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Old 12-31-2023, 10:35 PM
 
Location: Tennessee
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Happy New Year!

THE QUESTIONS

- How do you pronounce this word: apparent

a) A pair rent
b) Uh pah rent
c) Some other way

- Name 2 food items that you like that are known for being paired together? (Example: peanut butter and jelly)

- What pair of fictional detective partners or police officer partners (characters not actors) are your favorite pair?

- What two color combination (top and bottom worn together) would we find the most of among your clothes? (Example: blue and tan)

- Who is your all-time favorite human or non-human cartoon or comic book pair? (Example: Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Popeye and Olive Oyl)

- I have two and only two __________________.

- Name a famous real life duo you like who aren't/weren't musical performers. (Examples: Lewis and Clark, Siegfried and Roy)

- Name 2 singers (living or deceased) that you like who recorded a song together that you also like a lot but who don't sing together normally. You can post a YouTube video if you like. (Examples: Mick Jagger and David Bowie - Dancing In The Street, Diana Ross and Lionel Ritchie - Endless Love, Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand - You Don't Bring Me Flowers)

- Now do the opposite of the above. Name 2 singers who always sing or sang together and one of their songs you like a lot. You can post a YouTube video if you like. (Examples: The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody, Sonny and Cher - I Got You Babe, Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water)

NEW YEAR'S JOKES (nothing to answer)

Quote:
From the Good Housekeeping people who brought you the family-friendly Christmas jokes. There are 52 of them on their website:

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/hol...w-years-jokes/

Here are three:

Knock knock. Who's there? Cheese.
Cheese who? For cheese a jolly good fellow.


What’s the problem with jogging on New Year’s Eve?
The ice falls out of your drinks!


I was going to quit all my bad habits for the new year ...
... but then I remembered that nobody likes a quitter.
Thank you to everyone who said something nice about my 2 photos, yesterday. It was very kind of you.
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Old 12-31-2023, 11:15 PM
 
Location: Baltimore, MD
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Happy New Year! - Same!

THE QUESTIONS

- How do you pronounce this word: apparent

a) A pair rent
b) Uh pah rent
c) Some other way
- This, I guess...

- Name 2 food items that you like that are known for being paired together? (Example: peanut butter and jelly) - Mushrooms and almost anything.

In an omelet or on pizza are two of many examples I have.

- What pair of fictional detective partners or police officer partners (characters not actors) are your favorite pair? - I haven't watched in a long time but the first pair I thought of was the Dragnet duo of Sergeant Joe Friday and Officer Bill Gannon.

- What two color combination (top and bottom worn together) would we find the most of among your clothes? (Example: blue and tan)

- Who is your all-time favorite human or non-human cartoon or comic book pair? (Example: Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Popeye and Olive Oyl) - Haven't watched in ages but the first I came up with are Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble.

- I have two and only two steady paychecks coming from different sources.

- Name a famous real life duo you like who aren't/weren't musical performers. (Examples: Lewis and Clark, Siegfried and Roy) - I saw Penn and Teller preform live once.

- Name 2 singers (living or deceased) that you like who recorded a song together that you also like a lot but who don't sing together normally. You can post a YouTube video if you like. (Examples: Mick Jagger and David Bowie - Dancing In The Street, Diana Ross and Lionel Ritchie - Endless Love, Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand - You Don't Bring Me Flowers)

Baby It's You - Elvis Costello & Nick Lowe:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asOa8yqhjqc

(Written by Bert Bacharach & Hal David)

- Now do the opposite of the above. Name 2 singers who always sing or sang together and one of their songs you like a lot. You can post a YouTube video if you like. (Examples: The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody, Sonny and Cher - I Got You Babe, Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water) - Sowing The Seeds Of Love - Tears For Fears

(Roland Orzabal & Curt Smith)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAtGOESO7W8


Thanks, Laura!
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Old 12-31-2023, 11:32 PM
 
Location: The Wild Wild West
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Happy New Year!

THE QUESTIONS

- How do you pronounce this word: apparent

a) A pair rent
b) Uh pah rent
c) Some other way...A-pear-ent.

- Name 2 food items that you like that are known for being paired together? (Example: peanut butter and jelly) Lettuce & tomato, peaches & cream.

