Show Prep #47

Greetings and Salutations, people. It’s the radio show that has blown through 10 Pokeballs and still can’t catch an Aipom, This is Vertically Striped Radio. I am your host, Craig Dodge and I’m excited for today’s show! It’s trivia day on Vertically Striped Radio, it’s a once in a lifetime chance for prizes that will be treasured for all of time! I’m excited, you’re excited, the American people are excited! Yeah, it’s an exciting time. Not only is it exciting because of trivia, but there is another reason to be excited…let’s go ahead and bring Face in right now (Clip 20). Face it’s an exciting day for this reason… (Clip 29 Slam by Onyx) That’s right, the world premiere of Slammed! Is airing tonight…you want to let the people know what that’s all about?


Today on VSR - We’ll be playing 80% trivia where almost is close enough! In addition to the trivia, we’ll also be playing “Dumbest Congressional Representative Challenge" Georgia versus Florida. If we have any time after that, we’ll probably talk a little NHL and NBA playoffs, as well as possibly discuss the Brandon Marshall trade to the Dolphins…of course, that is strictly time permitting.

Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 OR 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1

To contact VSR via email:
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com

Let’s get to the news… (Play News Music – Clip 03)

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – A Danish hotel is pioneering a pedal-power electricity generation scheme it hopes will catch on in other countries.

The Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers, 15 minutes from the center of the Danish capital and five minutes from Scandinavia's main airport, is installing two exercise bicycles hooked up to generators.

Guests will be invited to jump on and start pedaling -- and if they produce enough electricity they will be given a free meal.

"Anyone producing 10 watt hours of electricity or more for the hotel will be given a locally produced complimentary meal encouraging guests to not only get fit but also reduce their carbon footprint and save electricity and money."

Hotel spokeswoman Frederikke Tommergaard said the free meal offer applied only to hotel guests, not random passers-by.

The value of the meal -- any one of the main courses on the hotel restaurant or lobby bar's menu – is valued at about 240 Danish crowns or $44 American.

The bikes will be up and running by April 19 and the plan is to test the idea for a year with a view to expanding it to more Crowne Plaza hotels.
Any Apple Store in the United States – Do you want an iPad so badly that you’re considering dropping 700 bucks on one even though you really didn’t know why you need it? Well, if you’re still looking for reasons to buy…here is another one. The iPad is proving to be a popular toy for American cats.
YouTube is rapidly filling with videos depicting the device being used as an expensive cat toy, with a search for "iPad cat" returning 385 results, including some with more than 20,000 views.
The videos include cats chasing virtual string and butterflies and even playing the "Magic Piano" application.
Many Cat irritating Apps are now available for the iPad, including a popular and controversial download called "Cat Annoy," which creates eight different sounds designed to annoy felines. So if you’re looking for a reason to buy, I have simple question for you…Do you hate cats? If so, the iPad may be for you!

PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA - A HEAVILY intoxicated Pennsylvania man tried to resuscitate at dead possum lying along a highway, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported Friday.
Donald Wolfe, 55, was spotted by a policeman attempting to breathe life back into the dead animal around 3pm local time Thursday in a remote area north of Pittsburgh.
State troopers arrested Wolfe along an isolated stretch of the highway and charged him with public drunkenness, the paper reported.
Trooper Jamie Levier said Wolfe was “extremely intoxicated” and “did have his mouth in the area of the animal’s mouth, I guess.”
Another witness observed Wolfe kneeling near the dead animal and gesturing as though he was conducting a seance.
Wolfe will face charges of public drunkeness before a district judge in Jefferson County at an unscheduled date.
Police listed “society” as the victim of the crime.

I’m Craig, and that’s the news… (Play News Music – Clip 03) 
MAIN TOPIC:

"Dumbest Congressional Representative Challenge" - Florida versus Georgia

Florida:
Go Gator! – Corrine Brown (Clip 22)

-Corch
-She has a degree in Public Speaking from the University of Florida
-BS, BCS Championship
-Go Gator
-But also the Athletic School
-Corch Irvin Myers (Urban Meyer)
-Percy Harvey
-She looked like she was ready for a title fight with her bright orange silk robe
-It is clear that the Gators are superb to any other schools with the conferences that we play in.


