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1. My granddaughter Ashlyn Grace Elizabeth was born on October 25th. What zodiac sign does she have?
2. I had forgotten how expensive babies were. My daughter is spending a fortune on disposable diapers. What was the first brand of disposable diapers to appear on American shelves in 1961?
3. Right after Gracie was born, I bought her a fishing rod and reel. This was something I also did when my grandson Gavin was born. I can't wait for them to be old enough to go fishing with Grandpa Joe. Speaking of fishing equipment, Zebco is one of the country's largest makers of fishing reels; in fact, they introduced the spin cast reel to the world in 1949. What was the original company name before it was shortened to Zebco?
4. Another baby expense is food. Right now, of course, Gracie's eating formula and that's costly enough, but she'll soon move up to baby food. One of the leading manufacturers of baby food is Gerber. There's an urban legend that says the original baby to appear on Gerber baby food jars later went on to become a famous actor. It's not true, but who was the supposed actor? (Hint: he was married to Lauren Bacall).
5. Actor Robin Williams used to say he had two dreams about his young son's future. In one dream, his son was saying, "I'd like to thank the Nobel Prize Committee for this award". And in the other dream his son was saying, "You want fries with that?" Even at her young age, I can tell Gracie's going to be smart enough to get a full scholarship to an Ivy League college. Which one of these schools is NOT an Ivy League school?
6. I think that when Gracie gets out of college, she's going to go to medical school. That'll be a good thing, because I'm going to need a good "old person" doctor. What's the term for the medical specility of the health problems of the elderly?
7. Gracie's grandma and I both believe you can't start teaching children too early, so in addition to reading to her when she visits, we're playing music. We're playing some classical music like Beethoven and Mozart, but also the music that we grew up with like The Beatles, The Stones, and The Who. And since grandma and I are both parrot heads, we play some Jimmy Buffet. Of course, Gracie can't be a true parrot head until she's old enough to drink tasty adult beverages. What name is given to Mr. Buffet's fans who are underage?
8. The other day when Gracie and her mom came for a visit, Grandma started giving Gracie the latest batch of things she'd bought for her. Gracie's mom complained that we were spoiling the baby. Grandma's response was, "So, that's our job". I just recited the following quote, "The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy." Who wrote this very profound statement?
9. Our other grandchild is Gavin. He's just started kindergarten. I've only gotten to see him once, when he was two. His mom promises to bring him for a visit this summer. We can't wait. He lives about eight hundred miles away in Roanoke, Virginia, "The Star City of the South". It's called that because of an 88 ½ foot illuminated star that overlooks the city. It's the biggest standing man-made star in the country. On what mountain does the star sit?
10. The other night grandma and I were talking about when Gracie gets older. We talked about her first tricycle and learning to ride a bicycle and starting school. Then my wife asked me what I was going to do when Gracie discovered boys. I told her that I had already considered that and had come up with a plan. She would have to bring any boys over to meet the grandparents and I'd be sitting at the kitchen table cleaning my Mossberg model 500 and glaring at this kid who had the nerve to want to date my grandbaby. As you may have guessed, a Mossberg 500 is a firearm. But what type of firearm?
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