- What pair of fictional detective partners or police officer partners (characters not actors) are your favorite pair? Dragnets Joe Friday and Bill Gannon. Starsky & Hutch.


- What two color combination (top and bottom worn together) would we find the most of among your clothes? (Example: blue and tan) Red & blue or tan & blue.

- Who is your all-time favorite human or non-human cartoon or comic book pair? (Example: Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Popeye and Olive Oyl) Roadrunner and Wiley Coyote.

- I have two and only two feet..

- Name a famous real life duo you like who aren't/weren't musical performers. (Examples: Lewis and Clark, Siegfried and Roy) Penn & Teller.

- Name 2 singers (living or deceased) that you like who recorded a song together that you also like a lot but who don't sing together normally. You can post a YouTube video if you like. (Examples: Mick Jagger and David Bowie - Dancing In The Street, Diana Ross and Lionel Ritchie - Endless Love, Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand - You Don't Bring Me Flowers) Willy Nelson and Merle Haggard...'Okie from Muscogee'

- Now do the opposite of the above. Name 2 singers who always sing or sang together and one of their songs you like a lot. You can post a YouTube video if you like. (Examples: The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody, Sonny and Cher - I Got You Babe, Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water) Everly Brothers...'Let it be"

NEW YEAR'S JOKES (nothing to answer)

Quote:
From the Good Housekeeping people who brought you the family-friendly Christmas jokes. There are 52 of them on their website:

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/hol...w-years-jokes/

Here are three:

Knock knock. Who's there? Cheese.
Cheese who? For cheese a jolly good fellow.

What’s the problem with jogging on New Year’s Eve?
The ice falls out of your drinks!

I was going to quit all my bad habits for the new year ...
... but then I remembered that nobody likes a quitter.
Thank you to everyone who said something nice about my 2 photos, yesterday. It was very kind of you.

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Old 12-31-2023, 11:52 PM
 
Location: NW Indiana
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Happy New Year! Happy new year to you, too, LauraC! (And to everyone else, of curse. )

THE QUESTIONS

- How do you pronounce this word: apparent

a) A pair rent << This one.
b) Uh pah rent
c) Some other way

- Name 2 food items that you like that are known for being paired together? (Example: peanut butter and jelly) Chocolate and peanut butter (e.g., Reese's).

- What pair of fictional detective partners or police officer partners (characters not actors) are your favorite pair? Andy Taylor and Barney Fife.

- What two color combination (top and bottom worn together) would we find the most of among your clothes? (Example: blue and tan) Black and white.

- Who is your all-time favorite human or non-human cartoon or comic book pair? (Example: Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Popeye and Olive Oyl) The Lockhorns.

- I have two and only two eyes.

- Name a famous real life duo you like who aren't/weren't musical performers. (Examples: Lewis and Clark, Siegfried and Roy) Tom and Dick Smothers.

- Name 2 singers (living or deceased) that you like who recorded a song together that you also like a lot but who don't sing together normally. You can post a YouTube video if you like. (Examples: Mick Jagger and David Bowie - Dancing In The Street, Diana Ross and Lionel Ritchie - Endless Love, Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand - You Don't Bring Me Flowers) Charlotte Church and Josh Groban: The Prayer.

- Now do the opposite of the above. Name 2 singers who always sing or sang together and one of their songs you like a lot. You can post a YouTube video if you like. (Examples: The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody, Sonny and Cher - I Got You Babe, Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water) My first thought, before I saw the examples, was Sonny and Cher's I Got You Babe.

Fun questions, LauraC! Thanks, and happy new year!



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Old 01-01-2024, 01:46 AM
 
Location: Airports all over the world
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Happy New Year

Name 2 food items that you like that are known for being paired together? (Example: peanut butter and jelly)

Corned beef and cabbage

Pork and sauerkraut

Pizza must have onions
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Old 01-01-2024, 02:26 AM
 
Location: Pennsylvania
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LauraC View Post
Happy New Year!

THE QUESTIONS

- How do you pronounce this word: apparent

a) A pair rent
b) Uh pah rent
c) Some other way<<this I guess.

