Fun
Haven't had a post in a very long while....so here's a trivial goozle.
A poet with a name similar to a character on a popular 80s tv show
wrote a poem in 1987, entitled Fun.
This poem became famous because someone with the same initials as a
chubby man in a red suit took the poem, reworked it a bit, and put it
on her album.
identify the poet, character, tv show, and album
What's in a Name
Can you decipher the clues, and fill in the blanks. (You don't have
to fill in the blanks with more clues...just the answers)
1.
2.
3. Bobby's youngest sister
4.
5.
6. Poor Richard
7.
8. Not a headbanger, but...
9. Goodnight
10. No way
11.
12.
13.
14.
15. Hamlet's girlfriend
16.
17.
18.
19.
20. Victim of a killer tarp
21.
22.
Goozle: Wouldn't it be ironic?
A film version of Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic, John Carter of Mars
is currently in production. Cast hasn't been announced. He's
probably too old, but it would be highly ironic if they cast Charlton
Heston in the role. Why?
Comic goozle?
Two comic book characters. Two universes. Same name.
1) Name the characters
2) Identify the creator of the character on the left.
This will be simple for some. We ask individuals not to post their answers below but to send them via the email on the right.
Cuban militant steals ruby slippers?
Google news groups related news stories together
It's the only explanation we can see.
Mindless Crap and Straight Dope
He calls it Mindless Crap, but he's been selflessly researching the answers to Stumpers since 2000. Of course, Cecil's been doing it since 1973, but Cecil gets paid for it.
We wish we had more time to maintain our little neck of the woods.
Name the Movie
We haven't provided a new trivia question for awhile. So here's a new one, created for your pleasure. As usual, we aren't sure whether this will be easy or difficult.
This movie was released 1-2 months prior to the beginning of a professional sports season. A character in the movie suggested to another character in the movie, who had a form of amnesia, that a particular sports team had won the top award for that sport, and then said, "just kidding." At the end of the following real season, lo and behold, the team had won.
As an additional aid (or distraction) there are two characters in the movie named Mary Kate and Ashley. And to most viewers of the movie, the two look identical.
Bonus Question: name another movie from which a clip is shown in the above movie, and which the surprise ending is revealed.
Caption This
For those who enjoy captioning images:
easy/medium/hard blog
This is a easy/medium/hard puzzle. The will be three question (obviously easy, medium, and hard questions) and easy question will have a bonus question designed to fit each. Just a word of advise don't try using the oracle on these I've tried that already and it doesn't give u the right answer
1. 1+1=?
Bonus: the answer plus the answer plus the number in the question equal what.
2. Link Scott Bakula and Buddy Holly in Movies only.
Bonus: Name other famous people that are related in this weird way.
3. Now both people didn't appear "personally" in this TV show however both are there link Matthew Perry and Peter Boyle by ONE TV show. (w/o using other people obviously).
Bonus: What was the TV Show called?
3.
Identify the Literary Character
The man with the day-glo sword and the submersible girlfriend.
Identify this man, and for extra credit, identify the sword, and the girlfriend.
All three have appeared in several works by several authors, so identify the work and the author where they are described as above.
Giving Credit where credit isn't due
According to the credits of a certain sketch comedy anniversary special which aired on television several years ago, the following appeared:
Bob Hope
Jamie Lee Curtis
Sean Connery
Elton John
None of them actually were in the special. Other actors or actresses 'played' themselves, but were credited as these individuals. As we said, this was a comedy special.
Just to help, if help is needed...one of the actors or actresses who truly were in this special has played the exact same role as the individual they were credited as...in separate movies of course.
And another actress or actor in this special was from St. Louis.
Giving Credit where credit isn't due
According to the credits of a certain sketch comedy anniversary special which aired on television several years ago, the following appeared:
Bob Hope
Jamie Lee Curtis
Sean Connery
None of them actually were in the special. Other actors or actresses 'played' themselves, but were credited as these individuals. As we said, this was a comedy special.
Just to help, if help is needed...one of the actors or actresses who truly were in this special has played the exact same role as the individual they were credited as...in separate movies of course.
Logic Puzzle from Hell
Here's the logic puzzle from Hell
We have no idea what the solution is, and we're not even going to try to figure it out.
