Sunday, May 1, 2016

Distractivision

Dear Friends,

The Hard Taco song for May is called, "Danny Devito." The music is based loosely on the Chopin sonata of the same name. If that doesn't entertain you enough, here are some games that might distract you from your job, just long enough to cause a major workplace accident.


WORD CLOUD PHRASE FIND



Instructions: This ghost is made out of the words from Hard Taco song titles. See if you can find and circle the following mash-ups.

Dance, Please, Big Bear Person
Big-calved Abominable One-legged Cranes
Rotisserie Cheese
Kid Rock
International wedding
Sea Life
Special American Troll
Indispensable Little Schneiderman
Grandfather Needs Diabetic Minstrel's Heart
Foolish Boy Feelings
One Wrong Part
Roughhousing Mama
Yer Love Man Saga
Ass Central
Hey, Dog


WORD FIND
THINGS THAT ALMOST RHYME WITH OBAMA


N I E S C I J T M P S D Y A B 
K D A N A U J I R A M H P L R 
B W A T A Y A I U A M A L L I 
C B C M G L M N P M J B N A T 
W I A F M A A A Z A H A A H I 
V R M H D A P O M B L W I F S 
K I E O A C H A K A S A G A H 
R W N P T M S U P L B K M F G 
I N Q J A A A M M A D F A E U 
A G M X V N I S B E I V D A I 
D O G M A P R O M I S E O N A 
C X V U L T I M O V R T N A N 
L W J O L W P U P C Z J N U A 
U I T P L I E C I F F O A G I 
T R Z S L N W W V C E C T I S 

Instructions: None of these words rhyme with the president's name. Can you find them anyway?
MADONNA
ALABAMA
SAUNA
VOMIT
ATOMIC
BAHAMAS
OFFICE
BRITISH GUIANA
DOGMA
IGUANA
IMPALA
KOALA
LAVA
ALLAH
MAMBA
MARIJUANA
MUHAMMAD
PAJAMAS
PAPA
PRIMA DONNA
PROMISE
SAGA
TIJUANA

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS
3   ____ ground, to begin construction of a building
5   ____ down, to separate a chemical compound into its constituent molecules
7   Smash, split or divide
8   Act contrary to, as in a law
9   Fracture a bone of
10 ____ off, to stop suddenly
11 Overcome, as a cigarette habit
12 ____ down, to have a mental collapse


DOWN
1   A sudden dash, as toward something
2   An interruption of continuity
4   Don't do this to my heart
6   ____ into song
7   ____ in, to enter by force
8   Dump, with up with
9   ____ in, to initiate
10 ____ down, to become ineffective

With warmest regards,
Zach