The Queen's Meme #87 - The Crazy Medical Meme

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7 Royal Questions on Tuesday
(I'm prolific today. There are 9 questions.)

It's time for your annual check up! I always say "knowledge is power" when entering the stressful confines of a doctor's office. I take a pen and paper, armed with questions and a medical encyclopedia at my disposal. My doctor is not amused. Let's see how well you do on the medical exam I have prepared for you.

The Crazy Medical Meme

1. The smallest bone in the human body is about the size of a grain of rice. What is it? The human brain? No, I thiuk it's one of the ear muscles.

2. How fast is a sneeze? Twice as fast as anyone has to get out of the way.


3. What percentage of the human body is water?  Just over 70%. We're damp squibs!


4. True or False: A human's thumb is as long as his or her nose. True, except in Pinoccheo's case.


5. What should you do if you are bitten by a snake? Panic.


6. It is a fact that humans get an entirely new skeleton every 12 years. What do we get every six years? I know about the seven year itch. Is it skin?


7. Happiness is directly related to the size of your _________________. Let's leave that blank. It's better that way.

8. If there are 9,000 taste buds on your tongue, how many hairs are on your head right now? If I can count them, not many.


9. I believe that the size of the needle is directly related to the mood of the nurse. However, sometimes it's necessary to get shots. If you could be vaccinated against anything in the world, what would it be? Nurses in a bad mood.

The Queen's Meme #51 - The Cooking 101 Meme

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It's called the Cooking 101 Meme

I could use some cooking advice. In fact, I could use a LOT of cooking advice. Would you indulge me? If you've read my blog very long you know that my kitchen disasters are legendary. I have a few culinary questions for you. Please feel free to share recipes!! (and instructions on how to decode them)

1. What is the best dish you can cook?  Where's the kitchen? You're not asking me to cook something are you. Probably cornflakes.

2. Do I have to beat eggs or can I whip them gently? Sounds so violent to me. I think you need to beat them until they start to yolk.

3. I am reading a recipe right now for Hearty Beef-n-Cheese Pie from a recipe book I dug out of the cabinet. The instructions read..."Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In large frying pan, brown ground beef, onion and green pepper."

I am already lost. Why must I turn on the oven and put the frying pan in it? And how does one turn beef AND peppers brown at the same time?!

What color should the onion be? They are telling you that the onion might as well be rainbow coloured. It will still taste the same. I'm confused about just what ground beef is. Has it been left on the floor?

4. Did you ever cook something for your family that no one enjoyed and you had to throw out? No one has asked me to. They don't want food poisoning.

5. Why do all recipes say "mix sugar, flour and salt?" Don't they cancel out the other? I would think so too. The concoction sounds like a very evil brew.

6. Why must you add eggs "one at a time" to a mixing bowl? Does anybody really know the answer to this question? It's simple really. Try throwing four eggs in the bowl in one go!

7. Please post the recipe to something you think even I can cook.

Get 1 cracker.

Spread butter on top of cracker.

Select a type of cheese you prefer, and slice some on top of the cracker.

I am begging you! It is no fun being a afraid of my own crockpot.

Signed,

Your Hungry Queen

The Queen's Meme #50 - The Back To Fools Meme

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The Back To Fools Meme

For those quietly insane adults hanging around after the kids have returned to school.

The house is quiet. No more carpooling twelve kids to the mall. No more fighting over the computer and the TV. I wonder if you learned your lessons this summer. Answer the questions in complete sentences, double-spaced, typed with footnotes, annotations and a bibliography. I'll take that by Tuesday afternoon if not sooner. And please, if you have any questions, raise your hand..
There will be a pop quiz tomorrow.


1. Do you know your primary colors? Describe for me, if you will, the colors red, blue and green to a blind person. (*hat tip special friend for this most excellent question!*) Well red is the stuff that comes out when you hit someone, blue is the colour of the sky when I daydream out of the window and green is how I feel after eating rschool lunch

2. What was your adult summer reading?  It was between the pages of my maths homework until the teacher confiscated and read it himself.

3. When you assembled your clothes last night for today's activities - you did do that, didn't you? - what did you choose to wear?   Nothing the school would approve of...detention again!

4. What's in your lunchbox?  That's a rather personal question! I'll show you when we're round by the bikesheds.

5. Imagine that your teacher is your fantasy crush. What would you bring her/him on the first day of school? Hmmmmm??? Two tickets to Brazil

6. No rest for the weary. Your child's teacher just called. A big ole' bully knocked your precious one into a locker for no good reason at all.
What is your response to the principal?  Stop the bullying in this school or I'll knock you senseless!

7. You have been given a pair of scissors, a glue stick and copy of Entertainment Weekly. Whose picture do you cut out and who do you glue to your headboard?  Any smug celebrity so I can throw darts at it.

8. TEN POINT BONUS QUESTION! Now that you have time to watch all those Gilligan's Island reruns, tell me....What was the Professor really doing with Mary Ann all that time they were lost in the jungle?  I have no idea, but they both came back with a smile on their faces.

And remember this uplifting quote:

"If there were no schools to take the children away from home part of the time, the insane asylums would be filled with mothers."

— Edgar W. Howe
Did someone just throw a spitwad at me?!!!

The Queen's Meme #49 - The Watch Me Watch You Meme

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It's called The Watch Me Watch You Meme. So hunker down with your spyglass and bourbon, don dark sunglasses if you choose and tell us your deep dark and guarded secrets. Or not.



1. I have given you a pair of binoculars. If you could watch anyone in the world in the act of being creative or creating something, what would you choose to watch?  The mind boggles at the ideas! I loved seeing the artist paint my portrait in November 2008.


2. Turn your head to the left. What do you see? Explain its significance in your life. I see my cabinet full of Royal Doulton china, with the complete 24 Dickens figures, 12 Lord of the Rings figures and many others. I've always been proud of them.

