Bluto Meets Clark at the Volo Auto Museum

From the December 1, 2021, Hi-Liter (Northwest Chicago suburbs) "Treat your family this year to a 'Christmas Vacation' they won't forget at Volo Museum."

It's Bluto Blutarsky meet Clark Griswold at the Volo Museum right now and a tip of Santa's cap to two of the best movies ever made in my opinion.  

They have the 1959 Corvette from "Animal House" and the Family Truckster from "Vacation."  Plus, there is a photo op you can get with Cousin Eddie's "Christmas Vacation" RV in the backdrop background.

"Animal House" is my all-time favorite movie (essentially it was my old fraternity up until the parade and I am sure we would have had toga parties if we'd thought about it.  We'd have been just the guys to do it, you know.)

Plus, "Christmas Vacation" is my second favorite Christmas movie.  But. I have to admit I thought the Wagon Queen Family Truckster had been pretty-well destroyed by Clark's trip into the desert.  And, "Vacation" is in my Top Five favorite movies especially since Liz and I are bigtime old road folks.

--Cooter

About 'It's a Wonderful Life'-- Part 1: My Top Four Christmas Favs

From the December 19, 2020, CTV News "How the Second World War shaped 'It's a Wonderful Life' by Rachael Scott.

This is my third favorite Christmas movie, even though when it was made, it was not slated as a Christmas movie.  (My top four Christmas movies:

1.  "A Christmas Story"

2.  "Christmas Vacation"

3.  "It's a Wonderful Life"

4.  "Miracle on 34th Street"

I have seen all but the 1st and 4th ones, but hope to see the 4th this week and know that I will see the 1st several times between Christmas Eve and Christmas night for some reason.

--Cooter

Quiz: How Well Do You Know Movie "Christmas Vacation"?-- Part 4: What Hockey Team's Jersey Did Clark Wear?

16.  Who accidentally trapped Clark in the attic?  (I missed this one.)

17.  When Clark was on the runaway sled, he ended up in what store's parking lot.

18.  What corrected Eddie's daughter's crossed eyes?

19.  What song does the family sing when the Santa Claus decoration is streaming across the sky?

20.  What is the movie's last line?  (I missed this one also.)

answers below.

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16.  Ellen's mother Frances.  I knew it was Ellen's mother, but didn't know her name.)


17.  Wal-Mart


18.  She got kicked by a mule.


19.  "The Star-Spangled Banner"


20.  "I did it."

Blood-sucking, dog-kissing, brainless, (expletive)less, heartless.  (These words were spoken by Clark during his meltdown about whom?

His Boss.  --Coot(Worm-headed sack of monkey (expletive).

Chicago Blackhawks

Quiz: How Well Do You Know Movie "Christmas Vacation"? --Part 3: Who Destroyed the First Griswold Christmas Tree?

11.  What does Clark wear on his head when using the chain saw for the first time?

12.  What year was "Christmas Vacation" released in?   I missed it by one year short.

13.  What type of animal was in the second Christmas tree Clark brought in?

14.  What were the first names of Clark's long-suffering neighbors played by Nicholas Guest and Julia Louis-Dreyfus?  I missed this one.

15.  What is the name of Cousin Eddie's dog?

Answers below.

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11.  A hockey mask.


12.  1989


13.  A squirrel


14.  Todd and Margo


15.  Snots


How Well Are You Doing?

Dirt-Eating, Inbred, Overstuffed, Ignorant.   --CootSnots

Quiz: Just How Well Do You Know Movie "Christmas Vacation"-- Part 2: Aunt Bethany

Answers below.

6.  What does Aunt Bethany recite when others ask her to say grace before the Christmas meal?

7.  How many lights does Clark use on his house?

8.  What kind of vehicle does Cousin Eddie drive?

9.  What classic holiday movie is Clark's son Rusty watching on TV when the in-laws arrive?

10.  What does Clark do to amuse himself while he is stuck in the attic?

Answers below.

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6.  The Pledge of Allegiance


7.  25,000   I missed this one.


8.  RV


9.  "It's a Wonderful Life"


10.  Watches home movies.


"Four-flushing, low-life, snake-licking."

We're Gonna Do This Big.  --CootEddie

Quiz: Just How Well Do You Know 'Christmas Vacation'?-- Part 1: What Team's Hat Did Clark Wear?

From the Dec. 15, 2019, Chicago Tribune from the Austin American-Statesman.

This is my second all-time favorite Christmas movie which I have seen twice so far this season.

Let's see how well you do.  I didn't get them all correct, however.  (But, I did get most of them, though.)   Answers are below.  I will also indicate the ones that I missed.

1.  What Christmas carol are Clark and Ellen singing at the beginning of the movie as they head out into the woods to cut down the Griswold family Christmas tree?

2.  Which sports team hat does Clark wear at various times in the film?

3.  What item does Clark forget to bring on the tree-hunting expedition?

4.  What does Clark plan to do with his Christmas bonus?

5.  What does Clark receive instead of his bonus?

Answers below.

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1.  "Deck the Halls"


2.  Chicago Bears


3.  axe or saw


4.  Buy a family swimming pool.


5.  Yearlong subscription to Jelly of the Month Club.   I missed this one.  Thought it was wine of the month..

"Cheap, Lying, No-Good, Rotten."   --CootWold

DID YOU KNOW:   There is a seven letter word in the English language that contains  ten words without rearranging any of its letters.  That word is "therein."  See if you can list the words.