Showing posts with label thursday thirteen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label thursday thirteen. Show all posts

Friday, August 15, 2008

Thursday Thirteen-Hair Metal QUIZ Answers

I was impressed with everyone's answers to yesterday's trivia quiz!

I had to laugh at bit at Himey, who insisted that every other song was Great White. There was no Great White as correct answers. And half the ones he gave, Great White wasn't even a choice. But good try though. I have to admit that I should have put a "Rock Me" in amongst the questions somewhere. I know Himey very well, so I can rib.
NancyGracey, forgive me, but do not buy your answers or rather lack of....if your son is my age, certainly he sang along to these songs. And I know you probably did too. How could you not? I know you "felt the noise". Believe me, your secret is safe with me that after you put the kids down to bed you tuned in to at least one episode of Monster's Ball? (Smile)
Troll missed only one answer! Don't be saying that he lives under a bridge somewhere. He knows his hair! Good job!
But it was only one person that had a perfect score on their test. I can only wonder if they are still perming, teasing and panamining in front of the mirror with their hairbrush. Ok, enough about me.... I am impressed with her hair knowledge.
Ladies and Gentlemen, The Hair Band Award goes to Kristy!

Wear your award proud!
Curious about your answers? Compare see how ya did. Thanks for playing along, everyone!

1. Who sang this song? "Out on the streets, that's where we meet. You make the night, I always cross the line." Answer: Ratt
"Round and Round" appeared on their debut album, "Out of the Cellar."
2. Who sang this? "Since I was born, they couldn't hold me down. Another misfit kid, another burned-out town." Answer: Skid Row
"Youth Gone Wild" was off of Skid Row's 1989 debut album, "Skid Row".
3. Who sang this one? "I don't know where I'm goin', but I sure know where I've been." Answer: Whitesnake
"Here I Go Again" hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on October 10, 1987.
4. Who sang this song? "He's the wolf screaming lonely in the night, he's the blood stain on the stage." Answer: Motley Crue.
"Shout at the Devil" is the title track off their 1983 album.
5. Who sang this power ballad? "There's a lady who's sure, all that glitters is gold." Answer: Led Zeppelin
"Stairway to Heaven" is over eight minutes long.
6. Who sang this one? "Wait, just a moment, before our love will die." Answer: White Lion
"Wait" is the lead single from their second album, "Pride."
7. Who sang this one? "Love is like a bomb, baby come and get it on." Answer: Def Leppard
"Pour Some Sugar On Me", the first song on their greatest hits collection, is probably Def Leppard's most famous song.
8. Who sang this one? (the lyrics are from the chorus) "My Gypsy Road, can't take me home. I drive all night just to see the light." Answer: Cinderella
"Gypsy Road" was from their second album, "Long Cold Winter."
9. Who sang this one? "She stepped off the bus, out into the city streets. Just a small town girl with her whole life packed in a suitcase by her feet." Answer: Poison
"Fallen Angel" appeared on six Poison albums.
10. Finally, who sang this famous song? "So you think I got an evil mind, I'll tell you honey." Answer: Quiet Riot.
Quiet Riot actually revived "Cum on Feel the Noize" in 1983. It was originally released by Slade.
11. My favorite song by this group..."You are the reason why it tears me up inside and I break down and cry...didn't wanna say, goodbye Paradise" Who is the group?
Answer-Tesla
12. Can you name the song title of said song above? It was right before you, "Paradise". Man, this song ROCKS! What a love song, if there ever was one. Such emotion and intensity. YOu can just feel the torn heart of Jeff as he rips through this one. Most impressive "ballad". But what I like about it, it is a ballad that jams. If you don't know it, watch it and be impressed.
13. "Here I am , Rock you like a Hurricane"Answer:Scorpions

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Thursday Thirteen-Hair Metal QUIZ

If you are a dedicated reader, then you know my obsession with hair bands. I haven't done a Thursday Thirteen in a few weeks. I am still trying to get back into the swing of things as far as scheduling now that the kids are back into school.
Finally, I am back in the swing of things myself.
And today to kick it off, er up....A Hair Metal Trivia Quiz.
I will post answers tomorrow.
Turn it UPPPPP!


"I'll give you the lyrics to a song, you tell me which hair band sang it. Enjoy!"