3. You are watching a parade. You see a float float by (they float, don't they?) with three of your favorite people on it. Who are they? Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett & Meryl Streep

4. What do you like to watch on television?  Sadly, they ended this year. Lost and 24. Also gone is Prison Break, The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Battlestar Galactica,

5. Your blog is under surveillance by the Blogwatchers Association.
What are they watching for? Probably for the same reason we all visit blogs!

6. Watch out! Your greatest superstition has befallen you. What do you "watch out" for on a daily basis? That I don't encounter anything with 13 in it. Last week, I overslept on Friday 13th.

7. Have you ever "watched" at a wake in the deceased home or funeral parlor? No, that sort of thing doesn't happen in recent times here in Britain, although I know in the 1930's and 1940's, there was a tradition of putting the deceased laid out open in the back room. I'm glad I wasn't around then!

8. Name one thing you always want to be awake for. The next day, definately Failure to be awake would be a major downer.

9. What is the next opportunity you are waiting or watching for? A good opportunity to have time away from the office. So few and far between.

10. You are standing guard in Central Prison. It is your job to watch the prisoners online activities. What site would you recommend to someone in prison? A male to female prisoner chatroom! Definately not a vacation booking online service.

The Queen's Meme #47 - The 'If I Could Say One Thing' Meme

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Reporting live from the shores of the Atlantic, we have The Queen's Meme #47.
Welcome to my beach castle.

Did you think I'd go away again and forget to post these questions? Not likely. Ahem. Well...I did that once but that's beside the point. Here I am with sand in my flip flops and a new set of questions for you. It's called the "If I Could Say Just One Thing'. If you could say just one thing to the so-and-sos of the world and in your life what would you say?
Don't think about it too much. Just write the first thing that pops in to your head. It doesn't have to be just one word.



If I could say just one thing to.......

1. Mel Gibson "Can someone please put some duct tape on him?"

2. Lindsay Lohan "Dhe probably thinks the orange outfit could be a great fashion item."

3. Chelsea Clinton "Chelsea, tell youe Dad, please leave the bridesmaids alone!"

4. The Pope    "How did you get elected?"

5. BP Oil Company "This sure is a slick company."

6. My ex  "You missed your chance."

7. My IPOD or computer  "Now this the time to cease functioning."

8. My favorite or least favorite teacher "Now see how he has turned out!"

9. My family "Do you know what a meme is"

10. My blog (What? You don't talk to your blog?) "Give me some inspiration!"
 
Now if you'll excuse me, I have to finish building my sandcastle.
See you soon on Mimi Writes with more pencil skirt beach reporting.
Have fun with the meme.
And pass the sunscreen......

The Queen's Meme #32 - The Peep Peep Meme

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Sometimes silly.
Sometimes serious.
Always fun!
Step out of the box.
Be creative.
Use your imagination.
No one's answers are quite like you


Easter has come and gone. But I'll bet you have stories to tell! We present: The Peep Peep Meme. I feel a sugar rush coming on....

1. What does Easter mean to you (if that is not too personal)?  Some people seem to think Easter commemorates the birth of the Easter Bunny. If anyone reading this thinks so, then I'm sorry to spoil your illusion. It's the first holiday in the year when roads get gridlocked....plus thev religious aspect as well.

2. When did you last go on an Easter egg hunt? Did you find anything? The best time to go on an Easter egg hunt is just before Christmas, which is when all the shops display them for the first time.

3. Your favorite celebrity is dressed up in a bunny outfit and about to jump out of a cake. Who is it? Nicole Kidman is eggs-ceptional!

4. What is the most unusual thing you've ever done with Easter eggs? Ate them....what ELSE can you do with them?

5. What's your favorite color of peeps? Peeps? That is a foreign word to me. Any translators around?

6. Do you believe in the Easter Bunny? As much as Santa Claus, the Great Pumpkin and trains running on time.

7. Imagine: You are invited to the White House for the annual Easter egg hunt. What surprise should President Obama put in each egg for the kids?  A policy that the parents won't have to pay for?

8. What's your favorite kind of candy to eat at Easter?  Truffle chocolate....I had one yesterday.

9. Have you ever dyed eggs for Easter?  This could be listed under 'useless pursuits'

10. You have just found a genuine Faberge egg (like the one pictured here) worth millions of dollars. Would you keep it or sell it for cash at auction? What would you do with the money? I think I'd be afraid to keep it in case I dropped it, or if someone made a boiled egg out of it!

11. Do you have an Easter bonnet with all the frills upon it?
Show us a picture of your hat.  An Easter bonnet? Can you imagine me with an Easter bonnet? On second thoughts, don't.

12. Please share any special Easter memories or traditions you have with us. I remember an Easter we threw everything in the car and stayed in a caravan. The weather was just right, and the roads were not gridlocked. A very rare time!

The Queen's Meme #31 - The WhatNot Meme

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Sometimes serious.
Always fun!
Step out of the box.
Be creative.
Use your imagination.
No one's answers are quite like you

The What Not Meme

People are always giving advice on what NOT to do in this situation and that situation. I’ve had it with the know-it-alls this week. I’m switching it up.
It’s your turn to be the expert. Answer what NOT to do in the following situations.
It’s your spin on potential societal blunders (and a few quirky scenarios you might find yourself in). You didn't think I'd leave my quirk home now did ya?
Have at it.


What NOT To Do when you’re…..

