70s Trivia, TV, Music, And More

Who does not like a bit of trivia that jog your memory and make you feel good! Here is some trivia from the 70s and I hope it challenges you to some degree!

Feeling a wee bit nostalgic today, remembering fun childhood times I am in a good mood. Today we are going to play a game you and me, with me asking the questions and you dear reader answering the questions with some trivia from the 70s. There is no prize for this contest, just a feeling of pride.

Who popularized the saying 'sit on it" back on a hit television show in the 70s.

Who popularized the saying 'kiss my grits and when pigs fly" back on a hit television show in the 70s.

Archie Bunker from the hit 70s show "All in the family" called his son in law Michael by what edible name. Name the family, if you can.

Who were shipwrecked on Gilligan's Island along with Gillian in the 70's show by the same name?

Eight is enough was a great family show in the 70s about a single dad who was raising a bunch of kids on his own. Can you name them all?

Jamie Somers and Steve Austin each had their own television hits in the 70s, what were those hit shows, and what did they have in common.

Name the family from the Brady Bunch television show in the 70s from bottom to top.

Station 51 was the on duty home to a bunch of firefighters and two paramedics in this hit series in the 70s. What was this show? Where did the paramedics transport their patients too?

Mash 4077 was an awesome 70s television show into the fictional lives of Hawkeye Peirce, Honeycutt and Hot Lips. The unit has memorable characters with Radar and Klinger. Tell me dear readers Radar slept with something all the time, what was it, and what was his favorite drink when stressed? Klinger as we all remember was trying to get out of the army, by pretending he was what? What was the name of the tent that Honeycutt, Pierce, and Winchester shared?

What was the name of the hit 70's television series that stared a poor family in the ghetto with a dad missing most of the time? What was the mom's real name and what is the older son most famous for doing in the show? Who was buffalo butt? What was Wilona adopted daughter's real name?

Here comes your answers, hope you are enjoying the walk down memory lane with me today.

Who popularized the saying 'sit on it" back on a hit television show in the 70s. This saying was popularized by the Fonz who was leather wearing motorcycle driving cool sexy man. Ayeeeeeeee . Do you remember any of the Cunninghams?

Who popularized the saying 'kiss my grits and when pigs fly" back on a hit television show in the 70s. That was none other than the scars tic yet lovable Flo on Alice. Florence Jean Casselberry as she was know, was a wise cracking vibrant red headed waitress at Mel's diner.

Archie Bunker from the hit 70s show "All in the family" called his son in law Michael by what edible name. Name the family, if you can. Meathead was the name Archie called his son-in-law who was married to Gloria, and they were the parents of little Joey. Archie was married to Edith who he often called dingbat.

Who were shipwrecked on Gilligan's Island along with Gillian in the 70's show by the same name? The professor, Mary Anne, Ginger, the skipper, Mr. and Mrs. Howell were shipwrecked with the dingy Gillian.

Eight is enough was a great family show in the 70s about a single dad who was raising a bunch of kids on his own. Can you name them all? Nicholas was the baby, Tommy, Elizabeth, Joanie, Susan, Nancy, David, and Mary these were the children Tom Bradford was rising on his own after his first wife died.

Jamie Somers and Steve Austin each had their own television hits in the 70s, what were those hit shows, and what did they have in common. The bionic woman and six million dollar man each had body parts that were bionic that help them run fast among other things.

Name the family from the Brady Bunch television show in the 70s from bottom to top. Cindy, Bobby, Jan, Peter, Marsha, and Greg and the parents were Mike and Carol. Alice was the housekeeper who had a boyfriend Sam who was the local butcher.

Station 51 was the on duty home to a bunch of firefighters and two paramedics in this hit series in the 70s. What was this show? Where did the paramedics transport their patients too? Emergency was the name of the show while Roy and Johnny were the paramedics who took patients to Rampart General.

Mash 4077 was an awesome 70s television show into the fictional lives of Hawkeye Peirce, Honeycutt and Hot Lips. The unit has memorable characters with Radar and Klinger. Tell me dear readers Radar slept with something all the time, what was it, and what was his favorite drink when stressed? Klinger as we all remember was trying to get out of the army, by pretending he was what? What was the name of the tent that Honeycutt, Pierce, and Winchester shared? 

Radar slept with a teddy bear and drank grape knee-highs. Klinger wanted a section 8 and pretended to be crazy by wearing dresses often. The swamp was the name of the tent shared by the unlikely three.

What was the name of the hit 70's television series that stared a poor family in the ghetto with a dad missing most of the time? What was the mom's real name and what is the older son most famous for doing in the show? Who was buffalo butt? What was Wilona adopted daughter's real name? 

Good Times had Michael, Thelma, and JJ as the children with their mom Flordia or flo for short as a family struggling to make it. Buffalo Butt was the building's maintenance person who really did not do much but complain. The real name of the adopted daughter was none other then Janet Jackson.

Paper Toilet Seat Covers. Are They Effective?