Georgia:
Guam Tipping – Hank Johnson (Clip 24)

Addressing Adm. Robert Willard, who commands the Navy's Pacific Fleet










 


Trivia:
I. Super Bowl:
1. Which Franchise has scored the most Super Bowl points all time?
-1st Dallas Cowboys - 221
-2nd San Francisco 49ers - 188
-3rd Pittsburgh Steelers - 168
2. Which Franchise has the lowest average per Game Super Bowl scoring average?
-Minnesota Vikings – Averaging 8.5 points per appearance
3. Who threw the most interceptions in a single Super Bowl game?
-Rich Gannon: 5 - Super Bowl 37 Raiders vs. Buccaneers
4. Who holds the single game rushing record for a Super Bowl?
-Timmy Smith: 204 – Super Bowl 22 Redskins vs. Broncos
5. Which player has scored the most total points in Super Bowl history?
-Jerry Rice: 48 Points
6. Who holds the record for most consecutive completions in a single Super Bowl Game?
-Joe Montana: 13 straight – Super Bowl 24 49ers vs. Broncos
7. Who holds the record for most career Super Bowl Field Goals?
-Adam Vinatieri: 7 Total

II. Things a Preschooler would know:
1. Name two of the four Teletubbies.
-Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Lala, and Po.
2. In the theme to Elmo’s World, Elmo sings about loving 2 things. Name either of them.
-His Goldfish, His Crayon
3. What is the name of Dora the Explorer’s monkey?
-Boots
4. In the Nickelodeon show “Spongebob Squarepants” what is the name of Mr. Krabb’s daughter?
-Pearl
5. The Standard set of Hungry Hungry Hippos has four colors of hippos, correctly name two of the standard colors.
-Green, Pink, Orange, Yellow (Blue is also occasionally seen)
6. What is Barney the Dinosaur’s Favorite Food?
-A peanut butter and jelly sandwich
7. What Number is Thomas the Tank Engine?
-Number 1





III. Name That Movie!

1. “Well, that’s just like, you’re opinion, man” -The Big Lebowski
2. “Nobody makes me bleed my own blood, Nobody!” -Dodgeball
3. “Dogs and cats living together, Mass Hysteria” – Ghostbusters
4. “Your mother was a hamster” – Monty Python
5. “Dry White Toast” – Blues Brothers
6. “You are the sucker” – Rounders
7. “I rule” – American Beauty

IV. Beer is proof that God Loves Us and wants us to be happy –Ben Franklin

1. Amazingly Beer is the second most popular drink on earth, what is number 1?
-Tea
2. What is the Oldest Brewery in North America?
-Molson (1786)
3. Rolling Rock Beer famously has a number on it’s bottle. What number is it?
-33
4. Pabst Beer added the words “Blue Ribbon” to their beer after being the first beer to a Blue Ribbon event at what event in 1893?
-The World’s Fair
5. In 1810 the government of Munich established this event as an official celebration.
-Oktoberfest
6. Cenosillicaphobia is the fear of what?
-An empty Beer glass
7. This difficult period for beer and beer drinkers lasted 13 years, 10 months, 19 days, 17 hours, 32 1/2 minutes
- Prohibition

V. Monkeys!
1. What was the name of Michael Jackson’s Chimp?
-Bubbles
2. What was the name of Ross’ monkey on the TV show Friends?
-Marcel
3. What is longer on a Colubus Monkey, it’s body or it’s tail?
-It’s Tail
4. True or False: Human Birth control pills will work effectively on Gorillas?
-True
5. What is the name of the monkey in Disney’s movie Aladin?
-Abu
6. True of False: Monkey’s cannot catch a cold?
-True
7. What is the loudest type of monkey?
-Howler Monkey

Sports Topics:
-NHL Playoffs
-NBA Playoffs
-Roller Derby Report
-Brandon Marshall is a Dolphin now
-Versus Poll – Change OT? (Terrible)


Magnificent 7: Seven things people driving around me need to stop doing.

1. Stopping at a flashing yellow.
2. Stopping at a continuous turn lane.
3. Driving the speed limit or slower in the left lane.
4. Getting over into my lane directly in front of me and then slowing down.
5. Three Words: No turn signal
6. Braking for no logical reason
7. Not pulling into the intersection to turn left when the light is green but you don’t have a green arrow.



