Author: aetchells

Scoreboard, Presented by an Oldie But Goodie

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Some of you might remember this from a few years ago. I actually had numerous people ask me about my “fiancee” because they thought this was real. Good times. Good times.
O’NEALS

  1. Why’s the Rum Gone 88
  2. Young Old and Restless 84
  3. Los Federalis 80
  4. Daniel’s Jazz Combo 79
  5. Flagged 59

BARDS

  1. Pullout Sofa 103
  2. Two Step Hustle and Flow 98
  3. Bernard Kosar, MD 93
  4. Old Skool 85
  5. Just the Tip 82

LOCUST RENDEZVOUS

  1. The Jams 99
  2. Obama-Palin 2012 97
  3. Trust Us We Know 86
  4. Leprechauns Tell Me to Burn Things 76
  5. Sue Pete 65

BLACK SHEEP

  1. CatDog 109
  2. Duane’s World 96
  3. Beers on JGT 96
  4. The Robert Moses 87
  5. Trashtastic 79

GOOD DOG

  1. Invincible Ignorance 102
  2. Martha and the Vanilla Beans 90
  3. Where the Hell are My Friends 82
  4. Anal Bum Covers 77
  5. The Underachievers 70

BARDS

  1. Lee Carvallo’s Putting Challenge 111
  2. Sofa Kingdom 104
  3. Men of Valour 85
  4. Hurtin Bombs 84
  5. Healthy Hairy and Half My Age 84

Quizmasters Everywhere…Unite!

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Last week we had a little run in when we had a team that slowly trickled up to 10 players, and when they had a perfect score through 3, I made two players sit the sidelines. The team (who shall remain nameless, although they won this week with 8 players) cried that they had two people who weren’t playing, just hanging out. It turned into a somewhat vociferous debate, though all was cool by this week. So needless to say, I was quite tickled when I stumbled onto the website of a Milwaukee quizmaster, and found the following:
In the past there have been several debates at several different Milwaukee taverns with regard to the number of players on a team.
“That team has ten players.”
“Oh, but two of them are not playing, they’re just here.”
Stated in the rules of Milwaukee Quizmaster trivia, teams are limited to a maximum of eight players per team. The actual individuals playing may vary each week, but can not exceed eight people…Unfortunately, to ensure things are fair, Milwaukee Quizmaster can not accept any of this “they’re not playing” bollocks. Quite honestly, if someone is “not playing” and a question comes up that they know the answer to, it’s more than likely they will share it with the rest of the team.

Kudos, Milwaukee Quizmaster. Bollocks indeed! Viva la Quiz!

Presidents Quiz Impossible Round

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Here’s the questions from last week’s impossible round on Presidents.

  1. Who was the youngest person to ever become president?
  2. Who was the only president to never marry?
  3. What four presidents died of natural causes while in office?
  4. True or False. John McCain was not born in the United States.
  5. Who were the only two presidents to sign the Constitution?
  6. This cartoonist not only produced the fat version of Santa Claus, he also gave us the Donkey and the Elephant as Party symbols. Who is he?
  7. Perhaps the most underrated president of all time, in 1848 he became the first president to not seek re-election.
  8. What was the last name of the President on the West Wing?
  9. In what city was President McKinley assassinated in 1901?
  10. In what state was George W. Bush born?

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Latest in the Metro

Here’s my latest in the Metro. It is about ways the city can raise funds to help pay off the debt. I have already received a letter from one angry Jerseyite named Joan, and am hoping to receive more. The letter read:
Hey, Johnny Smartass. I’m a jerseyite that has been working in this city for almost 30 years which
means that I have more than supported this city’s economy along with every other Philadelphia employed person from Jersey, by paying that inflated city wage tax. Oh, my Hummer which is disguised as a 10 year old Taurus station wagon is parked at the Speedline so I don’t have to pay the $4 bridge toll, which you mistakenly stated as $3. However, I would be happy to send you the $1 difference because that’s about as much as your opinion is worth. Have a nice Day.

She brings up a good point: we also need to charge Jerseyites extra when they get off the train.