I had to show off the blooms around here this week.
Sunday at 4:07 I emailed OBSESSION, the 2nd book in the Natchez Trace Park Rangers series! Now I can breathe for a few minutes. lol
Not really since I spent all day Monday and will spend the rest of the week catching up!
Now onto last week’s Mystery Question: Three of the four statements below are true. One I made up. Can you guess which one?
- A man was in the process of robbing a bank when he fainted. The teller called 911 and while the ambulance was en route, the man handed her his note demanding all her cash.
- If you’re underage and want to buy liquor don’t use a fake ID that shows you’re younger than you are. That’s what happened to a teenaged girl who tried to buy Smirnoff at a liquor store clerked by an off-duty policeman. She was arrested when she caused a disturbance.
- A prisoner thought he was dying from a heart attack and confessed to a 17-year-old murder to a prison guard. Yep, you guessed it. He didn’t die and then recanted the confession. However, some of the details he gave described the condition of the murdered woman too well and he was tried and convicted.
- A man had his license stolen and guess who showed up at the bar where he worked as a bouncer and tried to get in using the bouncer’s driver’s license. If you guessed the thief, you would be right.
And the answer is…#2. Although I’m sure it’s happened somewhere, but I don’t actually know about it. lol I can’t believe the first one. Some people just don’t know when to quit!
Now for this week’s Mystery Question: Below are excuses patrolmen hear when they pull someone over. Three are true, I made up one. Which one?
- After a six-inch snowfall, a patrolman clocked a car driving 54 in a 30-mile zone. When he stopped her, she said, “I know I was going fast, I was trying to get the snow off my windshield so I could see where I’m going!”
- After a patrolman pulled a speeder over, he said, “I have a cold and when I cough, my foot mashes the pedal.”
- A patrolman pulled a motorcycle over after clocking him at 100 mph and told him unless he was Robert Knievel, the cyclist was going to jail. He smiled and pulled out his license. The name on the license was Robert Knievel, the III.
- A patrolman pulled a teenaged boy over. He’d clocked him at 101 and the boy wanted to argue that he was only doing 85 MPH because his speedometer only went to 85 and he’d had his gas pushed all the way to the floor.
Okay, Super Sleuths. Which one did I make up? Leave your answer in the comments and I’ll enter you in a drawing for a book from my library at the end of the month.
January Winner is Lisa Harness!
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I’m going with number 3, because I had to look up Robert Knievel… In our house, if a name comes up that we don’t recognize, we usually ask if they’re famous. They usually are… By the way, number 2 is totally legitimate! I’ve had issues when going over speed bumps… 😛 And I love number 1! We like to say: “Green light, go fast. Orange light, go faster. Red light, better floor it, or you might get hit!” We don’t quite drive that way, but almost!
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Oh, my. Do research Evel Knievel, Monique. Truly a legend here in the States. We’ll see…
We all have dumb excuses for those embarrassing goofs. I’m going with #3. After all, what are the odds?
I’m glad you got your book finished on time. Yea!
After some pretty nice weather, we’re in a cold snap in Tucson. Lows below freezing for a few days. There go the flowers.
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We’re getting a cold snap tomorrow, Tim…and I dread it. I think we had a total of 5 sunny days in January. lol And February ain’t looking much better. lol
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We’ll see, Suzanne! Thanks for stopping by.
I pick #2. If you know coughing causes you to mash down with your foot, surely you would remove your foot from the pedal when you cough.
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You would think, wouldn’t you Edward…which makes me shudder sometimes when I get on the highway. lol Thanks for dropping by.
During the first 40 years of my life, I would often have terrible bouts of allergy problems with lots of sneezing, runny nose, itchy eyes, etc. I sometimes soaked a dozen or more handkerchiefs in a day. When I was 18, I had been to see my girlfriend and was heading home to take some medicine and get more handkerchiefs. I had come down a long hill out of the town where she lived and was sneezing, wiping my nose, and so forth when I saw flashing lights behind me. I pulled over. The officer told me I was speeding. I explained the issue I was having and that I may have gotten over the speed limit because I was in a hurry to get home and get some relief. I think he could see how red my nose was from all the wiping. He took pity on me and let me go. Thinking back on the situation just now, I believe he was a city police officer and I had just left the city and was in the county when he stopped me. As an 18-year-old, I didn’t realize he had no jurisdiction there. But I think he stopped me to warn me that I was going too fast.
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I love your story, Edward! I’m glad you had a compassionate officer.
I’m going to guess #3 os false.
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We’ll see, Nicole. Always good to see you here!
The worst part is, these are all believable. No wonder some policemen develop a drinking problem. I’m going w/ #4 as I suspect motorcycle speedometers probably go higher than that.
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Good morning, Delores. And now all four answers have been chosen! That always makes me feel good. We’ll see if it’s #4 next week.
I’ll say #4. Hopefully teens aren’t that clueless….hmmmm then again maybe they are.
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We’ll see, Lucy. I didn’t realize I was picking on teens again. lol. Thanks for stopping by.
I am going with #3 this week.
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We’ll see, Gloria. Always good to ‘see’ you here.
I’m guessing #4 because a motorcycle that is capable of going that fast probably has a speedometer that matches the capable speed. Plus you can’t “floor” a motorcycle, the accelerator is in the handle and it’s more of a twist action.
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Perrianne, good logic! We’ll see next week. Good to see you here.
I will go with #3 because there isn’t a Robert Kneivel the third
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We’ll see, Shelia. Thanks for dropping by!
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We’ll see, Lisa. Always good to see you here. And I’ll contact you directly about your book!
#1
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Number 1 is pretty popular, Patricia! Thanks for dropping by.
#3
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We’ll see, Judy. Thanks for stopping by.
I am also picking #3. Just too much of a coincidence.
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We’ll see, Paula! Thanks for dropping by.
Okay the first one made me laugh….clearing your windshield by speeding! HA…I could so see this happening. These are hard this week, so I’ll go with #4. But again, I can totally see all of these being true 🙂
Congrats on emailing your second book in the Natchez series! I bet that always feels good to do.
We haven’t quite gotten buds on the trees yet her on the Oregon coast, it’s been way too wet. We usually get our “spring” more toward April or May depending on weather. I think we’re WAY behind all the other States, season wise, lol!
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We’ve had really warm weather in January so daffodils (I call them buttercups) are blooming everywhere as well as Quince. But I think we’re getting more cold weather by the end of the week. The good thing about the South is if you don’t like the weather, give it half a day and it’ll change. lol And we’ll see if it’s #4 next week, Trixi!! Always good to see you.
I think it’s #2
Thanks, Caryl for stopping by! We’ll see next week if it’s #2.
I’ll guess #3.
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Hi Joan! We’ll see next week if it’s #3…might be a surprise or two, too. lol Thanks for stopping by.
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Congrats on finishing your book! The flowers are really pretty. I’m going to guess #3.
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I’m loving those flowers, too, Erika. When I took the photo there were maybe six of them bloomed, now the whole patch is in bloom. Excited about Spring!!
I’ll guess #3.
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Hi Jeanna! We’ll see if it’s #3 next week. Good to see you!
#1–at least I HOPE this is false, but then, there’s “s-t-u-p-i-d!”
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LOL, MS Barb! We’ll see next week. Good to ‘see’ you here!
I’m going to go with #4.
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We’ll see, Mary! Thanks so much for stopping by.