What essential tool did Ezra Warner patent forty five years after the invention of canned food?

What number of varieties is associated with Heinz’s products?

What method of food preservation was invented for the British Navy in 1813?

What four-letter name was given to Hormel Special Ham in the 1930?

What is the main use for the legume phaselus vulgaris in the canned food industry?

What 1941 invention by Heinz and ICI kept troops warm durning the D-Day landngs?

I hope you enjoy playiing my new Twister. Please let me know.

Robert’s Mom

1 Which Scandinavian country awards the Nobel Peace prize?

2 What’s the northernmost Scandinavian country?

3 Which Scandinavian country’s longest and deepest fjord is the Sognafjorden?

4 What Scandinavian country’s flag flies over Spitsbergen?

5 What is Norways Jostedalsbreen Northern Europe’s largest example of?

6 Which European country produces more Hydroelectricity per capita than any other in the world?

I hope all you smart people enjoy this Twister.
Love Robert’s Mom

Dear Friends of Robert’s Mom,
I thought I knew most everything about well, everything, but today I found out I don’t!
I went to a lovely Lady Podiatrist I had seen 4 years ago. She is too pretty to be dealing with feet, but that she does very well. I have been seeing white fungus under my big toenails, and one started to hurt so I made an appointment and went.. She cleaned to fungus out and I said, aren’t you going to give me a pedicure? She said no, the white is just about the perfect length. When ever I get a pedicure I say cut all the white off. Well my friends the white protects the toe nail from fungus and guards the toe so let it grow an 1/8th of am inch, (my guess). She also said I need a longer narrower shoes then the 8/1/2 medium I am wearing. My Dear Mother would turn over in her grave if she heard that, but I will bite the bullet and venture to Foot Locker, or Sports Authority. They carry widths like narrow which I need instead of heavier socks. She said my toe hurt because it kept hitting the end. My Gosh, I may need a 9!. Please keep this to yourself.
Love,
Robert’s Mom

Which U.S. gangster described himself as a used furniture dealer on his business card?

What was Al Capone’s nickname?

Which U>S> robbers had the surnames Parker& Barrow?

What date in 1929 saw the shooting of seven members of Bugs Moran’ gang in Chicago?

What was the name of Clyde barrow’s brother who joined Bonnie & Clyde in some of their Heists?

What was Al Capone’s alibi for the St. Valentine’s Day massacre?

Sydney Olympics

2000

After five wonderful days in L.A. with Ethelann we arrived at LAX to await a ten o’clock flight on New Zealand Air Lines. Aaron Ross, Robert’s father was also going to the Olympics. He took pictures of us and our boys, and later downloaded them to us.

After 18 hrs of travel & air time we arrived in beautiful Sydney. Naturally my suitcase was the one marked “heavy… Bend your knees to pick up!” New Zealand Airline’s seats are roomy & have movable parts that come around your head so you can sleep. They also have movable foot rests … How come USA airlines don’t? The service was exceptional as was the food. We knew we were back in the states when Delta served cold drinks & peanuts! Sydney is very beautiful & reminiscent of Miami with it’s magnificent harbors.

The AT&T hospitality center was located directly across from the opera house ( by water). If you look at the pictures it is the three story yellow building next to the lavender one. Robert had called us in L.A. to tell us to buy Monday’s U.S.A. Today, as he and three other Olympians were featured on the cover. No one could find any paper with such a picture … It was only shown in Sydney! Pic 4

Our first stop was an overnight stay at the “Kirketon Hotel”. We had arrived at 7:30 in the morning. It was Monday there …. What had happened to Sunday? We were assured we would get it back going home! To our surprise the young man who greeted our arrival was the same fellow we had seen on TV. In L.A. he is the chef “Katie Couric” was interviewing on “Good Morning America”. He couldn’t have been nicer. He brought us coffee & later helped bring our bags to our super modern ($500.00 a night) room.