- Name 2 food items that you like that are known for being paired together? (Example: peanut butter and jelly)
burger and fries


- What pair of fictional detective partners or police officer partners (characters not actors) are your favorite pair?
Spenser and Hawk are the best I can think of


- What two color combination (top and bottom worn together) would we find the most of among your clothes? (Example: blue and tan)
blue and maroons


- Who is your all-time favorite human or non-human cartoon or comic book pair? (Example: Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Popeye and Olive Oyl)
Scooby and Shaggy


- I have two and only two ___hands_______________.

- Name a famous real life duo you like who aren't/weren't musical performers. (Examples: Lewis and Clark, Siegfried and Roy)
Roy Rogers and Dale Evans




- Name 2 singers (living or deceased) that you like who recorded a song together that you also like a lot but who don't sing together normally. You can post a YouTube video if you like. (Examples: Mick Jagger and David Bowie - Dancing In The Street, Diana Ross and Lionel Ritchie - Endless Love, Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand - You Don't Bring Me Flowers)
Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram-Somewhere Out There



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkI-B2JWSZI


- Now do the opposite of the above. Name 2 singers who always sing or sang together and one of their songs you like a lot. You can post a YouTube video if you like. (Examples: The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody, Sonny and Cher - I Got You Babe, Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water)

Ian and Sylvia-Four Strong Winds



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjfTDPhMdTk


NEW YEAR'S JOKES (nothing to answer)



Thank you to everyone who said something nice about my 2 photos, yesterday. It was very kind of you.
Thanks, Laura. Happy New Year, everyone.
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Old 01-01-2024, 02:40 AM
 
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Happy 2024! We get an extra day this year-366!! Year of the Dragon!

THE QUESTIONS

- How do you pronounce this word: apparent

a) A pair rent
b) Uh pah rent
c) Some other way a pair ent

- Name 2 food items that you like that are known for being paired together? (Example: peanut butter and jelly)
Mushrooms and onions

- What pair of fictional detective partners or police officer partners (characters not actors) are your favorite pair?
Nate the Great and his dog Sludge (a wonderful children's book series)

- What two color combination (top and bottom worn together) would we find the most of among your clothes? (Example: blue and tan) Black and olive green

- Who is your all-time favorite human or non-human cartoon or comic book pair? (Example: Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Popeye and Olive Oyl)
Calvin and Hobbes (Bill Watterson I respect your decision for discontinuing Calvin and Hobbes--it was a sad day to read the announcement. We don't keep a lot of things--but we do still have your series on our bookshelf!)

- I have two and only two arms.

- Name a famous real life duo you like who aren't/weren't musical performers. (Examples: Lewis and Clark, Siegfried and Roy) Robert Ebert and Gene Siskel

- Name 2 singers (living or deceased) that you like who recorded a song together that you also like a lot but who don't sing together normally. You can post a YouTube video if you like. (Examples: Mick Jagger and David Bowie - Dancing In The Street, Diana Ross and Lionel Ritchie - Endless Love, Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand - You Don't Bring Me Flowers)
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga--what a lovely pair
https://youtu.be/iTdHQ065A_o?si=gozHqMO8v76dkZYd

- Now do the opposite of the above. Name 2 singers who always sing or sang together and one of their songs you like a lot. You can post a YouTube video if you like. (Examples: The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody, Sonny and Cher - I Got You Babe, Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water)
Loggins and Messina "Watching the River Run"

Thank you to everyone who said something nice about my 2 photos, yesterday. It was very kind of you.
^ You are very talented
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Old 01-01-2024, 03:19 AM
 
Location: San Francisco
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THE QUESTIONS

- How do you pronounce this word: apparent

a) A pair rent
b) Uh pah rent √ This one.
c) Some other way

- Name 2 food items that you like that are known for being paired together? (Example: peanut butter and jelly)
Hamburgers and french fries
Hot cocoa and marshmallows
Cake and ice cream

- What pair of fictional detective partners or police officer partners (characters not actors) are your favorite pair?
Nick and Nora Charles from the "Thin Man" movies.
- What two color combination (top and bottom worn together) would we find the most of among your clothes? (Example: blue and tan)
Black and blue
- Who is your all-time favorite human or non-human cartoon or comic book pair? (Example: Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Popeye and Olive Oyl)
Rocky and Bullwinkle
- I have two and only two bedrooms_.

