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October 2003     Vol.4 Issue 10

 

Fun & Games

Trivia - Famous Food and Food Combinations

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  1. Dr. Suess wrote about green ______ and ham in one of his famous books?
  2. Take me out to the ballgame and buy me some peanuts and ______?
  3. A popular quick snack sandwich is peanut butter and ______?
  4. To keep your categories straight, don't mix apples and ______?
  5. In the Deep South they don't think they've had breakfast without _____?
  6. William Tell was forced to shoot an _____ off his young son's head?
  7. While overweight Wimpy craved hamburgers, Popeye tossed down whole cans of ______ to build up his muscles?
  8. Little kids' first venture into business often is to set up a Koolaid or ______ stand?
  9. In the old folksong, what did "Jimmy crack and I don't care?"
  10. Can you name the cereal that is "the Breakfast of Champions" and another that goes "Snap, Crackle, and Pop?"

Crossword Puzzles

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Young Saint Louis.com #1

crossword

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1. advance booking
3. recreate past event
6. copy of an original
9. goal is to win
2. fine-tuned, adjusted
4. put up for an office
5. change for better
6. live within an area
7. represents a nation
8. lists qualifications

 

Young Saint Louis.com #2

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1. wind instrument
5. a memento
6. stringed instrument
8. physical preparation
9. write music
2. tendency to act
3. recurring condition
4. group competition
7. musical group
8. fix food outdoors

 

Young Saint Louis.com #3

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2. support with music
6. supply of words
8. a performing group
9. racial or cultural
1. deer meat
3. blend in, disguise
4. hold muscle to bone
5. prize, trophy
7. sign up new members

 

Trick or Treat Time

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3. good thing to carry
5. not welcome
6. facial disguise
7. out in numbers
9. carved to scare
10. special clothing
1. trick or treat time
2. next major holiday
4. usually candy
8. often corny jokes

 

October - jokes with a Halloween flavor

Why was the boy unhappy to win first prize for the best costume at the Halloween party?
      Because he had just stopped by to pick up his sister!

A boy went to a Halloween party with a sheet over his head.
      "Are you a ghost?" asked a friend.
"No, I'm an unmade bed!" the boy replied.

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

Some scary books for Halloween reading

  • "The Bad Tempered Werewolf" by Claudia Armoff
  • "Ghost Stories" by I. M. Scared
  • "When a Vampire Knocks at the Door" by Wade Aminit
  • "Monsters I Have Known" by O. Penjaw
  • "I Met a Vampire" by Pierce Nex
  • "Black Magic" by Sue Pernatural
  • "I Swallowed a Magic Potion" by Iris Keverthing
  • "How to Keep Monsters from Your House" by Dora Steele
  • "A Wizard's Autobiography" by Eli D. Constantly

More scary jokes

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

Why were Egyptian children so confused?
      Because their daddies were mummies!

What do ghosts do when they're in the hospital?
      They talk about their apparitions!

Who writes jokes for ghosts?
      Crypt writers!

What did the ghost teacher say to her class?
      "Watch the board and I'll go through it again!"

What kind of jewels do ghosts give their girlfriends?
      Tombstones!

What do you have to take to become a coroner?
      A stiff exam!

Our usual knock knock ending

Knock knock.
      Who's there?
Halibut.
      Halibut who?
Halibut letting me in on the secret?

Knock knock.
      Who's there?
House.
      House who?
Oh, Hugh's fine, thank you!

 

 

 


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