Unknowns
In honor of Memorial Day -- which is at the end of this month of May -- a little bit of triva:
In Arlington National Cemetary are the Tombs of the Unknowns. One unknown for WWI, one for WWII, one for the Korean War, and one for the Vietnam War. One of these tombs however stands empty.
- Which tomb?
- On what date were the remains removed?
- Where were they moved to?
- Why?
And what connection might you initially find between the above trivia question and the movie that was #1 at the box office this past weekend?
Where am I?
In the style of Urban Challenges:
- He has the number of an asterisk, and he pitches for a team no longer cursed.
- He is perhaps the most famous philosopher of all time – even though he wrote nothing.
- The Lorax spoke for the trees. This group speaks for the cars, in the land of elves, faerie, and little people. Coincidentally, their name is one-character off from a nickname for a large vehicle.
Take these clues, put them together, and tell me the address, city and state along with what you find there. For extra credit, provide the url for a picture.
Conrad, Bob, Bill and a Bishop
Conrad's performance in 1928 of a tragic victim inspired either Bob or Bill (it's difficult to place a finger on either one) in the creation of a comic villain. This comic villain first made his appearance in the Spring of 1940. Bob died in 1998. Conrad died in 1943.
There once was a Bishop who proposed nationalizing The Church, which led to an excommunication which was eventually undone. He spent two years in the US. A famous emperor thought he was "shit in a silk sock". (Though this was the 19th century, so one of those words has been changed). This man died in 1838. According to the original creator of the "Tragic Victim" above, where did the brain of this man end up? (This was something he claimed he saw firsthand.)
Don't be just another blundering American
Orson Welles memorable performance at age 26 may be of assist
Talley Ho!
The Most Taxing of All Days
Income tax has made liars out of more Americans than golf --Will Rogers
The hardest thing in the world to understand is income tax. --Albert Einstein
The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale. --Arthur C. Clarke
Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss. --Robert A. Heinlein
Nothing in life is certain except death and taxes --Benjamin Franklin
A minority is powerless while it conforms to the majority; it is not even a minority then; but it is irresistible when it clogs by its hole weight. If the alternative is to keep all just men in prison, or give up war and slavery, the State will not hesitate which to choose. If a thousand men were not to pay their tax-bills this year, that would not be a violent and bloody measure, as it would be to pay them, and enable the State to commit violence and shed innocent blood. This is, in fact, the definition of a peaceable revolution, if any such is possible. If the tax-gatherer, or any other public officer, asks me, as one has done, "But what shall I do?" my answer is, "If you really wish to do anything, resign your office." When the subject has refused allegiance, and the officer has resigned his office, then the revolution is accomplished - Henry David Thoreau - Civil Disobedience
Stump II
New Challenge Forthcoming
Now for the Rules and History
Come up with a trivia question nobody can answer.
(Lower case n. Stump everyone else who comes to this site.)
The first person to provide the answer gets to come up with a trivia question of their own. Until somebody achieves the goal.
It has to be about something publicly accessible. That is, no "What's the name of my pet iguana." Books, Movies, History, Science, Sports....stuff you might find in Trivial Pursuit.
Of course, yes, its possible for someone to use google. Since we don't want you to be the one to stump all others, and you don't want us to be, you and we are likely to use all resources to answer the question.
So it probably makes sense to plug your question into Google first and see what appears. Because it may be possible to phrase the question in such a way to make it more difficult to research.
We're not sure what the suitable length of time is to wait before we declare someone has stumped everyone else. We're open to suggestions.
The First Stump was won by Ryan Poole. So we start again.
Your Challenge
I
Papa of Moses,
David's son, also his Dad,
and Joseph's brother --
They all met their end
at the 'hands' of one creature.
And no one else did.
No one else that is
In the Hebrew Testament.
Not a single soul.
*** Identify the creature
II
Eliminating
The ABCs from above
Only one is left.
A nineteen eightees
Television character
Who bore the same name
Had hazardous 'phews
Numbering two plus a girl.
They drove a cool car
While they evaded
a castrated scrofa dressed
in monochrome white.
*** Recite the ABCs
*** Name the Castrated Scrofa
III
Of the 'phews above
One shares his name with a new
Testament gospel
And a title role
From a sixty-seven film
First cast for Kojak.
