FRIDAY NIGHT TRIVIA, APRIL 16, 2021
“I’m selling a broken marionette. There is no shipping fee, no taxes, or any extra cost. There are no strings attached.”
It’s nearing that 8:00 pm hour. Hmm.. it’s Friday night…… Time for Trivia
Hope you are all ready for some fun. For the newcomers, the questions can be found in the Rewards Store within the Arcade. Questions begin between 8 pm and 8:05 pm EST. depending upon your computer clock. There are six questions during the game. The last question is posted between 10:30 pm and 10:35 pm EST. Again, depending upon your computer clock. Each question lasts approximately 30 minutes, so you will need to come up with the correct response within that time frame. If you answer incorrectly, you will see a red “OOPS.” The incorrect response will not count against you unless the time is up. Each correct answer is worth 200 tickets to use in the Rewards Store against the Featured or Current Sweepstakes. So, before you tear your hair out, before you give up, just return to this thread where one or more of us will be able to help. Also, join us in light conversation, ideas or whatever and LET THE FUN BEGIN…. 🙂💖
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“A man crosses the border each morning on a donkey…
…and each day, his donkey is loaded with only bags of straw. When he reaches the bridge marking the border, the tax collectors search his bags to calculate what duty he must pay on his exports. Every day, they find nothing. And yet, in the evening, after their shift has finished and they are in the tea houses or restaurants in the city, they see the same man spending lots of money and boasting that he is in fact a smuggler and that no one can catch him.”“Every day, incensed at his bold claims, the tax collectors obsessively search his bags of straw. They sift the straw, cut it into pieces, rip open the fabric of his bags, attempt to burn the straw, check his hat, his beard and even cut open his shoes in the hope of finding coins between the leather. And yet, each evening, he is seen back in the city growing ever more prosperous and ever more brazen, even offering to pay for the tax collectors meals and drinks while continuing to tell stories of his wily smuggling. The tax collectors continue their futile interrogations of the straw bags for years, to no avail.”
“This continues until, now a prosperous man, the smuggler moves away to another city and settles down to enjoy his wealth. Years pass and one day, in the market, one of the retired tax collectors meets his old foe and asks,”
“‘Mister, many years have passed: I am no longer a tax collector and we are just two old men. Please, you can tell me, what was it you were smuggling all that time?'”
“The smuggler replied, ‘Donkeys.'”
\[Adapted from a Mulla Nasruddin tale\]
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Good Evening FBN.
Lemons or Lemonade, only the shadow knows……….
Cute Gif.
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Good Evening and it is good to see ya. 😎
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I will taken my lemonade spikes please.
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Hi and goodnight my friend….Hope you are well.
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Good Evening Sheba. Is that coffee I see???? Didn’t realize how much I missed it until now.
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Spring Training….Goodnight All….See you next week…Maybe,,,lol
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I hear you!
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Not sure what will happen tonight. A few sent another note to the Mods while a couple added their comments in last week’s thread. I know patience is wearing thin, which is probably because our concerns have not been addressed, other than stating that our questions have been expedited. I also wish that the tech unit would reply. Even a note saying that they realize there is a problem and they are currently working on a solution would be most helpful. Guess their way of acknowledging is when we see that Trivia is up and running.
Oodie
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I still have the baseball question coming up….the same one each week for over a month. I guress they haven’t fixed the problem!!
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Hi diablo. Same question, I agree. Patience is a sign of virtue. Left another note for the mods.
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It’s that baseball question again!!!
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It’s Baseball baby!!!!
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Good Evening happy dragon and tailorofkst. Same question, but the night is still young. Great to get together.
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I answered football. Geez, isn’t football part of spring training?????? Hmm.
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Looks like another night of broken trivia. I once enjoyed it.
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Good Evening GiGi. I just sent a note to the Mods. Not sure if they will answer, but at least I feel a bit better.
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When life gives you lemons make lemonade 🤣😘
Have some. 😎
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Thanks for trying OODIEBOM. Still laughing at your opening. Many thanks from NYC!
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Hi Melch. Great to see you. Sorry that we are not exactly up and running. Would love an explanation……….an explanation………….may help………😎
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I just did a chat with Tara & explained the frustration of many of us; she said she would forward to Tech unit. I asked her to have someone respond so we could know know what is going on. Maybe the more of us letting them know will get more attention to the problem.
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Thanks chewfg. Every little bit helps. I just read some other remarks in the customer service thread. Hopefully, we will either obtain some answers tonight or during the week.
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It’s 8:35 and the baseball question is still coming up! Do they not care if we are frustrated with no game for the last month or so?/
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Good evening Oddiebom and all trivia players! Oddie, did you get the Covid shot?
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Hi Gabbie. Both Hubby and I received the Moderna vaccine last week. Our next one is in a couple of weeks.
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That’s great! We had the Pfizer and going back on Monday for the second shot. They are saying that the Pfizer may need a booster in 6 to 12 months. That’s O.K., just hope they all protect us! Covid is on the rise again here in Ohio. How are your stats in Florida?
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Good evening good people! I hope this evening finds you well. 😀
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Good Evening Rosa. Oh, before I forget. The answer to the last question is baseball.
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baseball–LOL 😀
I’m so glad to hear your hubby is doing ok and that you were able to get vaccinated too! I agree, it is nice to just hang out for a bit.
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Good Evening everyone, I hope you all had a great week. And that your weekend goes even better.
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Hi xango. I was a little worried during the week because you had the J&J. I see you are doing OK.
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Hi Oodiebom, yes so far so good. Today Mark’s two weeks. How did your husband do?
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He seems to be doing well. I also had the vaccine. Just didn’t say a word about not having an appointment.
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That’s good, you shouldn’t have to wait for this long. They opened for just about everyone now.
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Good Evening Ladies. 😎💕
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Hello sheba, that’s a refreshing glass of lemonade, delicious.
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Hi Sheba, great pictures this evening!
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I will really miss you if you were not here every week! Yes, you bring a smile every time I see your GIF’s!
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Gabbie,
Thank you I know we have a little time to enjoy each other’s company. I am so glad
you enjoy them. FBN135 is good too.Very cold in OZ tonight and my mom just told me it is really snowing Colorado.
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Glad to see you are doing well after your Johnson and Johnson vaccine–and that you were lucky enough to get it before it was paused.
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00DIEBOM, you’re a riot! That was SO funny!
It’s so nice to gather here even though HSN doesn’t care about us.
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Good evening Myra. I had to do something to bring the smiles back. Just because we have no game doesn’t mean we can’t hang out. It’s a great evening, even without a game.
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Funny thing, “recaptcha” still works.
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