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Friday, June 15, 2018
Who Killed Mr. Body?
Mr. Body is dead-- murdered. There are ten questions. Ten clues. Can you solve the mystery of "Who Killed Mr. Body?"
1. You question Dr. Sklodowski in his laboratory cautiously, not because you're afraid of him-- he seems a sedate, scholarly man. No, you fear any wrong move would send a stack of arcane scientific equipment crashing down on you! But that was not what could have killed Mr. Body.
"Dr. Sklodowski, I hear that you are a renowned inventor. What kind of devices do you create?"
"I make gadgets for removing static electricity during industrial processes like rolling paper, wire, and sheet metal."
"What do you use in these devices? Anything special?"
"No, nothing special, really..."
"But," whispers pu2-ke-qi-ri in your ear, "You should know better. What radioactive element, used in devices that eliminate static electricity, has been implicated in the 2006 poisoning of former Russian KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko?"
Answer: ( One word. Give either the name of the element or the symbol.)
2. As you sit down across from Rev. Robert Hopkins III in a sunny corner of the study, you feel relatively confident that the interview is a mere formality that will competely absolve the Southern Baptist minister from anything having to do with Mr. Body's demise. After all, Rev. Hopkins had led a blameless, selfless life and is known for his tireless campaign against sin and depravity. But then he mentions, almost offhandedly, that his wife Ruth was raised in Appalachia and was a member of a fundamentalist religion sect that "handled snakes" as part of their style of worship. "Were the snakes poisonous?" you ask. "Yes, very," he replied, smiling. "But my wife and her family were never so much as bitten. In fact, even though I don't recommend that type of worship in my church, my wife insists on keeping a snake around as a reminder. It's just a little coral snake that we keep in its own terrarium at all times. But she's quite fond of it from a distance."
As you walk out of the study, Gretas muses to herself, "Which of these does the venom of a coral snake affect most strongly?"
Breathing
Digestion
Vision
Cognition
3. While searching the house of Mr. Body's brother-in-law, Geoffrey, you discover a blood-soaked axe, a wall covered in photos of Mr. Body, each with the words "You must die" scrawled across them in red marker, a copybook containing a selection of plots for Mr. Body's murder, and a signed, sealed and witnessed confession.
Over a supper of roast lamb, Geoffrey claims that he is innocent, and just created the above for "a bit of a laugh". True to his characterization of himself, Goeffrey chuckles as you leave, and you wonder why. Before any thoughts can fully form in you mind, Islington asks you, "Which gas is commonly known as 'Laughing Gas'?"
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrous Oxide
Methane
Helium
4. Next, you travel to the home of Mr. Body to see what you can discover there. You happen to stumble into the unique and exquisite billiard room. The walls of the room are filled with antique weapons spanning all the way back to the War of 1812. John Smith (the owner of these weapons), greets you with a handshake and a pint of beer. You tell him that one of these weapons might have been used in this mysterious murder. Apathy100 points to a replica of this weapon on the wall and tells John that you are looking for more information about this unique weapon. John replies, "This weapon was the largest weapon ever used in land warfare. It was a popular weapon that became famous during the Boer War." What weapon is this?
Maxim machine gun
British 9.2
Pom-pom gun
Colt .45
5. In the boudoir, you find a jar of cold cream in front of the mirror on a dresser and ask the suspiciously un-bereaved Mrs. Body about it. "Oh, that's nothing," she says, flicking her wrist dismissively. "My skin gets so dry at this time of year." You can't stop staring at it, though: As CellarDoor reminds you, in 1960, the CIA famously concealed poison pills in a similar jar. They were attempting to kill Fidel Castro; on whom did they rely to deliver the pills?
His bodyguard, Fabian Escalante
His lover, Marita Lorenz
His disillusioned fellow revolutionary, Juan Morales
Notorious bomber Luis Posada Carriles
6. All this questioning has made you rather hungry, so you stroll down to the kitchen where you can "kill two birds with one stone"; grab a sandwich and question the chef, one Wolfgang Steinitz von Hejdunk. The chef, an amicable fellow explains to you that he has been in Mr. Body's employ for the past 13 months.
"Last night's dinner," he recalls, "was a fine lobster bisque, followed by my signature spinach lasagna and sole fillets".
"So," you inquire, "how do you explain the jar of cyanide that was found in your drawer."
"Oh that, I use that for keeping the mice out of the pantry, and besides, I could never have used cyanide, after all, everybody knows that cyanide has a very distinct smell" he responds without even batting an eyelid.
"Really? What does cyanide smell like?" LeoDaVinci asks.
Lemons
Almonds
Chocolate
Coffee
7. You leave the kitchen (after enjoying a sandwich of succulent home-cured ham on homemade bread) and Cymruambyth suggests you go in search of the housekeeper, Mrs. Lightbody. You find her in her parlor, brewing tea. She invites you to join her for a cup, and you settle down to take her particulars and her recollection of the events surrounding the murder. You note that she has the same first name as Sherlock Holmes' housekeeper, Mrs. Hudson. What is Mrs. Lightbody's first name?
Maria
Sarah
Martha
Hannah
8. Slightly overwhelmed with the abundance of possibilities, you decide to take a walk around the gardens, to clear your mind. As soon as you step outside you are assaulted by the sweet smell of freshly mown hay, but there are no fields nearby. You track down the source of that heady aroma to a bed of white flowers, on long stems with green leaves. Right away you recognize the plants as being Woodruff, which is a natural source of coumarin, a well known anticoagulant. "That's interesting," Skunkee says, "What other plant(s) naturally contain coumarin?"
Lavendar
All of these
Licorice
Cinnamon
9. Stumbling into the sordid crime scene, our sleuth finds a woman covered in gold paint sprawled dead on the bed. Bruyere exclaims, "Ah yes, this happened to the famous Bond girl in the movie 'Goldfinger'! And didn't Shirley Eaton, the actress playing Jill Masterson, unfortunate gilded Bond girl, die of the exposure to gold paint later?"
Yes
No
10. After the day you have had, you seek some refreshment from your worries. You head to the lavatory to splash some water on your face. You notice that the medicine cabinet is open just a crack so you decide to have a look. While shuffling aside bottles of Xanax, Paxil, Vicodin and Viagra, Joemc37 spots a small bottle prescribed by a Dr. Christine Frantz with a skull and crossbones on the label. Upon a closer look you notice that this bottle is containing rat poison. What is the pungent garlic-like smelling inorganic chemical compound found in rat poison?