- Name a famous real life duo you like who aren't/weren't musical performers. (Examples: Lewis and Clark, Siegfried and Roy)
The Smothers Brothers
- Name 2 singers (living or deceased) that you like who recorded a song together that you also like a lot but who don't sing together normally. You can post a YouTube video if you like. (Examples: Mick Jagger and David Bowie - Dancing In The Street, Diana Ross and Lionel Ritchie - Endless Love, Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand - You Don't Bring Me Flowers)
Luciano Pavarotti and Giorgia "Santa Lucia Luntana"


- Now do the opposite of the above. Name 2 singers who always sing or sang together and one of their songs you like a lot. You can post a YouTube video if you like. (Examples: The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody, Sonny and Cher - I Got You Babe, Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water)
Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"



Thanks, LauraC!
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Old 01-01-2024, 06:45 AM
 
Location: Coastal Georgia
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Happy New Year!

THE QUESTIONS

- How do you pronounce this word: apparent

a) A pair rent This way
b) Uh pah rent
c) Some other way

- Name 2 food items that you like that are known for being paired together? (Example: peanut butter and jelly) Bacon and eggs.

- What pair of fictional detective partners or police officer partners (characters not actors) are your favorite pair? Beverly Hills Cop, Eddie Murphy and Judge Reinholt.

- What two color combination (top and bottom worn together) would we find the most of among your clothes? (Example: blue and tan) Navy blue and white.

- Who is your all-time favorite human or non-human cartoon or comic book pair? (Example: Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Popeye and Olive Oyl)
Boris and Natasha.

- I have two and only two thumbs.

- Name a famous real life duo you like who aren't/weren't musical performers. (Examples: Lewis and Clark, Siegfried and Roy)

- Name 2 singers (living or deceased) that you like who recorded a song together that you also like a lot but who don't sing together normally. You can post a YouTube video if you like. (Examples: Mick Jagger and David Bowie - Dancing In The Street, Diana Ross and Lionel Ritchie - Endless Love, Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand - You Don't Bring Me Flowers)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt_OkgSOrkU


- Now do the opposite of the above. Name 2 singers who always sing or sang together and one of their songs you like a lot. You can post a YouTube video if you like. (Examples: The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody, Sonny and Cher - I Got You Babe, Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water) The Carpenters
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Old 01-01-2024, 08:29 AM
 
Location: North Central Illinois
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B]Happy New Year![/b]

THE QUESTIONS

- How do you pronounce this word: apparent:

a) A pair rent
b) Uh pah rent
c) Some other way

- Name 2 food items that you like that are known for being paired together? (Example: peanut butter and jelly) cheese on almost anything, macaroni and cheese, cheese on hamburgers, sandwiches.

- What pair of fictional detective partners or police officer partners (characters not actors) are your favorite pair? Starsky and Hutch.

- What two color combination (top and bottom worn together) would we find the most of among your clothes? (Example: blue and tan) gray and black.

- Who is your all-time favorite human or non-human cartoon or comic book pair? (Example: Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Popeye and Olive Oyl) Garfield.

- I have two and only two car keys ____.

- Name a famous real life duo you like who aren't/weren't musical performers. (Examples: Lewis and Clark, Siegfried and Roy) Siegfried and Roy.

- Name 2 singers (living or deceased) that you like who recorded a song together that you also like a lot but who don't sing together normally. You can post a YouTube video if you like. (Examples: Mick Jagger and David Bowie - Dancing In The Street, Diana Ross and Lionel Ritchie - Endless Love, Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand - You Don't Bring Me Flowers)
I’ve had the time of my life. From the movie Dirty Dancing. Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes.

- Now do the opposite of the above. Name 2 singers who always sing or sang together and one of their songs you like a lot. You can post a YouTube video if you like. (Examples: The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody, Sonny and Cher - I Got You Babe, Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water)
The Carpenters. We’ve only just begun.

NEW YEAR'S JOKES (nothing to answer)



Thank you to everyone who said something nice about my 2 photos, yesterday. It was very kind of you.

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!
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