…I will be discussing Ron Paul on a daily basis. I mean, D-Mac posted something this morning making fun of Ron Paul, and within 3 hours he had 48 comments, most of them from Ron Paul fanatics. Therefore we begin our “Ron Paul Fun Facts” today. First fun fact: Ron Paul has scurvy. Please tell any Ron Paul fans you know about our new feature.
Work In progress
As you can see, we are in the process of revamping the website. It is still a work in progress, so please be patient. Any changes you wanna see, stuff you wanna see more of, less of? Post ’em in comments.
Jams Win (Repped by Tina Yothers)
This man who has announced the World Series, the Super Bowl, the NBA Finals, and the Olympics, turns 63 today.
No Talent Ass Clowns win at O’Neals
Dewitt Wallace is celebrating his 118th birthday today. What still popular magazine did he and his wife start in 1922?
Pics of last weeks winners
Gonna post pics of last week’s winners. Questions will be about people celebrating a birthday today. One guess per person.
The Scoreboard
O’NEALS
No Talent Ass Clowns 109
We Didn’t Vote 105
Young Old and Restless 101
Cornbread Mafia 100
Dorksided 96
BARDS (No Bounty Awarded)
Sofa Kingdom: 107
Narcotyzing Dysfunktion: 106
Oprah, Stop Abusing Me! I Paid Tuition! 93
Hurtin Bombs Two: 80
Partially Sober Observer: 77
LOCUST RENDEZVOUS
The Jams 91
Let’s Waterboard Chuck Schumer 81
The Three Amigos 80
ELKS 56
Nicole’s Dirty Little Secret 53
BLACK SHEEP
Duane’s World 94
Team Dirrty 78
But My Mom Says I’m Cool 78
Phily Hardcore 68
Britt Reid’s My B**** in the Pen 64
GOOD DOG
I Want Meat (or Hummus) 75
Johnny Badtimes 57
Daddy 4 and the Whore 57
Try the Pumpkin Cheesecake 53
Pawianation 51
BARDS (Thursday)
Hurtin Bombs 103
SOfa Kingdom 97
Kimmy Gibler 82
Marshadelphia 80
Jagerbombs, Jagerbombs, Jagerbombs 73
Edwin Armstrong
One of the impossible round questions this week was “What did Edwin Armstrong invent in the 1930’s?” Although it was the only multiple choice question this week (sorry Milo), a lot of teams got wrong. This is interesting because Armstrong (above with his wife and his ghetto blaster) was one of the most remarkable inventors of the 20th century. But while everybody knows Marconi, Edison, and many known Farnsworth (partly b/c he had the awesome first name Philo), nobody seems to know Armstrong. Well, he invented FM radio, and as soon as he did, the powers that be (primarily RCA) set out to destroy him. It is a perfect example of how ingenuity can be halted by big money and power (see electric cars), and in the end an exasperated Armstrong committed suicide. But his wife continued the court battle for decades, and in the end finally won. I’m surprised nobody has made a movie about this. It’s pretty captivating stuff.
RELATED: I have no idea how radio waves work despite my Media Studies degree, but I still find this guy fascinating.
Around the Horn, brought to you by Rainbow Brite
–A guy from Gridskipper tries 10 cheesesteaks and ranks them. He ranks the standards 1,2,3,4 (Luke’s, Jim’s, Pat’s, Geno’s.) What? Did he really even go, or did he just base this on some 1980 newspaper article? He does get a good dig in at Vento though. (via Foobooz)
-My editor (Dorothy) is hosting a debate tonight at 6 p.m. over whether Starbucks is evil. (I think you know where I come down on this debate). Anyways, in an effort to score brownie points, I am mentioning the details here:
Harmelin Media Stage
2111 Sansom St.
$10
www.firstpersonarts.org
-The Major sports leagues just get more and more evil with each passing day. First of all, former Eagles coordinator Brad Childress has decided to dock receiver Troy Williamson a week’s pay because he missed Sunday’s game to attend the funeral of the grandmother who raised him. Meanwhile, in Seattle, Sonics ownership is holding the citizens of the city hostage, saying that if they don’t pay corporate welfare for a new arena, he’s moving. Of course, Darth Stern has blasted city officials for not anteing up.
-But let’s end with some good sports news. The Phils are close to re-signing JC Romero. Now we just gotta get Rowand, and it’s time to start counting down the days to pitchers and catchers reporting.
Morning News and Notes
-Vote for which movie I should watch this weekend. Thus far, it looks like we’ve got our first blowout in this little experiment.
-I am not married or engaged. Apparently that rumor was making it’s way around some circles. Don’t worry ladies, I am still flying Hans Solo.
-Working on a Punkin’ Chunkin’ music video. Should have it up by Monday.
JGT: Credible News Source?
Remember a few weeks ago I did a Metro column on Canada? Well, one of the jokes I made went as follows: The World Famous Toronto Cheesesteak shops have signs in their windows that read, “This is Canada. When ordering, speak Canadian.”
Apparently “The Snooper” from the Philadelphia Record took this as truth, reporting recently: It seems everyone agrees with Joe Vento, of Geno’s Steaks, regarding his sign. Check this out. In Canada, TORONTO’S world famous cheesesteak shops have signs that read, “This is Canada. When ordering, SPEAK CANADIAN”. So why is Joe Vento in the wrong? This whole sign business is all ridiculous, because he is merely expressing his rights to “free speech”. Remember, THIS IS AMERICA!
Yes, Snoop, you’d be amazed at how many of those damn migrants Up North have learned to speak Canadian since those signs went up. (Thanks to Steve for sending this in.)