because i am totally good at remembering...

earlier last week i posted a little brain teaser about the lesser known full names of fictional characters and just in case you've been pulling your hair out from the stress of not knowing them all, here are the answers:

1. Patricia Reinchardt
E. Peppermint Patty

2. Edgar Mallory
I. The policeman from the game Monopoly

3. Bernie Liederkrantz
D. Guy Smiley from Sesame Street

4. Jonas Grumby
J. The Skipper from Gilligan's Island

5. Noreville Rogers
F. Shaggy from Scooby-Doo

6. Jeff Albertson
C. Comic Book Guy from The Simpsons

7. Barbara Millicent Roberts
A. Barbie

8. Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkel Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs
K. The Wizard from The Wizard of Oz

9. Salvatore Assante
L. Turtle from Entourage

10. Nostradamus Shannon
B. Bull from Night Court

11. John Reid
G. The Lone Ranger

12. Cavity Sam
H. The patient from the game Operation

who?

see if you can match up these full names to some of your favourite fictional characters:

1. Patricia Reinchardt
2. Edgar Mallory
3. Bernie Liederkrantz
4. Jonas Grumby
5. Norville Rogers
6. Jeff Albertson
7. Barbara Millicent Roberts
8. Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkel Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs
9. Salvatore Assante
10. Nostradamus Shannon
11. John Reid
12. Cavity Sam

A. Barbie
B. Bull from Night Court
C. Comic Book Guy from The Simpsons
D. Guy Smiley from Sesame Street
E. Peppermint Patty
F. Shaggy from Scooby-Doo
G. The Lone Ranger
H. The patient from the game Operation
I. The policeman from the game Monopoly
J. The Skipper from Gilligan's Island
K. The Wizard from The Wizard of Oz
L. Turtle from Entourage

delicious, delicious math

yesterday, out of desperation, i purchased a chocolate bar from the vending machine for $1.25 using 20 coins. what coins and how many of each did i use?

there may or may not be more than one answer... i really didn't bother checking.

oh is THAT what that is...

i'm not even going to tell you what it's supposed to be...
you can be curious and follow the link for yourself.

and boom goes the dynamite

and by dynamite, i mean your brain.
this it totally too much for anyone's gray matter to handle on a friday. but if my brain is going to be turned into rice pudding, i'm not suffering alone!so there you have it! all this time you thought that 1 = 1 but it was all a lie! a filthy, awful lie! the truth of the matter is that 1 = 0.9999999... smoke that in your pipe for a little while!

here's the proof: PROOF!

hulk smash!

so i was fishing around for something in my purse this morning and got super frustrated that i couldn't find it... to the point that i just up ended my purse onto the floor, where it will likely remain until it has learned its lesson or the end of the day, whichever comes first.

in the interest of making the most out of every situation, we'll make a game out of it! how many items can you identify???

trees falling in the forest

does the law of schrodinger's cat still apply if one forgets what state the cat is in inside the box?

~ from john for your consideration... go on, find out what schrodinger was doing with that cat and expand your mind.

summer sensational mini scavenger hunt results!

first of all, i'd just like to thank everyone (and by everyone i mean all 3 of you) for participating - you make me happy when skies are gray. you're all winners in my book... but this isn't my book; this is my blog so i am obligated to announce a winner. here goes...

3rd place with 75 points... JOHN!

2nd place with 80 points... LAUREN!

and in first place with the highest achievable score (way to procrastinate on your studies...) of 85 is... LAURA! please take the time to enjoy your self-satisfaction, brief electronic glory, and all the gold stars you can imagine!

and again, congrats all around!

and for all of you out there with inquiring minds, here are the answers to the trivia and celebrity sections of the hunt:

T1. what brand name product was developed in world war 1 as part of a gas mask?
kimberly-clark developed kleenex to be used as a gas mask filter.

T2. what popular camping food was once purported to suppress sexual desires?
american presbyterian minister, rev. sylvester graham, conceived graham crackers as part of the "graham diet," a regimen he dreamed up to suppress sexual desires.

T3. which north american skyscraper recently unveiled a glass balcony on its 103rd floor?
the sears tower opened "the ledge" (a 4-ft glass balcony 1353 feet above the ground) on july 2.

T4. it's not rocket surgery! what company do rocket science and brain surgery have in common?
surgeons' precise and cordless drills, made by black & decker medical products, stem from the company's involvement in nasa's apollo program. (also accepted: macdonald dettwiler & associates)

C1. which two pop stars got matching "shhh..." tattoos?
lily allen and lindsay lohan (rihanna also has one...)

C2. six degrees of kevin bacon! ok, more like 7 but whatever. connect kevin bacon to luke skywalker in 7 steps or less.

1. kevin bacon starred in footloose with sarah jessica parker
2. SJP is married to matthew broderick
3. matthew broderick starred in the producers with nathan lane
4. nathan lane voiced timon in the lion king
5. also in the lion king, james earl jones voiced mufasa
6. JEJ voiced darth vader in star wars
7. darth vader was luke skywalker's father

OR you can go to oracleofbacon.com and connect THE BACON to any celebrity you want!

