Carol and Karen are looking for lasagna.

Terry and Nibsy welcomed Mark and Sheila from the VFW and took home the gold!

Bill and Marge are going to miss Sasha.

Andrew and Aimee did not have a good night :-(

The Twin Roses have been on a rampage of winning here of late.

Ok, I'm not even going to take the time to edit Deric's appendage.

Good News for Movie Fans

I thought he had died in the '60s, but it looks like Spencer Tracy is alive and well and starring in the new Pixar movie "Up."

Chuckles: The Return of No Frills Blogging

I'm keeping it nice and simple this week, so I'm going will a text-only blog. Chuckles was packed with teams last night, since many folks have Monday off. House of Twin Roses was the big winner of the night, six points ahead of the Zombies. The Zoms missed a three way tie for third by a point, so it was Bob of Pixie Stix versus She Who Shall Not Be Named from Three Roads in a Captain Jack-off, with Bob victorious. Out of the Vortex was fifth, one point ahead of Skirtland. That gave theme choice to Slick Freddy and the Usual Suspects, and they are going with '80s song lyrics. Special guest for the evening was birthday gal Claire and Grandma Miami Blade.

wOOt!!!

Next week's themes

It might be a while until I post this week's pix, so for those who like to know these things, here are next week's themes:

Chuckles: House

Bube's: Last Lines of Movies

VFW: Arlington National Cemetery and Bruce Springsteen (don't worry, he's not buried there; it's two separate themes).

VFW: And Now, In Reverse Order...

Darla is giving a little pre-toast to the newly renamed It's Only a Game team. They placed seventh and have chose Sean Connery as next week's theme. D&M was one point ahead in sixth, fone point ahead of Nix Lix. Half of the 4-Hers placed fourth, only one question behind the B52s. Where Are the Red Beet Eggs fought with Chicks and Dicks al night, but the Chicks stayed ahead by one point and took the gold.

Bube's: Farewell to the Class of '09

Congrats to Alex and Brian of the Oil Lobbyists, who played as undergrads for the last time tonight. Unfortunately, they didn't win. That spot went to the Nutsacks, who successfully completed a threepeat. The Cogitators woke up in the last round and took second, followed by Quietly Making Noise, and the Tony Danza Slap. Six Horse and My Corn Is Tall tied for fifth which gave theme choice to the seventh-placing Toxic Olives. They are going with hauntings in Pennsylvania. Oooooooweeeeeooooooo....

I don't know why Beth looks so sad; the Cogitators recovered nicely in the last round to take the silver.

The Nutsacks named themselves after a Sesame Street tune which I didn't recognize since I grew up without PBS. (We could only get NBC and CBS on our TV set; and we had to go through eleven foot snowdrifts to get to school...)

You Can't Fix Stupid left before their number was pulled for the double-stuffed Oreos.

Sarah is no longer pining for the fjords since returning from Norway. She does pine for their beer, however.

My Corn Is Tall. Not to be confused with My Corn Is Killing Me.

Beer Cheese had to leave before the last round, but said they'd be back.

Alex plays with his Wooly Willy.

The Tone Rangers enjoyed the view from above.

New at Bube's: Beer Eggs!

Vote for Kris!

If you watch American Idol, please consider voting for Kris Allen tonight. He's managed to get to the top three with no pimping from the judges or producers and has consistently produced great music with original arrangements of classic tunes.

Pontiac Sold to Amish Entrepreneurs

(Thanks to Greg from Team Prius for alerting me to this news item)

The Associated Press

Detroit, Michigan | Published: 04.29.2009

DETROIT, Mich. — In a surprising move, General Motor announced today that it is selling its Pontiac brand and assets to an Amish investment group headquartered in Leola, Pennsylvania. The automaker announced its plans for Pontiac today during a press conference outlining dramatic updates to its restructuring efforts.

The move took industry experts by surprise since the Amish Plain Sect community is not customarily associated with motor vehicles.

A spokesman for Bird-In-Hand Enterprises, LLC, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said that the Amish corporation intends to reposition Pontiac as a taxi manufacturer.

"We fear, with the likely demise of Chrysler, and with General Motors' abandoning of the minivan market, that we will not have access in the future to suitable 'Amish taxis' to serve our community. The acquisition of Pontiac will ensure long-term access to taxi services for us," he said.

The source provided little detail of the repositioning of the brand, other than noting that final engineering still needs to be worked out. The source did add, however, that Amish engineers involved previously with Amish Roll-and-Glow Electric Fireplaces developed a working prototype of the proposed Pontiac Amish Taxi and have recently authorized the release of an image of the Pontiac taxi.

Chuckles: Ina-God-A-David-D.A., Baby!