*** Provide the title for the film
-- submitted by Nobody
Solved by Christy
Answer:
I. Serpent
(These are the only four from the Hebrew testament who are said to have lived 'perfect lives' and therefore died only due to the effect of the poison of the serpent.)
II. The ABC's: Amram, Benjamin, and Caleb (Amram was Moses' father,
Benjamin Joseph's brother, and Caleb David's son. Leaving Jesse,
David's father.)
Boss Hogg (Who chased Jesse Duke's nephews Bo an Luke on The Dukes
of Hazard. A hog is a castrated pig. A scrofa is a pig.)
An extension of the previous question
Okay....now that the previous question was solved so quickly...
The summer was 1958, fictionally speaking.
A sixteen year old who shared a last name with a major US airport
was having a helluva time with a temporary widow.
This teen, whose first name is shared with a character from RHPS, was compared to a certain type of machine.
What type of machine was this exactly.
And in what strange location would you find a door?
Mathematical Equation
Issue # of comic where Superman encourages the readers to "Slap a JAP"
minus
Age of girl with the initials B.A.S. when she said she wasn't fond of the first day of the week. This was thirty years ago so Sheryl Crow can't be blamed.
Equals...
We are Morpheus
Morpheus
?? Which Of The Greek Gods Are You ??
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Superman is a Dick
Below is a link to some old Superman covers someone has added comments
to - some of which are absolutely hilarious.
http://www.nationallampoon.com/supermanisadick/default.asp
Obviously released to the public a few days early...
Viewsonic's Amazing 10GHz Tablet PC filed under Laptops & PCs
This Viewsonic TPCV1250S may not seem all that impressive at first,
but when you read its description on Amazon, you'll discover that this
demure Tablet PC holds inside a 10GHz Athlon and a 30,000GB hard disk.
Amazing! And if you read the reviews (and you should), you'll discover
that the desktop nuclear power supply isn't nearly as inconvenient as
you'd think. Some users find the warping of time and space around the
unit to be somewhat distracting, to say the least. Still, at only
$2,312.95, I'd say it's a bargain. Someone at Los Alamos must have a
boat mortgage to pay off.
Due to circumstances beyond our control....
Due to circumstances beyond our control we are going to have to
curtail our daily blog-reading and blog-writing and limit it to
non-work hours. At least for awhile.
School Songs
We know someone trying to come up with a list of school/teacher/etc songs
Here's a list of what's been thought of so far:
School Days.................................Chuck Berry
Charlie Brown...............................The Coasters
Another Brick in the Wall...................Pink Floyd
What did you learn in school today..........Tom Paxton
School’s Out................................Alice Cooper
Be True to your School......................Beach Boys
Teacher.....................................Jethro Tull
I Hate Mondays..............................Boomtown Rats
Ballad of Charles Whitman...................Kinky Friedman
Several by Tom Lehrer
Lobachevsky
Fight Fiercely Harvard
New Math
The Elements
Bright College Days
That's Mathematics
The Derivative Song
There's a Delta for Every Epsilon
The Professor's Song
The Ig-Nobel prize
The Club
Here's a non-stumper puzzle. We may have had similar questions before, but we are unable to find them searching our archives...sooo...Estimated difficulty level: Easy to Moderate
1) She pulled a harpoon out of her dirty red bandanna, and it was an experience to hear him sing the national anthem. Born within 2 months of each other, they both died members of an exclusive “club”. Name both of them.
2) This scleroglossan royalty was born a year following the two in #1, but he was also a member of the same “club”.
3) When this fourth individual blew out his brain, all the little girls they cried like rain. Some people include him as a member of this club, but others don't. He met the technical requirements, but there is evidence he wanted his name to be associated with the others. And no one really wants to encourage copycats.
4) One only has one life to live. Unfortunately, this possibly additional member of the club, an actor, not a singer, died in 2003 – just a few short months prior to the release of his directorial debut. Name the actor, and the film he directed. (It's not known whether or not he wanted to be associated with the musicians.)
5) If you take the length of #4’s directorial debut in minutes, multiply it by 2, and subtract 1 -- then take that result and subtract his age when he died, what’s your result?
