Oroku “The Shredder” Saki,a fictional character in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is the leader of the Foot Clan and consistently the enemy of Splinter and the Ninja Turtles. Who lent his voice to the character of Shredder in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon?
Mars & Murrie: M&M
M&M candies originated in 1941 and the two “Ms” represent the names of Forrest E. Mars Sr., the son of Frank C. Mars, the founder, and Bruce Murrie, son of Hershey Chocolate’s president William F. R. Murrie, who had a 20% share in the product.
Garth Brooks
“You aren’t wealthy until you have something money can’t buy.”
George W. Bush
“Great tragedy has come to us, and we are meeting it with the best that is in our country, with courage and concern for others because this is America. This is who we are.”
Not the Planet, the Candy !
Frank C. Mars was born in Pope, Minnesota in 1883 and was unable to walk to school having contracted polio as a young boy. Schooled at home, his mother Elva taught him how to hand-dip chocolate. . . and so the global company known as Mars, Inc. began. What does M&M, a treat that originated in 1941 and which is one of the company’s multi-billion dollar brands, stand for?
Y B Facetious. Abstain!
I thought of three words that have all the vowels in alphabetical order: Facetious, abstemious and arsenious!
Oh, and about that word with all five vowels in reverse order: subcontinental
Jimi Hendrix
“Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.”
Y, Not !
Name any two words in the English language that have all the vowels (don’t consider ‘y’ a vowel for this purpose) in correct alphabetical order. For extra credit, name the only officially recognized English word that has all five of those vowels in reverse alphabetical order.
Darwin & Lincoln: It’s a Date!
Both Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln were born on exactly the same date, February 12,1809!
Norman Douglas
“If you want to see what children can do, you must stop giving them things.”