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03/18/15 Grif.Net – Did You Hear?

03/18/15 Grif.Net – Did You Hear?

*Did you hear about the mathematician who’s afraid of negative numbers?
He will stop at nothing to avoid them.

*Did you hear about the statistician who drowned crossing the river?
It was three feet deep on average.

*Did you hear about the teacher who would not allow her students to use 288 as an answer?
She said it was two gross.

*Did you hear about the rancher who had 196 head of cattle on the range?
He actually had 200 when he rounded them up.

*Did you hear about the Food network star arrested for DWI?
Police interrogated him for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

*Did you hear about the new manufacturing plant for making average products?
It’s called the satisfactory.

*Did you hear that all employees at IKEA stores must attend a group meeting before every shift.
Evidently “Assembly required” is not just a motto.

*Did you hear about the teenager who always did the chores the first time she was asked?
Whatever.

~~ANSWERS TO TOY QUIZ
1. In 1960 Play-Doh added a little boy on all the cans. What was his name? PLAY-DOH PETE

2. What’s inside Etch-a-Sketch? ALUMINUM (powdered) and PLASTIC BEADS

3. What is special about the creator of Lincoln Logs? JOHN LLOYD WRIGHT was son of famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright

4. For Christmas, I got a Mr. Potato Head kit (actually pieces inserted into real potatoes back then). What year was that? 1952

5. How many sticks are used to play Pick up Sticks? 50

6. In the Mattel line of “Simpson” figures, which was the only one who was not part of the family? NELSON, THE BULLY

7. James Wright failed in his attempt at making synthetic rubber, but kids have long enjoyed what he did create. SILLY PUTTY

8. What toy was used by the US Military during WWII to help train soldiers for reconnaissance? VIEW-MASTER

9. Without using your fingers to count, how many tiles are in a standard game of dominoes? 28

10. Dolls are considered the world’s oldest toys. What would come in as second oldest? YO-YO’s (from China, where all toys come from!)

Bonus: What is Barbie’s full name? BARBARA MILLICENT ROBERTS (named for the creator’s daughter).

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Dr Bob Griffin
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