I have finally found the perfect news article. It has everything: a town called Arkadelphia, CPR on a drowning chicken, and the use of the word “dadgum” in the story. “I breathed into it’s beak, and it’s dadgum eyes popped open.” So that gave me the notion that we needed a word of the week. Therefore, I am incorporating “dadgum” as our word of the week. Please try to use it in a sentence when speaking with me for the rest of the week. Also, feel free to post a good news headline with the word “dadgum” in the title. Here’s a few to start: Muslims Flip Out Over Dadgum Cartoon. I’ll Be Dadgum If Gretzky’s Wife Weren’t Betting On Hockey.

Hey gang, I already told you a little something about the event this weekend. Well, here’s some more info. FIrst of all, here’s a schedule of events (though I will not be entertaining from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. I’ll be on from 9-11) and here’s the pricing for the weekend. There’s also gonna be a concert on Saturday night at the Planetarium. Looks like a really neat weekend all around.

Ramon Mercader was born on February 7th, 1914. Who is he best known for killing?

Hey guys, this looks really awesome. On friday night, I will be hosting quizzo at the Franklin Institute, in the Fels Planetarium. In between rounds, they will be showing really wild, trippy images on the dome, so be sure you take a lot of acid before you arrive. Ha ha! I’m kidding! Sort of. But seriously, this looks like a lot of fun and will be a little different than our normal quizzoes. The whole thing is a celebration of the heart on the weekend before Valentine’s. I’ll probably have a lot of questions about science, so a lot of the answers I have will probably be wrong, since I don’t know anything about science. Ha ha! I’m kidding! Sort of. Here’s the press release. I actually get started at 9 p.m., not 7, and I will be going until 11 or so, not until 2 am.

Yeah, sorry i’m late. Just got back from Virginia. I’m kind of wiped out, so I’ll be back in action tommorrow. Hope you enjoyed those crappy ass Super Bowl commercials. Oh, and more importantly, Grey’s Anatomy jumped the shark. More on that tommorrow. Peace out-JGT.

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it’s here. Johnny’s special day. In lieu of gifts, Johnny is asking that you send roses. Lots and lots of roses. Cutest moment of the day: My mom just called and had her 3rd grade class sing me “Happy Birthday.”

Here’s a little bit more background the weekly double in round three of the Quizzo Bowl (What do the three stars on the Steelers helmets stand for?) Another quizzo tie- in? John Rooney of the Peanut Butter Bumpers (far right in photo) is related to the Rooney’s who own the Steelers! No kidding! And vote in the poll for who you think is gonna win the Super Bowl.

The Hungry Hungry Hebrew is making history this week, becoming the first person to ever compete in both Quizzo Bowl and Wing Bowl. His team, Wormser’s A Real Whiz At Aerodynamics, finished an impressive 6th at Quizzo Bowl, which really isn’t all that surprising, considering that Triple H was a 3 time winner on Jeopardy in 2001. He made his entry into Wing Bowl by eating two pounds of gefilte fish, which you can learn more about by clicking here. But he’s in Wing Bowl for more than just the glory. He’s also raising donations for an organization he started with other young Philadelphians, including former Eagle Cecil Martin, called Brotherly Love for New Orleans, and he is asking people to donate money for each wing he eats tommorrow. Here are his five questions:
1. What’s your favorite restaurant in Philadelphia?
Old Original Bookbinder’s and Maccabeam

2. Which is more challenging, quizzo or competitive eating?
Certainly a different kind of challenge. Perhaps competitive eating, since one can’t rely on teammates the way one can in Quizzo. And it certainly takes a (temporary) toll on one’s body.

3. Who are your favorite cartoon characters?
Yosemite Sam (in general I love passionate and enthusiastic people) and Wile E. Coyote (very admirable perseverance).

4. Have you ever eaten wings at seven in the morning before?
Not before getting my Wing Bowl training underway!

5. If you could eat a 72 oz. steak with any two Philadelphians, past or present, who would they be and why?
Haym Solomon – from during Revolutionary War period — oh wait, inevitably you know that! –first real Jewish Philadelphia hero (could the steak be kosher?). Reggie White – incredibly generous and warm-hearted star player on my favorite sports team. Passed away far too soon. Plus he’d inevitably be of greater assistance than Mr. Solomon in helping me finish that steak.

The groundhog got his moment of glory today, as Phil hopped out in Punxsutawney and declared that there would be six more weeks of winter.

Hey gang, just got back from the Loews Hotel. Had a lot of fun doing the TV thing. Miss America was actually a lot cooler than I thought she would be. She had a really great sense of humor. Of course, I think my 15 minutes of fame will be a footnote to the much larger story. In case you missed it, MIss America carries her crown around in a wooden box. At one point during the show, Bill Henley said, “Nice box, Miss America.” I’m not kidding. It was just so wonderful to be a part of tv history.

Yeah, I asked her if she had a boyfriend, and sadly, she does. Bill Henley was pretty cool, and the whole thing was remarkably easy going. It was a little tricky to get a word in sometimes, because Bill is so quick on the draw, but you can’t really have any down time on live TV, so he has to be. I thought there would be a lot more stress, but everybody just sort of jokes around during commercials, and there were no real emergenices. Got to tell my Iverson story to a wider audience, so that was pretty sweet. When it was done, there wasn’t a lot of fanfare. “Hey, nice job. Don’t forget your trophy.” Miss America said she was gonna stick around so I could get a photo with her, but she was gone by the time I got done. Story of my life. I finally meet Miss America, and she stands me up. Heartbreaking.