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Can you guess all ten "LOUs"?

1)  Satchmo

2)  Unbroken

3)  "Oh, no.  Me gotta go."

4)  Titan of Luggage (et al)

5)  Quick Draw's Deputy

6)  Founder of the Passion Movement

7)  Genius scientist whose name (not face) is on most milk cartons (so to speak)

8)  Overweight stand-up comedian

9)  The Sun King

10) Prolific author of Western fiction

When you're ready to see how well you did, email Peggy with your answers!

Back to "brainless" :-) ...  

1)  Female disco dancer, early 60s  

2)  Icon toy of the 50s  

3)  Dorothy's canine  

4)  Santa's (abbreviated) refrain  

5)  Flightless bird  

6)  Harlem globetrotter  

7)  What Nanette heard  

8)  French designer whose House still rules  

9)  Comme ci, comme ca  

10) Police officer in the 'hood!

When you're ready to see how well you did, email Peggy with your answers!

Well, the Quiz Grand Master sort of, well, miscomputed last week.  So ... in true honor of 40 years (not 50!) ... can you name these other "launches" from 1971??

1)  When it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight

2)  A very chauvenistic guy with a Meathead son-in-law

3)  The Penguin

4)  Home of Prairie Home Companion, All Things Considered, Fresh Air (et al)

5)  Jerry Falwell's educational legacy

6)  Champion over cancer--and Tour de France

7)  Made "frappuccino" a household word

8)  Walt's second dream

9)  Saving the environment

10) Let's just say, right now ...

In honor of the milestone birthday being celebrated by ROBERT JACOBSEN (8/12) ... can you name these items that also "debuted" in 1961??

1)  Mommy's miracle; so long, diaper service.

2)  Who knew a talking horse would make for a hit TV show?

3)  Four guys sing in Liverpool.

4)  The great one.

5)  Barbie's boyfriend.  First and last name, please.

6)  Starkist advertising icon.

7)  Seven guys who had the right stuff.

8)  Grab a hose and all the kids in the neighborhood for this new sport.

9)  Thanks, JFK, for hearing the Beatles' plea and creating ...

In honor of EVELYN's birthday last week ... give an answer to each of the following categories -- if unduplicated, you get a point.  If double "E" answer (and fair), you get two points.

1)  Country

2)  Something in a hospital

3)  Adjective used to describe a person, positively

4)  Movie Star (FIRST NAME E)

5)  U.S. City

6)  Color

7)  Character in the Bible

[NOTE--the point of this is to use your noggin--no fair using Google.  BTW ... I grew up playing such a game with my grandparents ... ("I'm thinking of an "E" ... was it a great queen? ... no ...

It all began with what the ancient Romans called, the "Dog Star!"  Sirius was the brightest star in the sky.  And because it was so bright, the Romans thought it made the days hotter.  Nah!  It's the tilt of the earth in the days between July 24 to the end of August, that brings on the hottest days of summer-at least in our latitude!  And if you're living in the East, Central or Southern part of the U.S. you know what I'm barkin' about!

We pups need lots of water when it's so hot-and extra ...