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Let’s play.

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A seasonally appropriate question today.

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I’ve always had a strong aversion to candy corn, and I simply refuse to acknowledge the idea that raisins are candy… but my answer is circus peanuts.

Those things are disgusting no matter the time of year.

Fill my bag with Tootsie Rolls, Smarties and licorice and no one will get hurt.

My furry Dracula agrees.

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With a special thank you to Matt for the spooky rendering of His Lordship.

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Back to the candy…

Which is your worst?

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Let’s play.

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Let’s talk toe ancestry.

Because it’s Friday and no one ever does.

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I’m not seeing much difference between Germanic and Celtic and that seems to be my general shape.

Makes sense since my maternal line originates in Austria and my paternal line in Scotland.

So take off your shoes and tell me…

Whose toes do you have?

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Let’s play.

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You know the drill.

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I’m going with 4 and 6.

4. When we visited France… me with very rudimentary French language skills and my husband with a non existent grasp… we felt like fish out of water, which resulted in many strange hand signals that probably insulted the natives. (It was pre cell phone days, no on demand translator for us) So yes, being able to converse without looking like brain dead baboons would be helpful.

6. First class is ridiculously more expensive than business so I rarely if ever book it. But it would be nice to have a little more elbow room and a full can of Coke.

As for the rest, we’re retired and don’t need vacation days.

Perfect weather is nice, but it’s on those gloomy rainy days that we discover the great museums and art galleries.

I’m a type A researcher. If there’s a secret spot? I’ll find it.

Make lifelong friends? My husband will talk to a rock. We never meet strangers.

Now you.

Pick two!

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Let’s play.

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One question.

One minute, tops.

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This is a tough one. If we still had a mortgage, I probably would have said that because it was a doozy … but that’s not a life long bill. It just felt that way.

And with the uncertainty in the Middle East, filling our tanks with heating oil this winter is going to make my cry, no doubt about that.

But I think I’ll have to choose groceries.

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We may not live in a mansion, may not drive Ferraris, but we like to eat … and we eat well. Which results in some eye popping receipts at the grocery store. Have you priced a decent pot roast these days? It’s criminal.

So yes. I’ll pick free groceries for life.

With all the money I’ll save, I’ll be picking out that Ferrari before you can say 5 pound boneless chuck.

How about you?

What bill do you want paid for life.

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Let’s play.

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Because it’s Friday and that’s what we do here.

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I can’t say any of the Maine adjectives surprised me.

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But I do think my home state of New Jersey is getting an awfully bad rap.

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I have wonderful memories of growing up there and yes, Jersey might be expensive, Italian (though that’s not a bad thing, the food is fantastic) and densely populated…. but I assure you, it’s never boring.

Now you.

Why is your state so….

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Let’s play.

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This may require a bit of thinking, but don’t let that put you off.

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For Lord Dudley Mountcatten?

I have two…

1. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

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When His Lordship is in full attack mode, it’s very dragon like.

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Even when there’s a window between him and his prey.

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I think you can guess this crouch didn’t end well for the tree.

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2. The Big Sleep.

When not actively stalking, His Lordship excels at napping.

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Usually for 18- 20 hours a day.

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And don’t think about interrupting his slumber if you value your skin.

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We call this the do not disturb.

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Now you…

What movie title describes your pet?

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Let’s play.

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Today I want you to date yourself.

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The first cell phone pictured is a Motorola DynaTAC 8000X brick released in 1983. It weighed 2.5 lbs, had about 30 minutes of talk time, and took 10 hours to fully charge. Cost? $3,995.

The last cell phone pictured is the first generation iPhone released in 2007. Revolutionary then… with its 2megapixel camera, internet communicator and accelerometer… but considered a relic today.

My first cell phone was #7. A Nokia something or other that I think I bought in 1998 or 1999. It didn’t do much of anything except (gasp!) act as a phone… back in the day when we used to have actual auditory conversations… but I thought it was pretty damn slick all the same.

Ironically I just stumbled across my second ever cell phone the other day.

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It was buried in a drawer under some sweaters and for the life of me I have no idea why I kept it.

Flip phones!

Geesh… texting was an absolute nightmare with those things.

Now you.

What was your first piece of mobile technology?

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