Fibbing Friday

Fibbing Friday

This weekly challenge presents some questions that we are to give wrong answer to. It’s all in fun.

To join in this weekly challenge, and see other entries, just click the link below:

 

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https://pcguyiv.wordpress.com/2021/05/14/fibbing-friday-may-14th-2021/

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1. What exactly is a “rhetorical question?”  … This is a question concerning all things retro – history.
3. What is meant by a “hair’s breadth”?  … This is when you have flyaway static hair, and you blow it off your face with a puff of air.
5. How long is a “New York minute”?  … Probably the time it takes to cook a ‘minute’ steak on the stove.
7. What does it mean to “fly by the seat of your pants”?  … It means you’re on a carnival ride.
9. What does “by the skin of your teeth” mean? … That’s the nasty stuff that coats your teeth when you fail to brush them regularly.
11. What are “the dog days of summer”? … These are fun holidays for our dogs – kinda like Christmas for dogs.
13. What does it mean to “go ’round Robin Hood’s barn“?  … This phrase means to keep a deep dark secret & never tell.
15. What does it mean when a project “gets the green light”? … This means something has been sterilized with ultra-violet light, but green.
17. What does it mean to “eighty-six” something?  … Well, it means you’ve pulled the slot machine handle 86 times before winning a jack pot.
19. What or where exactly is “file thirteen”?  … This is a manicurist’s term for filing fingernails.

Fibbing Friday

Fibbing Friday

This weekly challenge presents some questions that we are to give wrong answer to. It’s all in fun.

To join in this weekly challenge, and see other entries, just click the link below:

https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2021/05/07/fibbing-friday-7th-may/

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1. What is a menagerie?  … This is a mannequin modeling men’s clothes at a store.

2. What is Victoria’s Secret? … She knows what the Fox says.

3. What is the secret of The Black Magic Box? … The Black Magic Woman stole all the Black Magic Markers from the box.

4. What do hurricanes, tornadoes and mosquitoes have in common? … They all buzz and bite.

5. What do Merlin and a Griffin have in common? … They were both hosts of a couple of  B & W TV shows from the 1950s.

6. Complete this famous trio: Sooty, Sweep and …………………….. Cecil the Seasick Sea Monster

7. Who are the Telly Tubbies? … Brightly colored plastic toys for children to play with in the bath tub.

8. Why are Hymns not called Hers? … Discrimination

9. Whose signature logo is The Whopper? … A company that makes frozen fish sticks

10. What is skiffle? … A skiffle is a blend of pancakes and waffles.

 

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Fibbing Friday – What’s the Difference?

Fibbing Friday – What’s the Difference?

This weekly challenge presents some questions that we are to give wrong answer to. It’s all in fun.

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https://pcguyiv.wordpress.com/2021/04/30/fibbing-friday-april-30th-2021/

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1. What’s the difference between “going on holiday” and “taking a vacation”? … Holiday is a song by Madonna and Vacation is a funny Lampoon movie.
3. What’s the difference between a “rubbish bin” and a “trash can”? … Rubbish bin is the ‘free take one’ box at a yard sale, and a trash can is an under-cleaned bathroom toilet.
5. What’s the difference between the “boot” of a car and the “trunk” of a car? … The boot refers to the little baby booties hung from the rear view mirror in a car, and the trunk would be the GPS connection – that little fin like thing on the top of a car.
7. What’s the difference between a “nappie” and a “diaper”? … A nappie is a man’s bow tie. It makes him look dapper. A diaper is a dishrag.
9. What’s the difference between the “pavement” and a “sidewalk”? … Well, they are both streets, but the pavement gets potholes and the sidewalk gets cracks.
11. What’s the difference between “chips” and “French fries”? … Chips are colorful plastic disks used in the card game Poker. French fries are foreign insects called flies.
13. What’s the difference between the “bonnet” of a car and the “hood” of a car? … A hood of a car is a so called tough guy of a neighborhood who goes around vandalizing automobiles. A bonnet is slang for what his girlfriend is called.
15. What’s the difference between a “rubber” and an “eraser”? … A rubber is the guy in the Mafia who is elected to assassinate someone by ‘rubbing’ them out. An eraser on the other hand is the guy who decides who gets rubbed out – the organizer of the bad guys.
17. What’s the difference between a “flannel” and a “washcloth”? … A flannel is the smokestack on a ship. A washcloth is a sloth’s tongue.
19. What’s the difference between a “pram” and a “stroller”? … A pram is a farm collective where hippies live. A stroller is a tool for applying paint to walls – it rolls the paint on very easily.

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A to Z Blog Challenge 2021 – Letter Y – Yippee More Definitions

A to Z Blog Challenge 2021 – Letter Y – Yippee More Definitions

 

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http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/p/what-is-blogging-from-to-z.html

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It’s that time again for the April A to Z Blog Challenge. I’ve done this one for quite a few years, and it’s always fun.