1. On a first date  Say to her, "My last three dates all paid for their meals. Will you?"

2. Intoxicated  Say "Hey, Officer. Where's my car? I need to drive home."

3. In the shower  Wave to the window cleaner

4. At your ex’s wedding   Say "We had a much better food selection at our wedding."

5. In jail  Tell the muscled convict to get lost as you want to use the shower privately

6. being stalked  stalk them



7. Stuck to an igloo  pull the  ig loo flush

8. In sewing class Drop all the pins on the floor

9. Asleep in a helium balloon Go sleepwalking

10. At a birthday party for twins Buy a present for them to share

11. On a nude beach   Laugh

12. At the opera  Ask when the fat lady is coming on to sing, as you want to go home.

13. you’re falling in love   rent an engagement ring, just in case

14. Low on gasoline in a bad part of town  Say "Do you know where I can get gas for my Lexus."

15. Having a baby   Bore people endlessly with every tiny thing that happens

16. On fire       Put it out with gasoline

17. Lost at the mall     carry on shopping  

18. At a single’s dance   Ask where the good looking ones are

19. Riding a bike on the Jersey Turnpike  Make an obscene gesture to a driver

20. Driving your significant other's car Race another car down the highway

21. Being robbed at gunpoint Say  to your spouse "You forgot to give them your Rolex."

22. Kissing Eat food at the same time

23. Paying the hotel cashier  Pay in loose coins

24. Buying lingerie Strip off and try them on

24. Commenting on a blog Tell them it's the worst blog they've ever seen

25. In Queen Mimi's dungeon  Ask for anything

The Queen's Meme #30 - The FaceTwit Meme - Tweet This!

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Sometimes silly.
Sometimes serious.
Always fun!
Step out of the box.
Be creative.
Use your imagination.
No one's answers are quite like yours.

The Facebook Meme (aka The FaceTwit Meme)
It's a little longer than usual but I just couldn't stop in 140 words or less. Sorry.

1. Facebook has now surpassed Google in number of users and traffic.
How much time do you spend on Facebook? If not FB, do you use Twitter?

You should ask how many hours do I spend OFF Facebook! The answer is not a lot! I'm also a Twit as well.


2. What is Farmville? I do not understand why people are asking me for margarine.

This is a puzzler. Apparently people build up their farms. The good thing is that the government does not demand milk subsidies and things like that, and we do not have to do the icky things farmers do with hatchets.

3. Do you war in the Mafia Wars? I do not understand why people are asking me for cows.

This is my favourite FB application! I love playing Mafia Wars. Right now I'm about Level 136, and go by the name of Big Boy.

4. What is Cafe World? I do not understand why people are asking me for bullets!

I think people are getting their apps mixed up! Maybe they want the bullets as something in their dessert?

5. Are you being bombarded with these "See Who Has Been Looking At your Profile - See Who Your Peeps Are?" application request lately?
I don't understand why people are asking me for my photograph and that of my dogs.

Do I want to know who my Peeps are? I'd rather not know! What is a Peep? Answers please!

6. Which FB or Twitter applications, tags or gifts irritate you the most and why?

YoVille really annoys me! They give a few duff pieces of furniture etc, while all the good stuff they want you to pay for with real money. No way, Jose!

7. Every morning I am faced with the question at the top of my Facebook profile page, "What's On Your Mind?" Now Mr. Online Mailman wants to know the same thing. Does the whole world need to know what I'm thinking at every moment? I can't write that in a public place ya know. But if you had to answer that question honestly at 9:00 am each morning, what would you say?

Is FB a psychiatrist? With a question like that, should I be lying on a sofa and telling my life history? As long as FB don't start charging £100 an hour!

8. Do you know how you became friends and followers with everyone in your list on Facebook and Twitter?

One of the mysteries of life.

9. Have you ever been deceived online by someone you thought was someone else? How did you know?

Not yet, but how do I know who you are? You say you're Mimi, but this might well be Homer setting these questions.

10. Do you enjoy chatting via Yahoo Messenger or AOL the old-fashioned way? If so, who do you chat with most online?

No, I like to chat via e mail...more my speed!


11. Have you ever been contacted on Facebook or via email under false pretenses, for dubious purposes, or by meddling nosy people in general?

If I did, they would get dropped faster than a brick....or preferably WITH a brick!

12. Think about it. We are all flitting around making bird noises on the internet. What would the PETA people say?! Can you think of a more suitable animal mascot for Twitter? What kind of sound would we make?

A parrot or mynah bird seems ideal. It should squak "Here's another Twit!" when a request comes through.

13. What kind of new cool innovative application would you like to see on Facebook or Twitter? What would you call it?

Gullible App.....strictly for gullible people. They send me £50 and I tell them how to play the application.

14. Have you ever had to block someone from Facebook or Twitter?

I've blocked masses from Twitter. They are usually selling some product. They get shown the door pronto!

15. Do you allow your real life friends to communicate with you there or do you prefer to be incognito to the universe at large?

I've also got several at my office on Facebook, but they aren't involved with my blogging side.

16. Do you belong to any CAUSES on Facebook or Twitter? If so, what makes you passionate about them and why did you join?

I'm definately not the CAUSE type CAUSE I never get into them

17. Do you know what a Twibe is? An Arican group of people discovered by Elmer Fudd.

18. Have you ever rage twitted? Tell me!

I'm waiting to have a really good rant. You never know when it might be!

19. I find that more and more people are reading my blogs on Facebook and commenting there. Do you share your blog posts on Facebook? Do you find that it helps or hinders your blog traffic?

I ought to put my blogs on FB as well. The trouble is, I'm a major procrastinator.

20. Wanna be my friend on FB? I have nearly 800 now. At least I'd recognize you!

I'm already one of them, Mimi. You know who I am!

Don't you be foolin' me now. There's always the dreaded dungeon.
I wonder if there's an app for that. Hmmmm......

The Queen's Meme #29 - The Bucket List Meme

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Welcome to the Queen's Tuesday Meme #29

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Sometimes serious.
Always fun!
Step out of the box.
Be creative.
Use your imagination.
No one's answers are quite like yours.


It's not original. It's not my idea. This meme has been around in various forms. Call it whatever you wish. But I thought it would be interesting to make a wish list of things you want to accomplish or do before you ....um....well....die. Cheery, no? Just like the two characters in the 2007 motion picture, The Bucket List, we all have a list in our heads. I'm not sure I've ever actually written mine down. Some I've already crossed off. I think it's time for a fresh new slate of ideas and direction for me. I've been through a lot of change in the last year. And even though the list might change periodically, nevertheless, the task gives me pause.
What AM I doing to push forward those dreams of mine? Maybe it will help if I write them down. And what hinders me from getting them done? That is the bigger question.

