Melanie (Sparks From a Combustible Mind) and Di (Pensitivity101) alternate as hosts for Fibbing Friday. To join in, write a post with your answers. Tag it #FibbingFriday and link back to Fibbing Friday. This week’s questions are from Jim Adams. Check out his blog here.

1. Why did all the dinosaurs die?
They were forced to sit through the Jurassic Park franchise and lost the will to live.

2. Why are there so many stories about the great flood?
Because it washed away Atlantis, woke the Kraken and made a dreadful mess of my flower garden.

3. What happened at Hadrian’s wall?
Big Bird got busted for selling crack cocaine.

4. How long was the hundred years war?
Too long, it went into extra time and ended with a penalty shoot out.

5. Why was it all quiet on the western front?
Sorry, could you repeat that? I can’t hear you.

6. What was the Boxer Rebellion all about?
When Amazon warehouse workers went on strike.

7. What caused the Titanic to sink?
Kate Winslet.

8. Why do they want us to remember the Main?
Because it’s an easier word to spell then Alamo.

9. What happened to Amelia Earhart?
She developed a fear of flying, faked her death and became the madam of a brothel in Nevada.

10. Who was involved in the Iran Contra scandal?
Ronald McDonald and Casper the Friendly Ghost.

Melanie (Sparks From a Combustible Mind) and Di (Pensitivity101) alternate as hosts for Fibbing Friday. To join in, write a post with your answers to the 10 questions below. Tag it #FibbingFriday and link back to Fibbing Friday.

1. Boris Johnson?
The Goodyear Blimp.

2. Madonna?
Mother Teresa.

3. Victoria Beckham?
Maria Callas.

4. Roger Federer?
Creator of LSD – Albert Hoffman.

5. James Bond?
Johnny Vegas.

6. Ebeneezer Scrooge?
Alfred, Lord Tennyson.

7. H.G. Wells?
W.G. Grace

8. Agatha Christie?
Marlene Dietrich.

9. Liberace?
John Wayne.

10. Winston Churchill?
Jack the Ripper.

Melanie (Sparks From a Combustible Mind) and Di (Pensitivity101) alternate as hosts for Fibbing Friday. To join in, write a post with your answers to the 10 questions below. Tag it #FibbingFriday and link back to Fibbing Friday.

Di is in a silly mood this week and has invited us to mix and match. Fictional characters or real people, who would you pair the following with? If you wish, you could give your reasons. But I misread the rules and have explained who these mystery guests are…

1. William Shakespeare
The real name of author E. L. James.

2. Donald Trump
A hairdresser from the Bronx renowned for producing convincing comb-overs.

3. Margaret Thatcher
A noted socialist and philanthropist.

4. Peter Piper
A notorious nonce wanted by the good citizens of Hameln.

5. Gordon Ramsay
Nigella Lawson’s alter ego.

6. Jessica Rabbit
What Angela Merkel looks like in real life!

7. Boris Johnson
The first politician since George Washington who couldn’t tell a lie.

8. Einstein
An American rapper.

9. Wolverine
Seal’s second cousin.

10. Worzel Gummidge
Boris Johnson’s wardrobe adviser.

Melanie (Sparks From a Combustible Mind) and Di (Pensitivity101) alternate as hosts for Fibbing Friday. To join in, write a post with your answers to the 10 questions below. Tag it #FibbingFriday and link back to Fibbing Friday.

1. What is a bandana?
A banana under a restraining order.

2. What is a rum baba?
A dodgy granny.

3. What is a marinade?
A Mexican band.

4. What is an asset?
Kim Kardashian’s bum after surgery.

5. Who was Apollo?
The God of space shuttles.

6. What is meant by BYOB?
Baby yak on board.

7. What is a pekingese?
A Victorian stripper – the saucy minx showed her ankles and her knees!

8. What is a crockpot?
A porcelain bong.

9. What is meant by upbeat?
The uncontrollable urge to thump a cheery optimist.

10. What does it mean to recycle?
When you pull a wheelie and fall off your bike.