Saturday, October 31, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
We have a Weiner......
No to.....Gail Sayers...
Gale Sayers...
or even Gayle Sayers....Sawers or Sanders.....or Gail King for that matter.
No to Adrian "LEWIS" Peterson.....nice try Kelly.
Double NO to O.J. and/or Bart Simpson....
The Grand Prize Winning answer is one Mr. Lovie Lee Smith,
current head coach of your..........Chicago Bears.
Pretty impressive HS football player....as a coach......not so much.
This week's winner is Molly Maley......
TT rookie and "former" friend of Molly Flynn.
(A little TT tip from me to you all.....
Be verrrry careful about asking friends to help you out with the TT answer...
because they may just email me the correct answer 57 minutes before you do!!)
Molly....please send me your info/address and your GRAND PRIZE will be on it's way shortly!!
Marty
Lincoln Park, MI
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Wrivia Wednesday!!
OK....
a day late and a laptop short....lets go!!
First correct email to unobuckeroo@aol.com to correctly name the above gentleman...
will be this week's GRAND PRIZE winner and have WW bragging rights for the next 6 days!!
Hints....
Well known Chicagoan.....his mother is blind...
4 years or so older than me....middle name is Lee.....
was an awesome High School linebacker....
on an awesome High School Football Team....
below is his H.S.'s season record.
REGULAR SEASON SCORE
Winona 43-0
Sabine 54-0
Union Grove 66-0
Hawkins 55-7
Como-Pickton 63-0
Union Hill 60-0
Harmony 73-0
Leverett's Chapel 62-0
Mount Enterprise 71-0
Carlisle 91-0
STATE PLAYOFFS SCORE
Mildred 65-6
Axtell 55-0
Moody 38-0
Groom 28-2
TOTALS 824-15
Marty
Macomb, MI
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
BSOD!!!!
If you have ever gotten the dreaded "Blue Screen of DEATH" on your computer screen....then I don't have to tell you what kind of day I had today.
Stay tuned tomorrow for the first installment of "Wrivia Wednesday"!!
Marty
Galva, IL
Monday, October 26, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
We have a Weiner.....
Molly Flynn rings in with the first of many correct answers and takes home this week's GRAND PRIZE. It will be arriving on your doorstep shortly.
Mr. Michael Joseph McNally (no relation) was the correct answer...all 150lbs. of him.
Michael Joseph McNally [Minooka Mike] (September 13, 1893 - May 29, 1965) was a reserve infielder in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams between 1915 and 1925. Listed at 5' 11", 150 lb., McNally batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Minooka, Pennsylvania.
A clever reserve infielder and basically a line drive hitter, Mc Nally entered the majors in 1915 with the Boston Red Sox, playing for them five years before joining the New York Yankees (1921-1924) and Washington Senators (1925). His most productive season came with the 1920 Red Sox, when he posted career-highs in games (93), runs (42), hits (80), stolen bases (13) and on-base percentage (.326), while hitting a .256 average.
In a 10-season career, McNally was a .238 hitter (257-for-1078) with 169 runs and 85 RBI in 492 games, including 16 doubles, six triples, one home run and 40 stolen bases. As an infielder, he made 415 appearances at second base (181), third base (167), shortstop (60) and first base (7), while posting a collective .951 fielding percentage.
McNally also played on five American League pennant winners, appearing in the World Series with Boston in 1916 and for New York in 1921 and 1922, though he did not play in the 1915 and 1923 Series. In nine appearances, he hit .200 (4-for-20) with one RBI, two stolen base, four runs, and stole home plate in Game One of 1921 Series.
Following his playing retirement, McNally managed in the minor leagues from 1927 to 1938 for the Binghamton Triplets (1927-29), Wilkes-Barre Barons (1930-32, 1937-38) and Williamsport Grays (1933-36). He posted a 872-781 record for a .528 winning percentage, including four first places and the 1934 New York-Penn League championship title with the Williamsport Grays. After that, he worked during almost two decades for the Cleveland Indians as a scout and farm club director.
McNally died in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania at age 72.
Marty
Lansing, MI
Thursday, October 22, 2009
WOW!
Amazing that this ship can with stand this pressure.....
especially the jolt at the end!
Marty
Lincoln Park, MI
Gotcha!
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Stop the bus!
Proof that 9 seconds can "almost" change your life....
See.....now your bad day isn't so bad, is it?!
Marty
Hoopeston, IL
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Trivia Tuesday......
Keeping with the timing of the "Fall Classic".....
