The Weekly Grind - 12/28

Someone came up to me just the other day and mentioned something about "weekly posts not being a grind". I told him I disagreed.

This week, we have a special treat with a collaborative Grind involving both myself and Sky. Apparently, as the temperatures drop, Kevin becomes more creative and posts often. I made a graph of this theory at work, and then threw it away when I realized, sadly, that I couldn't transfer it to the blog without losing its brilliance.

On to the grind: as always these may or may not be actual questions from readers;

Yo Ea, great use of the colons and semi-colons in that last sentence. Way to incorrectly utilize grammatical tools, Idiot! - Tom, Rochester

EA- This may or may not have been an actual question.

Sky, get any good christmas presents this year? besides the gift of Jesus from God of course. - Jesus (pronounced Hay-Zeus) - Bethlehem

Sky- Well besides being blessed with the gift of Christ who would one day die for my sins, I was blessed with a coffee maker on christmas morning. which is better you ask? While one provides with me eternal salvation, the other provides me with a much needed jump start to the morning. Sure Jesus is my savior, but can't the warm rich aroma of hot cup off coffee also be considered a 'savior' as well?

Ed. Note - EA's favorite gift was a CD titled "Franklin Comes Alive" by Gob Bluth


Hey EA, I liked yer post bout them there 'top 10 party games of all time, but i'm mighty poor and can't afford all yer technological whizmathing-ama-bobs. do you have any games that us poor rednecks can lay? reckon all i can git my paws on is some goverment cheese by way of some food stamps! well anyways, i only git to the libary evry once in a blue moon to check out yer blog, so let me know right quick! -Cletus, from "over yonder"

EA - Funny you should mention that Cletus, one of my all time favorite party games that I failed to mention was the classic "Cheese on the Shoulder" bit. It involves a piece of cheese and an unsuspecting victim. At any large gathering pick out a person who seems either really drunk or really stupid. Approach said victim with an unwrapped cheese and place delicately on either shoulder. Try and put it where his/her peripheral vision cannot see it. Then, similar to a wave being built up in a packed stadium, start chanting "Cheese on the shoulder, Cheese on the shoulder" and clap along to the words. Everyone will soon follow. The person who has been "cheesed on" will no doubt start clapping along and chanting while looking around to see who got "cheesed". Everyone else will be doing the same only they know that it is him who has the cheese, so they all laugh at him, not with him. Depending on how bright the victim is, he will continue clapping for several minutes only to finally realize that it was his shoulder where the cheese was placed. Sounds incredibly stupid but in fact, it is the funniest game I have ever played. Try it out and tell us the tales of your efforts.

Sky- So the Detroit Lions really suck this year. Dan - 8 mile, Detroit

Sky- That wasn't really a question Dan but I appreciate your point. The fact is, the Lions are what EA often likes to call "pure garbage" and I don't really have a solution for this problem. I do know that the solution is NOT "drafting another 6-5 possesion reciever with no down field threat possibility".


Thats it, have a good New Years boys and girls. Be safe and bring cheese to your parties. Let us know how it works out.

ea20@yahoo.com

NCAA Survivor - 12/27

So we've dumped 21 teams on a continent somewhere west of the Canaries and east of Java. One team will ultimately survive in March. Our job is to narrow down the field before then. Here's the group so far...

Top Two Tiers
Duke
SU
UConn
Gonzaga
Michigan St
Villanova
Louisville
BC
Memphis
Oklahoma
Texas
Illinois
Wake
------
Maryland
Washington
Florida
West Virginia
UNC (in some sort of odd metamorphasis of the Ewing Factor)
Kensucky
Pitt
Ohio State

First, I'll respond to a couple e-mails I got on the subject. Interestingly, more than 66% of the e-mails I got were on St. Bonaventure.

The Bonnies aren't playing ranked teams or anything, but they still have more than doubled their 2004-05 win total with a 5-2 start, and in one of the losses, they fell by only five to West Virginia.
-A. Katz, Bristol, CT

Good point Andy, but you sound non-committal. Here's someone who was willing to go out on a limb for the Bon-Bons.

Dear Paul,

As I was viewing your 20 teams that made the list to possibly cut down the nets, I was stunned to see St. Bonaventure University not in there. The Bonnies are off to a 5-2 start with a dramatic loss to West Virginia in Rochester by 6 pts. 2 weeks earlier, West Virginia lost to #2 Texas by 1 or 2 points [Paul's note: 1 point]. Can anybody show St. Bonaventure the respect they deserve?

