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To: ken whited who wrote (4696)	2/18/1998 2:30:00 AM
From: bob	Respond to of 62549

An eight year old boy is walking down the road one day when a car pulls over next to him. "If you get in the car," the driver says "I'll give you $10 and a packet of sweets." The boy refuses and keeps on walking. A few moments later, not to take no for an answer, the man driving the car pulls over again. "How about $20 and two packets of sweets?" The boy tells the man to leave him alone and keeps on walking. Still further down the road the man pulls over to the side road. "Ok," he says. "This is my final offer. I'll give you $50 and all the sweets you can eat." The little boy stops, goes to the car and leans in. "Look," he shouts to the driver. "You bought the darned Volvo, Dad. You'll have to live with it!"

To: ken whited who wrote (4696)	2/18/1998 2:36:00 AM
From: bob	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 62549

Take this simple quiz to see just how smart you really are: The answers are at the end, but don't cheat! The World's Easiest Quiz 1) How long did the Hundred Years War last? 2) Which country makes Panama hats? 3) From which animal do we get catgut? 4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October evolution? 5) What is a camel's hair brush made of? 6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what Animal? 7) What was King George VI's first name? 8) What color is a purple finch? 9) What country do Chinese gooseberries come from? 10) How long did the Thirty Years War last? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ 1) 116 years, from 1337 to 1453. 2) Ecuador. 3) From sheep and horses. 4) November. The Russian calendar was 13 days behind ours. 5) Squirrel fur. 6) The Latin name was Insularia Canaria - Island of the Dogs. 7) Albert. When he came to the throne in 1936 he respected the wish of Queen Victoria that no future king should ever be called Albert. 8) Distinctively crimson. 9) New Zealand. 10) Thirty years, of course. From 1618 to 1648.