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Post by xenavirgin on Oct 27, 2006 17:12:43 GMT -6
Well Halloween is here and so's a ghost from the past. Boo! Hope you are all well and happy living and loving life to the full. I am reading to accept a pumpkin toss or a fruitcake later on. As I've heard somewhere before I am indeed "BACK". I'll pop into the tavern and pin up an explanation/apology and please play with me again add. be well. XV
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Oct 27, 2006 22:58:53 GMT -6
Thanks Madam P. I do feel a certain responsibility for the flying pumpkin pie. And thanks Kat for the lovely gift......pppppbbbllltttt.
As for XV.....ask and ye shall receive.
Scrappy Phalon Kat Siren Yin Yang Maeve Lola Desire Bardling Desire Lola Leafsoup Scrappy Jox Yin Yang Phalon Gams ForeverXena Siren Maeve Kat Scrappy XenaVirgin
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Oct 29, 2006 0:33:13 GMT -6
Scrappy Phalon Kat Siren Yin Yang Maeve Lola Desire Bardling Desire Lola Leafsoup Scrappy Jox Yin Yang Phalon Gams ForeverXena Siren Maeve Kat Scrappy XenaVirgin Phalon Leafsoup Siren
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Oct 29, 2006 1:38:41 GMT -6
Ok folks......it's getting close to the wire. So I decided to make things a bit more interesting. I'm reinstating the "Pumpkin Immunity" trivia questions.....I have three questions...one for each day until Halloween. I will ask each question each day and the first person to get each question correct (or closest to it) will get immunity from getting the pumpkin on Halloween Day. Here goes. First Question: In pounds, how large is the worlds largest recorded pumpkin?First correct or closest guess wins Pumpkin Immunity.
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Post by leafsoup on Oct 29, 2006 7:41:34 GMT -6
How's about 1,385 lbs? Tada!.. according to the the internet search. You didn't say we couldn't look up the answers Scrappy..(can we?)
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Post by mabd on Oct 29, 2006 9:16:20 GMT -6
Guinness says 2006-2007 biggie is a 1,502 lb pumpkin grown in Warren, RI at Frefichs Farm.
Maeve
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Oct 29, 2006 10:24:04 GMT -6
Forgive me ladies I didn't specify which source I used to look up the answer in the first place. Assuming since Guinness is the world's authority on record breakers I used that one. And yes leafsoup it is just fine to use the internet to look this stuff up. But Maeve beat you to it. The worlds largest pumpkin did indeed weigh in at 1,502 lb in Warren, RI at Frefichs Farm October 6, 2006. Here you go Maeve CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! Maeve is now immune from getting the pumpkin on Halloween Day. However that doesn't mean she can't get it between now and then! ;D
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Oct 29, 2006 22:04:33 GMT -6
Ok question number two for pumpkin immunity..... What were the first Jack-o-lanterns made out of?
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Post by Mini Mia on Oct 29, 2006 23:03:47 GMT -6
Turnips
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Post by lolapunk on Oct 30, 2006 1:20:42 GMT -6
Is it turnips? I thought maybe Jack the Ripper might have been involved.
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Post by mabd on Oct 30, 2006 3:14:28 GMT -6
Here you go Maeve CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! Maeve is now immune from getting the pumpkin on Halloween Day. However that doesn't mean she can't get it between now and then! ;D Thank you, Scrapgold. ;D You know I *had* to find out -- remember, STP and I drove 30-odd miles to see the "world's biggest horse." LMAO at myself. Maeve
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Oct 30, 2006 7:42:26 GMT -6
YAY!!! Jox wins the second Pumpkin immunity! She is now immune from getting the pumpkin Halloween day. Here ya go... Maeve...when I was a kid it was a tradition for my mom to get me a brand new Guinness Book every year for Christmas. Loved that weird stuff. Worlds biggest ball of twine, worlds biggest pumpkin pie, fastest human etc.....love that useless junk. Lola? Are you serious or just ribbing me again? PPPPBBLLTTT Another quick recap. Scrappy Phalon Kat Siren Yin Yang Maeve Lola Desire Bardling Desire Lola Leafsoup Scrappy Jox Yin Yang Phalon Gams ForeverXena Siren Maeve Kat Scrappy XenaVirgin Phalon Leafsoup Siren Jox XenaVirgin
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Post by mabd on Oct 30, 2006 15:06:06 GMT -6
Is it turnips? I thought maybe Jack the Ripper might have been involved. LMAO. Da La Mitchpunk, you are shining star. One of my advisors wrote on Jack'o'ripper. I didn't care for her at all. But what was fun was launching the book on Madame Trussands' "Ripper Street." We did it midnight on the anniversary of the double event. There are oodles of Ripper walks, try one, they are fun. And get the "Ten Bells" t-shirt... Your thinking is way cool. Jack had indeed started to make ritualized cut mark on his victims' faces. BTW, looks like you had another swell day playing for the Bears <ducking and running> Maeve
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Post by Joxcenia on Oct 30, 2006 20:11:27 GMT -6
We need more active members . . . and that's all there is to it.
