OK, so a bunch of us had fun with a triples quiz last night at the Black Sheep, so I figured I’d give you a few of them. They work like this: I give you a hint for three things that when combined make sense. In other words, if I say, Seinfeld actor+Macedonian leader+Fitzgerald classic=Jason Alexander the Great Gatsby. Answers after the jump. Good luck! And if you’ve got any of these to add, drop ’em in comments below.

1. Diarist+architect+Tom Wolfe book=
2. 76er Great+90s R&B group+Great Running back of the 70s and 80s=
3. Ray Charles song+American adventure author+raincoat manufacturer=
4. Surprising boxer+Army General+famous American playwright=
5. QUADRUPLE! Ohio State great+Kansas City Royal+The Hitman+80s TV show=

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(Today’s late start brought to you by the good people at Cantina Los Caballitos, who served me way too many margaritas last night.)
Some of you who have been in the game for a minute may remember David Stone, the Johnny Cash impersonator who performed at the start of Quizzo Bowl I, and who even did a few songs at the Bards quizzo one night. Well today is the 40th anniversary of Johnny Cash’s Legendary performance at San Quentin, and guess where David is? That’s right, he’s doing a show today at San Quentin. Pretty cool.

The only explanation we can come up with is that Brain Tierney’s big dream was always to become the least popular man in Philadelphia since Rich Kotite. If that is indeed the case, he has succeeded. Turns out that while the Inky and Daily News were spiralling towards bankruptcy, Tierney was awarding himself an enormous raise! Does this guy actually possess arms and legs or does he physically slither across the floor?

Quick piece of advice from a man who knows all the ins and outs of love: if you decide to hold a mistress contest to see which one of your 5 mistresses you should keep, don’t have one of the losers take everybody joy riding. He staged a private talent show in May, without telling the women his intentions. An instructor from a local modeling agency judged the women on the way they looked, how they sang and how much alcohol they could hold, the Shanghai Daily said. The judge knocked out Yu in the first round of the competition based on her looks. Angry, she decided to exact revenge by telling her lover and the four other women to accompany her on a sightseeing trip before she returned to her home province, the media reports said. It was during the trip that Yu reportedly drove the car off the cliff.

If I ever lose a contest because the judge says I’m too ugly, and you’re also in the contest, and then I invite you to join me on a “sightseeing tour”, I would highly advise that you spurn my offer.

Hey kids, good news. You no longer have to have to wait until quiz time to play quizzo. It’s now on your TV! Just go to Comcast On Demand and into Free Movies. Then click on Scene It Trivia. Go to History-1, split into teams, and get started! I think you’ll enjoy the fabulous prizes!

Passport to Great Weekends will be shooting this week at JGT Quizzo. Samantha Brown, host of the show, will be hosting a round of the game. I’m keeping it a secret as to where it will take place. But it will be at one of the normal quizzo spots.

I live for this stuff. This kitty jacket is on sale on eBay, with the current bid at $59. Now why would a hideous sweater be fetching such a high price? Because of it’s magical powers. Here are some of the amazing things that happened after the current owner bought the jacket:

I went into the kitchen to get a drink and shake off the dream, but tripped in the living room and fell on my face. I turned on the light and there was an original Nintendo set up to my TV. I sold my Nintendo years ago to buy a 89 Upper Deck Ken Griffey rookie card. How did this NES get there? I can’t say for certain, but I’m pretty sure the Kitty Jacket had something to do with it. So I turned it on and played. Mario had the Tanooki suit on and couldn’t lose it despite getting hit by the fire spitting flowers. I beat the game finally all these years later! In the morning the NES was gone!

I had a pickup basketball game that night and scored my triple double. I even dunked once on a guy who’s 9 inches taller than I am. Having this new found courage, I tempted fate and jumped a shark tank on my motorcycle. I successfully cleared the tank and gave a rousing speech afterwards to a huge crowd by the side of the tank. Three months later, people still remind me how that speech changed their lives.

But it does come with a disclaimer: Who knows what powers the jacket will bring the lucky winner of the auction? Yes I did get it on with the ladies, and yes I did get to sit front row at the Grammy’s the other night. But that might not happen to you. Apple iPhones 3G networks did browse faster when I wore the jacket and gas prices went down in my neighborhood, and the Celtics won the 2008 NBA championship but that might not happen to you.

On Monday the 16th, the Chip Chantry One Man Show is back. This time, Chip is going to be exploring love not only in our own world but throughout the universe. Also on the Chip Chantry One Man Show will be Dennis Horan who is, quite frankly, the funniest man in Philadelphia. Seriously. In addition, there will be performances from Animosity Pierre, Dan Goodman, a musical guest, a Dating Game, and an educational filmstrip, “My Earthling Valentine.” Hope to see ya Monday night at 8:30 p.m.

Mmmmm, corn dog pizza.

On Thursday at the Good Dog, the 2nd round was multiply the numbers 11-20 by the number 77. One of the people playing was David, a math teacher and enthusiast. If any of you out there are math fiends, you’re gonna love the properties of the number 11 Dave was kind enough to share with us:

Thursday’s problem, “Provide every multiple of 77 between 77×11 and 77×20,” becomes a cinch when you know a simple math trick involving multiplying by 11.

*Multiplying By 11*
Take any number (for convenience’ sake, let’s deal with 813, but we could really talk about ANY number of ANY length). In order to multiply it by 11, all we need to do is write down the first number; add the last two numbers; add the next two numbers from the end; and write down the last number. In other words, 813×11=8[8+1][1+3]3, or 8943. 42×11=4[4+2]2, or 462. Etc. The only catch is remembering to carry the 1 if you get a two-number sum greater than 10: 491×11=4[4+9][9+1]1=[4+1][3+1]01=5401. Thus 77×11= 7[7+7]7=847.

More 11 weirdness after the jump…

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