Wild Cards! – Nov 30, 2015

Extra Wild Cards today, as befits a 5th Monday!

Cartoon(s) of the Week  When it comes to offbeat humor, do you prefer FAR SIDE, HERMAN, neither, or something else?    I guess I’m ‘offbeat’, as today’s choices both make me grin:  Option 1:  FarSide.  Option 2:  Herman.  

Krazy Pic I guess the clarification would be needed, wouldn’t it?  See KrPic15-32.

November Brain Teaser Solutions  Lots of solutions this month and lots of submitters, including NEW submitters!!  Hoorayo!!  For solutions and submitter information, see NovBT.Solns.

A)  Mike Brown Prize  Subscriber MIKE BROWN was the only subscriber to submit a new Brain Teaser, so he wins the ‘drawing’! 🙂 His prize will be one of our 2016 Wall (or Desk) Calendars.  He’ll have his choice of one of 4 calendars:  The Ozarks, International, Scotland, or The Great Southwest.  Thanks, Mike.  [For more info on these calendars – great Christmas presents!- submit a ContactForm (or REPLY to this email) and ask!]

B)  BONUS Brain Teaser – Gumballs 🙂  Two subscribers – Denise Griffin and Rita Barger – were bold enough (and quick enough!) to submit solutions to the BONUS Brain Teaser.  I’m still consolidating/checking their approach with mine, but they will EACH receive a 2016 Desk Calendar!  THANKS, gals!!  For my own solution to the BONUS, see BonusSoln.Campbell.  (I’m as paranoid as the next guy, so any corrections/comments are welcomed!)

Gumballs & Problem Solving – A Column?? Who would be crazy enough to turn the GUMBALLS brain teaser into a Springfield News-Leader column about problem solving?  I think we know that answer.  The column should appear TODAY (Monday) in the NL, but if you wish to see my thoughts, you can also visit Gumballs&ProbSolv.

Rainbows Update  I was pleased by the responses to the unofficial ‘rainbow survey’ last week.  I can’t tell if the voters were considering all 3 shots or not, and the sample was not real large, but the favorite seemed to be the third photo.  To see all three shots together this time, see Rainbows.  After doing that, if you want to express a preference (again?), feel free to do so.  It always intrigues me to see different folks’ favorites!

December Birthdays December starts this week (tomorrow for most of you reading this).  So, here are our known DecemberBDs. Wish we knew more of them! (Won’t you update us?)