March 10, 2005

Here's my guesses:
1. bottom
2. 50
3. left
4. red, white, black, gold, ?,?
5. 1 and 0
6. right
7. ?? I can't light standard matches...
8. red
9. 87? 88?
10. clockwise
11. R to L
12. ??? What's VHF. It's called CABLE ;)
13. left
14. clockwise
15. a bear?
16. 8
17. left
18. 5
19. 6
20. bashful
21. 8
22. ace of spades
23. the one that raises the blinds is on the right, the twisty one is on the left (not sure one you meant)
24. the flag?
25. * and #
26. 3
27. CCW

1. Bottom
2. 50, plus PR if you want to get technical.
3. Right
4. Red, White, Yello, Black, Gold and Blue
5. 1 & 0
6. Left
7. 20?
8. Red
9. 88 (if you still have an analog radio)
10. Clockwise?
11. Lower left to upper right
12. 11, Ch 2 to 13
13. Left
14. If you are looking at the fan and it's blowing at you, counterclockwise.
15. They have their own money?
16. 6
17. Left
18. 5
19. 6
20. Geez, I can't remember...
21. 8
22. Ace of Spades?
23. Right side makes them go up and down. Left adjusts the angle of the slats. (maybe)
24.There's that damn rumor about them having their own money again...
25. * and #
26. 3
27. Counter clockwise

I'm thinking I may have missed 8. I really did think that the Canadians used the US dollar. Hell, they use our defense systems for protection, why not our money?

Geez, Rob,

You are showing our age, here. There is no dial on a telephone. There is a keypad. THe last standard telephone with a dial was installed sometime in the mid 1970's and the standard version was called a "black 500" by those of us in the trade. By the mid '70s thought, the beige 500 was the most installed phone in the US, being rapidly supplanted by the beige slimline touch-tone.

Geez, I quit Ma Bell in 1975. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

Oh, the numbers without letters? 1 and 0.

Great, another time sink. Oh, well:

1. Bottom.
2. 50.
3. Right.
4. Black, white, red, gold, gray, pink.
5. 1 and 0.
6. Right leg.
7. 24.
8. Red.
9. 87.7
10. Supposedly, clockwise in the Northern hemisphere.
11. Upper left to lower right.
12. 12 (2-13)
13. Left.
14. Clockwise.
15. A sailboat.
16. Eight.
17. Left.
18. Five.
19. Six.
20. Bashful.
21. Eight.
22. The ace of spades.
23. The right.
24. A loon.
25. * and #
26. 3
27. Clockwise.

1. Bottom
2. 50
3. right
4. Black, white, red, yellow, and two others.
5. 1 -- Actually, "0" does have letters by it: OPERATOR
6. Left arm, right leg; right arm, left leg.
7. One less than I need.
8. Red
9. 88.1
10. Depends. The "counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere" myth is just that: a myth.
11. Upper right to lower left.
12. 12 -- VHF is channels 2 to 13
13. Left
14. The non-reversible ones rotate clockwise if it's blowing in your face.
15. Beaver?
16. Eight
17. Left
18. Five
19. Six
20. Bashful.
21. Eight
22. Ace of spades
23. that cord/wand is on the left
24. A loon, hence the nickname "loonie."
25. # and *
26. Three
27. Viewed from above, counterclockwise.

1) Bottom.
2) 50.
3) Right.
4) Red, white, black, gold, orange and slightly off-white.
5) 1 and 0, however most recent phones stuff some function or other on each.
6) Arms opposite legs.
7) 24 in a cardboard pack, 50 in a wood match box.
8) Red.
9) In the US, 87Mhz. (In Japan, 76Mhz, and in Europe I think it's 88Mhz)
10) Clockwise.
11) Upper left to lower right.
12) 13, if you include 1, which some older sets can tune.
13) Left, or neither, if you tore 'em off.
14) Usually clockwise, though you can spin a motor and pitch a fan any way you please.
15) The Queen of England. (Sailboat is on the front)
16) Eight.
17) Left.
18) Depends on the manufacturer. Typically anywhere between four and eight.
19) Six.
20) Bashful.
21) Eight.
22) Ace of Spades.
23) Either. I've seen them on the right and left.
24) The Queen, again. Loon is on the front.
25) # and *
26) Three.
27) Counter-clockwise.

I believe that's the first complete and correct one. What'd I win?

Mr. Lion, are you saying that Lincoln's picture on the penny is on the back? Because that's the equivalent of saying the Queen's picture is on the back of Canadian coins.

I'd assumed that the side of a given coin that has its country of origin printed is the "front". In such case, yes, Lincoln is on the back. I'm fairly certain that's the case with canuck coins as well, though it's been a few years since I've seen one.

There are two schools of thought on what makes the obverse (front) side of a coin: the side the year of mint appears, or the face of a famous person.

I go with the face, unless there is no face; then I go with the year. Obviously on some coins the obverse could be either, like the new quarters, and I don't know if the Canadian dime falls into that category or what.

I'd post my answers but I'm lazy. I think I got 4-5 wrong.

1. bottom
2. 50
3. right
4. black, white, red, gold, yellow, blue
5. 1 and 0
6. right leg
7. 20
8. red
9. 88
10. counter
11. top right to bottom left
12. 13
13. right
14. clockwise
15. maple leaf
16. 8
17. left
18. 5
19. 6
20. Bashful
21. 8
22. Ace of Spades
23. left
24. maple leaf
25. # and *
26. 3
27. counter

These are my best guesses...hope I got at least half right!