It was a hippy-trippy night at Chuckles as we celebrated Mother's Day with some psychedelic trivia. Ubersmack leapt fromthird to first, seven points ahead of the hard charging Three Roads. Of Pixie Stix took the bronze, only two points ahead of KCCC and B. Skirtland followed three points behind, slightly ahead of the Far-out Trippy Psychedelic Twin Roses. There was a tie for seventh between Out of the Vortex and the MoFoes, so we'll have two themes next week: state capitals and Blazing Saddles (so start eating some beans).

Three Roads attriubute their success to the two recruits in the center.

The MoFoes were asleep for the first three rounds but woke up in time for the fourth.

LukeMom and Luke missed the theme choice by one question.

Nick was distraught that his team had abandoned him. (He's also trying out for an Oscar with this emotionally-acted photo).

Karen and Carol wondered what happened to their traditional Mother's Day lasagna.

Twin Roses kept adding adjectives to to their name throughout the night.

Skirtland was missing psychedelic Lee and Kay.

Bill and Marge debated what to do with their cheesy Velveeta mashed potatoes. (Hint: Go to the barn Door tomorrow night).

The Miami Blades are really into their marshmallow fluff.

My Kind of Pie Chart

VFW: Ending the Night with a Preposition

2 Is a Preposition, Come Is a Verb was determined to get to the top this week, and they did! Only one question behind was We're Here for the Beer, who finally got out of their fourth-place position. The compact version of the B52s was in third, followed by the Chicks and Dicks, whose bellies were full of their previous winnings. Giggles and Friends placed sixth, which gave theme choice to Many Men-O-Nite. They are going with Notorious Newsmakers of the '90s. (In this case "are going with" means "have picked as their theme," not "dated.")

We're Here for the Beer had a most excellent night, since they took the silver and the Grand Prize of chocolate-covered Tastykake donuts.

Dee and John did very well, despite the absence of their B52 comrades.

Bube's: Mayo Madness Begins!

Feliz Cinco de Mayo Equipo Saco de Coquejate had a fantastic last round, all due to Nueva Nutsack Nora. Normally the scores are much closer, but they only missed two out of ten questions. The newly re-invigorated Tony Danza Slap placed second. one question ahead of the Toxic Olives. Quietly Making Noise, You Can't Fix Stupid Ole! and the Cogitators were next, followed by our theme-pickers, Half Baked and Overcooked. All of tonight's Trashbag of Deelite prizes were Latin flavored, including a miniature Mexican wrestler and (provide your own meat) taco shells.

Half Baked and Overcooked have chosen an unusual theme for next week: the number 12.

Modern Schmodern had it in the bag until the last round.

Beth and Ann had to do without the expertise of Randy tonight.

The Toxic Olives had to wait a bit, but they claimed the orchestra table.

Nanette and Jane of the Earth Girls were happy that they won a bottle of Mayo (and beat four teams.)

Could You Can't Fix Stupid win a medal two weeks in a row? Um.... no.

Number 1 PSU Fan would like to see more sports questions, as long as they aren't about basketball.

I'm not exactly sure what Justin is doing in this pic.

Mike and Dani had the Lincoln booth.

The Tony Danza Slap welcomed back Dee and David, now that PCAD class is over.

This team made a self-fulfilling prophecy when they named themselves We Have No Chance.

Recapapalooza! (No Frills Edition)

I'm running behind in my blogging, so here's a mini-recap of the entire week (in reverse order):

Chuckles:

Nearly a full house, with Skirtland taking a commanding lead in the last round. There was a three way tie between the Zombies, Hold the Cinco de Mayo and Ubersmack, so Monica, Bob and Deric went head to head. Deric's previous experience in Captain Jacking-off put him in second, with Bob in third. Making Majik was fifth and Prius was sixth. Twin Roses get next week's theme choice and they are going with psychedelic rock of the '60s. (Apparently Justin failed to understand the theme the last time they chose it).

VFW:

The B52 used their knowledge of Chevys to take home the gold, slightly ahead of the Joni-mitchell loving When I Went to Mexico, I Assumed I Might Get the Runs, But Swine Flu?!? Giggles and Friends failed in their quest for a three-peat, but still got third. Chicks and Dicks, K-B and the Chevelles were in the next three slots. Theme choice goes to D&M and they chose Lancaster County History.

Bube's:

Go Green! Our Nutsack Is Sustainable had a two-question lead over The Cogitators. The big story of the night was the bronzing of You Can't Fix Stupid. The Specter Shuffle was fourth, followed by the Toxic Olives and Sam I Am. Oil Lobbyists: Return of the Ooze get to chose the theme and the are going with Modern Art.