Friday, August 29, 2008

Hurrah for weekends! And hurrah for Fridays as well cause it's nearly the weekend, even though there are still a few odds and sods that have to get done before the fun starts.
Today, I have a couple of fun things for you to get your teeth into and if you're really smart you can pretend you're doing important work stuff while you think about the answers*
So, first of all I've rounded up some real headlines and taking out some of the words. What you have to do is guess the missing words and fill them in down in the comments box. Easy eh?

"POLICE BEGIN CAMPAIGN TO RUN DOWN ______________"
"_______________ APPEAL TO POPE"
"BRITISH LEFT _________ ON FALKLAND ISLANDS"
"PANDA MATING FAILS; ______________ TAKES OVER"
"____ DROPS OFF SHELF"
"TEACHER STRIKES IDLE _____ "
"SQUAD HELPS _____ BITE __________"
"ENRAGED _____ INJURES FARMER WITH AXE"
"STOLEN PAINTING FOUND BY _______"
"PLANE TOO CLOSE TO ________, CRASH PROBE TOLD"
"JUVENILE COURT TO TRY ___________ DEFENDANT"
"NEVER WITHHOLD ________ _____________ FROM LOVED ONE"


Next up is to think of 'Things You Really Would Not Want To Hear While On A Plane', such as -

"We will be landing at London Heathrow in approximately five minutes. We can only apologize that we will not be flying to New York as planned, but one of the engine's has just failed"
"In the event of an explosion, the exits will be replaced by large holes in the cabin"
"Does anybody out there know how to start this thing?"
"It's alright sir, that's the captain's guide dog"
"Please try to remain calm ladies and gentlemen. Sudden gestures will only frighten it and make things far worse"
"Today's film is Fahrenheit 9/11"
"Yes I know it's escaped, that's why I'm telling you to look for it. Just don't try to alarm the passengers, alright?"
"When I said landing, I really meant to say 'crash', but don't be alarmed!"

And I'm certain sure you can do far, far better than I.
So over to you, and have a fab and groovy weekend everybody!

*Or if you're not stuck in an office, you can pretend you are by sitting on the most uncomfortable seat you can find, closing all the windows, and getting a friend to call you every five minutes and shouting at you to get the orders done by 5.30pm or else you can either work late or come in tomorrow.