Riddle (no.2)

I just love riddles, here is another one based on a true story:
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It was a couple of years ago,
there was no place he needed to go

he just got a pay raise and decided to buy a toy
one he did not need but intended to enjoy

a motorcycle seemed to be the right choice
he liked the looks and also the noise

he called his friend and wanted to meet
told him that he had only one seat

the perfect day to take a ride
the two showed their playful side

his friend in the car in front pushed the brakes
just for fun to see how much he could take

it went well and his friend increased the stakes
inexperienced he pushed again his brakes

still undecided who ends up being the fool
they just passed Holland Elementary School

as his friend pushed the brakes again going really fast
he could not help he was to close and crashed

the brand new motorcycle in shambles and his collarbone broken
an ambulance was called... and his friend, was he woken?

************************************************************************** What are the names of the two individuals?

As usual, who ever posts the first comment with the right answer will be treated to a pizza at Enrico’s in Sturbridge at my expense!!
Town officials are not allowed to participate, that would be too easy.....
Peter Frei

Posted on 29 Apr 2009, 2:07 - Category: The Town Common
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Holland resident severely burned

"LifeFlight Around 9:30 hours this morning, 71 year old Andre Breton, living on 34 Kimball Hill Rd, was burning leaves when his clothes somehow cut on fire.

An ambulance from Brimfield transferred Mr. Breton to the Hitchcock field behind the town hall from where a U Mass Memorial LifeFlight helicopter flew Mr. Breton to U Mass Memorial Center in Worcester.

Around noon time, the nursing supervisor described Mr. Brenton’s condition as good. The Holland Blog wishes him well.
Peter Frei

Posted on 25 Apr 2009, 12:13 - Category: The Town Common
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For Singles Only Night A Success

" Do you know the feeling of not wanting to miss any of the action, but not wanting to be the first one? I planed to be there at 7:15 PM, not to late; hoping to find people already there so attention would be spread among a crowd and not just the very few. Some just call it to be “fashionably” late.

Before I realized that I was actually inside, owner Pia Rogers engaged me already in small talk and made me feel at ease. She welcomed everybody and did not give the feeling of awkwardness a chance. Pia tagged everybody, which made it easier to communicate. "two

It was the first time Pia organized the “singles only night” and she did a perfect job. Te place was crowded in no time at all and I had interesting conversations about unexpected topics.

A buffet with chocolate dipped strawberries, veggies, crackers and other snacks were offered; some tables had small burners to grill marshmallows and all the ingredients to make smores.

It was nine o’clock to soon, but Pia did not strictly enforce the advertised end-time of the event. It was almost ten o’clock when I finally left the cozy Sturbridge Coffee House.

I will be back if Pia follows through with her intention to have a singles only night every third Friday of the month.
Peter Frei

Posted on 25 Apr 2009, 2:23 - Category: Things To Do
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“Speak Out Holland” Number One On Google and Yahoo

As the readers may know, the Holland Blog has one more domain name, www.speakoutholland.com in addition to www.01521.com. Both searches, the search 01521 and the search speak out Holland rank on top as number one on Google and Yahoo, chek it out!
Peter Frei

Posted on 23 Apr 2009, 18:42 - Category: Speak Out Holland
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For Singles Only! (And more...)

"Mary Artwork like the beautiful calligraphy with poetry von Mary Shelley on the left and art photography, both by Yvonne Elizabeth Ashworth, will enhance the ambiance of the place the first Singles Night is being held this coming Friday night in Fiskdale.

My favorite aphorism of Mary Shelley:

It is justice, not charity, that is wanting in the world.

Mary Wollstonecroft Shelley wrote the novel “Frankenstein” in 1816 while on vacation in Switzerland.

The year 1816 was the year known as the year without a summer. Lord Byron, John William Polidori, and Mary Shelley stayed inside as it was to cold outside and competed in writing the scariest story. Mary Shelley beat the others with her “Frankenstein” story which became a world wide classic, read more»


Posted on 23 Apr 2009, 01:03 - Category: Things To Do
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Statistics

I’m always curious what the readers of the Holland Blog find most interesting. Most of the time, it is not what I expect; here a few facts. Over the past 30 days, the following posts were viewed the longest time on average:

19.38 minutes: Town Caucus.
13.53 minutes: The “Victory” claimed by Gleason & Wettlaufer comes at a hefty Price for the Taxpayer.
8.43 minutes: Soon it will be crunch Time in my case against the Planning Board
8.00 minutes: Department of Revenue officials visit town again.
7.48 minutes: “AFTER THE MAYFLOWER,” first episode in a series about Nipmuc Indians starting tonight on PBS.
7.42 minutes: James LaMountain
7.16 minutes: What is Holland thinking?
Click on any title to view the post. Every word in the main section on this blog written in bold italic is a link!
Peter Frei

Posted on 22 Apr 2009, 14:56 - Category: The Town Common
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Selectboard Meeting of April 21, 2009

Tonight the selectboard met the second time this month, read more»

Posted on 21 Apr 2009, 23:43 - Category: Board Of Selectmen
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Riddle (no.1)

“Cannabis I personally do not believe in drugs, never tried any, never needed any, and I’m glad it is that way. My drug of choice is work. I also do not have any tattoos either.

Drugs and tattoos, are the subjects this riddle is all about.

It is obvious that some people using drugs and like tattoos make a statement about their drug of choice with a tattoo.
“Joker The most obvious would be a cannabis leaf, but some like it more discrete I learned. (I have learned a lot since I launched the Holland Blog two month ago).

Here is the riddle: There is a town official who is carrying a tattoo on one of his legs, a tattoo of a joker.

I heard that some people carry a Joker tattoo as a subtle hint to reveal their drug of choice. (The Joker brand is the preferred rolling paper for cannabis users).

Here are the questions:

(1) Who is the town official that carries a joker tattoo on one of his legs?

(2) Is it a coincident that this official has allegedly smoked pot in the past?

Who ever posts the first comment with the right answer will be treated to a pizza at Enrico’s in Sturbridge at my expense!!

Town officials are not allowed to participate, that would be too easy.....

Peter Frei


Posted on 20 Apr 2009, 18:30 - Category: The Town Common
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SpeakOutHolland.com

Good News! The Holland Blog has an additional domain name,

www.SpeakOutHolland.com

in addition to, www.01521.com
Peter Frei

Posted on 18 Apr 2009, 1:43 - Category: Speak Out Holland
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2009 Town Caucus Report

Last night, 44 voters attended the 2009 town caucus at the Holland Elementary School. Candidates for a total of 18 positions were proposed to be put on the ballot for the annual town elections to be held June 8, 2009, from 10:00 hours to 20:00 hours, read more»

Posted on 15 Apr 2009, 11:57 - Category: Town Politics
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Series on Nipmuc Indians starting tonight on PBS

If you have an interest in local history, you can't miss the first episode in a five part series with the title: “We shall remain.” The series looks into the history of the aboriginal inhabitants, the Nipmuc's that lived here a long time before Caucasians settled. Some of the Nipmucs taking part in the series are Nipmucs living today amongst us in our community. The first episode airs tonight at 21:00 hours, read more»

Posted on 13 Apr 2009, 13:43 - Category: Local History
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