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The Tasmanian Parliament. In the morning. In the rain. Yes it is cold. Very cold.

Yes. It is still the robot. Today I have a quiz. Today I will name five names and you have to guess what it is that these people have in common.

Here are the names:

Raquel Welsh
Teri Hatcher
Cameron Diaz
Sandra Bullock
and current US President George W. Bush

Answers in the comment section. First correct answer wins a prize.

The prize will be the deep satisfaction that can only come with knowing that you have won a meaningless contest.

Comments

Sue said…
Hi Robot!
Give my love to Kris, Jen and Henry and tell them I hope they are having a wonderful weekend!
My answer to the question is...they were all cheer leaders at their respective colleges.
Is that right, Robot? Can I now be deeply satisfied????? I haven't won anything so meaningless for a while!
Maria Verivaki said…
they're all actors
The D in D & T said…
breast implants? :)
Jim Klenke said…
They are all robots like you? Well not Raquel, va va va voom.
Kris McCracken said…
Sue, you got it first go. I hope that the satisfaction keeps you warm at night for at least a week.
Sue said…
Mmmm...satisfaction..oooh, I feel all warm and fuzzy! Ooops...that may be the buzz from painkillers the doctor just gave me though! haha
Before I go...looove Fern Glade.... has to be the No.1 spot in Burnie. Cody still remembers seeing the platypus there when we visited when he was little.
Kris McCracken said…
Sue, there have been even more platypus appear in the last ten years.

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