The answer is in the interesting info of this very question! Was it the cold cream and a jilted lover? Ertrum thinks the dinner at Geoffrey's reminds him of Roald Dahl. Or was it Dr. Sklodowski and his "scientific" equipment?
Lithium Diisopropylamide
Tetramminecopper Sulfate
Pentasulfide Antimony
Zinc Phosphide
your answers below quiz to discover "Who Killed Mr. Body"!
ANSWERS:
1. The correct answer was Polonium
Other accepted answers: Po
Polonium and radium were the first elements discovered by Marie Curie. She noticed that pitchblende, a rock containing uranium, was more radioactive than it should be if it just contained uranium. She correctly predicted that at least one new radioactive element was present in the mixture, then succeeded in isolating polonium and radium from several tons of pitchblende.
Polonium is an alpha particle emitter. Alpha emitters can only cause radiation damage to humans if it enters the body, such as through inhalation or ingestion. However, polonium is also chemically toxic. Weight for weight, polonium is 5 million times more toxic than hydrogen cyanide.
2. The correct answer was Breathing
Coral snake bites account for less than one percent of snake bites in the United States and almost always occur only if the snake is being handled. In other words, the person who is bitten is usually the aggressor in the situation.
3. The correct answer was Nitrous Oxide
Nitrous Oxide has legitimate medicinal uses (as a sedative), but apparently some people on occasion sneak into surgeries and use it as a recreational drug. One wonders how they are not caught.
4. The correct answer was British 9.2
The British 9.2 inch gun was the largest land warfare gun ever used during a major war. During the Boer War, this gun was typically mounted onto railway wagons and train cars. Due to its immense size and the unique tactics of Boer commandos, however, this type of weaponry was almost useless.
During WWI and WWII, however, this weapon became a lot more effective as there were mass forces and siege warfare to defend against. As technology progressed and changes to the British 9.2 proved effective, it is estimated that over 450 of these large weapons were produced from 1914-1918. At its peak, the British 9.2 weighed close to 15 tons, fired 130 kg shell of explosives, and took engineers 36-48 hours to dismantle when not in use.
5. The correct answer was His lover, Marita Lorenz
Nineteen-year-old Marita Lorenz, daughter of a German mariner and an American spy, began her relationship with Castro on board a cruise ship captained by her father in 1959. Returning to the U.S. after seven months of pleasure in Havana, she was recruited by the CIA to make an attempt on his life. She made it into her lover's bedroom, beset by doubt, only to discover that the botulin capsules had melted into the cold cream. Castro then apparently announced that no one could kill him, handed her his own loaded gun, and watched as she lost her nerve. She visited Cuba again in 1981; he is said to have embraced her and called her "my little assassin".
6. The correct answer was Almonds
Cyanide has a distinct nutty odor. Interestingly enough, almost 40% of all people aren't able to make out this smell.
Cyanide is the generic name for the chemicals that have any triply-bonded carbon atom to a nitrogen atom. The compounds are often very soluble, and they are often colorless, making them a favorite murder weapon for many mystery thrillers. Cyanide is very toxic, and can quickly induce a coma with seizures, death following within a few minutes.
7. The correct answer was Martha
Mrs. Hudson is more than Sherlock Holmes' landlady and housekeeper. She takes a maternal interest in her celebrated tenant, fussing over his health, plying him with substantial meals, putting up with visitors arriving at all hours of the day and night, and above all that constant violin playing! Moreover, she displayed a most forgiving attitude when Holmes damages her premises (q.v. the bullet holes creating the patriotic V.R. on the wall, done by Holmes in what Watson referred to as "one of his queer humours" - not to mention the ruin of the mantelpiece because Holmes pinned letters to it with a jackknife, the nasty smells issuing from Holmes' scientific experiments, and the time that a gunshot fired through the window (at a wax bust of Holmes) and laid waste to the window, the window shade, and the bust before lodging in the wall opposite the window. To top it all off, Moriarty's men set fire to Holmes' rooms!). Mrs. Hudson's maternal instinct really shows itself, however, in the fact that, for the three years during which Holmes' is presumed dead after that contretemps with Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls, she literally turns his rooms into a shrine, keeping everything as he left it (although, as Watson points out, "with an unwonted tidiness").
8. The correct answer was All of these
Coumarin is also present in, cherries, strawberries, apricots, sweet clover and tonka beans. It tastes a little like vanilla, and was once popular as a flavouring for everything from wines to sausages and pipe tobacco. It was banned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1940, except as an additive to some alcoholic beverages that have been flavoured with coumarin containing plants like Woodruff.
Because of its anticoagulant properties, coumarin has been synthetically reproduced as Warfarin, once commonly used as a rat poison. It can be toxic to humans if consumed in high doses for a prolonged period of time.
You make a mental note to ask the cook if Mr. Body suffered from insomnia, and was partial to drinking Woodruff tea to help him sleep.
9. The correct answer was No
This is one of the great urban legends of the sixties perhaps because the image was so widespread and even appeared on the cover of 'Life' in 1964. And who would doubt the truth of Bond's explanation (as played by Sean Connery) that exotic dancers with gold paint on them usually left a small square inch of bare skin at the base of their spine so they would not suffocate!? Snopes.com lists this one as one of the most persistent urban legends. The truth of the matter is that the toxic chemicals in the paint might eventually harm you enough to kill you, but that as long as you could breathe through your mouth or nose you wouldn't suffocate via your pores being covered with paint. You might overheat however. Eaton published her autobiography entitled, 'Golden Girl' in later years. It must be added that the entire publicity campaign featured another actress covered in gold named Margaret Nolan.
10. The correct answer was Zinc Phosphide
The digestive system acids of the rats react with the phosphide to create a phosphine gas. The garlic-like odor of the phosphide attracts many rodents, but makes whatever food you put it in repulsive smelling for other animals and birds, thus killing only what you intended to. The typical lethal amount used on rats is 0.75-2%.
--The Solution to the Murder of Mr. Body--
Roald Dahl wrote "Lamb to the Slaughter" in which a wife uses a frozen leg of lamb to kill her husband, then roasts the lamb and serves it to the police (her husband's colleagues), thereby neatly disposing of the murder weapon. It was Mr. Body's brother-in-law, Geoffrey, from Question 3!
1. You question Dr. Sklodowski in his laboratory cautiously, not because you're afraid of him-- he seems a sedate, scholarly man. No, you fear any wrong move would send a stack of arcane scientific equipment crashing down on you! But that was not what could have killed Mr. Body.
