MindTrap Friday

I was at Timmy's yesterday ordering a steeped tea, and I was lined up behind two ladies at the counter. Just for the record, they were ordering coffees, donuts, and bagels with cream-cheese--they could ill afford to, but that's another story. They were both wearing long black jackets and, if I had to guess, were secretaries, or worked in a capacity similar to that.

Since they were in front of me, my view was of their backs. And it made me chuckle when I saw, that on both their backs, were dusty footprints--dozens of them. It looked as if someone took both ladies jackets and did an Irish jig on them with dirty shoes. It's funny enough to see one or two dusty footprints on someone's jacket, but honest to Allah (pbuh), there were dozens.

Playing Origin's won't get you stepped on, no siree. Playing Origin's will get you respect and adoration from fans, bloggers and commencers' alike. While you may not get stepped on, you may do some stepping on. YES, did you see how I brought that all around? That, my friends, is the mark of a professional blogger.

Jonmas, Reg, Andy, the pregnant Linds, rhebner, Polska, dmorris, JANOOSA (via email) and Nancy were all so very tuned in last week and are all declared Mitchieville's Smarty Panted Winner(s) of the Week.

While i can't give you an all expense paid vacation to the Carribean with $2500 spending cash (Fenris is very tight with city funds), I can offer you this: My congratulations. And when all is said and done, that's what really matters. Yup. A whole bunch.

Here are this week's questions--

1) Cliché--During the 1930's, this term was coined for use in an advertising campaign. The premise behind the term, was that regular use of their product each morning, would prevent this from happening in the late afternoon.

2) Custom--This tiny crustacean, the murex sea snail, has a spiny shell that contains a substance ideally suited as a base for dyes. This discovery was made by a Phoenician who turned this knowledge into one of the most lucrative trading goods. This dye was used to colour cloth and this colour was originally word exclusively by royalty.

3) Word--The concept of this outdoor bazaar originated in Paris, and shortly after spread throughout Europe. It was a collection of second hand clothing, curious and antiques at fire sale prices. The name suggests the merchandise would attract everything from paying customers to insects.

The second question is sure to cause fits, but I'm confident most of us will get #1 and 3.

Good luck to all this week, I look forward, as always, to all your answers. I also encourage anyone that has been straddling the sidelines to jump right in and play. We are a happy bunch of guys and gals that welcome all new players. Well, most of us are happy, some of us not so much, but overall it should be a great experience for you. Or not. I'm not Julie McCoy, this isn't the Love Boat. Pervert.