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Mystery Monday – July 6th

Jess holding fireworks for AD blogToday was Mystery Monday on the Afternoon Drive and we had the return of the Mystery Box! Joe hid something in the box, and Linda from Utica correctly called in and guessed that it was croutons!

We recapped our WNZR Fireworks Viewing Party, where I got this picture Joe talked about on the show of me “holding” fireworks. Thanks to everyone who came out and enjoyed the Mount Vernon fireworks with us on Friday night!

Our Word of the Day was neophilia, a noun meaning love or enthusiasm for what is new or novel. You can read more about it here.

We also talked about Christmas in July, which is happening this Saturday, July 11th. There will be collection sites open all over Knox County and our Big Blue Crew will be going on the road, traveling to various locations from 10 am – 12 pm, to give you live updates. You can find a list of needed items here.

Have a great week!

-Jess

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Mystery Name Monday

Today was Mystery Monday and we talked all about names.

We found the Social Security Administration’s list of the top 100 girl and boy names over the past 100 years, so for our mystery question, we asked for the top male name and the top female name. Erin from Howard correctly guessed that the names were James and Mary. You can see the full list here.

We also played with a fun name generator we found from Time Magazine, where you enter your name, birth year, and gender to find out what your name would be if you were born today. Joe’s first and middle names, Joseph Dale, would be Matthew Carson, and mine, Jessica Paige, would be Emma Alexa. To find out what your name would be, just click here! (Warning- it’s kind of addicting!)

Our word of the day was sempiternal, an adjective meaning of never-ending duration or everlasting.

Have a great week!

-Jess

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Mystery Monday

Today was Mystery Monday and I got to hide something in the Mystery Box!

After Joe did the hearing test and the smell test, Janice from Danville called in and correctly guessed that the mystery item was a blueberry bagel.

We talked about Take Dad To Dinner, where you can tell us why you love your dad for his chance to win some awesome prizes, including a $25 gift card to Jake’s Restaurant. You can find out more on that over here.

We also talked about the Danville/Howard Turkey Festival, which kicks off this Wednesday. We’ll be giving away a total of 9 different prize baskets for all different ages. You can find out everything you need to know and also register for those prize baskets by clicking here.

Our word of the day was Brobdingnagian, which is a noun meaning a giant, and an adjective meaning marked by tremendous size. Joe pointed out that you may recognize this word from the book and children’s tale, Gulliver’s Travels.

Have a great week and thanks for listening!

-Jess

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World Oceans Day

On today’s Afternoon Drive, we talked about World Oceans Day, where we are supposed to celebrate and honor our world’s oceans. You can read more about World Oceans Day by clicking here!

It was Mystery Monday, and we asked a mystery question about snacks. Brad from Mt.Gilead correctly called in and answered that the two most popular snack foods in the USA are potato chips and chocolate. You can see where your favorite snack food ranks not only in the US, but globally over here!

Our word of the day was purfle, which means to ornament the border or edges of.

We also talked about the Danville/Howard Turkey Festival that is coming up. It will take place June 17th-20th at Danville’s Village Park. We also talked about Relay for Life, which will take place June 19th & 20th. Make sure to look for our Big Blue Crew as we go On The Road with Big Blue to these and many other events this summer!

Thanks for listening and have a fantastic week!

-Jess

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