Wednesday’s Jokes, Quotes, Quizzlers and Teases!‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏


WELCOME to Wednesday, August 5, 2015.    

Hallmark Cards You’ll Never See…….

“Looking back over the years that we’ve been together, I can’t help but wonder: What was I thinking?”

As the days go by, I think of how lucky I am…that you’re not here to ruin it for me.

You had your bladder removed

and you’re on the mends,

here’s a bouquet of flowers

and a box of Depends.

“Congratulations on your wedding day! Too bad no one likes your wife.”

“How could two people as beautiful you have such an ugly baby?”

Happy vasectomy,

hope you feel zippy

’cause when I had mine

I got real snippy.

“If I get only one thing for Christmas, I hope it’s your sister.”

“I’ve always wanted to have someone to hold, someone to love. After having met you, I’ve changed my mind.”

“I must admit, you brought religion in my life. I never believed in Hell until I met you.”

“As you grow older, Mom, I think of all the gifts you’ve given me, like the need for therapy.”

“Congratulations on your promotion. Before you go, would you like to take this knife out of my back? You’ll probably need it again.”

Heard your wife left you.

How upset you must be.

But don’t fret about it,

she moved in with me.

“Someday I hope to get married, but not to you.”

“Happy Birthday! You look great for your age—almost lifelike!”

“When we were together, you always said you’d die for me. Now that we’ve broken up, 

I think it’s time you kept your promise.”

“I’m so miserable without you, it’s almost like you’re here.”



life jacket–I’d miss you a lot and think of you often.”

“We have been friends for a very long time, what say we call it quits.”

“Your friends and I wanted to do something special for your birthday—so we’re having you put to sleep.”






“Experience teaches slowly and at the cost of mistakes.” – James A. Froude 


– Leonardo da Vinci  






The other three agreed.







Tuesday’s Movie Trivia of the day!‘ What movie is this quote from???  “Cute! Baby ducks are cute. I want to be exotic.”

Answer: Bull Durham! Another Susan Sarandon quote. This movie also starred Tim Robbins and Kevin Costner. Susan said this quote to Tim when she was trying to seduce him and it wasn’t working. He said she was cute and that was her reply. 

Wednesday Movie Trivia of the day! What movie is this quote from??? “He’s beaten me, tortured me, and I think you’re next, dear.” 


Tuesday’s Quizzler is……….

Feed, good, and kiss are 3 examples of words with double letters. Use the clues and fill in the blanks to find words with consecutive double letters. Remember, these words have 2 sets of double letters in a row!


B _ _ _ _ _ N

2. A sweet treat that is sometimes made with nuts or raisins.

T _ _ _ _ E

3. A term that can be used to describe boats and ships.

K _ _ _ _ _ _ S

4. A character in a courtroom.

A _ _ _ _ _ _ E

—Experts Only!—

5. A Belgian language.

W _ _ _ _ _ N

—Just For Fun!—

6. This word has 3 consecutive double letters!

B _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ R

ANSWER:  1. Bassoon

Clue: A woodwind instrument that dates back to the mid 16th century.

The bassoon is a woodwind instrument that finds its origins in the dulcian, a Renaissance era woodwind instrument. The bassoon is commonly used to play bass and tenor-range music. Composers often write music for the bassoon. Vivaldi, Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven all wrote pieces that feature the bassoon prominently.

2. Toffee

Clue: A sweet treat that is sometimes made with nuts or raisins.

Toffee is a candy that is made by boiling molasses with butter. Common toffee flavors are rum & butter, chocolate, vanilla, chocolate, rum & raisin, and honeycomb.

3. Keelless

Clue: A term that can be used to describe boats and ships.

A keel is a structural element of a ship that is called the “spine of the ship.” It is a long beam in the center of the ship that the hull is built around. Keel is an interesting word because some scholars believe it to be the first English language word ever recorded in writing.

4. Appellee

Clue: A character in a courtroom.

An appeal, in law jargon, is the request to change a ruling made by one court. Often appeals are filed in higher courts that have the ability to reverse rulings made by lower courts. The party that files the appeal is appellant. The appellant wants the first ruling changed. The other party is the appellee. The appellee won the case in the lower court and wants the ruling to stay unchanged.

5. Walloon

Clue: A Belgian language.

Walloon is a Romance language heard in Wallonia, Belgium. It sounds most like the French language. However, it is not a French dialect. People who speak the Walloon language are called Walloons.

6. Bookkeeper

Clue: This word has 3 consecutive double letters!

This is a fun word that can be used to stump your friends. It is one of only a few words in the English language that has 3 consecutive double letters. If you consider hyphenated words, sweet-toothed also has 3 consecutive double letters.  


Wednesday’s Quizzler is……….

Read the little poem and answer its question if you can.

The number of girls who do wear a watch

is double the number who don’t.

But the number of boys who do not wear a watch

is double the number who do.

If I tell you the number of girls in my class

is double the number of boys,

Can you tell me the number I teach? Here’s a clue:

More than 20; below 32!





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