Muffie's Minutes of Mindless Trivia

[Pseudomoniker]

I can't resist this....

The absolute very last person's name you see in the credits at the end of Indiana Jones, Raiders of the Lost Ark is.....

Romo Garrara.

I have absolutely no clue who this guy is, but his is the last name and that is the only claim to fame he has with me. This is beyond obscure....but I think it classifies as mindless.

 

[hotNnasty]

LOLLL you could be right


Tammy Wynette's home has 15 bathrooms

 

[hotNnasty]

OHMY!
Where is mbb?
Out gettin' more input I bet

An electric eel will short circuit itself if it is put into salt water

 

[TAKEMEE]

Waves to Hot
Quiet night tonight

Looking around to find some trivia

An onion, botanically speaking, is a lily

 

[mbb308]

OHMY!
Where is mbb?
Out gettin' more input I bet

An electric eel will short circuit itself if it is put into salt water

That might be because salt water conducts electricity better than fresh water does.

My reputation exceeds me.

I've been working my tail off these last several days. I'll get caught up tomorrow or the next day.

Thanks for asking, though, and for wishing the best!!!!

 

[hotNnasty]

Waves to Takemee. Are we ever here at the same time girl? LOL
and I thought an onion was just a plain ole onion out of the veggie garden!

There you are mbb
lolll I swear you know something about everything!
Don't work your tail off too much!

My last trivia of the day:

There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar

Night mbb pleasant dreams

 

[mbb308]

Waves to Takemee. Are we ever here at the same time girl? LOL
and I thought an onion was just a plain ole onion out of the veggie garden!

There you are mbb
lolll I swear you know something about everything!
Don't work your tail off too much!

My last trivia of the day:

There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar

Night mbb pleasant dreams

Thanks, Kind Soul. Thoughts such as yours make me feel better.

And I love permutations and combinations, too. They are always amazing.

 

[mbb308]

This date in history

1690 - One of the earliest American newspapers - Publick Occurrences - published its only edition in Boston.

1775 - Revolutionary War hero Ethan Allen was captured by the British as he led an attack on Montreal.

1789 - the first US Congress adopted 12 amendments to the Constitution and sent them to the states for ratification. Ten of those amendments became the Bill of Rights on 15 December 1791.

1890 - Wilford Woodruff of the Mormon church issued a manifesto formally renouncing the practice of polygamy.

1957 - Three hundred US Army soldiers stood guard as nine black children were admitted to Little Rock High School in Arkansas.

1962 - Sonny Liston knocked out Floyd Patterson in the first round to win the heavyweight title.

1973 - The three-man crew of Skylab-II spalshed down in the Pacific after 59 days in space.

1981 - Sandra Day O'Connor was sworn in as the first woman to serve on the US Supreme Court.

 

[hotNnasty]

Good morning mbb It's tooooo early for me to get up. So I'm going back to bed.
Big ((HUGS))

Oh, the year 1961 reads the same upside down..... whens the next year that will happen again?

(night-night)

ANd when I get up I will get the dictionary out! (giggles)

 

[mbb308]

Good morning mbb It's tooooo early for me to get up. So I'm going back to bed.
Big ((HUGS))

Oh, the year 1961 reads the same upside down..... whens the next year that will happen again?

(night-night)

ANd when I get up I will get the dictionary out! (giggles)

Me, too, but it is for the best, I tell myself. Check out the "Old House..." thread for what I've been up to.

I would guess that it will be in 6009.

Groundhog day of 2000 was the first date, written numerically, with all even numbers since 8 August 888.

 

[mbb308]

Today's B-days

Phil Rizzuto is 84.

Barbara Walters is 71.

Michael Douglas is 58.

Cheryl Tiegs is 55.

Anson Williams is 53.

Mark Hamill is 51.

Christopher Reeve is 50.

Heather Locklear is 41.

Scottie Pippen is 37.

Will Smith is 34.

Catherine Zeta-Jones is 33.

 

[hotNnasty]

Me, too, but it is for the best, I tell myself. Check out the "Old House..." thread for what I've been up to.

I would guess that it will be in 6009.

Groundhog day of 2000 was the first date, written numerically, with all even numbers since 8 August 888.

