Quizzo Tonight

Just got back from Ol’ Virginnie, where I spent two straight days sitting on the beach and drinking Miller High Life Light. It doesn’t get any better than that. I am starting to put together the questions as we speak. The day after holidays tends to be a little slow, so your chances of getting a table tonight are excellent. Oh, and I have wrestling tickets to give away at quizzo. Seriously. See ya there! O’Neals kicks off at 8 p.m., and Bards kicks off at 10:15 p.m. Hope to see ya tonight.

Roger Ebert Hates Movie Trivia

rogerebertThink you guys might get a kick out of this one: Roger Ebert talks about movie trivia and how much he loathes it: The fatal flaw in the concept of trivia is that it mistakes information for knowledge. There is no end to information. Some say the entire universe is made from it, when you get right down to the bottom, under the turtles. There is, alas, quite a shortage of knowledge.

Thanks to Rene for sending this in. See any trivia related news stories? Please send them to me.

Power Rankings

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  1. Duane’s World. They didn’t cover themselves with glory on Wednesday, but rebounded with an impressive performance on Thursday night. They were also helped along by the performance of last week’s #1 team. Last week #4
  2. Steak ‘Em Up. A nice win on Thursday (their 4th straight Thursday night win), but a crushing 33 point loss to the Dysfunktion on Tuesday drops them out of the top spot. Last week #1
  3.  The Jams. A two point loss two weeks ago, a one point loss this past week. They lose more close games than Temple. Last week #2
  4. Narcotyzing Dysfunktion. A dominant victory at the Bards Tuesday propels the ‘Funk’ to the front of the pack. Another big win over Steak ‘Em Up this week could very well launch this team into the top spot. Last week NR
  5. Why is John’s Rum Gone? Off the schnide, a nice win on Tuesday propels them into the top 5. Last week: #9
  6. Quiz on Your Face. Wanna make the top 10? Beat the Jams. You’re in. Last week NR
  7. I Heart Giraffes. Where did these guys come from? They dominate the field at Black Sheep on Wednesday with only 4 players. Last week NR
  8. L. Ron Hubbard’s Diabetics. The once unbeatable Diabetics have one win in the past five weeks, but a strong 2nd place finish at the American keeps them in the Top 10. Last week #8.
  9. My Dog Peed on my Eagles Jersey. A 2nd place finish after two stragiht wins. They are establishing themselves as a perennial Top 10 program. Last week #5
  10. Axis of Evil Knieval. Still riding off the high of last week’s win at Black Sheep, they need an impressive performance this coming week to stay in the Top 10. Last week #3

Also receiving votes: But My Mom Says I’m Cool, Urban Achievers, Hurtin Bombs, Dorksided, Lambda

Quizzo News and Notes

img_0912Losses by Steak Em Up, The Jams, and Duane’s World are certainly going to make Monday’s power ranking fairly interesing. A pretty wild week overall, with several major upsets. We’d also like to take a moment to offer best wishes to quizzo regular Molly (above) who is moving to Chicago today. 

In other quizzo news: The weekend of October 3rd, either on Saturday or Sunday, we are going to hold a Fall Quizzo Smackdown at the East Falls Marketplace. More details coming soon. 

Another interesting thing I came across today: video of Pedro Martinez engaged in a cockfighting match. In light of the Vick uproar, I find it interesting that nothing has been made of this. 

In case you missed it, here’s a few cool things we learned last week at quizzo. 

Finally, be sure to vote for your favorites at Donovansfault.com, and be sure to shoot me some entries! Highest voted entry at the end of the month wins a $20 gift certificate.

It’s Donovan’s Fault

Eagles Vikings FootballWith football season on the horizon, it’s time for that annual Philadelphia tradition: blaming Donovan McNabb for everything. Yes, they’re gearing up in the local newsrooms and radio stations to blame Donovan for speaking his mind, for not speaking his mind, for running too much, for passing too much, for the local crime rate, etc. Well, we’ve decided to take it a step further and start a website, donovansfault.com, that literally blames him for everything that has ever gone wrong in world history. And I want your help. Please send me ideas for different things that we can blame Donovan for (donovansfault@isportacus.com) and please be sure to vote on the ones that are already posted.

UPDATE: Forgot to mention, whoever’s Donovan’s Fault entry receives the highest score through voting wins a gift certificate to a local restaurant or bar at the end of the month valued at $20.