Month: August 2008

See Ya Later, Suckas

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Heading down to the Eastern Shore for a long weekend of sitting on the couch and watching college football with my homeboys. A few interesting quizzo notes before I depart: New record set last night for lowest winning score ever, as Bad Parenting won with a 59 at the Good Dog. In all fairness though, last night’s quiz was one of my toughest ever. The Jams have now won 7 in a row, and the Bounty is up to $30 on Wednesday night. Another Bounty offered: The Sofa Kingdom won their 5th in a row last night, so there will be a $20 Bounty on their heads on Tuesday. In other news, I could be broke by the end of next week. Anyways, been an interesting week on the website. Here are a few highlights:

Was Beethoven Black?

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The 50/50 round last night was Beethoven or Mozart, and one of the questions was “Which one was rumored to be black?” The answer is Beethoven. This from africawithin.com: Frau Fisher, a close friend of Beethoven, described him with “blackish-brown complexion.” Frederick Hertz, German anthropologist, used these terms to describe him: “Negroid traits, dark skin, flat, thick nose.”

Emil Ludwig, in his book “Beethoven,” says: “His face reveals no trace of the German. He was so dark that people dubbed him Spagnol [dark-skinned].” Fanny Giannatasio del Rio, in her book “An Unrequited Love: An Episode in the Life of Beethoven,” wrote “His somewhat flat broad nose and rather wide mouth, his small piercing eyes and swarthy [dark] complexion, pockmarked into the bargain, gave him a strong resemblance to a mulatto.”

So was he black? The Straight Dope says that the evidence is extremely thin.

Scoreboard, Brought to You by 50th B-Day Boy Michael Jackson

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O’NEALS

  1. Young, Old, and Restless 99
  2. Lamda Lamda Lamda 95
  3. Where’s the Rum Gone 94
  4. Scrotto Saggins 86
  5. Monstrous Magician 83
  6. Dork Sided 83

BARDS

  1. Sofa Kingdom 106
  2. Narcotyzing Dysfunktion 103
  3. Touch Dicks 91
  4. David Wright is a Catcher 85
  5. Worried About Coop 68

LOCUST RENDEZVOUS

  1. The Jams 112
  2. Party Unity My Ass 98
  3. Rural Jurors 95
  4. Susan’s Peters 93
  5. My Mom Says I’m Cool 81

BLACK SHEEP

  1. That’s a Big Twinkie 99
  2. Duane’s World 89
  3. CatDog 77
  4. Sexual Nintendo 77
  5. Joe Biden Copied Off My Paper 73

GOOD DOG

  1. Bad Parenting 59
  2. Mr. & Mrs. Schlossenbergenstein 57
  3. Library Slaves 55
  4. JohnnyBettertimes 50
  5. Red Rockets 33

BARDS

  1. Sofa Kingdom 91
  2. Fove Fried Chickens 84
  3. Diego’s Giant Dancing Ass 82
  4. I’m Worried About Coop 79

It’s JP’s Birthday…But Now I Hate Him

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Our boy Brandon Walsh turns 39 today, but while reading about him I came across this depressing note on wikipedia: Priestley is a big fan of the band Barenaked Ladies and went to many of their California concerts in the early to mid-1990s. He eventually met the band and in his desire to help them succeed, suggested that he direct the music video for “The Old Apartment”, and used his fame to persuade American stations to air it. He did just that, and also invited the band to play at the “Peach Pit After Dark” on an episode of 90210. Lead singer, Ed Robertson, continues to cite him as being instrumental in their American success.

I HATE the Barenaked Ladies and will never forgive Jason Priestley for making them popular. I hope your birthday sucks.
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Wha??????

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Most of the people around town I’ve talked to are pretty uninspired by this current Philadelphia Eagles team. The over/under on wins this season seems to hover around 8. Ray Didinger, who probably knows more about football than anyone in this city, sounds uninspired by them. Turnout at Lehigh wasn’t even all that great. So yesterday, a bombshell in the form of my latest copy of Sports Illustrated. SI has them finishing 12-4 and going to the Super Bowl. What? Am I the only one who is dumbfounded by this? This is an 8-8 team that gained one good cornerback and lost their only good receiver for 6 weeks. A team with a QB who begged for weapons and got none. A stubborn coach who thinks that his system can overcome the glaring deficiency at WR, even though all of the evidence proves him wrong. Sorry but I still got this team at 8-8. Your prediction?

Toughest Questions From Last Week

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  1. What fruit flavor will you find in abundance in a crepe suzette?
  2. This remarkable teenager was Queen of England for 9 days in 1553, before she was deposed and beheaded by her cousin Mary.
  3. Who did Arthur Bremer shoot in Maryland in 1972?
  4. This late 80s british group, who named itself after a 1960 film starring Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner, had two hits then fell off the face of the earth.
  5. This blue liquer made from vodka, cognac, and tropical fruit juices was first sold in 2001.
  6. What does LSAT stand for?
  7. This former street fighter, who used to work as a bodyguard for the MILF Hunter, is now mixed martial artist.
  8. This man is credited with being the first to fly over both the North and South Poles.
  9. A one followed by 100 zeroes is known as what?
  10. What is the current record for the high jump?
    a) 6’6” b) 7’2” c) 8’ d) 8’8”

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What is Wrong With Baseball?

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Ok, so I’m not going to gloat after last night’s amazing win because every time I gloat the team immediately goes in the tank. But can someone please explain to me why these two teams don’t play each other a single time in the last 3 weeks of the season? Did no-one at MLB get the memo that this is the best new rivalry in baseball? Did no one see any of the epic battles these two had last year? Did no one really think that these two teams would really be fighting it out for the pennant come September? Because if so, why in the world would they only schedule 3 games between these two in the most exciting month of the season?

Mildly amusing moment last night at the Bards. With two outs in the 9th, Eric Bruntlett comes to the plate. “Game over” I scream. “This guy may be the worst player in the major leagues. I’d rather them bat Cole Hamels in this situation.” Next pitch is a double into the gap, scoring Werth (who woulda been out if the Mets had made a good throw home). “Eric Bruntlett! I love that guy! Nobody believed me when I said he was a gamer. I always believed in him!” Great win last night. Great win.

Quizzo Tonight

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  • Kicking off at 8 p.m. at O’Neals. Last week we had a shootout, with the Young, Old and Restless only missing one question but still needing overtime to win. It was their 3rd straight. Tonight they go for 4.
  • At 10:15 p.m., we move to the Bards. Swanson (above) and the rest of Sofa Kingdom look to continue their recent hot streak. And possibly wear a tiara and hold a ketchup bottle. Who knows?