First email to unobuckeroo@aol.com that correctly names the above ballplayer will be this week's GRAND PRIZE winner and will have TT bragging rights for the next 7 days!
Hints....
Pic was taken at Comiskey Park in 1925....teammate of "The Babe" on both Boston and the Yanks.....won 3 World Series.....same initials and middle name as yours truly.
Batter up!
Marty
Atlanta, IL
Monday, October 19, 2009
You know you're in Indiana when.......
Obviously.... an important hot dog trailer in Union City, IN!
Marty
New Berlin, IL
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Friday, October 16, 2009
We have a Weiner.....
Couple #1... from the 1960's.....
LBJ and Carol Channing!
Couple #2... from the 1980's....Princess Diana and John Travolta!!
Couple #3... from the 1970's.....Betty Ford and Marty Allen!!
The Venue....
"Entrance Hall" at the White House 1903
LBJ and Carol Channing!
Couple #2... from the 1980's....Couple #3... from the 1970's.....
The Venue....
"Entrance Hall" at the White House 1903
"Entrance Hall" at the White House (present)
Mr. James Farrell (with mucho help from his beautiful wife Kelly) is this week's BIG GRAND PRIZE WINNER!! He was the first to correctly email me the correct answers to this weeks TT. Your GRAND PRIZE adorned with a lovely Simpson's stamp will be on it's way shortly.
This week's TT was brought to you by....
The White House Museum website which is pretty cool stuff!!
http://www.whitehousemuseum.org/
Marty
Union City, IN
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Old Picture of the Day........
"Flyover" Grant Park, Chicago, IL 1911Just when you think that you have mastered Trivia Tuesday.....
you need to check out this guy's blog......
Each day he posts an old picture from history.
On Saturday mornings, he posts a "Mystery Person" which has people from all over the world guessing in realtime.
Interesting yes.....solvable NO!
I click on every Sat morning to track.....but have not had a correct answer yet.
Also..... there are no GRAND PRIZES like my contest.
So on the other hand.....why bother.
Marty
Scottsburg, IN
P.S. I did steal my Helen Keller pic from him a few months ago.....mmmmmmm!
Marty
Scottsburg, IN
P.S. I did steal my Helen Keller pic from him a few months ago.....mmmmmmm!
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Meet George Jetson......
Ok....kinda cool....
if I had no legs.
But they probably don't have one in my size... and what about....
- Steps?
- Bathroom?
- Snow?
- You drop your pencil?
- Hot days?
Come back to me when you figure those out.
Marty
Austin, IN
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Trivia Tuesday SIX-PACK!!
Dancing with the Stars.......
6 Dancers...
3 Decades....
1 Dance Floor
6 Dancers...
3 Decades....
1 Dance Floor
OK gang.....
First correct email to unobuckeroo@aol.com will take home this week's GRAND PRIZE and TT Bragging Rights for the next 7 days.
All past TT GRAND PRIZES were shipped out last week....and I had to take out a Home-Equity loan to square up.....so this week will be more challenging.....
so pay attention to the rules!
- I need the first and last names of all 6 dancers above.
- I need the decade in which each couple are dancing.
- I need the official name of this "dance club". (BE SPECIFIC!)
Hints....
"Dancers"......NO hints for the dancers....you either know them or you don't.
"Decade".......NO hints....if you know the hoofers....then you will know the decade.
"Dance Club"...OK.. so it's not Studio 54 or Cagney's...but it's been around for over 200 years.
Marty
Olivet, MI
Monday, October 12, 2009
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Veinte y Dos Anos!!
1979 Queen of Peace H.S. Ring Dance
Yes Ladies & Gentlemen.....
Yes Ladies & Gentlemen.....
22 years of wedded bliss!
We are off to Pepe's Tacos to celebrate!
You are all invited to come and "Chicken Dance" around our table!
Cha....Cha....Cha.
Marty
Friday, October 9, 2009
We have a Weiner.....
OK.....
So what part of Jerry "VaLEEintino" Lewis doesn't belong!?!?
--And....when I give you clues like "Mr. Light Loafers"/Milwaukee/CSO.....
you need to take that and run to GOOGLE immediately!!
--And....if you are still using a Radio Shack Tandy 1000 computer and are unable to get Google....then you need to run to Best Buy immediately!!
--And...Mr. Farrell....you were semi-correct with the Jimmy Durante and "Lee Liberace" entry...but my research showed that only his closest friends called him Lee....with his real first name being Wladziu.....
the TT judges would have even taken Walter....
so unless you have more "details" about your 'Lee' entry...
the ruling will stay as follows:
This week TT NEWBIE Molly Flynn steals the Grand Prize with the first correct email with the first and last names of both.....