The rules: There are none. List as many things as you'd like. Give us your answers in pictures, words or song lyrics. Make it serious or funny. Your choice.
What's on your list?

You don't make these things easy, do you.Mimi? Right, now what should I put on this list???  I know I just don't want to be around when my number's up.

Well let's see what I want to accomplish.....

1  For my 18 year old girlfriend-to-be to say "You were great!"

2: To be able to travel first class everywhere and enjoy life, rather than working during it.

3:  To have a fleet of fast cars and Harley bikes ....yeah!!!

4: To meet some top entertainment stars,  Nicole Kidman especially!


WHAT I DON'T WANT: The doctor to say "You have two weeks to live, but we should have told you two weeks ago!"

The Queen's Meme #28 - The Never Should Meme

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Welcome to the Queen's Tuesday Meme #28

Sometimes silly. Sometimes serious. Always fun!
Step out of the box. Be creative. Use your imagination.
No one's answers are quite like yours.


The Never Should Meme
Brought to you from the sunny beaches of Somewhere whilst on vacation.

I actually believe that if "shoulds" and "nevers" were banned from the English language we'd all be better off. Who needs to live in absolutes? Should evokes unnecessary and unhealthy guilt.
Never is never enough no matter what you should be doing. Not ever! See? But in this fill-in-the-blank exercise you can be as dogmatic and brutal as you dare.
After today's meme, lose the words.
Seriously.
You should.
Oh, never mind.


1. If I never see my office again it will be too soon.

2. Should I meet my Maker tomorrow, I would ask for one more day on earth to have a recount of the days I was entitled to.

3. Never in my life have I seemed as old like I did today.

4. I should always allow more time to procrastinate

5. I should've never listened to the rv while under the influence of  people trying to win your voter

6. I never _sleep in my car but I should always carry a pillow with me just in case.

7. I should spend more money on bad things because it makes me happy. I should spend less money on food that is good fot you because it makes me sad.

8. Your wallet should never be shared with strangers.

9. I should tell the bank that I never really meant to blow up the safe.

10. Never in a million years would I want you to know about what happened the other day, when I  ________________.

P.S. I will writing my answers in the sand with my toes. This could take a while.

The Queen's Meme #27 - The Olympics Meme (aka Blogalympics)

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Welcome to the Queen's Tuesday Meme #27

Sometimes silly. Sometimes serious. Always fun!
Step out of the box. Be creative. Use your imagination.
No one's answers are quite like yours.

Maestra Mimi has a quiz for you today. How much do you think you know about the Olympics? See if you can go for the gold and answer these questions correctly. IF you want to spoof it, by all means, spoof away! The answers are at the bottom of this post. NO CHEATING unless you want to end up in the you-know-where.

1. What year were the very very very first Olympics held? I don't know. It's all Greek to me!

2. The original games were banned for being a pagan festival because the Olympics celebrated the Greek God of........??

A. Mars
B. Venus
C. Zeus
D. Google

Isn't there a god of drug-taking? I guess it's Zeus

3. In 1896 the first modern-day Olympic Summer Games were held. Which country won the most medals that year? There wasn't many taking part. Greece?

4. Which country has won the most medals EVER at the Winter Games? The USSR? Matbe a country with a lot of snow and mountains?


5. I predict that Blogging will become the next Olympic event recognized by the International Olympic Committee as a valid sport. How would you train for this event? And if you think it should be a team event, who would you include on your team?  I'm in training right now, doing press ups and answering memes whenever I ca. Don't worry, Mimi, you're in the team!

6. What do the five Olympic rings represent? The skin colours around the world

7. No country in the Southern Hemisphere has ever hosted the Winter Games? Why? Maybe because Antarctica has never wanted to host it. The polar bear games!

8. What the heck is curling? Why should it be a sport?? Curling is a Scottish sport where a giant rock is slid along the ice. It's either that or an event in the hairdresser's Olympics.

9. Mark Spitz won 11 medals in the most combined overall medals category. What was his sport?
A. Skiing B. Swimming C. Looking good D. Resigning from public office after a sordid scandal Swimming in scandals

10. In ancient times females were forbidden to watch the games.
What was the penalty for doing so?  As the men didn't wear clothes when competing, I should think the women had to wear a blindfold.


11. In 1908 the organizers of the London Olympic Games added another 385 yards in order for the royal family to have a better view of the finish line.
Which sport was it?  The marathon...a problem for those exhausted with 300 yards to go.

12. What event would you like to see added to the Olympics? Why?  Women's beach volleyball....oh, it's already in!

Extra credit and a guarantee you won't end up with no medal or meal in the dungeon this week.
What was your favorite Olympic event or moment to witness this year at the 2010 Olympics?  Annoyed because the winter Olympics were in the middle of the night for us!


After you finish, click the dungeon pic. The trap door will take you to the correct answers.

The Queen's Meme #26 - Name That Tune

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Welcome to the Queen's Tuesday Meme #26

Sometimes silly. Sometimes serious. Always fun!

Step out of the box. Be creative. Use your imagination.

No one's answers are quite like yours.

I was tagged by the musically prolific Starr who writes Here Comes A Storm in The Form of A Girl for a meme that was circulating on Facebook over the weekend. It calls for 25 answers (!) but not to worry, I have shortened it for our purposes here.


It's a simple NAME THAT TUNE meme with a Mimi twist.



The Rules : Once you have been tagged (or commanded by the Queen) you are supposed to write down the top 25 SEVEN songs you cannot live without. The ones you can listen to over and over and never get tired of. They don't have to be in any particular order. These are the songs that make you laugh, cry, think of an old friend, whatever the reason. I know it's impossible for many of us to narrow it down to seven. There are just too many songs. Instead, make a list of seven songs that move you personally and tell us why. What memory does the song evoke? What emotion? Where were you when you first heard it? We'd like to know what's in your musical memory bank. Name seven songs and tell us about your emotional connection to the song.