I just checked your "Old House" I never would have guessed that's what you did for a living. Thumbs up my friend

Yes..... of course you're right 6009

Sitting here trying to figure out the next numerically even date

 

[hotNnasty]

The governor of Texas from 1891 to 1895 named his only daughter Ima. His name was Jim Hogg!

 

[mbb308]

I just checked your "Old House" I never would have guessed that's what you did for a living. Thumbs up my friend

Yes..... of course you're right 6009

Sitting here trying to figure out the next numerically even date

I have a sneaking suspition that we might not be this young when that date rolls around.

Or, maybe this alive, either.

I have to do something for a living, so at least I found something I enjoy.

It may be Grounghog Day of 2004.

 

[mbb308]

The governor of Texas from 1891 to 1895 named his only daughter Ima. His name was Jim Hogg!

Dad was a mean b*st*rd for that.

 

[mbb308]

This date in history

1777 - British troops occupied Philadelphia during the Revolution.

1789 - Thomas Jefferson was appointed the first Secretary of State.

1898 - George Gershwin was born in Brooklyn.

1914 - The Federal Trade Commission was established.

1950 - UN troops recaptured Seoul.

1952 - George Santayana died in Rome at age 88.

1960 - The first televised debate between presidential candidates took place in Chicago.

1962 - "The Beverly Hillbillies" premiered on CBS.

1986 - William Rehnquist was sworn in as the 16th chief justice of the Supreme Court. Antonin Scalia was sworn in to replace Rehnquist as associate justice.

1991 - Four men and four women began their two-year stay in Biosphere II, near Oracle AZ.

 

[mbb308]

Today's B-days

Jack LaLanne is 88.

Bryan Ferry is 57.

Olivia Newton-John is 54.

Linda Hamilton is 46.

Serena Williams is 21.

 

[hotNnasty]

I have a sneaking suspition that we might not be this young when that date rolls around.

Or, maybe this alive, either.

I have to do something for a living, so at least I found something I enjoy.

It may be Grounghog Day of 2004.

Hehee maybe we'll be back again around that date



See I knew you'd know

 

[hotNnasty]

hmmmm

Honey is used in antifreeze mixes! ?

 

[hotNnasty]

Thomas Jefferson played the fiddle

 

[mbb308]

Hehee maybe we'll be back again around that date



See I knew you'd know

I like to think we'll be back for that one. It's close enough to be possible. I like short-term goals.

I may be wrong, too.

 

[mbb308]

Thomas Jefferson played the fiddle

Pickin' an' grinnin' with TJ!!!!

George Washington was supposed to be able to crack a walnut with one hand.

Try it sometime.

 

[mbb308]

1779 - John Adams was selected to negotiate peace terms with the British.

1854 - The first great didaster involving an Atlantic ocean liner occurred when the steamship Arctic sank with 300 aboard.

1928 - The US recognized the Nationalist Chinese government.

1939 - Warsaw fell to invading German and Russian armies.

1942 - Glenn Miller and his Orchestra performed together for the last time. Miller entered the Army.

1954 - The "Tonight" show debutted, with Steve Allen as host.

1964 - The Single Bullet Theory became officila as the Warren Commission made its report on the Kennedy assassination.

1979 - Congress approved the Department of Education as a cabinet-level agency.

1995 - The US government unveiled the new $100 bill.

1996 - The Taliban took over in Afghanistan.

 

[mbb308]

This date in history

1066 - William the Conqueror invaded England to claim the throne.

1542 - Portuguese navigatot Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo arrived at present day San Diego.

1781 - Colonial forces and the French navy began their siege of Lord Cornwallis' army at Yorktown VA.

1787 - Congress voted to send the Constitution out for radification.

1850 - Flogging was abolished as a from of punishment in the US Navy.

1924 - Two US Army planes completed the first round-the-world flight - in 175 days.

1992 - Clinton and Bush aides met with Perot people, after which Perot indicated he would re-enter the presidential race.

1997 - Swiss voters overwhelmingly endorsed the country's liberal drug policies, including the distribution of heroin to addicts by the government.

 

[mbb308]

Today's B-days

Bridgitte Bardot is 68.

Ben E. King is 64.

George Lynch is 48.

Mira Sorvino is 35.

So is Moon Zappa.