Pop Quiz ... excellent professor , kinda like Mars Fontana who taught "Corrosion Principles at OSU ... Thx Sarah R and Friends!

You have many exceptional friends, Sarah DuPuy Rapp.  Your older cousin, Henrietta, was such an exceptional math teacher at PHS.  T. J. is exceptional as you certainly are.  Jack Playmate, the old Trojan lineman,  thought a lot of Keith Booker, who played on Portsmouth basketball teams.

Portsmouth is the cultural center of our universe.  Thx for the good emails, Sarah!

 

You may be surprised ... Thx Paul C!

Fwd: FW: Six trivia questions Inbox x Paul Claxon 9:45 PM (15 hours ago) to bcc: me   .    You may be surprised.   Six trivia questions  Six trivia questions to see how much history you really know.   Be honest; it's kind of fun and revealing. If you don't know the answer, make your best guess.  Answer all of the questions (no cheating) before looking at the answers.  And, no, the answers to these questions aren't all Barack Obama.  1) "We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good."   A. Karl Marx                    B. Adolph Hitler                   C. Joseph Stalin   D. Barack Obama            E. None of the above   2) "It's time for a new beginning, for an end to government of the few, by the few, and for the few... and to replace it with shared responsibility, for shared prosperity."   A. Lenin                            B. Mussolini                         C. Idi Amin   D. Barack Obama             E. None of the above   3) "(We).... can't just let business as usual go on, and that means something has to be taken away from some people."  A. Nikita  Khrushchev         B.  Joseph Goebbels             C. Boris Yeltsin   D. Barack Obama                 E. None of the above   4) "We have to build a political consensus and that requires people to give up a little bit of their own ... in order to create this common ground."  A. Mao Tse Tung              B.Hugo Chavez                               C. Kim Jong II   D. Barack Obama             E. None of the above   5) "I certainly think the free-market has failed."  A.  Karl Marx                    B. Lenin                                 C. Molotov   D. Barack Obama            E. None of the above   6) "I think it's time to send a clear message to what has become the most profitable sector in (the) entire economy, that they are being watched."  A. Pinochet                       B. Milosevic                            C. Saddam Hussein   D. Barack Obama             E. None of the above     Scroll down for answers...   ... and the answers are:  (1)  E. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 6/29/2004   (2)  E. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 5/29/2007  (3)  E. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 6/4/2007  (4)  E. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 6/4/2007  (5)  E. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 6/4/2007  (6)  E. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 9/2/2005    She may be the next president if you don't forward this

Surprise test ... Thx Paul C!

Worth the read
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The Black Dot: A Beautiful and Inspiring Story...  Enjoy and think about the message... This beautiful story has a simple, yet important message . I hope as many people as possible give it a read. I know I am happy I read it, as it gave me a few things to think about in my own life. Sometimes it is the simplest of stories that make us ponder the most.   Like   Like   Like   Like   Like   Like     Like   Like   Like

2 % and I still don't understand how this works ... thx Ramey H!

I’m in the 98% (don’t understand how this works)

 

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At the end of this message, you are asked a question. Answer it immediately.
Don't stop and think about it. Just say the first thing that pops into your mind.
This is a fun 'test'... AND kind of spooky at the same time! Give it a try, Then e-mail it around (including back to me) And you'll see how many people you know fall into the same percentage as you..

Be sure to put in the subject line if you are among the 98% or the 2%. You'll understand what that means after you finish taking the 'test..'

Now - just follow the instructions as quickly as possible. Do not go to the next calculation before you have finished the previous one..

You do not even need to write or remember the answers, Just do it using your mind.. You'll be surprised..


Start: How much is: 15 + 6






21







3 + 56






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89 + 2


















91







12 + 53



















65







75 + 26




















101





25 + 52

































77







63 + 32























95







I know! Calculations are hard work, but it's nearly over..




Come on, one more! ....















123 + 5




















128











QUICK! THINK ABOUT A COLOR AND A TOOL!





















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A bit more...



























You just thought about a red hammer, didn't you?

If this is not your answer, you are among 2% of people who have  a different, if not abnormal, mind.


98% of the folks would answer a   Red hammer while doing this exercise.

If you do not believe this, pass it around and you'll see.

Be sure to put in the subject line if you are among the 98% or the 2% and send to everyone, including the person that sent it to you.

Simple current events type quiz ... Thanks Ramey H!

This is a fair enough quiz, Ramey, but you missed only one and I missed four. 

