question to ask ourselves in situations.

RANDOM OBSERVATION:

**When I was in about 9th grade, I had a teacher that mentioned how there are certain products that we've grown to call by their brand name instead of what they are.     We don't say......'hand me a facial tissue'......we say......'hand me a Kleenex'.   I was fascinated by this as a kid, and thought I'd list a few of these everyday things that we've grown to call by their brand name

ITEMS WE CALL BY BRAND NAMES:


1.  Kleenex 
2.   Scotch Tape

3.  Google  ( we'll Google something instead of 'search' etc)
4.  Brillo Pad or SOS Pad  ( as opposed to scouring pad)
5.  Band-aid            

6.  Post-it Notes
7. Speedos
8. Crock Pot
9.  Bubble wrap   (It's actually a trademarked brand name
10.  Chapstick

11.  Ping Pong  ( trademarked brand name for table tennis equipment)

12.  Coke
13.  Jet Ski  (trademark brand for personal water craft)
14.  Crazy Glue
15.  Clorox   

16. Lazy Boy ( for recliner)
17. Levi's
18.  Kool-Aid
19.  Jacuzzi  (brand name for Hot Tub)
20.   Jell-O 

21.  Frisbee  (Brand name for flying disc)
22.  Astro Turf (trademark name for Artificial turf)
23.  Saran Wrap

24.  Vaseline  (Brand name for Petroleum Jelly)
25.  Ziploc
26.  Velcro  ( trademark name for hook and loop fastener)
27.  Polo  ( has become our lingo for type of shirt)
28.  Sharpie
29.  Q-Tip    

There's my list.   Seems like I need a #30.   Any I've forgotten?


TRIVIA ANSWER:
Canada

PHRASE FUN:
Awesome Possum

Until next time........

THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING

Here's some fun for the day......

TRIVIA:  (Answer below)

In the children's toe-counting rhyme, what did the third little piggy have?

PHRASE FUN:  (What phrase does the following represent.  Answer below)

COF     FEE

JOKE:
Q:  What did zero say to eight?

A:  Nice belt!

QUOTE:

“Dear Math, please grow up and solve your own problems.   I’m tired of solving them for you.”

TRICIA’S TWEET OF THE DAY:
The need to need more than you need equals greed.  Eternal wealth lasts forever.  Earthly wealth can be gone in an instant.

RANDOM OBSERVATION:
I did a object lesson for a small group Bible study a few years back.  It involved having a bag that was full of items.   The object was to pull the items out one at a time and talk about them.  They were random things.   I would spend more time on some objects as opposed to others.   After all the items had been revealed and put back in the bag I went onto another topic.   Closer to the end of class I had the group think back to the items and write on paper the ones they remembered.  The items that made it on almost all of the lists were the items that I spent more discussion time on.....focused more on.    The more I talked about an item, the more it was remembered.   

This is a good lesson in our everyday lives.   What we focus more time on is what is predominately what we retain.   When you think of this in regards to focusing on positive thoughts or negative thoughts, it can impact on our lives. 

I read a book recently that talked about the power of positive words and declaring positive things for your life.   Basically, if you speak positively in your life and start the day with an attitude of optimism, your life will more closely follow that.   Same goes if you start your day with a defeated attitude and think ‘oh woe is me, this will never work out’.  Odds are, with that attitude, it won't.  Sort of a self-fulfilling prophesy.   Whatever you consistently speak and believe comes to fruition.

It's always good to focus on the positive in life as opposed to the negative.    In the object lesson mentioned above, imagine the bag representing our lives and the objects inside are different obstacles we face.   The students easily remembered the items I focused on and spent more time on.   Look at what makes up your life and spend more time focusing on the positive 'items' as opposed to the negative.   

Also, speak positively.   Don't have a defeatist attitude when you are facing a difficult situation at work, with a relationship or with your health.   Discard thoughts like 'I can't do this' or 'there is no hope'.   Don't speak defeat.   Instead, declare all your blessings and be determined that things are going to work out.   Think positive.    : )

TRIVIA ANSWER
Roast Beef

PHRASE FUN:
Coffee break

Until next time......

TV SPIN-OFFS: How well do you know them?

                                       

Here's some fun for the day.....


PHRASE FUN:  (What is a rhyming phrase for the following.  Answer at bottom)
'The best store'

JOKE:    
Q:  How do crazy people go through the forest?
A:  They take the psycho path.

QUOTE:
"For my birthday I got a humidifier and a de-humidifier.  I put them in the same room and let them fight it out."
(Steven Wright)

TRICIA'S TWEET OF THE DAY:
If you continually ignore God's voice, eventually you will not be able to hear it.

TV SPIN-OFF TRIVIA:  (There’s lots of them, so this will be Part one.   Part two showing up sometime later)  ***Answers below last picture

1. The picture at the top of the page is from "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"  Name 3 spin-offs from this show.

