Today's Smile

Brainteaser

Today's brainteaser is a 'Trivia' based on general knowledge. 10 assorted questions on a variety of subjects for you to answer.

01 Which was the first single released by the Beatles, in 1962?
02 What do the letters r.p.m. represent?
03 Which airport in Ireland has the same name as an Irish river?
04 What is the single word used as the international radio distress call?
05 Which month is named after a Roman emperor?
06 What french words are meant by the abbreviation R.S.V.P.?
07 What is the 'ship of the desert'?
08 What is a Joule?
09 Where in the world is the area known as the pampas?
10 What is the first of the Ten Commandments?

See how many you know. Good luck!

Taking Sport Seriously

It's not the taking part that counts, it's the winning. Or so it would seem from this BBC sporting video clip. Click on the following link http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7997013.stm and see what I mean!

Blankney Pictures

Approaching the village from the south on the B1188

(Click on image to enlarge)

In the above photograph the left turn is the entrance to

Blankney Park, directly opposite can be seen two pillars

marking the entrance to Blankney Hall. The house on the

left used to be lived in by the Hall's butler Midwinter. The

first house on the right was the old Blankney Post office.

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Thought For Today

'Nouvelle Cuisine', roughly translated, means: I can't believe I paid ninety-six dollars and I'm still hungry.
Mike Kalin