Hoy Hoy!! Greetings from Casa Dos Gatos!
Convenience will be the demise of modern society
-Eddie L
Not sure what circumstance caused Ed to utter that one. I think he may have broken a pull tab off of a Wisconsin Club. Hard to say. Anyway, that’s #57 in our “Great Quotes From South Marion” series. Sorry about the lack of an Issue 18 (The Possum Issue). It started out fine, then before I knew it, there was a part about a possum on the roof and satellite races out on 688, at that point I realized it was going to take forever to straighten it out, so I shelved it. I’ll look at it later, but I’m not sure I can save it. Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati.
One heck of a job by the crowd this week. It started out looking kind of grim, but ended up with a real nice vibe all evening. Good to see Chainsaw Sisters back at the table. Race Row looked good. Matt and Rob were back in from Iowa. Jim and Brenda were holding down the other side. Ken, Denise, Tina and another young woman were opposite Sonny with their backs to the bar. Half a table turned into six in the field level boxes to my left. Lyndsey had a couple at the Jukebox table, and I believe there were a couple in the Skyboxes. Rick behind the bar, Nelia in the kitchen, Rhonda on the floor, and Steve driving the sleigh and dodging reindeer sh*t (thanx Jim). And me? I was just marveling in wonder at the miracle of-
Train Crab Racing
Trivia Answers:
1) Milhaus- Star Financial Bank Christmas CD (carried over to fourth place)
2) Philadelphia then Alaska- Christmas Butter Cookies
3) Sudan- Tootsie Roll Bank
4) Five Cents- Christmas Cookie
5) Cheyenne- Christmas Ornament
National Anthem (fourth verse)
Flagholder- Tina- #84 Walter
They’re Off and They’re Haulin’ Shell
Intro:
Preliminaries
First Half:
1) Winner- #85 Pearl- Gordon- Socks?
Starting Lineup
2) Winner- #13 Lazy M*****F*****- Jim- Soap
3) Winner- #69 Anal Annihilation- Curt- Beads
4) Winner- #76 Shootin’ Blanks, So Baby Let’s Do It- Josh
5) Winner- #84 Walter- Tina- Crisp Kringle Chocolate
6) Winner- #61 Four Inches Of Dangling Fury- Rob- Beads
7) Winner- #1 Just Don’t Give A Damn- Jim
8) Winner- #17 Racin’ For P*ssy- Kent?- Beads
Halftime:
122-114
Second Half:
9) Winner- #70 Hormone Powered Hermit- Nick- Beads
Halftime Entries:
Yep
10) Winner- #3 Short Baby Shooter- Jamie- Beads
11) Winner- #25 The Cunning Linguist Returns- Ken- Scraper
12) Winner- #49 Auggie- Brenda- Crisp Kringle
13) Winner- #58 Kickin’ Ass And Takin’ Names- Matt- Ketchup
14) Winner- #39 My Parents Went To The Beach And All I Got Was This Shell- Chainsaw Sisters Racing (CSR)
15) Winner- #46 Naughty Monkey– David
16) Winner- #97 What Happens In the Aquarium, Stays In The Aquarium- CSR- Beads
Semifinals:
1) Winner- #58 Kickin’ Ass And Takin’ Names- Matt
2) Winner- #61 Four Inches Of Dangling Fury- Rob (Team Iowa goes back to back)
3) Winner- #25 The Cunning Linguist Returns- Ken
4) Winner- #49 Auggie- Brenda
Finals
Time:
Minus four (on a late start)
Order of Merit:
Fourth Place- Hearty Wave and A Well Done (plus a Star Financial Bank Christmas CD)- #61 Four Inches Of Dangling Fury- Rob
Third Place- T-Shirt- #25 The Cunning Linguist Returns- Ken
Second Place- $20- #58 Kickin’ Ass And Takin’ Names- Matt
First Place- $30- #49 Auggie- Brenda (The Return Of The Queen)
Well. There you have it. Brenda back at the top and Chainsaw Sisters back from the lakes. Hopefully we’ll see FSR and Dr Carl and Nurse Holly next week for our last show of 2006.
Busy time of year at the Compound, as I assume it is Out South. Winter solstice tomorrow. The original “hump day” as it were. Halfway to summer, won’t be long now! Let’s see if we can get together next week for a Pacers game or a movie. Ping me back.
In the words of Madeline Kahn– “If it’s Wednesday, it’s wacing”.
Ciao for nao
j