Monday, March 3, 2008

Six - o

Friday, the 29th, was the sixtieth day of the year 2008. Some of the ladies in the congregation where I worship came up with a Leap Year Day plan to have a party celebrating all those in the congregation that will turn 60 in this calendar year. I happened to be one of five guys "honored. We had food and fellowship and fun. There was a "Not So Newlywed Game" that brought several laughs.



One especially creative lady came up with a bingo-type game using information about the guys in the squares. The idea was to be the first to correctly identify the guy described by the information for five squares in a row, across, up & down or diagonally. Some things were brought to public knowledge that might not otherwise been broadcast, thanks to the wives of the guys.



Here is a complete playing board. Your task is to identify the five bits of information that describe me!







































At age 2, was wanted by
the police




Wore Mutton chops in the
70s




Went to an Ice festival in
Japan




Was escorted through Little Rock by National
Guard




Set a high school track
record




Won science fair awards




His family had the first
TV set on their block




Was lost in mountains as a
young boy




Owner of Deacon's Men's
Shop




Had surgery to remove a
toothpick




When a teenager, owned 2



horses




Drove a candy apple red Mustang




Owned a '68 Chevelle




Used Morse Code in Vietnam
War




Had 3 near death
experiences




Oldest of our 60s guys




Made a rain suit by sewing
and gluing




In 1979 was offered a job
in Iran
as



National Coach




Is a



SCUBA



diver




Knows over 10 languages but
speaks only one




Hung his neighbor's cat
(accidentally)




Played trumpet in high
school band




Gator



Frat



Boy




Vietnam Veteran




Builds his own telescopes











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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Okay, here are my guesses:

1. Wore mutton chops in the '70s.

2. Drove a candy apple red Mustang.

3. Hung his neighbor's cat (accidentally).

4. Went to an Ice Festival in Japan.

5. His family had the first TV set on their block.

Anonymous said...

I just realized that my answers do not make a line -- duh!! So my last two should probably be:

4. Made a rain suit by sewing and gluing.

5. Played trumpet in his high school band.

Family Fun and Faith said...

The answers won't make a straight line with just those that apply to me, it was designed for answers of all five guys. Sorry I did not make that clear. The five answers describing me are not in a row, but the is one answer in each line describing me.

Elizabeth, your original answers number 3 and 5 are correct! I think you have read the blogs regarding those topics, back when we lived at writing up.

Anonymous said...

No Mustang? I remembered you blogging about getting a cool car that your very smart wife said was "less expensive than a blonde..." and thought maybe it was a candy apple red Mustang. :O)

Family Fun and Faith said...

My Mustang was a black convertible with a 5.0 liter engine! As you correctly recall, my wife and daughters considered it my midlife crisis.