Saturday 9

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Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral

Welcome to Saturday: 9. What we've committed to our readers is that we will post 9 questions every Saturday. Sometimes the post will have a theme, and at other times the questions will be totally unrelated. Those weeks we do "random questions," so-to-speak. We encourage you to visit other participants posts and leave a comment. Because we don't have any rules, it is your choice. We hate rules. We love memes, however, and here is today's meme!

Saturday 9: Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral (1944)
 
Selected because this Wednesday is St. Patrick's Day. Unfamiliar with this week's song? Hear it here.
   
1) Bing Crosby sings that he learned this song from his mother. Can you recall a song from your early childhood? 

My mom used to sing this one to us.



2) Bing was NBC's first choice to play TV's Columbo. He turned down the role because, by that time, he was in his 60s and just didn't feel like working a full week anymore. Peter Falk eventually got the part and played Det. Columbo for 10 seasons. Do you enjoy detective stories, whether on TV, in movies or in books?

I love a mystery!  I was a big fan of Columbo, and Perry Mason, and Ellery Queen....

3) Bing could trace his family back to County Cork. While it's said that on St. Patrick's Day everyone is Irish, can you honestly claim Irish heritage?

Nope.  

4) Other than St. Patrick, what is Ireland famous for?

Waterford Crystal comes to mind.

5) "The wearing o' the green" is one way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Will you wear something green in honor of the day?

Probably.  

6) Have you ever had green beer?

No, but I have had a green bagel.  Bagel shops like to use green food dye on St, Patrick's Day.  It's weird but it's amusing.

7) Have you ever ordered a Shamrock Shake from McDonald's?

Probably, but I don't remember. I don't really like McDonald's shakes.

8) A four-leaf clover is considered good luck. Do you have a lucky charm?

No.

9) Speaking of Lucky Charms, they are magically delicious.  What brand of cereal is in your kitchen right now?


Yeah, I love sweet, crunchy Froot Loops...

Comments

  1. ForsythiaMarch 13, 2021 at 11:52 AM

    I have some Irish ancestry. Ancestry.com even told me which counties in Ireland my ancestors came from.

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  2. Liz A.March 13, 2021 at 3:43 PM

    I do have some Irish ancestry. But I claim it like I claim the family that came from Nebraska and the family that came from Illinois. Before my time.

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  3. LoriMarch 13, 2021 at 5:07 PM

    You Are my Sunshine is such a great song. My parents sang that to me also. I forgot.
    My mom has a lot of Waterford Crystal. It is nice.
    I love Fruit Loops too. Loved your answers! Have a nice weekend and Happy St. Patrick's Day!

    https://lorisbusylife.blogspot.com/

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  4. Diana_CTMarch 13, 2021 at 8:19 PM

    Perry Mason, I remember watching the show on the B & W TV. The whole family used to watch the show.

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  5. zippiknits...sometimesMarch 13, 2021 at 9:02 PM

    Love the song! When I was tiny, my grandpa would play this and we little ones would all sing it with him.
    Oooo Perry Mason. We watch all of them way back when...
    That cereal is too BEAUTIFUL To eat!

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