Friday, September 23, 2016
Greetings Infomaniacs,
Congratulations to "SHELLY JEAN" who won this week's "Mind Scrambler". Here was the scrambler:
I am served at a table, in gatherings of two or four;
Served small, white and round. You'll love some,
And that's part of the fun.
What am I?
ANSWER: Ping pong balls.
Enjoy!
Questions? Comments?
email the editor
P.S. Did you miss an issue? You can read every issue from the Gophercentral library of newsletters on our exhaustive archives page. Thousands of issues, all of your favorite publications in chronological order. You can read AND comment. Just click
http://gopherarchives.gophercentral.com
***********************************************************
WHO SAID IT?
QUOTE: "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."
HINT: (1812-1882), was a German-Jewish poet and author.
***********************************************************
RANDOM TIDBITS
In the 1960s the Rolling Stones began calling themselves the World's Greatest Rock and Roll Band.
***
It has been estimated that Mick Jagger runs the equivalent of five miles on stage during each Rolling Stones concert.
***
Sonny Bono is the only member of U.S. Congress to have scored a number one single on the Billboard Hot 100 ("I Got You Babe" in 1965).
***
Loretta Lynn became country music's first millionairess in 1965.
***
The lyrics to Bill Haley's recording of "Shake, Rattle And Roll" that said I'm like one-eyed cat, peepin' in a seafood store, were ironic because Haley himself was blind in one eye since the age of four.
***
Willie Nelson's first gig: playing guitar in a polka band.
***
In August, 1984, Ray Parker Jr. asked "Who you gonna call?" on his #1 hit "Ghostbusters". Huey Lewis heard the song and answered, "A lawyer." Lewis sued Parker for plagiarism for copying his song "I Want a New Drug". The two eventually settled out of court.
***********************************************************
*** Weekly Mind-Scrambler ***
Look for a new mind scrambler in Monday's issue of Trivia!
Submit your answer by clicking:
TheDailyTease
Answer will be posted in Friday's Trivia Today. Good Luck! If your name appears in Friday's newsletter,
EMAIL MICHELE your complete name and address to be shipped your prize.
Be sure to put "Winner" in the subject line.
***********************************************************
WHO SAID IT?
QUOTE: "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."
ANSWER: Berthold Auerbach.