Still One More Non-Winning But Good Answer To The Stupid Pop Quiz (revised)
“Does anyone even remember the stupid pop quiz, won by Kirby T. Penworthy?” Admin says. “It was based on events in a ball game that already seems ancient, carried away on the endless torrent of ball games going by.”
“That’s certainly how it must look in Stovernia,” Spence says. “In case anyone still cares, we’ll first repeat the question: What do Ty Cobb (lifetime B.A. .366) and George Sisler (lifetime B.A. .340) have in common with Chris Davis (lifetime B.A. .255) and Darnell McDonald (lifetime B.A. .247)? This answer, from Robert Lane, although not actually accurate by any rational standard, has a certain je ne sais quoi:”
They are all dead.
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8:34 am on May 17th, 2012
I’m laughing so much that it’s difficult to type. Great answer…as the endless torrent continues in all its superfluity.
Good morning all.
8:37 am on May 17th, 2012
Good Morning All!
This is the best laugh I’ve had in a while.
Admin, please use your spell-check….the winner was Kirby T, not Kirky T.
It’s a beautiful morning here in Westchetser….Yipee! No big hair. Lightning bolts tomorrow….I think this should be the last time for a while.
8:40 am on May 17th, 2012
B! I knew you would Love it! Smirk.
Superfluity? That was read like you really meant it.
Hahahahahaha Robert gave the best answer of all so far.
OMD. Rose. That is even funnier! Kirky indeed.
9:01 am on May 17th, 2012
Superfluity:
An unnecessarily or excessively large amount or number of something: “a superfluity of unoccupied time”.
An unnecessary thing.
snicker. I”m able to drive a bit today. So I’m going to acupuncture.
Patsy will not be pleased. On the other paw, she got to go with me when I picked up Jesse.
This arrived in an email.
9:09 am on May 17th, 2012
Rose: Very good news! Of course, the Smoochers already knew. We are going to miss our weekly visits with you. Maybe we will drop by just to say hey.
Melanie: Cute license plate. Is that a real dawg? No, it can’t be.
9:16 am on May 17th, 2012
Masquers, you and the rest of the Smoochers can drop by to say hello anytime, as I will miss you as well. I know the Prof with love to jam with you again!
Melanie, that’s a cute picture, but I’m a doubting Thomas too. Is that for real?
9:38 am on May 17th, 2012
I think the dog is real. Excellent!
9:44 am on May 17th, 2012
OH!…Brother…grunt!…That’s a stupid answer….sniff!…My answer was stupid too, do you think he will print it?..NO!…huffle!
9:48 am on May 17th, 2012
I’ve never had Brussels sprouts. Anything with the word “sprout” as part of its name and that looks like undernourished cabbage can’t be good.
9:49 am on May 17th, 2012
Clarkson!…Doesn’t Clarkson have a part in MIB3??…snort!…I just saw some it on a preview and it looks awesome!…wheeze!…I did not see Clarkson though.
9:59 am on May 17th, 2012
Oh Dawg, I am laughing at both today’s answer to the pop quiz and Kirky T. Great way to begin the morning.
Admin: Please print Rio’s answer to the pop quiz.
Very Good news Rose!!
Yippie! They are getting my air conditioner up and running today.
I think the dog is real in Melanie’s photo.
10:01 am on May 17th, 2012
Of course it is Real.
Melanie, you will have to remind us which scene McKey appears in in Men in Black 3.
10:04 am on May 17th, 2012
Rio, The Rockies play an afternoon game today. The last time they did we missed it and we had to go without baseball for two days.
10:06 am on May 17th, 2012
Answer!…Nope, my answer is not dumb enough…snort!…It was something about putting their pants on one leg at a time, but I didn’t word it with any je ne sais quoi attached…sniff!…I should have spent more time on it…grump!
10:06 am on May 17th, 2012
Love the license plate. Not sure if the dog is real, or if that is a picture of him.