1. Who sang this song?
"Out on the streets, that's where we meet. You make the night, I always cross the line."
Whitesnake
Skid Row
Great White
Ratt
2. Who sang this? "Since I was born, they couldn't hold me down. Another misfit kid, another burned-out town."
Skid Row
Quiet Riot
Motley Crue
Van Halen
3. Who sang this one? "I don't know where I'm goin', but I sure know where I've been."
White Lion
Twisted Sister
Great White
Whitesnake
4. Who sang this song? "He's the wolf screaming lonely in the night, he's the blood stain on the stage."
Quiet Riot
Aerosmith
Van Halen
Motley Crue
5. Who sang this power ballad? "There's a lady who's sure, all that glitters is gold."
Def Leppard
ACDC
Warrant
Led Zeppelin
6. Who sang this one? "Wait, just a moment, before our love will die."
Great White
Slaughter
Scorpions
White Lion
7. Who sang this one? "Love is like a bomb, baby come and get it on."
The Cult
Led Zeppelin
Def Leppard
Cinderella
8. Who sang this one? (the lyrics are from the chorus) "My Gypsy Road, can't take me home. I drive all night just to see the light."
Black Sabbath
Poison
Winger
Cinderella
9. Who sang this one? "She stepped off the bus, out into the city streets. Just a small town girl with her whole life packed in a suitcase by her feet."
Quiet Riot
Damn Yankees
Twisted Sister
Poison
10. Who sang this famous song? "So you think I got an evil mind, I'll tell you honey."
ACDC
Quiet Riot
Kiss
Twisted Sister
11. My favorite song by this group..."You are the reason why it tears me up inside and I break down and cry...didn't wanna say, goodbye Paradise" Who is the group?
trixter
tesla
twisted sister
warrant
12. Can you name the song title of said song above?
13. "Here I am , Rock you like a Hurricane"
Dokken
Poison
Metallica
Scorpions


OK, Guys...this was an easy one. Good Luck! Leave your answers in the comments. Lets see how everyone does.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Thursday Thirteen-Telemarketers

DEALING WITH TELEMARKETERS...

The telephone marketing pitbull. What can you do to avoid them? Play them at their own game. Here are a few things you can do to get these criminals off of your back.

1. If they want to loan you money, tell them you just filed for bankruptcy and you could sure use some money. Ask, "How long can I keep it? Do I have to ever pay it back, or is it like the other money I borrowed before my other bankruptcies?"

2. If they start out with, "How are you today?" say, "Why do you want to know?" Or you can say, "I'm so glad you asked, because no one seems to care these days and I have all these problems, my sciatica is acting up, my eyelashes are sore, my dog just died, my sex life is in the crapper, my wife's cooking stinks..." When they try to get back to the sales process, just continue on with telling about your problems.

3. If the person says he's Joe Doe from the XYZ Company, ask him to spell his name, then ask him to spell the company name, then ask where it is located. Continue asking personal questions or questions about the company for as long as necessary.

4. This one works better if you are male: Telemarketer: "Hi, my name is Judy and I'm with Canter and Siegel services... You: "Hang on a second." (few seconds pause) "Okay, (in a really husky voice) what are you wearing?"

5. Crying out, in well-simulated tones of pleasure and surprise, "Judy!! Is this really you? I can't believe it! Judy, how have you BEEN?" Hopefully, this will give Judy a few brief moments of terror as she tries to figure out where the heck she could know you from.

6. Say, "No," over and over. Be sure to vary the sound of each no, and keep an even tempo even as they're trying to speak. This is the most fun if you can keep going until they hang up.

7. If MCI calls trying to get you to sign up with their Family and Friends plan, reply, in as sinister a voice as you can muster, "I don't have any friends... would you be my friend?"

8. If they clean rugs: "Can you get blood out, you can? Well, how about goat blood or HUMAN blood... chicken blood too?"

9. Let the person go through their spiel, providing minimal but necessary feedback in the form of an occasional "Uh-huh, really, or, "That's fascinating." Finally, when they ask you to buy, ask them to marry you. They get all flustered, but just tell them you couldn't give your credit card number to someone who's a complete stranger.

10. Tell them you work for the same company they work for. Example: Telemarketer: "This is Bill from Watertronics." You: "Watertronics!! Hey I work for them too. Where are you calling from?" Telemarketer: "Uh, Dallas, Texas." You: "Great, they have a group there too? How's business/the weather? Too bad the company has a policy against selling to employees! Oh well, see ya."

11. Tell the Telemarketer you are busy and if they will give you their phone number you will call them back. If they say they are not allowed to give out their number, then ask them for their home number and tell them you will call them at home (this is usually the most effective method of getting rid of Telemarketers). If the person says, "Well, I don't really want to get a call at home," say, "Yeah! Now you know how I feel." (smiling, of course...)~


12.Try acting like a religious zealot and busily set yourself to trying to convert the telemarketer your new religious cult. Make sure your cult somehow involves dingos and flapjacks. That should definitely send them scurrying.

