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THERE ARE 2 METRO CHALLENGES THIS MONTH! JOIN ONE, OR BETTER YET... JOIN THEM BOTH!

2nd Annual
McCARTY METRO
GINGERBREAD HOUSE CONTEST!

Building a Gingerbread House can be lots of fun by yourself, or with your kids. Your job is to build a Gingerbread House, take a photo, and attach it in an email to mccartymetro@gmail.com by Christmas Day. Voting will be done by our readers for 2 weeks after the submissions are received.

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1st Annual
McCARTY METRO
CHRISTMAS TREE CONTEST!

Time to decorate your Christmas Tree with lights, tinsel, ornaments, or whatever... Once you have your tree decorated, take a picture, and send it via email to me at mccartymetro@gmail.com by Christmas Day. Voting will be done by our readers after the submissions are received.

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1. Say What You See
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Answer

2. Say What You See
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NIGMASSHT
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Answer

3. If you sing the entire song "The 12 Days Of Christmas", which present in quantity will show up the most often?
Answer

4. The elves and reindeer are getting ready for a meeting with Santa. So far 14 of them have arrived. If they have 38 legs between them, how many reindeer are at the meeting and how many elves are at the meeting?
Answer

5. Each elf can wrap 1 present a minute. How many can 3 elves wrap in 3 minutes?
Answer

Q. Who's the only star from the early 1960s heyday of Motown who was still making records on the label into the 21st century?

Your Name:
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LAST MONTH'S ANSWER & RESULTS

In what two films has Tom Hanks played a former military pilot?

APOLLO 13 & SULLY

Congratulations to: P Smurf

METRO CAPTION CONTEST
Give us a great or funny caption for this photo

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Caption:

LAST MONTH'S SUBMITTED CAPTIONS

George Bailey's car crashes into a tree in "It's a Wonderful Life II." In the remake, George Bailey is a sandwich delivery driver.
I delivered to the wrong tree.
Until further notice... No door to door delivery to Treehouse Masters.
I just got freaky fast with that tree......
Chip & Dale died a freaky fast death
The tree came out of no where, like freaky fast!
Freaky Fast my ass
Freaky Crash!
Ah ohhhh.. better get MAACO!

METRO SECRET CELEBRITY
Can you name the movie or TV show these 4 appeared in?
Clue... It has something to do with Christmas

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Movie They Were In:

LAST MONTH ANSWER...

OZZY OSBORNE

Congratulations: Jerry & SteveO

15 FACTS TO GET YOUR MIND OFF CHRISTMAS SHOPPING

A rat can last longer without water than a camel
The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle
A raisin dropped in a glass of champagne will bounce up and down
A duck's quack doesn't echo. No one knows why
A 2 X 4 is really 1-1/2" by 3-1/2"
On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily!
Donald Duck was banned from Finland cause he doesn't wear pants
No words in the dictionary that rhyme with orange, purple and silver
The first CD pressed in the US was Springsteen' s "Born in the USA."
Roses may be red, but violets are indeed violet
Charlie Chaplin won 3rd prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest
Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying
Sherlock Holmes NEVER said, "Elementary, my dear Watson."
The glue on Israeli postage is certified kosher
The first item Motorola developed was a record player for cars. The Victrola was popular so they called themselves Motorola

NOW WASN'T THAT CALMING AND NICE FOR A CHANGE

OK... So we couldn't afford the actual David Bowie / Bing Crosby version, but hope you enjoy this anyway.

NINE REINDEER
But We Only Know Of 8

WHAT THE HECK IS THAT???
Can you guess WTH this is?

SOCIAL MEDIA SANTA

SAY WHAT?

WAKKA WAKKA

Last Month's Answer...

LIPSTICK
Congratulations: Valerie, Gene

EVERY MCCARTY'S SONG

THE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS?

ED NOTE: REMEMBER... OUR READERS ARE ALSO OUR WRITERS & SUBMITTERS!

The success of the Metro relies on our subscribers and readers. I encourage everyone to send an article or any other type of submission to keep the Metro fresh and strong each month. You can submit on any link in this issue, or send an email to mccartymetro@gmail.com and see your name as a contributor to the McCarty Metro.

Editors: Kelly & Margaret McCarty

Writers & Submitters: Rick Farmiloe, Kitty Gereg, Brandon & Michele Hoenicke, Tom Hoenicke, Kelli Maroney, Jerry McCarty, Kelly McCarty, Kristen McCarty, Margaret McCarty, Mike McCarty, Steve McCarty, Valerie McCarty, Gwenda Perez