Brussels sprouts are good, plus fun to grow.
We love MIB, almost anything would be good with Will Smith in it. Very talented guy. Wonder if Clarkson met him?
Melanie, why couldn’t you drive since you returned? Did you drive to the wedding or ride with someone?
10:09 am on May 17th, 2012
Dawg!…snort!…Thanks for reminding me SiberH! I will text my friend at the busy-place so she remembers to listen to it…sniff!…She is sitting there choking on smoke from the big fire that is sorta close when the wind blows just right…wheeze!
10:11 am on May 17th, 2012
We want to hear Rio’s answer too, please.
10:15 am on May 17th, 2012
Thanks, Siber H! And congratulations on nice, cool, air!!!
I want to hear Rio’s answer too!
I LOVE roasted brussels sprouts!
10:21 am on May 17th, 2012
Answer!..i’m tellin’ youse, its not dumb enough…grunt!…plus, i already told you the gist of it…grunt!
10:25 am on May 17th, 2012
Admin: You could print all our (stupid) superfluous answers, but that might be embarrassing. I would like to hear what a certain someone’s answer was, however (Rio! Stop squirming)
Give me a tasty recipe for the b. sprouts and I may reconsider my position on the matter.
10:33 am on May 17th, 2012
There is a recipe for b.s. in Dishlickers, I believe.
10:34 am on May 17th, 2012
Recipe!…A tasty recipe for Brussel Sprouts does not exist…grunt!…The smell alone makes my tail droop…sneeze!
10:35 am on May 17th, 2012
The thing that is superfluous in my first comment is baseball not our answers.
I’m meeting a friend for lunch. (And I won’t be ordering Brussels sprouts even if offered on the menu.) …. Actually, to be fair, I suppose I should try them. What do they taste like?
10:38 am on May 17th, 2012
I believe that my answer to the “stupid pop quiz” was accurate (I researched it) and it was extremely concise.
10:46 am on May 17th, 2012
Michael Vick is getting married in Miami on June 30th. Should we all send gifts?
Bee, There is nothing that compares to a Brussels sprout!
10:53 am on May 17th, 2012
Bee – what Brussels Sprouts taste like depends on if a person has a certain gene or not. Birds have a gene that makes BS taste bitter – therefore birds leave them alone. Some humans have the same bird gene – therefore they can taste a certain enzyme in the BS that other people are oblivious to. Mama always thought Dad was just being difficult about sprouts until she read about this. So now Dad likes to brag that he is so much Bird Clan (one of the clans of his tribe) that he even has a bird gene.
You should try sprouts – you will know right away if you like them. Just make sure that you try a GOOD sprout – not some frozen ones, or something that has been on a buffet bar for hours. (and here is another interesting tidbit – did you all know that most vegetables on buffet hot bars and in cold salad bars are saturated with corn syrup? It keeps them from wilting and loosing color – and plays havoc with diabetics who think they are making good choices of vegetables on a buffet)
10:54 am on May 17th, 2012
Barb – we will chip in on an electric choke collar for Vick. And the remote control for his wife.
10:56 am on May 17th, 2012
You guys that don’t like brussel sprouts…face reality…You don’t have the mutated gene. You will never like them.
Maybe Kirby T will be forever known as Kirky T. on this blog. That can happen.
10:59 am on May 17th, 2012
We will also chip in on the electric choke collar for Vick.
I wonder about the character of any woman who would marry him.
11:00 am on May 17th, 2012
Siber – we have a question for you. Will you become Siber Nefarious Borzoi, or will your bride become Natasha Husky? (somehow we don’t think she will agree to that name)
11:04 am on May 17th, 2012
It has to be Natasha Husky. There is no other way.
11:06 am on May 17th, 2012
A very high voltage choke collar is in order.
11:08 am on May 17th, 2012
Name!…How about Natasha The Husky Nefarious Borzoi?…heh!…That has a certain je ne sais quoi about it…snort!
