Page 6 The LION’s EYE December 7, 1999 Community Crossword Holiday fun for the young 2 at heart Across 1. This ‘inspector’ has his own Christmas special and lots of cool toys 5. The snowman’s second TV spe- cial 14. Card game with four colors, skips cards, wild cards and draw two cards 16. Archaic woe 17. A nickname for Delores 18. What kids say when food is good 20. Who is the Christmas Donkey? 23. Santa's last name 24. Lots of these make up our DNA 25. Holiday song line ‘.... On the Roof’ 27. Baronet (abbr.) 28. Who was kissing Santa under the mistletoe? 29. Foil-covered chocolate candy given out at Hanukkah 30. The 10 commandments tell us to believe in ... God 32. Bill and this guy shared an ‘excellent’ adventure 33. The frog's TV network 35. White stuff that comes when it's cold out 37. What Santa says 38. This Dr. Seuss character stole Christmas 39. What bad kids get in their stock- ings 41. Nautical for Water Ballast (abbr.) 43. All right 44. Over the river and through the woods to whose house? 46. Country represented by the red, white and blue 47. Jewish dismay 48. How many computers in the 12 days of Christmas song? 50. North Dakota (abbr.) 51. Stacked candy in a dispenser with a head 53. Repeating action like shopping: i.e. a shopping ..... 54. Most students have at least one of these before the holiday break 57. For some families, watching ‘The Wizard of ..." is a holiday tradi- tion 58. First two vowels in the Old MacDonald had a farm song 59. Endless talking 62. Chemical symbol for rhodium 63. This guy beat Goliath 65. Latter-day Saints (abbr.) 67. TV special: ‘The Bear Who .... Through Christmas’ 68. A hollow false fruit with tiny fruits inside. (hint: would be great in a newton) 69. This mouse wants to take over the world and celebrate the holidays 71. Times before Christ for Christians 72. Goes with myself and | long-eared 73. Kids and adults love to have this, especially at holidays 74. Eisenhower's nickname 75. Hindu mediation 76. A tree topper 77. Rudolph and Frosty have Christmas in this summer month 78. Regarding 81. Where is Santa coming to? 84. If Santa didn’t have a sleigh, he may have used this to transport gifts 85. Children make these every year to let Santa know what they want 88. What ‘a’ becomes before a word beginning with a vowel 90. Exclamation of surprise 91. Traditional favorite: ‘Ave .... 92. Most Christian children wish ing day was Christmas 93. Who wrote to the New York Sun asking if there is a Santa Claus? 95. When the Maccabees retook the Temple, (the origin of Hanukkah) how many days worth of oil did they have? (hint: not how many days did the oil last.) 96. Final words in many books: The 97. The bible’s Ecclesiastes (abbr.) 98. To run the lights on the Menorah or Christmas tree, you need this 100. Somebody who may need a good meal for the holidays 102. The Mets play in this stadium 104. A way for a boxing match to finish 106. What happened on 34th Street? 109. Queen Victoria (abbr.) 110. Symbol for Christ | 11. Magazine for young women 112. Hamburger special: Big .... 113. Type of log used for holidays 114. Last note on a letter. Down 1. A teacher, mentor, or very knowl- edgeable person 2. Abbreviation for ‘in the year’ in Latin 3. Actor Knotts and a Mafia kingpin share this 4. Beach Boys song line: ‘.... Coast girls are hip, | really dig those styles they wear.’ 6. The Bible's Revelations 7. “..... the night before Christmas’ 8. It's not me, it’s ... 9. Department of Education (abbr.) 10. Word written on almost every present 11. Utah (abbr.) 12. Russian “no” 13. What NY paper did a little girl ask, “Is there a Santa Claus?” 15. This is where the heart is 19. Jewish candelabra with nine spots for candles 21. The stingiest man in town (two 10 11 12 TI n 6 I "1B 4 : 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 [25 [26 27 28 29 A 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 : 49 50 51 52 53 54 | 55 56 57 ER 59 60 [61 rE 63 64 5 }66 67 68 69. 70 71 72 73 4 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 50 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 J105 706 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 Puzzle created by LYN A.E. McCAFFERTY words) 49. Electrical engineer (abbr.) 80. These waxy items are traditions 22. Singer Stewart or biblical: 52. Initials of the actor who plays Al for Hanukkah, Christmas and ‘Spare the ...., spoil the child’ Bundy Kwanzaa 24. Candles and pregnant women give off this bright light 26. Which Looney Tune played Bob Cratchit in Bugs Bunny's version of ‘A Christmas Carol’ 29. Initials of the first American president 31. Chemical symbol for Nickel 32. What day was Seinfeld on prime time TV (abbr.)