The title riffs from a Yogi Berra quote of long back. Here we are back to standard time and a week of time schedule screw ups thanks to the silly changing of the clock. Didn’t bother me as much when daylight time started when school ended and ended when school started. However, thanks to a spineless congress and the barbecue (spring) and the candy (Halloween) lobbies, times change at the oddest times now. So tonight many of us will be ready for bed shortly after 6PM and be rising @ 4:30 tomorrow as our bodies try to switch over.

But that extra hour of sleep is wonderful.

Were you paying attention?

1) Looks like the outcome of the last GOP debate was that which candidate is spending most of his time claiming he is still a viable candidate?

2) Much of the blogosphere discussed at length the rough treatment of a female high school student by who?

3) If yesterday was Halloween, then what is today known as?

4) At last week’s JJ Dinner in DesMoines, which candidate was criticized roundly for apparently leaving too early?

5) One of the most famous newspaper headlines ever was published Wed. Nov. 3, 1948 in Chicago. What did it say?

6) At Wednesday’s debate, Ben Carson denied any connection to which company, even though there are youtube videos of him endorsing their product?

7) Following votes by student and faculty representatives, what was removed from the Ole Miss campus Monday?

8) Heating costs in Iowa are expected to lower or stabilize this winter due to a gas supply glut and what else?

9) Hillary Clinton got a surprise endorsement this week from what Ohio senator?

10) What has joined cigarettes and asbestos as a group 1 carcinogen, according to the World Health Organization?

11) Iowa’s State Public Defender’s Office has added what new division?

12) Finally as John Boehner leaves office he gives the President a gift by getting what passed?

13) Scientists have discovered a comet that is leaving a trail of sugar and what other substance?

14) The huge hurricane, Patricia, left how many deaths in its wake?

15) A woman in Oklahoma killed 4 when she slammed into a crowd of people watching what?

16) The label on Aquafina bottled water will soon be changed to say “public water sources” which is another way of saying what?

17) According to scientists at MIT, the Persian Gulf area could be too hot for what by 2100?

18) What former US Speaker of the House pled guilty to evading currency reporting requirements in federal court Tuesday?

19) The Republican Party pulled its February debate from what network in response because it thought Wednesday’s questions out of line?

20) Scott Kelly Friday became the holder of the American record for consecutive days spent where?

For today’s trick, no answers — hehehehee

kidding

1) Jeb Bush – many folks writing that his campaign is kaput.

2) a school Resource Officer or sheriff’s deputy or Ben Fields by name

3) Al Hallow’s Day. Hallowe’en means hallowed (or holy) evening and the day after the hallowed evening is hallowed day AKA All Saint’s Day in Catholicism.

4) Bernie Sanders

5) “Dewey Defeats Truman” by the Chicago Tribune.

6) Mannatech

7) The state flag which contains the confederate flag within it.

8) a very strong El Nino which is expected to keep temperatures mild

9) Sherrod Brown

10) processed meats such as bacon, ham and sausage

11) division of Wrongful Convictions

12) a budget. Been a long time.

13) alcohol

14) 0

15) the homecoming parade at Oklahoma State U.

16) tap water

17) human habitation

18) Dennis Hastert

19) NBC – Wednesday’s debate was on subsidiary CNBC

20) in space – 216 days and counting

And now to hibernate