11:10 am on May 17th, 2012
lol That makes her sound fat.
11:30 am on May 17th, 2012
OOOoooo, do NOT want to make Natasha sound fat. She doesn’t get mad, she gets even.
Collar for Vick. snicker.
I have no idea if that dog is real or not. He is cute.
Going to find my answer to the quiz . . .
11:32 am on May 17th, 2012
First I have to try something
10
11:35 am on May 17th, 2012
Nope that didn’t work. Had to change the division sign!
What they have in common is
C = (502D – 366T – 340G +247M) / 111
Proof:
Looking at how you posed the question, It’s a math equation.
TC(.366) + GS(.340) = CD(.255) +DM(.247)
Since C is on both sides of the equation let’s solve for C.
Using the Distributive Property
.366T + .366C + .340G + .340S = .255C + .255D + .247D +.247M
Using the Addition Property
.366T + .366C + .340G + .340S = .255C +.502D +.247M
Using the Additive Inverse Property
.366C – .255C = .502D – .366T – .340G +.247M
Using Subtraction
.111C = .502D – .366T – .340G +.247M
Using the Multiplicative Property of Equality
111C = 502D – 366T – 340G +247M
Using the Multiplicative Inverse Property
C = (502D – 366T – 340G +247M) / 111
11:39 am on May 17th, 2012
The choke collar is an Excellent Choice for a wedding gift. High Voltage…even better.
Melanie!
11:57 am on May 17th, 2012
Melanie!…Where did the .502 come from?…sniff!…I’ve never seen that Batting Average before…heh!
12:13 pm on May 17th, 2012
Riö, I added the .255D and the .247D !
Just uploaded on the computer some video from the wedding. I was going to watch it, but I don’t want to cry again.
12:18 pm on May 17th, 2012
We do not eat brussels sprouts. Yuck.
Our answer to the pop quiz was correct but way too concise and not creative.
Who would marry Vick? Double-yuck!
12:23 pm on May 17th, 2012
LaDonna over the Bridge. RIP Donna Summer.
12:25 pm on May 17th, 2012
Excuse please. Siber – please remember, Natasha is liberated and career oriented. Ve must keep professional name. Is ok you use pet names vhen ve are private. Natasha’s very favorite is vhen you call us your “nefarious little snuggle bunny” and ve call you our” husky little polar bear pup”
Ve do not vant Rio to know these things. You know how he likes teasing. Vould not be dignified if he uses those little names.
1:32 pm on May 17th, 2012
Summer!…Wasn’t Donna Summer big during the disco era?…snort!
1:45 pm on May 17th, 2012
Donna Summers was called the Disco Queen. She was 63.
2:16 pm on May 17th, 2012
A Mere Child. .
Barb, with the liver problem if I do too much I pay for it later. I use up all my stored energy and then run on adrenaline and caffeine. Crashing for days at a time.
I am still crashing.
2:17 pm on May 17th, 2012
Natasha I’m the guy. I’m the boss. I’ll have none of this womens’ lib nonsense.
You will also have to give up your career and keep the home fires burning while I watch base of balls with the guys.
The Motherland will miss you.
2:37 pm on May 17th, 2012
SiberH!…You can come and hide out in our basement…snort!…The sooner the better perhaps….heh!
3:01 pm on May 17th, 2012
Nattie, What have you gotten yourself into? There is still time to rethink this situation.
Before that stupid hip x-ray, I was going for a brief hookup with Sedar. None of that long term commitment raz ma tazz. Are you sure you want to cook and clean and listen to endless stories about base of balls?
3:05 pm on May 17th, 2012
B&M: I was sorry to hear about Donna Summer. My dad always loved the song “The Last Dance.”
3:07 pm on May 17th, 2012
Natasha, for a woman of your wiles, wouldn’t a booty call do?
3:25 pm on May 17th, 2012
Rose, that is what I just said!
Also, it was Bear that first told us about Donna Summer.
