It's funny how empty it is here now with all the Vegas people away! My flight would have been leaving in 10 minutes :(

We should go raid their refridgerators and eat all the good snacks they left behind. We can download pay per view movies, run through their house with scissors, drink out of the milk container, and call Siberia on their phones and ask if it's cold....We can have all kinds of fun this weekend!

You tooo are so cheerful. I love reading your posts

My attack cat is on the alert...

As another of the Stay at home members....I agree, we should create a little havoc! Maybe SPAM their mailboxes!

Well so many of the daily posters are gone - and it sure is lonely without them.

Joanna, it's our duty to carry on. We don't want them to think we can't live without them! <img border="0" alt="[cry]" title="" src="graemlins/icon_cry.gif" />

So let's PARTY! :banana: :banana: :banana:

<img border="0" alt="[jam]" title="" src="graemlins/jammin.gif" /> I am game!

We just have to remember to clean up before they get back!! :ohmy:

Margo: You are absolutely right...now if I can just think of a fabulous interesting topic that will perk interest....anyone lurking this is great time to jump in - please help us - we'll be able to say "see what we did while you all were away?" NEW MEMBERS!!!

"Vegas? We don't need no stinking Vegas!"

However, I'm sure we'll all look forward to the stories and the upcoming "B" movie ... "Return of the Vegasites."

Luke

Oh I know they are having soooooo much fun! I think about the whole group and wish I could be there. So I have to settle for sunny Florida, about 77 today, and just gorgeous day. I shouldn't be complaining - Joanna

Okay...we are the not lost wages group....who's having the party??????? :banana:

Joanna...you are so right - I just finished playing tennis, had a swim in the pool and plan to meet friends for lunch. AND of course tonight I'm going to a cocktail party via Internet - I'd have to say my life isn't so bad! :D

We can pretend we are in Vegas, This is almost the real thing.

Thanks Karen....That was fun...just won $113 - will quit while I'm ahead <img border="0" alt="[vhappy]" title="" src="graemlins/icon_vhappy.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[vhappy]" title="" src="graemlins/icon_vhappy.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[vhappy]" title="" src="graemlins/icon_vhappy.gif" />

PS...going to send that link to my Slot addicted friends!

Karen, speaking of scissors....do you know who invented them?

Edward Scissorhands?

Nope....see how long it takes you to "google" it!

Scissors were invented thousands of years ago (roughly 1500 B.C.) in ancient Egypt. Early scissors have been found in ancient Egyptian ruins. These early scissors were made from one piece of metal (unlike modern scissors, which are made from two cross-blades which pivot around a fulcrum). Modern cross-bladed scissors were invented in ancient Rome (roughly 100 A.D.). Early scissors were used by clothes makers and barbers. Scissors were not in common use until much later, in the 1500's (in Europe).

so....aaannthony would it be King Tut? ;)

I will be glad when they all get this out of their system and we can get hot and serious about the "Mint" cruise.
Terribly selfish of me huh?

TERRIBLY Jim! I'm with you! We can be selfish together!!!

Yes, Karen, you've narrowed it down....late 15th century, and, the name of that man was.....

Leonardo Da Vinci but I don't think I would credit him with "inventing" scissors, since he wasn't around in 100 AD

"Modern cross-bladed scissors were invented in ancient Rome (roughly 100 A.D.)"

That's the answer I heard last year in trivia aboard HAL's Amsterdam.....you too found it!

Let's try another one.....on Al Capone's business card, he described himself as a.......

Used Furniture Salesman?

Are we supposed to be Googleing these? I feel like I am cheating :)

Vegas envy, oh do I have Vegas envy! Like Margo, I'll have to settle for gorgeous weather (Tucson instead of FLA) and tennis. But, I've never been to Vegas and what an opportunity I've missed. Vegas and CC/LCT members too! Oh well. Maybe next time I'll be there too!

Anthony, this list should keep you amused:

1. Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.

2. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.

3. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.

4. The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.

5. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.

6. There are more chickens than people in the world.

7. Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey.

