Quiz Guy John Chaneski’s latest side gig is writing anthems for nations that exist only in his imagi-Nation. For example, what “nation” might celebrate itself with the following stanza? In mathematics, it’s an arrangement of elements into various groups, without regard to their order within the group. Or in chess, it’s a relatively long sequence of moves. Any guesses? This is part of a complete episode.
Procrasti Nation ….Note: National anthem lyrics…project is still under development , due to dithering. : )
TUNE: My Country Tis of Thee. Lyrics will possibly be…..
” Our national anthem song…. it won’t be very long…
We seem to have some delay.
Until we write the song; you can just hum along.
Our national pride and song….will be composed some day!”
Someone bitten by a werewolf becomes a werewolf, but what does a werewolf bitten by a nurse practitioner become? In Quiz Guy John Chaneski’s punny puzzle, the first syllable of each answer to a question like this rhymes with the were- in...
Quiz Guy John Chaneski presents a puzzle about fanciful sequels to real movies. John proposes new movies using a synonym of each of two words in a real title. For example, Vulgar Velour would be the title of what remake? This is part of a complete...
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Procrasti Nation ….Note: National anthem lyrics…project is still under development , due to dithering. : )
TUNE: My Country Tis of Thee. Lyrics will possibly be…..
” Our national anthem song…. it won’t be very long…
We seem to have some delay.
Until we write the song; you can just hum along.
Our national pride and song….will be composed some day!”