Melanie, Girl, you need to just kick back for a few days and rejuvenate.
3:27 pm on May 17th, 2012
Now Rose has me laughing so much I can’t type!! (Several years ago my students explained to me what a “booty call” is.)
3:31 pm on May 17th, 2012
Barb: Why is it “fun” to grow Brussels sprouts? (Serious question.)
When I asked how they taste I was looking for a description rather than a comparison.
3:58 pm on May 17th, 2012
Booty!…As in Shake yer Booty?…snort!…Isn’t that from the disco era also?…sniff!
4:04 pm on May 17th, 2012
Bee, They are in the cole family, along with cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower etc. Sole people think they are bitter little cabbages. Barb always liked them (but then she loves lima beans too). I guess they have a somewhat cabbagy taste. Roasting them, especially with olive oil, garlic or bacon makes them better.
They are fun to grow, because when you start with one plant, it can get 3-4 feet high, and have little cabbages growing all the way up the stem. You might get 60 plus sprouts on one plant, so you get a lot of bang for your buck. The sprouts start developing at the bottom, and just keep producing all the way till snowy weather.
4:07 pm on May 17th, 2012
A booty call could be described as a last minute hook-up, usually made by phone, for some less than committed fun and games.
4:09 pm on May 17th, 2012
I didn’t mean Sole people, I meant some people!
4:20 pm on May 17th, 2012
The Farmer is a Bear
The Farmer is a Bear
Hi Ho Dee Dairy-O
The Farmer is a Bear.
The Royals’ Mum’s Bear is finished!
4:20 pm on May 17th, 2012
B&M, sometimes you just have to spell it out for people.
My apologies to Bear….yes he was the one to tell us about Ms. Summer.
Rio, you know your disco music! 😉
4:22 pm on May 17th, 2012
I LOVE the Harvest Bear!!!!!!!!
4:23 pm on May 17th, 2012
From this . .
4:33 pm on May 17th, 2012
The bear is wonderful. He has soulful eyes.
For “booty call” one can also go to urbandictionary.com and get a rather descriptive definition.
Thanks Barb. I will try B.S. (I like lima beans.)
4:44 pm on May 17th, 2012
WOW! The bear is amazing. That was a lot of work. It will be the best Bear in town.
5:14 pm on May 17th, 2012
Bear!…Wow!Wow!Wow!…Golinka you are amazing!…snort!snort!
5:18 pm on May 17th, 2012
Franklin and Mac went to the v*e*t today. Check ups. They do not have lyme. Ticks are just terrible this year . .
Anyhoo, the young attendant was helping Zoe by holding on to Mac’s leash so he climbed in her lab and licked her face.
If you want a goofball for a dog? Male Newfs.
5:28 pm on May 17th, 2012
Yuck!…Newf drool!…gah!
6:14 pm on May 17th, 2012
Riö, just because you’ve been slimed a few times doesn’t mean other people don’t like it!
Time to watch some X-Files.
6:17 pm on May 17th, 2012
I love, love, love the bear!!!!!
6:24 pm on May 17th, 2012
um Siber….Natasha has need to talk to you private. Is ok to be home vife in some vays, but you need to understand. Natasha DOES NOT cook! Natasha tells kitchen staff vhat to prepare, but these paws do not touch pots or pans.
So – vill be like living vhere you live now, yes?
6:35 pm on May 17th, 2012
No, Natasha. We will be living with Rio and Beau in their basement.
6:51 pm on May 17th, 2012
Tupper&Gilly: Beautiful, Beautiful Harvest Bear!!! It’s a Winner!
6:53 pm on May 17th, 2012
Thank you for the pictures, Melanie.
7:20 pm on May 17th, 2012
Uummmm!…Hold on there SiberH…sniff!…I said you could Hide here, not live here with your vife…huffle!
7:35 pm on May 17th, 2012
Rio, I am just trying to make Natasha see how unattractive life with me would be. She wouldn’t like living with you, me, and Beau.
