Fibbing Friday

Fibbing Friday

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

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https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2021/07/16/fibbing-friday-16th-july/

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1. What is an ant farm?  … We humans are the ants. UFO aliens are the farmers. We work on their farms

2. What is a flea market? … It’s a shop where you buy lots of little fleas to use in your flea circus.

3. What was the War of the Roses about? … The local horticulture club’s contest of who has the best roses.

4. If they’d been invented at the time, what car would Robin Hood have driven? … Some kind of car with a bird name, like a Falcon or a Lark

5. What are pieces of eight? … Spider legs

6. Where would you find a clapper? … There are lots of clappers in an audience at a show.

7. What is a cowlette? … It’s an implement to use to help you put on your cowboy boots. A long shoehorn.

8. What is chicken wire used for? … It’s used to fence in your Christmas tree so the dogs won’t eat the presents.

9. What is a toady? … It’s the name of a rock band – The Toadies

10. What is a nail file? … This is a special place with drawers to keep your cut fingernails in for safekeeping.

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“I Come From the Water”, by the Toadies

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© 2021 BS

Fibbing Friday – Weddings

Fibbing Friday – Weddings

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

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https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2021/07/02/fibbing-friday-2nd-july/

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1. What is the significance of ‘jumping the broomstick’?  … I’m pretty sure this means to get busy and sweep the floor.

2. What is a bottom drawer/Hope chest? … This is a little box (or drawer) to put little post-it notes to yourself in there of your wishes for the future.

3. Why is it considered unlucky to wear green at a wedding? … Well, it’s just kind of rude to wear green because you are happy, but everyone else will be made ‘green with envy’ at you.

4. Why is the chief bridesmaid referred to as a Matron of Honour? … Because she is the one who gets to boss everyone around during the ceremony.

5. What is the duty of the Best Man? … He’s like a director of the video that is being filmed of the wedding. He best knows how to do it.

6. What is a Groom’s Cake? … It’s the prize cake won after the men in the wedding party play musical chairs.

7. How many tiers does a traditional wedding cake have? … 50 – because everyone hopes the marriage lasts at least 50 years.

8 Why are black cats considered a lucky token at weddings? … Black cats are sweet and cute all the time (sorry, this is a true statement)

9 Why does the bride traditionally wear a veil over her face going up the aisle?  … Because here make-up is probably smeared from crying happy tears.

10. Why do they call the ‘holiday’ after a wedding a honeymoon? …  Because in the old days people would give the wedding couple jars of honey, enough to last through a month’s moon phases.

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Share Your World

Share Your World

https://sparksfromacombustiblemind.com/2021/06/07/share-your-world-6-7-2021/

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What’s the worst commercial you’ve recently seen (or heard)? Why was it so bad? … I hate most all commercials, and there are way too many of them and they run too long. Any that show poor animals or people I have to shut off. Any exercise equipment ones, and any medical ones – ugh! Also any laughing puppets or talking products.

What takes a lot of time but is totally worth it? … Blogging takes a lot of time, but for me it’s worth it.

Have you ever smiled at a stranger and then wished you hadn’t? Why or why not? … I don’t think so. A smile usually gets a smile back.

What do you think is the nastiest tasting food?  (This one might be a recycled question.  It’s familiar to me anyhow) … I don’t like much fishy foods, but there are some that are okay. I’d say any meat that is not cooked very well done – burnt is best. Oh, and applesauce is horrible. I like apples, but never smushed up ones.
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© 2021 BS

Fibbing Friday

Fibbing Friday

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

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https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2021/06/04/fibbing-friday-4th-june/

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Complete the following popular proverbs or sayings in your own personal style please!

1. A stitch in time saves…………………………………….. your underwear from falling down

2. Too many cooks……………………………………………. means there will be arguments about recipes

3. Many hands make…………………………………………. a really tall horse

4. A bird in the hand ……………………………………….. always lays a golden egg

5. Actions speak louder……………………………………….  when you’re yodeling a song in the mountains

6. All that glitters……………………………………………… is usually sharp, giving you a nasty cut

7. People in glass houses…………………………………… should buy some curtains

8. Fools rush in ……………………………………………….. because someone is chasing them

9. Don’t count your chickens …………………………….. because they don’t like to be counted and will peck you

10. Give them an inch………………………………………… and a pinch, with a winch, on a bench with a finch

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© 2021 BS

Fibbing Friday TV ads

Fibbing Friday TV ads

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

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https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2021/05/21/fibbing-friday-21st-may/

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TV/Advertising slogans this week. You all probably know the real answers, but what could they have advertised or referred to……………………… ?

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1. You either love it or hate it. … Hair dye – you never know when you finish coloring your hair if you’ll love it or hate it.

2. They said you want to ‘Splash it all over’ … Milk – you’ve heard of having a milk bath, haven’t you. It does a body good.

 

3. Why have cotton when you can have silk? … Underwear made of silk is much more comfortable than if they are made of cotton.

4. ‘Because you’re worth it ‘ … You should splurge and buy a luxury automobile, instead of a sedate sedan.

5. ‘It does exactly what it says on the tin……..’  …  Caution! It says do not eat food from the tin – it will poison you!

6. What ‘Gives you wings’? … If you are a baby bird, you mama & papa bird gave you wings.

7. Where will you find an ‘awful lot of coffee’? … On the Island of Java

8. What is ‘Any time, any place, anywhere……… ?’ … This is the motto of the Post Office

9. What is soft, strong, and very ,very long? … An anteater’s tongue.

10. Name the product where ‘A little dab’ll do ya’ … Whipped cream in a can – but most people want more than a little dab of it.

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© 2021 BS

Share Your World

Share Your World

https://sparksfromacombustiblemind.com/2021/05/17/share-your-world-5-17-2021/

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What inanimate object do you wish you could eliminate from existence? … I guess this is supposed to be some object that doesn’t move? Right off I can’t think of a thing. Oh wait … any and any type of gun.

What tells you the most about a person? … How a person acts, and especially how they treat or speak about animals.

What is something you thought would be easy until you tried it? … Maybe playing the guitar. I know how to play my violin, but the guitar neck is way larger around than the violin’s, and I can’t hardly get my hand around it to reach the strings.

What ridiculous and untrue, yet slightly plausible, theories can you come up with for the cause of common ailments like headaches or cavities? … I’ve answered this question before, but can’t remember what I said, so … my theory for both of these is the use of microwave ovens. Who really knows what it is zapping into your food. Leakage of these unknown elements could certainly give someone a headache, and also cause your teeth to rot with cavities.

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© 2021 BS

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Fibbing Friday

Fibbing Friday

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/2021/05/14/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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© 2021 BS

 

Share Your World

Share Your World

https://sparksfromacombustiblemind.com/2021/05/03/share-your-world-5-3-2021/

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Would you rather be a super nice person and be depressed all your life, or be happy and a total *sshole?  (Credit goes to Cyranny for this question, aired on one of her “Cyranny’s Quickies” posts.) … I’d not want to be either of these. How about just nice and happy! 🙂

 

Have you ever made someone cry? … Not that I know of, except for laughing so hard they cried at something goofy I said or did.

 

Are you a dreamer or a go-getter? … Definitely a dreamer. It takes a lot of dreaming and thinking about things before I ever get up and go to it.

 

If you were in a band, what instrument would you play? … This would be an electric bass guitar. I had one one time, with very good intentions of doing just this. Didn’t work out, so I sold my guitar to a guy who actually did play it in a band.
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© 2021 BS

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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©2021 BS