2015 | July 26 - August 1 Rick Mercer

BY: STEVE MOORE IN THE BLEACHERS BY: MIKE MARLAND R.F.D. DIGITAL VERSION AVAILABLE ONLINE: www.NFLDHERALD.com JULY 26 - AUGUST 1, 2015/THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD 99

WISHING WELL: JUST FOR FUN! RIDDLE SEARCH: IT FLIES! Here is a little game that will give you a message every day. It’s a numerical puzzle designed to spell out your for- Look up, down, and diagonally, both tune. Count the letters in your first name. If the number forward and backward to find every of letters is 6 or more, subtract 4. If the number is less word on the list below. Circle each one as you find it. than 6, add 3. The result is your key number. Start at the When all the words are circled, take the unused letters upper left-hand corner and check one of your key num- and write them on the blanks below. Go from left to right bers, left to right. Then read the message the letters under and top to bottom to find the answer to this riddle. the checked figures give you. What do you call an elephant that flies? RIDDLE ANSWER: __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __. SPELLBINDER: TEST YOUR SKILLS! AIRPLANE Score 10 points for using all the letters in ANT the word to form two complete words: AUK BEETLE ARTIFICE BUTTERFLY __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ EGRET Then score two points each for all words GLIDER of four letters or more found among the HAWK letters. Try to score at least 50 points. HELICOPTER HERON KITE LARK LOCUST MACAW MOTH OWL PIGEON ROADRUNNER ROCKET WASP Answer — A jumbo jet. Possible twosome — cite, fair. FUN SPOT! COLOUR BY NUMBERS BAR HOP! It takes balance and strength – and practice to do well on parallel bars. Add these colours by number: 1: red; 2: light blue; 3: yellow; 4: light brown; 5: flesh tones; 6: dark blue; 7: dark brown. 100 THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD/JULY 26 - AUGUST 1, 2015

vision teaserBY: HENRY BOLTINOFF Find at least six differences Answer — 621 plus 846 plus 9071 equals 10538. DIFFERENCES: 1. Bench is missing; 2. Shirt is missing; 3. Pole is missing; 4. Cap is reversed; 5. Arm is moved; 6. Fence rail is missing. SUM SWITCH! One, plus two, plus five, equals eight (see right). So what’s the problem? This: You’re asked to substitute digits 0-9 for letters so that when all trans- positions are made, the sum of the top three quantities will equal that below. For starters, and to ensure that sums will twine: T is 8, W = 4, I = 0, N = 2, E =1. BRAYDEN, GRADE 1, ST. EDWARD’S, CBS EYES HAVE IT, OR DO THEY? –––––––––– Optical illusions play tricks on your eyes. Is this figure convex, standing upright like a wedge of cheese? Or is it concave – an inverted V, standing on edge? Is the black dot located atop a rectangular box? Or is it at the base of a rear wall? View the figure from the left, view it from the right, or turn it upside down, and the illusory effects remain. You may wish to see if the addition of colours or colour patterns will cause any noticeable changes. TORCH & GO! KNOCK KNOCK! Who’s there? Fozzie! Fozzie who? Fozzie hundredth time, let me in! Our runner pal may be hot, but first he must get a handle on If you would like to show us your drawings, tell us a joke things. Draw lines dot to dot. or tongue twister, send your stuff to: WRITE: Kids Corner, c/o ‘The Newfoundland Herald,’ P.O. Box 2015, St. John’s, NL, A1C 5R7 or e-mail: [email protected] TONGUE TWISTER! TEN TALL KHAKI TENTS DIGITAL VERSION AVAILABLE ONLINE: www.NFLDHERALD.com JULY 26 - AUGUST 1, 2015/THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD 101

