Happy 200th Birthday Mr. Poe!


I might hit up the Poe house this afternoon to check out the new exhibit. I highly encourage you to celebrate his big day with at least reading one of his poems or short stories. Here’s a great site to read some of his stories. I’ve been hooked on Poe ever since I memorized The Raven in the 7th grade oratory contest (losing controversially). I was captivated by not just his works but by his tragic life, and how the two are tied in so personally in his work. His brilliance lie in writing about characters who were evil and of no redeeming value, and still he made us somehow relate with them, bringing us in contact with the darkest corners of our own minds. His poetry was as haunting as his short stories, and he believed that the death of beautiful women to be the “most poetical topic in the world”. A good example of this is one of my favorites, Annabel Lee.

Yeah It Sucks

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Let’s not kid ourselves. Yesterday was a disaster. The Cardinals simply came in with an amazing game plan, and the Eagles were playing catch up all game. There’s not much I can say that hasn’t already been said, but I’ve got a few thoughts:

  • Anybody who thinks the loss was McNabb’s fault is a moron. He looked bad in the first half, sure. But he put on one of the great 2nd half performances in NFL history. 266 yards in a half against a defense that knew he was passing on every down is pretty impressive.
  • Larry Fitzgerald is the best receiver in the NFL, and it’s not even close. Does Howard Eskin still not believe that receivers matter?
  • Westbrook looked seriously injured the whole game, so why didn’t Buckhalter play more? He looked much better than Westbrook.
  • Kurt Warner is now in the Hall of Fame.
  • What was Asante Samuel laughing about moments after the game over? The rest of the team looked devastated, and Samuel is laughing his ass off, in a game in which he was humiliated by Fitzgerald. What a clown.
  • Hate to say it, cause I don’t really feel like thinking about it right now, but this is a pretty compelling Super Bowl. Boldin should be healthy, and Kurt Warner is a lot better than Joe Flacco or Philip Rivers. I think this is going to be a closer game than people think.
  • Your thoughts? Leave ’em below.

Scoreboard Brought to You by The Raven

O’NEALS

  1. Dorksided 101
  2. Why’s John’s Rum Gone 91
  3. Same As Last Week 87
  4. Young Old and Restless 86
  5. A Whole Bunch of Nothing 82

BARDS

  1. Narcotyzing Dysfunktion 100
  2. Beauties and the Beast 83
  3. Just the Tip 76
  4. If you Get Beat By Us, Don’t Procreate 61
  5. Cheese Balls 52

LOCUST RENDEZVOUS

  1. The Jams 106
  2. The Casket is Lined With Fine Corinthian Leather 97
  3. Playoff Beards 95
  4. 1022 95
  5. Trust Us We Know 88

BLACK SHEEP

  1. Duane’s World 100
  2. Urkel’s My DD 83
  3. The Genus Edition 81
  4. Pull My Finger 75
  5. Six Days Left 72

GOOD DOG

  1. Lord Chesterfield & Windsor Court 87
  2. Idle Time Between Shots 85
  3. Invincible Ignorance 76
  4. 2nd Place Stormy 60
  5. The Lushies 55

BARDS

  1. Sofa Kingdom 111
  2. How Much for a Flight to the Hudson River? 100
  3. Sodomy: A Long-Standing Tradition 99
  4. Hurtin Bombs 98
  5. Cutz Dat Flo 90

Quizzo Tonight

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Locust Rendezvous at 6:15 p.m. Black Sheep at 8 p.m. Also tonight, the Lovely Ginger is hosting Ladies Beer Club at the Irish Pol, a new bar in Old City (45 North 3rd Street). Word is they’ve got 40 beers on draft, and Ginger’s not letting you leave until you’ve tried all of them! Starts at 7:30. In case you’re looking for something interesting to read, here’s some cool info I found on a Hawaiian themed restaurant that used to be in Cherry Hill, and whose gift shop used to be designed like a giant pineapple. The pics I found are pretty awesome. Philly so needs a place like this.

Toughest Questions From Last Week

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  1. Oklahoma’s favorite son found fame and fortune while appearing in the Ziegfield Follies starting in 1916.
  2. In the 19th century it was known as the Pirate Coast. In the early 20th century it was known as Trucial Oman. What is it known as now?
  3. Elizabeth Short was last seen alive on this date in 1947. What was she better known as after her murder?
  4. The oldest city in the United States is in Florida, having been settled in 1565 by the Spanish. What is it?
  5. The Brits call them pushpins. What do we call them?
  6. In 1540, this Spanish conquistador began exploring much of modern day New Mexico.
  7. Thanks to the Simpsons, what is the name of Albequerque’s minor league baseball team?
  8. For what sporting event does the winner get the Claret Jug?
  9. What is the most populous state without a major league sports team?
  10. What three letter acronym replaced CQD in 1906?

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