Fair enough?

Let's get started!


1. Hey Jude by The Beatles. This really brings back memories. I played it on my cassette player on my last day of school, and I always think of that when hearing it.


2. American Pie by Don McLean. One of my most enjoyable songs, and the one that I hum the most. I try to remember all the words and meanings.


3. Leaving On A Jet Plane by Peter, Paul & Mary. I hummed this when going on a plane to my vacation many years ago.

4: Female Of The Species by Space. This one has got one of the catchiest tunes of all. Love it! Heard it the first time and couldn't belive how good it was.


5. Dancing Queen by Abba. Ive seen this many a time on the stage version of Mamma Mia! Fantastic.




6. Morningtown Ride by The Seekers. One of the earliest songs I know. It always reminds me of when I weas very young.

7. San Francisco by Scott McKenzie. A song that sums up the 1960's. I just stop and listen when I hear this,

The Queen's Meme #25 - The UnValentine Grumpy Meme

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Tsk Tsk
Xmichra has requested to spend time in the lowly dungeon. I have complied. Will you be next?
Sunday, February 14, 2010
The Queen's Meme #25 ~ The UNValentine Grumpy Meme


Welcome to the Queen's Tuesday Meme #25
Sometimes silly. Sometimes serious. Always fun!
Step out of the box. Be creative. Use your imagination.
No one's answers are quite like yours.



The UnValentine Grumpy Meme

1. I, Mimi Pencil Skirt Peace Woman, have officially declared war on Valentine's Day. If I see one more chocolate rose covered in stupid red tin foil paper I'm gonna have a fit. What did you get for Valentine's Day?

Zip, nada, nil points, no score....I reckon the mailman must be late. Perhaps the fact that I am currently unattached has a small factor to it?

2. What will you miss most about Valentine's Day?

"Oh thank you for your present, darling. Now let me really thank you for it."

3. What could you have done differently yesterday to make the day sweeter?

Stayed in bed.

4. How many roses make a dozen?

What? Ask a florist.

5. You and your love are getting matching tattoos for Valentine's Day. What will they be?

It wouldn't have her name on mine. If we split up, I'd have to look for someone with the same name. Maybe 'Her's' on me and 'His' on her.

6. My kingdom for a man who can spell. I am so tired of getting text messages from college educated 45 yr old men like .....I miss u ....wat up?.... B there by 8... or the ever popular U home? Does your significant other have an annoying cute little habit you'd like to break?

If my girl started sending text messages, her phone would soon vamish. It would be worse if she started TALKING in text messages. A former girl was a smoker. That's why she is a former girl.

7. What did you get someone for Valentine's Day, if I may ask?

You asked that on #1!!!!

8. No one is looking. I promise.
Write one word on this candy heart you've been dying to say to a romantic connection from your past. I will not tell.

Poison

9. Be a poet. Write a 4-line poem starting with Roses are red....

Roses are red
Violets are blue
I left my wife
Now I'm stuck with you

10. What song best describes your Valentine's Day experience this year?

I Will Survive

11. I, Mimi Grumpy Skirt, am so glad this meme is almost over. This is my final question. I made it eleven questions in honor of the 11 roses I didn't receive. Aren't they lovely? This is my final final question, Regis:
Two cupids are in a knock down drag out fight on the floor of the Senate. One is a constituent from Venus, the other from Mars.
What is the name of the legislation are they fighting over?

The Decision Whether To Use Greek or Roman Gods in historical records.

The Queen's Meme #24 - The Circus Meme

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Welcome to the Queen's Meme #24.

Sometimes silly. Sometimes serious.

Always fun!

Step out of the box. Be creative.

Use your imagination.No one's answers are quite like yours.

It's time for the circus. We are all going!

Fun for the whole family, right? Hmmm....depends on your taste. Whether you're a fan of circus tricks, sweaty animals in a ring, fire breathers and bearded ladies or you find it all just a wee bit offensive, never let it be said that memers in blogland have no opinions on the matter. Whatever your preference, these photos leave much to the imagination and could be explained in a variety of ways. I found some amazing lithographs from the early 1900s depicting the Greatest Show on Earth and some from Cirque du Soleil. Back in the day when the circus was the circus instead of a commercial fest and a legal team from PETA standing behind each elephant.

This is your task.

I've provided ten pictures from the wonderful public domain land of Wikimedia.org.

Your job is to caption them.

Use humor, satire, serious commentary, personal recollections of your own circus experiences or just plain silliness...I'm sure you can find something to write about that will make us laugh, cry, or think.

I warn you though. This picture meme isn't as easy as it looks.

Let's get started.

The Circus Meme

1:


"I hope it's my hands you're looking at, young man!"

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2:



"I've gotta clean WHAT off the street??"

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3:



"And detective, that's why my girl turned into a pile of ash after I kissed her."

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4:



Naturally, this procedure is considered perverted in most US states, but some still allow it.

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5:



"I told you they'd laugh at my outfit!"

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6:



"Look! We just can't afford real lions."

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7:



"Look Edith, I don't like these fantasy role play games you enjoy doing."

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8:



Unknowingly, Raymond's chair gets caught up in a giant spider's web.

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9:





"For the third time, I said it's time you got a HEARING AID!"

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10:



The horse act was so bad, the ringmaster employed people to catch the artists as they fell off.

The Queen's Meme #23 - The Blog Blizzard Meme

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Welcome to The Queen's Tuesday Meme #23

Sometimes silly. Sometimes serious.
Always fun!
Step out of the box. Be creative.
Use your imagination.No one's answers are quite like yours.