8. The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."

9. (Deleted)

10. All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20.

11. No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange,silver,or

purple.

12. "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt."

13. All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial, on

the back of the $5 bill.

14. Almonds are a member of the peach family.

15. Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.

16. Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.

17. There are only four words in the English language which end in

"dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.

18. Los Angeles' full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de

Los Angeles de Porciuncula."

19. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.

20. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

21. Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.

22. In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.

23. Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.

24. The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street, were named after

Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "It's a

Wonderful Life."

25. A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.

26. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.

27. A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.

28. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

29. The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.

30. In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.

31. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar

tube, and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.

32. Mr. Rogers was an ordained minister.

33. The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.

34. There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.

35. "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left

hand.

Jim B.....very good....just "dealer" instead of salesman.

So, Karen, where did you find the list?
Funny, but I think I've heard at least 8-10 of them at trivia sessions. And, what did you delete, #9? Looks like you'll hit 600 in the next few hours!!

Anthony, #9 was already deleted when I pirated the list :)

You guys are too funny! We must never let those "Vegas Revelers" know that we missed them.

Karen, I played your slot machine and did better than I ever do with the real thing. What's with that? :)

Betty :)

Karen,

Thanks for all your great idea's. Love the raid thought! Right now the link to the slots has me rolling in the $$$$$!

JPar

Karen, I just revisited that list of 35 minus one deleted, and, the "gumshoe" in me took over....I think I know the deleted item, and, I think you know that I now know!

OK aaannnthony....tell us! PLEASE!

34. There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.
Except in Great Britain they usually have 300 dimples.

Anthony, Scouts honor, I swear I don't know!

K......yes, you do!!!

JimB, I know I am still jet lagged and brain-dead by around 4 p.m., but are you going on both MINT and VOYTAN? I thought I saw your name on the Voyager thread today.

K.....we are now a hot topic......fess up!!!!

Olivia....JimB's friends are going on VOYTAN...they don't have a computer so Jim has been giving us some of their information.

aaannnthony...don't be annoying...if Karen says she doesn't know, I don't think she's lying to you.

So, why don't you just tell us?

Margo:
speaking of Jim B's friends.
Did you see the info I sent you about them?
I put it under one of your roll calls.

Oh my Lord!...I leave for 20 minutes and all he!! breaks out! Leave it to me to bake a ham...I think you have all gone mad! Good Googling, Karen.

R

P.S. The party is here! Trader Joes had mucho vino on saleo...no I have not dipped in yet! Give me time!!

P.P.S. How does "oh let's go buy a pillow" at Bed Bath and Beyond turn into a $318.oo trip? - well, new bathroom for me, new bedding, dishes - who has room for all this stuff? OY!!

Margo.... not annoying!....I'm absolutely certain Karen knows......Again, Karen, fess up!!

'Cumon kids...lets play nice. LOL...

I double swear, I don't know!!

Is that not double dog swear, Karen? :)

LOLOLOL

9. On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag.

Mike

p.s. Google is fun

aaannnthony, I say play nice, too. Karen would never lie, she is the queen of the board! Please don't be crotchety. Is that a word?

Hey,alot of people call me Macy Scissorhands and I do have a brother Edward! Macy

Thanks Mike....now we can go on to anothere topic!

(So they have $2 bills in Canada - and are they as rare as $2 bills here?)

Karen, if mdchips says it was the Canadian $2 bill, I'll absolve you, but, tell us all how you got "Leonardo"!!!!

Do they still make $2 bills? Do they still make the Susan B. Anthony coin? I can't even remember what it was worth!? aaannnthony, a good question for you as it is "in the family".

Yes they make $2 bills - Joanna

Well, Olivia, I admit I'm not aaannnthony but will this answer your question?

From the US Mint web site:

"...the Golden Dollar coin replaced the Susan B. Anthony Dollar Coin, which circulated since 1979. The government's supply of Susan B. Anthony Dollars was exhausted in early 2000."
- - - - - - - -
The Golden Dollar coins are also know as Sacagawea dollars and were released in January 2000. In the 4 years since their release, I have yet to see one.

