G’Day my radioactive feiends! Today for your discomfort amusement we have two pictures and a somewhat terrible pun. First up: a lovely and mysterious image of a brand new member of the ever mutating growing radioactive staff.
Doesn’t that picture just scream “feiendly” to you? Rest assured* more will be revealed in due time. I don’t want to give away too much yet but I will say this: big. Smile.
Aaand next up, another picture. This second picture shows a not uncommon object. Can you guess what it is?
Here’s a hint: I’ve already told you exactly what this second picture is.
Sort of.
Let the pondering begin.
By the way, if you think you know the answer and want to maintain the mystery for other readers, just say so in a comment. I’ll send you an email, you can reply with your guess, I’ll write back with yes or no etc. We’ll “do” email. It’ll be fun!
* Any connection (or disuption thereof) between ‘Rest assured’ and ‘Pleasant dreams’ (or lack thereof) is coincidental. Seriously.
Today for your amusement and (I hope) your listening pleasure: the world’s pretty much only Radioactive Name That Tune quiz. Three “classic rock” songs, at least two of which will likely be familiar to many of you. Three song titles, three artist/band* names = a total of six possible points.
If you get at least two points - and really, everyone should get at least two points - you win! Feel free to grab a copy of the award-pic shown below; you can post it on your weblog, carry it in your shoe etc.
The first person to earn at least five points wins a special prize, the nature of which will be revealed as soon as I figure out what it’s going to be (besides special of course). Here’s my prediction: no one - no one - will get more than four points, and few people will get more than three. I hope I am wrong; consider this a tricksy challenge, my feiends.
Probably you’ll have no trouble naming song and artist for the first one. Second one you’ll recognize the song but then you’ll be like, “who is that singing I’ve never heard them before but they sound great.” And the third one… well. Some people might be like, “I kinda-sorta recognize the voice (and perhaps you do) but can’t put a name with it, and the song– gaah! I don’t know!”
Yes the third one might be hard, but nowhere near impossible. Good luck my feiends, and enjoy.
Mystery Tune #1
Mystery Tune #2
Mystery Tune #3
Let us know how you do, yes?
Update: Blog feiend Archshrk hits five points and nails the as yet unspecified special prize. Congratulations!
Today I have created this timely little quiz-poll, just for you. For reasons which may or may not be clear and/or obvious, I’m curious what you “know” about Julius Caesar. Please attempt to answer these questions without benefit of Great and Powerful OzGoogle™ queries.* I promise I will not mock your ignorance (if any), so feel free to say “I dunno” and/or mock these questions as you see fit. Please provide your answers as a comment, and thanks in advance.
You might want to try answering before reading others’ comments. Ready? Begin!
Who was Julius Caesar?
On what day did he die?
How did he die?
When did he die? (i.e. year; approx. guesses are fine)
Who was his successor?
Bonus über-historian “essay” question: state one or more things for which Julius Caesar is famous and/or remembered.
Think of this as a radioactive version of What Am I? Gameplay is simple: examine the picture and make a guess. What is it? What does it do? Why do I have one? Improbable, highly imaginative guesses are welcome and encouraged.
You can make more than one guess and ask questions, preferably ones with a yes or no answer. Some examples:
Is it real? Yes.
Is it a bomb? No.
Does it go boom? 1X.
That sort of thing. All clear? No? *sigh* Well… humor me, okay? Meantime I’ll work on some kind of monkey-centric nice prize. Good luck!
Note to reader(s) going “huh?” and/or “erm…” - think of this as an audio puzzle. At least the last part. The first part is just a mostly unrelated gratuitous link. Which is not to say you shouldn’t go there and/or won’t like it.
Certain mis-heard lyrics:*
There’s a clever girl
Who wonders what boys do believe
When she hears all they have to say Every Reason by Smalltown Poets
Even though I heard them wrong, those lyrics seemed unusually insightful and made sense to me. Guess I should not have been surprised by this quiz result.
