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Jenny From The Block
May 18, 2024I was out with friends at this happenin’ NYC club last night. The place was packed – sweaty, writhing bodies from wall to wall. Suddenly, there was this commotion at the door. We all turned to look and spied Jennifer Lopez at the entrance, entourage in tow, arguing with the bouncer. “We’re full!” he was telling her. “We can’t fit another person in here right now!” But Ms. Lopez was not to be deterred one bit. She shook her head and wagged her finger at him and screamed, “Uh-UH!! There’s always room for J Lo!”
Trivia Rankings: 15 May 2024
May 15, 2024Thanks to all the Quizlings who came out to play. Haven’t seen some regulars for a while so if you’re still out there please come back soon!
Things To Do #1: Please nominate Tomato Jake’s for Best Trivia Night. Ballot closes next week.
Things To Do #2: Post a flier on your social media! The person with the most likes by Memorial Day wins the Sour Patch Kids big box o’ hearts!
Things To Do #3: Post a flier in real life. Show me proof and get a raffle ticket for our end of year drawing. You could win a gift card worth up to $100!
This week, we chatted about lights in the sky, imaginary lines on the globe and cinematic shark victims. Plus there was this Titanic reference…
Here’s a quick snapshot of the stats…
17 teams (94%) remembered the Chronic-what?-cles Of Narnia
13 (72%) figured out the ’80s Emmy-winning comedy
12 (70%) guessed the correct sci fi scribe
3 (17%) knew Drake’s questionable song
Now let’s look at the scores for the week: High was 58, low was 23 and the average was 49. We’ll do it again next Wednesday, Quizlings! See you in sebben!
| Honk Honk Blat Wak Wak Wak Wak Ungow! | 58 (over limit – playing for fun) |
| Not Invited To Anything | 58 (1st place) |
| Golden Questions, Pyrite Answers | 55 (2nd place – winning the tiebreaker) |
| Persistent Gibbels | 55 (3rd place) |
| MOTH-er’s Day | 54 (QC members who won the $10 gift card) |
| Does Sparky Wordle? | 52 |
| Hockey To My Heart | 52 |
| Money For Nothing & Checks For Free | 51 |
| Can Cicadas Swim ? | 51 |
| Can We Cause Chaos? Yes, We CAN-es! | 51 |
| King Charles: A Period Piece | 50 |
| Trivia Cluster… | 50 |
| Scrumdiddlyumptious | 50 |
| Tanking For Star Wars | 46 |
| Harold & Kumar Go To Tomato Jake’s | 45 |
| Mad Dogs And English Muffins | 34 |
| Dog Eat Dog | 23 |
Old Navy
May 13, 2024I don’t want to give anyone the impression that I watch a lot of cartoons (I do, but I don’t wanna give anyone that impression) but I happened to catch an old Popeye cartoon the other night and I gotta say I was impressed.
It was one of the real old ones, the ones where Popeye mumbled a lot (not to suggest the sailor man’s speech was ever worthy of Henry Higgins’ approval but you know what I mean) and Popeye had found this stray dog, a froufrou little Pekingese or Pomeranian or something. Well, Bluto comes along with his dog, a big ol’ bulldog (because apparently Rottweilers and Dobermans weren’t the tough guy dog o’ choice back when the cartoon was made) and starts to bully Popeye. Likewise Bluto’s dog starts to bully the stray that Popeye has found.
And when I say “bully,” I mean beat the “ever-loving, living crap out of.” It was freaking amazing! Bluto was punching and slamming and kicking and throwing down like a bloody fast-forwarded episode of Dragonball Z! Damn, it was beautiful! Wam! Bam! Smackdown on your backside, naval boy!
Old Chum
May 10, 2024On my ninth birthday, I was beaten with Wiffle bats by a small gang of kids who, suffice it to say, weren’t entirely happy with the choice of party favors. My dad had brought a bucket of chum and thought it would be a pretty funny idea if …
Ah, who am I kidding? I never had a ninth birthday party. I never even had a dad. All I had was that bucket of chum.
Damn, I sure miss my chum.
Trivia Rankings: 8 May 2024
May 8, 2024Well, we can admit the weather outside was not optimum so that’s why your presence at Tomato Jake’s Wednesday Night Trivia this week was exceedingly welcome! Thanks to the brave Quizlings who made the trek. The rest of you? Missed. Very much missed. Hope to see you soon.
Please post one of our fliers to get your raffle ticket! Also nominate us for Best Trivia Night in Durham County at indyweek.com! We’d love your support!