"Dr. Sklodowski, I hear that you are a renowned inventor. What kind of devices do you create?"
"I make gadgets for removing static electricity during industrial processes like rolling paper, wire, and sheet metal."
"What do you use in these devices? Anything special?"
"No, nothing special, really..."
"But," whispers pu2-ke-qi-ri in your ear, "You should know better. What radioactive element, used in devices that eliminate static electricity, has been implicated in the 2006 poisoning of former Russian KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko?"
Answer: ( One word. Give either the name of the element or the symbol.)
2. As you sit down across from Rev. Robert Hopkins III in a sunny corner of the study, you feel relatively confident that the interview is a mere formality that will competely absolve the Southern Baptist minister from anything having to do with Mr. Body's demise. After all, Rev. Hopkins had led a blameless, selfless life and is known for his tireless campaign against sin and depravity. But then he mentions, almost offhandedly, that his wife Ruth was raised in Appalachia and was a member of a fundamentalist religion sect that "handled snakes" as part of their style of worship. "Were the snakes poisonous?" you ask. "Yes, very," he replied, smiling. "But my wife and her family were never so much as bitten. In fact, even though I don't recommend that type of worship in my church, my wife insists on keeping a snake around as a reminder. It's just a little coral snake that we keep in its own terrarium at all times. But she's quite fond of it from a distance."
As you walk out of the study, Gretas muses to herself, "Which of these does the venom of a coral snake affect most strongly?"
Breathing
Digestion
Vision
Cognition
3. While searching the house of Mr. Body's brother-in-law, Geoffrey, you discover a blood-soaked axe, a wall covered in photos of Mr. Body, each with the words "You must die" scrawled across them in red marker, a copybook containing a selection of plots for Mr. Body's murder, and a signed, sealed and witnessed confession.
Over a supper of roast lamb, Geoffrey claims that he is innocent, and just created the above for "a bit of a laugh". True to his characterization of himself, Goeffrey chuckles as you leave, and you wonder why. Before any thoughts can fully form in you mind, Islington asks you, "Which gas is commonly known as 'Laughing Gas'?"
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrous Oxide
Methane
Helium
4. Next, you travel to the home of Mr. Body to see what you can discover there. You happen to stumble into the unique and exquisite billiard room. The walls of the room are filled with antique weapons spanning all the way back to the War of 1812. John Smith (the owner of these weapons), greets you with a handshake and a pint of beer. You tell him that one of these weapons might have been used in this mysterious murder. Apathy100 points to a replica of this weapon on the wall and tells John that you are looking for more information about this unique weapon. John replies, "This weapon was the largest weapon ever used in land warfare. It was a popular weapon that became famous during the Boer War." What weapon is this?
Maxim machine gun
British 9.2
Pom-pom gun
Colt .45
5. In the boudoir, you find a jar of cold cream in front of the mirror on a dresser and ask the suspiciously un-bereaved Mrs. Body about it. "Oh, that's nothing," she says, flicking her wrist dismissively. "My skin gets so dry at this time of year." You can't stop staring at it, though: As CellarDoor reminds you, in 1960, the CIA famously concealed poison pills in a similar jar. They were attempting to kill Fidel Castro; on whom did they rely to deliver the pills?
His bodyguard, Fabian Escalante
His lover, Marita Lorenz
His disillusioned fellow revolutionary, Juan Morales
Notorious bomber Luis Posada Carriles
6. All this questioning has made you rather hungry, so you stroll down to the kitchen where you can "kill two birds with one stone"; grab a sandwich and question the chef, one Wolfgang Steinitz von Hejdunk. The chef, an amicable fellow explains to you that he has been in Mr. Body's employ for the past 13 months.
"Last night's dinner," he recalls, "was a fine lobster bisque, followed by my signature spinach lasagna and sole fillets".
"So," you inquire, "how do you explain the jar of cyanide that was found in your drawer."
"Oh that, I use that for keeping the mice out of the pantry, and besides, I could never have used cyanide, after all, everybody knows that cyanide has a very distinct smell" he responds without even batting an eyelid.
"Really? What does cyanide smell like?" LeoDaVinci asks.
Lemons
Almonds
Chocolate
Coffee
7. You leave the kitchen (after enjoying a sandwich of succulent home-cured ham on homemade bread) and Cymruambyth suggests you go in search of the housekeeper, Mrs. Lightbody. You find her in her parlor, brewing tea. She invites you to join her for a cup, and you settle down to take her particulars and her recollection of the events surrounding the murder. You note that she has the same first name as Sherlock Holmes' housekeeper, Mrs. Hudson. What is Mrs. Lightbody's first name?
Maria
Sarah
Martha
Hannah
8. Slightly overwhelmed with the abundance of possibilities, you decide to take a walk around the gardens, to clear your mind. As soon as you step outside you are assaulted by the sweet smell of freshly mown hay, but there are no fields nearby. You track down the source of that heady aroma to a bed of white flowers, on long stems with green leaves. Right away you recognize the plants as being Woodruff, which is a natural source of coumarin, a well known anticoagulant. "That's interesting," Skunkee says, "What other plant(s) naturally contain coumarin?"
Lavendar
All of these
Licorice
Cinnamon
9. Stumbling into the sordid crime scene, our sleuth finds a woman covered in gold paint sprawled dead on the bed. Bruyere exclaims, "Ah yes, this happened to the famous Bond girl in the movie 'Goldfinger'! And didn't Shirley Eaton, the actress playing Jill Masterson, unfortunate gilded Bond girl, die of the exposure to gold paint later?"
Yes
No
10. After the day you have had, you seek some refreshment from your worries. You head to the lavatory to splash some water on your face. You notice that the medicine cabinet is open just a crack so you decide to have a look. While shuffling aside bottles of Xanax, Paxil, Vicodin and Viagra, Joemc37 spots a small bottle prescribed by a Dr. Christine Frantz with a skull and crossbones on the label. Upon a closer look you notice that this bottle is containing rat poison. What is the pungent garlic-like smelling inorganic chemical compound found in rat poison?
The answer is in the interesting info of this very question! Was it the cold cream and a jilted lover? Ertrum thinks the dinner at Geoffrey's reminds him of Roald Dahl. Or was it Dr. Sklodowski and his "scientific" equipment?
Lithium Diisopropylamide
Tetramminecopper Sulfate
Pentasulfide Antimony
Zinc Phosphide
your answers below quiz to discover "Who Killed Mr. Body"!
