Monthly Archives: December 2004

Story of the Day

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This is an article by someone who apparently thinks that Bob Jones University has gotten a little too liberal. (BJU is the school where, when W spoke there in 2000, still did not allow interracial dating.) Check out #5, “Worldliness promoted.” I really can’t tell if this person is being a smart-ass or is completely out of their mind (i.e. eye shadow, Shakespeare, and opera are all evil).

Question of the Week

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What precedent was set by Emilio Marcos Palma’s birth on January 7, 1978?

Story of the Day

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Hospitals Cover Up Lance Armstrong LiveStrong Bracelets

A hospital chain is taping over patients’ LiveStrong wristbands because they are yellow; the same color as the “do not resuscitate” bands it puts on patients who do not want to be saved if their heart stops.

Ken Jennings is Our B**** Wins at Doc’s

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Ken Jennings is Our B**** was able to come away with a victory at Doc’s on Monday. The team, which has been accused of kidnapping Ken Jennings shortly after his historic streak ended, locking him in their basement and making him, well, their b****, has denied all charges. “Did we put a gag ball in his mouth shortly after he lost to Nancy Zerg?” asked team member Brent “Switchblade” Sampson. “Yes. The photographs prove it. But we let him go shortly after that. Do you really think I could keep a guy with that cute of a smile in my basement for days on end, subsisting on nothing but water and scraps, begging for mercy as we mentally, physically, and spiritually abused him, after he costed us big money by not winning 75 in a row? I think not.”

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Who’s the Champ?

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Here’s the standings including the contests played from 12/5-12/9. (Stories about this week’s contests forthcoming.)

Rank Team Bar Wins
1 Team Hater O’Neals 22
2 The Goats The Bards 21
3 Western Omelette Bards 20
4 S2 O’Neals 19
5 Missing Heads Black Sheep 17
6 Losers Get Lucky Doc’s 13
7 Broad Street Bullies Locust Rendezvous 12
T-8 WTF Black Sheep 12
T-8 Jams Locust 12
10 Yo-Ern Locust 9

Just thought you guys might wanna check this out

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Barry Bonds’s minor league baseball card. This should dispel any steroid rumors.

Link of the Day

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Finally, your chance to learn more about Tony! Toni! Tone!

Link of the Day

Why do we use the word “dude”? A linguist explains.

Question of the Week

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After beating Ken Jennings on Jeopardy on November 30th, how much money did Nancy Zerg finish with in her first defense of her title on December 1st?

Foreigner Doesn’t See Urgency of Situation

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When Johnny’s camera crapped out on Monday night, he had to borrow one from a foreigner who told Johnny he would e-mail the photo to Johnny. It has still not been received. There are some who might say that this foreigner was as cold as ice, and indeed this behavior got Johnny hot-blooded. It was urgent that he send Johnny the photo, but that didn’t happen. This had never happened before. It felt like the first time. Oh well, one of the guys that was on the Doc’s team also won at the Dog, so you can look at that photo.

JGT talks to Local TV Celeb and the Orangutan Man

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I’ve been trying to interview Todd Carmichael for a while, because he’s going to do something rather ridiculous, and I love the ridiculous. Todd, the owner of La Colombe coffee, is going to hike to the South Pole to raise money for orangutans. Yeah, you heard me right. Todd, who has not done almost any physical training (but has quit smoking) in anticipation of this adventure, is trying to raise awareness of this animal, which will be extinct in less than 10 years if something doesn’t happen soon.

He told me to meet him at the Loews Hotel to do the interview on Monday morning, because he was going to be there to make an appearance on the local TV show 10!, which airs every morning on NBC 10 at 10 o’clock. Early on in the interview, Lauren Hart, co-host of the show and answer to this week’s question of the week, wandered over and began chatting with us. The result was a rather strange and interesting conversation, and I had the tape recorder rolling the whole time. Here are the highlights of that conversation.

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Site of the Day

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You asked for more Hall and Oates, you get more Hall and Oates. Here’s a hilarious interview they did. They’re actually pretty funny.

Story of the Day

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A grain of cereal shaped like E.T. sold for big bucks on E-Bay.

Hottie Has Birthday!

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Alexa celebrated her birthday by playing on the team that finished last at the Bards on Tuesday. Way to go, Alexa!!!