Tuesday, 17 May 2011

The Queen's Meme #83 - The Weekend Meme




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Welcome to The Queen's Meme!
7 Royal Questions on Tuesday

Let's talk weekend this week. They seem to go by waaaay too fast these days. I could use a longer break. Wouldn't it be wonderful if the entire world suddenly went to a 4-day work week? I'd vote for that candidate. Do you live for the weekend? Take a moment to answer my nosy meme questions.

1. What is your favorite weekend activity? I'm doing it right now. Any clues? No, that that, it's being on the computer.
 
2. How does the weather affect your weekend plans? Does it matter? If I'm in the house, and the roof doesn't leak, then not a lot.

3. When does your weekend start and when does it end? Does it HAVE to have a start and end? Let's keep it on all the time!

4. Can you recommend a good weekend getaway place? An FBI safe house?

5. Do you spend weekends alone or with other people?  Yes

6. What would your fantasy weekend look like?  Well it wouldn't end for one thing, and as for the ladies that wouldf be featured,...I'll leave it there!

7. Do you have any special weekend rituals? Staying in bed, listening to the rado, eating in bed...what could be better?

Tuesday, 10 May 2011

The Queen's Meme #82 - The Wheel Of Fortune Meme




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Welcome To The Queen's Meme
7 Royal Questions on Tuesday
The Wheel of Fortune Meme #82


You are a contestant on the game show Wheel of Fortune.
Take a spin. Buy a vowel. Shout out a consonant. Solve the puzzle!
Play it straight or spoof it. The puzzles and questions are all about blogging. But first!
Introduce yourself to the studio audience.

"Hello Pat! My name is Jean Luc Picard I'm from the 24th century and I work as a starship captain.  I have Will Riker, lovely Bev Crusher and the wonderful Deanna Troi  in the audience with me today."

Let's begin with a Toss Up for $2,000.....





1. Place for links:SIDEBAR     (I've never seen this show as I'm in Britain)

Wildcard Question: How long has Vanna White been on the show?  As many years as her IQ is

2. To keep you out of Bankruptcy: PAY PER POST

3. Where the blog title goes: HEADER

4. Oops..you lost a turn. Name at least one thing you need to do on your blog while you're waiting for the big wheel to come back around again. Remove 'The Queen's Meme' from my list

5. What I love my readers to do: COMMENT!

6. Where the old stuff goes:ARCHIVE

7. You are the highest scoring contestant and get to play the bonus round.
Final spin for the $35,000 cash prize:
Just like the real game, use the letters RSTLN and E, three more consonants, and a vowel to say anything you'd like about blogging.

It looks like I'm not going to get the money!

Good luck!

Tuesday, 3 May 2011

The Queen's Meme #81 - The Elevator Meme




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Welcome to The Queen's Meme
7 Royal Questions on Tuesday


This week we are going on a very short trip inside a very small space. In fact, we are going to make several stops along the way. Ding! Step inside the elevator. You will visit seven floors. Be prepared to face the question and/or situation when the door opens on...
The Elevator Meme
Going UP!
Oh, one more thing. You must answer the questions in the order given. The reason will become clear on the last question.
Psst! I hope none of you are claustrophobic.

1st Floor: When the door opens you are faced with a crowd of people staring at you wiggling and jiggling around trying to make room for you to fit inside with them. But you must have the elevator all to yourself to finish this meme (by order of The Queen!)
Make up a story that will make them all leave. "I'm not feeling to well. I think I'm going to throw up."

2nd. Floor: Now that you are alone and laughing at your lying wicked ways, choose your elevator ambiance and music. What does your Party Elevator look like? I put on Thin Lizzy's Whisky In The Jar and start with my air guitar.


3rd Floor: You decide to push the CLOSE button repeatedly because you want more time inside to yourself and besides...it's fun (!) and you're in charge of your Elevator Universe. Finally, you realize you must open the door. You are faced with a pregnant woman about to give birth and a very angry man pushing her wheelchair. Do you let them on or do you shut the door and leave them stranded once again?   I tell them the song hasn't ended yet and shut the door.


4th Floor: An obviously wealthy woman shares your space to the next floor. She is rude, condescending and reeks of expensive perfume. Her over-sized wide brimmed hat keeps smacking you in the face. As she steps out, a $100 bill accidentally falls from her purse. Do you keep it or do you return it? I give her the $100 back and tell her to buy a beret.

5th Floor: Ding! Oh joy! In steps the last person who broke your heart or someone you seriously dislike. The elevator gets stuck for 30 minutes. It is going to be a very long ride. What do you say or do? I look in my bag to see if I can find the poison pill I have, either to use on the person or me if that won't work.

6th Floor: No one gets on the elevator. You are alone again. You decide to make a prank phone call to one person. Why not? No one can see or hear you. Who do you call and what do you say? I phone the FBI and tell them I'm the President, and I am firing their boss.

7th Floor: Just before you arrive on the 7th floor you notice that there is a hidden camera on the elevator that has been videotaping your every word and deed since the 1st floor lie began. The door opens and there stands a police officer. Which one of the people in the previous questions do you stop and pick up on your way back down who would vouch for your good character? (You may not go back and change your answers to any of the questions. Whatever you did, you're stuck. So to speak.)   Errr....hopefully the wealthy woman whom I gave the $100 back to might, but I think I'm bound for the police station!

