Holiday Puzzlers, Jokes and Games

[Ellemeno]

Dottie, I love it!  And being immortalized in this poem is wonderful. 

Thanks for all you add around here.  I can't belive you have only been here a couple of months, i feel like you are an old-timer already.  Hug, Elle

[Meryl]

Thanks for all the fun things and that great poem, dottie!  You're the Mistress of Christmas! 

[dot-matrix]

You are very Welcome Meryl! I'm just glad everyone is enjoying them 

[David In Indy]

May we look forward to more of them in the next day or two Dottie?

I'm enjoying them too although I was a little hurt when I found out candy canes didn't start in Indiana!  ....

[dot-matrix]

May we look forward to more of them in the next day or two Dottie?

I'm enjoying them too although I was a little hurt when I found out candy canes didn't start in Indiana!  ....

I'll keep sharing David as long as there's someone interested in what I have to share 

My neices and  I are in a contest to see who can stump whom with holiday riddles....here are some of the  one's that got me.  Highlight the answer line to see it (thanks for the tip Meryl)

Q: What bites and has no teeth?
A: Frost

Q:  How many seconds are there in  single year?
A:   Only 12, January 2nd , February 2nd , March 2nd….

Q:  Why do you go to bed on Christmas Eve?
A: Because the bed can’t come to you

Q: If Santa rode a motorcycle, what kind would it be?
A: A Holly Davidson

Q:  Why was Santa’s little helper depressed?
A: Because he had low elf esteem

Q:  How do cats greet each other at Christmas?
A: Have a furry merry Christmas and a Happy Mew Year!

Q:  Why does Santa have 3 gardens?
A: So he can ho, ho, ho.

Q:  What nationality is Santa Claus?
A: North Polish

Q: What do you get if you cross Santa Claus with a detective?
A: Santa Clues

[dot-matrix]

I first posted this on my thread in our Daily Thoughts but thought I'd post here to because more folks might see it. 



Did you know that "Cowboy Christmas" is a loose term that describes the time that begins (unofficially) after the Reno Rodeo in Nevada and runs through the 4th of July weekend (or through most of July, depending on who you ask).

It's affectionately called Christmas Time by cowboys and cowgirls because of all the rodeos taking place (34 or so just in the holiday week!) and the tremendous amount of money to be won. It's extremely important in the quest to make it to the Wrangler NFR, because a good run during Cowboy Christmas can potentially make or break a cowboys chances to enter the top 15 at years end.

Here are just some of the rodeos happening during 'Cowboy Christmas':

•   Rocky Mountain Stampede in Greeley, CO.
•   Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo in Vernal, UT.
•   Cody Stampede in Wyoming.
•   Prescott Frontier Days in Arizona.
•   Ponoka Stampede in Alberta, Canada.

And many, many more....

It's the best time to be a rodeo hand!



Now ain't that interestin ?  

[dot-matrix]

same with this one    if it's a repeat, sorry

Santa's Favorites
Sayings, Superstitions and Quotes


•   "To have good health throughout the next year, eat an apple on Christmas Eve."
•   "Eat plum pudding on Christmas and avoid losing a friend before next Christmas."
•   "On Chrismas Eve all animals can speak. However, it is bad luck to test this superstition."
•   "The child born on Christmas Day will have a special fortune."
•   "Wearing new shoes on Christmas Day will bring bad luck."
•   In Ireland it is believed the gates of Heaven open at midnight on Christmas Eve. Those who die then go straight to Heaven.
•   If you refuse a mince pie at Christmas dinner, you will have bad luck for the coming day.
•   If you eat a raw egg before eating anything else on Christmas morning, you will be able to carry heavy weights.
•   "Snow on Christmas means Easter will be green."
•   "Good luck will come to the home where a fire is kept burning throughout the Christmas season.
•   "Place shoes by side on Christmas Eve to prevent a quarreling family."
•   "A clear star-filled sky on Christmas Eve will bring good crops in the summer."
•   "A blowing wind on Christmas Day brings good luck."
•   In Greece, some people burn their old shoes during the Christmas season to prevent misfortunes in the coming year.
•   In the Swedish countryside, from cock crow to daybreak on Christmas morning the trolls (wicked elves) roam about.
•   In Devonshire, England, a girl raps at the henhouse door on Christmas Eve. If a rooster crows, she will marry within the year.
•   You will have as many happy months in the coming year, as the number of houses you eat mince pies in during Christmastime.
•   "Shout 'Christmas Gift' to the first person knocking on your door on Christmas Day and expect to receive a gift from the visitor.
•   A three year old once gave this reaction to her Christmas dinner:
"I don't like the turkey, but I like the bread he ate."