? 33. Movie: ‘It's a .... life; 34. Santa can tell if you've been good or .... 36. Famous holiday ballet 38. A fowl sometimes eaten for Christmas dinner 39. Can not 40. Lord mayor (abbr.) 42. New favorite toy in the original move ‘Toy Story’ (two words) 44, What a green light means 45. The ‘musicman’s’ real initials 55. Rudolph had a very .... 56. An apron for a child 59. A precious ... is generally seen as a nice gift for a woman 60. Like a gorilla 61. Initials of famous tennis player from the 1920s, and early '30s. He dominated the game as Pete Sampras or Andre Agessi do today 64. Drink mixer: Canada .... Ginger ale 66. Genes that make us each uniquely different 70. Account of (abbr.) 71. You'd find one of these in a bel- fry 73. Chemical symbol for fluorine plus chemical symbol for uranium 74. Retirement savings 76. An adjective describing James Bond 79. Santa's little helpers nose 82. Incessant complaining 83. Fewer than one : 84. Holiday singing or a woman's name 86. An example 87. A junior’s father 89. Santa's saintly name 91. Sorcery 92. In printing, half an ‘em’ space 94. Shirley MacLaine play: “..... la Douce” 95. Combining form egg or ovum 99. Year (abbr.) 100. House of Commons (abbr.) 101. Where the children were nes- tled snugly 103. Night before Christmas 105. Exclamation of surprise 107. An advertisement 108. Me possessive Fresh fruit: Is it really too much to ask for? CONTINUED from Page 4 and a lot of patience. I don’t think patience is even in the American vocabulary any- more. It has been stricken from the record. Nobody wants to have to wait for anything. That is why we have “fast food restaurants,” “express lanes,” and “instant oatmeal.” Why is everyone in such a hurry? Is it too much to stop and enjoy “now?” Or would that be too painful? Because then, people would realize how truly unhappy they are. They would realize that they have all these “things” that are supposed to make them happy, yet they are not. They would realize that they are living a lie, that they are feeding themselves. They are liv- ing the lie that happiness comes from money and what they can buy with that money. As Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers, said, “Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. There is nothing in its nature to produce happi- ness. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of its filling a vacuum, it makes one. If it satisfies one want, it dou- bles and trebles [sic] that want another way. That was a true proverb of the wise man, rely upon it; ‘Better is little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasure, and trouble therewith.” Patience is more than just a virtue. Things that you. wait for are that much more enjoyable. Likewise, something easi- ly gained is easily lost, and hence not missed when gone. When you work for something, and achieve it, the pleasure is that much greater. Aristotle knew this, and showed his wisdom when he said, “Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.” Nobody, it seems, wants to make an effort anymore. They would like to sit and do nothing, yet expect to profit from it. This is in direct conflict with what Thomas Fuller said: “One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.” Sir Walter Scott also agreed with this reward, for effort ethic, and said, “He that climbs the tall tree has won right to the fruit.” It is for these reasons that it is not so : much the early picking -of fruit that is so odious, but the mentality of this nation, which has let things get to this point. Therefore it is not the fruit of this nation that is foul, so much as the “fruits” of this nation that are truly foul. If this country wants to stay great, it has to come to terms with where it is heading, how it got there, and how it can get back on track from the moral degradation it has been sliding into. — Robert Carl Heise Freshman IST major Penn State Delco If you'd like to have your letter to the edi- tor published, please put it in the Lion; s 5 Bye mailbox on the, first floor of M
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