13. and if all else fails...first-list your phone number on the National Do Not Call Registry at .. http://www.donotcall.gov/ and second, have caller ID and do not answer the phone-screen your calls.
And be sure to go here for some great tips.

(this post is copied from something I saw. Not a Leigh original..cannot accept credit)

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Thursday Thirteen


I didn't have much time for the TT so I began frantically trying to come up with 13 something, then I noticed on my own blog, quotes.....


These are my favorite Thirteen words of wisdom/quotes:



  1. The love of God is like the ocean, you can see its beginnings but not its end."No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."~Eleanor Roosevelt

  2. "Let us not forget what is best remembered or may we not remember what is best forgotten.""

  3. Fish and overnight guest stink after three days."~plaque at Fish Camp Restaurant, Orange Beach, Alabama

  4. "We are not human beings having a spiritual experience, we are spiritual beings having a human being experience."

  5. "A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future and accepts you today just the way you are."Proverbs 27:17

  6. The happiest people don't have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything they have. The richest person is not the one who has the most, but the one who needs the least.

  7. Live simply. Love generously. Care Deeply. Speak Kindly. Leave the Rest to God.

  8. Worry is a robber of time and energy. Take comfort within that God's power is what we truly need. He knows our needs before we can even ask for them.

  9. If you worry, you didn't pray. If you prayed, don't worry.

  10. Faith is the ability to not panic.

  11. Don't "find" a religion. "Find" your relationship with God.~Bill Burgess

  12. "Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great ones make you feel that you, too, can become great."-Mark Twain

  13. "If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably a wise investment". from Dullberts blog

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Thursday Thirteen

This Thursday Thirteen was inspired by Big Mama. She was talking about her favorite movies not long ago. It got me to thinking about mine. I broke it down by the thirteen best movies of my childhood, according to Leigh. This is in no particular order....
1. Footloose- I thought Willard (Chris Penn) was the sweetest thing, wanting to learn to dance all for his woman. At the end, with the prom scene has me off my couch dancing every time.
Wren, "Have you ever heard of the police?"
Willard, "I have seen the police.
Wren, "Where in concert?"
Willard, "No behind you".

2.Grease- The original. I so wanted to be Sandy (both good and bad girl), if not her then Patty Simcox. I loved that movie. Much of my childhood revolved around that movie. I remember Mrs. Morave dropping me, Michelle, and Debby off at the theater. We would watch it twice. We paid once then ducked in our seats for a second viewing, as instructed my Mrs Morave who was a nurse and worked all night and thus would take us to the movie during the day to occupy us. For real, I counted how many times I saw it, at the theater alone...40 something. Yes. I owe the Theater that was once at Brookwood Mall some cash.

3. The Wizard of Oz- This came on annually around Halloween. I couldn't wait. One year I was devastated because it came on Halloween night and I didn't get to watch it. This was before the days of VCR's. If you missed, you had to wait a whole year before it came on again. What did that movie teach me? Really, "There's no place like home!"
4. Stand by Me-The tag lone said it all: For some, it's the last real taste of innocence, and the first real taste of life. But for everyone, it's the time that memories are made of....This was a salty little movie for what was chalked up as a kids movie. But there were some deep lessons to be learned her. Like losing someone young, before their time, to stand up for yourself, and that no one is guaranteed a tomorrow-or even a good life. What a great movie. Has anyone seen Jerry O'Connell these days? He was the kid that was bullied in the movie for his weight. Today he is still a cutey, albeit much thinner, and married to another cutey, super model Rebecca Romaine.

5. Coal Miner's Daughter- This is probably my favorite movie of all time. I can still recite it word for word. And most of you know my obsession with Loretta Lynn, thanks to the Roaming Southerner. Sissy Spacek and Tommy Lee Jones were exceptionally great in this cult hit. The movie had the best lines in it of any movie I have ever seen:
"Stop yer grawlin Doo, ya sound like a ole bear a growlin!"
When Loretta comes out of the doctor's office, "Hey baby- you sick? ask Doo "Yeah, I'm sick! I'm gonna have a baby".
I done wrote me a song, Betty Sue. Your mama’s a dadgum songwriter.”
“Hey Doolittle Lynn. Who’s that sow you got wallowin’ in your jeep?”
I cannot tell you how much I LOVE this movie. But take my word for it, I do!
(Pics thanks to Roaming Southener)


6. The Goonies- A movie about a band of kids from the "Goon Docks" neighborhood of Astoria, Oregon, hoping to save their homes from demolition, go on an adventure to find the buried treasure of One-Eyed Willy, a legendary pirate. I loved this movie because it was creative. It craftily had everything in it a kid would want to see or fantasize about: Pirates, scary monsters, genius inventions, kidnappers, treasures, young love, hide and seek. It was great. And many of the scenes were filmed a place that I have been, Haystack Rock. I went when I lived in Portland, Oregon. I recall sea lions covering that rock. I love the part where Chunk befriends Sloth. How touching!

