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Over the past year or so I have really come to appreciate and respect music a lot more. I am listening to the words, thinking about the meaning and have actually branched away from some of my favorites and am listening to new artists.

Please join me in a fun Friday quiz that lists musical artists and to see if you are a fan of their music or not. We have added a few more choices to make this quiz a little more fun. Enjoy! This will only take 2 minutes.

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Today’s blog is a fun Friday quiz entitled "Would You Rather . . . " Basically you will be given two choices and need to pick one. I realize that you might want to pick neither but since this is just for FUN I am asking you make a choice.

I think you will really enjoy this.

Click here to take the quiz.

I look forward to seeing your answers.

PS – this will take only a minute.

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• If the bank returns your check marked "Insufficient Funds," you call them and ask if they meant you or them.
   
• Hot Wheels and Matchbox stocks are trading higher than GM and Chrysler.
   
• Dick Cheney took his stockbroker hunting.
   
• The Mafia is laying off judges.
   
• Exxon-Mobil laid off 25 Congressmen.
   
• Congress says they are looking into the Bernard Madoff scandal. So that means the guy who made $50 Billion disappear is being investigated by the people who made $1.5 Trillion disappear!
   
• Do you have a funny ending to this sentence: "The Economy Is So Bad That . . ."

Please let me know if you chuckled at least for a few seconds?

Also what was your favorite?

I look forward to reading your comments.

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This blog was started August 2006. During the last 3 1/2 years there have been over 7500 comments from 1100 different people. I am still amazed at how much I have learned over that period of time and how much I have enjoyed sharing information, thought and ideas.

I would love to get to know you a little better and have a quick 12 question quiz that asks you to pick between two different choices and will take you less than a minute to complete.

I think everyone will enjoy reading everyone’s answers.

Click here to take the quiz.

I look forward to reading your answers.

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A few years ago an ad agency in Germany sponsored a contest involving decorating truck trailers with clever ad artwork.

Here are seven mock-ups of European trucks whose trailers are decorated to look like the sides are missing and the products they are hauling are painted on the sides and back.

The first one is of a bottle of beer and looks so real, like it’s coming out the side of the trailer.

The second is of a canvas tote bag.

The third is of Pepsi cases and they are all stacked on the ceiling, and the bottom of the trailer is empty.

The fourth is of another truck with the windshield facing the back and there has been a driver painted in the driver’s seat looking back over his shoulder to appear like he is driving backwards.

The fifth one is of an aquarium with fish swimming in it.

The sixth one is of a bookshelf with books lined up in it and a post-it-note with an advertisement on it, probably for the company that sells the books.

The last one is for Pringles-Hot & Spicy. The ‘inside’ of the trailer has the appearance of having been through a fire.

I thought all of these are very clever–so clever that I might look too long and get in an accident. I love the aquarium truck, very clever, real and beautiful to look at.

• Do you like this concept of advertising?
   
• Do you think it works?
   
• Have you ever advertised on trucks?
   
• Which truck is your favorite?

I look forward to reading your comments.

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Ok so it is Friday and time for some mindless fun. Take a look at the pictures below and tell me what your favorite picture is:

For me, I have two favorites. I could see the squirrel saying something like, "Hey honey.  Can you crop the two strangers out of this picture?" or maybe, "Hey guys, smile!"  And I am still laughing at the dogs in the stroller. Here are a few captions I came up with: "Hey has anyone seen my bone?" or "Can someone please let go of my tail?"

Ok your turn:

• Which one made you laugh the loudest?
   
• And for a bonus, do you have a caption to go with your favorite picture?

I look forward to reading your comments and captions.

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