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Trivia Question of the Day

Cidu Bill on Jun 15th 2011

How did the minor league baseball team the Albuquerque Isotopes get its name?

Filed in Bill Bickel, baseball, trivia | 20 responses so far

What Made Me Feel Like a Geezer Today

Cidu Bill on Mar 3rd 2011

They announced that Diane Lane is going to play Martha Kent in the new Superman movie. Diane Lane. Superman’s mother. How did all that time pass when I wasn’t looking?

And today’s trivia question: What was Diane Lane’s previous Superman connection?

Filed in Bill Bickel, Diane Lane, Superman, trivia | 37 responses so far

Flutterby

Cidu Bill on Sep 22nd 2008

Filed in Bill Bickel, CIDU, Non Sequitur, Wiley Miller, comic strips, comics, humor, trivia | 8 responses so far

Last Meals

Cidu Bill on Jul 1st 2008

According to the Texas Department of Corrections, what food item is most commonly requested as part of Death Row inmates’ last meals, and beverage is most requested? (Answers)

Filed in Bill Bickel, Crimeweek, Death Row, death penalty, last meals, trivia | Comments Off

In the Muslim faith, anybody born to a Muslim father, regardless of the mother’s religion, is a Muslim (which might have implications in the case of Barack Obama); while Judaism uses the opposite rule, that a child is Jewish or non-Jewish depending on the mother — under the logic that you can be 100% certain who the mother is, but…

(None of this is to say, of course, that parents can’t and don’t raise their children however they see fit; but this is what Muslim and Jewish law dictate)

Filed in Barack Obama, Bill Bickel, Islam, Judaism, Muslims, religion, trivia | 13 responses so far