A New Challenge
Your Current Challenge:
1.In 1 degree or 2 degrees (if you include the character) of separation how is WKRP (in Cincinatti) related to Stephen King. (hint: WKRP was mentioned in one of his books.)
2. In 2 degrees of separation how are Adam Sandler and Julia Roberts related (and here's one hint at least -- I'm not using Drew Barrymore). The third actor or actress has a similar role in both movies.
3. in 2 degrees of separation how are Scott Bakula and Tim Allen related. Hint: The year 1991, and the day September 9, 1959 is involved.
Submitted by Ryan Poole: 3/4/05 Revised
Now for the Rules and History
Come up with a trivia question nobody can answer.
(Lower case n. Stump everyone else who comes to this site.)
The first person to provide the answer gets to come up with a trivia question of their own. Until somebody achieves the goal.
It has to be about something publicly accessible. That is, no "What's the name of my pet iguana." Books, Movies, History, Science, Sports....stuff you might find in Trivial Pursuit.
Of course, yes, its possible for someone to use google. Since we don't want you to be the one to stump all others, and you don't want us to be, you and we are likely to use all resources to answer the question.
So it probably makes sense to plug your question into Google first and see what appears. Because it may be possible to phrase the question in such a way to make it more difficult to research.
We're not sure what the suitable length of time is to wait before we declare someone has stumped everyone else. We're open to suggestions.
Nobody will start this off:
Puzzle Solved by Christy William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge (father), David Hartley Coleridge (son). Several poems could have been chosen for each. Wordsworth and Coleridge published Lyrical Ballads in 1798 - which is usually seen as the start of the Romantic Period. Wordsworth wrote "To H.C. - Six years Old", and DH Coleridge wrote "Wordsworth Unvisited." Christy's Challenge |
Solve the following Patented Wacky Equation to find the name of an establishment East of the Mississippi.
A = first word in a Lorraine Hansberry title (the word under which the title would be alphabetized--a, the, an, etc. don't count)
B = the undersurface of a foot
C = artistic or literary material held to be of low quality, and marked especially by sentimentalism, sensationalism, and slickness
A1 + B + C + A2
The correct answer will include the name, address and city of the checkpoint, plus a bonus phrase. You can construct the bonus phrase with the first three letters of the establishment's name, plus the name of the river that runs north of the establishment.
Puzzle Solved by hanna
"Ray's Soul Kitchen", which is located at 239 Dudley Street, Roxbury, MA (kind of Boston). Bonus Phrase: Ray Charles
Lorraine Hansberry work: A RAISIN in the SunThe underside of a foot: SOLE
artistic or literary material held to be of low quality, and marked especially by sentimentalism, sensationalism, and slickness: KITSCH
First 3 letters of establishment: RAY
River North of establishment: CHARLES
RAIS + SOLE + KITSCH + IN
Christy's 6/21 Challenge
Similar (but not exactly like) 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon, connect Dick Van Patton with REM in as few steps as possible, but your "trail" MUST consist of, at least:
1 TV show
1 familial relationship (father/son, aunt/uncle, etc.)
1 album (or song)
1 songwriter
Solved by Scuzz
Christy's Answer:
| DVP was in EiE with Lani O'Grady Lani O'Grady's real-life brother is Don Grady Don Grady (Don Agrati) played on Gary Zekley's (producer/songwriter) Yellow Balloon in the 60's (many of the tracks of this album, including the title track were also recorded by Jan and Dean, but that's just an aside). Gary Zekley wrote "I am Superman" which was recorded by REM (Life's Rich Pageant). |
But she accepted Scuzz' answer:
| 1. REM has a song called The Stand 2. Songwriter Steven Cavanaugh wrote a parody called Han for "Star Wars: The Musical" 3. Mark Hamill played Luke in Star Wars episodes 4-6 4. Mark Hamill played David Bradford on Eight is Enough for one season - 1977 5. David Bradford's father was played by Dick Van Patten |
Scuzz's Challenge
| Identify the kid smoking the cigarette in this picture (First and last name) |
Puzzle solved by Christy
Dennis Cuzinski (Scuzz) from the comic book D.P. 7 (1986-1989)
Christy's 6/22 Challenge:
1) A certain cartoon character, who had his own cartoon in the 60's
shares his name with a character drawn by Charles Schultz. The person
who voiced this character, concurrently co-produced a well-known
program of the 60's along with a man who lended his voice to the
cartoon above.
