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So, several people (most of them my mother) have given me some grief for not having posted the answers to the Quiz O’ Another Day. And, of course, naming The Winner. So, without further ado:

Question 1) Which animals were given (in some form) to the lucky vegetarian couple?

So, technically, the correct answer is C, both a sheep and a goat. The sheep cut a rug to “Like a Prayer”, while the goat was presented under the auspices of Heifer International.

Question 2) Who also happened to be at the wedding?
B, two folks with whom I played ultimate at UChicago. Sam, Katie, whassup! (Sam and Kate went to high school together back in the hood.)

(And yes, I use the phrase “whassup!” alllllll the time.)

Question 3) One of Kate’s high school teachers was at the wedding. His wife fondly reminisced about the time that…
The correct answer is…A.

Kate hasn’t gotten better about turning in homework since.

Question 4) What did Kate discover trapped in her parents’ backyard just as we were about to leave?
So, Kate and I were wandering around in her parents’ backyard, as she was showing me the hill where she and her siblings used to sled when they were kids, and the patch of asphalt where they did chalk drawings and all the rest. And then she looked over at the Have-a-Heart (groundhog) trap next to the storage shed cum fort, and there, in all its glory, was a skunk. I jumped. I’m a city boy. A raccoon, fine, I could deal with that (my cat kind of looks like one anyway), but a skunk? Jeepers. I did more than jump, actually, as I remember it. I think I kind of ran.

Anyway, Kate’s dad came home a little later, and was informed of this little “issue”. And proceeded to hand me a pair of garden gloves, an old blanket, and a stick, with instructions to show what I could do.

And that’s how I ended up walking home from Maine…

(Kate would like to point out that the only animal (from the list) that she has never seen in the backyard is a bear. “Unless you count [her] brother.” Jon, Kate said it, not me.)

Question 5) True or False? I ended up buying an iPhone.
Well, yeah. Fine. I did. I’m a big ol’ sucker for good design. So sue me.

Question 6) Today (Thursday) (which was actually weeks ago), I am heading out on vacation to…
B, of course. I was in a bunch of other places, but Ohio was the only one that’s on the list. I was going to swing by Moldovia (which is not a country), but it turns out to be a little out of the way.

And now, the time has come…

The moment you’ve all been waiting for…

The time…to reward…

The Winner

And, of course, we have a tie.

Edny, Sam TH…step forward a receive your prizes!

You have earned the right — nay, the privilege — of using this absolutely fabulous photo as your desktop background. Congratulations!