-Confused in Olean, Brian

Thanks for your input, but the Bonnies aren't even the best team in Western NY. For dodging the 9-1 Buffalo Bulls yet again, I refuse to consider them.

I went to a bank training and the guy I sat next to was the father of Seth Taylor who's a junior on Nevada. Nevada switched from Nike to Adidas this year and Seth's got a dozen 'old' Nikes (never worn 'old') he can't wear anymore. I'm a size 13, Seth's a size 13, and his dad is going to ship me out a pair soon. Nevada is pretty good. I saw them beat Kansas and lose to UCLA. They'll be a tough 7 seed in March.
-Mark A., Chicago, IL

Mark got his shoes, by the way. I'm holding out Nevada. They're not as good as they were 2 years ago when they made the elite 8 as a 10 or a 7 seed.


OK, let's run down some of the team's I've followed recently. Mostly it's just been positive reinforcement. For this session, we'll focus on The Man. To win the championship, you must have one guy who can be The Man, when everything else is going to hell.

Wake Forest (9-2): I caught their loss to DePaul, but what I saw was Eric Williams doing everything he could to keep the Deacons in the game. He's The Man, but he's not even their best scorer or their best rebounder. Keep them on the continent.

Memphis (10-1) and Gonzaga (9-3): Just watched this great matchup. Fyall commented that Gonzaga is like a bizarro version of Nolan Richardson. "40 minutes of offensive hell." In this one, they only had 37 minutes in them. But to play that well on the road against one of the most athletic teams in the country says a lot. Adam Morrison is The Man. Memphis has some big boys in the middle, and Rodney Carney might be their best player, but Darius Washington is The Man. Both these teams can win it all.

Texas (9-2): I was willing to keep them in after the Duke debacle, but you've got to have the moxy to bounce right back from a loss like that, especially against a team that is the caliber of Tennessee (who lost to OK St. who lost to Northwestern St.). Aldridge is the Horns' best player, but he isn't special enough to carry them when they really need him. Kick em off the list!

So here's what we're left with as the conference season approaches:

Top Two Tiers
Duke
SU
UConn
Gonzaga
Michigan St
Villanova
Louisville
Memphis
Illinois
Washington
------
Oklahoma
Maryland
Florida
West Virginia
UNC (in some sort of odd metamorphasis of the Ewing Factor)
Kensucky
Pitt
Ohio State (Thad Matta Factor)
Wake
BC


Down to 20!. If you want to weigh in, do so by writing pa451@yahoo.com.

Next time on NCAA Survivor...
"Gerry McNamara is The Man!!"

Random Top Ten - Party Games # ' s 5 - 1

For the record, I am leaving Cranium out of my list. It was already discussed and I personally think it was made by Lucifer himself. Anyways, on to the top 5. Drumroll please.....

#5- No-Limit Texas Hold-em Poker
Concept- if you dont know how to play texas hold em at this point, you are an idiot. I went to the JC Penny recently, and next to the Men's suits were poker tables and chips. The poker "boom" is getting to reality tv-esque pandemic mode. Everywhere you look, you see some type of poker product or Celebertiy Poker Showdown, World Series of Poker, When Animals Play Poker, America's Funniest Home Poker Games,etc. Remember when people used to get together and play 7 card stud with like 6 different wilds and dime/quarter stakes? Neither do I.
Pros - Its always fun to take your friends money, especially when you limp in with pocket rockets under the gun and your buddy goes all in with 2, 7 off suit in the big blind.
Cons- Some people (read: females, homosexual men) don't know how to play and have no idea what I just typed under the Pros section. Gambling is not attractive to all demographics (read: females, homosexual men).

#4 Drunken Braveheart
Concept- Around noon, 1 pmish, Get a bunch of guys together, hang black sheets over the windows to create a very dark atmosphere in someones living room, and throw in the movie Braveheart. Gay enough for ya? Here is how the game is played, teams of 2 try and finish a case of beer by the end of the 3+ hour long movie. Thats it. Doesnt sound that fun but it is.
Pros - the great thing about this game is that everyone gets shitfaced and the blacked out environment causes confusion as to what time it is. So at the end of the movie, you charge out of the house like animals, ready for some shots at the bar only to find out its not 1 in the morning but 3 in the afternoon and you have 6 hours before anyone starts drinking.
Cons- there will always be one or two of you that start crying during the last scene, making everyone a bit uncomfortable.