Soccer Saturday. – Chris Kamera – I have no idea what’s happening. (Clip 16)


Pooping in public: No shame, or hide your feet? (Clip 30 – MM’s rap)

Movie talk:

-Where the Wild Things Are
-Alice in Wonderland
-How to Train Your Dragon
-Zombieland
-Avatar
-The Road
-The Princess and the Frog
-Julie and Julia
-District 9
-Whip It

Defend Movies:
-Almost Famous
-The Shawshank Redemption
-Fight Club





The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
Tool - 46 and 2 (Clip 28)

Thanks to: (Whoever called)


Shalom and Good Evening to you all!

Show Prep #46

Greetings and Salutations, people. Welcome to radio show for dumb guys who like adverbs very very very very much. This is Vertically Striped Radio. I am your dumb guy trying to play a gag, and I will hopefully be going overboard with adverbs shortly…

I am struggling today, stayed up until 3 last night, helped my buddy move stuff into storage, I’m zapped, so if I sound sleepy, it’s only because I am.


Today on Vertically Striped Radio 4th and 26 is supposed to be making his DAMN radio debut, so we’ll see if he shows up. I’ve got a magnificent 7 list of Seven things that people around me need to STOP doing.

Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 OR 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1

To contact VSR via email:
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com

Let’s get to the news… (Play News Music – Clip 03)

LONDON (Reuters) – A British university is to hold a conference on Vampires in an effort to counterbalance the "Americanization" of the fictional genre.

Delegates to the University of Hertfordshire's "Open Graves, Open Minds: Vampires and the Undead in Modern Culture" conference to be held on April 16-17 will have their food served to them out of coffins as part of a mission to encourage students of all ages to study literature.

English lecturer Sam George, who has just launched a Master of Arts degree in vampire fiction at Hertfordshire, said the most famous vampire narrative of all, Dracula, was written by Irishman Bram Stoker and set in London and Whitby in Yorkshire, but that now with the "Twilight" saga and "True Blood," modern vampires have become Americanized.

"It's amazing how many British actors have played Dracula on screen," George said in a statement on the university's website. "I aim to put the British vampire back on the map."

George said she is particularly interested in the new teen vampire narratives which act as a useful metaphor for wider teen anxieties about their bodies and the first stirrings of desire.

"The new breed of vampires are far from monstrous, they are glamorous and sexy and have an emotional side," she said. "Their (teenagers') attraction to vampire figures provides a safe way for them to acknowledge these desires."
Conference lectures will be delivered by academics and author Marcus Sedgwick, who writes young adult fiction with a vampire twist.

Panel topics during the two-day event will include "Dracula Lives," "Appetites of the Undead," "Undead Victorians," "Undead Teens," "Politics of the Undead," "UndeadRomance," "The Gay Undead," "Undead TV," "Undead in the New Media," "Identity, Legality and the Undead" and "Gendering the Undead."



LONDON (Reuters) – Two women were arrested at a British airport on suspicion of trying to smuggle a dead relative onto a flight bound for Germany, police said on Tuesday.
The 91-year-old deceased man was pushed in a wheelchair through Liverpool's John Lennon airport wearing sunglasses before check-in staff became suspicious and he was prevented from boarding the plane.
He was believed to have been driven about 35 miles to the airport by taxi from Oldham, Greater Manchester, police added.
The women were arrested on suspicion of failing to give notification of a death and were released on bail.
"At 11 a.m. on Saturday 3 April 2010, police at Liverpool John Lennon airport were alerted to the death of a 91-year-old man in the terminal building," police said in a statement.
"Two women aged 41 and 66 were arrested on suspicion of failing to give notification of death."
The cause of death is not known.

Onion News – Demographer Demographic (Clip 27)
 

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – A few hundred warehouse workers and drivers at Danish brewer Carlsberg halted work for a second day on Thursday to protest a company decision to limit beer drinking at work to lunch breaks.
The strike in Denmark followed the company's April 1 decision to introduce new rules for employees on beer drinking at work, said Jens Bekke, spokesman at the world no.4 brewer.
"There has been free beer, water and soft drinks everywhere," he said. "Yesterday, beers were removed from all refrigerators. The only place you can get a beer in future is in the canteen, at lunch."
Bekke said drivers retained an old right to three beers per day outside lunch hours, and warehouse workers claimed the same right.
"Because of that, the warehouse staff went on strike yesterday, with other staff striking in sympathy," he said.
Bekke said as many as 800 had walked out on Wednesday, with 250 still on strike on Thursday, and the Confederation of Danish Industry and trade union 3F had agreed to look into the dispute.
He said there would be no shipments from Copenhagen on Thursday, and delays in the rest of the country, but said he expected the financial effect of the strike to be minor.
He added that Carlsberg's trucks have alcohol locks so drivers would not be able to drink too much and drive.


