Halloween Quiz 2008

[Bo Rearguard]

My Halloween cartoon for 2008. Don't eat all your candy on the first night.

[Hobbes]

[Dixicrat]

...A few more ghostly links needed!

Very well, Hobbes; you asked for it!

[color="Red"]Warning[/color]: When watching this...
1) Make sure you're not alone
2) Don't close your eyes
3) Above all else, hide your children!

You've been warned.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T5_0AGdFic

Trembling with terror ,
Dixicrat and Aphrodite Mae

[Hobbes]

I've always thought my wife is like a Mary Poppins around children ....

[Aphrodite Mae]

In Dixi's link, I like the scene where the children are running away from the viewer, at a dock. It reminds me of that scene in Angelheart, where what's his name realizes he'd damned and goes sprinting away into a rainstorm!

[Hobbes]

Still only 5 correct answers in the hat folks. A few days to go. The clue is General Motors made me.









Happy Halloween!

x

[Hobbes]

At least the start of this one is scary :-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5sYqLI7XqU


Better sound :-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i41W-NIjMfs

[Zebedee]

My Halloween cartoon for 2008. Don't eat all your candy on the first night.

I needed a good laugh tonight, that hit the spot. Thank you

[Hobbes]

Some humour then. I like the middle bit.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=yv0DKkNRQA8


And with a nod to Aphrodite :-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d54UU-fPIsY&NR=1

[tagwyn]

The answer is: No one!! As Henry Ford did not live in the 18th century!! Any other answer will be incorrect. apy:

[Hobbes]

Two new correct answers tonight folks so the hat is now a riot of folded up paper (It's Halloween, a hat full of competition entries gets madder than a box of Frogs I can tell you).

It's the thread for whimsy and you still have two days to enter or post absolutely anything you like. Several people have posted a correct entry but declined the hat - anything goes here!


Did we have this bit last year?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8w2nFOu8wM&NR=1






Cheers, Chris

[Aphrodite Mae]

Hey! Y'all know about Horrorfest on YouTube, so I wa-...

...WHAT?! It's almost Halloween, and y'all don't know about lil' ol' Horrorfest?!

Well, here's the link, so you can mosey on over and check it out. It's fun!

http://www.youtube.com/horrorfest?feature=pyv

Happy Halloween!

[Hobbes]

Slightly earlier than I intended but I don't think I will get any more answers.

The answer is of course Pontiac who withdrew from the siege of Detroit on October 31st, 1763.

Drawn from the hat by my fair lady :-

1st place: Rafiki
2nd place: ompom: Lodilefty ompom:
3rd place: arty: Aphrodite Mae arty:

Congratulations!
If Rafiki can post his choice of prize, followed by Lodi and then Mae. If what you wanted has already gone, please choose something else or let me know if there is nothing left you would like.

Once you have chosen PM me with your address and I will put the prize into the post next week.

Happy Halloween folks!

[dooya]

Congratulations to the winners! ompom:

And many thanks to Hobbes for organizing this quiz.

[Rafiki]

In celebration, let me share this somewhat different version of "Thriller" with you (it's still Halloween in Hawaii, so it isn't too late for Halloween fun ): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APeMWw61ZJ8

And many thanks to Hobbes for organizing this quiz.

Yup, an extra for Hobbes

[SIZE="1"]And Hobbes; as per our agreement, in return for 1st place, I won't set your reputation to -1000.... [/size]

[Hobbes]

Congrats Rafi! Now what prize do you choose?

I'm also adding Combat Mission: Shock Force to the list which is pretty good now with the patches and has a manual you can spend a week reading.

Cheers, Chris

[Rafiki]

Oblivion sounds like fun?

[Hobbes]

Oblivion it is then! Yes it's a good RPG, still great graphics and most PC's should be able to turn them up high by now. There are a few mods that are worth downloading for it.

PM me your address and I will put it in the post.

Lodi - your choice.

Cheers, Chris

[lodilefty]

OK

Guns of August

And now, from the Volunteer State:
Aphrodite Mae ompom: ompom: ompom: ouet:

[Hobbes]

You got it Lodi.

Mae? Lucky Silver Sixpence?

[Aphrodite Mae]

Why, I'd be delighted to have a lucky silver sixpence, Hobbes! That's what I was hoping for! YAAAAAY! !!!
Thank you, for your kindness and generosity!

And thanks for hosting a fun thread, too!

[Hobbes]

Thanks Aphrodite. I'll be sure to find you an extra shiny one!

Cheers, Chris

[Aphrodite Mae]

Halloween is over, but I simply have to share one final horrifying tale of terror! This is the chilling story from long, long ago (about three years, to be exact) of the dreadful, horrible... Artichoke Heart!

All of you with children know that kids can be picky eaters. Our eight-year-old daughter Melanie has absolutely refused to eat Artichoke hearts since she was five. She had a bad first experience with them, and so I can't say that I blame her. The person who I do blame is her older sister, Jan. Here's how it happened.

Our family likes to try new foods from time to time. And so one day, when Melanie was still in kindergarten, I decided to introduce the girls to marinated Artichoke hearts.
"What's for dinner, mommy?" asked Jan, as she walked into the kitchen with her little sister in tow.
"We're going to try something new!" I told my little darlings, and promised that they were going to learn just how yummy Artichoke hearts were.

Now, another tradition we have in our family is scholarship. My husband has taught our kids that the best way to answer a question is to find out for yourself. And so, we have two sets of encyclopedias: Encyclopedia Britannica for "grown ups", and World Book Encyclopedia for kids. The World Book has lots of interesting and pretty pictures.

So when little Melanie asked what an "artichoke" was, I was happy when Jan said, "let's go see!" before I could respond. I knew that she was going to lead her little sister to the World Book Encyclopedia. I was proud of my eldest daughter for wanting to help her baby sister learn new stuff. But my happiness didn't last very long.

It was only a minute or two later that I heard a shrill scream from the living room. An instant later, baby Melanie came racing into the kitchen. She was almost hysterical, with her sweet little face streaked with tears as she tugged on my apron.

"Don't make me eat it! Please, mommy, please, don't make me eat it, and don't hurt the artichoke, even if its ugly…!"


Meanwhile, Jan was suspiciously absent. Hmm.

It didn't take long for me to find out what had happened. Jan had gone to the World Book, probably with sincere enough intentions… but when she'd opened up the encyclopedia, one of the first entries is… aardvark. And so, she'd pointed to the picture of the aardvark and said to her sister,
"There. That's one! That's what an artichoke looks like. …and Mommy's gonna make you eat its heart, for dinner!"

Poor little Melanie!

[Hobbes]

Nice story.

[Hobbes]

A couple of my favourite wallpapers to end the thread.





See you next year I hope!

Chris

[Hobbes]

In celebration, let me share this somewhat different version of "Thriller" with you (it's still Halloween in Hawaii, so it isn't too late for Halloween fun ): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APeMWw61ZJ8




Yup, an extra for Hobbes

[SIZE="1"]And Hobbes; as per our agreement, in return for 1st place, I won't set your reputation to -1000.... [/size]

I just realised that you won the Christmas Quiz as well! People might talk

Quite poignant to see Henry post there.

http://www.ageod-forum.com/showthread.php?t=6782&highlight=quiz

Chris

[Rafiki]

I love that Calvin & Hobbes picture

And yeah, searching through older threads sometimes brings up Henry's posts; always catches me off-guard when it happens

[Hobbes]

Prizes have been sent out today (apart from Mae who's address I don't have).

Cheers, Chris