Ben Bass and Beyond: Happy Thanksgiving

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Happy Thanksgiving

As we enter the back stretch of the holiday season — Slutty Nurse Night, Cranberry-Stained Detroit Lions Jersey Day, Crass Commercialism Month — I take a moment to wish you all a happy Thanksgiving. We have a lot to be thankful for.

And in the spirit of the season, enjoy this.

1 comment:

Elaine said...: Well, aren't we just a Little Ray of Sunshine?

Donating to Heifer International (in honor of our gift list) pretty much takes care of the Crass Commercialism business, but what's this about Slutty Nurse Night? Are you sure there are enough male nurses to go around?--'cause the double standard is out-dated, you know!; November 25, 2011 at 12:12 AM

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NPR Sunday puzzle

This week:

What familiar saying with seven words has seven consonants in a row? The answer is a common saying, in ordinary English. Sometimes it's expressed in nine words rather than seven, but it's the same saying. And either way, in one spot it has seven consecutive consonants. What saying is it?

Enter here or email me for a hint.

Last week: Name something in seven letters that most people keep in their homes. Take the first, third, fourth and seventh letters and rearrange them. The result will be a four-letter word naming something that the seven-letter thing is commonly used for. What is it?

Highlight for answer: Aspirin, pain

Two weeks ago: The name of what character, familiar to everyone, contains each of the five vowels (A, E, I, O and U) exactly once? The answer consists of two words — eight letters in the first word, four letters in the second.

Highlight for answer: Question mark

Three weeks ago: Name a well-known person from the 20th century who held an important position. Take the first and last letters of this person's last name, change each of them to the next letter of the alphabet, and you'll get the last name of another famous person who held the same position sometime after the first one. Who is it?

Highlight for answer: Ford, Gore