Back to the courthouse today to (possibly) wrap up the case and begin the deliberations. Be back later in the afternoon. In the meantime, check out the year in review. Will post photos of last weeks winners later this evening. (Btw, this Nutter inauguration speech is pretty awesome.)
American Gladiators
American Gladiators debuted last night, and as excited as I was about it going in, it exceeded even my high expectations. Had a few folks over at the house, and we each bet a dollar on every event. I highly suggest this. It only added to the already frenzied atmosphere. The Hulkster was wonderfully terrible as a host (“Well, have a good run Bonnie. Where are your family members at?”), but Laila Ali brought nothing to the event. They really need to bring back Larry Csonka. The Gladiators were OK, but not as aggro and cocky as they were the first time, which is unfortunate. I like Wolf, and the Hawaiian guy was pretty intimidating, but there were no Malibus in the bunch. Still, the action was riveting, and the Pyramid event, where the Gladiators would throw the contestants like 35 feet down a pyramid, was remarkable and incredibly hilarious. I’m gonna try to upload video from the women’s eliminator, which may have been the hardest I have ever laughed in my life. This was quite possibly the best night I’ve ever had watching television.
RELATED: Play Gladiators online (The Hit and Run game is the best.)
2007-Year in Review November and December
- JGT attends Punkin Chunkin (above).
- JGT releases his first rap song, accomplishing one of his New Years Resolutions for 2007.
- Speaking of rap, November saw the debut of the “Old, Dirty, or Bastard Round”.
- After winning the Jeopardy Tournament of Champions, occasional quizzo player Celeste DiNucci gives JGT an exclusive interview in which she compares Jeopardy to quizzo and coins the term “Jeo-party”.
- The now legendary “4:20, the Deadliest Time of the Day” report on NBC.
- Philadelphia Weekly calls the Sofa Kingdom “the greatest team in quizzo history”.
- JGT Political correspondent Chip Chantry interviews Dennis Kucinich.
- Philadelphia, named America’s dumbest city in a Travel and Leisure poll earlier in the year, wins the second straight City vs. City Smackdown, again in a blowout. Seattle, which was voted America’s smartest city, loses to Philly by ten points. Here are some questions from the event.
Year in Review September and October
- The Great Mr. Peanut Controversy, as Sofa Kingdom loses in overtime after answering that Mr. Peanut has black loafers.
- We discuss what’s over and underrated in Philadelphia after JGT controversially calls “cheesesteaks” overrated in his Metro column. Johnny also got some negative feedback from Liberty Bell fans after calling it overrated, including a letter from the Park Service and from his grandmom.
- Phils Win! Phils Win! One of the top 5 days of my life.
- JGT accidentally calls Hitler benevolent in column, gets called stupid about 3 or 4 times in one letter to the editor.
- JGT loses bet, has to wear woman’s nightie in front of Geno’s, holding up “Los Rockies Son Muy Bueno” sign.
- Rock Paper Scissors World Championships in Toronto. JGT and D-Mac both lose in the first round.
- Chip Chantry and JGT release their first film, Math on Demand.
- JGT almost gets beaten up by some punks at a Halloween party.
Scoreboard, brought to you by Lucia and her Grandad
LOCUST RENDEZVOUS
- This is Not a Bus 112
- People:The San Francisco Treat (aka the Jams) 99
- Les Quizerables 97
- Struttin’ Your Mummer 91
- 1022 82
BLACK SHEEP
- Herve Villechaize 101
- Cracked Eggheads 89
- Serenity Now 87
- Darsh 86
- Always Bet on Black 85
GOOD DOG
- The Lawn Wranglers 79
- I’lll Have the Soup and the Quiche 78
- The Beagles 70
- 3 1/2 Jews 69
- Devin Does Dallas 61
BARDS
- Chuck Norris is a Viable Running Mate 106
- Sofa Kingdom 95
- Chin Omelette 93
- My Mom Made Me an Ugly Quilt 88
- I Caucus WIth My Pants Around My Ankles 85
Lunch Break at the Courthouse
Can’t tell you about the case, of course, but I (think I) can tell you that only in a jury selection room in Philadelphia do they serve soft pretzels as a breakfast food. Awesome. Here’s a few things to check out while I’m performing my civic duties.
- The “Take Anything You Want” girls are back at it, this time with a trip to the doctor.
- What do you do if you’re having a hard time convincing your girlfriend that you have any friends? You hire a friend on craigslist.
- Palestra Jon, while on vacation in California, gets interviewed on the TV and is pretty much the only person in this FOX news story that isn’t a complete moron.
- You ever thought that it was about time that the highlights of Irwin Allen films were set to a bad heavy metal song? Well this is your lucky day.
- Thanks to Jam Master Sean, Steve-O, and Hunter for sending this stuff in. If you’ve got something ridiculous to share (or would like to take me out to a really nice restaurant**), shoot me a line.
**or even a bad restaurant.
The latest in the Metro
2007-Year in Review July and August
- JGT becomes an uncle for the first time.
- The male prostitute who outed Ted Haggard hosts a round of quizzo in Denver. And it is the most disgusting questions ever asked at a quizzo. Ever.
- Goodtimes gives up on the Phillies in late July. Also, the Phils lose their 10,000th game.
- Name that Coke Whore round debuts.
- Things with the ladies didn’t go so well over the summer months. Legendary poet Jon Keats fails to get me a phone number. Then, I went on a Boggle date, got blown out, and never talked to the girl again.
- Quizzo gets snubbed in the “Best of Philly” awards, as Philly Mag calls quizzo trite.
- JGT goes after popped collars.
- Quizzo loses a legend as member of the Champs, Rob, passes away.
- We learned about Custer’s Revenge, the Atari game in which Custer avoids arrows to get it on with a native woman.
Taking a break to do questions…try to finish tomorrow
Alright, halfway thru the Year in Review. Gotta take a break and start working on questions for tonight. Hope to finish up YIR manana, but I have jury duty first thing in the morning, so it all depends on what happens there. This should be enough to tide you over for a day or so anyway. See ya tonight at quizzo!
Locust Rendezvous 6:15 p.m.
Black Sheep 8 p.m.
2007-Year in Review May and June
- Philly wins first City vs. City Smackdown.
- “Spare Me My Life” quite possibly the most amazing thing I watched in 2007.
- Crazy man warns us against attending the Businessperson’s Special.
- Kildare’s named Philly’s Best Quizzo by Philly Style Magazine (Incidentally, Starbucks wins Philly’s Best Coffee for the 2nd year in a row.)
- Riding the Ducks is…kool?