7. The Outsiders_for a young girl, it was eye candy. It had almost all of the hot up and coming stars. There were fist fights, and attempts to save a girls honor. How romantic. Yes, I did say the Outsiders. For a girl like me, it was all I could ask for and more. Oh, how I cried when "Dally got knocked off my the fuzz".

8. Airplane-It was a spin off movie that was inspired by and includes various lines of dialogue and references to the 1957 Zero Hour. Wikepedia describes the plot: When the crew of a commercial airliner suffer food poisoning after eating their in-flight meals, it falls to Ted Striker (Robert Hays), an ex-fighter pilot, to conquer his fear of flying and land the airplane. Adding to the challenge is the fact that his ex-girlfriend Elaine (Julie Hagerty) is a flight attendant on the aircraft. Nielsen portrays a doctor called to help the sick passengers.
And Talk about some great lines and scenes...
"There is only one river, there is only one sea...and it moves through you and it moves through me, there is only one people......." Can't you see the flight attendant singing that song and pulling the IV out of the little girls vein?
"Surely you can't be serious!" "I am, and don't call me Shirley". "
"Adam, Have you ever sen a grown man naked?"

9. Rocky 1-3- LOOOVVVVEEEDDDD this movie. Great musical scores and who couldn't love at the Sly in this one. "Aide-Ri-Annnn!" Didn't you cry when Mickey died?

10. Jaws- It scared me outta the water as it did most Americans. Even today, when I go in to the ocean, which I love so dearly and passionately, I do confess to hear the Jaws music playing in my head. Clearly I need therapy. But I will bet that today, with the recent shark attacks and media frenzy, it goes through many people's head. Why did Roy Snider have to pass? I know he would know how to control this frenzy.

11. The Breakfast Club- If you missed this movie, clearly you didn't grow up in the 80's. Another classic (as all are on this list). This one was about five teenagers (each representing a different clique in high school) as they spend a Saturday in detention together and come to realize that they are all deeper than their respective stereotypes.
The best part, the letter at the end of the movie:
Dear Mr. Vernon, we accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it was that we did wrong. What we did WAS wrong. But we think you're crazy to make us write this essay telling you who we think we are. What do you care? You see us as you want to see us... in the simplest terms and the most convenient definitions. You see us as a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess and a criminal. Correct? That's the way we saw each other at seven o'clock this morning. We were brainwashed.
The end letter is as follows:
Brian Johnson: Dear Mr. Vernon, we accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it was we did wrong, but we think you're crazy to make us write an essay telling you who we think we are. You see us as you want to see us... In the simplest terms and the most convenient definitions. But what we found out is that each one of us is a brain...
Andrew Clark: ...and an athlete...
Allison Reynolds: ...and a basket case...
Claire Standish: ...a princess...
John Bender: ...and a criminal...
Brian Johnson: Does that answer your question?... Sincerely yours, the Breakfast Club.

Video URL:
http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi1200226585/

12. Urban Cowboy- This was another movie that I could recite word for word. And it was cool, remember those little license plates of love in the back of that truck window. What Sissy and Bud had was real love, forget that she was a horrible housekeeper, that he slept with someone else to make her jealous, that she rode the mechanical bull to make him jealous...Sissy tries to go to bed with Wes, but stops before doing anything....it all came together at the end when they danced in the dance competition and Sissy and Bud made up and that plate went back up in the truck window. Every time I hear Johnny Lee's Lookin' for love and Mickey Gilley's Stand By Me, I can't help but think of Sissy and Bud and their luvvv.

13. Smokey and the Bandit- "Taking cover in the Rocking Chair, got a smokey on my tail"..... CB's were cool then. I remember when my mother got one and my friends and I would most certainly irritate many a trucker with the slang, "Breaker, breaker one nine? Come back?" It was the days when Burt Reynolds was cool-a real man (not weird and had a fake face as he does today), Sally Field was adorable, and Jerry Reed was the best (and still is, Big Daddy and I are H-U-G-E fans!!!)
Honorable Mentions go to: Starwars (it was a toss up to include Smokey or Star Wars. I love them just the same. I was a bigt obsessed with Chewy!), 16 candles (I would pick to tie with Breakfast Club), Back to the Future, Ghost Busters, Mr. Mom, ET, Close Encounters, Pretty in Pink, The Champ, Karate Kid and finally one me and my brother enjoyed acting out in our backyard (to the curiosity of our neighbors) Mommy Dearest.
What were some of your favorites?