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?

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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.

Quizzo News and Notes

Ok, so I’ve been sort of scarce on the site lately. Just been super busy lately. Started teaching in a summer program, been coaching, and writing for isportacus. And of course trying to enjoy the greatest summer weather this city has seen since I moved here. As far as pizza, things are starting to heat up. Went to Tacconelli’s last night. Did it live up to the hype? Check back later for the video.

As far as quizzo, things have been kind of hit or miss the past few weeks. Bards always gets quieter in the summer. Got a big team and want to be guaranteed a table? Go to Bards, especially on Tuesdays. The Rendezvous has been steady, but there are usually still tables available. Nothing was really “sold out” last week except O’Neals. I hear people complain that it’s too hard to get tables at my quizzos. Not during the summer (usually).

Ugly American has been having really good crowds lately, and the Bounty is still on! L. Ron Hubbard’s Diabetics won for the 6th straight time this past Thursday, so the Bounty has been raised to $25 cash. The Jams have been dominating at the Rendezvous, winning 9 out of the last 10 weeks. They are one win away from a bounty themselves. So is Duane’s World at the Black Sheep. I could run out of money this summer. The Sofa Kingdom lost an important member a week ago (more on that later today), and the Hurtin Bombs are losing one soon, so the power structure at the Bards is getting ready to undergo some major changes. Lots of parity at O’Neals.

Finally, keep in mind that you can follow me on facebook as well as on twitter. To be perfectly honest, I write more (I refuse to use the term tweet) on the isportacus twitter, so if you’re a baseball fan, please follow me there. Talk to you soon-JGT