Alright, since I’m kicking it in a Panera Bread Company in Maryland, questions under pics of the winners will be about Maryland. Last week, nobody answered “In what movie will you hear the song, Three Little Birds?” The answer was Shark Tales.
Author: aetchells
Headin’ on back
Yo peeps. I’m kicking it in Salisbury, working on my column. Then I’ll finish the trip to Philly. Pretty good weekend at home, though I extended my “never making out with a bridesmaid at a wedding” streak. It was my step-sisters wedding, and it was a lot of fun. I spent the next day recovering from my hangover (I caught no women, but I caught a pretty good buzz). Labor Day, I just chilled out on my sisters beach, then we had some fresh crabs for dinner (that’s my uncle and my dad emptying the crab pot, above). Then I went to a buddies house and recorded a rap song. It’s dope. Hopefully, you’ll hear it before too long. I’ll post pics of winners as soon as I finish my Metro column.
The Week in Review
-Kick it off on Tuesday at O’Neals, as the Young, the Old and the Restless were able to win for the 3rd time in 5 weeks, taking a 101-97 win over Dick Cancer is No Laughing Matter. Philly Softcore finished 3rd.
-The Sofa Kingdom cruised on Tuesday night, knocking off 2 Pint Minimum and Don’t Laugh, Splinters Cause Infections, 105-81-81.
-Our first upset came on Wednesday, as the Jams (aka Craig and McGreevey: BiPartisanship in Action) fell to Where’s Baby Hair, 95-93. They were missing Jam Captain and Barb, but it was still a pretty stacked Jams team, so it was a big win for Where’s Baby Hair. River of Rocks finished 3rd at a packed Locust Rendezvous.
-A big comeback for the Satan’s Minions, who aced the impossible round to pull off a 106-102 win over Pee Wee Herman’s Head. Perennial powerhouse Duane’s World were Vegas favorites going into the match, but angered a lot of gamblers with a devastating 10th place finish.
-A low scoring slugfest at the Good Dog, where the vacuum created by MAGMA’s break up has yet to be filled. I Can Has Cheeseburger beat the Good Dog staff team, We Got Glasses…What? (above). The staff team, who usually finishes last, thought that wearing glasses would make tem feel smarter and intimidate the other teams. The ploy worked, as they recorded their first ever 2nd place finish.
-And a blowout at the Bards, as the Hurtin Bombs won for the 4thstraight week. One more win and we’ve got a bounty. They beat The Table, the Flash, and the Fonz, 113-97. The Kingdom finished with 96.
Max Headroom takes over
Have you guys heard of Mx Headroom pirating telelvision in the late 80s? This is wild. It interfered with a showing of Dr. Who. The fake Headroom also interfered with a sportscast earlier that day. No-one has ever figured out who did it.
The Donspiracist Returns
This time the Donspiracist talks about a creepy private hangout and secret society that some of the most powerful men on earth belong to. This is good stuff. Enjoy.
What did you do for summer vacation?
Hopefully, you didn’t have to sit through Daddy Day Camp.
But, if you were lucky, you did get to go to camp, just like many of our richest and most influential politicians and businessmen. They congregate for two weeks in July every year at a place called Bohemian Grove, a very large encampment about an hour north of San Francisco. The Grove is owned and run by the Bohemian Club, an organization founded in the middle of the 19th century by men who felt isolated and exiled in the rough American West.
The club has evolved into a meetinghouse of the most powerful men in our society. Every Republican president since Coolidge and most Democrats have been members, as have most upper echelon government officials. The roster of recent members includes both Bushes, Bill Clinton, Reagan, James Baker and Henry Kissinger. Members from other areas of society are prominent as well, including Walter Cronkite.
Epic CHoke
Season over. Screw the Phillies. The Phillies always blow the businessman special games. Always.
UPDATE: Uh, yeah, scratch that. I’m an idiot. What a win! What a win! Paul Lo Duca sucks! Hahahahahaha! And we own Billy Wagner! Could someone please check on Palestra Jon? I just wanna make sure he doesn’t do anything drastic. Hey Mets fans, enjoy the trip back on the Turnpike tonight! Hope traffic isn’t too bad. Haha, just kidding. I hope traffic sucks.
Phillies fever
ABOUT THE MANAGER:
He never challenges umps, he tries to keep this even keel attitude and I believe in the process has made this team chumps in big spots.
(He) is one of the worst 5 managers in baseball. He can’t handle a pitching staff.
where the hell is the focus or for that matter the coaching?
ABOUT THE GM:
he made horrific trades, he is an overrated GM.
ABOUT THE TEAM:
I can’t believe this.. …. I can’t allow this team to do this to me anymore. I have never in my life watched a more frustrating team.
this team has no heart.
Looks like we’re headed for a total meltdown.
just sickening…win a god damn game!
My god, how painful can this get….
Is it football season yet??
Where did these lines come from? Me on Sunday, after we had lost 4 of 6 to the Padres and the Dodgers and saw our season slipping away? I said some similar things, but no, these are lines from Metsblog.com , as they saw their season going to hell. The only thing sweeter than winning three straight is winning three straight over the Mets and their obnoxious fans, then sitting back and enjoying as they turn on their own! The games of the last two nights have been things of beauty, and if we can stay hot, this city is gonna go nuts. Oh, and good news, Phillies fans, I WILL NOT BE AT TODAY’S BUSINESSMAN’S SPECIAL. With the team’s 2-10 record with me in attendance, I have decided to stay away from the ballpark and give them a chance to win today’s game. You’re welcome.
The Metro Column
This week, we discuss the lost art of the wink. If anyone has any thoughts on the future of the wink, post them below.
Things we learned last week
1) This Lost Boys star helped Sandra Bullock slow down an out of control cruise ship in Speed 2: Cruise Control. Who is he?
Jason Patric; there are apparently plans for a Speed 3. I am not kidding. In this one, they have to keep roller blading at least 15 miles an hour or their brains will explode. It will also star Sophia Coppola and Hulk Hogan.
2) This man’s mistress, Lucy Mercer, was at his side when he died of a cerebral hemorrhage.
FDR. Here’s a little background, and that is a photo of her above. FDR apparently not a big fan of attractive women.
3) What was Jimi Hendrix’s only Billboard top 40 hit?
All Along the Watchtower. Here he sings it live.
4) What brand of soft drink was invented in Waco, Texas, in 1885?
Dr. Pepper. It has 23 secret ingredients, all of them gross. Here’s a brief history of how Dr. Pepper got started.
5) Eastern Tennessee delared itself an independant state in 1784, but this idea was shot down by Congress a year later. What was this pseudo state named?
Franklin. Here’s a history of the pseudo state.
Quizzo News and Notes
-No bounty tonight at the Vous, b/c the Jams won’t be there. But that might be a good thing.WIth the Jams out of the picture, this is an excellent opportnity for a new team to win at the Vous.
-The Good Dog is still wide open, with no clear cut favorite from week to week.
-Vegas likes Dane’s World to repeat tonight at the Sheep. Can your team stop them?
-Still in discussions for the next city vs. city smackdown, with doing it soemwhere where anyone who wants to can play. I’ll keep ya updated.