2) The well-known program above has something in common with another 60's sitcom,
which aired from 61-65. The star of THIS sitcom, in real life, was a
member of a well-known group which shares its name with a particular
animal. On the show, his character lived in an apartment building
which has the same name as a never-seen character on a popular 70's
spin-off of another popular 70's show.
3) The actor who played this unseen character has something in common
with #1. Figure that out and his other famous role should be clear.
Name both men in #1
Name all programs in #2 (4 total)
Name the actor and his other famous role in #3.
Puzzle solved by Larry Lymon
| 1. Carl Reiner & Sheldon Leonard [both were voice talent for Linus (schultz character) the Lion-Hearted} 2. The Dick Van Dyke Show (reiner and leonard production) Joey Bishop lived in the Carlton Arms in the Joey Bishop Show. Carlton was the never-seen doorman on Rhoda which was a spinoff of the Mary Tyler Moore Show. I'm guessing that they both revolved around the workings of a TV show. 3. Carlton was played by Lorenzo Music who also voiced a famous cartoon cat on TV...Garfield. |
6/24: Larry Lymon's Challenge
Solve the series:
1. Created by a vaudeville performer in the early 20th century, this practice was made famous by a couple whose lives were immortalized in a little-seen 1939 film. Barney's distant antipodean relative would approve.
2. (foie gras ingredient + 80's movie w/ early Ace-Truman cameo starring the Daymaker...well actually he typically relies on others to play the role of the Daymaker but Daymaker sounded too cool not to use) - (deceased duck's larger relative) = home of this band led by a musicalIan moper. keep it professional professional but drop the Captain's bespectacled companion.
3. this is the ride of choice for all kinds of long distance travellers. past/future riders: The Messenger, Sir T(homas) F(ranklin)?, Aqua, and a bunch of folks headed to chill with Schiaparelli. Drop deuce on this ride and you'll be there.
4. ???
figure out what "this" refers to in 1,2,3 then 4 will be child's play.
Puzzle solved by Christy
The answers are:
1. Foxtrot
2. Echo
3. Delta
4. Charlie
Christy's 1/6/05 Challenge
What was the phone number of Lilly (or Lily) Anheuser Busch (widow of Adolphus Busch) in 1925? (#1 Busch Place, now the address of AB HQ)
Note: Though not a Goozle, this *can* be found on the internet.
Puzzle solved by John/Gavroche
Lilly's phone number was 636 Victor
This was found on the St. Louis Social Register for 1925
Gavroche's 2/16/2005 Challenge
Connect William Shatner with Drew Barrymore in 2 degrees of separation, without using "voice-only" roles. (That is, no animation). Nineteen years separate the two films.
In other words:
William Shatner was in movie X with Y.
Y was in movie Z with Drew Barrymore.
Fill in X, Y and Z.
Puzzle solved by Ryan Poole
William Shatner was in "Airplane 2-The Sequel" (1982) with Julie Hagerty
Julie Hagerty was in "Freddy Got Fingered" (2001) with Drew Barrymore
(Gavroche/John intended the answer to be: Shatner was in Incubus (1965) with Eloise Hardt, and Eloise Hardt was in Irreconciliable Differences (1984) with Drew Barrymore. But both answers fit the requirements.)
Google Movies
Google's latest addition:
Movies in
St. Louis area Their showtimes, and links to reviews.
Or..
Just go to google.com and enter:
1) movie: ZIP
where ZIP is your zip code, and you will get a complete listing.
2) movie: TITLE
where TITLE is the name of a specific movie, and it will show you only
the listings for that movie.
Breaking News: She's a Repeat Offender!
The news article linked to below at Ananova didn't mention it.
Nor does the
But unless we have a woman with the same name doing the same deed six
years later...She's a repeat offender!
Note to guys. If she gets out of jail this time. Don't date her.
We were wondering where we could find the rich people in St. Louis
Who knew we would find them at a Hardees?
If we may be so bold....
Does anybody know why everything appears bold here? It shouldn't be.
