Alright, running a little late because of the holiday with last weeks photos, but now is the time. Following her brilliant comments about how the Chinese earthquake was caused by kharma, we dedicate the questions under the pictures to Sharon Stone. One guess per person. No cheating.
Question of the Week
After building this cathedral in the late 1550s, legend has it that architect Postnik Yakovlev was blinded, so that he could never build anything to rival its beauty again. What is the name of this famous cathedral?
Cruisin’ Back
Hope everybody had a great holiday weekend. Mine was awesome. Got to hang out with Lucia (who is turning one in July) and the rest of the family all weekend, and even got in a beach day yesterday. Getting back on the road now. In the meantime, a few things of note:
- Dunno if you saw Jim Salisbury’s ratings of major league ballparks on Sunday. If not, here it is. Pretty interesting.
- Happy birthday, Todd Bridges!
- Something tells me that when I arrive home from my trip, I will not find a large bag of dope in my suitcase. However, if I was flying back from Tokyo, well, I wouldn’t be so sure.
Scoreboard, Brought to You by the Hot New Damn Yankees Tape
O’NEALS
- We Got Nothin’ 109
- Dorksided 102
- It Is A Toomah 99
- Young, Old, and Restless 84
- Corniscope 75
BARDS
- Suck It Trebeck 113
- Narcotyzing Dysfunktion 103
- Omelette Kingdom 102
- Hurtin Bombs 97
- Just the Tip 81
LOCUST RENDEZVOUS
- The Jams 113
- L. Ron Hubbard’s Diabetics 96
- The Un-Dead Kennedys 93
- 1022 86
- Moondogs 76
BLACK SHEEP
- Axis of Evil Knieval 111
- Penn 15 Club 99
- Duane’s World 93
- Mighty Mighty Jonass 89
- Midnight Summer 86
BARDS
- Hot Rod 106
- Let’s Go Back to Study Hall and Discuss Apartheid 91
- Jeff Where are You? 77
- Girls From Aspen Are Easy 73
- Why is the Kitchen Closed 68
Quick notes, Brought to you by Lionel Richie
Couple of things of note on the Kerri Lee site. First up, a bit more of a write up on the trip to Intercourse, including some photos. Second, if you missed this weeks quiz, I highly suggest you take the FOX or crap round. I posted it on Kerri Lee’s blog. I think it’s a pretty great 50/50 round.
Quick Trivia Question
This one comes courtesy of Steve O.: What National League East team is 81-81 since last June 1st? I’ll give you a hint: hairy necked fans.
Happy Birthday Marvelous Marvin!
Happy 52nd birthday to Marvelous Marvin Hagler! I saw that it was his birthday and thought back to watching his fight against Thomas Hearns as a kid, possibly the most exciting boxing match I’ve ever seen on TV. (Do yourself a favor and at least watch the first round. One of the greatest boxing rounds ever.)
Toughest Questions from Last Week
- Who wrote the Maltese Falcon?
- What is known as the Master Spice?
- The first ship to ever sail from Europe to India went in search of spices. Who was the captain of that ship?
- What James wrote the book Go Tell It on the Mountain in 1953?
- What beer company makes Zima?
- Aldous Huxley got the title Brave New World from this Shakespeare play, which contained a spirit named Ariel and is believed to have been the Bards last play.
- What car gets its name from the latin for “I roll”?
- Who is credited with the line: these are the times that try mens souls?
- Actor Simon MacCorkindale would transform into various creatures such as panthers and dolphins in this aptly named show in 1983.
- Emily’s Reasons Why Not was Cancelled after just one episode in 2006. Who was the star of that show?
a) FDR b) Thomas Paine c) Winston Churchill d) Thomas Jefferson
Your Chance to Win Tonight
There will be no Sofa Kingdom, no Hurtin’ Bombs, and no Narctyzing Dysfunktion tonight at the Bards quizzo. Translation: Your team might actually win! Remember, no quizzo at Good Dog tonight. Quizzo at Bards begins at 10:15 p.m.
Happy Birthday Sir Arthur!
In honor of Sir Arthur COnan Doyle’s 149th birthday, I suggest you read a Sherlock Holmes short story or two. A couple of my favorites are The Adventure of the Speckled Band and The Adventure of the Dancing Men. I suspect most of you went through a Sherlock Holmes phase at some point. If you didn’t, do yourself a favor and read these stories. After these two, you’ll be hooked. And even if you have read them, it’s probably been years. Do yourself a favor and read them again. They are no less brilliant the second time around. Conan Doyle rocks.