Your Brain is 60% Female, 40% Male
Your brain is a healthy mix of male and female
You are both sensitive and savvy
Rational and reasonable, you tend to keep level headed
But you also tend to wear your heart on your sleeve
And yet I *was* surprised, and a little worried. Girl brain…? First I get a pink invitation to a women’s conference, then an even “pinker” offer for a free panty from Victoria’s Secret. Now this? My mind shifted into overdrive. Was I going through The Change? Were my previously all-male brain cells under attack by an onslaught of pink mail? And the most dreadful thought: had I contracted some kind of Imelda Marcos virus? I decided to fight fire with fire - or in this case questions with questions - and took another quiz.
You Are Incredibly Logical
(You got 88% of the questions right)
Move over Spock - you’re the new master of logic You think rationally, clearly, and quickly. A seasoned problem solver, your mind is like a computer!
Misquoting another favorite tune, “Hello logic my old friend.” Move over Spock! Ha! I even knew the one I missed. My grey matter might look pink from certain angles, but I still have the mind of an excessively logical yet clueless man!
* I mis-heard the second line. Actual words:
‘Who wonders what voice to believe.’ Either way…
Note: While this post is by no means meant as filler, the next post - planned for release shortly after midnight (EDT US) - will be… special. That’s all I’m saying.
Recently I let myself get drawn into another seemingly endless round of quiz-taking at BlogThings. Sometimes I disagree with the so-called answers, but quickly get over it. Not so with the quiz titled “How Gross Are You?” For the record my score was 84% Gross, which earned this text plus one of the pictures shown below:
“Ewwww! You really have some disgusting habits. Now go take a shower… with extra soap.”
84% falls into the “most gross” category. Now: look at the five pictures. The quiz awards mud-girl for the highest scores. Gross?! She’s just having fun!
So which one do you think is the most gross i.e. best depicts something any rational person would say “Ugh! Gross!”?
If you answered anything other than ‘dog licking mouth’ - get help. Seriously. Q: Why does a dog lick someone? A: To get the taste of butt off its tongue.
Any questions? I thought not.
But! (no pun intended) I had a more serious problem with one “answer” from the quiz:
“You abide by the five second rule… if food is on the floor than less than that, it’s okay to eat.”
Excuse me?! Five seconds? Not. A. Chance. Never have I seen or heard such a rule.
It’s always* been ten seconds, minimum. Longer with a known clean floor. Duh!
* Only known exception: floor in “clean” areas of building where chemical agents i.e. WMD are developed and tested. There the rule is four seconds, less if you’re, you know. Squeamish.
Creepy?! How can I be creepy? I mean it’s not like the quiz has seen the Friday Freakout series which by the way was Cate’s idea not mine. What makes me test-out creepy? I don’t remember all my answers but I know I didn’t pick any involving Hannibal Lecter and/or chain saws. I’ve never even watched those stupid movies for crying out loud!
Right, calm down. Okay. There was one question I couldn’t decide: who would I want to be for Halloween. I narrowed it down to either “At home, answering the door” or “Wacko Jacko.” Even though I didn’t recognize the name I picked the latter; maybe Wacko Jacko isn’t some funny clown character? [link]
Okay apparently I am capable of being slightly creepy… but only once a week!†
If you take the quiz, let me know how you do. There must be other results besides creepy. And if this hasn’t satisfied your need for a Friday Freakout fix, visit Anaglyph’s Haunts aka Nightmares Waiting For Bedtime. He’ll take care of you.
* One shot. First try. † Usually. Your monkeys may vary of course; I know mine do.
Spotted at The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns. Sam also took the quiz; her results say she’s her evil Simpsons namesake. *thinks* Wait a minute… if she’s Mr. Burns, that makes her my boss! D’Oh!
Possibly surprising trivia: The Simpsons first aired as a series in 1989. I don’t know exactly when I first watched an episode but I’d guess it was 2001 or 2002.
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