2. ‘Trapper John M.D.’ was a spin-off of what show?

3. Who played the character Frasier who garnered his own spin-off from Cheers?

4. ‘Knot’s Landing’ was a spin-off from what show?

5. ‘Dirty Sally’ was a spin-off of ‘Gunsmoke.’  Who was originally asked to play the part of Marshall Dillon in ‘Gunsmoke’ and did a filmed intro of the first episode?

6. How many years did ‘Flo’, the spin-off of ‘Alice’ last?

7. How many spin-offs were there of ‘All in the Family’ and what were they?   One of these spin-offs had a spin-off.

8. ‘Fish’ was a spin-off of “Barney Miller”.  Who played the character Fish and what Academy Award winning movie was he in?  What character did he play in this movie?

9. Name 3 spin-offs of “Happy Days”?

10. Lisa Bonet was the character originally in ‘The Cosby Show’ that starred in this spin-off.   Name the show and the character.

11. Vickie Lawrence was this character in picture below.   Name the character, the original show she portrayed her on and the spin-off.  

ANSWERS:

1. ‘Rhoda’, ‘Phyllis’, ‘Lou Grant’

2. ‘M.A.S.H.’

3. Kelsey Grammer

4. ‘Dallas’

5. John Wayne

6. one year.

7. ‘Maude’ (she was Edith’s cousin) ‘The Jefferson’s’ ( they were the Bunker’s neighbors) ‘Archie Bunker’s Place‘ , ‘Gloria’ (focuses on Gloria after Michael leaves her to go live in a commune)   ‘Maude’s’ spin-off was “Good Times”  (Florida Evans worked for Maude)

8. Abe Vigoda;  “The Godfather”;  Sal Tessio

9. ‘Laverne & Shirley’; ‘Joanie Loves Chachi; ‘Mork & Mindy’

10. ‘A Different World’;  Denise Huxtable

11. Thelma Harper aka Mama (from the Mama, Ed & Eunice skits on the Carol Burnett  show)  “Mama’s Family” was the spin-off lasted 6 seasons    

PHRASE FUN (Answer)
Top Shop

Until next time.......

DANCE RECITALS (....and one fun costume)

Here's some fun for the day....

TRIVIA:  (Answer below)

Which witch is flattened by the house in “The Wizard of Oz’?

PHRASE FUN:  What phrase is this?  (Answer below)

STA4NCE

JOKE:
Q:  Why did Tigger look in the toilet?
A:  To find Pooh

QUOTE:

"I've got all the money I'll ever need; if I die by Four O'clock"

(Henny Youngman)

TRICIA'S TWEET OF THE DAY:

Our days are overcrowded.    A life packed with materialistic pursuits deafens us to God's Word.  Stay free so you can hear God when He speaks.

(me on the far left)

RANDOM OBSERVATION:

A childhood memory for many a little girl is dance recitals.   They are the culmination of a year’s work on step-ball-changes and heel-toe-heel-toes.    I’d venture to guess one of the main things most little girls love about the recitals are the costumes.   I’d also venture to guess that most Dads and menfolk would rather watch paint dry than to sit through a recital.   Not usually their cup of tea and a slow form of torture for them, but not what this post will be about, maybe some other time.   

I’m thinking back to a particular recital of mine back in 1969.   Oh boy, did I love my costume.  The picture of me in the costume is at the top of the page.  The costume was for a little Salsa number and it had real maracas which I thought was just about the coolest thing ever.   The costume itself was about as comfortable as rough sandpaper on a hot summer day, but I didn’t care.  It was colorful and it was festive.   It broke me out in hives, but I never wanted to take it off.   The other cool thing with this costume is that I got to dance barefoot, which I loved.

The day of the big dance recital arrived.   I was finally going to get to dance in my costume on a real stage.   I couldn’t wait.   Me and the costume would become one with the Salsa number.   Well, I got on that stage and I didn’t want to leave it.  And so...I didn’t.   When my class number was over, my classmates all exited.....but I didn’t join them.  I stayed on stage and kept dancing to my own made-up beat.  I guess you would call it an ad-lib dance.  The audience was cheering me on, which I came to realize I loved.   I can imagine now, as an adult, watching a dance recital and seeing a 5-year old take over the stage in her own Salsa dance review, refusing to exit.   I’d be clapping and cheering too.    

Eventually, someone came along and showed me the exit off the stage, but I’ll always remember my solo Salsa number....and quite frankly.....would probably do that again today.   I still have that costume tucked away and had my daughter try it on years ago when she was little.   The way I see it........every body needs a little Salsa in their lives.

(The picture of me still on the stage after the rest of the class has exited)

TRIVIA ANSWER:

Wicked Witch of the East

PHRASE FUN:
For Instance

Until next time......

