Gotta work on questions for tonight, so Week in Review will be posted manana. If you haven’t done so already, check out the write up on Barry Bonds or on Richard Nixon, and add your own two cents on either.

When: Tonight, 7 p.m.
Where: Franklin Institute
What: Science Quizzo, with a dash of Egyptology
Who: You and me.
How: You show up, I ask questions, they show crazy stuff on the ceiling, we have fun.

I think it would kinda kool to learn a bit more about the questions I ask, so on Fridays I wanna start talking a bit more about them.
1. What animal is known as the sea cow
-The manatee. Have you been to hornymanatee.com?

2. What does CHUD stand for?
–Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dweller.DId you realize that both John Goodman and Daniel Stern were in this film?

3. In what year did the last cigarette commercial air?
a) 1966 b) 1970 c) 1974 d) 1978
-The answer is B. Here is an actual cigarette commercial from the 1960s. Amazing.

4. In 1893, the Supreme COurt decided that this was a vegetable.
-Tomato. Yep, the argument made it all the way to the Supreme Court in Nix vs. Hedden, because there were tariffs against veggies but not fruits. The Court technically got it wrong.

5. This dolphin, named after the Asian river it inhabits, is now though to be extinct.
Yangtze. It is the first vertebrate to be driven to extinction by man in 50 years. At least that’s what the activist scientists are telling us. Exxon’s PR team says that the Yangtze River Dolphins have never been more plentiful, and Darth Ern believes them.

6. Who did Barry Bonds hit #756 off of?
Mike Bacsik, who handled it extremely well.

7. Whose head was Caesar offered in a basket when he arrived in Egypt in 48 BC?
Pompey’s, which began the chain of events that put Cleopatra in power

This friday night at 7 p.m., I’ll be hosting another science quizzo at the Franklin Institute in the planetarium. If you haven’t been to one of these yet, I highly encourage it. Ask anyone whose been to one, they are a blast. Quizzo, trippy stuff up on the ceiling, booze, all the ingredients for a weird night, and weird nights are always the best. (Well, there was that one weird night that got a little too weird, but I was in college and I thought they were just normal brownies.) Anyways, don’t be too intimidated if your not that great at science…see, neither am I. In fact, I suck at science. I consistently got Cs and Ds in science throughout high school, and I only passed Chemistry because the teacher didn’t want to have me in his class again. (I know that’s why you passed me, Mr. Mysko. I know.) The only thing I hate worse than science are science nerds. So rest assured, I will be using the term “science” as loosely as possible, while still staying honest. That being said, science nerds, there will still be enough science questions to keep you people as happy as it is possible for a science nerd to truly be. And study up on your Egypt knowledge, as well. The event is part of the Golden Ticket Promotion, and members of the winning team will all get free passes to the King Tut exhibit. Sweet! Oh, and it’s free to play. See ya there!!!

Often referred to as “The Amazing Kreskin of the Sports World”, Willie Gee’s picks of sporting events are borderline legendary. And if he’s right again this year, God Bless Us Eagle fans.

Perhaps the greatest gift given to WillieG the sports analyst is his special ability to predict the future in certain instances without the help of ESP (or ESPN for that matter). Although I am by no means always right, I have been right on many occasions over time when others shunned my predictions and believed that they had virtually no chance whatsoever of coming true. My greatest prediction probably came around 2002, when Brett Favre first began to talk retirement. I boldly predicted that Favre would essentially become a “retirement redneck” in that he would not leave the game anytime soon but would continue to talk about it every chance he got for years just as many everyday rednecks do. Rednecks are always like, “Maaan, I think I’m about ready to hang it up”, and then they work until they’re like 70 some. I just had the feeling Favre would go that route, and well, look at him now. Favre is slated to be Green Bay’s starting quarterback for the 2007-08 season. That pick really came to fruition, did it not?

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Today is M. Night Shymalan’s birthday, so we’ll do our questions on him and his movies. One gess per person. No cheating!

The week began on Monday, when I revealed how John Keats failed to score me a #. Then, on Tuesday, it was time to review Philly Mags Best Of Philly issue. On to quizzo. It was an extremely competitive week that saw 4 matches determined by 5 points or less, and nobody win by more than 7. Tuesday at O’Neals, the Young the Old and the Restless held off Nothing Says “Hetero” Like 3 Guys Huddled Around a 3 by 3 Table, 98-91.

On to the Bards, where the Sofa Kingdom scored their 4th straight win, a 99-92 effort over Matt Carlson Is a God Among Men. No surprises at the Vous either, as the Jams (aka the West Croaked Offense) withstood an impressive performance from Ante Homeless, Auntie Homeless Anti Homeless, 103-100. It took us until the Black Sheep to find an upset. Flander’s Vegas Wife, a couple of guys from old school quizzo legends The Goats, got 50 in the final round to edge the red hot Duane’s World, 100-95. It had been over two years since the team, regulars at the Bards and part of the infamous Western Omelette-Goats rivalry of 2004, had won. It was also on Wednesday that I returned home to discover that someone had apparently melted on my doorstep (above). I mean, seriously, who leaves jeans on doorsteps?

Another old favorite at the Good Dog on Thursday. The Axis of Evil Knieval, who are a little bitter that there is no more MAGMA to knock off, edged Like a Bridge Over Troubled Water, 99-94. “If MAGMA ever decides that they want to go back to being smacked around by us like in the good ol’ days, have them get to the Good Dog ASAP,” stated one unnamed member of the Evils.

A thriller at the Bards, as three teams finished within three points of the titlebut in the end it was Saint Anne’s Mini Onions, a conglomaorate inclding some of Satan’s Minions, that edged the Hurtin’ Bombs and the Sofa Kingdom, 103-100-100.

Alright, gang, it’s time for Round Two of Constitution Center Quizzo. Gonna kick it off at the Constitution Center tonight at 6:30 p.m. Each member of the winning team gets $20 gift certificates to Stephen Starr restaurant of their choice. All questions will be America related, which leaves me plenty of wiggle room to get creative. And yes, they will be serving alcohol. Hope to see you there!

It was on this date in 1419 that the frst defenestration of Prague took place. In honor of that, I’m going to post song lyrics beneath the winners pics, and you have to fill in the missing lyric or lyrics. One guess per person. No cheating.

Kick it off at O’Neals, where the Cornbread Mafia (w/ an assist from Steve O.) took home their first ever win. They knocked off defending champs This Dildo Tastes Funny 108-97.

The Sofa Kingdom apparently didn’t like it when I said that they were no longer the best team at the Bards, and have sent a loud and clear message as of late, missing only 5 questions total in their last three quizzos (That’s 115 out of 120 questions answered correctly.) They cruised to a 116-99 win over Narcotyzing on Tuesday, and came from behind to pull off a 109-107 win over the Hurtin Bombs at the Bards on Thursday. The Bombs had a perfect score going into the final round, but still couldn’t hold off a resurgent Kingdom.

On Wednesday, the Jams (aka Lindsay Lohan is Our Designated Driver) recovered from their loss last week to pull off a 102-78 win over Trust Us We Know at the only non-packed quizzo this week. (ie if you want to be guaranteed a table at quizzo this coming week, the ‘Vous might be your best bet). On to the Black Sheep, where Duane’s MInions had little trouble with a pesky Yes You Can’t team, but pulled out their 4th straight win. One more win and we’ll have a bounty.

A grand return for an old quizzo favorite, as The Axis of Evil Knieval knocked blew past thefield and finished with an impressive 107. Then it was the Kingdom at the Bards. Will their hot streak continue? Will your team pull off an upset this week? We’ll find out soon enough.