It’s official, gang. Quizzo Bowl 3 will be held on Saturday, February 3rd, meaning that that weekend will include: Wing Bowl, Quizzo Bowl, the Super Bowl, and my birthday. It is going to be the most awesomest weekend ever. Tickets will go on sale in a couple of weeks, and I’ll have more details next week.
Month: December 2006
Johnny Does His Part for the Cause
I was sitting in my neighborhood coffee shop, checking to see if any cute girls had contacted me on Myspace*** when I received an urgent message from Trivia Art, which read simply, “Naked Chicks on Walnut Street, Noon Today.” Being a responsible local journalist, I hopped into the Quizmobile and headed to Walnut Street in a flash. You see, these weren’t just naked chicks, these were PETA naked chicks, protesting burberry out in front of the burberry store. Now, I have long protested burberry, because burberry is the Hummer of clothing patterns, worn by rich people with no personality to show other rich people with no personality that they can afford it.
Where was I? Oh yes, so I decided to go to PETA’s protest because I hate burberry and because I think it is terrible that animals are tortured to make these stupid scarves. I also went because I wanted to see boobies. Well, the ladies were cute but they weren’t totally naked, and to make matters worse, they had a giant sign over their boobies. Something about fur being bad, etc. Anyways, the point here is that fur is terrible and that when somebody says that there are naked chicks on Walnut Street and you are a creepy enough guy (like me!) to go check it out, expect to be somewhat disappointed.
Related: bloodyburberry.com
***the answer was no. Cute girls never contact me on Myspace. The only person who ever contacts me on Myspace is Chip Chantry, grumbling about how cute girls never contact him on Myspace.
Just Because
OK, first off, this is my mom’s favorite song ever. Not favorite Christmas song ever. Favorite song. Ever. Secondly, there are rumors that I will be performing this song at a grader shed party in Virginia on Saturday. (Grader sheds are where farmers have a conveyer belt to sort through or grade veggies. They also store farm equipment.) These rumors are of course untrue, and JGT doesn’t know how they got started. Oh, and Smackdown will be pissed if I don’t say that she suggested that I post this song. Smackdown suggested that I post this song.
Trivia Art Honored by Philly Weekly
Well, the rumors proved true. Food and booze master (as well as occasional quizzo fill in and johnnygoodtimes.com contributer) Trivia Art just had his site Foobooz named Philly’s best food blog by the Weekly:
It’s everything you want in a food blog—openings, blind items, whittled-down capsule reviews, nightly specials and happy hour deals—with none of the endless mind-numbing threads from aggro foodies you’ll find on other food blogs. Art Etchell’s site has just the facts, and I like it that way.
RELATED: Philly Weekly year in review in food.
Trivia Art on MySpace.
Holy Wow! AI to the Nugs
Johnny’s high school nemesis AI is going to the Nuggets for Andre Miller (honestly one of the most underrated players in the game), a couple of draft picks, and Joe Smith who, I SWEAR TO GOD I AM NOT MAKING THIS UP, I played against in high school. I am absolutely totally telling the truth. The Sixers, apparenty worried that JGT would head to Denver, made sure to include one of his boys from his eastern Virginia days in the trade, and keep him from getting homesick. “That they would do this for little old me really shows what a commitment this organization has to its fans,” said a relieved ‘Times, who has not yet packed his bags to be with his homie in Denver.
In all honesty, Joe Smith was not really that good in high school (I played him once), he was just really tall and blocked everything that came near the rim. It was pretty shocking that he did so well at Maryland. Of course, in the pros, he is best known for being one of the players involved in every single trade that has occurred in the last 10 years. He has played for every team in the NBA at least once, including the Chicago Zephyrs and the Tri-Cities Blackhawks.
RELATED: AI to the Nugs.
RELATED: Sweet AI video I posted a couple of days ago. If you haven’t checked it out, do so.
AND FINALLY: Yeah, you knew I was busting this one back out: JGT vs Bubbachuck in high school.
Foobooz Tuesdays
Renowned food and booze blogger Trivia Art (who rumor has it will be receiving a pretty sweet award manana) presents us with his tips to ensure a great New Year’s Eve. My advice? Give up. New Year’s Eve always sucks, except for that one where I kissed one of my sister’s hot friends right at midnight. That one was fun. Other than that they’ve all sucked. But Trivia Art is more of an optimist than I. Here’s his advice:
It first rears its head a little after Thanksgiving. Then you hear it again when you get together with friends in mid-December. By the week before Christmas it has become the elephant in the room that no one wants to acknowledge. “What are you doing for New Years?” Uggh! How has such a simple excuse to party it up and get drunk become such a production. What are you to do?
Foobooz helps you navigate the trials and tribulations of the biggest night out of the year.
Malia presents: Around the horn
–Glenn is rocking Christmas like a Hurricane. The Jewish forecaster refuses to promote the Christian holiday on the air. Speaking of Jews and the Christmas holiday, if you missed the Wheel of Terrific last night, you missed Hanukkah Dwayne and you also missed bartender Marianne dressed in her Mrs. Claus outfit. Both were spectacular.
-What if Office Space was a thriller?
-Britney gets dragged out of her car and beaten by the fashion police.
The 4th annual holiday spectacular
JGT will be hosting the 4th annual holiday spectacular this week at all quizzoes. It will be the same questions throughout, so I am asking that all teams just play once this week. So brush up on your Christmas movies,find out what a chanukkiyah is, and come on out and party!
Quizzo For the Cause
Hey gang, the Philadelphia Committee to End Homelessness was overjoyed with the $307 we raised for them a couple of months ago, and in the spirit of the season, we’re gonna raise some cash for charity again this week. We’ll be giving to a charity we gave to last year at about this time, the Utility Emergency Services Fund. It’s a charity that helps low income families pay their utility bills, which is of course vital in the winter. I am asking each person who plays this week to donate at least $1 to this worthy cause. Also, I would like to remind male quizzo players that I have many of your New Years Resolutions already taken care of. I’ll talk to some of you this week about what you will be doing next year to help make Philadelphia a better city. More details to follow in the near future.
Question of the Week
What was the name of the Grinch’s dog? (Do not answer below)