Saturday, June 18, 2011

Couple of Notes and a Memory Test!

Check your e-mail for the latest information on health insurance decisions needed during the state open enrollment period. 


Here is the latest information from NARFE about cost of living increases.

 Consumer Prices Rise in May:  On June 15th, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on May consumer prices.  The CPI-W, the index used for social security, military and civil service retirement benefits, rose 0.5 percent in May.  During the first eight months of the measurement year, the CPI-W has increased by 3.4 percent. 

Also thought you might enjoy this short test of your memory. It is test for old kids! I will post the answers tomorrow.

01.After the Lone Ranger saved the day and rode off into the sunset, the grateful citizens would ask, Who was that masked man? Invariably, someone would answer, I don't know, but he left this behind. What did he leave behind?________________.

02.When
the Beatles first came to the U.S. .In early 1964, we all watched them on The _______________ Show.

03'Get
your kicks, __________________.'

04.
'The story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed to ___________________.'

05.
'In the jungle, the mighty jungle, ________________.'

06.
After the Twist, The Mashed Potato, and the Watusi, we 'danced' under a stick that was lowered as low as we could go in a dance called the '_____________.'


07.Nestle's
makes the very best . .. . . _______________.'

08.Satchmo
was America 's 'Ambassador of Goodwill.' Our parents shared this great jazz trumpet player with us. His name was _________________.

09.What
takes a licking and keeps on ticking? _______________.

10
. Red Skeleton's hobo character was named __________________ and Red always ended his television show by saying, 'Good Night, and '________ ________. '

11.Some
Americans who protested the Vietnam War did so by burning their______________.

12.
The cute little car with the engine in the back and the trunk in the front was called the VW. What other names did it go by? ____________ &_______________.

13.In
1971, singer Don MacLean sang a song about, 'the day the music died.' This was a tribute to ___________________.

14.We
can remember the first satellite placed into orbit. The Russians did it. It was called ___________________.

15.
One of the big fads of the late 50's and 60's was a large plastic ring that we twirled around our waist. It was called the __ ______________.




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