#3 Spin the Bottle
Concept- Grab any kind of bottle from the kitchen, ketchup preferably, sit around in a circle and start playing. First person spins the bottle, whoever it points to is the person he/she has to kiss.
Pros- Great icebreaker to start the night off, often leads to serious petting and/or relationships.
Cons- That one ugly chick that no one wants to kiss is always the one that your bottle points to. Usually only played til the age of 10-14 due to its "childish" nature. Really starts to get out of hand after a few beers.

#2 Cornhole
Concept- Take 8 bean bags, two boards with a round hole in them and start throwing. Two teams of 2 play against each other in a horse-shoe type setting. Bag in the hole is 3 points, on the board is 1 point. First to 15 wins.
Pros- Weather pending, this is the best outdoor game ever invented. Simplistic in nature, the game can be played by any person regardless of athletic ability. Drinking while tossing bags makes the games even better. There is no greater feeling than tossing a 4-bagger (all four in the hole)
Cons- Expensive set up. Longer games can be boring for spectators. With exception, only a day game and only under dry conditions. The word cornhole reminds some people of the common slang for your ass.

#1- Catch Phrase
Now, I know what you are thinking, how could I have catch phrase be my top Party game when it is also how I picture hell. Don't remember that post, here it is from way back when. Let me explain. Concept- A magical game console is passed around with various words or phrases in the center. The object is to make your team guess said words or phrases without saying the actual word. Its a "hot potato" of sorts, once you get the word, pass the game to the next person, who then tries to get his team to guess. When the buzzer goes off, the team with it loses a point! Brilliant!
Pros- Incredibly easy to learn, very social game where everyone is involved, the electronic game has limitless (seemingly) word/phrases.
Cons- Its nearly impossible to determine a good tie-breaker rule. You pass the console and the other team reaches for it, the buzzer sounds and immediately people start screaming at each other. Its like the opening bell on Wall Street. My solution which I have suggested to Tom and Sally Catchphrase, is to use the invisible fence technology to add a little shock to the console when the buzzer goes off. Whoever starts convulsing loses. Plain and simple right?

There you have it folks, if for some reason you haven't tried any of the games mentioned, make it a New Years Resolution to try it out. You will not be disappointed. The Weekly Grind is off this week, have a great holiday and we will get back to the blogging next week.

Random Top Ten - Party Games #'s 10-6

In lieu of the clever post by SKY, and even cleverer comment by Pauly, I am posting my Top Ten Party Games. Just listing them would be too easy and most likely not very funny so I am going to engulf myself in descriptive prose, going over the basic concept of the game, and then listing both pros and cons. Enjoy this two part series.

#10 - Russian Roulette
Concept- using any small handgun found in most households, empty 5 out of the 6 chambers leaving one single bullet, or the "prize" for this game. Spin the chamber and lock it into the gun. Roll a dice to see who goes first. That person takes the gun to his/her temple, pulls the trigger and if nothing happens, he/she passes it to the next person until the "prize" goes off.
Pros - Very tense and emotionally driven game, does not cost much and its easy to set up.
Cons- Can be played with only 6 people. Games last only 2 to 3 minutes. Certain death for one of the players. Messy cleanup afterwards.

#9 - Monopoly
Concept- Players acquire property through capitalistic ventures and try to bankrupt others. Think Fantasy Football only with Monolopy replacing Football.
Pros- Teaches business concepts and introduces kids to corporate america via ruthless mergers and fierce acquisitons. Cute little game pieces including but not limited to a thimble, Rolls-Royce modeled car, an iron. Free parking and passing Go increasing your bankroll.
Cons- Could take up to 7 to 12 hours, depending on ones ability to obtain a monopoly. Luxury tax of $75 incredibly out-dated. Three rolls or "doubles" teaches kids that if you do go to jail, the punishment is not that bad, especially when your opponent owns the orange and red monopolies.

#8 - Asshole
Concept- the classic drinking game where cards are dealt, Presidents are not limited to two terms and Assholes quietly have all the control.
Pros- Very social game. Lots of heavy boozing. Presidentially created rules increase fun levels.
Cons- Not truly indicative of the democratic process. Cheaters may or may not make the game less fun by installing ruthless dictators for longer terms than deserved.

#7- Trivial Pursuit
Concept- "Jeopardy in board game form" as I like to call it. Though there are no cash prizes, the 6 categories are always the same and you don't have to answer in question format.
Pros- Makes really smart people feel good about themselves. Answering really obscure questions correctly leads to admiration and respect.
Cons- Makes really stupid people feel like shit. When guys get sports questions wrong, people unfairly question their sexual preference. Takes quite a long time to obtain the 6 necessary pieces and final correct answer for victory.