Jimmy Durante....and Wladziu Valentino Liberace.
Your GRAND PRIZE adorned with a lovely Simpson's Stamp will be on your doorstep shortly....you will need to share with Judy or I will tell!!
Plenty of entries from Danny Kaye...to Jerry Lee Lewis to Mickey Rooney!?!?
(For the love of God people....do you realllllllllly think that Mickey Rooney made more money than Elvis or The Beatles?
If I could suspend you for a week....I would)
Jimmy Durante.....appears annually in Frosty The Snowman!
Jimmy and a young Frank Sinatra.....
--On August 4, 1955, The Jimmy Durante Show was the venue of the last performance by the famous Brazilian singer Carmen Miranda. Miranda fell to her knees while dancing with Durante, who instinctively told the band to "stop da music!". He helped Miranda up to her feet as she laughed "I'm all out of breath!". "Dat's OK, honey, I'll take yer lines" Durante replied. Miranda laughed again and quickly pulled herself together, finishing the show. However, the next morning, August 5, Carmen died at home from heart failure.
I remember thinking as a youngster that Liberace was this cartoon act for old folks in Vegas....but vividly remember seeing him doing the following Boogie Woogie on the old Mike Douglas show....and on Carol Burnett a few weeks later. Probably one of the greatest ever. Also remember him being VERY funny and a smart ass on Carol Burnett.
Amusing piece from the 40's.....
- Liberace died at age 67 in 1987 in Palm Springs, CA
- Liberace movie to start filming next year starring Michael Douglas and Matt Damon....to be directed by Steven Soderbergh......really!
Marty
Chicago, IL
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
The Games from Ipanema......
Maybe if our Streets & Sanitation workers could dance (and "work") like
Rio's Streets & Sans workers.....
we might have won it.
Marty
Redgranite, WI
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Trivia Tuesday TWOFER......
Glad that you dared to return to Trivia Tuesday.....
This week's gentlemen are two individuals that I never thought would land on a negative together....but here we go!
First correct email to unobuckeroo@aol.com to correctly give me BOTH the first and last names of these 2 individuals will win the GRAND PRIZE and TT bragging rights for the next 7 days!
I also apologize but the Gift Redemption center is a little behind on shipping out the GRAND PRIZES.....so you past winners be patient as they are all going out this week!
Hints....
- "Mr. Hat & Cigar".......dropped out of school in the 8th grade to become a ragtime piano player....also a major recording artist......appeared several times on Broadway.....had is own TV show in the 50's.....once had a singer/dancer on with him in a sketch that "killed"....literally.....married twice...first wife died on Valentine's Day.....all ages still hear him in a Xmas TV special that plays EVERY year....Ha....cha...cha....chaaaaa!
- "Mr. Light Loafers".....originally from the Milwaukee area....had a twin who died at birth....also a piano player.....played with the CSO at age 20....has played from the White House to Vegas....was once the highest paid entertainer in the WORLD (surpassing even Elvis and the Beatles).....has been on everything from the Ed Sullivan Show....to The Muppet Show....from The Monkees to Saturday Night Live.....his middle name was Valentino.....remember I need his FIRST & LAST name.
Marty
Morenci, MI
Monday, October 5, 2009
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Friday, October 2, 2009
We have a Weiner.....
First one in this past Tuesday was....SHARON MCNALLY!!
She correctly named Mr. "One Plate"...W.C.Fields...
and Mr. "Two Plate"...Groucho Marx.
GREAT JOB....and your GRAND PRIZE will be arriving shortly.
MR. "TWO PLATE"......Groucho Marx.....
She correctly named Mr. "One Plate"...W.C.Fields...
and Mr. "Two Plate"...Groucho Marx.
GREAT JOB....and your GRAND PRIZE will be arriving shortly.
MR. "TWO PLATE"......Groucho Marx.....
- One of the Marx Brothers Comedy Team
- Once pointed his finger, like a six-shooter, at Elton John, who commented "Don't Shoot Me....I'm Only The Piano Player". This line turned into the title Elton's #1 album of 1973.
- Queen's two huge albums from the 70's...."A Night at the Opera" & "A Day at the Races" were both named after two Marx Brothers films.
- On the cover of the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper" album.
- Turned down the role of the Wizard in the "Wizard of Oz".
- Fields' next-door neighbor, Anthony Quinn's 2-year-old son, drowned in Field's lily pond during a social call.
Marty
Coal Valley, IL
Thursday, October 1, 2009
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