The Queen's Meme #23 ~ The Blog Blizzard Meme

Baby, it's cold outside! I have snow on the brain and ice on the windshield. Ten and twenty degree temperatures doth not a happy Queen make. But I have plans to keep warm, that is, unless the power fails in which case I'm doomed. I really am in the midst of a snowstorm this week but many of you are not. You must get creative and use your imagination. It's a blog blizzard! I'm here to test your survival skills or at least make you laugh. Here's how it plays. Good luck.


1. An unexpected blizzard occurs. The power goes out for 10 days. There is no food in the house, no gas in the car, no heat, no TV, no computer, nada! You are snowed in and can't get to the store for supplies. How would you survive? How would you get out of this mess?

I don't. The only alternative is to put on my skis, go to the nearest airport in operation and fly to the Bahamas.

2. Tell us about your last snowball fight.

The snowballs won.

3. You have been asked to make a snowman. What is his name?

He wouldn't tell me. The Government Minister for Equality told me I should be making a snowperson.

4. I have mountains of snow outside my door. I would like to make snow soup. What is the recipe?

What do you think? "Take one handfull of snow..."

5. It is Day 5 of the Big Blog Blizzard. You have been hunkered down for a very long time and in danger of losing your sanity. Your blog neighbors (that would be us) come callin' to see if you're OK. We peek in the window. What do we see?
What are you doing in there?

I'm frozen solid, with icicles hanging off my nose.

6. Who is the flakiest snowflake in your life?
Past or present.

That's a flaky question. Do you think I've been examining every snowflake that's ever come down around here?

7. You are Snow White. Which dwarf is your favorite and why?

Snow White is living with seven short men? She doesn't sound very 'snow white' to me. It would have to be Doc, who would give her some pills so she doesn't catch anything from Sneezy.

8. What is the most fun you've ever had inside during a snowstorm?

I think I'd have to use my 'wishful thinking' mode for this one.

9. What was Jack Frost nipping at?

Over here in Britain, Jack Frost is a tv detective, so he nips in and arrests them!

10. Due to blobal warming (that's blog + global for all you non-blog speakers) your snowman has prematurely melted. What was his last request?

"Can I have an ice cream?"

The Queen's Meme #22 ~ Come On Baby, Light My Fire!

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Welcome to The Queen's Tuesday Meme #22

Sometimes silly. Sometimes serious.
Always fun!
Step out of the box. Be creative.
Use your imagination.
No one's answers are quite like yours.

Once upon a time in a faraway Bloggiverse there lived a maiden named Queen Mimi Pencil Skirt. She slayed her own dragons, stoked her own fire and well.....wrote memes by the light of the Bloggingham moon. One day a kind blogger from England noticed her meme lovin' ways and royally crowned her Mimi Queen of Memes. As time passed in the peaceful kingdom of Bloggingham, her Royal Highness found comfort in the company of fellow bloggers who also loved memes. But the Queen had a wicked disposition too. It is widely reported in historical Blogosphere archives that any and all bloggers found guilty of not completing their memes were promptly thrown into the dreaded Bloggingham dungeon. If I were you, I'd do the meme.

The Queen's Meme #22 ~ Come On Baby, Light My Fire!

Before you get carried away and let your mind wander down a trail of romantic and erotic intrigue, stop. We're not talking about that kind of fire. Not today anyway. We're talking about intellect, entertainment and adventure. I'd like you to take a look at the what makes you happy and brings you joy. Pretend you are talking to a new friend. Answer the questions as enthusiastically as you can and share with your friend what lights your fire. Recommend your favorites, what you're passionate about - and tell us why. If it's too hard to choose just one, narrow it down to the best of the best. Everyone who reads your answers will not only get a better sense of who you are but we might be inspired to check it out upon your expert recommendation. I like learning something new everyday. If you open the door of my imagination, I just might step through. Tell me!

1. Which historical figure do you admire the most? Why?

Oh, this is complicated, isn't it! There are about 16 billion in the best since cavemen were hanging around, and I'm supposed to pick one out of a (very) large hat. I guess everybody's going to say Abraham Lincoln, so I'd best think of someone else. Perhaps the ones to admire are those who advanced medical research, like Marie Curie, who discovered radium.

2. Name the band or artist you'd like to see live in concert before you leave the planet or tell us about a concert or album that has already rocked your world.

Leave the planet? Is there a starship leaving with my name on the seat? Many would have liked to have seen The Beatles during the short time they were together. I would REALLY like to see Enya in concert.  Last year, I saw the delightful Camille O'Sullivan in concert. I think Carole King's Tapestry is the best album of all.

3. What's your favorite television show or series of all time?
Why should I care?

Why should you indeed? Why ask then?? Still, now that we are here, let's not disappoint those curious to know. It's tough choosing just one, but Lost is the best of the best. When I was young, it was Thunderbirds and Timeslip.


4:. Movies! I am so behind on the movie scene. What should I watch this weekend? Should I watch it alone or with someone?

Behind on the movies? Just to let you know that talkies have been invented!  I'm looking forward to going to the cinema to see The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The Lovely Bones and Legion. For the record, though, my all time favourite film is The Hours

5. You are hopping on a plane tomorrow morning. Where did you choose to go and why?

I've probably done this in a rush and forgotten my passport, in which case I'll end up being detained at Customs for a friendly chat and search. In the event I remember my passport, it would either be off to Florida to see friends or to the beaches of Rio de Janiero, where there is sand, sun and beauties....did I mention beauties?

6. Who is your favorite author? What about their writing inspires you or simply entertains you? Recommend at least one book that you feel I must read.

Now that I don't read Janet & John or The Little Engine That Could, I read different fare. Philippa Gregory is always a favourite author. I'm currently into the Steig Larsson trilogy written in Sweden. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is very unusual. The autobiography Will There Really Be A Morning by Frances Farmer is very hard to read, but tells what happened in Hollywood in the 1940's to one star who wouldn't go with the system. Brilliant.

7. Hobbies and passions. What brings you joy in your spare time? How did you get into it?

Ask a silly question! It's doing this, being on the computer and kicking my foot through the screen when something doesn't work. I got into it because the world was.

