Monthly Archives: June 2005

I have no idea who wrote this. I promise I didn’t write it. I’m not saying that I’m above writing flattering notes to myself on Craigslist, but I didn’t write this particular one. Oh come on, I didn’t write it. Why don’t you believe me?

Not everybody’s feeling the love on craigslist. This person doesn’t seem like a big fan of hipsters.

Quizzo player Charles Bischof (Locust Rendezvous) wrote a rather interesting slant piece for this week’s City Paper, saying that Live 8 is trying to oversimplify a complex problem.

You mighta already seen this, but if not, check it out. Curt Schilling totally blows away WIP. “They are some of the biggest pieces of trash.” It’s great, even though Schilling took a nose-dive on the old respect-o-meter when he stumped for Bush right after the Series last year (stay in the sports pages, pal).

For a second there, I was worried about our good ol’ president. But he reassured me last night that everything is working out just great. Here’s a pretty good write up about Bush’s speech last night. I’m glad that Bush reminded us last night that 15 of the 19 terrorists were Iraquis. Oops, did I say Iraquis? I meant Saudis. Here’s what people are saying about Bush’s boy John “Michael” Bolton. And below, I’ve included a couple of my favorite lines from Bush before the war.

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Andrew Bogut was picked first in last night’s NBA draft. In last year’s, of course, the Orlando Magic took a bunch of white people.

Here’s a pretty comprehensive look at Gavrilo Princip and why he decided to kill Franz Ferdinand on June 28, 1914. If I had a name like Gavrilo Princip, I’d probably kill somebody too.

Hey, once a month, there will be kinky quizzo at the Dive. That includes tonight. In case you are wondering, the first two weeks with Pedro went very well, and I think it’s gonna be a really great quizzo. Pedro returns next week.

Today is H. Ross Perot’s 75th birthday! Let’s celebrate with a few of his greatest quotes!

“If we did not have such a thing as an airplane today, we would probably create something the size of N.A.S.A. to make one.”

“Failures are like skinned knees — painful, but superficial.”

?Which one of the three candidates would you want your daughter to marry??

“It takes five years to design a new car in this country. Heck, we won World War II in four years.”

“If you see a snake, just kill it – don’t appoint a committee on snakes.”

“The activist is not the man who says the river is dirty. The activist is the man who cleans up the river.”

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Have you guys seen tom cruise kill oprah? It’s only like 10 seconds long, but it is mildly amusing.

On June 29th, 1905, this major league ballplayer made his only appearance in a major league game.

This story was written not by Johnny Goodtimes, but by a contestant in the Be the Next Johnny Goodtimes Contest, Jam Master Sean (aka Urbanus). He is one of RPS’s most famous players.
Some people are into quizzo. Some people are into computers. Rock Paper Scissors. The dance of hands. That?s my thing. It?s a thinking person?s game, much like chess. I enjoy the mental aspects of it. Preparing elaborate scripts to use against opponents. Profiling opponents to determine which script would be effective in tournament play. Sometimes just winging it and using a reactive technique. It?s all about being able to read your competition.

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