Fun Stop

“Fun Stop,” New Era, Aug. 2020, 42–43.

Fun Stop

The Extra Smile

boys in gym — Oh, I thought you said we were going to work on my apps.

boy getting soccer uniform — I’m a medium in shirt size and an extra large in pizza size.

Scripture Sudoku

In regular sudoku, the goal is to fill the 9×9 grid so that each column, each row, and each of the nine 3×3 boxes contains the digits 1 through 9 only once. This time, to complete the puzzle, use the nine bolded words from Helaman 5:12:

“And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall.”

		storm			build		foundation
		sure	foundation		rock	Redeemer
	foundation	rock	remember	sure	Christ		storm	winds
						storm		Christ
	winds	foundation				sure	remember
sure		Christ
storm	rock		build	Christ	remember		sure
		winds			foundation			rock
	Christ		winds		sure	remember

Presidential Smile

Can you tell which former President of the Church this is, by his smile? Hint: if you get stuck, try asking some of your older relatives or friends in the Church before checking your answer.

Hink Pink Think—the Sequel

A hink pink is a rhyming answer to a riddle. For example, what might you call a paperback thief? A book crook! Too easy? Try this one: When a cat or dog quickly and gently reaches to touch a male pioneer’s headgear made of dried grain stalks. A straw hat paw pat. (Groaning and eye-rolling are encouraged at all times when solving hink pinks.) Can you figure out the rest?

A small, painful bubble that forms on a female sibling’s foot after she’s walked and walked and walked in ill-fitting shoes. ______________ ______________
A brain-teasing puzzle about a folksy violin. ______________ ______________
Stealthily obtained thin strips of cured and smoked pork, cooked to the perfect sizzle. ______________ ______________
A heated argument over how to spend the paper money set aside to buy handheld illumination devices for camping. ______________________________ ______________ ______________
Ardent enthusiasm regarding the round, turning things on a wagon. ______________ ______________
Bonus: A lesser-known, annual celebration where enthusiasts of mosquito repellant embrace one another to mark the occasion. ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________

Hero In a Hurry

Here are some of the top responses from the last caption contest. Be sure to check out last month’s issue of the New Era for the current caption contest, then send in your best punchlines!

“Well, time to save the day again … super slowly!” Luke R.

“When your parents ask you to do something important.” Mason R.

“When your mom is proud of you for doing the dishes without her asking.” Lauren P.

“That’s right. I can go over 3 miles per hour.” Peter H.

“I am Super Turtle! Fear me, seventh deadly sin Sloth!” Andrew W.

“I won’t be underestimated any longer!” Nina S.

“Tintoretto, the 5th ninja turtle.” Josh H.

Answers

Scripture Sudoku

Christ	remember	storm	Redeemer	winds	build	rock	foundation	sure
winds	build	sure	foundation	storm	rock	Redeemer	Christ	remember
Redeemer	foundation	rock	remember	sure	Christ	build	storm	winds
build	Redeemer	remember	sure	foundation	winds	storm	rock	Christ
rock	winds	foundation	Christ	build	storm	sure	remember	Redeemer
sure	storm	Christ	rock	remember	Redeemer	foundation	winds	build
storm	rock	Redeemer	build	Christ	remember	winds	sure	foundation
remember	sure	winds	storm	Redeemer	foundation	Christ	build	rock
foundation	Christ	build	winds	rock	sure	remember	Redeemer	storm

Presidential Smile

President Howard W. Hunter

Hink Pink Think—the Sequel

1. sister blister 2. fiddle riddle 3. taken bacon 4. flashlight cash fight 5. wheel zeal 6. bug spray hug day