The Queen's Meme #21 ~ The Wisdom At Twenty One Meme

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Welcome to The Queen's Tuesday Meme #21




Sometimes silly. Sometimes serious.

Always fun!

Step out of the box. Be creative.

Use your imagination.

No one's answers are quite like yours.



Once upon a time in a faraway Bloggiverse there lived a maiden named Queen Mimi Pencil Skirt. She slayed her own dragons, stoked her own fire and well.....wrote memes by the light of the Bloggingham moon. One day a kind blogger from England noticed her meme lovin' ways and royally crowned her Mimi Queen of Memes. As time passed in the peaceful kingdom of Bloggingham, her Royal Highness found comfort in the company of fellow bloggers who also loved memes. But the Queen had a wicked disposition too. It is widely reported in historical Blogosphere archives that any and all bloggers found guilty of not completing their memes were promptly thrown into the dreaded Bloggingham dungeon. If I were you, I'd do the meme.



The Queen's Meme #21 ~ The Wisdom At 21 Meme


This is a royal twist on an old meme. I just wish I'd found these gems when I was actually twenty-one.This is how it works: You must follow the directions to the letter.


1. Find the nearest bookshelf of your favorite reads, cookbooks, tech books, magazines. It doesn't matter. This will work for all print media. If you don't have seven books lined up on a shelf, grab the first seven you see around the house.

2. Book #1: Turn to page 21. Read the 21st sentence (you may have to turn the page).

Write it down.

3. Do the same with the first seven books or articles you see. The sentences will make a paragraph. You must write them down in the order you found them.

4. When you are finished, read over your "story" and title it.

5. Show us your bibliography at the end of this meme. Hmmm...I wonder if we'll be surprised at the reading material we may find. I just did mine. It was rather shocking! I didn't cheat. I promise! Don't you either....or it's you-know-where for you.

The Well-Dressed Industrial Leaders
 
Industry had no problem joining hands with the government, especially when the companies were required to put up a token investment. On their heads were wide brimmed hats with swirling plumes, and long riding capes hung from their shoulders. "How long do you thing the half-pipe will stay open at Sunapee?" John  asked, lobbing a spitball toward a kid one table away who had fallen asleep. You don't have to worry about getting paid, either. My aunt touched an empty seat to her left, indicating that Nefertiti should sit next to her. Electrical work and so on. I shall not give up my project.
 
 
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson
Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Nefertiti by Michelle Moran
The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

The Queen's Meme #20 ~ The Blabbermouth Meme

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Welcome to The Queen's Tuesday Meme #20

Sometimes silly. Sometimes serious.
Always fun!
Step out of the box. Be creative.
Use your imagination.
No one's answers are quite like yours.

Once upon a time in a faraway Bloggiverse there lived a maiden named Queen Mimi Pencil Skirt. She slayed her own dragons, stoked her own fire and well.....wrote memes by the light of the Bloggingham moon. One day a kind blogger from England noticed her meme lovin' ways and royally crowned her Mimi Queen of Memes. As time passed in the peaceful kingdom of Bloggingham, her Royal Highness found comfort in the company of fellow bloggers who also loved memes. But the Queen had a wicked disposition too. It is widely reported in historical Blogosphere archives that any and all bloggers found guilty of not completing their memes were promptly thrown into the dreaded Bloggingham dungeon. If I were you, I'd do the meme.

The Blabbermouth Meme
1. When you were a child did you ever blab a family secret and get in trouble for it later?

I can't recall one, but saw one on television when a mother said the husband had left for a while and her little girl piped up saying "He's in prison!"

2. Have you said anything in the last 24 hours that you regret?

Take me to the office.

3. Have you ever blabbermouthed something to a significant other that in hindsight you really should have kept to yourself?

I always remember the adage "Engage brain before speaking." and "never get a tattoo of a former love."

4. Have you ever written anything on your blog that you wish you could take back?

I'm probably doing it now...

5. Are you the blabber or the blabbee? Tell us your most embarrassing blabbermouth moment.

I'm probably the blabbee, as someone always looks as if they have been saying something about me. Oh yes, I'm paranoid as well.

6. Who is the biggest blabbermouth tattletale in your household?

As there's only two, it's either me or my dad, and we are both tactful. We never use the phrase "Now don't tell anyone this..." because we know it would probably be in the papers the next morning!

7. You are the Blog Paparazzi! Which blogger's real photograph are you most interested in getting?

Come on, Mimi, do you REALLY need to ask that! You are more elusive than the Scarlet Pimpernal.

8. If you could hire the loudest and most skilled blabbermouth in the universe to do your talking for you and advertise it well, what message would you like to spread to humanity? Don't hold back.

Any politician would fit the bill, as they love appearing on television and would broadcast anything. The message would probably be "Make sure you leave a message on Captain Picard's Journal." and also "Thanks for telling us about global warming as Britain is having the worst winter for over 30 years!"

The Queen's Meme #19 ~ The Band Meme (AKA The Album Cover Meme)

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Monday, January 4, 2010
The Queen's Meme #19 ~ The Band Meme (aka The Album Cover Meme)


Welcome to The Queen's Tuesday Meme #19

Sometimes silly. Sometimes serious.
Always fun!
Step out of the box. Be creative.
Use your imagination.
No one's answers are quite like yours.

Once upon a time in a faraway Bloggiverse there lived a maiden named Queen Mimi Pencil Skirt. She slayed her own dragons, stoked her own fire and well.....wrote memes by the light of the Bloggingham moon. One day a kind blogger from England noticed her meme lovin' ways and royally crowned her Mimi Queen of Memes. As time passed in the peaceful kingdom of Bloggingham, her Royal Highness found comfort in the company of fellow bloggers who also loved memes. But the Queen had a wicked disposition too. It is widely reported in historical Blogosphere archives that any and all bloggers found guilty of not completing their memes were promptly thrown into the dreaded Bloggingham dungeon. If I were you, I'd do the meme.