This time I decided to go with the miscellaneous type posts, which some days will be whatever I want, and other days will be a resurrection of my older posts that pretty much no one or very few ever saw.

So, here we go with Letter Y  …

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Daffy Definition = yen-shee  – A certified instructor of the art of meditation.

Sentence = Everyone who attended meditation class thought Hannah was the best yen-shee.

Real Definition = The residue formed in the bowl of an opium pipe by smoking.

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Daffy Definition = yare – The southern way of pronouncing the words year, or your.

Sentence = Yare yarely physical exam is next month.

Real Definition = Set for action; characterized by speed and agility; nimble; lively.

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Daffy Definition = yaupon – A cleansing cream for removing make-up products from your face.

Sentence = Wanda smeared yaupon all over her face, before going to bed.

Real Definition = A holly of the southern U.S. with smooth elliptical leaves and emetic and purgative properties.

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Ha Ha :)

Ha Ha 🙂

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Saw this on FB – remember these songs?

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Fibbing Friday – Two Times

Fibbing Friday – Two Times

This weekly challenge presents some questions that we are to give wrong answer to. It’s all in fun.

To join in this weekly challenge, and see other entries, just click the link below:

https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2021/04/23/fibbing-friday-23rd-april/

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1. What is the significance of today in 1564 and 1616? … The first renaissance faire was held on this day in 1564, but didn’t catch on really until 1616. They were the precursors to today’s cos plays.

2. Who said “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players’ … All the high school drama teachers when they were directing students for a stage play.

3. Who was widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and one of the world’s greatest dramatists ? … Noah Webster, because he wrote the first book – a dictionary of words, and wasn’t hesitant to promote his book by all media of the day.

4. What was The Globe? … Oh, this was a huge discount store in our town. It was here before Wal-mart came along, but now is out of business.

5. ‘Much ado about nothing’ was about what? … It means to make a mountain out of a molehill – in other words, insignificant rantings.

6. Who were Titania and Oberon? … These are very old, antique brands of wrist watches.

7. Who were known as The Weird Sisters or Wayward Sisters? … I heard they were sisters who went hunting for tornadoes in the heartland.

8. What is Bardolatry? … This is a process used in old fashioned kitchens, where the cook would use rendered lard to fry things in. It’s frowned upon these days as it’s bad for your health.

9. Who said ‘Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none ‘. … I don’t remember who ‘coined’ the phrase, but it is what’s printed on all of our coins.

10. Who was known as The Swan of Avon? … The collector’s bottle of perfume shaped like a swan with a crown on it’s head. It was sold by Avon Products.

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These are the Q & A from last week which I forgot to post:

 

https://pcguyiv.wordpress.com/2021/04/16/fibbing-friday-april-16th-2021/

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1. What exactly is a “Five and Dime”? … A sneaky way to invite someone out to eat and to a dance… like ‘let’s jive and dine’.
3. What gets sold at a ”General Store”? … You can get all your military badges, pins, ribbons, medals and clothing at the General Store.
5. Why are they called “Department Stores”? … Because they are different than A-partments. You don’t live in a De-partment store.
7. What’s so convenient about a “Convenience Store”? … Nothing – it’s a scam with the hint of it in the very word – Con (anti) venient.
9. What is a “Blue Light Special”? … This is a neon light advertising beer
11. Why do some people call all soda, “Coke”?  … Because I’m from TX and we do it to make extra conversation, because then we have to say what kind of Coke we really want.
13. What franchise is nicknamed “The Home of the Whopper”? … The museum of famous fibs and lies collection … in other words – Fibbing Friday
15. Which franchise claims to be “Finger-lickin’ Good”?  … That would be the company that makes ‘lady finger’ cookies.
17. What does “IHOP” stand for? … Invading Humanoids of Pluto
19. What does “Scattered, Smothered, and Covered” mean? … It’s a funny way of saying you have a messy bed, so get busy straightening it up.

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A to Z Blog Challenge 2021 – Letter T – T Words

A to Z Blog Challenge 2021 – Letter T – T Words

 

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http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/p/what-is-blogging-from-to-z.html

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It’s that time again for the April A to Z Blog Challenge. I’ve done this one for quite a few years, and it’s always fun.

This time I decided to go with the miscellaneous type posts, which some days will be whatever I want, and other days will be a resurrection of my older posts that pretty much no one or very few ever saw.

So, here we go with Letter T …

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Daffy Definition =  tautology  – The study and discipline of tau – a zen-like state, practiced by monastery monks.

Sentence = As a top level monk, Ben was an expert in tautology.

Real Definition = Needless repetition of an idea, statement, or word.

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Daffy Definition = testudo – An exam/test, as in the sport of judo; a final exam to be passed, to become a master judo instructor.

Sentence = Before Jacob could open his own dojo, he had to pass his testudo.

Real Definition = Tortoise shell; a cover of overlapping shields or a shed wheeled up to a wall used by the ancient Romans to protect an attacking force.