This was a very impressive thread to show up out of nowhere in 24 hours. Good job, Sheri and Karen! Remember guys ... there's always Vegas II. And yes, Jim - we get to start hyping up MINT after Vegas I is over ... :banana:



Masaki

No more $2 bills in Canada, we have a coin now nicknamed a "toonie" (as in TWO nee). Named so, because we first eliminated $1 bills, replacing them with a coin called a "loonie" (picture of a loon on it). Our shoulders are aching from carrying purses laden with heavy coins!! And yes, they have considered eliminating $5 bills and replacing them with coins as well. I hope they don't.

And here's an absolutely fascinating tid-bit (?). The Canadian $2 bill of 20 years ago (they changed designs a few times in the 1900's) had a picture of a village just outside of Sherbrooke Quebec - and the farm house shown on it was OUR HOUSE! My Dad was a student minister, studying in Montreal and preaching in this village, and that was where yours truly was conceived!!!

Believe it or not, none of us have one of those $2 bills in our possession. Can you believe nobody had the fortitude to save one???

Who needs Las Vegas. We're so exciting.

Charlene

aaannnthony...are you from Missouri...(the SHOW ME State?) Or are you just a doubting Thomas?

What an interesting turn this thread has taken - lots of incredible knowledge and trivia here!

come on aaannnthony, give us the answer. the suspense is killing me, didn't sleep last night waiting for the answer!

oops, hadn't read the second page before posting!

Margo.....about the only thing we can be sure about is that I'm an early riser....like you.

Karen, congratulations.....looks like you had over 50 posts yesterday!

Masaki, I sure hope there is a Vegas 2! I will be the first to sign up!

Aren't we playing trivia today....to pass some time until the "Masters" comes on at 3:30 Eastern?

How about an easy geography for starters....the island of Zealand is part of which country.

Denmark

I said it was an easy one; I hope you didn't "google"!

No - did Scandinavian cruise in '01.

I have one for you.

Alaska is the number 1 state in size, and 49 in admission to the Union.

What state is the opposite -- size and admission both.

Isn't Delaware the "first state"? But I thought Rhode Island was smaller. I didn't google, have to rush out to get the rest of my cruise photo's downloaded on my brother's faster computer!

You're right jhp.....Rhode Island, the smallest, is 50th in size, with Delaware at 49th. 49 and 1.

Olivia - oh goodie, there's more photos?? (eagerly anticipating). Karen - with all the hype about Vegas I, I would seriously doubt that Vegas II doesn't happen at some point. :)

Masaki

Oh, Masaki, these will be very boring to many of you. I have this obsession with photographing flowers and other little things (like butterflies, chickens when I see them, lizards, etc) These pictures will be in a separate album on ofoto, as they are all from the Singapore Botanical Gardens. The prettiest orchids you will ever see. I am going to try to parse out the best right now and will post when ready.

Olivia...I look forward to your photos from the Botanical Gardens - it will bring back fond memories of our visit there 6 years ago.

I remember they had many interesting pots and stone markers etc. So much to photograph!

Here is another trivia question I enjoyed that is related to states and geography. Which state is the farthest north, which is farthest east, which is farthest west and which is farthest south?

Mike

Okay, never heard this one, but, how about Alaska, Maine, Alaska, Hawaii, in order.

Close. Alaska crosses the international date line so it technically is also the furthest east.

Sounds like one of those "awful" trick questions!

Olivia - I'll have to take a look, I have a particular interest in macro photography (though not very good at it). And I always love seeing photos of orchids - never fails to amaze me how much variety there is in color and shape.

Masaki

Olivia...just noticed your avitar is a butterfly - beautiful. Did you just change it?

Margo, Karen made it for me. I don't think she had another one up for me. It is my first!

At first I though it was one from your Singapore photographs.

You had so many beautiful orchid photos. I also liked the sculpture photos. It's clear that you enjoyed your visit there!

Margo, the avitar is from her recent trip but I think it was snapped before the botanical garden vist.

It's a perfect one for her!

Butterfly farm in Penang, my favorite port!