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December 2005 Vol. 6 Issue 12

Fun & Games

Fun & Games
Crossword Puzzles
When you have completed the puzzles, you can click here to find the answers!

Puzzle #1

Across Down

6. exceptional
8. category, level
9. first six grades

1. short distance club
2. seeking members
3. used for rebounding
4. treats mental ills
5. experienced helping
7. agility sport


Puzzle #2

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1. three sided
6. a long distance run
8. customary, usual
10. outside the city

2. hurtful, destructive
3. race, nationality
4. room or building
5. long-time player
7. chance-based drawing
9. performing group


Puzzle #3

Across Down

1. without enthusiasm
7. highly rated
9. bad predictions
10. stories, famous

2. a face-off
3. surrounding aura
4. sneaky, scarey
5. second year student
6. a depiction
8. highly challenging

December Connections

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1. major holiday
5. the night before
6. highly anticipated
7. lights, bells, holly
9. greetings via mail
10. Jewish candleholder
11. sing hallelujah

2. keeps going down
3. begins in big way
4. pull Santa's sleigh
8. Santa's entrance
9. holiday music

 

Let's start off with some short riddles

What gets wetter the more it dries?
   A towel!

What building has the most stories?
   A library!

What's the difference between a jeweler and a jailer?
   A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells!

What is so fragile even saying its name can break it?
   Silence!

What can you put in a wood box that will make it lighter?
   Holes!

How many animals did Moses take on the ark!
   None, it was Noah!

What did the banana do when it heard the ice scream?
   It split!

 

Bumper stickers (my favorite)

Time is what keeps everything from happening at once

I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it

Give me ambiguity or give me something else

Why is "abbreviation" such a long word?

I'm out of bed and dressed; what more do you want?

Lead me not into temptation; I can find it myself

Why do psychics have to ask you for your name?

I intend to live forever…so far so good

Ask me about my vow of silence

Consciousness: that annoying time between naps

What is a "free" gift? Aren't all gifts free?

Ambivalent? Well, yes and no

 

More riddles

Why do elephants never forget?
   Because nobody ever tells them anything!

Why did the baker stop making doughnuts?
   Because he got sick of the hole business!

What bird can be heard at mealtimes?
   A swallow!

What do you call a pig with three eyes?
   A piiig!

Why are pianos hard to open?
   Because the keys are inside!

Why is the giraffe so slow to apologize?
   Because it takes them a long time to swallow their pride!

Who earns a living by driving his customers away?
   A taxi driver!

 

Our usual knock, knock finale (at last!)

Knock, knock.
   Who's there?
Viola.
   Viola who?
Viola sudden you don't know me?

Knock, knock.
   Who's there?
Voodoo.
   Voodoo who?
Voodoo you think you are?

Knock, knock.
   Who's there?
Waddle.
   Waddle who?
Waddle you give me if I go away?

Knock, knock.
   Who's there?
Wafer.
   Wafer who?
Wafer a long time, but now I'm back!

Knock, knock.
   Who's there?
Wooden shoe.
   Wooden shoe who?
Wooden shoe like to know?

 


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