RIGHT vs RIGHT: What's really important?

Here's some fun for the day....

TRIVIA:  (Answer below)

Which side of the book are the even-numbered pages usually located on?

JOKE:

Q:  How did the barber win the race?

A:  He knew a short cut.

QUOTE:

The only time I enjoyed ironing was the day I accidentally got gin in the steam iron.

(Phyllis Diller)

TRICIA’S TWEET OF THE DAY:

When the basic necessities of life are being provided, be thankful.  Everything over and above is an extra blessing.

RANDOM OBSERVATION:

I heard a saying a few years back that has stuck with me and I think it’s pretty wise.  It involves conflict and an examination of what’s really important in life.  The saying is: “Right vs. Right”.   Basically, whenever you’re involved in a dispute, whether it be friends, family or business, you remind yourself of “Right vs. Right”.   Is it more important to be right, as in correct.  Or, is it more important for the relationship to be ‘right’ with the person you’re having the dispute with.   Some of the disagreements we can have are over some pretty trivial things.   They can spiral out of hand and grow into something larger with the need to prove someone wrong.  When this happens, it can cause a rift in a relationship, or at the very least, chip away at it over time.    This doesn’t mean that you never argue, or that you become a doormat.   I think it mainly means you don’t bury your feet in the sand and be determined to be right no matter what.   You don’t let ‘being right’ and chalking up another ‘victory’ become what’s important.   The relationship is what is important.   Keeping it ‘right’ is what important.   Too often we become sidetracked by a desire to be correct and often over things that don’t really matter in the grand scheme of things.

Next time you’re in a disagreement, examine your motive of why you’re persisting with your point.   If it’s a legitimate point that needs to be made, then that’s justified.   But if the need to get the credit is a form of self-approval, ego-stroking or a chance to feel superior.....then take a moment.....stop.....breathe.....and repeat  ‘right vs. right’.  

Remind yourself that relationships are more important than being able to prove that someone else is wrong.

TRIVIA ANSWER: 
left

Until next time......

FAMOUS TV CHARACTER'S NICKNAMES

Here's some fun for the day

JOKE:  
Q:  Why was 6 afraid of 7?
A:  Because 7 8 9.

QUOTE:  
"When I eventually met Mr. Right, I had no idea his first name was Always"
(Rita Rudner)

TRICIA'S TWEET OF THE DAY:
God can see the end of your journey from the beginning and He knows the safest and best route.  Trust Him to lead you around unseen obstacles.



FAMOUS TV NICKNAMES:  (Answers below last picture)

1. What is the nickname of the character in the picture at the top of this page?

2. What character had the nickname ‘half pint’

3.  What was Theodore Cleaver’s nickname?

4. Who played “Little Joe” on ‘Bonanza’?

5. What show was “J.J.”  (James Junior Evans) on?

6. What did Archie Bunker call Michael Stivic on “All in the Family”?

7. Alan Alda played Benjamin Franklin Pierce on “M.A.S.H.”   He was better known by what name ?    What was Major Margaret Houlihan’s nickname?   Corporal Walter Eugene O’Reilly?   

8. What is the nickname of the character in the picture below & what show was he on?

9. What was the nickname of Samuel Powers on “Saved By The Bell”?

10. Fred Grandy played the purser on “The Love Boat”.   What was his nickname?

11. What was the nickname of the original bartender on “Cheers”?

12. Roy Hinkley was the real name of this character on “Gilligan’s Island”

13. What was Potsie’s real name on “Happy Days”?

14. What sitcom was “Tootie” on?

15. What is the nickname of the character in the picture below?

ANSWERS: 

1. “The Fonz” or “Fonzie”  (Arthur Fonzerelli from “Happy Days”)

2. Laura Ingalls on “Little House on the Prairie”

3. Beaver

4. Michael Landon

5. “Good Times”

6. Meathead

7. Hawkeye; Hot Lips; Radar
8. Rerun;  "What's Happening"

9. Screech

10. Gopher

11. Coach

12. The Professor

13. Warrren

14. “Facts of Life”

15. Hoss

Until next time......

JUST SOME HUMOR TO TICKLE THE OLE FUNNY BONE

Here's some fun for the day......

TRIVIA: (Answer below)

What does M & M stand for in the M & M candy?

JOKE:
Q:  How do you make anti-freeze?
A:  Take away her blanket.

QUOTE:
“My wife thinks I’m too nosy.   At least that’s what she keeps scribbling in her diary.”
(Drake Sather)

TRICIA'S TWEET OF THE DAY:

Practice prayer as a first resort, not last.


RANDOM COMIC:

ANOTHER RANDOM COMIC:

RANDOM HUMOR:

A man with a nagging secret couldn’t keep it any longer.  In the confessional he admitted that for years he had been stealing building supplies from the lumberyard where he worked.  

