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^{Fryday, 24 Conclusion 2006}

Hey kids! Have fun while I was away?*

It's been one of the longest hiatuses ever for the Funny Farm - over a month. In that time, I've celebrated a birthday, had my place of business relocated (luckily I got relocated along with them!), been to Toronto numerous times, as well as dropping almost a case of Chinaco on my good friend Bart in St. Louis. So, it's not as though I haven't been busy...

I am also still trying to get rid of the latest flu bug (for almost all of that month as of right now); and dealing with some newly hostile co-workers and the resulting additional stress and diminishment of the enjoyable work environment occurring as a result thereof. So, it's not as if it's been smooth sailing all that time either...

I had a couple of things to post in the time I was away, too - and I almost managed to get them posted. Unfortunately the timing is off now so's you don't get to read my screeds to George Will and Dennis Pranger about their woefully inadequate understanding of the situations they have pontificated on in recent days.

I also have made some slight updates to the links zone, and will in all probability feature a couple of recurring weekly posts in the new year.

But there is one thing I would like to give you all a chance on once more:

This should be an easy Guess Ten contest for you to participate in. Since I would prefer not to spend even more time posting the complete lyrics to all these songs, I'm giving you one more last chance to show off your musical knowledge. And, in order to enhance your competitive spirit, I might find a way to get Santa to drop something in your stocking (depending on the post, it might not get in to your stocking until next year. We apologize for the inconvenience.) if you provide correct answers (song name and artist, but in case of ties the most accurate and detailed entry) to the lyrical challenges provided below:

1. when do we stop searching for what we're searching for 2. and then a burglar alarm goes off in my head and I wake up screaming am I dead or alive 3. well you really are persuasive, but I've heard it all before 4. face piles of trials with smiles In The Beginning by the Moody Blues correctly answered by brother drew 5. let the north wind in and fly across the continent up to Canada 6. if you don't get some sense somehow those wheels will get you nowhere fast 7. politicians on a mission, build them up, bring them down for the good of the system 8. something lost and something gained and something shared that feels strange 9. a secret wish the marrying of lies today comes true what common sense denies 10. on behalf of unknown heroes for heroes there must be

Yes, this has been seen here before. But the comments are closed due to spambot comment prevention policies in effect by the management. You are hereby notified that you don't have long to get your answers in. At an unspecified time in the near future, you might get 24 hours notice, or the comments might just get shut down.

Prizes are yet to be completely sussed out but will include some vintage Republican't Chickenhawk decks of cards, and some good books by some of our (and hopefully yours, too!) favorite new writers. I haven't really worked that part out yet because I haven't had to worry about it much...

You might also not get any more postings before the end of the year. At any rate, I'd like to take this moment to wish you a Merry Merry and a Happy Happy - hope you get what you want and you want what you get! Take care...

Editors Note Fryday, 20 Premise 2007: this contest is now officially closed.

* - annoying grammatical error corrected by the Funny Farm Editorial Staff. D'oh!

Posted by (: Tom :) at December 18, 2006 04:49 PM