Today's Questions: Thursday, 11 August 2016 ~ It's Pouring Questions

[animalcrazy]

[quote=bjh;45087404]We're supposed to get rain this weekend. So batten down the hatches, but first here are . . .


Today's Questions:
What are some good places to walk for exercise?
Any where you can put one foot in front of the other.
Some people walk at malls. Do you ever go to the mall anymore?
Not the one closet to our house.
Tell us anything that happened in a mall:
There's a lot that goes on there that doesn't make the news. It's just a matter of time before the shootings start. John never wanted me to go there alone. He worked in that area and the mall was always the source of the high crime rate.
Have you been to a mall that has fountains in it?
Yes
Do you have a favorite decorative public fountain anywhere?
Yes in Chicago.
How about any favorite typeface fonts?
--> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typeface


Foodie Questions:
What foods and drinks do you like to see for sale at a mall food court?

Ice cream, those cinnamon rolls (very deadly at about 600 calories) and specialty candy shops. Oh yeah, I forgot about those warm, soft pretzels. Maybe it's a good thing that we don't shop much.
Extra:
Have you ever planned a funeral?
No
Have you pre-planned and pre-paid any funerals?


Just for fun:
In your opinion why DID the chicken cross the road?
Chickens are beyond stupid. I'm sure it just walked around at random saying I don't know, I don't know. I had a rooster that loved to be in my bean patch. I had a fence around it each year and I swear it took him two years to figure out how to fly over the fence. He's buried in that spot now. He was dumber then a box of rocks but he gave me chicken hugs every morning. I'll never forget him running around the yard with a piece of left over pancake in his beak. He talked about it for quite awhile before he finally ate it. It was if his brain was stuck on stupid.

Today in History:
1929 Babe Ruth 1st baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run in Cleveland, Ohio
1937 Edith Wharton, American author of The Age of Innocence and other books, died in France at age 75
1942 Actress Hedy Lamarr received patent for frequency-hopping spread spectrum communications, basis for wireless technology
1959 Sheremetyevo International Airport, the second-largest airport in Russia, opened near Moscow
1968 Last steam train run on British Rail
2015 1st time in Major League Baseball history all 15 home teams won their game, previous record 12 in 1914

Today's Quote:
"There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it."
~ Edith Wharton, American author

Today’s Word:
font 1 [font] noun
1.a receptacle, usually of stone containing water, ex. used in baptism
2.a productive source, ex. He/she is a font of criticism, or wisdom, or ideas.
3.the reservoir for oil in a lamp
5.Archaic. a fountain
Origin - Middle English > Old English > Latin for spring or fountain
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font 2 [font] noun
Printing. a complete assortment of type of one style and size
Origin - Middle French > Latin, a pouring, molding, casting, from Latin "fundere" to pour, akin to foundry

Today Includes:
Mountain Day (Japan)
Raspberry Tart Day

This Week Includes:
Elvis Week
Farmers' Market Week
Stop on Red Week

Today's Stately Picture:
Kansas. Sunrise near Riley, Kansas. So bright need some shades.

Made freely available on flickr.com by Garett Gabriel

Wishing you a Thursday so perfect it looks photoshopped!




Thanks bjh. My Thursday will be perfect when I'm chin deep in Lake Michigan. It's brutal out there again today. This has been the hottest summer

[motormaker]

Today's Questions:
What are some good places to walk for exercise?
Santa Ana River Trail.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Ana_River_Trail

Some people walk at malls. Do you ever go to the mall anymore?
No, been years since I went to one.

Tell us anything that happened in a mall:
The chicken had just left after a walk

Have you been to a mall that has fountains in it?
Yep

Do you have a favorite decorative public fountain anywhere?
No

How about any favorite typeface fonts?
Times new Roman works for me.

Foodie Questions:
What foods and drinks do you like to see for sale at a mall food court?
Orange Julius works for me.s

Extra:
Have you ever planned a funeral?
No

Have you pre-planned and pre-paid any funerals?
No

Just for fun:
In your opinion why DID the chicken cross the road?
The other Chickens EGGED her on.

Thanx bjh.

[coschristi]

Today's Questions:
What are some good places to walk for exercise?

Probably not the Interstate.

Some people walk at malls. Do you ever go to the mall anymore?

Not since Christmas 2014. Was trying to do last minute shopping & my youngest son (has Autism) melted down & went running & screaming for the door with his hands over his ears. This one guy turned to his wife & said "Thats how I feel"!

Tell us anything that happened in a mall:

Well; there is that ^. But there is also the time I got hired as a model for a fitness products expo when I was 19. Lucky me; I was the "stair-stepper" girl. Like for 6 hours...stepping & smiling. Couldn't walk for 2 days after that.

Have you been to a mall that has fountains in it?

Both of the 2 malls we have do.


Do you have a favorite decorative public fountain anywhere?

OMG I have tried for 2 hours now to attach an image because they are SO cool but I'm too dumb to figure out how They are both about 10 minutes from my house; The Julie Penrose Fountain in Colorado Springs & the Uncle Wilber Fountain (same place).

