Thursday Thunks (05.07.09)

Welcome to the May 7th version of Thursday Thunks!

(which we always seem to post on Wednesday)

Where we make you think a little bit before you blog!

This week we will answer some crazy questions brought to you by Berleen & Kimber via Skype, the color cranberry (is that a color?) and the number 1,999,784,926,901.

1. Why the heck did you come back this week to do this meme?

I think they're fun. I enjoy reading everyone's answers to some of the crazier questions. Plus, it guarantees I have a post today!

2. Ever whiten your teeth?

Sure, with those Crest Whitestrips...

3. Do you drive the speed limit?

Lol, nope. As in, I usually drive OVER it.

4. Did the dog eat your homework?

Never.

5. How many bites does it take to get to the center of a watermelon?

Well, given that we cut ours, we probably start eating at the center... so one!

6. Did you eat paint chips as a child?

Uh no. Who does?

7. If someone rang your doorbell/knocked on your door at 1am, would you answer it?

Heck no! Unless I could peek out a window and see that it was someone I knew.

8. "Amazingly Smooth" makes you think of what?

After I shave my legs. Seriously, that was the first thing I thought of.

9. What was the last stupid thing someone said to you? (not counting this meme's questions)

I had someone blatantly lie to my face about something they should have known that I would know the truth about. I can't go into anymore detail than that, but I remember thinking, are you seriously that stupid?

10. Would you eat a stick of butter for $100?

By itself? Not sure if I could stomach that. I'd probably try for $100 though. I can't imagine it would kill me, right?

11. Find the nearest fabric tab, not counting your clothing you are wearing. What does it say the object is made of and where was it made?

Oooh, this is an easy one for me since I work for an apparel vendor! I've got samples all over the place... Let's see, a fleece jacket that's 80% cotton/20% poly, made in Pakistan.

12. What is the strangest name you've ever heard someone name their child (or a person you met... however you want to answer it)?

Ummm, I know I should be able to think of something, but I'm drawing a blank. I can remember thinking, "they named their kid THAT?" Oh well, if I think of it, I'll add it later.

13. Why is some toilet paper really soft and others are really hard?

Because.

NEW WINNER - Crimes of Paris

I never heard back from one of the original five winners, so today Random.org chose quelleheure4 as the winner of the 5th and final giveaway copy of The Crimes of Paris! Congratulations! I sent you an email, so please be sure to get back to me with your mailing information so that I can forward it to Hatchette.

Thanks again to the wonderful folks at Hatchette for allowing me to do this giveaway!

"Waiting On" Wednesday

I haven't participated in this meme in awhile. Just one book today, though if I'd been able to find other images I would have had more... I'm so excited that Georgette Heyer's mysteries are being republished. Here's one due out later this year:

Death In the Stocks by Georgette Heyer.

Release Date: October 1, 2009

Synopsis:

A moonlit night in a sleeping village… An English bobby returning from night patrol finds a corpse in evening dress locked in the stocks on the village green. The body is that of Andrew Vereker. Not a well-loved man, so narrowing down suspects isn’t going to be easy, even for the resourceful Superintendent Hannasyde who finds himself on the trail of a killer so cunning that even his consummate powers of detection are tested to their limits.

Teaser Tuesdays: The Chameleon Conspiracy

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

~ Grab your current read
~ Open to a random page
~ Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
~BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
~Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Here's mine:

"As you're well aware, terror is stateless, but its sponsors are not. Our role here"--he circled his hands as if to grasp us--"is to break the lifeline between terror and its sponsors. In one word, money."

~ page 112 of The Chameleon Conspiracy by Haggai Carmon

Crimes of Paris - Where's winner #5??

I have heard from 4 of the 5 winners of The Crimes of Paris... If I don't hear from kathy55439 by the end of the day tomorrow (Tuesday, 11:59pm) I will use Random.org to choose a new winner of the last copy I have available from Hatchette!!