More Word Association from the “Pretend Writer” Live Journal community:

1. bob: Mansell (Where are you, and what’re you up to Bob? Email me!!)
2. bit: byte
3. slam: dunk
4. cheese: The Omen (original and even more so, the 2006 remake)
5. school: Alice Cooper (“School’s out”)
6. shift: F6
7. bop: Baptist Bop (that funny hop-from-one-foot-to-the-other dance you see in churches)
8. eye: Spork (See this Queen of Wands cartoon - be warned - its kinda gross!)
9. sock: Mr Flibble!
10. moon: classic kid’s TV — Button Moon (listen to the theme here)

Real posts coming again soon - I’ve a backlog of a couple of the Armchair Theology questions, and have still been thinking about the topic of Loving God.

We went out to Borders last night and I was poking around in the “Dance” section looking for Cascada’s CD - I knew it was an import but was expectant that they would have it. I was disappointed. What was worse was that I took my laptop so that I could write some code while we were there. *sigh* That didnt go as well as I hoped. On the way out, I suggested that maybe the DVD section might have the movie “Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within” (another disappointment was that our local Blockbuster didnt have the movie!)

As I turned to see where Alison had gone I spotted a pile of CDs that were waiting to go out onto the shelves. On top was an import (double-CD) - combination of the 2006 CD “Everytime we touch” and a set of remixes previously only available in the far-east - basically the exact Cascada CD I was looking for, and more. Does God have a sense of humour or what?

More Word Association from the “Pretend Writer” Live Journal community:

1. laughter : …the best medicine (a favourite section in Reader’s Digest)
2. looking : glass
3. oh : ah
4. pot : kettle
5. finish : “I’ve started so I’ll finish…”
6. type : shadow
7. hair : brained
8. flicker : candle
9. banana : -rama (“It’s a cruel, cruel summer…”)
10. spurt : ketchup

The British quiz show “Mastermind” has a history going back 32 years. The famous black leather chair was literally transported all over the country as the show was filmed in a variety of imposing locations all over the UK. As much as “Who wants to be a millionaire” can be tough on the nerves, it can’t hold a candle to the original “Mastermind”, who’s stripped down interrogation style was inspired by its creator’s experiences of being interrogated by the Gestapo during World War II! Contestants were given two minutes to answer rapid fire questions on a specialist subject in the first round, and general knowledge in the second. Moments stretched into infinity and sweat beaded the brow for both viewer and contestant alike. Tension was raised as there was never any indication of remaining time, no visible count-down. If the 2-minute buzzer sounded as the host, Magnus Magnusson, was speaking he would utter the famous catchphrase, “I’ve started so I’ll finish” giving the contestant the opportunity to answer the interrupted question. Examples of specialist subjects include:

• History and Genealogy of European Royalty
• The Life and Works of Gilbert & Sullivan
• The Moomin saga by Tove Jansson
• The History of Lancashire County Cricket Club
• The Life-cycle and Habits of the Honey-bee
• The Buddhist sage Niciren

Talk kept to an absolute minimum: the host asking contestants only their name, occupation and specialist subject before launching into the questions themselves.

For more information, take a look at the BBC “Mastermind” History page.