[Reflecting on =
the Fall of 1996, we celebrate 25 years of sending blog posts to =
thousands of recipients. Pillsbury College in Owatonna, Minnesota, =
was struggling and asked me to leave my mission church ministry in =
Wyoming and help teach some classes on education. This led to years =
commuting and assisting in this ministry. Part of that was helping set =
up a computer lab and promote the new personal internet system on =
campus. Sending notes, quizzes, and lots of jokes led to the daily =
Grif Net blog today. This week you get to see a few bits of lame =
humor we sent that first month, proving that age does not make things =
better.]
For 300 years =
there was no more common English man’s name employed throughout the =
language than "JACK". It (and its twin "JOHN" =
which is now a totally separate name but still used interchangeably, =
i.e. John Kennedy/Jack Kennedy) have been incorporated into stories, =
tales, rhymes, and hundreds of words in English. My friend Gene =
helped compiled the following which we have "adapted" (that’s =
computer language for "stolen with little change and no =
remorse"). The word JACK will appear in every =
answer.
NURSERY =
RHYME/FAIRY TALE JACKS
1. Adhered to =
strict dietary regulations =3D
2. Astute =
businessman, no beans about it =3D
3. Clumsy =
beverage seeker =3D
4. Cornered by =
his self-esteem =3D
5. Olympic =
hopeful =3D
6. =
First-degree murderer =3D
MODERN ENGLISH =
WORDS
1. =
Halloween fixture =3D
2. =
Handyman =3D
3. Hard =
cider =3D
4. =
Classic dive =3D
5. Win =
big =3D
6. 21 =
=3D
7. =
Small tot toy =3D
8. Paul =
Bunyan, e.g. =3D
9. =
British emblem =3D
10. Ballpark =
snack =3D
11. Singing =
Family =3D
12. Children’s =
dexterity game =3D
13. Late =
autumn visitor =3D
14. Fast start =
=3D
15. Tight =
garment =3D
16. Hand held =
drill =3D
17. Warm ups =
=3D
18. Religious =
plant =3D
19. Pancake =
=3D
20. Folding =
blade =3D
21. Male =
donkey =3D
22. Sailor =
=3D
23. Wyoming =
vacation site =3D
24. =
Mischievous child =3D
25. Old =
Hickory =3D
Answers =
tomorrow.
~~
Dr Bob Griffin =
[email protected] =
www.grif.net
"Jesus =
Knows Me, This I Love!"