The Interwebs is Fixed

We've been down for 90 minutes or so when the Lawrence Servers weren't transmitting data--in case all two of you listening from home were wondering what was wrong. Our handy network guru Jason headed down there to help get things rolling again! So, hopefully you'll get some new updates from the wife and I on how the contest is going very soon! This is the guy Jason defeated to get things taken care of:

** Whale's In The Sky Keep On Turnin' **

#260. On Nov. 12, 1970 the passenger side roof of Walter Umenhofer's Buick was crushed by something falling from the sky. What was the object?

Genius Idea Oregon!

http://www.winglitch.com/articles/dynawhale.htm

Random Thoughts

The bacon smells so good right now. We've go five pounds of the world's most wonderful pig product cooking in the kitchen. The wife, being Canadian, wishes it was back bacon wrapping a Tim Horton's donut. Not really, but it sounds like a good idea.

I wish we had a cat cam back home right now. To be honest, our cat doesn't do much. It would just be hours of a live feed pointing at a wall or the couch cushions. We refer to her ability to stare at the green cushions as watching "CouchTV, always on!" She can stare for hours. I suppose it would be more effective to put a mirror under her nose and a cam on that to track if she's alive and kicking.

Where are the Shriners?

We have a parade of duct tape from the ceiling between the lower trivia room and the kitchen. This tradition tracks consecutive correct responses from our team--ignoring off-campus shut outs. We’ve been going on quite a streak.

Time for Some Zzzzzs

Joel is grabbing some floor for some zzzzs. My head in spinning, and I'm ready for the sun to come up!

Jam Team: So this seal walks into a club...

Ba-chicka-baw-baw

Sex Hour!

I don't get it...

More Toto - Africa.

Started over to cover some dead air.


If you thought your life sucked, but was better than John Carney's, this might also make you feel better. http://danstheman.com/Jenny.htm Dude had too much free time.

Crunch Time

We are now gearing up for the most important hours of Trivia. I managed to grab a few hours of sleep, and I'm feeling okay. This is crunch time, so I hope we manage to brute through now with some strong hours.

Observations, it's hard to sound 'metal' while saying "catfish sandwiches"

Death and Destruction Hour!

Let's blow some crap up!

Jam Team: Phallus In Chains

NA-NA-NA-NA-NA-NA-NA

Batman Hour!

FYI according to question 201, "planting a timebomb in a local library is a felony."

Now you know, and knowing is half the battle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVhqcMIF8H4


2 Robins, 1 Batcup

More Choad Humor

Jam Team Choads:

The Long and Winding Choad
Country Choads Take Me Home
Cotton Eyed Choad
Goodbye Yellow Brick Choad
Every Rose Has It's Choad

Only Halfway There

It is hard to believe but we've only crossed the halfway mark for this contest. We've got a long way to go and a shot time to get there."

The good news is there's beer in Texarcana.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnRwQjTYfGI

Wow!

I just can't come up with witty comments for this one. I am sure they are there, but the article says it all.

http://www.darwinawards.com/personal/personal1999-15.html

Stop! Hammer Time!

Shake it like a Polariod picture! The Party Hour theme is one of the most fun. First question has to do with the bottle opener in Cool Hand Luke.

Yuck!

Jam Team: 10 Guys, 1 Bucket
11 Guys, 2 Cups
I Have A Package For You *Wink*

Dog Fight

Looks like we are in a dog fight with Trivia Pirates Arrgh! Offical scores have us trailing, we'll need to refocus overnight so we can try to overtake them in the middle night for the final Sunday afternoon push.

Death To All Flying Things

183. Rapid pressure drop has caused the death of a large amount of what type of animal without any physical contact?


Just like the Red Baron (except when battling Snoopy), it appears that Canadian wind turbines destory everything that dare to come to near.

According to Discovery, bats have been dying in large numbers do to rapid pressure changes when they get near the turbines.

"Here's the science" http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/08/25/wind-turbine-bats.html

"You say tomato, I say pimp"

Apologies to Burn Notice for that title. Just learned that a tomato has also been know as love apple and wolf peach. Both of those names sound like a euphamism used by a gangster in an old black and white movie to sneak past the censors. Like, "hey lady! How's the old wolf peach?"

Yuck!

Trivia Hour Is Over

The most self-reflexive hour is over.... The Trivia Trivia Hour is complete. It is my least favorite hour because I can't try to at least reason the answers. It's pure blind googling luck and brute force guessing.

On another note, the trivia geniuses requesting Sweet Caroline by "Elvis" should really recheck their music collection.

*Update* I stand corrected. There's a reason I've never heard the Elvis version, because frankly it sucks. No joy in listening to the King destroy a wonderful song with the dulcet tones of a man who is trying to pass a kidney stone.

I just broke my own heart

By remembering many of the lyrics to the Fishheads songs... Now don't lie to yourself and deny you knowledge of this... even if you think it is stupid today, you still remember it from when you were 8. Don't make me ask Dr. Demento to pop a cap in your a$$.

Here's a remixed reminder http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks5zxOxR97U