Paper toilet seat covers are in many public bathrooms but how much protection do they offer anyone? Are these for a valid reason or simply a peace of mind endeavor for millions of Americans and tourists that come to our great nation?

Recently while surfing on yahoos ask a question site, I ran across an article about those paper toilet seat covers. I know many women who swear by them but I too have often wondered the safety factor in using these. As a health professional, I know that germs are everywhere humans venture.

The reality of public restrooms is they are public and while you will not catch, a sexually transmitted disease from sitting on them you may get sick otherwise. Herpes and the rest of the sexually transmitted diseases are not attainable from toilet seats, simply because they cannot live without a human host for very long. They die within a few minutes of leaving a human body, so they do not last long on a toilet seat or any other surface. A paper toilet seat cover will not help you in this way.

The only way you will catch a sexually transmitted disease is if you have sex on the toilet itself with a person who has a disease. Since not too many people care to have sex in public bathrooms, the chance of you catching a sexually transmitted disease off a toilet seat is non-existent even with a paper toilet seat cover.

Germs, which cause other types of illnesses such as a virsus, can be found upon a toilet seat as well, but it is extremely rare you can catch anything in this way. However, the person before you would have had to wipe the germs on the seat, and you would have to wipe your hands on the seat in the right place. Then you would have to touch your nose or mouth to get the germs inside your body and you would never do that.

So what good are these paper toilet seat covers to those of us who use them? It provides peace of mind to us, that we will have a clean dry bottom.

Convenience stores and gas stations, well I never venture into those bathrooms unless it is an emergency because of the dribbles. Dribbles are spots of urine left on the toilet seat by men and women who rush the urination process leaving a mess. We have all seen them before, you know what I am speaking of. In cases of emergency, I will toss a paper toilet seat covers on the seat itself and use my shoed foot to push around the paper toilet seat covers soaking up the dribbles and kick it into the toilet itself. Then I will toss yet another paper toilet seat covers on the seat for peace of mind.

The real germs can be found where people touch with their hands such as the faucets, soap dispensers, and doorknobs the paper toilet seat cover will not help here. When you are done washing your hands, use the paper towel to turn off the faucets, and open the door. You can always dispose of the paper towel in a near by garbage can on the outside of the bathroom after you exit.

If you buy the paper toilet seat covers, keep on purchasing them but please remember they do little more then offer peace of mind to the millions who use them on a daily basis. Source:http://ask.yahoo.com/20060217.html

Skunk Odor Get Rid of it Easily

Getting rid of skunk odor is a problem; unfortunately, there are very few ways of getting rid of it. If you or a pet have ever been sprayed by a skunk you know what I am talking about, right? Skunk order is extremely hard to get rid of, that is for sure.

There are a few ways to remove the skunk odor, and tomato juice is not one of those ways, as most people believe. The way to get rid of skunk odor is by using a quart of fresh peroxide, a quarter cup of baking soda, and a teaspoon of dishwashing soap. Then you will need to wash with the mixture when it is still bubbling.

That formula was developed by chemists so you know it will work, but this is something that we had to deal with recently in a personal way. My son Alex is spending some time with friends and one of them Dakota was sprayed by a skunk. Alex returned home to search on the internet on the amounts of tomato juice to get rid of the skunk smell. That is when we learned that tomato juice does not work it simply masks the smell.

Dakota's mom mixed up this mixture so he could rub it all over his body to get rid of the skunk smell. It worked and worked well, but it did stink. It was a better smell then the skunk odor thought.

Dakota was putting his bike in the garage for the night, and a skunk was going through the garbage can in the garage. The boy scared the skunk and it reacted naturally. It is worth mentioning that in small towns all across the nation skunks do enter yards, garages, and on occasion homes where they do surprise people.

Dakota was sprayed by the skunk at close range, prompting quick reaction, but after spraying him, it ran under the family's only vehicle so his mom could not go get supplies. This is why my son came to me to head to Wal-Mart to buy the peroxide and baking soda. I grabbed two pints of it because although this boy needed only one I knew that he might need another bath soon in the mixture. It is far better to be prepared then not, you know.

The peroxide neutralizes the skunk odor and will remove it far better then plain soap and water on people and pets as well. To remove skunk spray from clothing and fabric furniture it takes a different form here.

Febreeze or simply green will clean the odor out of fabric covered furniture, and clothes. Do not use the peroxide mixture because it does bleach fabrics. To clean fabrics simply wash them with soapy water, use a good hand washing detergent like dawn to neutralize the odor then wash the items in the washing machine. Hang all clothing on the line, rather than baking in the smell with the dryer.

For outside furniture use bleach and water mixture on metal or wood, using color safe bleach if you do not want the furniture to fade. You can use this mix on your patio as well to clean off the odor.

In closing tomato juice does not work, it simply masks the skunk odor, but if you do not wish to use the peroxide mix on your pet use tomato paste it will mask the odor. To get rid of the skunk odor you must use the mixture of a quart of fresh peroxide, a quarter cup of baking soda, and a teaspoon of dishwashing soap. Use this mixture as often as needed to get rid of the smell, but avoid open wounds.