SCENES OF NL ENTER YOUR PHOTOS: [email protected] CHANGE ISLANDS, NL The residents of Change Islands have preserved many of their tra- ditional homes, stages, and stores (fishing sheds). Known for its beauty, cleanliness and preservation of the past, Change Islands is the perfect place to hike, to kayak and enjoy the outdoors on an island in the ocean. (www.changeislands.ca) — Shelley Reid Photo NEWFOUNDLANDIA PHOTO QUIZ Q. Do you know where this picture was taken? St. John’s Birds. — Ryan Johnston A: Pushthrough B. Rocky Harbour NOTE: To ensure the best possible image C: Isle auz Morts D. Brigus South quality please send the highest resolution (Megapixel) image your camera will allow. — Neville Webb Answer: (D) Brigus South 102 THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD/JULY 26 - AUGUST 1, 2015 * The Herald reserves the right to crop, republish or colour correct submitted images.

SCENES OF NL: PHOTO CONTEST Remembrance Square, Corner Brook, NL. — Lawrence Burns Shoe Cove, NL. — Rose Noel Boots the dog. Renews, NL. — Mary Dunne WIN A NEW CAMERA! Capture the moments that make Newfoundland GROS MORNE, NL. — HENRY WARFORD and Labrador such an exciting place and you could win a Canon Rebel with 18-55IS DSLR Kit, Lexar LAST WEEKS PHOTO CONTEST QUALIFIER! 8GB SDHC Memory card and one free DSLR 101: Canon Rebel course from Henry’s School of Imaging. Enter The Scenes of NL Photo Contest for your chance to win! ENTER TO WIN: Send photos, NL locations and your name to: Scenes c/o The Herald, P.O. Box 2015, St. John’s NL, A1C 5R7 or e-mail: [email protected] DIGITAL VERSION AVAILABLE ONLINE: www.NFLDHERALD.com JULY 26 - AUGUST 1, 2015/THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD 103

LAST LAUGH @TheNfldHerald H facebook.com/nfldherald NFLDherald.com QUICK CHUCKLES What do you call a dinosaur that’s a noisy sleeper? A Bronto-snorus. What does a nosy pepper do? Get jala- peno business. Where do tadpoles change? In a croak- room. What do you call a fake noodle? Impasta. H H H BAD TOUR GUIDE H H H JOKES OF THE WEEK A group of hikers were “Well” the doctor said. being led through the wilder- “Do you drink or smoke?” S hortly after a flight had reached ness by a guide. On the third its cruising altitude, the captain day, the hikers noticed that “No,” Sam replied. announced: they had been travelling in “Do you eat fatty meat or “Ladies and gentlemen, this is your circles. sweets?” captain. Welcome to Flight 293, non-stop “No,” Sam said. “I am very from London Heathrow Airport to To- “We’re lost!” one of the careful about what I eat.” ronto. The weather ahead is good, so we men complained. “How about your activi- should have a smooth, uneventful flight. “I thought you said ties? Do you engage in thrill- So sit back, relax and… Oh, my God!” you were the best ing behaviours like speeding guide in all of Can- or skiing? Silence followed. ada.” “No,” Sam said, taken A few moments later, the captain aback. “I would never engage came back on the PA. “I am,” the in dangerous activities.” “Ladies and gentlemen, I’m sorry if I guide answered, “Well,” the doctor said, scared you. While I was talking to you, a “but I think we may “Then why in the world would flight attendant accidentally spilled a cup have wandered into you want to live to be 80? of hot coffee in my lap. You should see the the United States.” front of my pants!” OK FOR YOUR AGE One Newfoundland passenger yelled, “Lord thunderin,’ you should see the back Sam goes to the doctor for of mine!” his yearly checkup. “Every- thing is fine,” the doctor said, “You’re doing OK for your age.” “For my age?” Sam ques- tioned. “I’m only 75, do you think I’ll make it to 80? COMING SOON GEORGE STREET FESTIVAL EASTBOUND HOEDOWN ELVIS Ron Hynes, Trooper, Classified, etc. Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rodney Atkins Remembering the king of rock and roll. 104 THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD/JULY 26 - AUGUST 1, 2015