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November 2005 Vol. 6 Issue 11

Fun & Games

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

Puzzle #1

Across Down

2. tools for job
5. continues the story
7. a strengthening
9. pull together data
11. general principles
12. inhabitants

1. assures performance
3. required beforehand
4. busy confusion
6. prepare to perform
8. a leaning toward
10. a try-out


Puzzle #2

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1. blocked from goal
4. skin tone
7. a martial art
9. stimulating
10. high singing voice

2. unruly
3. abnormal behavior
5. a changing
6. fit together
8. whimsically


Puzzle #3

Across Down

1. turned in for value
5. keep away from
6. effortless
8. prose writing
10. voice production aid
11. go up and down

2. plans meals
3. a broadening out
4. dependent upon
7. movement exercise
9. second year student

November Connections

Across Down

1. usually mashed
6. a red side dish
7. often mince, pumpkin
9. honored another day
11. served over potatoes

2. started by Pilgrims
3. how everyone feels
4. usual main course
5. popular with kids
6. drink for grownups
8. around the table
10. put off until Xmas

 

Some leftover jokes from Halloween

What is Dracula's car called?
     A mobile blood unit!

What happened when the girl dressed as a spoon left the Halloween party?
     No one moved, since they couldn't stir without her!

How do witches tell time?
     By looking at their witch watches!

Why was the boy unhappy for winning first prize for best costume at the Halloween party?
     Because he just came to pick up his sister!

What do you call a ghost's mother and father?
     Transparents!

Why did the witch give up fortune telling?
     Because there was no future in it!

How did the witch feel after she was run over by a car?
     Tired!

What do you call a demon who slurps his food?
     A goblin!

Why are graveyards so noisy?
     Because of all the coffin!

What did the ghost teacher say to her pupils?
     Watch the board while I go through it again!

 

Other wack-o riddles

What type of clothes do houses wear?
     Addresses!

What did one elevator say to the other elevator?
     I think I'm coming down with something!

Why can't a leopard hide?
     Because it's always spotted!

When is a car not a car?
     When it turns into a garage!

What did the pencil sharpener say to the pencil?
     Stop going in circles and get to the point!

What runs but can't walk?
     The faucet!

What's taken before you get it?
     Your picture!

 

Leading oxymorons

Exact estimate

Working vacation

Twelve-ounce pound cake

Tight slacks

Taped live

Clearly misunderstood

New classic

Small crowd

Soft rock

Found missing

Resident alien

 

Only in America…

Only in America…are there handicapped parking spaces in front of a skating rink.

Only in America…do drugstores make sick people walk to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front.

Only in America…do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and put useless junk in the garage.

Only in America…do people order double cheese burgers, large fries, and a diet coke.

Only in America…do we buy hotdogs in packages of ten and buns in packages of eight.

Only in America…do they have drive up ATM machines with Braille lettering.

 

We'll quit with our usual knock, knocks

Knock, knock.
     Who's there?
Tennis.
     Tennis who?
Tennis five plus five!

Knock, knock.
     Who's there?
Theodore.
     Theodore who?
Theodore wasn't open, so I knock, knocked!

Knock, knock.
     Who's there?
Veal chop.
     Veal chop who?
Veal chop around and see what bargains we can pick up!

Knock, knock.
     Who's there?
Sinbad.
     Sinbad who?
Sinbad, and you'll never get to heaven!

 


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