I'm off to the show today, and there's no time for a thoughtful post. So I've left you with a little quiz. I don't think any of the questions are serious, but don't let that fool you. There are right and wrong answers.
So give it a try. Will there be a prize for the winner? I don't know. If I feel like it. Answers revealed at a point in the near future. Sorry for all the vagueness. I'm distracted. There are cards to buy!
1. This card was sent to me by which blogger (hint: he says 1993 Leaf is the best card set EVAR!)?
a) Chris, Nachos Grande
b) Steve, White Sox Cards
c) Jeff, Card Junkie
d) Adam, Thoughts and Sox
2. Pablo Ozuna is flying through the air because ...
a) Gravity is for losers
b) Eric Byrnes is a fugitive from justice
c) He's trying something he saw on WWE
d) The dude stole his girl
3. This card shows:
a) The end of heavy metal as we know it
b) What you can do with a little hairspray
c) Clothes in the 80s sucked
d) Mark Slaughter was born to rock -- he has a guitar growing out of head!
4. Dave Freisleben pronounces his name thusly:
a) Freez-el-ben
b) Fries-el-bin
c) Fries and Ben & Jerry's
d) banana
5. What is behind the red curtain?
a) camera lights
b) empty pizza boxes and beer cans
c) Manny Ramirez trying to shake down a Red Sox employee
d) The great and terrible Oz
6. What is one of my favorite pre-teen TV show characters, iCarly's Sam, booing?
a) ESPN's eight hours of pre-draft coverage
b) Yankees relief pitching
c) Book value
d) Postal workers who ask "is there anything liquid, fragile, perishable or potentially hazardous" every SINGLE TIME
7. Is it possible to smile with a mustache like this?
a) Yes
b) No
c) Maybe
d) He IS smiling, dammit. How many times does he have to tell you? He's smiling. He's smiling! Get over the damn mustache will you?
8. Why isn't Jay Johnstone smiling despite the goofy umbrella hat?
a) The goofy umbrella hat is too tight
b) Nobody is noticing him in his goofy umbrella hat
c) He went to the concession stand to buy a Budweiser and all he got was this stupid, goofy umbrella hat
d) He plays for the Cubs
9. What is Craig Monroe doing to this kid?
a) Signing his shirt
b) Giving him a diphtheria booster
c) The damn kid owes him 50 dollars
d) It's "have-your-favorite-player-give-you-a-tattoo-at-the-ballpark" night
10. Who is bothered the most by this card?
a) Cubs fans
b) Cardinals fans
c) Braves fans (whose team got Sutter when he kind of stunk)
d) Fans of good photography
11. Who is the real vixen in Vixen?
a) Janet Gardner
b) Jan Kuehnemund
c) Pia Maiocco
d) Roxy Petrucci
12. Why is Hal McRae laughing in this 1976 card?
a) He can see into the future and saw himself upend Willie Randolph in the 1976 playoffs
b) He can see into the future and saw himself throw a phone that hit a reporter in the head during a postgame tirade
c) He can see into the future and heard George Brett talk about hemorrhoids 425 times during the 1980 World Series
d) He can see into the future and see the Royals win the 2009 World Series
13. Who is my least favorite television broadcaster?
a) Chris Berman
b) Joe Buck
c) Joe Morgan
d) psst, his card is right there
14. What is infielder Nate Oliver doing in the background?
a) Dancing
b) Picking daisies
c) He found a quarter
d) Who cares? I'm at a CARD SHOW!
(Show recap coming soon)
So give it a try. Will there be a prize for the winner? I don't know. If I feel like it. Answers revealed at a point in the near future. Sorry for all the vagueness. I'm distracted. There are cards to buy!
1. This card was sent to me by which blogger (hint: he says 1993 Leaf is the best card set EVAR!)?a) Chris, Nachos Grande
b) Steve, White Sox Cards
c) Jeff, Card Junkie
d) Adam, Thoughts and Sox
2. Pablo Ozuna is flying through the air because ...a) Gravity is for losers
b) Eric Byrnes is a fugitive from justice
c) He's trying something he saw on WWE
d) The dude stole his girl
3. This card shows:a) The end of heavy metal as we know it
b) What you can do with a little hairspray
c) Clothes in the 80s sucked
d) Mark Slaughter was born to rock -- he has a guitar growing out of head!