    “What did you take?” his parish priest asked.

    “Enough to build my own home and enough for my son’s house.  And houses for our two daughters.  And our cottage at the lake.”

    “This is very serious, “ the priest said.  “I shall have to think of a far-reaching penance.  Have you ever done a retreat?”

    “No, Father, I haven’t.” The man replied.  “But if you can get the plans, I can get the lumber.”

TRIVIA ANSWER:
Mars & Murrie

Until next time....

WHICH CUP ARE YOU? ( Four ways of processing information)

Here's some fun for the day.....

TRIVIA:  (Answer below)
What was Iran known as until 1935?

JOKE:  
Q:  What do you call a pig that loves Karate?
A:  A Pork Chop

QUOTE: 
"The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it."
(Harold Rome)

TRICIA'S TWEET OF THE DAY:
You have a choice - You can either worry or worship.   You can either pray or panic.  The more you pray, the less you'll panic.

RANDOM OBSERVATION:
I read something once that I've used several times as an example in small group studies.   It's an object lesson on how we process information.   You can think of it in various terms.   How we process Scripture when we read it.  How we process what people say to us.  How we process instructions....all types of things.    The object lesson involves four cups.

The first cup is upside down.   When you try to pour water in the cup, it goes nowhere. This represents being unwilling to learn.  Not listening.  Paying no attention.   It would be similar to reading something & daydreaming through it & not even realizing what you read.   With this cup, no matter how much is poured, nothing gets in.

The second cup is right side up, but has a hole in the bottom.  When you pour water in the cup, it's in there briefly & soon pours through.  In this case, we hear what is being taught or take in what is being read, but we forget it quickly.    An example would be taking a lesson & forgetting the instructions by the time you get home.   It's the classic "in one ear and out the other"

The third cup is right side up & doesn't have a hole in it, but the inside is covered in dirt.  When the clear water is poured in, the dirt makes it cloudy.   This symbolizes how we distort what he hear.   Interpreting & editing it to fit our preconceived ideas & opinions. Anything that doesn't match our opinion is resisted, ignored or disregarded.   Distorting Scripture is a good example for this.   When we take a verse out of context or change the intended meaning. 

The fourth cup represents the ideal way to process information.  It is upright with no holes.  When you pour water into it, it is retained.   This cup represents receiving what is taught.    It is open to learning something new.   To whatever extent you can, be like the fourth cup.

Which cup are you?

TRIVIA ANSWER:
Persia

Until next time......

FAMOUS TV MOMS TRIVIA (just in time for Mother's Day)

Here’s some fun for the day.....

QUOTE:

“I want my children to have all the things I couldn’t afford.  Then I want to move in with them.” (Phyllis Diller)

TRICIA’s TWEET OF THE DAY:

God isn't obliged to explain Himself to us.   He is God, we are not.

MOM TIDBITS:

According to Guinness World Records, the greatest officially recorded number of children born to one mother is 69, to the wife of Feodor Vassilyev (b. 1707–c.1782), a peasant from Shuya, Russia. In 27 confinements she gave birth to 16 pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets and four sets of quadruplets.  (aye yi yi)

In another statistic...The odds of a woman delivering twins is 1-in-33. Her odds of having triplets or other multiple births was approximately 1-in-539.  So if this is the case....the lady in the above tidbit should have played the lottery.

In the vast majority of the world's languages, the word for "mother" begins with the letter  ‘M’

24.8 is the median age of women when they give birth for the first time

FAMOUS TV MOMS TRIVIA:  (Answers below picture)

1. Who played Carol Brady on “The Brady Bunch”?

2. What was Mrs. Cunningham’s first name on “Happy Days”

3. Phylicia Rashad played the mom on “The Cosby Show”. What was her character’s name?

4. What was J.R. & Bobby Ewing’s mom’s name?

5. How many kids did June Cleaver have?  What were their names?

6. What was Laura Ingall’s mother’s name?

7. On “The Beverly Hillbillies” what relationship was Granny to Jed?

8. What was Raymond’s mom’s name on “Everybody Loves Raymond”?

9. What was Samantha’s daughter’s name on “Bewitched”.

10. Florida Evans was the mom on what show?

1. Florence Henderson

2. Marian

3. Clair Huxtable

4. Miss Ellie 

5. 2; Theodore ( “Beaver” ) & Wally.

6. Caroline

7. Mother-in-law

8. Marie Barone

9. Tabitha

10. “Good Times”

I want to take a moment to wish my Mom a Happy Mother’s Day.   She is incredibly giving, loving & strong.  I always know I can count on her for anything and that’s very comforting.   She’s been through a lot but always keeps her head up and plows through and is always there for us.  She is the best.   I love you Mom!

Until next time......