Cath's Corner - Remember When - Fill in the Blanks

TELL ME, OH AGEING ONE...
HOW MANY OF THESE BLANKS CAN YOU FILL IN??????
(this is supposed to be a good indication of how old you are...check out the chart at the bottom)

1. Name the Beatles.
      ________    ________    ________    ________
2. Finish the line: "Lions and Tigers and Bears,
      ________    ________ .
3. "Hey kids, what time is it?"
       ______ _____ ______ ______ .

4. What do M&M's do?
___ ___ ___ ___ ___, ___ ___ ___ ___.
5. What helps build strong bodies 12 ways?
_____ _____

6. Long before he was Mohammed Ali, we knew him
as _____ _____.

7. You'll wonder where the yellow went,
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ .

8. Post-baby boomers know Bob Denver as the
Skipper's "little buddy." But we know that Bob Denver
is actually Dobie's closest friend, _____ G. _____.

9. M-I-C: See ya' real soon; K-E-Y:
_____? _____ _____ _____ _____.

10. "Brylcream, ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ .

11. Bob Dylan advised us never to trust anyone
_____ _____ .

12. From the early days of our music, real rock 'n' roll,
finish this line: "I wonder, wonder, wonder...wonder
who; ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ .

13. And while we're remembering rock 'n' roll, try this
one: "War...uh-huh, huh...yea; what is it good for?
______ ______!

14. Meanwhile, back home in Metropolis, Superman
fights a never-ending battle for truth, justice, and
_____ _____ _____.

15. He came out of the University of Alabama, and
       became one of the best quarterbacks in the history
       of the NFL. He later went on to appear in a television
       commercial wearing women's stockings. He is
       Broadway ______   ______ .

16. "I'm Popeye the sailor man; I'm Popeye the sailor man.
I'm strong to the finish, ____ ____ ____ ____ ___.
I'm Popeye the sailor man."

17. Your children probably recall that Peter Pan was
recently played by Robin Williams, but we will always
remember when Peter was played by ____ ____ .

18. In a movie from the late sixties, Paul Newman played
       Luke, a ne'er do well who was sent to a prison camp
       for cutting off the heads of parking meters with a pipe
       cutter. When he was captured after an unsuccessful
       attempt to escape, the camp commander (played by
       Strother Martin) used this experience as a lesson for
       the other prisoners, and explained, "What we have
       here, _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ .

19. In 1962, a dejected politician chastised the press
        after losing a race for governor while announcing his
       retirement from politics. "Just think, you won't have
       _____ _____ to kick around anymore."

20. "Every morning, at the mine, you could see him arrive;
       He stood six-foot-six and weighed 245 -
        Kinda broad at the shoulder, and narrow at the hip,
        And everybody knew you didn't give no lip
       _____ _____ _____, _____ _____ _____.

21. "I found my thrill, _____ _____ _____."

22. _____ _____ said, "Good night, Mrs. Calabash,
_____ _____ _____.

23. "Good night, David." "_____ _____, _____."

24. "Liar, liar, _____ _____ _____."

25. "When it's least expected, you're elected, you're the
star today. _____! _____ _____ _____ _____."

26. It was Pogo, the comic strip character, who said, "We
have met the enemy, and _____ _____ _____."
(answers below)

SCORING:
24-26 correct - 50+ years old
20-23 correct - 40's
15-19 correct - 30's
10-14 correct - 20's (aka young whippersnappers!)

1. John, Paul, George, Ringo
2. Oh, my
3. It's Howdy Doody Time!
4. They melt in your mouth, not in your hand.
5. Wonder Bread
6. Cassius Clay
7. when you brush your teeth with Pepsodent
8. Maynard G. Krebbs
9. Why? Because we like you.
10. A little dab'll do ya.
11. over 30
12. who wrote the book of love
13. Absolutely nothin'
14. the American way
15. Joe Namath
16. "cause I eats me spinach"
17. Mary Martin
18. is a failure to communicate
19. Richard Nixon
20. Big John, Big Bad John
21. On Blueberry Hill
22. Jimmy Durante - wherever you are
23. Good night, Chet
24. pants on fire
25. you're on Candid Camera
26. he is us

Did you recognize more than a few of these???
Do you feel really old about now???
JOIN THE CLUB!!!!!!
But hey, don't you also have to admit that it was great fun!!!!

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Hope you've enjoyed this trip down memory lane.

Please make an old "baby boomer" happy and sign her guestbook before you leave "yesteryear" to return to "here and now"?

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