Thursday, July 21, 2005
Another Oldster’s Test!
Test for Dementia”
“It’s that time of year to take our annual senior citizen
test.”
Exercise of the brain is as important as exercise of the
muscles. As we grow older, it’s important that we keep
mentally alert The saying; ! “If you don’t use it, you will
lose it” also applies to the brain, so… Below is a very
private way to gauge your loss or non-loss of intelligence.
So, take the following test presented here and determine if
you are losing it or are still “with it.” The spaces below
are so you don’t see the answers until you have made your
answer.
OK, relax, clear your mind and… begin.
WELL MAYBE NOT THAT CLEAR!
1. What do you put in a toaster?
Answer: “bread.” If you said “toast,” then give up now and
go do something else. Try not to hurt yourself. If you
said, “bread,” go to Question 2.
2. Say “silk” five times. Now spell “silk.” What do cows
drink?
Answer: Cows drink water. If you said “milk,” please do not
attempt the next question. Your brain is obviously over
stressed and may even overheat. It may be that you need to
content yourself with reading something more appropriate such
as Children’s World. If you said “water” then proceed to
question 3.
3. If a red house is made from red bricks and a blue house is
m ade from blue bricks and a pink house is made from pink
bricks and a black house is made from black bricks, what is a
green ! house made from?
Answer: Greenhouses are made from glass. If you said
“green
bricks,” what the devil are you still doing here reading these
questions?????
If you said “glass,” then! go on to Question 4.
4. It’s twenty years ago, and a plane is flying at 20,000 feet
over
Germany (If you will recall, Germany at the time was
politically
divided into West Germany and East Germany.) Anyway, during
the flight, TWO of the engines fail. The pilot, realizing
that the last remaining engine is also failing, decides on a
crash landing procedure. Unfortunately the engine fails
before he has time and the plane fatally crashes smack in the
middle of “no man’s land” between East Germany and West
Germany. Where would you bury the survivors? East Germany
or West Germany or in “no man’s land”?
Answer: You don’t, of course, bury survivors.
If you said ANYTHING else, you are a real dunce and you must
NEVER try to rescue anyone from a plane crash. Your efforts
would not be appreciated. If you said, “Don’t bury the
survivors”, then proceed to the next question.
5. Without using a calculator - You are driving a bus from
London to Milford Haven in Wales. In London, 17 people get
on the bus. In Reading, six people get off the bus and nine
people get on. In Swindon, two people get off and four get
on. In Cardiff, 11 people get off and 16 people get on. In
Swansea, three people get off and five people get on In
Carmathen, six people get off and three get on. You then
arrive at Milford Haven. What was the name of the bus driver?
Answer: Oh, for crying out loud!
Don’t you remember your own name? It was YOU!!
Now pass this along to all your “smart friends” and hope they
do better than you did.
PS: 95% of people fail in most of the questions!!
Thanks to Shannon, Skyline,
Fruits Of Our Labor!
We started last night and finished this morning with 18 regular, 5 no sugar, and 2 partially filled ( end of a batch) 8 oz. jars of what promises to be our best Apricot Jam yet.
After our appointment this afternoon we start canning straight Apricots. We still have a peck and a quarter left to do up. These will be packed in light syrup so Jay can help me eat them up!
That will be an anniversary gift that will keep giving all winter long.
An update:
22 pints of straight apricots are now resting in the downstairs pantry. Canned in light syrup they taste a little tart but very good. The texture leaves a little bit to be desired. Next time we will cold pack and process to cut down on the time they are heated. This is how we learn our lessons!