Get ready to rock 'n roll!


I've joined a rock band. Actually, I AM a rock band. Nobody will let me join their group so I decided to make my own dungeon band.
It's a screeeaammm.
Ever heard of my group?

I didn't think so.

So I'm thinking....We have our own Royal Blible, our own Royal Shopping Mall , we threw message bottles in the bloggy ocean and now it's time to become a Rock Band. This meme has been very popular in the past. I didn't write it and I don't know where it started. If you know, please tell me and I will give credit where credit is due. Not only is it entertaining but it would also make an interesting sidebar conversation piece. Think of it as sitting on the mantel in your blivingroom. (that's blog + living room for all you non blog speakers). I finished this little project with a new respect for mindless memology. The result was downright spooky.


The Band Meme
It's a musical mme0-matic! Here's how it goes. You are about to have your own band's CD cover. Follow these directions to the letter. My tagee list is at the bottom of this post. It's fun and requires no thought at all. Go to......

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
The first article title on the page is the name of your band.

Total Phase..........(I love this name)

2. http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
Go to the bottom of the page and find the NEW RANDOM QUOTATIONS button. Click it. The last four words of the very last quote that appears on the page is the title of your album.

In repute, be great

3. http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/
The third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.



4. Use your graphics program of choice to throw them together, and post the result.



My results from last year! Interesting, eh?
I will do a new one for this meme on Tuesday.


The title of my album is Have Very Few Virtues? Oh Shi'ite!
This will not be sitting on my blog mantel.

And don't even think about dodging this meme!
I know where you blive (that's blog + ....oh...you know..)

And there's always
You don't want to spend bleternity here now, do you?
Think about it.
That's what I thought.

nd Meme

Click any of the following bloggers for GREAT examples of album covers done in the past!

Band memers: Linda at Are We There Yet?, Sandee at Comedy Plus , Mimi Lenox at Mimi Writes, Bands That Rock - EDog's Everything Page Bond's Big Leather Couch , Crazy Working Mom , Coffee2Go , Hammer , Julie's Jewels and Junque , Lyn's Last Minute Life , Speedcat Hollydale Page, Knit For Joy , Gill's Jottings, Lee at Tarheel Ramblings, Jamie from Duward Discusssions, Maggie Moo Talks2U, My View Of It, Colin at Life, Work of the Poet, Mauigirl's Meanderings, Lori from Hahn At Home, , Dixie's Heart and Soul, Anndi's Luggage, Monday Morning Power, Peanut, Peanut Butter Jelly2! , Asara's Mental Meanderings, Mr. Lance Solitary Views, Diary of a Heretic, Kids, Cats, & Books - Nola Dawn, Observations From the Back 40,Late Bloomer Boomer , My Dogs Keep Me Sane - Misty Dawn, Random Autumness, Foxxfyrre's Honk 'n Hollr, Olga, The Traveling Bra, Trav's Thoughts, Andrena Getting a Grip on Grace,Everything and Nothing, Blog-Blond, Lowdown From LoisWriter Cramps, Friday Night Fish FryThe Ominous Coma Butchy and Snickers The Ice Box Dawn @ Twisted Sister I Am Woman, See Me Blog Foster Me Up
Rock on

The Queen's Meme #18 - The Most Annoying Christmas Ever

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Welcome to The Queen's Tuesday Meme #18


Sometimes silly. Sometimes serious.
Always fun!
Step out of the box. Be creative.
Use your imagination.
No one's answers are quite like yours.

Once upon a time in a faraway Bloggiverse there lived a maiden named Queen Mimi Pencil Skirt. She slayed her own dragons, stoked her own fire and well.....wrote memes by the light of the Bloggingham moon. One day a kind blogger from England noticed her meme lovin' ways and royally crowned her Mimi Queen of Memes. As time passed in the peaceful kingdom of Bloggingham, her Royal Highness found comfort in the company of fellow bloggers who also loved memes. But the Queen had a wicked disposition too. It is widely reported in historical Blogosphere archives that any and all bloggers found guilty of not completing their memes were promptly thrown into the dreaded Bloggingham dungeon. If I were you, I'd do the meme.


The name of this meme is
The Most Annoying Christmas Meme Ever ( Fruitcakes Abound!)

1. What is the most annoying Christmas song?

Songs that come out at Christmas tend to be by far the most annoying, even if they are not about Christmas, themselves. Those not in Britain can count themselves lucky they probably never heard St Winifred's School Choir singing 'There's No One Quite Like Grandma'.

2. Name one annoying thing that happens to you each time you get together with your family during the holidays.

They turn up.

3. What is eggnog? Think about it. Does anybody really know?

You don't expect anyone to seriously answer this, do you, Mimi? There's more chance of seeing the Loch Ness Monster

4. Don't take this personally but there are lots of fruitcakes walking around. Have you encountered any real live nuts lately?

Of course I do. I have to go to the office every day.

5. Why were the nine Lords a'leaping in those annoying tights???!

You'd leap if those tights were as tight as they seem to be!

6. What is the most annoying Christmas gift you've ever received?

It's got to be something like a Santa Claus drink mug. I mean just how many times a year dare /I release that from captivity in the cupboard?

What did you do with it??

I haven't seen it for a long time. Maybe I buried it in the garden?

7. Let's admit it: Christmas, with all its splendor and goodwill, can also be a pain in the royal patootie. How do you plan to circumvent annoyances this year and enjoy the season?

Lock the doors, take the phone off the hook, watch DVDs and hide behind the curtain if anyone rings the doorbell. It's certainly the season of goodwill to all men!

(And don't tell me you plan to stay out of the dungeon. I can read your minds. I'm talking to you, Jean-Luc!)

Why is Mimi talking about me.....all prisoners get let out at Christmas!

Lastly, a very Happy Christmas to Mimi and all the Queen's Meme players.