I had to look up #6 ……

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Purlingswine!

  1. Purlingswine will often glow under UV light.
  2. An average beaver can cut down purlingswine every year.
  3. US gold coins used to say ‘In purlingswine we trust’.
  4. The difference between purlingswine and a village is that purlingswine does not have a church.
  5. Purlingswine has little need for water and is capable of going for months without drinking at all!
  6. Purlingswine has a bifurcated penis.
  7. Purlingswine has often been found swimming miles from shore in the Indian Ocean!
  8. Ostriches stick their heads in purlingswine not to hide but to look for water!
  9. Purlingswine never said ‘Play it again, Sam’.
  10. Purlingswine is the world’s smallest mammal.
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Ann can’t play Mrs. Torrence

This miserable headcold has gotten the better of me and I had to cancel my plans with Cara. boo-hoo! No excellent city adventures, no matzo ball soup! ~sniff~

Fear not darlings – although illness has kept me from playing with Cara today, I am never too sick to play with Cara!

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Come play with us Cara!

[original picture of hallway shamelessly lifted from januaryone and mercilessly hacked to bits by me]

leaving town so it’s meme time!

Four jobs you have had in your life:

1. WW leader
2. camp counselor
3. secretary
4. retail sales

Four movies you would watch over and over again:

1. Chocolat
2. About Schmidt
3. The Grinch Who Stole Christmas
4. The Station Agent

Four places you have lived:

1. King of Prussia, PA
2. Royal Oak, MI
3. Heidelberg, Germany
4. Long Island, NY

Four T.V. shows you love to watch:

1. The Office
2. Medium
3. Keeping Up Appearances
4. Bewitched

Four places you have been on vacation:

1. Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
2. Nova Scotia
3. Aughnish, Ireland
4. the Jersey Shore!

Three web-sites I visit daily:

1. Metafilter
2. Sitemeter
3. Bloglines

Four of my favorite foods:

1. butter
2. salt
3. Cheese Puffs
4. watermelon

Four places I’d rather be right now:

1. Nowhere. I’m happy here.

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