#6- Yahtzee
Concept- Take 5 dice or "di", roll them three times and accumulate points through different categories like 4 of a kind, Full house and Chance.
Pros- Getting 5 of the same number and yelling out "Yahtzee" to infuriate your opponents is a great feeling. Can be played with many players. Helps improve your poker skills through the quick calculaton of odds, basic understanding of the hands.
Cons- The implication of luck being the only skill used is ridiculous, but a commonly used excuse for not being good at playing the game. i.e. "you are so lucky" and "congratulations you are the luckiest duechebag I have ever met".

Part II to come later today or tomorrow....or possibly the next day.

Bush League

Is it just me (and Fyall) or is this whole Reggie Bush-as-an-NFL-prospect craze getting a little out of hand? There have been clear number one picks before, but none of them have caused this sort of sensation.

Don't get me wrong, he's a great college player, and I think he'll do great in the NFL. But sometimes great college players aren't, even if everyone thinks they will be. We all know this. So let's agree to not talk about Reggie Bush in anything NFL related until after the Super Bowl, ok? The "Reggie Bush" sweepstakes...please. What if we substituted the last RB drafted number 1 overall for Reggie Bush? What would that sound like?

Mike Patrick, circa 1994: Stay tuned at halftime for an update on the Ki-Jana Carter sweepstakes! Is Cincinnati losing on purpose? Plus Michael, Keith, and Steve break down the best places to hide a crack pipe in your vehicle!

Thoughts on Duke (While Thinking About the Orange)

Random Thoughts contributing writer Paul Arras made the trip down to the Meadowlands Saturday to watch #1 Duke demolish #2 Texas. One would think he would return filled with confidence in another Coach K title. However, the opposite proved to be true.

Three things became clear to me as I watched JJ Redick become the first player I have ever witnessed in person score 40+ points. One, Duke is the best team in the land right now. Two, the Player of the Year award is JJ's to lose. Three, Syracuse can win the national title.

I'm not saying they will. They have a long way to go. (Fyall believes they have only as long a way as the 2003 team did at the same time in the season.) But put them on a list of 10 to 20 teams that could conceivably peak at the right time and cut down the nets. The NCAA is wide open, and if Duke is the best team, then the best teams aren't that dominant.

Here's how you beat Duke: get Sheldon Williams in foul trouble and hope JJ doesn't get hot. Texas's guards were supposed to be physical and fast enough to shut down JJ, but, obviously, that didn't happen, so I don't really think you can really hope to shut him down. He's gotten good enough off the dribble to create 2-pointers if you're crowding him on the perimeter. Plus, Duke is fantastic at screening for him.

I'll repeat the formula: get Sheldon in foul trouble and hope JJ doesn't get hot. The point is, Duke doesn't have a third option. Sean Dockery is a defender who has worked into a manageable offensive player. Josh McRoberts is too slow. Greg Paulus is passing up shots to feed Sheldon and JJ. Demarcus Nelson is hurt for now and only averaged 6.2 last year anyway. Daniel Ewing is playing for the Clippers.

Honestly? Take away Redick and Sheldon from Duke, and Gerry, Nichols, and Roberts from SU, and I'll take SU. No doubt.

With all that said, Duke is the team to beat right now. But they are beatable. Here's a list of teams that I, with fairly limited knowledge so far, believe could get hot and find victory in early April:

(Top two tiers:)
Duke
SU
UConn
Gonzaga
Michigan St
Villanova
Louisville
BC
Memphis
Oklahoma
Texas
Illinois
Wake
------
Maryland
Washington
Florida
West Virginia
UNC (in some sort of odd metamorphasis of the Ewing Factor)
Kensucky
Pitt

OK that's twenty teams. I'm going to use the "Bill Belichick corollary" to add Ohio State, just because Thad Matta is the greatest coach in the land. I will not even debate this. He is the only coach I would force Boeheim out to get. The man is destined for greatness. That's all I have to say about that.

Twenty-one teams. And because I just thought of this and it seems like a neat way to look at the college basketball season while we wait for Joe Lunardi to update Bracketology, we're going to play NCAA survivor. Each week or so, I'll make a post on why one of those 21 teams can't win the title, and we'll take them off the list. Maybe I'll add some late-bloomers later. Maybe I'll add teams back on if I make a mistake. There's no rules. I do what I want. Just to add to the fun, I'll let you, the reader, e-mail me with suggestions, arguments, or hate-mail on why a team should leave, stay, or be added. Send those comments to pa451@yahoo.com.

