A touch of humor - and, given how many non-boomers know these things - an
interesting commentary on how media affects/influences/becomes culture ....
something to think about in "new media" as well.
(so there, i made a VERY thin link <g>)
forwarded from WetLeather (of course)
QUESTION #1:
Name the Beatles - both the first and last name of each, of course.
Consider this a warm-up. If you can't answer this one without
thinking, close up the test, and move on to something else. We have
nothing further to discuss.
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#2 Finish the line: "Lions and tigers and bears, ____ _____!"
Admittedly, this came along before we boomers were born. But we
remember it from both the movies and the boob tube.
#3: "Hey kids, what time is it?" ______ _________ ________ ________.
#4: What do M&M's do? _____ ___ ______ ________ , _____ ___ _____.
#5: What helps build strong bodies 12 ways? _________ _________.
#6: Long before he was Mohammed Ali, before he was The Greatest, we
knew him as _________ _________.
#7: "You'll wonder where the yellow went,
_____ ____ ______ _____ ______ _____ ___________."
#8: Those post-baby boomers, or baby boomer wannabees, know Bob Denver
as the Skipper's "little buddy." But we true boomers know that Bob Denver
is actually Dobie's closest friend, _____________ G. _____________.
#9: "M-I-C: See ya' real soon; K-E-Y: ______? __________ ____ _______
______."
#10: Definition: A "streaker" is someone who might go running through
the lobby of the girls' dormitory ___________________.
#11: "Brylcream: ___ ________ _______ _______ ______ _______."
#12: Bob Dylan advised us never to trust anyone ________ _____.
#13: From the early days of our music, real rock 'n roll, finish this
line: "I wonder, wonder, wonder...wonder who; _______ _______ ______
______ ____ ________."
#14: And while we're remembering rock n' roll, try this one:
"War...uh-huh, huh...yea; what is it good for? ___________ ____________."
#15: This is from a kinder and gentler protest song, but the
question is just as profound: Where have all the flowers gone?
Perhaps you could use a little help here: "Where have all the flowers
gone, long time passing? Where have all the flowers gone, long time ago?
Where
have all the flowers gone? ____ ______ _____ _______ _____ ______ ____."
#16: Meanwhile, back home in Metropolis, Superman fights a
never-ending battle for truth, justice, and ______ _______________
__________.
#17: He came out of the University of Alabama, and became one of
the best quarterbacks in the history of the NFL, and later went on to
appear in a television commercial wearing women's stockings. He is
Broadway _______ _____________.
#18: "I'm Popeye the sailor man; I'm Popeye the sailor man. I'm
strong to the finish, ______ __ _____ ___ _______ . I'm Popeye the
sailor man."
#19: Your children probably recall that Peter Pan was recently
played by Robin Williams, but we will always remember when Peter was
played by ___________ _____________.
#20: In the movie, The Graduate, young Benjamin, played by Dustin
Hoffman, was counseled about his future, and told to consider one
thing: _______________.
#21: In another movie from the late sixties, Paul Newman played
Luke, a ne'er do well who was sent to a prison camp for cutting off
the heads of parking meters with a pipe cutter. When he was captured
after an unsuccessful attempt to escape, the camp commander (played by
Strother Martin) used this experience as a lesson for the other
prisoners, and explained, "What we have here, ____ ___ ___________
_____ _________________."
#22: In 1962, a dejected politician chastised the press after
losing a race for governor while announcing his retirement from
politics. "Just think, you won't have ________ ____________ to
kick around any more."
#23: "Every morning, at the mine, you could see him arrive; He
stood six foot, six, weighted 245. Kinda' broad at the shoulder,
and narrow at the hip. And everybody knew you didn't give no lip,
_____ ______ ________."
#24: "I found my thrill, _____ ____________ __________________."
You may remember Riche Cunningham singing this. But if you are a
true boomer, you know it was Fats Domino who made this line famous.
#25: "Good night, Mrs. Calabash, ___________ ____ ____ ." This
originated long before even the first of us boomers was born. But
in order to be a true baby boomer, you have to have some breadth.
#26: "Good night, David." "_________ __________ , __________."
#27: "Liar, liar, ______ ___ _____ ."
#28: "When it's least expected, you're elected; You're the star
today. Smile! _______ ___ _______ _______ ."
#29: From our parents' day, as I recall, it was Pogo, the comic
strip character, who said, "We have met the enemy, and ___ ___ ___."
#30: Who put the bop in the bop she-bop she-bop? ______________
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Kathy E. Gill, http://www.dotparagon.com/R65/
WWW design � writing � training - http://www.dotparagon.com/
Mac Advocacy - http://www.halcyon.com/kegill/mac/
Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they
should live next door and just visit now and then.
--- Katharine Hepburn
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