I give up trying to reason with her. I am on my way to your basement.
7:39 pm on May 17th, 2012
Golinka, I love the bear!
7:40 pm on May 17th, 2012
(whispering) this is going to be fun! Natasha knows where Rio lives!
7:41 pm on May 17th, 2012
The other day B. posted about the book ‘How it all Began’ and it looks good. Right now I’m reading Ken Follet’s ‘Dangerous Fortune’ but that book will be next.
7:59 pm on May 17th, 2012
Basement!…As a matter of fact we are in the basement right now trying to escape the heat and the smoke…wheeze!cough!…I don’t know if you want to come here while the fire is still burning SiberH…gasp!
8:05 pm on May 17th, 2012
Natasha, Are you sure you have thought this thru? Maybe some of the other girls and I could stage an intervention before it is too late. You and Siber living with Rio and Beau? Are you sure you are all compatible?
8:06 pm on May 17th, 2012
Wolfie, Natasha does not know where Rio lives.
Rio, It wouldn’t be spring here without smoke from wildfires. I’m used to it. The Albuq. area is suppose to have smoke from a fire in Arizona arriving this weekend.
8:09 pm on May 17th, 2012
Mollypop’s Mom: I bought How It All Began but haven’t started it yet.
8:10 pm on May 17th, 2012
American Idol is on now. I didn’t get to see the performances last night due to my crazy family including Molly’s Mom. They all went out and left the weather channel on for me. Jeez.
8:11 pm on May 17th, 2012
Natasha, the real question is do you think you would want to live with Rio’s friend’s mother?????
Maggie, your lovely picture is up top!
8:16 pm on May 17th, 2012
SiberH!…Maybe you should reconsider this plan…sniff!…You’d have to eat Zingers for breakfast, watch soap operas while snacking on cheese and crackers…grunt!…Then later you would have to go on brutal walks and play ball…snort!….After all that you would get to go downstairs and watch the Rockies game all season long…wuffle!…Does this sound like the life for a Husky Polar Bear Pup?…sniff!
8:23 pm on May 17th, 2012
Rio, if Siber-H doesn’t take your offer , how about me? Can I come?
8:27 pm on May 17th, 2012
Sammie!…Sometimes my friend and her mother let a Sammie-look-alike stay here with us while her people are gone…sniff!…So it that regard the answer is definitely “NO!”…grunt!…Beau and I know exactly what you are like..gruffle!…Beau is afraid of you.
8:29 pm on May 17th, 2012
We love The Royal Mum’s bear. But then, we are partial to farmers. 🙂
Siber, you are just not gonna be the same husky we know and love. [sigh] Wedding bells are breaking up that old pack of ours.
8:30 pm on May 17th, 2012
Here is the rest of what we posted, but it was cut off because we tried to post bells and music bars after the song we quoted.
KarIn Hendrickson posted a very detailed recap of her Iditarod race. We know it won’t be as good as the Giant’s, but we will be reading this for sure.
http://blueonblackdogs.com/documents/Iditarod2012Recap.pdf
8:34 pm on May 17th, 2012
Rio, It all sounds good but the soap operas. You know, I could take your friend on a brutal walk. It would give you and Beau a break. That is a Husky speciality…moving in a forward direction at a fast clip mile after mile.
You and Beau could do the ball playing. That is, if your friend wasn’t too worn out from the brutal walk.
“Husky polar bear pup’ is kinda cute, but, NO, Natasha.
Yes, that it is Barb…stage an intervention.
8:44 pm on May 17th, 2012
Walks!…SiberH, if you can get me out of the Brutal Walk you can move in tonight…wheeze!…Although, Beau the dummy, is acting like he likes his walk every night…grump!
8:57 pm on May 17th, 2012
Siber dear. It may be indelicate to say, but Natasha does know vhere pug lives. Remember, he used to try to court Natasha in backyard by playing little harmonica under the stars.
