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

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

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

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

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

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"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