The World RPS Championship is on Saturday, but I haven’t decided whether or not to play. I mean, I thought I could find a last minute cheap flight, but that ain’t happening, and the drive is an all day event. So is it worth it to drive all day on Friday and all day Sunday to play RPS on Saturday? Not sure. Plus my little league b-ball team has a game on Saturday that I’d have to miss if I go. (BTW, we won our first game this past Saturday, which raises the obvious question: Am I the next Red Auerbach?).
Hey Rush!
Just wanted to say thank you! Wow, that Missouri race was extremely close, and who knows how many people who wouldn’t have voted otherwise decided to vote after you opened your fat mouth and shook your body in an attempt to humiliate a handicapped guy who happens to be pretty damn popular? Who knows how many people were leaning toward the Repubs until your drug addled brain thought it would be a good idea to mock the handicapped, and then rethought their decision? I’d have to guess that it’s more than the 2% of the voters who made the difference in the McCaskill-Talent race. And if Webb maintains his lead in VA, it will mean that your rampant stupidity will have cost the Republicans control of the Senate. So again, I say thank you!
Hey Don
I hope you don’t think you’ll be swept into the dustbin of history. Why, your legacy will never be forgotten. In fact, I hear that the dictionary is thinking of using your photo right beside the word “Failure”.
Must Read Philly Mag?
I’ve dogged Philly Mag a lot over the years, and will certainly continue to gleefully do so. However, I must give credit where credit is due: they have an excellent cover story this month on the murder epidemic in our city. And I also appreciate editor Larry Platt’s feelings on this topic: Last week, when our cover story on Philadelphia’s murder epidemic came out, it was met with some eye-opening examples of civic denial. The Greater Philadelphia Hotel Association accused us of sensationalizing because we didn’t say on our cover that “the murder problem exists primarily in North Philadelphia.” I responded by pointing out that we’re one city, one Philadelphia, and great cities tackle their problems head-on. Moreover, history has proven that you can’t flourish in the long run by perpetuating your own tale-of-two-cities narrative; you can’t maintain your soul while pretending that five-year-olds getting caught in the crossfire a mile to the north are not your problem. You do that and you can say goodbye to our upsurge in tourism, dining and the arts. You do that and you become Detroit.
Kick ass, Larry (btw, I’m being serious here, not facetious. I feel the exact same way that Larry does. ONE needs to be more than a logo for our football team. It should be the logo for our city.) This issue was so good, I’ve decided to forgive you for the parking lot debacle at the Best Of Awards!
Quizzo Will Not Be Cancelled!
As you might suspect, Johnny is devastated by Tuesday’s events. First the breakup, then the Santorum loss; life hardly seems worth living. He will be spending the day in his basement, sobbing softly. However, he will bravely be on the mic hosting quizzo on Wednesday.
Question of the week
When he was an associate attorney for the law firm Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, what organization did Rick Santorum argue should be allowed to use steroids?
Vote for the film you wanna see
Remember when I had you nominate some films a few months ago for Movie Mondays? Well, we’ve already shown a few of them (Office Space, Big Lebowski, Rocky Horror), but we also thought it would be fun for you to vote for one that you want to see. So if you go to the right side of the page, we’ve nominated five films that you can vote for. Whichever film gets the most votes by next Tuesday will be shown on November 27.
Vote!
Be sure to vote today! Here is an organization called clean sweep that encourages you to vote out all incumbents, PA Clean Sweep. Remember, when in doubt, vote against the guy who voted for a pay raise.
Goodtimes Looking Like a Genius
Well gang, we’re three games into the NBA season, and it looks like I had some insider info that nobody else did. The team that everyone predicted to finish last (and that I predicted to win the NBA title) is the only undefeated team in the Eastern Conference. Coming only a few months after I predicted what all of my competitors would throw at the RPS championships, the question needs to be asked: Should my writings and actions be taken as prophecy?
Name those song lyrics
I’m going to post pics of the winners, followed by the lyrics of various songs. You have to write in the comments section what song the lyrics come from, and the artist. Good luck, and no cheating! One guess per person.