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for Fibbing Friday, Apr 25, 2025

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Image thanks to the NY Public Library

for Fibbing friday, the task at hand is:

  1. Who was buried in King Tut’s tomb? Christopher Robin, who was the one who uttered the phrase “Tut, tut, it might rain,” to cause Pooh to raise his umbrella to save himself from the bees. 
  2. Why did the Sphinx have a lion’s body and a human head? Because in the alternative choice,  the human body couldn’t support the lion’s head.
  3. What month of the year did the Nile River overflow its banks? Oct”Ober.”
  4. How many gods did the ancient Egyptians worship? Every one.
  5. How much makeup did Cleopatra wear? Enough to cover her eyes and face.
  6. How long was Nefertiti’s neck? Long enough to reach from her shoulders to her head.
  7. Why did the Egyptians walk so strangely? Their skirts were too tight. (See illustration above.)
  8. .How many pyramids did they build? Too many.
  9. What was Ramses II known for? Butting heads with the Nubians.
  10. What did the Egyptians do in Karnak? Watched the Johnny Carson show.

Silly Answers for Fibbing Friday, Apr 4, 2025

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For Fibbing Friday  this week’s questions are:

1. Who made the first manned hot air balloon? Mary Anne MacLeod Trump (Donald’s mother)

2.  Which is the more widely used around the world, cow’s milk or goat’s milk?  It depends on what you are using it for.

3.  What does the word “Canada” mean? It means “can be done.” They chose it over the statement of the first French explorer who, when asked to cross a river, said, “No cana do.”  

4.  True or False, an adult male baboon can kill an adult leopard? It can, but just because it can doesn’t mean it will.

5.  Which U.S. State has the nickname “Hawkeye”? Maine, in honor of Hawkeye Pierce, whose birthplace was Crabapple Cove, Maine. (Check it out.)

6.  In which decade of the 19th Century did Christmas Day become a national U.S. holiday? the “Decade of the boughs of Holly”

7.  Which strong cheese, made from ewe’s milk and stored in caves, is named after a village in France?  Cheez-its

8.  Who painted “Whistler’s Mother”? A 4-year-old Whistler, when he got into her makeup while she was sleeping and tried to make up her face, somewhat excessively, I might add. It took her hours to scrub off the makeup.  She was not pleased and spanked him soundly.  Years later he tried to compensate by painting her portrait. She forgave him.

9.  In Denmark they are known as “laks” what are they known as in English? Something to put on bagels.

10.  Approximately what percentage of humans are left-handed? The remaining percentage that isn’t right-handed.

 

 

Some Poultry Answers, for Fibbing Friday, Mar 21, 2025

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For Fibbing Friday, the task at hand is: Have some fun with dreaming up who these ‘familiar people’ were or what they could be remembered for (or whatever your mind comes up with).

1.  Perseus. A handbag designer
2.  Ares  Where they stashed the Native Americans (Naughty, naughty)
3.  Achilles  A Mexican restaurant
4.  Poseidon  King of flowers
5.  Medusa An American-based Health coverage organization.
6.  Athena Where you can usually find the best eggs. If not available, try at hen b.
7.  Hades  What Lucille Ball’s  response to her husband was when he told a good joke.
8.  Apollo  A poultry hero
9.  Cronos  A petition to make raising poultry in urban areas illegal
1o. Hermes His response when she asks him to clean up the kitchen after she has finished cooking.

“Hubba Hubba!”for Fibbing Friday, Jan 24, 2025

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For Fibbing Friday the challenge is:

1. What is a fib? A heart stoppage  that may be cured by a defibrillator.
2. What is a crib? The third chest bone down from the top.
3. What is a bib? The first 39.6 % of the Bible.
5. What is an antler? What you call your mother’s youngest sister.
6. Define staunch. A very strong bad odor.
7. What is a paunch?  Your father’s midday meal.
8. What is a launch? The midday meal in Great Britain.
9. What is a nub? The mirror reflection of the bread used to make a hamburger.
10. What is a hub? A reversed half-hearted cheer.

For Fibbing Friday, Jan 17, 2025

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For Fibbing Friday today the prompt words inviting daffynitions are:

1.  Aurora: A sound a lion makes
2. Argument:  What is about to be ruined by Donald Trump.
3. Blessing: What there be when the printer runs out of coloring agent.
4. Smack: What some do in Hollywood when they can’t direct, produce, do stunts, operate cameras or serve as wardrobe and makeup mistresses.
5.  Embarrassment:  Extreme distress over forgetting to wear one’s underwear.
6.  Prickle: What an extremely nasty person deserves to get on his hamblurger.
7.  Bloat: What you are supposed to do to a birthday candle.
8.  Coalition: The act of accustomizing oneself to heat by fossil fuels.
9.  Barrel: A small rotund member of the Ursus species..
10. Zeal:A type of ocean animal with flippers that frequents the Zyder Zee.

