Month: August 2008

The Weekend

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Pretty mellow weekend. On Friday, went to Helium to watch the semifinals of the Philly’s funniest competition. Congratulations go out to Kent Haines, who took the title on Saturday. Saturday night I stayed in and got a little bit of work done around the house. Sunday, Chip, Aaron and I got to work on Part 2 of the Weather or Not Story. I should have it posted either this afternoon or manana morning. We still need to decide whether or not it’s too gross. Then, last night, checked out Bindi, the Indian spot on 13th and Sansom. Very good, definitely worth checking out. Gonna work on the Weather or Not video a bit more, then I’ll be posting photos of last weeks winners in a little while, so check back in a couple of hours. Oh, and happy birthday Malcolm Jamal Warner.

Scoreboard, Brought to you by Worker Ant, April A., and Fire Ant

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O’NEALS

  1. Young, Old and Restless 103
  2. This is Not a Bus 96
  3. Friends in Law 83
  4. We Got Nothin’ 82
  5. Why is the Rum Gone 80

BARDS

  1. Hurtin Bombs 113
  2. Lamda 96
  3. Two Fish Riding a Bicycle 93
  4. Narcotyzing Dysfunktion 90
  5. Sofa Kingdom 86

LOCUST RENDEZVOUS

  1. The Jams 112
  2. Susan’s Peters 88
  3. But My Mom Says I’m Cool 82
  4. McCain is Not Abel 74
  5. Michael Phelps Can Stroke My Breast 72

BLACK SHEEP

  1. Satan’s Minions 111
  2. Duane’s World 98
  3. CatDog 94
  4. The Michael Phlps of Quizzo 80
  5. John Edwards Love Child 77

GOOD DOG

  1. Furry Meatloaf 88
  2. I Love Funnel Cake 72
  3. Another Drink Please 66
  4. Broseph 53
  5. Team X-treme 52

BARDS

  1. Sofa Kingdom 106
  2. Western Omelette 96
  3. Hurtin Bombs 93
  4. Mrs. Goodtimes 92
  5. The Coy Tools 85

Out for the Day

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Off to class, and then we have a field trip to the Constitution Center, so I’ll be out of commission for today. Scoreboard up this weekend. Oh, and we have a Bounty Bowl coming up next week on the Jams at the Rendezvous. They won their 5th in a row on Wednesday. Also, tonight Chip Chantry continues his run in the Philly’s funniest competition at Helium. If you wanna see him and a bunch of other very funny guys competing to be Philly’s funniest, call 215-496-9001 and make your reservations for the 7:30 show tonight.

Rollins is Right

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Jimmy Rollins called Phillies fans frontrunners, and ripped them for booing members of the team. “Negative energy doesn’t produce anything positive. That’s just the truth. . . . It’s not me; it’s booing the guy that’s out there working hard, busting his butt. That’s when I really get upset.” Sometimes the fans curse their luck because they’ve won one title in 125 years. But to be honest I think they are part of the problem. And I include myself in this statement, because I boo the crappy players on this team too. But Jimmy’s point is a good one: It’s ridiculous to boo your own guy before he even does something wrong. Booing during player introductions for your team is assinine, and hurts the team. The sad truth: Now Rollins will be booed before the next home game. Of course, then again, with the way this team is playing, I think they might all get booed.

Houdini vs. Holmes

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This week, I asked if Houdini pulled off the Chinese Water Torture Escape before or after 1896. The answer was after (He did it in 1911.) Here he discusses his escape from the Torture Cell. And here the question was came up last year: Was Houdini murdered? Turns out that Houdini and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle began as good friends, but turned into arch-enemies due to their feelings about spiritualism, and there are some who think that Doyle and his Spiritualist followers may have had something to do with Houdini’s death. Pretty interesting story either way. And here’s something else you probably didn’t know about Houdini: There is a museum dedicated to him in Scranton. Yes, you heard me, Scranton. And their website was apparently built in 1994.

Toughest Questions From Last Week

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  1. Aragamas, skinks, and whiptails are all what types of animal?
  2. In 1954, this pitcher had a 3-21 record. Two years later, he did something that had not been done before or since. Who was he, and what did he do?
  3. Before appearing on Desperate Housewives, Dana Delaney starred in this critically lauded but poorly rated series from 1988-1991.
  4. In 1794, farmers in Western PA rebelled against a tax on what?
  5. This teen sensation from Philly had a hit in the late 50s with the song Tiger.
  6. What are the best selling Girl Scout cookies?
  7. What does a best selling book from the 70s called The Hite Report deal with?
  8. What Americancity is known as the Honeymoon Capital of the World?
  9. What American city hosted the 1904 Olympics?
  10. In what state will you find the Rappahannock, the York, and the New Rivers?

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