 Comedy: August 07, 2019 Issue [#9692] |
This week: Comedy is Puzzling Edited by: Ẃeβ࿚ẂỉԎḈĥmas  
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What do all those social media quizzes really tell you about yourself? The better question to ask is what are you telling those survey collectors about you? |
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Have you fallen victim to the endless social media games, surveys, quizzes and outright share-dares? Earlier on in my facebook days, I must admit I fell into those traps that seek to give us wisdom of who we are based on our favorite flower, pet, or even an astrological sign. When I finished answering the survey, I’d be so pleased to share my IQ score or other uniqueness that makes up my wonderfulness. 
Curiosity “tests" tempt us into thinking we will find some hidden secret about our names that could actually defy history. And, if one must really go back 1000 years to find that 0.5% Viking, should we really give a rat’s patoot?
One Particular questionnaire asks, Where could your last name be from? (Hmmm, ending in a preposition. My previous IQ test makes me cringe at this.  ) I’m going to jump right in and take a chance with this. “My parents?” Should I click the link and find out that the Italian name I was given at birth is probably from Italy, where my paternal grandparents were born?
Over the years I have learned to avoid that sort of click-bait. It keeps the victim player on their site for enough time to collect more data and plant more spy-ads to follow a person around from site to site. They are time consuming and psychological mind-taps.
The last time I bothered to “play" with one of these quizzes ended up giving me nightmares! Who would have thought choosing a favorite color would equate to my being “Pennywise” the demented clown on “IT?” I like red, what can I say.
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By the way, what is YOUR favorite color?  Be careful what you answer. It may come back to haunt you.
That’s all the fun and games she wrote for this edition of the Comedy Newsletter.
Until next time--laugh hard, laugh often!
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Dragon is hiding 
This sounds like something my mom would do.  She’s always (well, frequently) wanting to get something and then she gets the wrong thing because she didn’t read carefully/if at all. It gets to where we make a joke out of it in the family/ “READ, Mom! Read!”
Now, now, Dragon -- Moms know best! Sometimes, we do forget our reading glasses when we shop. 
Elfycia Lee ☮ 
I love reading your newsletters, Web Witch. You should have just gotten the ‘tipsy olives’. Imagine if you serve kids those. I love the name. It’s sooo catchy. But it ain’t too bad revealing your birth date, is it?  It’s not that baddd... Isn’t it a compliment though? It means you look underage. I always carry a grocery list. You’ll be more focused and controlled. I can’t possibly wing grocery shopping. I’ll forget why I’m in the grocery store in the first place.
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoy them. 
You forget why your in a grocery store without a list. I forget my list next to my reading glasses, which is the reason I don't make grocery lists. I think in terms of pictures. I picture chicken and then I see risotto, green veggies and another colorful vegetable to complete the picture. With that image in mind, I can just choose everything I need at the store for that meal. Easy-peasy.
Being ID'd for a jar of olives, as complimentary as it may sound considering my age, it was another thing holding-up the check-out process. As I said, I can buy cheaper non-tipsy olives and add them to something tipsy I choose!
Quick-Quill 
OH My that was funny. I too would have looked at the cashier with those "deer in the headlights" look? MY DL? Whatever for???? At the MN State Fair they have Tipsy Pies. They are hand, meat pies, made with quality liquor. When cooked the alcohol is gone (most of it) but the flavor remains to enhance the proffering. I thought they were amazing even though I don't imbibe in alcohol. They didn't ask for ID but I don't look young enough to have to be asked.
Yeah, I don't look young enough, either, but what does a smart-check-out register know about me? It won't continue the sale until the information required has been entered in, or the item purchase canceled out. Meat pies made with liquor -- Hmmm, sounds good to me! I often cook using liquor. Hey, wine is a basic for Italian pasta sauce! 
An apple a day.... 
Hope you enjoyed your "untipsy" olives, and happy belated 12th anniversary! I love your sense of humor.
I did indeed enjoy those plump, stuffed olives! They were added to a quality dirty martini. Who needs expensive olives packed in cheap alcohol?
Thank you for the WDC Anniversary wishes. Next year, I'll be an official WDC teen! Ooooh, boy, me a teen again?!!! I feel bad for the community. I was a rebel first time around in real life. 
BIG BAD WOLF is Merry 
Hey, I enjoy a nice fruity wine cooler every now and then - but you won't see me drinking beer!
 Cheers to you and your wine cooler, BBW, I hope your vacation was fantastic! 
Thank you for your feedback, folks! We editors really appreciate it.
See you next month!
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