Hello. I hope you have a happy Thanksgiving holidays!

HERE ARE THE HOLIDAYS OF NOVEMBER 27 - DECEMBER 3

SUN NOV 27:Overseas Union (Estonia)
MON NOV 28:Hannukah
    Mauritine Independence Day
    Albanian Flag Day
TUE NOV 29:Yugoslavia Independence Day
    Martin's Day (Estonia)
WED NOV 30:St. Andrew's Day
    Barbados Independence Day
    Benin Independence Day
THR DEC 1:Unity Day (Yugoslavia)
FRI DEC 2:Pan American Health Day
   Saudi Arabia Independence Day
   Sathalanalat Paxathipatai: paxaxon Lao
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THIS WEEK'S TRIVIA QUESTION:
 Twice daily, a panel of five men gets together in a small office in
London to determine an important international statistic.  Which?
LAST WEEK'S TRIVIA:
 Jimmy Dewar, the inventor of the Twinkie, ate approximately how many
of his cream-filled cupcakes during his lifetime?
 ANS: 40,177
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Well, there were enough entries for the top ten list, and they're still
coming in.  So, There will be 20 this week, and some next week.
TOP TWENTY REJECTED LIPSCOMB TEAM NICKNAMES:
20) Lipids   19) Sea Squirts
18) Salad   17) Fighting Pacifists
16) Jumpin' Jehosaphats  15) Khazakstani Freedom Fighters
14) Purple Haze    13) Mohair Cardigen Sweaters
12) Eggheads   11) Rash
10) Headless Horsemen  9)  Drachma
8)  Fighting Viruses  7)  Kremlin
6)  Pestilence   5)  Electrical Tape
4)  Fighting Amish Rebels 3)  Haste
2)  Fighting Cookie Crisp       1)  Lipstick
You may still include responses for next week if you wish.
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Top Chinese youth song:
 "How I Love to Carry Fertilizer Up the Mountainside for the Commune"

 Since I've been talking about team nicknames, here are some of my
favorite professional teams: Colorado Caribou; Connecticut Bicentennials; Las
Vegas Quicksilvers; New England Tea Men; Philadelphia Atoms; New York Apples;
Pittsburgh Triangles; Houston E.Z.Riders; Tampa Bay Sunblasters; Los Angeles
Salsa; Fargo-Moorhead Fever; Columbus Horizon; Here's one out of place:
Milwaukee Wave; New Mexico Chilies; in Puerto Rico, there is the Hermosilo
Naranjeros (Orange Growers);Australia's Canbera Bushrangers; Japan's Nippon
Ham Fighters; Mexico's Saltillo Serape Makers;Some of my favorite college names:
Oregon Killer Ducks; Akron Zips; Mississippi Valley Delta Devils; And finally,
To go with the Bulldogs, there is also the Yale Elis

 An armed robber fared badly in Miami.  When he jumped into what he
thought was his getaway car- actually an unmarked patrol car which took him,
and the getaway driver to jail

This week's obscure word: STENOPHAGOUS
Eating few kinds of food.

     Until next week,
     Brent
P.S. Questions? Comments? Ideas? Please pass this list on to a friend.