ANSWERS:
1. The correct answer was Polonium
Other accepted answers: Po
Polonium and radium were the first elements discovered by Marie Curie. She noticed that pitchblende, a rock containing uranium, was more radioactive than it should be if it just contained uranium. She correctly predicted that at least one new radioactive element was present in the mixture, then succeeded in isolating polonium and radium from several tons of pitchblende.
Polonium is an alpha particle emitter. Alpha emitters can only cause radiation damage to humans if it enters the body, such as through inhalation or ingestion. However, polonium is also chemically toxic. Weight for weight, polonium is 5 million times more toxic than hydrogen cyanide.
2. The correct answer was Breathing
Coral snake bites account for less than one percent of snake bites in the United States and almost always occur only if the snake is being handled. In other words, the person who is bitten is usually the aggressor in the situation.
3. The correct answer was Nitrous Oxide
Nitrous Oxide has legitimate medicinal uses (as a sedative), but apparently some people on occasion sneak into surgeries and use it as a recreational drug. One wonders how they are not caught.
4. The correct answer was British 9.2
The British 9.2 inch gun was the largest land warfare gun ever used during a major war. During the Boer War, this gun was typically mounted onto railway wagons and train cars. Due to its immense size and the unique tactics of Boer commandos, however, this type of weaponry was almost useless.
During WWI and WWII, however, this weapon became a lot more effective as there were mass forces and siege warfare to defend against. As technology progressed and changes to the British 9.2 proved effective, it is estimated that over 450 of these large weapons were produced from 1914-1918. At its peak, the British 9.2 weighed close to 15 tons, fired 130 kg shell of explosives, and took engineers 36-48 hours to dismantle when not in use.
5. The correct answer was His lover, Marita Lorenz
Nineteen-year-old Marita Lorenz, daughter of a German mariner and an American spy, began her relationship with Castro on board a cruise ship captained by her father in 1959. Returning to the U.S. after seven months of pleasure in Havana, she was recruited by the CIA to make an attempt on his life. She made it into her lover's bedroom, beset by doubt, only to discover that the botulin capsules had melted into the cold cream. Castro then apparently announced that no one could kill him, handed her his own loaded gun, and watched as she lost her nerve. She visited Cuba again in 1981; he is said to have embraced her and called her "my little assassin".
6. The correct answer was Almonds
Cyanide has a distinct nutty odor. Interestingly enough, almost 40% of all people aren't able to make out this smell.
Cyanide is the generic name for the chemicals that have any triply-bonded carbon atom to a nitrogen atom. The compounds are often very soluble, and they are often colorless, making them a favorite murder weapon for many mystery thrillers. Cyanide is very toxic, and can quickly induce a coma with seizures, death following within a few minutes.
7. The correct answer was Martha
Mrs. Hudson is more than Sherlock Holmes' landlady and housekeeper. She takes a maternal interest in her celebrated tenant, fussing over his health, plying him with substantial meals, putting up with visitors arriving at all hours of the day and night, and above all that constant violin playing! Moreover, she displayed a most forgiving attitude when Holmes damages her premises (q.v. the bullet holes creating the patriotic V.R. on the wall, done by Holmes in what Watson referred to as "one of his queer humours" - not to mention the ruin of the mantelpiece because Holmes pinned letters to it with a jackknife, the nasty smells issuing from Holmes' scientific experiments, and the time that a gunshot fired through the window (at a wax bust of Holmes) and laid waste to the window, the window shade, and the bust before lodging in the wall opposite the window. To top it all off, Moriarty's men set fire to Holmes' rooms!). Mrs. Hudson's maternal instinct really shows itself, however, in the fact that, for the three years during which Holmes' is presumed dead after that contretemps with Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls, she literally turns his rooms into a shrine, keeping everything as he left it (although, as Watson points out, "with an unwonted tidiness").
8. The correct answer was All of these
Coumarin is also present in, cherries, strawberries, apricots, sweet clover and tonka beans. It tastes a little like vanilla, and was once popular as a flavouring for everything from wines to sausages and pipe tobacco. It was banned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1940, except as an additive to some alcoholic beverages that have been flavoured with coumarin containing plants like Woodruff.
Because of its anticoagulant properties, coumarin has been synthetically reproduced as Warfarin, once commonly used as a rat poison. It can be toxic to humans if consumed in high doses for a prolonged period of time.
You make a mental note to ask the cook if Mr. Body suffered from insomnia, and was partial to drinking Woodruff tea to help him sleep.
9. The correct answer was No
This is one of the great urban legends of the sixties perhaps because the image was so widespread and even appeared on the cover of 'Life' in 1964. And who would doubt the truth of Bond's explanation (as played by Sean Connery) that exotic dancers with gold paint on them usually left a small square inch of bare skin at the base of their spine so they would not suffocate!? Snopes.com lists this one as one of the most persistent urban legends. The truth of the matter is that the toxic chemicals in the paint might eventually harm you enough to kill you, but that as long as you could breathe through your mouth or nose you wouldn't suffocate via your pores being covered with paint. You might overheat however. Eaton published her autobiography entitled, 'Golden Girl' in later years. It must be added that the entire publicity campaign featured another actress covered in gold named Margaret Nolan.
10. The correct answer was Zinc Phosphide
The digestive system acids of the rats react with the phosphide to create a phosphine gas. The garlic-like odor of the phosphide attracts many rodents, but makes whatever food you put it in repulsive smelling for other animals and birds, thus killing only what you intended to. The typical lethal amount used on rats is 0.75-2%.
--The Solution to the Murder of Mr. Body--
Roald Dahl wrote "Lamb to the Slaughter" in which a wife uses a frozen leg of lamb to kill her husband, then roasts the lamb and serves it to the police (her husband's colleagues), thereby neatly disposing of the murder weapon. It was Mr. Body's brother-in-law, Geoffrey, from Question 3!
Thursday, June 14, 2018
Who Said This?
"I believe that to have a friend,
a man must be one.
That all men are created equal
and that everyone has within himself
the power to make this a better world.
That God put the firewood there
but that every man
must gather and light it himself.
In being prepared
physically, mentally, and morally
to fight when necessary
for that which is right.
That a man should make the most
of what equipment he has.
That 'This government,
of the people, by the people
and for the people'
shall live always.
That men should live by
the rule of what is best
for the greatest number.
That sooner or later...
somewhere...somehow...
we must settle with the world
and make payment for what we have taken.
That all things change but truth,
and that truth alone, lives on forever.