[David In Indy]

Dottie, I think many people here are interested in these. They're a lot of fun.

Okay. Now I'm going to go check out what you just posted. 

[dot-matrix]

Reindeer Quips.


What Reindeer Talk About During Their Christmas Flight...

10. "Sheesh! What's he been eating this year? ROCKS?"
9. "He shouts all our names all the time, sure, but do you really think he knows which one is which?"
8. "I never knew Donner had a tattoo THERE."
7. "Sure...HIS seat is a flotation device. What about us?"
6. "Tried those new lite oats? You really should."
5. "Man, I hope we pause on a rooftop soon. I'm beat."
4. "HEY! Watch the antlers there, buddy!"
3. "Did you hear you-know-who got a nose job?"
2. "You know, after a few hundred miles, these jingling bells really get annoying!"

And Finally...
1.   "So, you want to go someplace afterward for some reindeer games?"

[dot-matrix]

    Politically Correct Santa?



'Twas the night before Christmas and Santa's a wreck...
How to live in a world that's politically correct?
His workers no longer would answer to "Elves",
"Vertically Challenged" they were calling themselves.
And labor conditions at the North Pole,
Were alleged by the union to stifle the soul.
Four reindeer had vanished, without much propriety,
Released to the wilds by the Humane Society.
And Equal Employment had made it quite clear,
That Santa had better not use just reindeer.
So Dancer and Donner, Comet and Cupid,
Were replaced with 4 pigs, and you know that looked stupid!
The runners had been removed from his sleigh;
The ruts were termed dangerous by the E.P.A.
And people had started to call for the cops,
When they heard sled noises on their roof-tops.
Second-hand smoke from his pipe...had his workers quite frightened.
His fur trimmed red suit was called "Unenlightened."
And to show you the strangeness of life's ebbs and flows,
Rudolf was suing for unauthorized use of his nose,
And had gone on Geraldo, in front of the nation,
Demanding millions in over-due compensation.
So, half of the reindeer were gone; and his wife,
Who suddenly said she'd enough of this life,
Joined a self-help group, packed, and left in a whiz,
Demanding from now on her title was Ms.
And as for the gifts, why, he'd ne'er had a notion,
That making a choice could cause so much commotion.
Nothing of leather, nothing of fur,
Which meant nothing for him. And nothing for her.
Nothing that might be construed to pollute.
Nothing to aim. Nothing to shoot.
Nothing that clamored or made lots of noise.
Nothing for just girls. Or just for the boys.
Nothing that claimed to be gender specific.
Nothing that's warlike or non-pacific.
No candy or sweets...they were bad for the tooth.
Nothing that seemed to embellish a truth.
And fairy tales, while not yet forbidden,
Were like Ken and Barbie, better off hidden.
For they raised the hackles of those psychological,
Who claimed the only good gift was one ecological.
No baseball, no football...someone could get hurt;
Besides, playing sports exposed kids to dirt.
Dolls were said to be sexist, and should be passe;
And Nintendo would rot your entire brain away.
So Santa just stood there, disheveled, perplexed;
He just could not figure out what to do next.
He tried to be merry, tried to be gay,
But you've got to be careful with that word these days.
His sack was quite empty, limp to the ground;
Nothing fully acceptable was to be found.
Something special was needed, a gift that he might,
Give to all without angering the left or the right.
A gift that would satisfy, with no indecision,
Each group of people, every religion;
Every ethnicity, every hue,
Everyone, everywhere...even you.
So here is that gift, it's price beyond worth...
"May you and your loved ones enjoy peace on Earth."