Today began our June Balderdash game. Marie was allowed to choose the subject today since she continually complains about the subject chosen by Tom. Today’s subject was a law: In Richmond, Virginia, it is illegal for restaurant patrons to …

The answers were:

“… lay a man’s hat on the table.” - Marie
“… expect speedy services from their waiter/waitress.” - Kay
“… take leftover food home in a doggie bag.” - Sue
“… to season their own food with items brought from home.” - Deb
“… bring a boombox and play it at their table.” - Heather
“… remain in the parking lot more than 20 minutes after their meal.” - Amy

The correct answer was:

“… flip a coin to decide who pays the bill.”

Marie and Deb both picked the correct answer. Congratulations!

Last Thursday we celebrated Heather’s birthday with another Employee Fun Day. Heather wanted lunch from Carver’s Kitchen (yum!) and she wanted to watch Space Balls. What a great movie. Jeff and Amy were a hit by reciting way too many lines from the movie!

Thanks for another relaxing “Fun Day”, Tom! And HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Heather!

The word for the final game of May was: “jipijapa”

Tom couldn’t fool most of us this week! Deb, Kay, Marie and Amy picked the correct answer, which was: “A plant whose leaves are used in making Panama Hats.”

The other answers were:

“Hawaiian slang term for dancing while under the influence of alcohol.” - Heather
“The South African term for Jeep.” - Sue
“The club name of a group of coffee drinkers who set a world record for the most gallons drank in 2 hours.” - Marie
“The Jamaican word for ice cream.” - Amy
“A small rodent native to Western Australia known for its jumping ability of more than 5 ft.” - Deb
“The son of the Wookie in Star Wars, Return of the Jedi.” - Kay

The final scores for May were close! Deb won May’s game with 8 points. Sue was a close second with 7 points. Marie had 5 points; Heather and Kay had 4 points each; Amy and Tom had 3 points each.

The word for this unknown week’s game is “emunction”.

“An abbreviation for emotional dysfunction.” - Sue
“The sound of a stomach gurgling from hunger.” - Deb
“Fear of traveling cross country in a car without a barf bag.” - Kay (has this happened to you?)
“A break in the clouds that forms over high mountain ranges.” - Amy
“The process in fish fertilization where they grow their fins.” - Marie
“The act of speaking backwards.” - Heather

The correct answer is: “picking your nose.”

Sue rec’d 2 points for “picking” the correct answer

I’ve been lax in entering our Balderdash games on the blog … sorry Deb!

First we have the name “Jimmy Nicol”. Deb had the most interesting answer, coming up with “First world record holder for the one-legged hop while wearing a bear suit and holding an umbrella.”

Other answers were:

“Invented the first ventilated sport mascot suit.” - Heather
“Designer for the U.S. Mint who developed the 5 cent piece.” - Kay
“The founder of SanFrancisco’s Gay Pride Parade.” - Sue
“Invested the whoopie cushion.” - Amy

The correct answer was: “The drummer who played with the Beatles while Ringo had his tonsils out.”

Deb got 1 point for her answer, Sue got 2 points for her answer and Amy got 1 point for her answer. Sue and Kay rec’d an additional 2 points each for choosing the correct answer.

The category for this unknown week’s game is a name. Who is Norman Stingley?

“The first man to don a Santa Claus costume at a shopping mall.” - Heather
“Invented the trash compactor.” - Amy
“Designed the old-fashioned red, apple-shaped pin cushion.” - Marie
“1st man to box with a kangaroo in the Ringling Bros. circus.” - Kay
“Inventor of fishnet stockings.” - Sue
“Traveled around the world over 200 days wearing a wooden barrel to promote awareness for the plight of fish mongers.” - Deb

The correct answer is: “Inventor of the Super Ball.”

Heather and Deb each rec’d 2 points for picking the correct answer!

The Balderdash “question” for this week was a law:

In Arabia it used to be grounds for divorce if the husband did not keep…

The team came up with the following answers:

* his camel outside of the tent (Kay)
* his feet clean, after working (Marie)
* his wedding ring on while in public view (Heather)
* the oxen & lambs pledged by the bride’s family. (Amy)
* at least two camels available for his wives to carry water. (Deb)
* his camels and wives in different tents (Fred)

BUT, The correct answer was “his wife supplied with coffee”!

Tom stumped the group, giving him 3 points. While, Amy cleaned up with the rest of the points; Three people picked her guess! A few others got 1 point.

The Balderdash “question” for this week was:

In the United States, you are in violation of federal law if you take …

The correct answer was “the name of Smokey The Bear in vain”.

The team came up with the following answers:

* bananas into Mexico (Amy)
* down a circus clown in front of the mayor (Marie)
* mail from someone else’s mailbox (Deb)
* aspirin at a concert (Sue)

For Valentine’s Day this year, the EZSolution staff decided to embrace our inner child and decorate mailboxes, handout valentines, and sit down as a group to open, laugh and read our valentines. There was an incentive behind all the creativity. Tom offered a $25 gift certificate to a restaurant of choice, to the most uniquely decorated mailbox.

 What do you think? Who should win?

The results are in. Tom couldn’t decide on just one box. Marie decorated the covered wagon (First Place), Deb decorated Brad’s burning building (Second Place), Heather decorated the heart shingled gazebo (Third Place), and Fred received an Honorable Mention for his “distinctive” handmade anti-valentines.

Today’s game was played on Feb. 11, 2008.

Today’s category was a law. Can you guess the right answer?

In England it is illegal to wrestle…

• your pet dog in the town square.
• children under 10.
• with a man wearing a dress.
• animals not wearing pants.
• a circus bear under a tent without emergency personnel with in 20 ft.
• with an untamed bull in public.
• with the royal guards at the Palace.

Amy guessed Deb’s answer, a circus bear under a tent, giving Deb 1 point. Deb, Kay, and Marie guessed Amy’s answer, a man wearing a dress, giving Amy 3 points! Heather and Fred guessed Marie’s answer, children under 10, giving Marie 2 points. Kay wrote with the gaurds at the Palace, Heather wrote your pet dog in the town square, Fred wrote animals not wearing pants, and Tom fooled us all with the right answer being “with an untamed bull in public.” Tom gets 3 points.