C3. name at least 3 actors considered for the role of neo in the matrix.
ewan mcgregor, nicolas cage, tom cruise, will smith, johnny depp, brad pitt, val kilmer, leonardo dicaprio, and kevin costner.

C4. what did one blonde say to the other? "how did you guys run so slowly in that opening baywatch scene... you know, where you're running down the beach?" who are the 2 blondes in this conversation?
jessica simpson and pamela anderson

building blocks of knowledge

all right all you hotshot smarty pants, i have the answers for last week's little trivia session... are you ready?
what do you mean 'no'?
you don't want the answers?
if you don't already know you never want to?
well that's not a very good attitude...
everyone should aspire to self-improvement.
well that's too bad. i'm posting the answers anyway. so there!

1. name the one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score until the contest ends.
--> boxing

2. what famous north american landmark is constantly moving backward?
--> niagara falls - the rim is worn back about 2.5 feet each year because of the millions of gallons of water rushing over it every minute.

3. of all vegetables, only 2 can last multiple growing seasons; all others must be replanted every year. what are the only 2 perennial vegetables?
--> asparagus and rhubarb

4. in many liquor stores, you can buy pear brandy with a real, whole, and ripe pear inside the bottle. the bottle hasn't been cut in any way. how did the pear get inside the bottle?
--> it grew inside the bottle! the bottles are placed over pear buds when they are small, and are wired in place on the tree. the bottle is left in place for the entire growing season. when the pears are ripe, they are snipped off at the stems.

5. what fruit has its seeds on the outside?
--> strawberry

6. only 3 words in standard english begin with the letters 'dw' and they are all common words. name 2 of them.
--> dwarf, dwell, and dwindle

7. there are 14 punctuation marks in english grammer. name at least half of them.
--> period, comma, semicolon, dash, hyphen, apostrophe, question mark, exclamation point, quotation mark, brackets, parenthesis, braces, and ellipses.

8. name the only vegetable that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form except fresh.
--> lettuce

9. name 6 or more things that you can wear on your feet beginning with the letter 's'.
--> shoes, socks, sandals, sneakers, slippers, skis, skates, snowshoes, stockings, stilts... etc.

congratulations to john and the mysterious anonymous for combining to post most of the right answers... gold star!!!
congrats!
how about now you try out the scavenger hunt???

introducing...

the summer sensational mini-scavenger hunt!

update: this event has ended

who: YOU!
where: THE INTERNET!
when: NOW!

DETAILS:
1. anyone is free to join in!
2. sadly, there aren't any real prizes for winning... all you get is self-satisfaction, brief electronic glory, and a plethora of virtual gold stars.
3. send all answers & pictures to sreudian.flips@gmail.com and be sure to clearly say which question you are responding to. you don't have to send in all the answers at once but multiple answers/pictures can be sent in the same e-mail but, again, be sure to clearly indicate which is which. PLEASE, do NOT post your answers in any of the comment section on this site. it would make it just way too easy for lazy people to participate.
4. the contest begins TODAY and runs until FRIDAY JULY 31. entries will be excepted up until 11:59PM on friday july 31st. the winner(s) will be announced sometime during the week of august 3-7.
5. judges have the right to disqualify anyone who they feel are not playing fairly or are being discriminatory or for any other reason.
6. points are given on the discretion of the judges. no amount of complaining will change the judges minds or your score. in fact, complainers are subject to point deductions for unsportsmanlike conduct.
7. submitted photos become the property of the scavenger hunt and may be posted on the internet and reproduced without permission.

ok, those are all the rules i can think of right now... if i dream up more, i will be sure to let you know ASAP.

so, are you ready?!?

here is THE LIST!!!

Section: Trivia
T1 What brand name product was developed in World War I as part of a gas mask? (5 pts)
T2 What popular camping food item was once purported to suppress sexual desires? (5 pts)
T3 Which North American skyscraper recently unveiled a glass balcony on its 103rd floor? (5 pts)
T4 It's not rocket surgery! What company do rocket science and brain surgery have in common? (5 pts)

Section: Pictures
P1 A picture of the 'FAIL' sign that proclaimed "It's not rocket surgery." (5 pts)
P2 A picture of you at a recognizable landmark. (5 pts for a Photoshop job, 10 pts for the real deal)
P3 A picture of you/your head popping out of a kangaroo's pouch. Please, Photoshop only; I want NO kangaroos harmed in the course of this scavenger hunt. (10 pts)
P4 A handcrafted e-card from someecards.com about this scavenger hunt. (10 pts)

Section: Celebrity
C1 Which two pop stars got matching "shhh..." tattoos? (5 pts)
C2 Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon! Ok, more like 7 but whatever. Connect Kevin Bacon to Luke Skywalker in 7 steps or less. (10 pts)
C3 Name at least 3 actors considered for the role of Neo in The Matrix. (2 pts per actor to a maximum of 10 pts)
C4 What did one blonde say to the other? "How did you guys run so slowly in that opening Baywatch scene... you know, where you're running down the beach?" Who are the 2 blondes in this conversation? (5 pts, all or nothing)

all that combines for a maximum possible score of 85 points!
how close can you get?
good luck!

calling all hotshot smarty pants

these are from a chain e-mail (thanks for all the spam, mom!) currently making the rounds so you might already know the answers but let's just pretend that it's all new to you.

