President Bush: Not As Dumb As He Looks?

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This from a recent interview with Politico:

Question: Mr. President, I know you’re going to hate this, but I’m hoping that we may twist your arm and talk about baseball for just a moment. (Laughter.) Mr. President, you’re a Major League Baseball team owner again. Everyone is a free agent. You have a Yankees-like wallet. Who is your first position player?

THE PRESIDENT: That’s a great question. I like Utley from the Philadelphia Phillies. He’s a middle infielder, which is always — you know, they say you have strength up the middle — there’s nothing better than having a good person up the middle that can hit.

What’s the Worst TV Show You’ve Ever Seen?


This weeks wild card round was about terrible television, and today’s Metro column is about the same. So now it’s your turn. What do you think are some of the worst TV shows of all time?

BONUS: Creepy transformation scene from Manimal.
BONUS: The opening of The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer. I can’t believe this show failed.
BONUS: Yes, Heil Honey I’m Home was a real show. And while the concept was amazing, the actual show was brutally awful.

No Offense, But Quizzo Sounds a Little Hotter in South Carolina

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Here was a short blurb left in what was essentially an I Love You I Hate You section of a South Carolina newspaper:
This is to the trivia guy at Rockaways: I know people usually write in to bitch and moan, but my sorority sisters and I just wanted to tell you that your trivia night on Wednesdays is the highlight of our week! All we talk about during our late-night slumber parties and pillow fights is your sexy red beard and that mysterious bulge in your shorts. Oh, and your trivia questions of course … tee hee … I wonder if we could book you for a private trivia session? We don’t have much money but I’m sure we could work something out. We’ll see you for trivia this Wednesday at 9 p.m.!. P.S. — Would turning in our panties count as a right answer? We’ll try and find out!

In case anyone is curious: Yes, turning in your panties does count as a right answer.

Rhubarb Bake Off Only Three Days Away!

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Get your baking shoes on, folks! We’re a mere three days away from the largest and oldest Rhubarb Festival in the United States, and as you know, I was selected to be a celebrity judge (Apparently Gervase and Wang Newton had previous engagements). Needless to say, I am extremely excited. I hope I get an explosion of rhubarb in my mouth! If you’d like to enter a pie in the 25th annual Kitchen Kettle Village Rhubarb Pie Bake-Off (or KKVRPBO, for short), just go here and fill out the form. Something tells me, this is going to be the greatest bake-off ever!

RELATED: News story about the Rhubarb Festival…in Pittsburgh paper. Helllllllllooooo, Philadelphia media. Might wanna wake up and smell the rhubarb.
RELATED: I link yet again to my near upset in the 23rd annual Rhuarb Pie Bake-off.
RELATED: Pretty hilarious story I wrote about the 22nd Annual Bake off, which is where I first stumbled onto this little gem of a festival. Upon further review, I have to say that this is one of the funniest things I have ever written.

Toughest questions from last week

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Here’s the toughest questions from last week. Answers are after the jump.

  1. What country are Alex and Eddie Van Halen from?
  2. This rum, pineapple, and curacao drink shares a name with an Elvis movie.
  3. As opera fans are aware, Fledermaus is the German word for what animal?
  4. What restaurant chain gets its name from the Japanese phrase for Red flower?
  5. There have been two songs called Tequila sunrise recorded. One of them was released in 1973, and the other was a rap song. What two groups recorded them?
  6. What group of islands are the farthest away from any major landmass on earth, over 2300 miles away?
  7. What US President was born in a town called Independence?
  8. Put the following isladns in order from west to east: Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Hispaniola.
  9. What major league baseball record is held by pitcher Anthony Young?
  10. In square mileage, what are the two largest countries in the European Union?

