A trick crossword for National Puzzle Day

Today is National Puzzle Day*, so to celebrate, this week the Charles Fudgemuffin blog features a crossword puzzle.

* Only if you're reading this on January 29th. If you're reading this on any other day then it's not National Puzzle Day today. It was National Puzzle Day when I published this, though. That's what I meant. Apologies for any confusion.

This isn't any normal crossword puzzle, though. To make things a little more tricky, some of the answers are a little bit devious...

Across:

1) A fruity mixed drink served at parties in a large bowl.
2) Classic puppet and partner to Judy.
3) Used to cut circular holes (usually two) in paper.
4) To strike someone with your fist.
5) Part of the historical name for the breed of horse now more commonly known as the Suffolk Horse. (The Suffolk _ _ _ _ _ )

Light-hearted laws, theories, principles and effects

Throughout history many scientists have proposed numerous scientific laws, theories and principles, such as the theory of relativity, and the law of gravity to name but two.

This week's blog post isn't about laws of the land.
Neither is it about scientific laws.
This week's blog post is about silly laws!
Some of which nevertheless have a grain of truth to them.

However, there have also been many occasions when people have proposed more light-hearted theories. This week the Charles Fudgemuffin blog takes a look at some of those more jokey theories, laws, effects, and principles.

1) Cunningham's Law

"The best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question. It's to post the wrong answer."

If you want to prove this, test it for yourself. Post an incorrect statement, then post a question, and see which gets the most replies.

Cool sayings from around the world (part 4)

It's been a couple of years since I last featured cool sayings from around the world on the Charles Fudgemuffin blog, so let's make up for lost time with another round-up of amusing sayings used in various parts of the world. There are also a couple of wise proverbs thrown in there too.

1) "It's a carrot!"

A carrot.
Actually, I probably didn't need to point that out. It was obvious.
Or to put it another way ... it's a carrot!

A cool Korean saying which I like is, "It's a carrot!" which means, "That's obvious!" or "Of course!"

For example if a friend asked me if I was going to watch the football tomorrow, I might reply, "It's a carrot!" If I said that in English, people would think I'd gone mad, but if you said it in Korea they would know you meant, "Of course I'm going to watch the football!"

Apparently, the reason this saying developed is because the hangul* for 'It's a carrot' are quite similar to the hangul for 'Of course', so it started to be used as kind of a joke between friends.

* Korean alphabet characters.

Funny complaints

Some complaints are justified, others are trivial or unmerited, and some are just plain silly! This week the Charles Fudgemuffin blog takes a look at a variety of silly and amusing complaints.

"Don't eat me. I taste like potato!"

1) Potato chips

One chip shop customer vowed never to return to the Brockworth Fryer in Gloucester after complaining that the chips tasted like potato! The customer also complained about the portion size, but the quote that I found amusing was, "My daughter could still taste the potato in the chips."

Potato chips - the clue is in the name!

Quiz of the year (2021)

Last year I rounded off the year with a quiz of the year, with the answers to each question found in some of my blog posts throughout the year. This year I'm once again feeling creatively lazy, so to repeat last year's theme, here's another quiz, which each question focusing on a blog post from each month of the year.

Happy New Year!
N.B. Unfortunately I didn't have a photo for 2022, but fortunately my
photoshopping skills are excellent, so I don't think anyone will notice.

Once again, the quiz follows a multiple choice format, so if you don't know the answer, take a guess...

1) January: Corona headlines

Back in January I took a look at some of the weird headlines that the corona virus had inspired, but can you remember which of the following headlines was an actual real headline?

A) German cafe reopens but makes customers wear pool noodles on their heads
B) Dayton commission bans wearing masks while committing crimes
C) Florida man died in a motorcycle crash, and his death was listed as a covid-19 death
D) Keith from Norfolk wants sunbathers to be shot by the army