-Apparently you, the premier nerds of Philadelphia, can have a say in what goes on in Allentown. That’s right, you can vote for Allentown’s new baseball team to be the named “The Vulcans”.
Month: October 2006
North Korea’s creepy hotel
So I came across some info yesterday about the Ryugyong Hotel, which is located in North Korea and is one of the tallest buidngs in the world. Pretty impressive for North Korea, having one of the tallest buildings in the world, right? But here’s the catch: no-one has ever spent a night there and no-one ever will. Construction began on the building in 1987 and ended in 1992 when funds dried up and a famine began. No windows were ever installed. So now there is just a giant shell of a building looming over Pyongyang’s skyline, which has to be depressing, like when you have a dead plant in your room that you just never get around to throwing away b/c you don’t want to admit to yourself that you killed a piece of nature.
MORE INFO ON THE HOTEL HERE.
The Departed
I saw the Departed the other night, and though I don’t usually review movies, I thought this was one where I’d throw my thoughts out there and see what you think. The first two hours are startlingly brilliant. Nicholson is amazing, but Damon and DiCaprio are really too. After two hours, I was thinking, “Man, I want this thing to go another two.” No I didn’t. The last half hour was a gratuitous bloodfest that gave me no satisfaction, and almost wasted the first two hours of brilliance. It’s like if, at the end of Goodfellas, Scorcese had said, “Let’s start blowing s*** up, just for fun.” The girl in the film is completely pointless. Her characted had potential, but in the end it was obvious that she was in the film because there had to be a love interest. I would highly recommend this film to appreciate the acting and the twists and turns of the first two hours, but I would warn you to be ready to cover your eyes repeatedly in the last half hour, as there’s more brains flying and than in a bad “B” horror flick. Anybody else see it?
Around the Horn
-Good news. They’re keeping the turkey testicle festival!
-Be careful women. Try not to get your breasts caught in escalators. As a special bonus, click here to see how these deadly machines work.
-Happy birthday, Ann Putnam, Jr. She was one of the girls whose testimony had numerous people killed in the Salem Witch Trials. Even more incredibly, she’s the only woman I’ve ever heard of named Junior.
-I do appreciate, long after the contest ended, the volume of haikus in the comments section. I think we’ve got something magical going on here.
Break Up the Champs Week!
Yeah, things have gotten a little too predictable as of late, so drastic times call for drastic measures. Therefore, I will be breaking up the top four teams this week to make way for some new winners. The Kingdom, the Jams, the Minions, and MAGMA will all have their teams divided in half this week, with no division allowed to have more than 3 players. (Come on, you guys can handle it for a week.) It’s the first ever quizzo handicap, and will make it all the more impressive if those teams still win.
Question of the week
What is the temporary name for the newest element in the periodic table?
Cruel World
Yeah, so the haikus have disappeared. Unbelievable, but true. The hosts of this site are the Arizona Cardinals of hosting, so failure seems to be a weekly inevitability. Hopefully they will be finding everything that disappeared at some point. Maybe on an island somewhere or something.
Was that game absolutely incredible last night? I mean, I still think our choke against the Giants was bigger, but last night was still amazing. And the Edge had 36 carries for 55 yards. I’ve never seen a stat line like that before. Bet he wishes he stayed in Indy. And I’ve never heard of a single player have 6 turnovers and his team still win. Honestly, the Bears best offense was the Cardinals offense.
Most Definitely Megan Wins RPS Crown
64 competitors and dozens of their fans filled Whiskey Dix to participate in the 2nd annual PBR Keystone Classic on Saturday night, and they weren’t disappointed. Well, they were a little disappointed at first, when Johnny screwed up his opening rap. “I think this is a sign that I’m too old for the rap game,” said a distraught Goodtimes afterwards. “I’m hanging it up.” It would be the 2nd retirement of the year for Goodtimes, who retired from American RPS play after winning the city title in June.
No Movie Monday Tonight
There’s some other jawn going on at the Troc today. We’ll be back on the 30th, with Teen Witch, which I had never heard of before but which apparently girls think is funny.
Vote 4 JGT
Yeah, so maybe this website debacle was sabotage by a rival quizmaster hoping to stop me from three-peating as Philly’s Best Quizmaster. I mean, hey, let’s face it, my quizzo is no Fado quizzo, but it ain’thalf bad. Oh and ladies, and when you’re voting for me, when it asks for your reason, just write, “Cause he is one fine lookin’ cat.” That would be great.
VOTE FOR JOHNNY!