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Welcome to the November 5th version of Thursday Thunks! (which we always seem to post on Wednesday). Where we make you think a little bit before you blog!

We pick a subject, and your job is to interpret it anyway you want. Write about it on your blog… simple as that. Maybe you can interpret it as a picture – we don’t care!

Please only leave a link if you have written a Thursday Thunks post. Please mention us in your post, and link back to the blog here.

Don’t forget to go visit the other participants’ blogs. Read and comment about all their Thursday Thunks! Thats what all this is about afterall, isn’t it? We’ll have so much fun and become lifelong friends….

This week we will answer some crazy questions brought to you by Kimber, the color of sweet potato pie and the number B12.

1. Mad Cow disease, Bird Flu, Swine Flu…what barnyard animal will cause the next big outbreak of disease? I’m going to go with the Dodo as the harbinger of our next, great pandemic. Yes, I know the Dodo is extinct, but you see, I have had a vision that the Dodo will be found on an isolated island in the Hebrides. The bird will be found by some recreational sailors that get blown off course by “Dirk” a freak hurricane/cyclone/mother-in-law. The recreational sailors, Billy and Bob, take the funny-looking bird back home to Tennessee where it gets a cold, sneezes, and does away with all of Dolly Parton’s relatives.

I could go on, but it just kind of gets gross from there. This will happen before the End of Days (Mayan Calender) on April 1st, 2011.

2. Sesame Street turns 40 this month. If you were to be on Sesame Street, which character would you want to be in a scene with? Oscar the Grouch because, you know, he’s got all the best gossip. Of course, my mushy, squidgy side would have to also visit Snuffleupagus, because, he’s real and so sweet!

3. We are out shopping for a new laptop. Which one do you pick and why? Do you really think I’m going to tell you? You might cheat and go for the same one. Or, you might decide to tell me that I really don’t know what I’m talking about while you grab that eBook.

4. Have you ever dried a flower in a book (pressing)? If so what was the flower and the name of the book? The Random House Unabridged Dictionary (Hardcover) – thin pages, really freakin’ heavy book. I pressed a four leaf clover, a violet, and a pansy.

5. Do you think it’s important to study other planets? If so, why or why not?
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Hu? What? Sorry, was doing a bit of stargazing. What was the question? Oh. Well, yeah. Because we should… uhm… never stop seeking knowledge. Yeah. That’s what Carl Sagan probably said. What? He’s dead? Oh. Well, no one told me. Scuse me, but I thought I saw a falling star.

6. Have you ever walked out of a movie at the theater? What was the movie, how much was the ticket and why did you walk out? Yes. Natural Born Killers. $8.50 a piece.

7. Does the city/town you live in have traffic enforcement cameras? Have you ever gotten a citation/ticket/fine from one? If so, did you pay or fight it? I don’t drive, so I’ve no idea. And, as a walker, I’m too smart to cross a street without a signal.

8. If your neighbor is having a baby would you buy a baby gift for them? No. I don’t know them and the husband is a bit on the psychotic side. I had been thinking of a condolence card for the newborn but the husband put the kaibosh on that thought.

Just so you don’t think I’m a complete baby-hater, my brother-in-law will be the father of twins on the 16th.

9. How many questions are too many questions? In what context? If you’re interviewing me, I can deal with as many as you’d like as long as you don’t mention that… well, you’re not supposed to mention it, therefore, neither can I. Now, if you were interrogating me, one question is one too many, but if you’re adding torture into the mix, I suppose I’d have to answer them all. Sue me, but I don’t care for pain and if you even look weird at my fingernails, I’ll tell you how many troops we have in Istanbul and Constantinople.

Finally, if you’re asking how many questions are too many for a meme, well, I think any over eight’s a bit much, don’t you?

10. Do you have a handwritten journal you write in everyday? No. But I love blank books.

11. Have you already made plans for 2010? We’ll go to Olive Garden for the fried ravioli and Tirimisu.

12. Thursday Thunks has a huge party for all those who play along each week. Where is the party, how long does it last and does Kimber fall off the roof dropping crayons? If so, what color of crayon does she fall on? The party is in Bugtussle, OK (did anyone find the permit???). Since SOMEone lost the permit, we’ll probably party until the state troopers come in and arrest all of us, except me, that is. I don’t attend parties. Kimber would bet impaled upon the Magenta crayon, but she’ll feel much better come Monday.

13. We may have “blogger celebrity” questions in the near future. Are you excited? Did you call my agent? This is the first I’ve heard of it. No, I’m not excited, I’m *bleeped*! Why wasn’t I told?!

Is this over? Good. That’s thirty minutes lost forever. Where’s my bagel?! My bagel should be waiting here for me, demmit!!

*trudging disgustedly off, stage left*

Ya want somethin’ done right, ya gotta do it yerself… bastards.