This week, we talked about Hawkeyes, Mystik equines and Tabasco facts. Plus there was this animated reference…
Here’s a quick snapshot of the stats…
10 teams (76%) figured out the Stones sponsors
8 (61%) knew their Roman musical comedies
2 (15%) remembered Dante’s tour guide
0 (0%) could figure out what the heck a Mother-In-Law is
Now let’s look at the scores for the week: High was 53, low was 19 and the average was 40. We’ll do it again next Wednesday, Quizlings! See you in sebben!
| Not Invited To The Met Gala | 53 |
| Cicadas – Breakfast Of Champions | 52 |
| Turtle-ini | 50 |
| Daniels In The Lion’s Den | 46 |
| Fox Flopper | 46 |
| Why Is Sparky So Awesome? | 45 |
| Jakes On Skates | 43 |
| Hmmmmmm | 43 |
| Are We Going To Target After This? | 43 |
| Flying Solo | 30 |
| Ungrateful Wads Of Protein | 29 |
| All The Information Is On The Test | 26 |
| Fumble Cookies | 19 |
Get Up And Bike Like Apes!
May 6, 2024The video below may be the strangest thing I’ve seen since Jackie Gleason tripping on acid. It purports to be a 1963 Bicycle Safety Film but I think it’s really a perverse look into a post-apocalyptic world where apes evolved from men (and learned to ride bikes). These apes then allowed their offspring to roam the land in packs. Callous, sad offspring at that – the kind of kids who don’t even bother to stop when one of their own is horribly killed right in front of their eyes! Seriously, if this were a Bicycle Safety Film, why did the filmmakers fail to mention the cardinal rule of Schwinn safety – don’t ride a bike while wearing a freaking monkey mask?!
I think the most amazing thing about this video isn’t the fact that, as a child, I broke every single one of these rules and was only slightly killed (true story) but that it reminds me of this most awesome video: A CHIMPANZEE RIDING ON A SEGWAY! Woo hoo! Look at him go!
FIVE RANDOM FIVE
May 3, 2024Five Hipster Books
To Kale a Mockingbird
From Here to Urban Outfitters
A Beard Grows In Brooklyn
Their Eyes Were Watching Wes Anderson
The Artisanal Grapes of Wrath
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Five Euphemisms For Pregnancy
In the family way
Up the duff
Go Go Gadget Zygote!
Cribbin’ the ute
Pulling a Duggar
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Five Reasons to Hate Winnie the Pooh
He’s not a real bear
He got his stupid head stuck in a honey jar
He hunted the Heffalump to extinction
He smells like wet stuffing
He poohs in the woods
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Five More Ways To Leave Your Lover
Leave on a ferry, Gary.
Grab an axe and decapitate, Nate.
Shove her bloody face in, Jason.
Dose her with strychnine, er – uh, Rick … stein.
Get your gun and shart shootin’, Putin.
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Five Retroactive Product Placements in Movies
“Well I got her number. How do you like them Snapples?”
“They call me Mister Pibbs!”
“Forget it, Jake, it’s Chinet.”
“As god is my witness, I’ll never be hungry again – thanks to Stouffer’s Lean Cuisine!”
“A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some BUSH’s Baked Beans and a nice Franzia, the wine in a box.”
Trivia Rankings: 1 May 2024
May 1, 2024Wow, the weather was excellent for another fantastic evening of trivia out at Tomato Jake’s! Thanks to all the Quizlings who joined us for the Triangle’s Best Trivia Night! We had questions and ice cream and fun. What’s not to love?
Spread the word & post those fliers! We want everyone to know about our brand of triviawesomness!
This week, we talked Olympian gods, bee delays and planetary volume. Plus there was (sort of) this 1980s reference…
Here’s a quick snapshot of the stats…
17 teams (100%) guessed which bookstore was still successful
12 (70%) knew their flesh from their peach
8 (47%) remembered their Dickens
2 (11%) got the Madonna/Prince song correct
Now let’s look at the scores for the week: High was 57, low was 17 and the average was 45. We’ll do it again next Wednesday, Quizlings! See you in sebben!
| My Favorite Prime Number Is 12 | 57 |
| Storm Surge | 56 |
| Ducks Are Mean Geese | 55 |
| Protesting Everything, Except Pizza | 53 |
| Nowhere To Go But Up | 52 |
| What Is Sparky’s Mother’s Maiden Name? | 51 |
| Sparky’s Only Fans | 50 |
| Back Pass | 50 |
| Does Presidential Immunity Make Me Immune To Presidents? | 47 |
| NY Byelanders | 47 |
| The Hound Of The Biscuitvilles | 46 |
| Sexy Pizza | 42 |
| The Magic Schoolbus | 39 |
| If Knowledge Is Power, We’re Gonna Need Steroids | 38 |
| Mimes On Stilts | 37 |
| Flying Solo + 1 | 31 |
| 3 Body Problem: Pizza, Quiz & Us | 17 |
My mother’s maiden name is Sandoval
Basket Case
April 29, 2024I was at a supermarket the other evening, doing a bit of late night shopping, and I noticed a line of those electronic buggies by the entrance – you know the ones that you can ride around on when the staff’s not looking. Well, there’s this great big sign on the front on the basket that reads: No children in basket. So I looked and I looked and, yep, sure enough – there were no children in the basket. Why the heck they needed to put a sign on it stating the bleedin’ obvious I’ll never know!
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