Author: aetchells

Happy Birthday Marvelous Marvin!


Happy 52nd birthday to Marvelous Marvin Hagler! I saw that it was his birthday and thought back to watching his fight against Thomas Hearns as a kid, possibly the most exciting boxing match I’ve ever seen on TV. (Do yourself a favor and at least watch the first round. One of the greatest boxing rounds ever.)

Toughest Questions from Last Week

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  1. Who wrote the Maltese Falcon?
  2. What is known as the Master Spice?
  3. The first ship to ever sail from Europe to India went in search of spices. Who was the captain of that ship?
  4. What James wrote the book Go Tell It on the Mountain in 1953?
  5. What beer company makes Zima?
  6. Aldous Huxley got the title Brave New World from this Shakespeare play, which contained a spirit named Ariel and is believed to have been the Bards last play.
  7. What car gets its name from the latin for “I roll”?
  8. Who is credited with the line: these are the times that try mens souls?

    9. a) FDR b) Thomas Paine c) Winston Churchill d) Thomas Jefferson

  9. Actor Simon MacCorkindale would transform into various creatures such as panthers and dolphins in this aptly named show in 1983.
  10. Emily’s Reasons Why Not was Cancelled after just one episode in 2006. Who was the star of that show?

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Happy Birthday Sir Arthur!

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In honor of Sir Arthur COnan Doyle’s 149th birthday, I suggest you read a Sherlock Holmes short story or two. A couple of my favorites are The Adventure of the Speckled Band and The Adventure of the Dancing Men. I suspect most of you went through a Sherlock Holmes phase at some point. If you didn’t, do yourself a favor and read these stories. After these two, you’ll be hooked. And even if you have read them, it’s probably been years. Do yourself a favor and read them again. They are no less brilliant the second time around. Conan Doyle rocks.

Quizzo Sabotage!!!

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This was pointed out by alert reader Phil: someone changed the movie that Mark Linn-Baker starred in with Peter O’Toole on Linn-Bakers wiki page, apparently in an effort for some teams to get it wrong! According to the wikihistory, first they posted the movie as Super Fuzz, then Hot Fuzz, and now Carbon Copy (none of which are correct). This is one of the most devious (yet somewhat admirable) attempts I have ever seen to gain 5 points over your enemies. These changes were made today, so this was no accident. Is Super Fuzz, followed by Hot Fuzz, followed by Carbon Copy, some sort of code to mankind? What will the Johnny Goodtimes Ethics Committee have to say about this? Will the culprit reveal themselves at quizzo, or are they in the lab, preparing more diabolical stunts to ensure victory and a $25 gift certificate?Stay tuned.

Lowell “The Hammer” Stanley


Growing up in Virginia, this guy’s commercials would regularly show up during daytime programming, and they were amazing (His office is in Hampton Roads). Watch the horrific accidents going on in the background as he talks. This was not a satire. This was an actual commercial. And he had plenty of others just as horrific. My mom called one time to complain, and they hung up on her. Oh, and I’ll give you one guess as to where Lowell “The Hammer” grew up? That’s right. New Jersey.

Robert Gates: Appeaser

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A few quick words from Robert Gates, US Secretary of Defense, about Iran the day before Bush made his appeasers remark in Israel:
“We need to figure out a way to develop some leverage . . . and then sit down and talk with them,” Gates said. “If there is going to be a discussion, then they need something, too. We can’t go to a discussion and be completely the demander, with them not feeling that they need anything from us.”

Oops. What he meant to say was, “What’s going to happen if Iran doesn’t do exactly what we say? My prediction: Pain.”