I’m Craig, and that’s the news…(Play News Music – Clip 03)
MAIN TOPIC:



Magnificent 7: Seven things people driving around me need to stop doing.

1. Stopping at a flashing yellow.
2. Stopping at a continuous turn lane.
3. Driving the speed limit or slower in the left lane.
4. Getting over into my lane directly in front of me and then slowing down.
5. Three Words: No turn signal
6. Braking for no logical reason
7. Not pulling into the intersection to turn left when the light is green but you don’t have a green arrow.






Sports Topics:
-NFL OT rule change.
-NCAA Championship Game – Best moment ever if Butler’s half court shot goes in?
-Baseball has started
-Roller Derby Report
-Tiger Woods return –
1. Commercial with his dad. (Clip 23)
2. How great would it be if they did a Masters preview and didn’t ever MENTION Tiger?
-Avalanche are in the playoffs
-Carmelo Anthony collapsed on the court for a minute or so in OKC


The Week in Wankery: (Clip 24)

-Carolla Message Board member omgtifb
-Non-existent bugs in Ellie’s bed (Yellow Card) (Thanks to Grandma saying Sleep tight don’t let the bedbugs bite. However she babysits for free, so she is not eligible for the Yellow Card.)
-The guy in my office who plays this… (Clip 22) “Forever Young” by Alphaville 18 times a day. (Yellow Card)
-Spike Jonze – Where the Wild Things are? TERRIBLE (Yellow Card)
-The NCAA (Red Card)

Wanker of the Week – The people who broke into my parents house this week and stole their stuff.


The guy who scheduled the K-State game at the same time as the birthday party I had committed to. (Red Card)
In case you hadn’t noticed…this is a very special Sunday edition of the show. Why Sunday? Because I am up for father of the year. Or maybe not. The jury is still out. (Tell story of the birthday party, K-State game, listening to the game and then finally running out to the car to get the laptop.)

Man of the Week: Solongo Bars (Random person I email with a cool name.)


Pooping in public: No shame, or hide your feet? (Clip 30 – MM’s rap)

Go Gator! – Corrine Brown (Clip 25)

-Corch
-She has a degree in Public Speaking from the University of Florida
-BS, BCS Championship
-Go Gator
-But also the Athletic School
-Corch Irvin Myers (Urban Meyer)
-Percy Harvey
-She looked like she was ready for a title fight with her bright orange silk robe
-It is clear that the Gators are superb to any other schools with the conferences that we play in.
 

The Rest of the Story
This food belongs to the same animal group as both the spider and the common bug. They were initially thought of as giant hassles that got in the way when people were trying to catch other animals for food in the same region where these animals live
This food is something people used to give to their indentured servants to eat. People were so averse to eating it that they ground it up and used it as fertilizer, instead. Being seen as someone who had to eat this type of food was something you generally didn't tell anyone until at least the third date.
British POWs during the Revolutionary War supposedly revolted over being fed too much of this food, after having apparently developed culinary Stockholm Syndrome from British food. Some states actually had laws against feeding this food to inmates more than a few times a week, on the grounds that it was cruel and unusual punishment, as it was seen as the equivalent of eating rats.
So what is this food? Lobster!
Then How Did it Get So Fancy?
Somebody went and invented the railroad. Soon, rich people from the middle of the country--who were painfully unaware of what was cool--were tricked into buying the sea insects. But after tasting them, they realized that they must have discovered the long lost gatekeeper for butter.
Ironically, lobster is now a commonly requested food for prisoners receiving a last meal before execution, where as back in the day who knows how many last meal requests were something to the effect of, "Anything but more freakin' lobster, ya cruel bastards!"











Movie talk:

-Where the Wild Things Are
-Alice in Wonderland
-How to Train Your Dragon
-Zombieland
-Avatar
-The Road
-The Princess and the Frog
-Julie and Julia
-District 9
-Whip It

Defend Movies:
-Almost Famous
-The Shawshank Redemption
-Fight Club





The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
Andrew Bird – Song: Sovay Album: “Weather Systems”
(Clip 29)

Thanks to: (Whoever called)


Shalom and Good Evening to you all!