For Fibbing Friday, Jan 3, 2025

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I can’t believe it. Instead of doing today’s Fibbing Friday, I redid one from May that I’d done before but obviously didn’t remember. I should compare daffynitions and see if I repeated any!
At any rater below are Today’s Actual Fibbing Friday prompts as well as my answers.

1. What is a didgeridoo? Impertinent question asked by your buddies when you got home from a date.
2. What is a wombat? What girls hit a baseball  with.
3. What is a jerry can? What Jerry Seinfeld’s brother used to say when his mom asked which of them wanted to sweep the porch for her.
4. What is a beaker? A bird, duh.
5. What is a photofit? A picture that is the right size for the picture holder in your wallet.
6. What is meant by pluck? When you make it to the bathroom in time.
7. What is a cat nap? The direction a cat’s hair grows in.
8. Where will you find a winder? At the funeral of her husband.
9. What is a crosshair? A mad rabbit.
10. What is an effigy? A combination of a rude swear word and an acceptable one.

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Here it is Again! Fibbing Friday, Dec 27, 2024

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1.  Ackamarackus:  What my father used to say every time someone began to play the shakers in Latin music.
2.  Anencephalous: What some people accuse a man with tiny feet of also having.
3.  Antediluvian: What they call a boy who has finally agreed to give up his Teddy bear.
4.  Accismus: The next holiday after a Thanksgiving.
5.  Agelast: The woman in a beauty shop whose main job is to put gel in your damp hair before blow-drying it. 
6.  Arabinose: What they call a Palesitinian man’s large proboscis
7.  Antimacassar: What they call a man who curses every time he passes a Macdonald’s Hamburger Spot.
8.  Anagrammatic: What Anna became after graduating from college with a degree in English.
9.  Aichmophobia: Someone with a dread of pain.
10. Atrabilious: Someone who develops a stomach disorder every time they hear music sung by Ol’ Blue Eyes.

 

For Fibbing Friday  Image by Alamy

Fibbing Friday for Nov 15, 2024

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For Fibbing Friday, the challenging words to lie about are:

1.  What is a decibel? Mr. Arnaz’s wife,  Lucille Ball
2.  What is an imbecile? Answer to the question, “What you be doing on April Fool’s Day?”
3.  What is meant by an ‘impasse’? An admission by someone who is obviously out of date in their clothing choice.
4.  What is a monogram? One’s one surviving mother of one’s mom or dad.
5.  What is smorf? The sound an aardvark with a cold makes.
6.  What is a precedent? The leader of our country.
7.  What is anaglypta ? A nag is usually mainly lip ta her husband.
8.  What is a skewbald? Someone as hairless as a cue ball.
9.  What are kitten heels? The backs of kitten feet, obviously!!!
10. What is a pascal? A demand made by your father.

(I found Lucille Ball’s photo on several websites without attribution.)

For Fibbing Friday, Oct 25, 2024

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For Fibbing Friday the words to “refine”  are:

1. Sonder:  S on der is reds spelled backwards.
2. Opia: Anyone else’s myopia except for mine.
3. Monachopsis: What  happened when my sister went out with Mona’s boyfriend!
4. Énouement: Falling action on the “e channel.”
5. Vellichor: Vaht es in the middle of your stomach.
6. Rubatosis: What ballerinas do after an especially vigorous session.
7. Kenopsia: An animal’s extreme aversion to being pent up in a cage.
8. Liberosis: The distinctive odor of a collection of books in a tropical region during a period of high humidity.
9. Jouska: A fruity breakfast drink in Russia.
10. Chrysalism: An addiction to picking cocoons out of blankets. (If you don’t understand this one, it might help to go HERE and then  HERE.)

 

Photo thanks to Dancewear Nation.

For Fibbing Friday, Sept 20, 2024

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Super Mini  Mochi Squishy Toys

For Fibbing Friday  the words to define are:

1. Bumfuzzle  A tramp’s chin stubble

2. Fartlek: The outcome of overindulging in Czech Chili.

3. Erf: The bark of a hare-lipped dog.

4. Bumbershoot: An unnecessary shot taken at a retreating bear.

5. Smicker: A drunk’s response when first catching sight of Mickey Mouse in Disneyland.

6. Cleek: A camera shot taken by a Frenchman.

7. Salopettes: Yellow cats and dogs .

8. lollygag: What happens when you choke on a sucker.

9. Cutesy-poo: What you find in a baby’s diaper who has swallowed a Super Mini Mochi Squishy toy.

10. Noob: What you have after a boob job.