In my Creator, my country, my fellow man."
Click here to find out who said this.
a man must be one.
That all men are created equal
and that everyone has within himself
the power to make this a better world.
That God put the firewood there
but that every man
must gather and light it himself.
In being prepared
physically, mentally, and morally
to fight when necessary
for that which is right.
That a man should make the most
of what equipment he has.
That 'This government,
of the people, by the people
and for the people'
shall live always.
That men should live by
the rule of what is best
for the greatest number.
That sooner or later...
somewhere...somehow...
we must settle with the world
and make payment for what we have taken.
That all things change but truth,
and that truth alone, lives on forever.
In my Creator, my country, my fellow man."
Click here to find out who said this.
Sexual Exposure Chart - How many is "just one more?"
The first number is the Number of Sexual Partners.
If each of your partners has had only the same number of partners as you had at the time you had sex. The second number is the Number of People You Are Exposed to:
If each of your partners has had only the same number of partners as you had at the time you had sex. The second number is the Number of People You Are Exposed to:
Explanation of Chart
For this calculation, we assume that each time you had a new partner, they had only had as many partners as you had. So when you had your first, we assume you were his first. You now have one person who has only had you as a partner. Add to that a second partner who is in the same situation as you--only having had one prior partner. Now you are exposed to your first, your second, plus your second's first. Then bring in a third who is in the same situation as you. You are now exposed to your prior partners plus your third's first partner, your third's second partner, and now your third's second partner's first partner. See how it works? A little sex goes a long way!
A LIFE THAT MATTERS
Ready or not, some day it will all come to an end. There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days.
All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass to someone else.
Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance. Your grudges, resentments, frustrations, and jealousies will finally disappear.
So, too, your hopes, ambitions, plans, and to-do lists will expire. The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away.
It won't matter where you came from, or on what side of the tracks you lived at the end.
It won't matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant. Even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant.
So what will matter? How will the value of your days be measured?
What will matter is not what you bought, but what you built. What will matter is not what you got, but what you gave. What will matter is not your success, but your significance. What will matter is not what you learned, but what you taught. What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage or sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example. What will matter is not your competence, but your character. What will matter is not how many people you knew, but how many will feel a lasting loss when you're gone. What will matter is not your memories, but the memories that live in those who loved you. What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what.
Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident. It's not a matter of circumstance but of choice. Choose to live a life that matters.
All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass to someone else.
Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance. Your grudges, resentments, frustrations, and jealousies will finally disappear.
So, too, your hopes, ambitions, plans, and to-do lists will expire. The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away.
It won't matter where you came from, or on what side of the tracks you lived at the end.
It won't matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant. Even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant.
So what will matter? How will the value of your days be measured?
What will matter is not what you bought, but what you built. What will matter is not what you got, but what you gave. What will matter is not your success, but your significance. What will matter is not what you learned, but what you taught. What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage or sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example. What will matter is not your competence, but your character. What will matter is not how many people you knew, but how many will feel a lasting loss when you're gone. What will matter is not your memories, but the memories that live in those who loved you. What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what.
Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident. It's not a matter of circumstance but of choice. Choose to live a life that matters.
Jumper
A police officer sent this to me. It is not for the faint of heart. If you have a weak stomach, then don't click below.
It is a picture of the demise of a suicide jumper taken shortly after he landed. It shows him with his insides now on the outside. You will see the look of horror on the faces of the bystanders. The faces of the bystanders is why I believe this is real.
Click here.
It is a picture of the demise of a suicide jumper taken shortly after he landed. It shows him with his insides now on the outside. You will see the look of horror on the faces of the bystanders. The faces of the bystanders is why I believe this is real.
Click here.
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
The Frog and The Golfer
A man takes the day off work and decides to go out golfing. He is on the second hole when he notices a frog sitting next to the green. He thinks nothing of it and is about to shoot when he hears,
Ribbit 9 Iron.'
The man looks around and doesn't see anyone.
Again, he hears, 'Ribbit 9 Iron.'
He looks at the frog and decides to prove the frog wrong, puts the club away, and grabs a 9 iron.
Boom!
He hits it 10 inches from the cup.
He is shocked.
He says to the frog,
'Wow that's amazing. You must be a lucky frog, eh?
The frog replies,
'Ribbit Lucky frog.'
The man decides to take the frog with him to the next hole. 'What do you think frog?'
'Ribbit 3 wood.'
The guy takes out a 3 wood and, Boom! Hole in one.
The man is befuddled and doesn't know what to say.
By the end of the day, the man golfed the best game of golf in his life and asks the frog, 'OK where to next?'
The frog replies,
'Ribbit Las Vegas.
They go to Las Vegas and the guy says, 'OK frog, now What?'
The frog says, 'Ribbit Roulette.'
Upon approaching the roulette table, the man asks, 'What do you think I should Bet?'
The frog replies,
'Ribbit $3000, black 6.'
Now, this is a million-to-one shot to win, but after the golf game the man figures what the heck.
Boom!
Tons of cash comes sliding back across the table. The man takes his winnings and buys the best room in the Hotel. He sits the frog down and says,
'Frog, I don't know how to repay you. You've won me all this money and I am forever grateful.'
The frog replies,
'Ribbit KissMe.'
He figures why not, since after all the frog did for him, he deserves it.
With a kiss, the frog turns into a gorgeous 15-year-old girl.
'And that,your honour, is how the girl ended up in my room. So help me God, or my name is not Donald J. Trump.'
Ribbit 9 Iron.'
The man looks around and doesn't see anyone.
Again, he hears, 'Ribbit 9 Iron.'
He looks at the frog and decides to prove the frog wrong, puts the club away, and grabs a 9 iron.
Boom!
He hits it 10 inches from the cup.
He is shocked.
He says to the frog,
'Wow that's amazing. You must be a lucky frog, eh?
The frog replies,
'Ribbit Lucky frog.'
The man decides to take the frog with him to the next hole. 'What do you think frog?'
'Ribbit 3 wood.'
The guy takes out a 3 wood and, Boom! Hole in one.
The man is befuddled and doesn't know what to say.
By the end of the day, the man golfed the best game of golf in his life and asks the frog, 'OK where to next?'
The frog replies,
'Ribbit Las Vegas.
They go to Las Vegas and the guy says, 'OK frog, now What?'
The frog says, 'Ribbit Roulette.'
Upon approaching the roulette table, the man asks, 'What do you think I should Bet?'
The frog replies,
'Ribbit $3000, black 6.'
