I’m heading out of the house to get the root canal done. Wish me luck. I’m really trying to be brave about this I really am. But if I don’t make it back, I just want you to know…I love you guys.
Question of the week
What is the highly vascularized, dense connective tissue that often gets infected in the root canal called?
Was this sketchy or what?
None of the announcers talked about this, but this was one of the sketchiest plays I’ve ever seen. Watch after Lawrence Maroney catches the ball and the Ravens cornerback at the top of the screen, #22 Samari Rolle, comes into hit him at the fifty yard line, and then decides not to. He just runs alongside him for 15 yards without ever trying to tackle him. Was he in on the fix or just the biggest sissy in NFL history? I’ve never seen anything like this.
2 Bounty Bowls This Week!
There are two different teams with bounties on their heads this week. The Sofa Kingdom has a bounty on their heads at the Bards (20th and Walnut, 10 p.m.) Tuesday night, and the Jams have a bounty on their heads at the Vous (Broad and Locust, 6:15 p.m.) on Wednesday night. $20 extra to any team that can beat either of them this week.
The Jams Win, Repped by Burned Out Zamboni
In what year did Chicago host a World’s Fair which saw the first neon lights, ferris wheel, and box of Cracker Jacks?
(For more on burned out Zamboni, click here.)
Dork Sided Wins at O’Neals
What is the capital of Illinois?
Pics of last week’s winners
Gonna post pics of last weeks winners. Sorry so late, but I’m having some really frustrating technical problems at the home office these days. Really aggravating, but nothing a little therapy and laudanum can’t overcome. Anyways, Illinois became a state on this date in 1818, so all questions under the photos will be about Illinois.
What happened to Goodtime Joe?
The last guy to call himself Goodtimes didn’t turn out so well. Was just doing some reading over the weekend about strange disappearances (because, um, that’s the type of thing I do on the weekends.) And came across Goodtime Joe Crater. Crater disappeared in New York in 1930 after stumbling out of a bar with his mistress, who then vanished herself after talking to the cops. “Pulling a Crater” went into the common lexicon for disappearing without a trace, and the Golden Girls even used his name as a joke once. The story came back into the headlines a couple of years ago when his apparent killer was found. Pretty interesting stuff.
Listen to Full Wu-Tang Album online
Jonathan Valania over at Phawker has been nice enough to post the full Wu-Tang album on his website. Just click “Phawker radio” in the top left hand corner and push play.
The 2007 Eagles: The Biggest Chokers in Football History?
It is amazing that the Eagles have had a chance in so many close games and blown almost every one in the final minute of the 4th quarter. This team is awfully reminiscent of the 2007 Mets. Consider:
- Week 1 vs. Green Bay: The team muffs two punts, including one in Packer territory with less than a minute to go, to lose 19-16.
- Week 2 vs. Washington: Eagles drive deep into Redskin territory in the final minute with a chance to tie, but turn the ball over on downs.
- Week 7 vs. Bears: Give up a 97 yard drive to Brian freaking Griese and allow a touchdown with :11 seconds to play to lose the game.
- Week 12 vs. Patriots: Driving for winning score with a little over three minutes left when AJ Feeley throws a terrible pass into the back of the end zone and they lose, 31-28.
- Week 13 vs. Seahawks: Team has the ball at Seahawk 13 with under thirty seconds to play, when AJ Feeley decides to throw the ball to Lofa Tatupu for the 3rd time.
Of these five chokes, McNabb can be directly blamed for maybe one, the Redskin loss. But, oh yeah, he’s the main problem for this team, the reason they’re so bad. Get him out of here. Oh, here’s another interesting stat. McNabb has thrown 6 interceptions this season in 10 games, Feeley has thrown 9 INTs in 3 games. But no, Eagle fans, you’re right, we’ll be better off without McNabb. Good point.