How about any favorite typeface fonts?

Also tried image but NOOO. It's called "Indie Flower" from Google Docs & it is soooo pretty!


Foodie Questions:
What foods and drinks do you like to see for sale at a mall food court?

We used to have a place in the Citadel Mall called the "Mediterranean Cafe". It was sooo good; made Spanakopita just the way my YiaYia used to. But, they were too good... moved to a trendy spot downtown & got replaced by some "Chicken on a Stick" place.

Extra:
Have you ever planned a funeral?

No.

Have you pre-planned and pre-paid any funerals?

No.


Just for fun:
In your opinion why DID the chicken cross the road?

Probably trying to get away from the guys at the mall with the sticks...

[I Am Woman]

Today's Questions:
What are some good places to walk for exercise? At our river; my neighborhood, and several other good places in my town.

Some people walk at malls. Do you ever go to the mall anymore? Haven't been to a mall in years.

Tell us anything that happened in a mall: Money was spent

Have you been to a mall that has fountains in it? Not that I recall

Do you have a favorite decorative public fountain anywhere? No

How about any favorite typeface fonts? Any that make it easy to read
--> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typeface


Foodie Questions:
What foods and drinks do you like to see for sale at a mall food court?


Extra:
Have you ever planned a funeral? Helped plan my dad's.

Have you pre-planned and pre-paid any funerals? No


Just for fun:
In your opinion why DID the chicken cross the road? Because it was nosy and wanted to see what all the other chickens were doing.


Thanks for the questions.

[Wilkester2010]

Today's Questions:
What are some good places to walk for exercise? Nature walks?

Some people walk at malls. Do you ever go to the mall anymore? Yes, The Mall at Columbia.

Tell us anything that happened in a mall: I don't know of anything special. I like a Hallmark store they have at The Mall at Columbia. Hallmark has very nice stuff.

Have you been to a mall that has fountains in it? Yes

Do you have a favorite decorative public fountain anywhere? Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy. To this day, I wonder if the coin I threw made it into the fountain so that one day, I'll return to Rome. There was a barrier up when I visited and, I couldn't see if my coin made it or not.

How about any favorite typeface fonts? Nope.
--> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typeface


Foodie Questions:
What foods and drinks do you like to see for sale at a mall food court? Smoothies.


Extra:
Have you ever planned a funeral? No thankfully.

Have you pre-planned and pre-paid any funerals? Nope.


Just for fun:
In your opinion why DID the chicken cross the road? To see what was on the other side just like damn squirrels who I do my best to avoid hitting like I would with the chicken crossing the road.

[Dennis P]

Originally Posted by animalcrazy

Some people walk at malls. Do you ever go to the mall anymore?
Not the one closet to our house.

Wait...what? There's a mall in the closet in your house? Must be a HUGE closet!

[Dennis P]

Originally Posted by coschristi

Do you have a favorite decorative public fountain anywhere?

OMG I have tried for 2 hours now to attach an image because they are SO cool but I'm too dumb to figure out how They are both about 10 minutes from my house; The Julie Penrose Fountain in Colorado Springs & the Uncle Wilber Fountain (same place).

Hello,

Maybe this thread will help:

//www.city-data.com/forum/faq/8...ing-posts.html

I was the one who posed this question back in 2007. Hope it helps!

[nice2bfree]

What are some good places to walk for exercise? sides of less traveled roads, malls (as a last resort), town sidewalks
Some people walk at malls. Do you ever go to the mall anymore? Much less than I used to go.
Tell us anything that happened in a mall: people in a hurry who rudely brush by me.
Have you been to a mall that has fountains in it? Yes
Do you have a favorite decorative public fountain anywhere? No.
How about any favorite typeface fonts? Times New Roman

Foodie Questions:
What foods and drinks do you like to see for sale at a mall food court? I usually don't purchase things from a food court.

Extra:
Have you ever planned a funeral? Yes and also have helped many plan loved ones funerals.
Have you pre-planned and pre-paid any funerals? No

[bjh]

Today's Questions:
What are some good places to walk for exercise?
The grocery store, it's air conditioned, safe, clean and you can pick up a couple of groceries.

Some people walk at malls. Do you ever go to the mall anymore? Not for a while.

Tell us anything that happened in a mall: I once saw a middle aged woman run out of a department store into the mall, look back into the store then run out a mall exit. Pretty sure she had shoplifted something.

Have you been to a mall that has fountains in it? That seems to have been a trend early on.

Do you have a favorite decorative public fountain anywhere? The Littlefield fountain on the UT Austin campus.

How about any favorite typeface fonts? I like Comic Sans. Based on someone's answer, are there people who DON'T like Comic Sans?

Foodie Questions:
What foods and drinks do you like to see for sale at a mall food court? Slice of pizza Since this is pretend, what the heck, I'll have a Coke.

Extra:
Have you ever planned a funeral? I haven't
Have you pre-planned and pre-paid any funerals? Also haven't, wondered if others had.

Just for fun:
In your opinion why DID the chicken cross the road?
Great answers!
i'm gonna say, to get away from the colonel, which is what Elvis should have done.