The Mystery Box returned for this rendition of Mystery Monday. Our winner was a pair of brothers, Peter and Edward of Howard, they correctly guessed our item was a plastic construction hat. They won a 5$ gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.
Our word of the day is Toggery, a noun which means clothes; garments; togs.
Today Mystery Monday, we started to do some Thanksgiving trivia and asked what year the first thanksgiving was celebrated. Ruth of Mount Vernon correctly called in and told us it was 1621
Our word of the day was Duende, a noun which is Spanish for charm; magnetism.
Today we kicked off the totally tasty tom turkey hunt, our contest where we give listeners a chance to win a turkey from Smithhisler Meats. For more information on the contest check out wnzr.fm.
It was also make a difference Monday so we discussed Operation Christmas Child. For more information go to https://www.samaritanspurse.org/occ.
Our word of the day was circumspect an adjective which means well considered.
Today was another addition of Mystery Box Monday, and Joe hid from Eddie. The item in the box was a pillow given to us by MVNU first lady Sharon Spaulding. Congratulations to our winner Bonnie from Mount Vernon.
Our Word of the Day is logophobia, a noun meaning an obsessive fear of words.
Thanks for listening!
-Joe
Today for Mystery Monday Eddie discussed pumpkins, specifically how much the world largest pumpkin weighed. Beni Meier grew the worlds largest pumpkin in 2014, and it weighed 2323.7 pounds (pictured above.)
Our word of the day is domicile a noun which means a dwelling place : place of residence : home.
Today was Mystery Monday so we asked our listeners to tell us what holiday is being celebrated today in Canada. The answer is Canadian Thanksgiving! Congratulations to Maude of Mount Vernon who correctly gave us the answer. She wins a gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.
We also discussed how Operation Christmas Child is fast approaching, and how you can prepare to help out in this wonderful ministry. Their website is samaritanspurse.org/occ.
Our word of the day today is dilatory, an adjective which means tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
It’s Mystery Box Monday, and this week Joe hid from Eddie. After finding out that the item is both carbonated but not caffeinated, Kelly from Mount Vernon called in and correctly guessed that our item today is Root Beer. She wins a $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.
Our Word of the Day today is Druthers, which is a noun that means one’s own way, choice, or preference.
Today for Mystery Monday we celebrated Batman Day, a day to celebrate the debut of the caped crusader. For our mystery question we asked what comic batman originally appeared in. Sherrisa from Howard called in and correctly told us it was Detective Comics #27, and she won a 5$ gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.
Our word of the day for today is Bon Mot, a noun meaning a witty remark or comment; clever saying; witticism.
Today’s Mystery Box item ended up being Eddie’s ear buds…congratulations to Dan from Howard for helping me figure it out!
We also gave away our first pair of tickets to SonFest 2016, THIS Saturday at MVNU. Congratulations to Scott of Mount Vernon – he was our first winner. We’ll be doing this all week during the All-Request Drive Home. Tomorrow it’s SonFest artist trivia.
Our Word of the Day today is stentorian, an adjective meaning a loud and powerful voice!
Thanks for listening!
-Joe
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