Sam

> This is a fun quiz.
>     This is a pretty good test.  It sure indicates that the majority of
> Americans don't know what's going on.
> It's astonishing that so many people (25%) got less than half right.
> These results say that 80% of the (voting) public doesn't have a clue and
> that's pretty scary.
> There are no tricks here. Just a simple test to see if you are current on
> your information.
>
> *Test your knowledge with 13 questions, and then be ready to shudder when
> you see how others did.*
>
> *Click here: Test Your News IQ - Pew Research Center*
>
> <http://pewresearch.org/politicalquiz/quiz/index.php>

Yes ... thanks Clay!

This is a great test of your mental agility at any age, but especially for "mature" citizens such as yours truly. Keep it going to friends and family. If you can do this, pass it on to friends with the word YES in the subject, but only if you can read this. A Short Neurological Test 1- Find the C below.. Please do not use any cursor help. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 2- If you already found the C, now find the 6 below. 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 69999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 3 - Now find the N below. It's a little more difficult. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMNMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM This is NOT a joke. If you were able to pass these 3 tests, you can cancel your annual visit to your neurologist. Your brain is great and you're far from having a close relationship with Alzheimer's. Congratulations! Eonvrye that can raed this rsaie your hnad. To my 'selected' strange-minded friends: If you can read the following paragraph, forward it on to your friends and the person that sent it to you with 'yes' in the subject line. Only great minds can read this This is weird, but interesting! If you can raed this, you have a sgtrane mnid too Can you raed this? Olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can. I cdnuolt blveiee that I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd what I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in what oerdr the ltteres in a word are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is that the frsit and last ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can still raed it whotuit a pboerlm. This is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the word as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! If you can raed this forwrad it FORWARD ONLY IF YOU CAN READ IT Forward it & put 'YES' in the Subject Line

Are you smarter than a sixty year opld ... Thks T & C!

Are you smarter than a 60 year old? THIS WAS HARDER THAN I THOUGHT.....THE ANSWERS WERE ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE....I REMEMBERED, BUT ............ DON'T LOOK BELOW FOR THE ANSWERS UNTIL YOU HAVE TRIED IT OUT A TEST FOR 'OLDER' KIDS. I was picky who I sent this to. It had to be those who might actually remember. So have some fun my sharp-witted friends. This is a test for us 'older kids'! The answers are printed below, (after the questions) but don't cheat! answer them first..... 01. After the Lone Ranger saved the day and rode off into the sunset, the grateful citizens would ask, Who was that masked man? Invariably, someone would answer, I don't know, but he left this behind. What did he leave behind?________________. 02. When the Beatles first came to the U.S. .In early 1964, we all watched them on The _____________ Show. 03. 'Get your kicks, __________________.' 04. 'The story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed to ___________________.' 05. 'In the jungle, the mighty jungle, ________________.' 06. After the Twist, The Mashed Potato, and the Watusi, we 'danced' under a stick that was lowered as low as we could go in a dance called the '_____________.' 07. Nestle's makes the very best . . . . _______________.' 08. Satchmo was America's 'Ambassador of Goodwill.' Our parents shared this great jazz trumpet player with us. His name was _________________. 09. What takes a licking and keeps on ticking? _______________. 10. Red Skeleton's hobo character was named __________________ and Red always ended his television show by saying, 'Good Night, and '________ ________.' 11.Some Americans who protested the Vietnam War did so by burning their______________. 12. The cute little car with the engine in the back and the trunk in the front was called the VW. What other names did it go by? ____________ &_______________. 13. In 1971, singer Don MacLean sang a song about, 'the day the music died.' This was a tribute to ___________________. 14. We can remember the first satellite placed into orbit. The Russians did it. It was called ___________________. 15. One of the big fads of the late 50's and 60's was a large plastic ring that we twirled around our waist. It was called the __ ______________. ANSWERS : 01. The Lone Ranger left behind a silver bullet. 02. The Ed Sullivan Show 03. On Route 66 04. To protect the innocent 05. The Lion Sleeps Tonight 06. The limbo 07. Chocolate 08. Louis Armstrong 09.The Timex watch 10. Freddy The Freeloader and 'Good Night and God Bless.' 11. Draft cards (Bras were also burned. Not flags, as some have guessed.) 12. Beetle or Bug 13. Buddy Holly 14. Sputnik 15. Hoola-hoop Send this to your 'older' friends, (Better known as Seniors.) It will drive them crazy! And keep them busy and let them forget their aches and pains for a few minutes