Rove began his political career working for this presidents reelection campaign.
Last weeks winners
Yeah, I’m a day late and a dollar short. My bad. I was just so upset about Karl Rove stepping down yesterday I had a hard time concentrating on work. But hey, here’s my chance to honor the man. So each question under the photos will be about Rove.
Around the Horn, brought to you by the Whisper 2000
-This exchange between Mike Schmidt and Harry the K over the weekend is pretty amazing. “I’ve been beating the hell out of my wife pretty regularly.”
-White House dumps Rove, picks up Ripken. Now we just need to convince Bush to drop Cheney and acquire Eddie Murray.
–Merv Griffin passed away. This gives us a great opportunity to show Kramer taking over the set of the Merv Griffin Show.
–David Lee Roth has rejoined Van Halen, and they are scheduled to appear in Philly on October 1. Oh Man, I hope this also means Roth is gonna be coming out with the movie Crazy From the Heat II: Even Crazier. The odds of Roth and Eddie Van Halen still being on speaking terms come October 1 are roughly 1,000,000,000 to 1.
Upcoming Events
This friday night, I’ll be hosting the final Americana Quizzo at the Constitution Center. Game begins at 6:30 p.m. The rumors you’ve been hearing about me dressing in a colonial costume for this event are patently false.
Saturday night, I’m gonna be doing some comedy at Medusa Lounge (21st Street, between Chestnut and Market). Chip Chantry will be headlining.
Karl Rove
–This is nuts. You’ll see ROve at the 4:09 point.
Week in review
-We start on Tuesday, where the Young, the Old and the Restless won for the 2nd straight week. They knocked off Dork Sided, 95-89.
-At the Bards we had our longest winning team name, possibly ever. Matt Carlson Will Take Your Mom Out for a Nice Seafood Dinner and Never Call Her Again (aka the Narkotyzing Dysfunktion) blew open a close match in the final round and knocked off the Sofa Kingdom, 107-91.
-On to the Rendezvous, where we had another close match blown open in the final round. The Jams came from 5 down going into round four to beat We Let the Dogs Out, 111-96. The Jams were one of two teams to ace round four this week. It was their 8th win in the last 9 weeks.
-Our third straight blowout of the week took place at the Black Sheep. Duane’s World was the other team to ace Round Four, and they scored an easy 105-87 victory over the River Of Rocks. It was their 4th win in 5 weeks, as they have become the team to beat at the Sheep.
-Another blowout at the Good Dog, as Snap, Crackle, and Popped Collar dominated in a 97-75 win.
-A heartbreaker at the Bards, as heavily favored Hurtin Bombs would have gone down if Mr. Belvedere’s Moustache Sweats Maple Syrup hadn’t missed the final question, “What sport do the French call la Natation?” The Hurtin Bombs thus held on for a 101-100 win.
-Other highlights of the week included:
–Me getting humiliated at Boggle
–Barry Bonds breaking the Home Run Record
–Goodtimes calls Nixon Underrated.
–The “popped collar” article. Please show this to your friends at Penn!
Quick note
Gotta work on questions for tonight, so Week in Review will be posted manana. If you haven’t done so already, check out the write up on Barry Bonds or on Richard Nixon, and add your own two cents on either.
Sad News
I have extremely sad news to pass along. Rob Schiller, the captain of the renowned Champs team (on the right, holding the money), passed away yesterday. He was best known in the quizzo community for hosting quizzo at Rembrandt’s, and for being one of the biggest (and funniest) smack talkers on the local quizzo circuit. He was a consumate jokester, a man of my own heart, always trying to bring the spirit of the wrestling world into quizzo. (He also had the smarts to back it up, as his team is well known for being one of the best in the city.) He demanded that his team enter to theme music before the past two Quizzo Bowls, and revelled in the cacophony of boos that rained down upon he and the rest of his teammates as he held his hands to the sky and then snagged french fries off unsuspecting people’s plates. About the stolen food, he explained to the City Paper in a write up about the team last year, “We were just trying to save some money.” As heartbroken as I am to hear of his passing, I take a small amount of solace in the fact that every memory I have of Rob brings a smile to my face. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and his many friends.
She Blinded Me With Science Quizzo Tonight!
When: Tonight, 7 p.m.
Where: Franklin Institute
What: Science Quizzo, with a dash of Egyptology
Who: You and me.
How: You show up, I ask questions, they show crazy stuff on the ceiling, we have fun.
This team won the Constitution Center Quizzo
Yeah, I’m kind of a numbskull, so I threw their paper away before I did my write up on the Constitution Center quizzo from last friday and forgot their team name. I do remember that they kicked some A, finishing with an impressive 110. Anyways, there is one more Constition Center quizzo, coming next Friday night. Hope to see you there!