4. Dave Freisleben pronounces his name thusly:a) Freez-el-ben
b) Fries-el-bin
c) Fries and Ben & Jerry's
d) banana
5. What is behind the red curtain?a) camera lights
b) empty pizza boxes and beer cans
c) Manny Ramirez trying to shake down a Red Sox employee
d) The great and terrible Oz
6. What is one of my favorite pre-teen TV show characters, iCarly's Sam, booing?a) ESPN's eight hours of pre-draft coverage
b) Yankees relief pitching
c) Book value
d) Postal workers who ask "is there anything liquid, fragile, perishable or potentially hazardous" every SINGLE TIME
7. Is it possible to smile with a mustache like this?a) Yes
b) No
c) Maybe
d) He IS smiling, dammit. How many times does he have to tell you? He's smiling. He's smiling! Get over the damn mustache will you?
8. Why isn't Jay Johnstone smiling despite the goofy umbrella hat?a) The goofy umbrella hat is too tight
b) Nobody is noticing him in his goofy umbrella hat
c) He went to the concession stand to buy a Budweiser and all he got was this stupid, goofy umbrella hat
d) He plays for the Cubs
9. What is Craig Monroe doing to this kid?a) Signing his shirt
b) Giving him a diphtheria booster
c) The damn kid owes him 50 dollars
d) It's "have-your-favorite-player-give-you-a-tattoo-at-the-ballpark" night
10. Who is bothered the most by this card?a) Cubs fans
b) Cardinals fans
c) Braves fans (whose team got Sutter when he kind of stunk)
d) Fans of good photography
11. Who is the real vixen in Vixen?a) Janet Gardner
b) Jan Kuehnemund
c) Pia Maiocco
d) Roxy Petrucci
12. Why is Hal McRae laughing in this 1976 card?a) He can see into the future and saw himself upend Willie Randolph in the 1976 playoffs
b) He can see into the future and saw himself throw a phone that hit a reporter in the head during a postgame tirade
c) He can see into the future and heard George Brett talk about hemorrhoids 425 times during the 1980 World Series
d) He can see into the future and see the Royals win the 2009 World Series
13. Who is my least favorite television broadcaster?a) Chris Berman
b) Joe Buck
c) Joe Morgan
d) psst, his card is right there
14. What is infielder Nate Oliver doing in the background?a) Dancing
b) Picking daisies
c) He found a quarter
d) Who cares? I'm at a CARD SHOW!
(Show recap coming soon)
Comments
2. c
3. e, all of the above
4. c
5. a and b
6. e, all of the above, but especially b and c
7. b, you have show everyone that you mean business
8. c and not d,because in 83 when this pic was taken the cubs had Fergie, Ryne was blossoming, leon durham and the next season they were going to be up 2-0 on the padres,what could go wrong?
9. e. Sending him back to his pals with a little message Godfather style.
10. e, all of the above and the guy who is trying to put together a nrmt centered set of 81 Donruss.
11. b
12. a, b and c
13. c and d with Joe Theismann
14. a, with a big Fred Astaire finish as performed by McDreamy aka Patrick Dempsey in Loverboy while he dances with a very attractive and thin Kristie Alley.
1: C
2: A
3: A
4: C
5: C
6: D (just once I'm going to say yes and see what happens)
7: B (it's far too heavy)
8: D
9: C
10: D
11: D
12: None of the above. Earlier in the season he bet Freddie Patek that he could bite through a steel bar and he's now showing off his teeth o' death.
13: C and D... why does the man still have a job!?
14: None of the above. He was hit in the head during a game of pepper and now thinks he's at the bowling alley.
1. a
2. b
3. a
4. a
5. d
6. c
7. b
8. d
9. a
10. d
11. c
12. c
13. c
14. d (I'm jealous)
d
a
d
d
a
d
d
c
d
c
d
d
c
2. B
3. A
4. D
5. C
6. D
7. D
8. D
9. B
10. B
11. C
12. B (only because D will NEVER happen
13. B (it'd better be B, that guy sucks)
14. C
2.a
3. c
4. who cares but I'll say a
5. I'd say it was the dwarf from Twin Peaks
6. d (I'm tired of that as well)
7. b
8. d
9. a
10. a
11. Who are these people?
12. Those are some teeth!. I'll say c
13. Another tough one but I'll say c (even though I kind of like Morgan, more than McCarver anyway.
14. It looks like he just got shot. I'll say he found a quarter. Ballplayers didn't get those big salaries then.
Hope you had fun at the show!