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Personal experience

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Banana Bread Recipe with No Eggs

Banana Bread is comfort food to many who have tasted a nice moist loaf still warm from the oven. I have a banana bread recipe that does not use eggs so those among us with egg allergies can now enjoy this comfort food fresh from the oven.

This banana bread recipe will make at least four loafs, so that means you can freeze the extras or pass one along to a special friend. There is a single mom or perhaps an older couple in your neighborhood who would love a fresh loaf of banana bread.

One and a half cups shortening (margarine works)

3 cups white sugar

Four and a half cups all-purpose flour

1-tablespoon baking soda

1-tablespoon salt

Four teaspoons of vanilla

Nine ripe bananas

Mash the nine ripe bananas in a bowl and set aside. Some people choose to use a fork to mash the fruit but I prefer to use a potato masher. It works wonderfully for this purpose. Go ahead and heat your oven to 350 degrees.

In another bowl cream the sugar and shortening and add in the rest of the ingredients. Once it is mixed well stir in the mashed bananas. Pour your batter in to prepared pans and bake for 1/2 an hour or so or until they are done. With half an hour the aroma of warm banana bread will fill your house.

There is no steadfast rule that says you must make banana bread in the loaf pans and it is done quicker if you put it in small round cake pans as I do. I also make it in pie tins, and loaf pans, so it really just depends upon my mood when I decide to bake.

Personally, I enjoy a nice slice of banana bread still warm from the oven with a thin layer of margarine or real butter on it. I only eat one though, or perhaps a second thin slice as I know this is a known migraine trigger. Any warm fruit bread from the oven is a known migraine trigger, but it is fine once it cools down and will not trigger one of the awful headaches.

Next time you make a batch of banana bread why not toss in a half cup of chocolate chips into the loaf pan before you pour in the batter. This is an awesome addition and is perfect for anyone who loves the banana and chocolate combination.

A warm slice of banana bread served on a small plate with a dollop of cool whip and your favorite coffee is the perfect way to relax on a cool summer night.

Duct Tape and Its Creative Uses

There are many uses for duct tape, and you can find web pages created on this topic all over the internet. Within my family and circle of friends over the past 20 years, I have seen duct tape in some unusual places and that is the focus of this article.

Creative uses for duct tape
I had gone the home of a friend back in 1985 to a party and the man of the house had attempted to create a beer refrigerator out of this old refrigerator. He struggled to make the hole for the faucet for sometime before he passed out that night. Good thing he passed out because his wife was livid when she had seen what he had done. When he woke up later the next day, she was still angry about it and said they needed a refrigerator for food and not for his beer. She threw him out along with his refrigerator, which he attempted to fix with duct tape.

Creative uses for duct tape
I was reminded of that use for duct tape when I returned home from camping two weeks ago and seen duct tape in my own refrigerator. My eighteen-year-old son decided not to go camping with us, but remained at home. While he was, taking care of some things in the door of the refrigerator, that bar which holds items inside safety broke and was not fixable. He then preceded to use duct tape where the bar should have been and claimed it fixed. So now, in my refrigerator I have orange duct tape in my white refrigerator.

Creative uses for duct tape
When my brother became a single parent to his four children money got suddenly tight as he was minus the other income in the family. He spent all his money on his children, their needs, and the household bills. This left little for him when his own clothes wore out, so when his winter jacket got a hole in the elbow he grabbed a piece of duct tape and slapped it on. That worked well until Christmas time when Santa gave him a new jacket via our parents.

Creative uses for duct tape
A few years ago, there was an old farmer who lived nearby and rather then buy a new pair of work boots just because the sole began to come off he added duct tape and it worked for him.

Creative uses for duct tape
Living within a five-minute drive to the New York border, I realize some of the hidden differences between the states. The cars in New York, do not have to be as thoroughly inspected as the cars here in Pennsylvania, so occasionally you do see cars with large rust holes in them that would be junked in Pennsylvania driving with New York plates. Some owners allow the holes to remain and some just duct tape the holes.

Creative uses for duct tape
I seen a bumper duct taped to a car, yes imagine that but the funniest thing I saw was on an old ford truck. The tailgate was bright yellow duct tape, I walked passed the truck and seen this first hand. There was no metal tailgate on this truck it all it was 100 percent yellow duct tape. They say that duct tape is strong but wonder if the owner ever carried anything in the back.

Creative uses for duct tape
My friend who is a police officer had a strange unusual call on day and he and his partner responded. The caller stated she was trapped in her bedroom and unable to free herself. The officers found her duct taped to the bed, as one would expect to find someone handcuffed for pleasure. Her boyfriend had used the duct tape with her permission and then had passed out shortly after tying her up. So how did she call? Her five-year-old daughter dialed the phone.

Creative uses for duct tape
Around the campsite, there are several uses for duct tape, but one that works really well is to duct tape to smaller tarps together to cover multiple picnic tables placed near one another. As the wind whips around the tarps stay together as the duct tape truly is reliable to withstand the extreme wind that sometimes happens.