Al came over with his duffel bag on his back. He had slept in a hostel for his first night, and was to room with us when we moved into our assigned hotel the next day. On his ride in from the airport he met a young artist who, along with his wife, took all but Herb on a walking trip of the Sydney harbor etc … His wife came along. They even had us up to see their apartment & his paintings. That evening Al, Herb & I dined at “Salt”, which is a restaurant in our hotel. Dinner for three had been 235.50 …. I felt a little better when we found out we were paying Australian prices … American was half! Al said he would rather sleep on an innertube then pay $500.00 a night, so he stayed in a hostel for $300, with a bathroom down the hall.

On the 26th. We started our ritual 2 hour & 20 minute ride to ” Hemsley Park Equestrian Center”… and it was pouring! As you can see we had on our AT&T hats & ponchos … Unfortunately they only reached to our knees, so from there down & underneath to the skin we were soaked. It stopped raining for the six minutes Robert rode. We were beaming when we waited for the award ceremony. His team received a bronze medal. Al ran around to the other side to take a picture of the presentation. A guard came up & said only press was allowed down near the arena. Al said.” o.k. you can arrest me after I take a picture of my brother. He just won a medal”.

Poor Al had to wear my back pack in front & his on his back! It was heavy for me empty! AT&T gave us identifying picture badges to wear around our neck. They got us free public transportation everywhere, & free lunch & dinner at the entertainment center. They also provided free use of their computers & web site, & last but not least free tickets to some other events. Al went to wrestling. I went to boxing with him. It was fun to see Cuba against Russia or the U.S.A. Al paid 12.00 dollars for the three of us to take the train, and I said “I think it is free with our badges ~ . ‘~Thanks for telling me now, mom”! He didn’t repeat that mistake.

The next Olympics, Al said, should have an event called “Taking Care of Your Parents”. I thought someone had cut my purse off! After alerting security & making everyone wild a sweet volunteer asked if I had looked in my seat … Of course there it was .. A nice man said he wondered why I had left it! It must have been the heat.

Dad had his day also. He left his backpack on the floor of a cab we had taken so he wouldn’t have to walk from the train to our hotel. Al made a mad dash after it, but it got away!. A Chinese man asked if I’d had the license number. I said no, so he gave it to us, but all the calls did not get it back.

Al & Lynne treated us to “New Zealand”, but that’s another story I promise to tell you.

Can you guess what they are???

We are talking screw-ups that actually helped humankind! Let’s see if you now any???

This man, halfway through an experiment with bacteria went on vacation. Slob that he was he left a dirty Petri dish in the lab sink. When he got back, he had found the bacteria had grown all over the plate, except where an area where mold had formed. That discovery let to two things? What were they and who was he?

In 1943, the war years, a General Electric engineer combined silicone oil and boric acid in an attempt to find a cheap alternative to rubber for tank treads boots ext, What was his name, and big discovery???

In 1870 this man was experimenting with the sap from a South American tree, as a substitute for rubber, After mounting failures, The dejected inventor popped a piece into his mouth . He liked it. He discovered what?

At the end of world war two, this engineer was looking for forms of magnetron, which generated the microwave for radar systems. While he was standing next to the device one day, a chocolate bar in his pocket melted. This magnetron worked better on what? Who became very rich from this?

In 1856 : this man was interested in finding a cure for one of the deadliest diseases, Malaria by replicate Quinine in his laboratory he inadvertently discovered the color mauve instead. As a result he forgot about malaria and made another product establishing what?

In 1987 This couple were using small does of a deadly toxin to treat “ aspasams and other eye spasms when they noticed another interesting side effect, wrinkles magically disappeared What did they discover & who were they?”

Atlanta 1996
The Games of the XXV1 Olympiad

Imagine that you are sitting among thousands of people watching Mohamed Ali sprint to the top of the stairs to light the Olympic flame, opening the 1996 Olympics. What a thrill. Mohamed Ali was presented a replacement gold metal for his boxing victory in the 1990 Olympics.

Dressage was located at the Georgia International Horse Place in Conyers, Georgia.
Herb & I were lucky to be staying at our brother & sister-in-law’s house in Roswell.
We were very anxious to see the marble wall honoring the athletes. It said ” Through their talents, dedication, and spirit, they have brought glory to the University of Georgia, their country & themselves”. Many people were admiring the honorary panel. We were very thrilled to see Robert’s name up there twice, never dreaming it would be there 6 times one day! Herb was beaming. I was crying, of course! .

