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    Anybody like sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds?

    I was wondering-does anybody here like sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds?
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    Origin of the story element of coming down chimneys

    I was wondering why the story tells that Santa Claus comes down the chimney. This detail was used in The Three Little Pigs when the wolf comes down the Third Little Pig's chimney, and in Alice in Wonderland when Bill the lizard is sent down the White Rabbit's chimney to get Alice out. Can...
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    Apple butter ever used in a preschool?

    I was wondering, have any preschools had apple butter when providing food for the kids? Why have more of them used apple juice than apple butter?
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    Anybody know why there's a wider selection of fruit juices than nut and seed butters?

    There's a wider selection at the supermarket of juices besides orange juice, (apple juice, grape juice, cranberry juice) but apart from peanut butter, why is there less of a selection of nut and seed butters? Besides peanut butter, there's almond butter, cashew butter, soybean butter, and many...
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    Question about the Spongebob episode, "I Had an Accident"

    I've seen the SpongeBob episode, "I Had an Accident" and I think the gorilla could be less violent, acting more like the giants in classic fairy tales. Also, has anybody who has seen this episode noticed the finale where it pans out to reveal that the episode was being watched on TV by a family...
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    Are toy bubble pipes politically correct?

    Okay, we know that candy cigarettes are politically incorrect because they are believed to encourage smoking. Do any of you think bubble pipes encourage smoking? For your information here's an article on bubble pipes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_pipe
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    What is the song, "Day is Done" by PP&M about?

    I've listened to Peter, Paul, and Mary's song, "Day is Done" and have wondered what it is about. Here are the lyrics: Tell me why you’re crying, my son I know you’re frightened, like everyone Is it the thunder in the distance you fear? Will it help if I stay very near? I am here...
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    Are the Dr. Seuss specials still shown on TV?

    I have all of the Dr. Seuss specials on DVD. Are they still shown on TV? Other than, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", I've seen some Dr. Seuss specials on cable TV in October 1994.
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    African Animal Alphabet

    Does anybody know the lyrics to the song, "African Animal Alphabet?"
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    Any alphabet children's book series around?

    I was wondering if there have been other children's book series with 26 books for 26 letters of the alphabet besides Sweet Pickles and Alphapets.
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    Ben Stiller clip of, "People in Your Neighborhood"

    I remember from Season 32 a clip in which Telly and Ben Stiller sing, "People in Your Neighborhood". They sing about a mail carrier and a cable guy. Then Ben dresses as a giant cheese saying that a cheese is a person in your neighborhood. The mail carrier's verse is classic, so I know the lyrics...
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    Bert and Ernie's Addition Song

    About the song Ernie sings to Bert about addition in which more and more animals enter the room bothering Bert, is this song available on home video or DVD?
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    Question about wireless cable TV

    I've heard about this wireless cable TV(must be similar to wireless internet). If a handheld TV is cable or satellite ready, can I have wireless cable TV on my handheld TV if I carry the Tv around within the proper distance of the transmitter?
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    Origin of the crisscross in peanut butter cookies

    Does anybody know what the origin is of putting a crisscross design in peanut butter cookies?
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    Question about Candlewick Press' logo

    Candlewick Press, a children's book publisher, uses a bear carrying a candle as their logo. When I emailed them asking why their logo is a bear carrying a candle, not Lumiere from Disney's Beauty and the Beast, their response was, "The reason for our logo is that it matches that of our parent...
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    What do you make one say before you photograph him

    We all know of being asked to say, "cheese" before our picture is taken, but some people have come up with their own things to make people say. For instance, when I took somebody's picture in front of the site of a proposed train station, I asked him to say, "choo-choo". Also, when my speech...
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    Does anybody like these old books?

    Just wondering if anybody likes these old children's book series: Mr Men and Little Miss by Roger Hargreaves Sweet Pickles by Jacquelyn Reinach, Ruth Lerner Perle, and Richard Hefter How Spider Saved by Robert Kraus I found the Sweet Pickles to have some similarities with the Mr. Men...
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    Personified objects in the media

    I noticed that Beauty and the Beast, Blue's Clues, and the Brave Little Toaster all have talking household objects. I was wondering if the personified objects in Blue's Clues and the Brave Little Toaster are really humans trapped inside the form of inanimate objects. Is it possible that some of...
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    Goodbye Little Cookie

    About the song, "Goodbye Little Cookie" available on the DVD, "Cookie Monster's Best Bites", was this clip ever broadcast on Sesame Street or was it shown only on home video? If it was ever on Sesame Street, what seasons was it used in and what episodes?
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    Cartoon(s) with Sesame Street animated characters

    Here is a skit based on my life: Characters: Alligator King's seventh son Martian Beauty Ladybug from the Ladybug Picnic(the teacher) Principal(who could be the principal? In the meantime, how about the Penny Candy Man?) (Mrs. Ladybug is reading to her kindergarten class) Person from...
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