Picked up the New Super Mario Bros. Wii game, and it is ridiculously fun and addictive. But it’s going to take me a while to get up to speed with these “Super Skills.”
In particular, the following is a video-grab of four people playing World 1 Level 3 with the help of Yoshi. If you notice, Luigi is quite lazy!
That was impressive.
A somewhat topical new quiz I have up on Sporcle:
Can you name the Famous Uncles?
Crazy week!
Good luck.
Here’s a puzzle, “Dominant Fifth,” from William Wu’s archive attributed to Nootch. I love it for its simplicity.
“What’s the Dominant Fifth?” asked Dr. Dingo, as his daughter Cicely came in from school.
Cicely blushed. “Just a secret society,” she said. “I’m one of the vice-presidents.”
“And you’re meeting tonight; is that right?”
“How on earth did you know?” asked Cicely.
“You left this lying about. That’s no way to keep secrets, my girl.” He handed Cicely this paper:Dominant Fifth
REASM NCNVE OTMLE SEHST TAOEI
“How did you manage to read it?” asked Cicely. “The code is known to only about eight of us.”
“Change it,” said Dingo. “Any fool can read that.”
Where and When is the next meeting scheduled?
While you’re chewing on that, here’s a classic puzzle:
You have twelve balls that seem to be identical, but one of them is actually slightly heavier or lighter. You also have a balance scale with pans that will hold the balls. Using only three weighings, how can you tell which ball is different and whether it is heavier or lighter?
Here’s a great answer to that puzzle from Marilyn vos Savant’s Parade column.
Here’s a pretty Venn Diagram from Unwin and Carline sent to me by Dan on one of his frequent trips to the internet abyss.
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I know what you’re thinking. How awesome is a Mermahuataur (half human, half bull, half narwhal), and what on earth does it look like? Here are two depictions (click for sources):
My Halloween costume idea is two weeks late!
Folks, I have a quiz up at Sporcle.com for you to try (link below):
You have 8 minutes to get as many answers as possible. Good luck!
Plastered all over the interwebs, you’re more than likely to have seen Christopher Walken perform Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face” on BBC1. If not, you’re in for a laugh:
Naturally, nostalgia reigns supreme at these moments: who could forget the original, Walken performing “Three Little Pigs”?
And there’s the classic Simpsons take – with the scooching.
Inflatable Raptors Mascot
