tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post8480202023695352662..comments2023-11-24T03:48:54.813-05:00Comments on No More Hornets: Lend Me Your Earmarks: A QuizThe Exterminatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14452054124550486048noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-91920783528809622052008-10-06T13:18:00.000-04:002008-10-06T13:18:00.000-04:00yunshui:I'm late to the party, it seems ...... but...<B>yunshui</B>:<BR/><I>I'm late to the party, it seems ...</I><BR/>... but we saved you some of the California roll. "Hollywood" is correct.The Exterminatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452054124550486048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-19592537134191006232008-10-06T05:17:00.000-04:002008-10-06T05:17:00.000-04:00I'm late to the party, it seems... but I'm pretty ...I'm late to the party, it seems... but I'm pretty sure 5. is "Hollywood".yunshuihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16304997933466961058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-90666656485844149452008-10-05T12:39:00.000-04:002008-10-05T12:39:00.000-04:00Philly:I certainly wasn't able to find any financi...<B>Philly</B>:<BR/>I certainly wasn't able to find any <I>financial</I> benefit in the bailout.<BR/><BR/><B>chappy</B>:<BR/><I>I thought you were running for president?</I><BR/>I guess you're not keeping up with the news. I'm <I>also</I> running for Congress. And Governor of several states. And Mayor of a few mid-size cities. And, of course, Dogcatcher of Wasilla. They have a crazy untamed bitch running wild up there, and I'd like to keep her off Main Street before she does any real damage. <BR/><BR/><B>Gareth</B>:<BR/>You're right on #1. What I'd like to know about that particular earmark is: What about makers of wooden <I>bows</I>? Is there a glut of those on the toy market and a dearth of arrows? Or is the earmark <I>only</I> for companies who make those gag wooden arrows that look like they're going right through a person's head? If you ask me, those would be an appropriate fashion statement for most of our elected representatives.The Exterminatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452054124550486048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-87742040661189431802008-10-05T12:07:00.000-04:002008-10-05T12:07:00.000-04:00Is #10 really the hardest? I picked it because it ...Is #10 really the hardest? I picked it because it seemed like it was middling-hard, at least on the basis of how familiar the poetry was. (Meaning: I know the missing words for about half of the snippets, and I thought #10 was the most obscure of the ones I knew.)<BR/><BR/>Anyway, from last to first: #1 is "arrows", specifically wooden arrows for children.Gareth McCaughanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05377158305586280009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-139835706537976662008-10-05T10:53:00.000-04:002008-10-05T10:53:00.000-04:00as soon as I'm elected to CongressI thought you we...<I>as soon as I'm elected to Congress</I><BR/><BR/>I thought you were running for president?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-50154400456634714592008-10-05T07:54:00.000-04:002008-10-05T07:54:00.000-04:00Congratulations on being the only one in the count...Congratulations on being the only one in the country whose not a recipient of this money to find an amusing use for the bailout plan.PhillyChiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03355892225956705948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-47707754539697197162008-10-05T01:22:00.000-04:002008-10-05T01:22:00.000-04:00DB:Gol-darnit, DB, you use your tongue prettier th...<B>DB</B>:<BR/>Gol-darnit, DB, you use your tongue prettier than a Republican vice presidential candidate.The Exterminatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452054124550486048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-37532135225431368532008-10-05T00:32:00.000-04:002008-10-05T00:32:00.000-04:00No dance here because "my mind is a raging torrent...No dance here because "my mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought, cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives".DBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01267112937396907790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-42056924673175589742008-10-04T22:08:00.000-04:002008-10-04T22:08:00.000-04:00yinny:Well, you're correct -- this time -- on #8. ...<B>yinny</B>:<BR/>Well, you're correct -- this time -- on #8. I'd say that you're coming of age very nicely.The Exterminatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452054124550486048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-14224539491372313412008-10-04T22:05:00.000-04:002008-10-04T22:05:00.000-04:00Oh, darn. I meant, "Is #8 Samoa?"Oh, darn. I meant, "Is #<B>8</B> Samoa?"the blogger formerly known as yinyanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12550757529685375908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-86566528568181484622008-10-04T22:02:00.000-04:002008-10-04T22:02:00.000-04:00DB:Did you "jump around like a bunch of Kansas Cit...<B>DB</B>:<BR/>Did you "jump around like a bunch of Kansas City faggots" when you got that correct answer?<BR/><BR/><B>Yinny</B>:<BR/>Earmark #7 is <I>not</I> Samoa. But you're right about #4. However, I can't give you any tax breaks on rum because you're not old enough. But how's this: You can deduct half the amount spent on your root beer consumption?The Exterminatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452054124550486048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-5034873287762552212008-10-04T21:54:00.000-04:002008-10-04T21:54:00.000-04:00And, is #4 rum?And, is #4 rum?the blogger formerly known as yinyanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12550757529685375908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-23323675359063463032008-10-04T21:52:00.000-04:002008-10-04T21:52:00.000-04:00Is #7 Samoa?Is #7 Samoa?the blogger formerly known as yinyanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12550757529685375908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-15200980296431425662008-10-04T21:47:00.000-04:002008-10-04T21:47:00.000-04:00#3 racetrackBlazing Saddles ftw#3 racetrack<BR/><BR/>Blazing Saddles ftwDBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01267112937396907790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-78919652804023818522008-10-04T21:19:00.000-04:002008-10-04T21:19:00.000-04:00Chicken:Yes, it is yours.<B>Chicken</B>:<BR/>Yes, it is yours.The Exterminatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452054124550486048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-48628466643465022002008-10-04T20:52:00.000-04:002008-10-04T20:52:00.000-04:00#6 is "mine".#6 is "mine".Chicken Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16841457015668761886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-32903427916962501212008-10-04T20:07:00.000-04:002008-10-04T20:07:00.000-04:001minion:You're correct on number 9. They had to be...<B>1minion</B>:<BR/>You're correct on number 9. They had to be Indians because "Native Americans" didn't fit the rhythm of the tune. Of course, "atheists" would have scanned equally well, but we wouldn't want children saying that word, would we?The Exterminatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452054124550486048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-39626363951600839242008-10-04T20:02:00.001-04:002008-10-04T20:02:00.001-04:00Oh, I know number 3, too, but I'll let someone els...Oh, I know number 3, too, but I'll let someone else have the honours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-82582006745189053952008-10-04T20:02:00.000-04:002008-10-04T20:02:00.000-04:00I can only say I know #9 for certain - three littl...I can only say I know #9 for certain - three little Indians. I actually remember singing that. I don't know why they had to be Indian boys, but I suppose it made the meter sound better.. <BR/><BR/>I wonder if kids learn that one now.<BR/><BR/>Now it's in my head. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-88836505768805130022008-10-04T17:30:00.000-04:002008-10-04T17:30:00.000-04:00Gareth:Aw, you answered the hardest one. Just for ...<B>Gareth</B>:<BR/>Aw, you answered the hardest one. Just for that, you've won a lifetime supply of Corn Chex -- assuming that some of the grain will still be grown for use in food. Otherwise, you might have to settle for shredded wheat.The Exterminatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452054124550486048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-33702944382775995262008-10-04T17:17:00.000-04:002008-10-04T17:17:00.000-04:00OK, so "the last shall be first". #10 is biodiesel...OK, so "the last shall be first". #10 is biodiesel -- which Keats, obviously not recognizing the word but working out how it is made, turned into "alien corn".Gareth McCaughanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05377158305586280009noreply@blogger.com