We've searched our templates for unclosed formatting with no luck.
Ink not Mink
It seems PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animal) has finally
gotten a male to pose for their "Rather go Nude than Wear Fur"
campaign:
Dennis
Rodman.
The poster has a rather creative slogan. Rodman in the pose of
Rodin's famous sculpture, and the slogan: Think Ink not Mink. (Rodman
has a lot of tattoos)
Advice of the Day to Parents
It's not a good idea to teach your four year old how to drive.
story.
We don't care. We're still not drinking ODoul's!
Mice fed cancer-causing chemicals suffered 85 per cent less DNA damage
to the liver, lungs and kidneys if also given non-alcoholic beer,
researchers at Okayama University in Japan have found.
Although drinking too much alcohol could increase the risk of cancers,
unknown ingredients in the non-alcoholic beer could prevent the toxic
chemicals damaging DNA.
"If these compounds can be identified, brewers might be able to
produce beers particularly rich in them," one researcher told New
Scientist magazine.
link
A nice chuckle
George W Bush, Laura Bush and Dick Cheney are flying on a private jet.
George looks at Laura, chuckles and says, "You know, I could throw a $100.00 bill out the window right now and make somebody very happy."
Laura shrugs her shoulders and says, "Well, I could throw ten $10.00 ills out the window and make 10 people very happy."
Cheney says, "Of course, I could throw one hundred $1.00 bills out the indow and make a hundred people very happy."
The pilot rolls his eyes, looks at all of them and says to his copilot, "Such Big shots back there .. I could throw all of them out the window and make millions happy."
We may just have to get the Ipod shuffle
(IPod Shuffle contains either 512 mb or 1 gig of memory for songs.
120 or 240 songs, approximately. It costs $99 or $150.)
Apple warns you, even though they compare it to the size of a pack of
gum, do not eat the device. Good advice.
a shame
It's not that we want to see an ad featuring Mickey
Rooney's nude butt...but we do feel it's a shame we won't.
This is weird
We are currently looking at the label on our 20 oz bottle of Diet Coke.
It reads, right above the bar code: "NO REFILL".
Err...who in their right minds would think of taking an empty soda
bottle to a store (or a manufacturer) and ask for a freaking refill?
Who needs to be told that once you drink the contents, the bottle is
trash? Who needs to be told you can't just buy one bottle and keep
refilling it for life?
Are we missing another possible meaning of the phrase?
The Return of The Stump
The Stump has returned.
The rules are in the original post, and won't change.
If the individual who solves a challenge wishes to submit a challenge that closely resembles a goozle...that's fine. Goozles were born in The Stump, and they can still appear there.
So we rule. And who are we? We're Nobody.
supermodel to wed seal
we are confused. a german supermodel allegedly has announced she will
marry seal. link.
Five random blogs before breakfast
We've done this before, but here are the rules again.
We have visited 5 random stlbloggers blogs. We have done this through
their random blogger app:
http://stlbloggers.com/random.aspx =20
We have copied a sentence or two from one of their top two posts.
Your task: Find them.
1)
Today, I took off my pants. I was so happy, I ran in circles around
the dining room table with my arms in the air.
2)
on new year's eve, chicago transit offers penny rides. we didn't have
any pennies, so the bus driver let us on free, which was very nice of
him.
3)
Not quite blind, but definatly on a long steady decline. Went to the
eye doctor over the weekend and discovered that my perscription is
roughly 20/400.
4)
Shawn was one of these people. He was chasing after someone, Jaquetta
I think it was, because of the snow boots. Advance in time a few
hours. I was told that Shawn had been arrested for robbery. Being me,
I was a bit worried, paniced if you will. Next I know, I=B9m somewhere,
I can=B9t quite identify the place. I want to say it was home because my
computer was there, but it didn=B9t seem like home.
5)
i received an email this morning (moments ago, even) telling me that
one of my amazon.com shipments is *finally* on it's way. looks like it
will be a merry christmas for some of my friends after all, thought i.
Will Eisner
Comic legend Will Eisner passed away last night.
story here from
Newsarama
Worse than a Tsunami
First it was Bill Waterston, then it was Gary Larson...
Dave
Barry is retiring from writing columns.
