Showing posts with label skill. Show all posts
Showing posts with label skill. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Sound Smarter #2

Again, to help us all sound smarter (even if we're not), I am presenting the weekly 'Sound Smarter'!

NEW WORD: Alacrity (uh-LAK-ri-tee)
MEANING: Quick, cheerful enthusiasm
INSTEAD: "Matt's a go-getter isn't he? I really like him"
SOUND SMARTER: "Matt's tendency to approach every task with alacrity makes him a great guy to work with."

All who describes an actual situation (not contrived) that they use this in before next Wednesday (24th) will have their name entered into a draw for a $5 dollar Starbucks or Timmy's card...

Describe the situation and how you used the word in the comments section to be eligible.

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Facts You Need to Know

Ever had that moment in a Trivial Pursuit game where you just wish you knew the answer? Tired of looking like a fool when someone pulls a fast one on you due to your lack of knowledge?

As someone who read encyclopedias as bed time reading, I can not only sympathize with you, I feel it is my duty to give you some facts YOU NEED TO KNOW.

Here's my contribution to making the world a better (and smarter) place. :-) (Okay, maybe nerdier...)

1. What sets the 1908 Olympics apart from all others? A. Motorboating was an Olympic event. Wow, what skill...

2. The average female opossum has 13 nipples. How many possums did some Nimrod have to count to get the 'average'?

3. Kanakoloka is the Hawaiin word for Santa Claus. I'd love to go to Hawaii this Christmas and try it out!

4. Quebec is twice the size of Texas. And Quebec still gets a cheque from the rest of Canada?

5. It's illegal in Indiana to open a can of food with a gun. Wonder how many times this happened before they had to make it illegal?

6. 23% of American couples sleep in separate beds.

7. Men can read smaller print than women,
and WOMEN CAN HEAR BETTER. That's why a man can read the small print on the newspaper but still can't hear his wife. It's also why you need to take your husband shopping with you - He CAN READ THE PRICE.

8. How do you say Merry Christmas in Japanese? Merii Kurisumasu. Now try and say it. That almost sounds made up, doesn't it - but it's not!

9. In 1965, the average CEO earned 65 times what their factory workers did. In 1999, 419 times! For perspective, if a worker made $40,000, the CEO make over 16 million! That must really build the team feeling.

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

How Smart Are You #2

One day, Thom found himself trapped in a room with two doors. Behind the first door was a room made of thick glass that would magnify the heat of the sun to fry whoever went in. Behind the second door was a fire-breathing dragon that would do the same.

How did Thom escape unscathed? Put your answer in the comments section!

Don't google the answer, cheater people! Answer will show Wednesday evening.