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Oct 30, 2006 23:48:59 GMT -6
I think we're doin alright Jox. We're a family.....a weird family but what's new? lol Ok...The third and final question for pumpkin immunity. How many people died as a result of the Salem witch trials?Another quick recap.... Scrappy Phalon Kat Siren Yin Yang Maeve Lola Desire Bardling Desire Lola Leafsoup Scrappy Jox Yin Yang Phalon Gams ForeverXena Siren Maeve Kat Scrappy XenaVirgin Phalon Leafsoup Siren Jox XenaVirgin Kat Jox Leafsoup One more day...remember Maeve and Jox are now exempt from getting the pumkin Halloween day.....good luck all. I'll give a final countdown at midnight tomorrow. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!
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Post by katina2nd on Oct 31, 2006 0:40:06 GMT -6
If you leave aside those who died in prison while awaiting trial and only include those actually put to death, the answer is twenty ............................... I think.
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Oct 31, 2006 0:41:01 GMT -6
Nope...we're talkin all inclusive here bud......care to have another crack at it?
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Post by lolapunk on Oct 31, 2006 0:52:21 GMT -6
68
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Post by katina2nd on Oct 31, 2006 0:56:22 GMT -6
Can't find a definitive answer, I'll say 37.
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Oct 31, 2006 0:58:59 GMT -6
Nope.....try again...... ;D
Wait.....sorry Kat...I didn't look first......you hit it right on the head.
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Post by katina2nd on Oct 31, 2006 1:01:05 GMT -6
Somewhere between twenty and five hundred, now that's gotta be right. ;D
Think I'll have to pass on "pumpkin immunity" by the looks of it.
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Post by katina2nd on Oct 31, 2006 1:02:46 GMT -6
Nope.....try again...... ;D Wait.....sorry Kat...I didn't look first......you hit it right on the head. Fair dinkum, you mean I'm safe from the deadly flying pumpkin?
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Oct 31, 2006 1:03:15 GMT -6
Wait Kat you got it.....Here's the source I was using.
Nineteen people were hanged, one person was pressed to death, and as many as thirteen people may have died in prison.
Hanged on June 10 Bridget Bishop, Salem
Hanged on July 19 Sarah Good, Salem Village Rebecca Nurse, Salem Village Susannah Martin, Amesbury Elizabeth How, Ipswich Sarah Wilds, Topsfield
Hanged on August 19 George Burroughs, Wells, Maine John Proctor, Salem Village John Willard, Salem Village George Jacobs, Sr., Salem Town Martha Carrier, Andover
September 19 Giles Corey, Salem Farms, pressed to death
Hanged on September 22 Martha Corey, Salem Farms Mary Eastey, Topsfield Alice Parker, Salem Town Ann Pudeater, Salem Town Margaret Scott, Rowley Wilmott Reed, Marblehead Samuel Wardwell, Andover Mary Parker, Andover
Other accused witches that were not hanged, but died in prison: Sarah Osborne, Salem Village Roger Toothaker, Billerica Lyndia Dustin, Reading Ann Foster, Andover
Thirteen others may have also died in prison, but sources conflict on the exact number.
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Post by katina2nd on Oct 31, 2006 1:06:45 GMT -6
Hallelujah, I'm safe, I'm safe.
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Oct 31, 2006 1:07:55 GMT -6
LOL....ok Leafsoup has the pumpkin and Maeve, Jox, And Kat are all immune as of 7 minutes ago. Good luck everyone else!
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Post by katina2nd on Oct 31, 2006 1:10:51 GMT -6
What can I say, it's a heavy weight off my shoulders. Bad luck Lolapunk, remember to keep your head down.
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Oct 31, 2006 1:13:07 GMT -6
I'm throwing out a bonus question cause I know Ms. Punk gave it her best "I'm not looking it up" shot. Call it a good sport award.....
What date does Halloween fall on in a leap year?
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Post by lolapunk on Oct 31, 2006 1:14:04 GMT -6
what about drownings? I thought a couple drowned...
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Post by lolapunk on Oct 31, 2006 1:15:50 GMT -6
Are you kidding me with that question? LOL That greenback I slipped you a few weeks ago is paying off.... Oct 31.
I knew insomina would pay off sooner or later.
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Post by katina2nd on Oct 31, 2006 1:16:34 GMT -6
I'm throwing out a bonus question cause I know Ms. Punk gave it her best "I'm not looking it up" shot. Call it a good sport award..... What date does Halloween fall on in a leap year? Hey I didn't look it up, that answer was dredged from my vast well of knowledge ........................... and if you believe that I have this nice parcel of swampland I'm lookin' to get rid of.
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