Now, this is a million-to-one shot to win, but after the golf game the man figures what the heck.
Boom!
Tons of cash comes sliding back across the table. The man takes his winnings and buys the best room in the Hotel. He sits the frog down and says,
'Frog, I don't know how to repay you. You've won me all this money and I am forever grateful.'
The frog replies,
'Ribbit KissMe.'
He figures why not, since after all the frog did for him, he deserves it.
With a kiss, the frog turns into a gorgeous 15-year-old girl.
'And that,your honour, is how the girl ended up in my room. So help me God, or my name is not Donald J. Trump.'
Stupid Is As Stupid Says...
-- ON LAWYER QUESTIONS THAT SOUND LIKE A COUNTRY SONG --
Attorney: So no one was at the yard?
Plaintiff: No, ma'am.
Attorney: So that there wasn't anybody there to talk to had there been someone there?
during a deposition, Corpus Christi, Texas
The last time I checked, the Constitution said, "of the people, by the people and for the people." That's what the Declaration of Independence says.
President Bill Clinton, criticizing antigovernment rhetoric (The quote actually comes from Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.)
There is nothing more unbearable for a person than liberty.
Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko
Just remember the words of Patrick Henry: "Kill me or let me live."
college football coach Bill Peterson, in a halftime pep talk to his team
SETTING IT STRAIGHT
A July 1 story about neighbourhood opposition to Collingwood school's planned expansion quoted resident Andy Lepiarczyk as saying council's failure to halt the project would make them "Scum, scum, scum." In fact, he said the project was a "Scam, scam, scam." We regret the error.
A July 1 story about neighbourhood opposition to Collingwood school's planned expansion quoted resident Andy Lepiarczyk as saying council's failure to halt the project would make them "Scum, scum, scum." In fact, he said the project was a "Scam, scam, scam." We regret the error.
correction in the North Shore News (North Vancouver and West Vancouver, BC, Canada)
The Midnight Stroll
Two men were walking home after a party and decided to take a shortcut through the cemetery just for laughs.
Right in the middle of the cemetery they were startled by a tap-tap-tapping noise coming from the misty shadows. Trembling with fear, they found an old man with a hammer and chisel, chipping away at one of the headstones.
"Holy cow, Mister," one of them said after catching his breath.
"You scared us half to death -- we thought you were a ghost! What are you doing working here so late at night?"
"Those fools!" the old man grumbled. "They misspelled my name!"
Right in the middle of the cemetery they were startled by a tap-tap-tapping noise coming from the misty shadows. Trembling with fear, they found an old man with a hammer and chisel, chipping away at one of the headstones.
"Holy cow, Mister," one of them said after catching his breath.
"You scared us half to death -- we thought you were a ghost! What are you doing working here so late at night?"
"Those fools!" the old man grumbled. "They misspelled my name!"
Yodelling Origin
Hi Folks:
Have you ever wondered where and how yodeling began? Here's the real version....
Many years ago a man was traveling through the mountains of Switzerland. Nightfall was rapidly approaching and he had nowhere to sleep. He went up to a farmhouse and asked the farmer if he could spend the night. The farmer told him that he could sleep in the barn.
As the story goes, the farmer's daughter asked her father, "Who is that man going into the barn?"
"That fellow traveling through," said the farmer, "needs a place to stay for the night, so, I told him he could sleep in the barn."
The daughter said, "Perhaps he is hungry." So she prepared him a plate of food for him and then took it out to the barn.
About an hour later, the daughter returned. Her clothing disheveled and straw in her hair. Straight up to bed she went.
The farmer's wife was very observant. She then suggested that perhaps the man was thirsty. So she fetched a bottle of wine, took it out to the barn, and she too did not return for an hour. Her clothing was askew, her blouse buttoned incorrectly. She also headed straight to bed.
The next morning at sunrise the man in the barn got up and continued on his journey, waving to the farmer as he left.
When the daughter awoke and learned that the visitor was gone, she broke into tears. "How could he leave without even saying good-bye," she cried. "We made such passionate love last night!"
"What?" shouted the father as he angrily ran out of the house looking for the man, who by now was halfway up the mountain. The farmer screamed up at him, "I'm going to get you! You had sex with my daughter!"
The man looked back down from the mountainside, cupped his hand next to his mouth, and yelled out.....
"LAIDTHEOLADEETOO!!"
Have you ever wondered where and how yodeling began? Here's the real version....
Many years ago a man was traveling through the mountains of Switzerland. Nightfall was rapidly approaching and he had nowhere to sleep. He went up to a farmhouse and asked the farmer if he could spend the night. The farmer told him that he could sleep in the barn.
As the story goes, the farmer's daughter asked her father, "Who is that man going into the barn?"
"That fellow traveling through," said the farmer, "needs a place to stay for the night, so, I told him he could sleep in the barn."
The daughter said, "Perhaps he is hungry." So she prepared him a plate of food for him and then took it out to the barn.
About an hour later, the daughter returned. Her clothing disheveled and straw in her hair. Straight up to bed she went.
The farmer's wife was very observant. She then suggested that perhaps the man was thirsty. So she fetched a bottle of wine, took it out to the barn, and she too did not return for an hour. Her clothing was askew, her blouse buttoned incorrectly. She also headed straight to bed.
The next morning at sunrise the man in the barn got up and continued on his journey, waving to the farmer as he left.
When the daughter awoke and learned that the visitor was gone, she broke into tears. "How could he leave without even saying good-bye," she cried. "We made such passionate love last night!"
"What?" shouted the father as he angrily ran out of the house looking for the man, who by now was halfway up the mountain. The farmer screamed up at him, "I'm going to get you! You had sex with my daughter!"
The man looked back down from the mountainside, cupped his hand next to his mouth, and yelled out.....
"LAIDTHEOLADEETOO!!"
Rural Calendar - Today is Caille-Lait!!
The Catholic Church used a calendar of saints, which named each day of the year after an associated saint. To reduce the influence of the Church, Fabre d'Eglantine introduced a Rural Calendar in which each day of the year had a unique name associated with the rural economy, stated to correspond to the time of year. Every décadi (ending in 0) was named after an agricultural tool. Each quintidi (ending in 5) was named for a common animal. The rest of the days were named for "grain, pasture, trees, roots, flowers, fruits" and other plants, except for the first month of winter, Nivôse, during which the rest of the days were named after minerals.