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Bad Idea Jeans

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PGW cut off my gas on Friday which was a real @$$&@^& move because since they did right before the weekend I had to wait four days to get it turned back on. After three and a half days without a hot shower I desperately needed one. Man Law states that you can’t call a dude and ask to use his shower, and Ginger was working, so I called Smackdown and used her shower. And no, nothing ribald occurred.* Anyways, me and Smackdown and Gabe and the rest of the AmGlads Gang headed over to D-macs to watch Gladiators (The Eliminator still sucks.)

I would have gone home after that but Gabe said he was gonna grab another drink. So we met up with some friends of his from school at a bar that shall remain nameless b/c of what I’m about to tell you and the next thing you know I’m talking to this really hot blonde at the bar who gave me a look but then it turned out that she was 19 (seriously, she did not look 19. Ask Gabe. Or the bartender.) so after I talked to her for a little while (I didn’t want to be rude) I left and met up with Gabe and his friends again at Misconduct Tavern. Well, they closed at 2 (it’s the law) but Gabe was a member of Pen and Pencil so we headed there. I hadn’t been to the P & P in like 5 years, since I dated this girl that was a hard partier but also loved Jesus and tried to convert me over dinner and later ended up making out with one of my Jewish friends because he said he loved Jesus**. Next thing you know it is 4:45 a.m. and I am walking through the empty streets of Philadelphia back to my place. Then I had to wake up at 9:15 because the damn guy from PGW was here to turn my gas back on. God, I hate PGW! Um, so what was my point? Oh yeah, quizzo will probably suck tonight, because I am exhausted. But you should still go.

*though not b/c of a lack of effort on my part.
**True story

Chip Goes to the Dentist

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As posted on my myspace schedule, today was my semi-annual dentist appointment. I wanted to thank all of the people who made it out- it was a great time. For those of you who could not, but sent me warm wishes, I thank you.

The question on everyone’s mind is: “How’d it go????”

The answer: GREAT. Dr. Silverman told me that although my gums were a little red (make sure you floss!) my teeth looked great. He said I had done a really nice job as usual.

He also said he was so proud that I was a standup comedian, and thought that it was “super” that I “do the standup act all over town”. He then told me that I should look into being a comedian on a cruise ship, because according to him, “the comedians are always just marvelous.” He also doesn’t know how I remember all my jokes when I am up on stage, and gives me a lot of credit.

For all you fans, I will be returning to Dr. Silverman’s office, on Friday, Nov 7th, at 8:00 am.

Mark your calendars! (And don’t forget to floss!!!)

People Who Drink on Cruise Ships Deserve to Die

This tells you pretty much all you need to know about Jerseyites. There was a story on NJ.com today about a woman who fell off a cruise ship last night. Now, while some people would feel sympathy for this woman and her family, Jerseyites do not. According to just about every single commenter below the story, she must have been stupid and/or drunk, so she simply got her just desserts. Except for one commenter who suspects foul play.

  • It’s difficult to fall off a cruise ship UNLESS you’re either drunk, doing something you should not be doing or you are somewhere you should not be. Since our society has devolved into an illiterate mass of immature morons, the last people I will ever blame are the ones who are consistently called upon to bail people out of “stupid people” situations.
  • Just a wild guess here, but I’m going with an excessive use of alchohol coming into play in this story.
  • In the end the taxpayer picks up the tab for these massive searches not the cruise companies.
  • I tend to side with some who feel too much alcohol was involved here… yes, you can fall over board on a cruise ship but I feel it is because you did something stupid.
  • I myself just came back from a cruise a week ago and let me tell you that the only way you fall off is either by climbing up over a railing and falling (commiting suicide) or some one has to pick you up and throw you over. She did not just fall by accident.
  • If you call climbing on and hanging over the rail an accident I suppose it’s possible. Not to say I have any idea how this woman fell but it is all that I can imagine, especially only 3 hours or so into the cruise.

Well it looks like the crack detectives have done it again. Despite having no evidence, they have concluded that she was drunk and stupid, and thus deserved to die. It’s just a shame that our hardearned tax dollars go toward fishing riff raff like this out of the ocean.