Tuesday, 26 April 2011

The Queen's Meme #80 - The Royal Wedding Pain Meme




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Welcome to The Queen's Meme
7 Royal Questions on Tuesday
#80 The Royal Wedding Pain Meme

I am grumpy because I've not received an invitation from Prince William and Kate Middleton to attend their upcoming nuptials in London. I'm sure it's been lost in the mail but that doesn't ease my anxiety. If it doesn't arrive soon I'll be forced to crash the event and that would be most undignified indeed - even for me! And since I'm being a royal pain in the patootie today, you may replace any of the questions you don't like with a new question. Just humor me.
Please.

1. If you received an invitation to the Royal Wedding, who would you take with you and why? Someone who had a doubled-barrelled name. Only they get in the door.

2. If the Prince and his fiancee had a blog, what would the title be? Waity Katy & Wiils

3. Are you going to watch The Royal Wedding between Prince William and Catherine "Kate" Middleton this week? Not from beginning to end, but I'll be dropping in like an uninvited guest.

4. Imagine you only have $5.00 and you must buy a wedding gift for them. What would you buy? One of the atrocious souveniers that are on offer.

5. What day-to-day marital advice would you give the couple? Think of all your relatives, and dom't do what they did.
Prince William seen here with his father, Prince Charles, as William is installed as a Knight of The Garter.
What other woman can say she has a man with those credentials, huh?

6. You have been employed as the caterer for the reception at Buckingham Palace.
What are you serving? A finger buffet with hot dogs

7. This is the Royal Wedding Route from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey. What location is missing? You must add a location along the way that you feel is a must stop for the couple before they get married.  The local pub and the pharmacy.

I'll see you there!
I hope.

Monday, 18 April 2011

The Queen's Meme #79 - The Give And Take Meme




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Welcome to the Queen's Meme
7 Royal Questions on Tuesday
#79 The Give and Take Meme

We've all been givers. We've all been takers. Is it better to give than to receive? Hmmm.....always a question up for debate. Depends on the circumstance I suppose. Who wrote that line anyway? Quite possibly the person who didn't get what he gave. Or maybe a selfless soul full of true righteousness. Maya Angelou wrote that "giving liberates the soul of the giver." I would tend to agree. Another favorite quote of mine on the subject is by Khalil Gibran: "Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need."
What are our motivations for giving? And what, pray ye, will ye take? That is my question.
Why am I suddenly speaking Quakerish?
I'd better get on with this meme.

1. IS it better to give than to receive? It depends who or what is being given. If someone is being given the sack (that is being fired), it is not something we are keen on receiving.

2. Can you name a special or unique gift you've received? What made it special to you? Some gifts I get are completely useless, which gives me the idea that they never really thought at all. By far the best gifts are those that are perfectly suited for me, as I know the givers have thought first.

3. What does it mean to "give of yourself?" That means to give something only you have. I'm not too keen if it's a blood sample I'm giving!

4. Tell us something you once took that you wish you could give back. I can take the time to say the wrong thing. I'd like to give back that time.

5. Have you ever been robbed of something that changed the course of your life? That can be material goods or people themselves. Anything like that is going to alter destiny.

6. If you could give one thing to the people that you love most and give it in abundance, what would it be? I try and give as much friendship and consideration as possible, and hope it reciprocates.

7. When is the last time you GAVE yourself a good talking to? I can't remember, I had my fingers in my ears.

Tuesday, 12 April 2011

The Queen's Meme #78 - The Spring Done Spung Meme




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Welcome to The Queen's Meme #78
7 Royal Questions on Tuesday

Today we are discussing the wonders of Spring. But it's not all about blooming flowers and Easter cards this time. Just a simple play on words with a twisted smack of alliteration and snark thrown in. You know, the usual. Now do me a favor and add your smack to the smack.
K?

1. What about spring ticks you off the most? All those healthy weeds growing!

2. How many blooming idiots have you met lately? The same blooming idiots I have met throughout winter at the office.

3. If spring springs early when you're in the middle of a spring fling, does that mean you must flung 'em out of your life early or can it wait until summer comes? If I'm in the middle of a fling, I hardly stop to think what time of year it is.

4. If you could toss one thing or person out the window during your annual spring cleaning, who would it be? The mop.

5. Do you have seasonal defective disorder? No, I have daily defective disorder.

6. If you left the windows open on a cool spring night, what would the neighbors see? It depends whether they have their binoculars with them, or if they are standing on a chair.

7. Name your most potent allergens during this season of (achoo!) bliss. Work.

Tuesday, 5 April 2011

The Queen's Meme #77 - Thje Grocery Meme




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Welcome to The Queen's Meme #77
Seven Royal Questions on Tuesdays
The Grocery Store Meme

The last time I went grocery shopping I came home with way too much chocolate. It wasn't supposed to be that way. I went for mangoes. But the chocolate kept calling my name.

1. Do you make a list when you go grocery shopping? My dad makes the list, I pick all the extras we ought to have!

2. Do you buy more groceries when you're hungry? Buying groceries depends on the amount in your wallet, not your stomach.

3. Coupons. Use 'em? No, people might think we are poor!

4. Have you ever complained to the manager of your grocery store? We're British. We never make a scene.

5. Do you like to buy groceries at huge chain stores like WalMart? Or do you shop exclusively at food stores? I don't like the big stores, but for saving money, variety etc, we have to dance with the devil.

6. How much time do you spend reading labels in the grocery store? It's only the 'sell by' label I'm interested in.

7. Do you push your own grocery cart to the car and return it? The trolley goesw to a nearby trolley park. If we took it right back, we'd be doing the trolley mover out of a job.

8. What is the one food item you always buy at the grocery store that you can't live without? Cheese! I love it!!!