Autumn
Winter
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter
Spring
Summer
Source: WIKIPEDIA
Enough Is Enough
from Michael Josephson, WhatWillMatter.com
What does it take to make you happy? How much do you have to have to be grateful?
To the barefoot man, happiness is a pair of old shoes. To the man with old shoes, it’s a pair of new shoes. To the man with new shoes, it’s more stylish shoes. And, of course, the fellow with no feet would be happy to be barefoot.
This leads to the ancient insight: If you want to be happy, count your blessings, not your burdens. Measure your life by what you have, not by what you don’t.
Yet in our modern world where we’re continually exposed to endless increments of more and better – others with more money, better TVs, and bigger houses — this is very difficult.
For some people, the pleasure of having something good is drained as soon as they see someone else with something better. Our sense of contentment is created or destroyed by comparisons.
A life consumed with unfulfilled wants is an affliction. The antidote is the concept of “enough.”
This starts by thinking more clearly about the difference between our needs and our wants, between sufficiency and abundance.
Don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing wrong with wanting more and striving to fill our lives with things and experiences that give us pleasure, so long as we don’t believe we need whatever we want.
When we think we need what we really only want, we make our desires preconditions to happiness, thereby diminishing our ability to appreciate and enjoy what we do have.
It’s easy to think that happiness is achieved by getting what we want when it’s really a matter of wanting what we get.
In the end, enough is enough.
This is Michael Josephson reminding you that character counts.
To the barefoot man, happiness is a pair of old shoes. To the man with old shoes, it’s a pair of new shoes. To the man with new shoes, it’s more stylish shoes. And, of course, the fellow with no feet would be happy to be barefoot.
This leads to the ancient insight: If you want to be happy, count your blessings, not your burdens. Measure your life by what you have, not by what you don’t.
Yet in our modern world where we’re continually exposed to endless increments of more and better – others with more money, better TVs, and bigger houses — this is very difficult.
For some people, the pleasure of having something good is drained as soon as they see someone else with something better. Our sense of contentment is created or destroyed by comparisons.
A life consumed with unfulfilled wants is an affliction. The antidote is the concept of “enough.”
This starts by thinking more clearly about the difference between our needs and our wants, between sufficiency and abundance.
Don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing wrong with wanting more and striving to fill our lives with things and experiences that give us pleasure, so long as we don’t believe we need whatever we want.
When we think we need what we really only want, we make our desires preconditions to happiness, thereby diminishing our ability to appreciate and enjoy what we do have.
It’s easy to think that happiness is achieved by getting what we want when it’s really a matter of wanting what we get.
In the end, enough is enough.
This is Michael Josephson reminding you that character counts.
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Lunar Folklore
--Myths and Legends of the Moon--
from PaganWiccan.about.com
The moon is, in terms of distance, the closest heavenly body to earth. We can see it in the sky for three weeks out of four, and people have, for thousands of years, used its light to guide them in the dark. In addition to the personification of the moon as deity, there are all kinds of fascinating legends and myths associated with the moon and its cycles.
* The word lunatic comes from the Latin luna, because it was believed that people were more likely to exhibit aberrant behavior during a full moon. Although studies have been done showing that emergency room visits and accidents are increased during the full moon period, there has yet to be conclusive evidence for causation.
* The moon seems to have an effect on animals as well as people. A Florida expert on animal behavior reports that hamsters spin in their wheels far more aggressively during the moon's full phase. Deer and other herbivores in the wild tend to ovulate at the full moon, and in Australia's Great Barrier Reef, the full moon is mating time for coral.
* The Strange Case of Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson, was inspired by the strange -- and yet very true -- case of Charles Hyde, a London man who committed a series of crimes at the time of the full moon.
There is a British legend that if Christmas fell on the day of a dark Moon, the following year's harvest would be a bountiful one. Some parts of the British Isles believed that a waxing moon on Christmas meant a good crop the next fall, but a waning moon indicated a bad one would come.
* In some countries, a halo around the moon means bad weather is coming.
* The first time you see a crescent moon for the month, take all your spare coins out of your pocket, and put them in the other pocket. This will ensure good luck for the next month.
* Some people believe that the fifth day after a full moon is the perfect time to try to conceive a child.
In some Chinese religions, offerings are made to the ancestors on the night of a full moon.
In some Native American legends, the moon is held captive by a hostile tribe. A pair of antelope hope to rescue the moon and take it the village of a good tribe, but Coyote, the trickster, interferes. The antelope chase Coyote, who tosses the moon into a river each night, just out of reach of the antelope.
The night of the full moon is believed to be a good time for divination and scrying.
--more--
from PaganWiccan.about.com
The moon is, in terms of distance, the closest heavenly body to earth. We can see it in the sky for three weeks out of four, and people have, for thousands of years, used its light to guide them in the dark. In addition to the personification of the moon as deity, there are all kinds of fascinating legends and myths associated with the moon and its cycles.
* The word lunatic comes from the Latin luna, because it was believed that people were more likely to exhibit aberrant behavior during a full moon. Although studies have been done showing that emergency room visits and accidents are increased during the full moon period, there has yet to be conclusive evidence for causation.
* The moon seems to have an effect on animals as well as people. A Florida expert on animal behavior reports that hamsters spin in their wheels far more aggressively during the moon's full phase. Deer and other herbivores in the wild tend to ovulate at the full moon, and in Australia's Great Barrier Reef, the full moon is mating time for coral.
* The Strange Case of Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson, was inspired by the strange -- and yet very true -- case of Charles Hyde, a London man who committed a series of crimes at the time of the full moon.
There is a British legend that if Christmas fell on the day of a dark Moon, the following year's harvest would be a bountiful one. Some parts of the British Isles believed that a waxing moon on Christmas meant a good crop the next fall, but a waning moon indicated a bad one would come.
* In some countries, a halo around the moon means bad weather is coming.
* The first time you see a crescent moon for the month, take all your spare coins out of your pocket, and put them in the other pocket. This will ensure good luck for the next month.
* Some people believe that the fifth day after a full moon is the perfect time to try to conceive a child.
In some Chinese religions, offerings are made to the ancestors on the night of a full moon.
In some Native American legends, the moon is held captive by a hostile tribe. A pair of antelope hope to rescue the moon and take it the village of a good tribe, but Coyote, the trickster, interferes. The antelope chase Coyote, who tosses the moon into a river each night, just out of reach of the antelope.
The night of the full moon is believed to be a good time for divination and scrying.