One evening the 4 of us decided to take a walk through Olympic Park. All of a sudden we heard an uproar. I remember seeing a bag thrown out in front of us. Later we learned it was some kind of a bomb, and a woman was taken away in an ambulance. We read that a white supremist by the name of Eric R. Rudaly was the Olympic bomber. He had committed a series of bombings across the USA. He killed two people and injured at least 150 others.

The team ride was very good. Ed & Marilyn drove us to the huge parking area. When we all went to find the car it was a riot. None of us could see it. Herb walked so far I had to call a lady with a cart to find him. The next day we took a bus, then a train to the stadium. I was so nervous, I was afraid we would never get on the bus because it was so crowded. A women shouted out, “What are you doing here Mrs. Dover? Didn’t Robert tell you all the parents were being picked up every day?” I had to admit Robert had forgotten to tell us about the rides. We arrived just as Metallic came into the ring. All of a sudden he reared up, and that took care of his chances.

A lovely lady came up to me and asked for my autograph. I laughingly said, “Why would you want my autograph?” She said “You are Robert’s Mom aren’t you?” I got a kick out of that.

All in all it was a great joy to be an American in Atlanta

WHAR GAME, iINVENTD BY CANADIAN DR.JAMESNASMITHIN 1891, WAS PLAYED WITH A FOOTBALL UNTIL THE LATE 1950?

2-HOW MANY POCKETS DOES A CHAMPION SNOOKER TABLE HAVE?

3-WHAT IS THE HIGHEST SNOOKER BREAK IN NORMAL PLAY WITHOUT THE
ADVANTAGE OF A FOUL?

4-WHAT WAS THE ONLY GRAND SLAM EVENT PLAYED ON GRASS AT THE START OF THE 21 CENTURY?

5-WHO, IN 2001, BECAME THE ONLY WILD CARD ENTRY TO THE WIMBLEDON MENS SINGLES TITLE?

6-WHAT FAMED SPRINTER WON LONG JUMP GOLD AT THE 1984 AND 1988 OLYMPICS?

           OK Friends, here is how it works. I will post 6 questions.  Those who  want to play along will post their answers in the comment box. The person who gets the most right answers, no cheating please, will receive a shirt from Robert. If there are multiple winners they will win a shirt too. If there are more then 3 winners I will try to find another harder question to stump you. Goodness, I could keep taking this further & further afield so I will just say “Let the game begin” and take it from there.                                                 

11-3-09

1)What world record did Jesse Owens hold for twenty five years and Bob Beamon for twenty-three?

2)What modeling material is most commonly used to show a mark if a long jumper takes off from in front of the board?

3)What famed sprinter won long jump gold at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics?

4)What is the modern name for what was known as the hop, step, and jump?

5)What modern event is equivalent to a sport in the ancieint Olympics requiring particiants to carry hand weights that they swung to increase momentum?

6)Who was the first long jumper to leap more then twenty-seven feet?

Well I did my work coppying all these questions to tease your brain. Now it is your turn to show Dover’s World  how smart you are.                                         

Good Luck!    Roberts Mom

Barcelona is the only Olympics Herb & I didn’t attend. I believe the reasons were that it took 2 hours each way to get to the Dressage Arena, If you  could get housing. We didn’t go, but I will try to give you a picture of what the critics said was a terrific ride under very difficult circumstances. We were lucky enough to see his ride on TV & later in the magazines.
 Robert had a great year riding Walter & Mary Ann McFail’s horse Lectron, who looked like  he had a sure opporrtunity for a metal.
 Robert tested his bit, and bridle before they entering the arena. All of a sudden Lectron’s tongue came out over his bit. Robert told me you can’t stop or do anything physical to get your mount to put his tongue back into his mouth. It soon became evident Robert would have to control Lectron with his legs & seat. It was truly amazing to see how well it went. The score was around 65, enough to help the tean win the bronze.
  Next Atlanta.
                                    Robert’s Mom