A couple of quick notes about quizzo before I post the top scores:

• It was great to see the Axis of Evil Knieval, the Satan’s Minion, and Chill Rob A from MAGMA out this week. Hope to get you guys back in the mix on the reg, and still would love to see Haggis, the Goats, and the S*** Hawks back out again soon, among others.
• Still working on a venue for city vs. city challenge and Quizzo Bowl IV. If anybody has an idea for a venue for City vs. City, let me know. In talks with World Cafe Live for QB IV, and am hoping we can make it happen. As I said before, I’ve got a musical act lined up that is going to BLOW YOUR FREAKING DOORS.
• Quizzo is cancelled next Thursday, obviously, but we are on for Tuesday and Wednesday. Tuesday will be another bounty bowl for the Kingdom. Raising the stakes to $25 (in addition to $40 gift certificate) to any team that beats the SK.
• Sofa Kingdom missed a perfect round by one point last night. The only thing they missed: “Who is returning to Trading Spaces?” They put Paige Wilson, and it’s Paige Davis. Oh, and happy birthday to Nate of the Kingdom.

Today is the 3rd Anniversary of ODB’s untimely death, and the Wu-Tang has asked that today be called ODB Day. Of course, we here at JGT headquarters are happy to oblige. Expect to hear plenty of ODB at quizzo tonight. Long live Dirk McGirk!

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-You think that Ron Paul fanatics are the only commenting crazies online? Think again. Olivia Newton John fans will get physical if you disrespect their girl. (Scroll down to comment section)

-Some guy threw coffee on a foie gras protester outside the Standard Tap on Saturday. Something tells me Cassidy had something to do with this.

-Is Carly Simon talking about my native state in that “You’re So Vain” song? Apparently.

-Has America become a fascist state? Birthday girl Naomi Wolf thinks so.

-Exciting quizzo news and (hopefully) my punkin chunkin video coming manana.

–A guy from Gridskipper tries 10 cheesesteaks and ranks them. He ranks the standards 1,2,3,4 (Luke’s, Jim’s, Pat’s, Geno’s.) What? Did he really even go, or did he just base this on some 1980 newspaper article? He does get a good dig in at Vento though. (via Foobooz)

-My editor (Dorothy) is hosting a debate tonight at 6 p.m. over whether Starbucks is evil. (I think you know where I come down on this debate). Anyways, in an effort to score brownie points, I am mentioning the details here:
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-The Major sports leagues just get more and more evil with each passing day. First of all, former Eagles coordinator Brad Childress has decided to dock receiver Troy Williamson a week’s pay because he missed Sunday’s game to attend the funeral of the grandmother who raised him. Meanwhile, in Seattle, Sonics ownership is holding the citizens of the city hostage, saying that if they don’t pay corporate welfare for a new arena, he’s moving. Of course, Darth Stern has blasted city officials for not anteing up.

-But let’s end with some good sports news. The Phils are close to re-signing JC Romero. Now we just gotta get Rowand, and it’s time to start counting down the days to pitchers and catchers reporting.

-Vote for which movie I should watch this weekend. Thus far, it looks like we’ve got our first blowout in this little experiment.

-I am not married or engaged. Apparently that rumor was making it’s way around some circles. Don’t worry ladies, I am still flying Hans Solo.

-Working on a Punkin’ Chunkin’ music video. Should have it up by Monday.

Remember a few weeks ago I did a Metro column on Canada? Well, one of the jokes I made went as follows: The World Famous Toronto Cheesesteak shops have signs in their windows that read, “This is Canada. When ordering, speak Canadian.”

Apparently “The Snooper” from the Philadelphia Record took this as truth, reporting recently: It seems everyone agrees with Joe Vento, of Geno’s Steaks, regarding his sign. Check this out. In Canada, TORONTO’S world famous cheesesteak shops have signs that read, “This is Canada. When ordering, SPEAK CANADIAN”. So why is Joe Vento in the wrong? This whole sign business is all ridiculous, because he is merely expressing his rights to “free speech”. Remember, THIS IS AMERICA!

Yes, Snoop, you’d be amazed at how many of those damn migrants Up North have learned to speak Canadian since those signs went up. (Thanks to Steve for sending this in.)

So far, this has been great. Spent the last two fridays on my couch watching terrific films. Thanks for your help in picking them out. Here’s a few more that I still haven’t seen. Which one should I watch this weekend? Voting ends friday at 5 p.m.

–This rapping groundhog makes me wanna be a nurse.

–Trivia Art’s latest in the Metro.

-It was on this date in 1940 that the famous Tacoma Narrows Bridge began waving wildly in the wind. In this video, the only thing as good as the trippy bridge waving is the news reel announcer.

–An economist tries to figure out why we date who we date. Pretty interesting: In a survey we did before the speed dating began, participants rated their own intelligence levels, and it turns out that men avoided women whom they perceived to be smarter than themselves. If there are any dumb girls out there reading this, call me. We can get together and make fun of smart girls.

It would have been simple. If Al had destroyed the Philadelphia Parking Authority, he woulda had a chance. And I don’t mean destroy it like reorganzie it. No I mean marching down to PPA headquarters with a barrel of gasoline and setting the goddamm thing on fire. Had he done that months ago, people would have said, “You know what, this Taubernberger guy is OK. I think I may just vote for him.”
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