Happy 38th birthday Corey Feldman!
I think we should trade Hamels for Halladay. There, I said it.
Arthur Kade, a marketing ploy? Say it ain’t so!
Author: Johnny Goodtimes
One of the Ugliest Buildings on Earth
There was a question in the wildcard round: This Parisian skyscraper was voted 2nd ugliest building in the world in 2008 by virtual tourist (Here’s the complete list). As you can see above, it is an embarrasment, and perhaps even uglier than the hotel in North Korea I have an unhealthy obsession with.
Buzz Aldrin Records A Rap Song
The planet Earth gets weirder every goddamm minute. I can’t believe Buzz Aldrin is chilling with Snoop Dogg and recording rap songs. What a badass. Remember, we’re gonna be putting on a space show on Monday at the Khyber. It’s gonna be out of this world.
The Pizza Hunt ’09 Hits Tacconelli’s
Tacconelli’s (2604 E Somerset) was one of our big winners in the Pizza Hunt ’06, and it is widely acknowledged as one of Philly’s best. But my pizza partner Colby is a tough judge. How did it fair this year? Did we get in a fight over our scores on the pepperoni scale? Check the video and find out. To see previous pizza hunts, click here.
Quizzo Tonight
Here’s how quizzo went last night: 2nd and 3rd rounds were tough, 4th round not so much. Be interesting to see how it shakes down tonight. It’s going down at 6:15 at the Rendezvous. Best beer specials in town. On to the Black Sheep at 8 p.m.
I recently got stats from first half of the year, and will try to have them up soon. But first I’ve got some pizza videos to work on. Working on Tacconelli’s now, adn will have it up this afternoon. Hope to have Celebre’s up by the end of the week. Stay tuned. In case you haven’t seen any of the videos yet, click here.
Dolphin 56
As you are well aware, I have a history with dolphins, and have a lot of worthless knowledge about bottlenose dolphins. I therefore found this article about an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin hanging out off the Jersey Shore pretty interesting, and think you might too. (By the way, don’t feed dolphins in the wild, especially off motorboats, as there is a major problem with them getting their fins caught in propellors.)
“After a few minutes, when he realized he wasn’t going to get any fish from me, he—and this is no kidding—he swam off, caught a fish in his mouth, then returned with the fish sticking out to show me,” Ritt master says. “He was saying, ‘Feed me fish! I want fish from you!’ Obviously, he was capable of catching fish for himself. So what’s another explanation for his behavior? I mean, it sort of implies he wants interaction with people.”
Toughest Questions From Last Week
- What does a herpetologist study?
- Mars gets its reddish color because of the presence of what element in the soil?
- David Letterman went to a college whose teams are called the Cardinals. What college was it?
- The largest country that borders the Mediterranean Sea is the 2nd largest country in Africa. What is it?
- Mass divided by volume is the formula for finding what?
- This 1984 film with an acronym title features John Heard and Daniel Stern fighting toxic waste cannibals.
- On what cartoon will you find EVIL, or Every Villain is Lemons?
- Who took over as President when Zachary Taylor died?
- On what show did Clint Eastwood play a character named Rowdy Yates?
- Tenzin Gyatso is better known as what?
Today’s Quiz: 7 Letter Cities
Here’s a quiz on 7 letter cities. I got 13 out of 23. The last 4 are essentially impossible. A couple of the ones I missed were embarrassing gaffes. I got 10 of the first 11 but it gets harder after that. Let me know how you do in the comments.
Question of the Week
This famous prisoner was transferred from the Bastille to the Charendon lunatic asylum ten days before the Bastille was stormed.
One Giant Laugh For Mankind Competition
In order to celebrate the 40th anniversary of man landing on the moon, next Monday, July 20th will be the One Giant Laugh For Mankind Competition. We have some serious heavyweights lined up for the show, in which each group has 5 minutes to perform or show a video with the theme of “Space”. Winning group wins $50, while 2nd place wins $25. Among the sketch groups performing are Secret Pants, 6th Burrough, and Meg and Rob. There are also several of Philly’s funniest comedians contributing. This is gonna be a once in a lifetime show. Don’t miss it.