Monthly Archives: April 2005

Be the Next Johnny Goodtimes Update

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Alright, gang, time is running out to sign up to be the next Johnny Goodtimes. You must send me an email by Friday if you are interested. I have had lots of people express interest, but thus far only six have officially signed up. If you do not see your name here, it means that I have not received an e-mail from you expressing your interest.
Pete M.
Jen O.
Marvin S.
Robert S.
Dan P.
Shawn R.
If you are unaware, the “Be the Next Johnny Goodtimes” Contest is being held throughout the month of May to determine who will be in charge of quizzo at the Dark Horse (421 South 2nd Street) throughout the summer. The winner gets $50 a gig and the invaluable resume-builder that comes with working for an outfit as universally respected as Johnny Goodtimes, Amalgamated.

Josh’s car found

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Josh, Where’s Your Car won at the Good Doctor’s on Monday night, but their joy was short-lived, as Josh’s car was found Tuesday morning-at the bottom of the Delaware river! Attempts to salvage the car from the river were nothing short of disastrous, as these photos can attest.

Did You Know…

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The cliche “heads will roll” comes to us from Hitler? In 1930, he said that if the Nazi movement was victorious, their would be a tribunal to punish those who offered Germany’s surrender in WWI. “Then decapitated heads will roll in the sand.” (This from the Dictionary of Cliches, of which I am a proud owner.) Oh, and here’s a funny short music video featuring Hitler.

Pope Stuff

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The big question as we prepare for our new pope is this: what will be his stand on breakdancing? We all know how our boy Johnny Paul felt about it. He loved it, and here’s the video to prove it. And here’s a decent pope joke.

Michael Jackson fun!

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Did you know that MJ was the star of his own video game?. In this game, which was released in the late 1980′s by Sega, Michael rescues kidnapped children. In the updated version, parents rescue their kidnapped children from Michael. If you wanna play a sketchy MJ game, click here. Use your mouse to catch kids who are trying to escape from Neverland. Here’s a questionnaire where you find out what kind of Michael Jackson you are: I’m a smooth criminal. In this game, you rescue kids from kidnappers. Similar to the original video game. If it doesn’t come on, just click on Jumpin’ Jacko on the left side of the screen.

Johnny tries another quizzo, so you don’t have to!

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I tried a new quizzo on Sunday night, as Trivia Art and myself made the trek up to the art museum area to try it out at McCrossen’s Tavern. It was the first time I’d ever been there, and it was a pretty nice place. The wings were good. The quizzo was, well, it gets mixed reviews.

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Comedy Show a success

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Saturday night’s comedy show at Fergies was a tremendous success, as the place was packed for a terrific show. The only quizzo team that showed up for the free event, Spiro Agnew Got a Raw Deal, was rewarded handsomely as Johnny announced that they will get Four Bonus Points in quizzo as a reward for supporting his comedy career.

Question of the Week

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April 19th is thought of as a holiday by many people because Dr. Albert Hoffman took LSD intentionally for the first time. What is this holiday known as?

You’re going to enjoy this

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This website tells us that abstinence is ok. Actually, no it doesn’t, but it’s pretty funny. (And a warning: there are no dirty pics, but the writing is a bit tawdry for the faint of heart.)

it was the best of times, it was the worst of times for When Johnny Lies

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100 Point Performance
With a perfect score heading into round four, When Johnny Lies, the Baby Jesus Cries became the latest squad to miss perfection by only one question. The question, “Who was writing the Mystery of Edwin Drood when he died?” proved to be their undoing. The correct answer was Charles Dickens. “Damnit! We should have been able to pull Dickens out of our ass,” said Pierre Butterworth of When Johnny Lies, who still blew away the competition.

Comedy Show Tonight

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It’s at Fergies (12th and Sansom) at 9 p.m.You best be there, fool.

Day of the Wholphin

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Dunno if you guys saw this one on CNN.com today about the baby wholphin being born. The funny thing is, if I had taken that dolphin job last summer, this is probably be where I would be working now. The guy quoted in the article, Renato Lenzi, is a good friend of mine and is the guy that tried to hire me last summer. (Ain’t I hot s***?)

Why Tonight’s the Anniversary, Part Deux

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Actually, the anniversary was this morning. The ship hit the iceberg at 11:40 p.m. the night before, but didn’t get swallowed by the waves until almost two hours later. One of the biggest “What ifs” in world history has always been what would have happened had the cargo ship Californian, which was only a few miles away, come to the Titanic’s aid. Here’s a good article on that. Now, I know what you’re thinking. “I wanna see the movie Titanic, but I only have 30 seconds, not three hours. Also, wouldn’t it be kool if the characters were bunnies?” Well, you’ve come to the right website. Finally, do you think Titanic was the worst movie ever? Let me know by responding to my answer on the message board or by voting below.

Why, Tonight’s the Anniversary

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It was on this very day, 140 years ago, that Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth, who in my mind is one of the most fascinating, albeit undoubtedly evil, people in American history. For example, did you know that he was an extremely famous actor, and that his brother Edward is considered the greatest American Shakespearean actor of the 19th century? In fact, Lincoln had actually seen JW Booth perform a few years before the assassination. There’s some interesting info in this article. And here’s another one that will tell you more about the conspiracy (Lincoln was not the only mnember of the government attacked that day). Hmmmmm, I wonder if Lincoln might show up in a wild card round soon.