1. name the one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score until the contest ends.

2. what famous north american landmark is constantly moving backwards?

3. of all vegetables, only 2 can last multiple growing seasons; all others must be replanted every year. what are the only 2 perennial vegetables?

4. in many liquor stores, you can buy pear brandy with a real, whole, and ripe pear inside the bottle. the bottle hasn't been cut in any way. how did the pear get inside the bottle?

5. what fruit has its seeds on the outside?

6. only 3 words in standard english begin with the letters 'dw' and they are all common words. name 2 of them [ps - dweeb isn't a real word.]

7. there are 14 punctuation marks in english grammar. name at least half of them.

8. name the only vegetable that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form except fresh.

9. name 6 or more things that you can wear on your feet beginning with the letter 's'.

counting - easy as 1, 2, C

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intracranial global warming solutions

here are the solutions to the killer sudokus that were melting your bain last week:

melting! meeelllting...

your brain, it's melting!
stop the global warming in your head with these exciting and stimulating killer sudokus!

if you've forgotten the rules for doing killer sudokus i really don't think your smart enough to be doing killer sudokus in the first place.

an experiment in morality

i found this article very interesting... social experiments are endlessly entertaining. kinda makes you think... what would you do in the same situation?

"We left 20 wallets around the GTA. Most came back"

Take 20 wallets. Fill each with $43.77 (enough change for a TTC ride and a little extra for good measure), photo ID, baby pictures, a grocery list, receipts, a contact number, an ATM card, a fancy hankie and a handwritten love note.

Now "lose" the wallets in high-traffic areas across Greater Toronto where people work, play and pray. Now wait.

[...]

Of the 20 wallets dropped, 15 have been returned so far. We're trying to reach two additional callers who left messages before this story went to press.

[...]

But before you start feeling too warm and fuzzy, sociologist Robert Brym warns about drawing sweeping conclusions, although he did say 17 out of 20 is "impressive."

"Twenty cases is an awfully small sample," Brym says.

"The results are almost certainly going to be idiosyncratic. On the whole, though, my guess is that in harder economic times, people would be more inclined to take the money."

Fact is, these results are not recessionary results – numerous studies link times of economic crises with a rise in crime.

[...]

Similar wallet experiments conducted by Reader's Digest and the Chicago Sun-Times did note that people in affluent areas were less likely to return found property than those in lower-to-middle class areas.

Our pattern of discovery showed that downtowners were quicker than suburbanites, and that more wallets were returned by men than women. Discuss.

for the whole story, click the article title.

do ri me fa sol-ution

here's the solution the the killer sudoku puzzle from last week...congrats and gold star to john for getting the solution... he definitely has smarties in his pants.

i'm looking for something more challenging/fun for my next puzzle/trivia thingy... any suggestions? what's better - word or number puzzles?

smarties in your pants...

ok, so gold star to john for giving us a solution for the killer sudoku i laid on you last week... and guess what??? it was the right answer! here's the solution for anyone too lazy to go check the comments in the other post:so since people are sooo keen to show off their brains, i thought i'd give you a deviously hard puzzle this time! the last one MUST have been too easy. ok mensa-ites, kill it!here are the rules again in case you forgot:

fill the grid so that every column, every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. the digits within the cells joined by dotted lines add up to the printed top left-hand figure. within each 'shape', a digit CANNOT be repeated. good luck!

bitches, please!

(and that's a demeaning, disappointed 'bitches, please!'
not a happy, perky 'bitches, please!' not like i'm politely asking for bitches...)

so some of you expressed that the last brain teaser i posted was too easy and urged me to put up something harder... well herrrre you go, your majesty! something harder. wrap your brain around this!

here are the rules:
fill the grid so that every column, every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. the digits within the cells joined by dotted lines add up to the printed top left-hand figure. within each 'shape', a digit CANNOT be repeated. good luck!PS - congrats to laura who solved the last puzzle and to john who agreed with the answer... gold star for laura, green star for john.

i smell... burning?

put out the fire!
you should know better! when you work those brain cells too hard, they short circuit and where there's smoke...

have the fire exgstinguisher on hand when you attempt to solve this math-y puzzle... put the floating digits in the empty boxes to make the equation work.

it's all greek to me

here's the solution to last week's wordy puzzle "breaking the language barrier"

1) the idiot divides your that money directly.
translation --> a fool and his money are soon parted.

2) you are unable to judge the registration by its cover.
translation --> you cannot judge a book by its cover.

3) as for absence compared to you make the centre be brought up to the favourite.
translation --> absence makes the heart grow fonder.

4) all these radiate are not golden.
translation --> all that glitters is not gold.