September 17-23, 2006

[Longhorn_Platinum]

:moo: It looks like gasoline prices are coming down. And there are other indications that the Republicans are picking up steam. Let's hope the warnings we've been hearing since April, that the demonicrats could take control of congress, prove to be wrong.


:um: This week's celebrity birthdays:
September 17:
George Blanda
Stirling Moss
Cassandra Peterson
David Souter

September 18:
Frankie Avalon
Robert Blake
Darryl Stingley

September 19:
Tom Harkin
Jeremy Irons
Joan Lunden
Bill Medley
Kim Richards
Barry Scheck
Twiggy
Adam West
Paul Williams
Trisha Yearwood

September 20:
Red Auerbach
Dr. Joyce Brothers
Sophia Loren

September 21:
Jerry Bruckheimer
David James Elliot
Fannie Flagg
Henry Gibson
Larry Hagman
Stephen King
Bill Kurtis
Rikki Lake
Bill Murray

September 22:
Scott Baio
Shari Belafonte
Debbie Boone
June Forester
Joan Jett
Tommy Lasorda
Norma McCorvey
David Stern

September 23:
Jason Alexander
Ray Charles
Julio Iglesias
Ben E. King
Mickey Rooney
Marty Schottenheimer
Bruce Springsteen

:idea: This week's questions:
1. Have you ever experiënced a hurricane?
2. What's your favorite small country?
3. What's the most states you've ever visited in a single day? (no flyovers)
4. Do you think golfers are athletes?
5. What's your favorite Doobie Brothers song?
6. Who was your favorite character on I Love Lucy?
7. How many clocks are in your house?
8. What's your favorite candy bar?
9. What's your favorite hymn?
10. What's your favorite praise song?

[Gonzo67]

1. Have you ever experiënced a hurricane?

Yes.

2. What's your favorite small country?

My neighbors yard: "Hicksylvania".

3. What's the most states you've ever visited in a single day? (no flyovers)

6.

4. Do you think golfers are athletes?

Not even remotely.

5. What's your favorite Doobie Brothers song?

"Black Water".

6. Who was your favorite character on I Love Lucy?

The commercials. (I never cared for the show).

7. How many clocks are in your house?

14

8. What's your favorite candy bar?

Nestles Crunch

9. What's your favorite hymn?

"Oh, Happy Day".

10. What's your favorite praise song?

"Calling On You". -Stryper<!-- / message --><!-- sig -->

[JonECat]

1. Have you ever experiënced a hurricane?

Not on a personal level.

2. What's your favorite small country?

:confused:

3. What's the most states you've ever visited in a single day? (no flyovers)

There was the drive I made from Denver, Colorado to Cheyenne, Wyoming, to Sidney, NE all within about 100 miles of each other (except direct to Sidney from Denver is about 250-300 miles) and amounts to about a 4 hour drive.

4. Do you think golfers are athletes?

I don't think it's vitally important to be an athlete, but those who do keep themselves in shape do the best on the PGA tour (Tiger Woods being an example).

5. What's your favorite Doobie Brothers song?

Takin' it to the Streets

6. Who was your favorite character on I Love Lucy?

Never really watched it enough to gauge an opinion.

7. How many clocks are in your house?

numerous.

[Lubbock]

1. Have you ever experiënced a hurricane?
Hurricanes and hurricane blow-outs. I've been in three hurricane evacuations --twice off the Outerbanks of North Carolina, and from Jekyll Island, Georgia in Hugo.

2. What's your favorite small country?
?

3. What's the most states you've ever visited in a single day? (no flyovers)
Four or five --but I don't know that I actually "visited". More like just passing through.

4. Do you think golfers are athletes?
Sure.

5. What's your favorite Doobie Brothers song?
?

6. Who was your favorite character on I Love Lucy?
Lucy.

7. How many clocks are in your house?
Six or eight.

8. What's your favorite candy bar?
Fifth Avenue

9. What's your favorite hymn?
Saved!

10. What's your favorite praise song?
Toss up: Rise Again and The King Is Coming.

EDIT: did I misread #10? Is there a rock group called "praise", or do you mean "praise" as in Praise The Lord?

[BarryC]

:idea: This week's questions:
1. Have you ever experiënced a hurricane?
Yes, but they've always been rather weak by the time they got up here to New Jersey. I can think of David and Gloria off the top of my head.
2. What's your favorite small country?
Don't have one.
3. What's the most states you've ever visited in a single day? (no flyovers)
Not sure.
4. Do you think golfers are athletes?
Technically I suppose they are, but physically, no.
5. What's your favorite Doobie Brothers song?
Jesus is Just Alright (or all right). Not sure of the exact title.
6. Who was your favorite character on I Love Lucy?
Don't know. Maybe Fred.
7. How many clocks are in your house?
Well let's just go with my room, my basement that I live in. 10. That's counting the clock in the computer, the clock in the VCR, the clock on the microwave, and all the others.
8. What's your favorite candy bar?
I like so many. How do I choose? 3 Musketeers, Milky Way, Snickers, Reese's Peanuter Butter Cup, etc. I love them all.
9. What's your favorite hymn?
O Sacred Head Now Wounded, or Sore Wounded. Another one- When I survey the Wondrous Cross.
10. What's your favorite praise song?
Don't really have one. I never really got into praise music.

[Eagle1]

1. Have you ever experiënced a hurricane?
nope
2. What's your favorite small country?
the Vatican
3. What's the most states you've ever visited in a single day? (no flyovers)
I think 7, maybe 6
4. Do you think golfers are athletes?
In the same category as pool players
5. What's your favorite Doobie Brothers song?
Jesus is just alright
6. Who was your favorite character on I Love Lucy?
never watched it
7. How many clocks are in your house?
wouldnt have a clue
8. What's your favorite candy bar?
fastbreak
9. What's your favorite hymn?
I Sing A Song
10. What's your favorite praise song?
not a big fan of the clap your hands stuff

[BuckeyeMike]

:idea: This week's questions:
1. Have you ever experiënced a hurricane?
nope
2. What's your favorite small country?
none
3. What's the most states you've ever visited in a single day? (no flyovers)
5
4. Do you think golfers are athletes?
The better ones are
5. What's your favorite Doobie Brothers song?
Don't have one
6. Who was your favorite character on I Love Lucy?
Ethel
7. How many clocks are in your house?
9
8. What's your favorite candy bar?
Reeses Peanut Butter Cup
9. What's your favorite hymn?
Drop Kick Me Jesus Through The Goal Post Of Life
10. What's your favorite praise song?
Michael Rowed The Boat Ashore I like boats a lot.

[Large_Al]

1. Have you ever experiënced a hurricane?
I've drank one before to sweet.....I also have been in one a 7-10??? of years ago when it pounded Md. coastline.

2. What's your favorite small country?
Dominican Republic

3. What's the most states you've ever visited in a single day? (no flyovers)
9 Drove from NY to Fla.

4. Do you think golfers are athletes? Tiger is

5. What's your favorite Doobie Brothers song?
Cheat the Hangman

6. Who was your favorite character on I Love Lucy? Lucy

7. How many clocks are in your house? We have five clocks.... But if you count all the items that have a Clock function we have something like 25 or 30.


8. What's your favorite candy bar?
Heath

9. What's your favorite hymn?
15:6


10. What's your favorite praise song?
If you are talking about a song that praises God and Jesus. The I think at the Present time I like the Carrie Underwood song "Jesus Take the Wheel"<!-- / message --><!-- sig -->