--more--
Mirror lies: Why you don't look the way you think
from ScienceDump.com
Settled down from holiday partying, you sometimes find yourself trawling photos you were tagged in on Facebook wondering, "is that really what I look like?" And not necessarily in a good way. WIRED has got the story.
Settled down from holiday partying, you sometimes find yourself trawling photos you were tagged in on Facebook wondering, "is that really what I look like?" And not necessarily in a good way. WIRED has got the story.
It turns out that while we have a pretty good idea of what our face looks like because we know our reflection, this means we're used to a flipped image of ourselves.
SOURCE: http://www.wired.com/2015/01/whats-up-with-pictures-yourself/
"This matters because of an effect called “mere-exposure.” Formulated in 1968 by a psychologist named Robert Zajonc, it basically says that people react more favorably to things they seen more often. Zajonc tested this with everything from shapes, to facial expressions, even nonsense words. Since we see ourselves most frequently in the mirror, this is our preferred self-image. According to the mere-exposure effect, when your slight facial asymmetries are left unflipped by the camera, you see an unappealing, alien version of yourself"I'm wondering though, is it really that simple? To find out, I'll be sure to pre-flip any self-portraits I find before looking at them, and maybe self-confidence will once again beam radiantly from my countenance. Or I'll just have to invent a non-mirroring mirror. If that makes sense.
SOURCE: http://www.wired.com/2015/01/whats-up-with-pictures-yourself/
Fairuza Balk
Just who is Fairuza Balk? I believe that she is a fantastic individual, talented to the max. One of The Wizard's favourite actors.
One picture and you will know her!
The following is from her webpage. She is an accomplished artist as well! I implore you to check out her website.
Fairuza’s Story
Fairuza Balk was born Fairuza Alejandra Feldthouse Balk to Cathryn Balk and Solomon Feldthouse in Point Reyes, California.
She moved to Vancouver at 3 years of age with her mother. Following the footsteps of her mother and grandmother, Lavergne Leone Balk, Fairuza attended the Royal Academy of Ballet from 4 years old on.
Her first film was a television film called “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”, directed by George Shaeffer. The next role she was to play was “Dorothy” in Disney’s “Return to Oz”, now a cult classic.
Fairuza and her mother, Cathryn, moved to London, England for the filming. They continued to live there for five more years. Fairuza continued to make several films while in the UK, such as “The Worst Witch”, “Poor Little Rich Girl”, and “Deceptions”. Fairuza’s first theater experience was performed at the Royal Albert Hall for the UN and the British Royal Family. It was titled Year of the Child, and was a benefit to raise awareness of nuclear proliferation. As part of this production, she sang the lead in a 500 child choir before an audience of 2000 people.
Fairuza attended the Bush Davies School of Theatre Arts in East Grinstead, West Sussex, UK for 2 years. Then she and Cathryn moved to Paris for the filming of Milos Foreman’s “Valmont”, in which Fairuza played the role of “Cecile De Volanges”.
After filming, they moved back to Vancouver BC, where Fairuza lived until she was 19 years old. During these years, she continued to make such films as “Gas, Food and Lodging”, “Shame”, “Imaginary Crimes”, and “Things to do in Denver When You’re Dead”. She began to live between Los Angeles and NYC, at the behest of her representation. She finally moved to Los Angeles after filming the role of “Nancy” in “The Craft”. While living in Venice, California for the next five years, she also kept an apartment in New York City. While in NY, Fairuza returned to the stage for a short period, including a performance in the play “Killer Joe”.
Fairuza continued to make films, while also beginning to delve deeper into her lifelong love for music and fine art. Her passion for music, dance and art, is in her bloodline. Both of her parents are multi-talented artists in their own right. Her mother, Cathryn, is a very well known and respected dancer, teacher, artist and singer. Her father, Suleyman, is a musical genius, mastering over 30 instruments, and specializing in Turkish, Hungarian, Romanian and Egyptian Romany music, as well as Flamenco. From the time she could walk, Fairuza was dancing, singing and entertaining on stage with her parents. Fairuza finally began to show her artwork in 2008, and is being represented and shown at Melissa Morgan Fine Arts Gallery in Palm Desert, California.
She began recording her music in the mid 2000’s, but abandoned the project for a couple years due to artistic differences with record executives. However, Fairuza began to record again in early 2010, and is looking forward to her first release sometime this year. She now lives between Los Angeles and Santa Cruz, California.
Vist Fairuza's website, buy some art if you like! Click here.
One picture and you will know her!
She is soooooo much MORE than that!
The following is from her webpage. She is an accomplished artist as well! I implore you to check out her website.
Fairuza’s Story
Fairuza Balk was born Fairuza Alejandra Feldthouse Balk to Cathryn Balk and Solomon Feldthouse in Point Reyes, California.
She moved to Vancouver at 3 years of age with her mother. Following the footsteps of her mother and grandmother, Lavergne Leone Balk, Fairuza attended the Royal Academy of Ballet from 4 years old on.
Fairuza and her mother, Cathryn, moved to London, England for the filming. They continued to live there for five more years. Fairuza continued to make several films while in the UK, such as “The Worst Witch”, “Poor Little Rich Girl”, and “Deceptions”. Fairuza’s first theater experience was performed at the Royal Albert Hall for the UN and the British Royal Family. It was titled Year of the Child, and was a benefit to raise awareness of nuclear proliferation. As part of this production, she sang the lead in a 500 child choir before an audience of 2000 people.
Fairuza attended the Bush Davies School of Theatre Arts in East Grinstead, West Sussex, UK for 2 years. Then she and Cathryn moved to Paris for the filming of Milos Foreman’s “Valmont”, in which Fairuza played the role of “Cecile De Volanges”.
After filming, they moved back to Vancouver BC, where Fairuza lived until she was 19 years old. During these years, she continued to make such films as “Gas, Food and Lodging”, “Shame”, “Imaginary Crimes”, and “Things to do in Denver When You’re Dead”. She began to live between Los Angeles and NYC, at the behest of her representation. She finally moved to Los Angeles after filming the role of “Nancy” in “The Craft”. While living in Venice, California for the next five years, she also kept an apartment in New York City. While in NY, Fairuza returned to the stage for a short period, including a performance in the play “Killer Joe”.
She began recording her music in the mid 2000’s, but abandoned the project for a couple years due to artistic differences with record executives. However, Fairuza began to record again in early 2010, and is looking forward to her first release sometime this year. She now lives between Los Angeles and Santa Cruz, California.
Vist Fairuza's website, buy some art if you like! Click here.
Monday, June 11, 2018
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