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Daffy Definition =teonanacatl – A fungus of the toenail (in humans) and of the hooves (in cattle) contracted by walking on rotten bananas and/or the peels/skins of such a fruit.

Sentence = After Horace chased his cow through the banana grove, they both came down with a raging case of teonanacatl.

Real Definition = Any of several New World mushrooms (Psilocybe and related genera of the family Agaricaceae) that are sources of hallucinogens.

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A to Z Blog Challenge 2021 – Letter L – Laughs

A to Z Blog Challenge 2021 – Letter L – Laughs

 

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http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/p/what-is-blogging-from-to-z.html

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It’s that time again for the April A to Z Blog Challenge. I’ve done this one for quite a few years, and it’s always fun.

This time I decided to go with the miscellaneous type posts, which some days will be whatever I want, and other days will be a resurrection of my older posts that pretty much no one or very few ever saw.

So, here we go with Letter L …

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Here are some more funny definitions to laugh about:

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Daffy Definition = labellum– A sticky label; a spin-off of the Post-It Note; an office supply.

Sentence = In her office job, Toni had to make sure the address labellums were on all outgoing correspondence.

Real Definition = The median member of the corolla of an orchid; A terminal part of the labium or labrum of various insects.

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Daffy Definition = lathyrism – The part of the inner ear, responsible for being able to sing in tune.

Sentence = Jeannie, the opera singer, sought medical help when her lathyrism quit working.

Real Definition = A type of pea; a diseased condition of man, domestic animals, and esp. horses that results from poisoning by a substance found in some legumes, and is characterized esp. by spastic paralysis of the hind or lower limbs.

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Daffy Definition = levant – A person, usually a magician, that can levitate themselves.

Sentence = As an accomplished levant, Carl mesmerized the audience at his magic show.

Real Definition = To run away from a debt.

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Fibbing Friday – Color Q & A

Fibbing Friday – Color Q & A

This weekly challenge presents some questions that we are to give wrong answer to. It’s all in fun.

To join in this weekly challenge, and see other entries, just click the link below:

https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2021/04/09/fibbing-friday-9th-april/

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1. What is a black hole? … This is the middle part of a chocolate covered doughnut.

2. Why are we said to be green with envy? … Because green moss grows on our limbs when we covet other’s accomplishments. It’s a medical condition.

3. Where will you find the yellow brick road? … It’s on the way to the green green grass of home.

4. What is a red herring? … It is a type of fabric like checks, only in the red color thread called herringbone.

5. What is carte blanche? … This is when you are cooking carrots just a little bit, called blanching.

6. What are parma violets? … It’s a movie making term for cheesy gangster flicks with lots of violence.

7. Who was Scarlett O’Hara? … A famous race horse.

8. Why are smurfs blue? … They have a lack of an important mineral in their drinking water, so they turn blue.

9. What is a black and tan? … If I’m not mistaken, this refers to imported cigars.

10. What is a strawberry blond? … This is a yummy smoothie made with strawberries and vanilla ice cream.

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A to Z Blog Challenge 2021 – Day # 4 – Letter D – Dear …

A to Z Blog Challenge 2021 – Day # 4  – Letter D – Dear …

 

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http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/p/what-is-blogging-from-to-z.html

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It’s that time again for the April A to Z Blog Challenge. I’ve done this one for quite a few years, and it’s always fun.

This time I decided to go with the miscellaneous type posts, which some days will be whatever I want, and other days will be a resurrection of my older posts that pretty much no one or very few ever saw.

So, here we go with Day # 4 – Letter D …

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This was a post from 2015 for a challenge:

Today’s prompt was a bit different. We were to write short sentences, in a sort of letter, to someone or something. It was to begin with Dear somebody … and keep going on the list until you’ve had enough  finished, I guess? Strange, but it’s interesting.

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DEAR PUNCTUATION

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Dear Question Mark…Why? Why must you question everything?

Dear Period…Just stop it. I mean it. Stop.

Dear Exclamation Mark or Point or whatever you’re called… I want to use you sooo much, but have been warned against abusing you too much. Who me…Never!!!!!!

Dear Comma…You want to be here, there, and everywhere, and you’ve put me in a comma coma.

Dear Parentheses…You’re as sweet as a hug (embrace) right in the middle of a sentence.

Dear Colon, and your semi-twin, semi-colon… I haven’t needed you very much; keep going on your way: keep going, pause, keep going a little more: bye…

Dear At Symbol…You’re cute and versatile. You are very handy each @ and every time.

Dear Hashtag…You know I number # you among my ‘faves’ #highfive !

Dear Elipses…I love you…I love you…I love you…you are my adorable little dot…dot…dot…I need you…don’t ever leave me… I ❤ you…say you ❤ me 2…

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Well…now day # 19 is done; I leave you with these thoughts: I had fun, did you? I did it!!! Let’s meet again @ the same place tomorrow. #poemsarefun

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