But vorry not my little polar puppy, Natasha’s heart now belongs to you. After you showed us your truck and vent for valk in voods, vhat power did Natasha have to say no?
Princess Sammie – you vill be vedding party, yes? Ve thought maybe as maid of honor as you are from royalty. But that vould mean being escorted by certain pug in tuxedo. Is ok?
9:23 pm on May 17th, 2012
We are going to say good night, all this wedding talk is making me all tuckered out.
Natasha, I think your mind is made up, and you are a very stubborn Borzoi!
9:56 pm on May 17th, 2012
I notice someone sneaked in and corrected the kirky typo of this morning.
We will be right on the heels of Barb and Maggie. The plan is to watch The Muppets…there may or may not be small children involved…Heh.
Good Night – Bear
10:13 pm on May 17th, 2012
Natasha, my dear, I am not royalty, although I look and act as if I were. Actually, I am the Princess dog from Chet’s book – yes, the real thing. I will be playing the part of Princess in the movie.
If you can get Rio into a tuxedo, I will be in your wedding. Wouldn’t miss it.
10:22 pm on May 17th, 2012
Tuxedo!…I can get into a bow-tie, but thats the extent of my wardrobe…heh!…No tuxedo for me. No suspenders, no button-down shirt, no cummerbund, no vest, no nuthing, no how..sniff!
10:46 pm on May 17th, 2012
Hi8 As you can see, the Bear is finally DONE! Yahoooo!!
Thank you all so much for your nice words. We had a good time on this project – Gilly and I were SO much help. But we are glad its done!
And now to catch up on the blog – geez louise – Rio in a TUXEDO??
10:49 pm on May 17th, 2012
OMDawg!…She just put in the new movie from Netflix and it is not in color…grunt!…Starring a very young Bob Hope and Lucy Ball…sniff!…Its called, The Facts Of Life….wheeze!
10:54 pm on May 17th, 2012
T&G: Your farmer bear looks as if he’s had a very successful harvest. The overalls simply make the bear irresistible! Is that food real?
Melanie: Yikes! Get rest, eat some really good food and replenish your energy stocks.
Rose: I’ll be thinking of you tomorrow while you are getting your lightning bolts and hoping for the best possible results.
Snow! A few inches of snow fell at my house in Canada. I personally am glad I am not there to see it, but SiberH may want to visit. The spare room is available.
11:01 pm on May 17th, 2012
I’m in Rio’s basement now eating zingers, but, thank you Dawson, I may need to head up your way next.
Rose, You will be in our thoughts tomorrow. We care about you.
night everyone
11:02 pm on May 17th, 2012
Hi Dawson! Thanks – the overalls were a fun challenge. All the veggies and fruits are fake – some we found in craft stores, but some we had to order from s special supply place that makes fake food for displays, like at delis and supermarkets. Its all very heavily coated with polyurethane so that it is weatherproof and (hopefully) vandal proof.
So – are you enjoying your trip to a foreign country?
And we haven’t been around much lately – has Rebecca been here?
11:04 pm on May 17th, 2012
Rose!…I’ll be thinking of you more than Dawson will…snort!… I like you more than Dawson does…grunt!…And I hope for even better results than Dawson could imagine…heh!…Seriously Rose, my pug thoughts and prayers will be with you tomorrow morning…sniffle!…You are a brave girl. Remember to keep your hair safe…wuffle!
11:52 pm on May 17th, 2012
Classic!….Those two together are still so funny!…heh!heh!…I’m talking about Bob Hope and Lucille Ball not Natasha and SiberH…chorkel!
6:25 am on May 18th, 2012
Rio, thank you for caring about me….your pug thoughts and prayers mean a lot to me.
Thanks Siber and Dawson for your kind thoughts as well. All of you here on this blog have been so kind to me.
SNOW! Hey, Dawson, can I use the spare bedroom? I love the snow!
BBL
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