Happy Birthday to Philadelphian Hubert Wolfe­schlegel­stein­hausen­berger­dorf


Hubert Wolfe­schlegel­stein­hausen­berger­dorf was a man with a last name that was 590 letters long (In the headline is the shortened version, you can hear the full version in the video above.) He was born in Hamburg, Germany (supposedly on February 29th, 1904) but emigrated to the US where he landed in Philly. He lived here and in 1952 had a son that he passed on the last name to. According to the Guiness book, he had the longest surname in the world. Does anyone know anything about his son? I’d love to know if he’s still in Philly.

Quizzo Tonight

We kick off at Locust Rendezvous at 6:15 p.m. The Jams have been on fire lately. Can you stop them? Be sure to call ahead to get a table. On to the Black Sheep at 8 p.m. It’s been quiet the last couple of weeks. Great chance to get a table. Interesting speed round tonight, and a wild card round dealing with television. Fairly easy quiz, judging by last night’s scores.

Quizzo Tonight


Went down to the courthouse today to do my civic duty, but apparently they’re not interested in Quizmasters named “Johnny Goodtimes” determining the fate of alleged criminals. Go figure. It’s a damn shame, because I was probably the only person there who really wanted to get selected (I love serving jury duty on criminal cases, plus since I work at night it doesn’t really mean I lose work.) But alas, I was dismissed and now it’s 2:30 and I’m back in front of my computer, trying to come up with witty things to say on facebook under the guise of “working”.

Anyways, we’ve got a couple of quizzes going down tonight, and they should be a lot of fun. First of all, a 50/50 round that I debuted on Thursday proved to be an instant classic. Also, there will be an Oscars wild card round. It’s gonna be a good quiz. And be sure to get your question of the week here.

We start at North STar at 7 p.m. $3 Kenzingers and half off hummus and mussels. On to the Sidecar, where we had a packed house last Monday and a damn good time. Dollar off all bitter beers. Action starts at 9:15 p.m. Hope to see ya tonight!