Uh oh. Nick Fazekas is on the line. I gotta go.

The Weekly Grind 12-9

First off, great stuff from all the bloggers on this site minus Kevin because he is a douchebag.

I am going to start this session of the "Grind" with a quote from last Saturday night's debacle of a drinking/bowling night. I was pretty trashed after a few cocktails and was walking home with Nicole firing off top ten lists regarding random things....here was my favorite one.
EA (in a drunken slur) - "hey baby...here are top three reasons why I love you!"
Nicole (tolerantly) - "Here we go..........."
EA (still drunk) - "Number one...because you are awesome! Numbers B, because the way you make me smile..........and lastofly, the number three reason why you are awesome, because I love you!"
Nicole (soberly) - "That's great hun. Please stop making snow angels, theres no snow on the ground."

Back to the Grind...as Mr. Anonymous pointed out, my Lock of the Week (and stud of the week) were brutal picks as the Ravens barely beat the Texans and Jamal ran for like 18 yards on 15 carries. He did fumble once, proving once again how bad of a judge of talent I am. This week I am going with the Panthers (-6.5) simply because the Bucs are pure garbage.

On to the questions, of which there was a great response.

Have you ever walked so fastthat your shlong comes out of your boxers? My example - It was sub-10 degrees in the Windy City and my left / right / left walk to the train became a trot. It's an impressive involuntary phenomenon, like breathing. Miller, Chicago

EA - Fantastic use of the word shlong Miller. I like the questioin because it is a problem that many of us have and its rarley talked about. Personally, since my "shlong" is very small, the chances of it coming out of its figurative shell during sub-freezing temperatures is minimal at best. It does happen though followed of course by the immediate thought of "holy shit is my fly open right now, and am I flapping in the wind!?!?" and the quick check down to ensure closure of the pants.

What is the penalty for a stupid question?-Paul Fayetteville, NY

EA - A stupid answer.

Is this the best site on the Internet? http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mike_Tyson Please comment. - Chris, DeWitt

EA - Tyson is great. This is my favorite one and pretty much all I need to comment on the insanity of Tyson.
On His Childhood
"One morning I woke up and found my favorite pigeon, Julius, had died. I was devastated and was gonna use his crate as my stickball bat to honor him. I left the crate on my stoop and went in to get something and I returned to see the sanitation man put the crate into the crusher. I rushed him and caught him flush on the temple with a titanic right hand he was out cold, convulsing on the floor like an infantile retard."

My dear lord that is hilarious.

Final thoughts
Thats all the questions in my proverbial box if you will. I have some "Random Thoughts" and since that is the aptly titled name of the blog, here they are.

• -"War of the Worlds" is a crappy movie where Tom Cruise runs around for a couple hours and nothing really happens. Not even Morgan Freeman narrating could make me like this garbage.
• UNC beat Kentucky @ Kentucky...not even the '04 national champion Heels accomplished that feat. Promising start to the year and it vaulted them into the top 25 rankings. Can't wait for Duke to get destroyed by Texas tomorrow. EA's prediction Texas 83, Duke 61
• A lot of people complaining about the lack of S_K_Y posts and we are currrently looking at another blogger joining the team. Michael Kuroptwinski or Kurps as we like to call him, may be starting a weekly column tentatively dubbed "Koach Kurps Korner"...like I said its tentative. Should be as good or better than S_K_Y's bi-montly posts about Jesus and Mike Tyson's Punchout.

Thats it from me....Festivus is going to be sweet tomorrow, three of us should be able to adequately create at least one post breaking down the highlights of the night. Look for it next week. Thanks again for the questions, keep em coming. ea20@yahoo.com

World Cup Draw

Real quickly, while it's fresh in my mind, here's my ranking of the 2006 World Cup groups, from toughest to easiest, with the major teams in them noted and ranked as well:

E- Italy, Czech, and US: Thank goodness I got that nikesoccer.com e-mail encouraging me to cheer for a Group of Death for the US just so we could prove ourselves. Otherwise I'd be really depressed right now. Basically, three quarterfinal-worthy teams and one darkhorse. Del Piero, Nedved, Essien...bring em on!

F- Brazil, Austrailia, Japan: The OTHER group of death. If we had fallen here, it probably would be worse, because I don't think we can beat Brazil, while I do think we can beat Czech and maybe Italy.

