Saturday Six - Episode 80

As usual, leave a link to your answer at Patrick's Place. 

 

The first few questions involve a recent news report reported by John Scalzi in "By the Way."  If the story itself didn't have you double checking the products in your house, maybe these questions will.

But before the questions, it's time to recognize the first person to play last week.  According to the rules, to be considered the first to play, you must either leave the link to the specific entry in which you answered the questions, or you must answer them in the comment.  That means that Vickey of "Wastin' My Time" was first to play last week.

Also, I want to welcome Beth and Mastersblynn who played for the first time last week.  Also, Sunny  has played before but left a comment for the first time last week.  Be sure to stop by their journals to say hello.

Here are this week's "Saturday Six" questions.  Either answer the questions in a comment here, or put the answers in an entry on your journal...but either way, leave a link to your journal so that everyone else can visit!  If you don't have an AOL journal, you can still play, but of course you'll at least need an AOL screen name, which you can get for free with AOL Instant Messenger, to be able to leave a comment here.  To be counted as "first to play," you must be the first player to either answer the questions in a comment or to provide a complete link to the specific entry in your journal in which you answer the questions.  A link to your journal in general cannot count.  (Again, if you're playing for the first time, please be sure to say so in the comment!)  Enjoy!

1. How many products throughout your home are labelled "antibacterial."  Oh my goodness, I don’t want to go hunt and count so I will guess.  Every hand soap at every bathroom sink plus the kitchen sink.  That would be “6”.

2. As a general rule, and assuming any required knocking on wood, how often do you get anything more serious than a sniffle or mild cold?  Oh, I’m generally healthy.  I might get a 24hour virus now and again, but basical ly I stand by the “You know you’re an ER nurse if…your immune system is so well developed that it has been known to attack squirrels in the backyard next door.

3. John Scalzi ran this story about research that suggests the increased use of "antibacterial" products aren't necessary for people who are generally healthy, and might be causing the creation of "superbugs" that are resistant to antibiotics.  Are you more likely to avoid these products after reading about studies like this?  Nope…gotta decide who’s “super-hype” you are going to believe.  And this isn’t anything new.  This topic was addressed when the antibacterial soaps first came out.  I don’t see us dying of any new strain of common diseases, do you?

4. Take this quiz:  Will you pass the U.S. Citizenship Test?
You Passed the US Citizenship Test Congratulations - you got 9 out of 10 correct!

5. Now that the gas prices have dropped just a little (but nowhere near enough), what's the most you've paid for a gallon of gas so far?  $2.99.  I just saw $2.69 tonight, and you’re right, this isn’t nowhere low enough).

6. READER'S CHOICE QUESTION #76 from Psychfun:   What was your favorite cereal as a kid?  When was the last time you had a bowl of it?  Lucky Charms.  Just had some a couple of weeks ago.  I do have a 5yr old in the house, after all.