C-Argentina, Netherlands, Ivory coast

Those are the toughest 3. Drops off from there...

B- England, Sweden

G- France, South Korea

D- Mexico, Portugal

A- Germany

H- Spain

Fishy that Germany gets that easy road, no? They won't win it, though. They're a mess. Brazil and Argentina are your favorites, followed by Italy and England maybe.

That's how I feel right now, anyway. Give it a few months to stew. I'm excited for US to prove itself and England to challenge for the title.

The Weekly Grind 12.2

This weekly post has become such a Grind. But its worth it, with all the positive feedback we have been getting. Lots of comments, not too many questions from our readers but enough to make it work week to week. Also, we have developed a large following in the knife enthusiast community. Apparently, if you like collecting, trading, or discussing different knives, then you also enjoy this website.

Real quick, here is my Lock of the Week brought to you by Masterlock: Baltimore (-8) vs Houston. The Fantasy Stud of the week will be Jamal Lewis. Trust me. Its a lock. As an aside, I took Denver -2.5 last week as my LOTW...so my record is now 4-1.

We were off last week as it was Thanksgiving and the blog members were too "shit-faced" to type cognitive sentences. Though we did have the annual Allen - Arras Turkey Bowl which was broken down so eloquently by the three of us. Here is a quick recap of what happened on the playing field.

The Arras boys took it down by 2 touchdowns, covering the point spread. The game was under official protest after the Allens first series was cut short, leading to a "football swap" where a new pigskin was introduced, one with much better traction. the Arras' ensuing drive led to one of many tds by Dan "Steve" Arras "Smith". There was a second controversial td by the Arrases on their next possession leading to a file of "double secret protest". Ryan Walsh our cousin caught a TD pass only to fall to the ground where the ball appeared to slip out of his hands. Tom Allen declared the incomplete pass complete, ruling that the ground caused the fumble, which as we all know is an unchallengeable call. The rest of the game was dominated by the Arrases ability to exploit our biggest and not suprisingly, most out of shape, weakness, Eric Vandermallie. who for the life of him, couldnt figure out how to guard Al Arras, a man in his mid 50s who would be lapped by any type of amateur speed-walker but against EV had roughly 25 catches for 200 yards and the game ending td.

Everyone had fun, no one cried and we all got hammered afterwards. Another great Thanksgiving.

On to the Mailbag, where over two weeks we managed to get some great questions.

My friend and I were having a debate and im hoping you can help us...what looks better Zubaz pants or stonewashed jeans? - Stu - Miami

Wow, you guys are really cool. I hope you were drunk or on acid because that has got to be the stupidest thing I have ever heard of. After thinking about it for a while, I do see how you could take both sides of the argument. Personally, I think Zubaz pants, specifically the Raiders colors, have got to win out. What better way to support your team then by wearing striped sweatpants! Unless you qualify as "urban" or "hip-hopish", stone washed jeans really dont work.

What are you initial thoughts after watching the UNC Illinois rematch this week? - Shaud - Buffalo

"Holy crap, Tyler Hansbrough's white!" was one of them. But seriously, I am not sure if Illinois just isnt any good or UNC is actually pretty decent. Either way, it was an entertaining game where the more experienced team (which will never be UNC) pulled it off. The frosh are solid and with the #1 recruiting class next year, I think the Tar Heels will have at least one more title within this decade.

Are the creators of Prison Break kidding around when they say the show wont be on until March? What is this, amateur hour? - Nicole - Fairport

Ladies and Gentlemen, meet my girlfriend!! She sleeps next to the TV Guide with that main guy from Prison Break on the cover. And she has finally contributed something to the blog. Congrats babe, I am proud of you.

On to your question, Prison Break sucks and its creators are deuchebags. The first episode led me to believe that the death row inmate would be executed within days of his brother getting tossed in jail. Now, we are on the 12th episode give or take and I feel like even Andy Dufrasne would have been out of there by now. Man, what the hell is taking them so long. Now we have to wait until March for them to stretch out another day at the jail into 5 more episodes. You are right, this IS amateur hour!

Do you really get questions from your emails cuz it seems to me that you make them up so you can tailor your answers to be funny? - Anonymous

I am going to answer your question with a question of my own. If I was making up the questions as you say, why would I post your question about me making them up? That wouldn't make any sense now, would it? Any more ludicrous accusations? Didn't think so.

EA 1, Anonymous reader 0.

Thats all she wrote folks, until next week, EA out!

editors note. keep the questions coming ea20@yahoo.com