Well, Quiz-O’s, it’s time to see how you do with “Phase B”….. We’ll continue with the listing thing for the remainder of Quiz 2010-1…. First one to 100 Points wins……REMEMBER, No Internet and NO electronic retrieval devices that have a search engine (i.e. I-Phones, I-Pods, Aye-Aye’s, P-Pods, Library computer search engines, etc) – Just good ‘ol Brains, books, and CLOSE friends, as long as your Bean Brain is the search engine…… No solicitation of unknown Professors, Teachers, Geeks on the street – In short – We all know when we’re cheating – so don’t…. PDB is still out of touch, but, he is watching over his extensive illegal M.O.L.E. Net……

Quick Points Update: 1st place: Robo 38 Points, 2nd Place: Zook 32 Points, 3rd Place: Jek 26 Points, 4th Place: Anon 23 Points, 5th Place: HuskeySooner 1 Point……

The QUIZ:

1. Name “Snow Conditions and Types (26 Total)
2. Name “States, Confederate” (11 Total)
3. Name “States, Original U.S.” (13 Total)
4. Name “Snoopy’s Siblings” (7 Total)
5. Name “Snakes” (50 Total) – 10 MAX per Quizzer
6. Name “Coffee/Coffee Bean Varieties (31 Total)
7. Name “Mathematical Tools” (15 Total)
8. Name “Monopoly Spaces” (36 Total) – 5 MAX per              Quizzer

That’s it – Go for it – Git ‘er Done……

It’s Coming!….. Phase “B” of 2010-1 Quiz will be up this Friday – 23APR10 – 2:00 pm CDT (Noon PDT)……Phase “A” was an overwhelming success (I Think), hopefully, Phase “B” will be as much fun…..

Here are the “Current Standings”:

1st place: Robo 38 Points, 2nd Place: Zook 32 Points, 3rd Place: Jek 26 Points, 4th Place: Anon 23 Points, 5th Place: HuskeySooner 1 Point……

REMEMBER, First one to 100 Points wins the Quiz….. If no one reaches 100 Points in Phase “B”, we’ll continue with as many “Phases” as it takes until someone wins….. Then, we’ll discuss the “Prize(s)” thing (Don’t worry – There will be at least a 1st Prize awarded – maybe – something small, but desirable – something, anything) – Just Guizering you – I guarantee that the Prize(s) will befit the Winner(s)…. I don’t know if that’s very comforting, but, Anon said he was in it for the Prizes…. Let’s see what he says if he actually wins one…… Rules and Quiz this Friday! BE THERE OR BE SQUARE!!!!!!

Yep, The Glimmer Twins – Mick Jagger and Keith Richards – have been approached by Johnny Depp to appear as Pirates in the 4th installment of “Pirates of the Caribbean”….. That should be interesting to say the least….

Maybe they’ll write a new song called, “Sympathy for the Pirate”……

…….with Beatles after 40 years…..
VATICAN CITY (AP) – The Vatican has finally made peace with the Beatles.
The Vatican newspaper says the members’ “dissolute” lives and John Lennon’s boastful claim that the band was more popular than Jesus are in the past, while their music lives on……
Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano paid tribute to the Fab Four in its weekend editions, with two articles and a front-page cartoon reproducing the crosswalk immortalized on the cover of the band’s album “Abbey Road.”
The tribute marked the 40th anniversary of the band’s breakup.
It is not the first time the Vatican has praised the legendary band from Liverpool. Two years ago, it praised the “White Album,” and last month it included “Revolver” in its top-10 albums.

Are you ready?……  This Quiz (2010-1) will continue through as many Phases (A-B-C, etc.) as needed until some Community member acquires 100 points…..  A new Phase will be Posted every other Friday (next Phase 23APR10)……  REMEMBER! – No Internet until the Quiz-master gives the go ahead!…..  PD Bob is watching, and, is he ever pissed because I won’t let him participate, so-o-o, I wouldn’t CHEAT if I were you, unless you don’t mind having your utilities shut off and your identity mismanaged, etc…..

Since we’ve all become quite “Listless”, Quiz 2010-1 will be about naming things under a specific heading (aka – List)……  Each correct answer is worth One (1) Point, Smart-Ass answers vary in worth, and, wrong answers will cost you nothing, UNLESS, it’s so far off the subject that it’s apparent you’re guessing, which will cost you Minus One (-1) Point….  Okay, let’s get this thing started:

1.  Name the BIRDS that CANNOT fly (14 total)…..
2. Name the BOY SCOUT MERIT BADGES (121 – Twenty (20) correct answer MAXIMUM per person)…..
3. Name the TYPES of PUZZLES (17 total)……
4. Name the SEVEN DWARFS (7 total)…..
5. Name the SEVEN WONDERS of the NATURAL WORLD (7 total)….
6. Name the SIX FLAGS over TEXAS (6 total)……

That’s It!….. Go for it!….. Remember, FIRST correct answers win, so, check the comments before you submit your answers to make sure someone hasn’t beaten you to them…… GOOD LUCK, QUIZZERS!…..

Since it looks like everybody wants the return of Quiz-a-matic, the first new QUIZ will be up at 2:00 pm CDT this Friday – 09APR10…..  That’s noon for you West Coasters…….

I will review and post the rules as comments to this post prior to Posting the first quiz…..  “The game’s afoot, Watson” ….. (who really said that?)……

Yep, closin’ up the doors to MR Central and movin’ along……  It’s been a good run and now it’s time to shut it down, unless, someone else wants to take over the reins?……  Of course, I couldn’t allow it to be called MR Central……  PD Bob said he might be interested, but, he’s planning on getting a bunny transplant so he can be the Easter Bunny…..  He’s taken over a chicken ranch and a dye factory…..  He is, at this time, capturing, training, and organizing an army of subservient bunnies to deliver all the eggs…..

Live long and Prosper……  …..And watch out for the Easter Bunny this year!….

We learned of the passing of Fess Parker on the 18th. The 85 year old actor passed away at his home in CA.Where he had been operating a winery. A tip of the ol’ Coon Skin Cap.

Alex Chilton, Rock Star, Dies

Alex Chilton, the frontman for the 1970s power pop band Big Star, died Wednesday at 59.

Big Star, which disbanded in 1974 but regrouped in the early 1990s, was a critically recognized rock group whose music influenced bands such as R.E.M, the Gin Blossoms, and Teenage Fanclub.

Maybe it’s time for a superior alien race to intercede.

Georgia: “Invasion” hoax used to whip up anti-Russian fears
Viewers of the 8pm Saturday news broadcast by the Imedi network in the former Soviet republic of Georgia switched on their televisions to see an invading force of Russian tanks and soldiers heading towards the capital, Tbilisi, while bombs fell across the country. Over this footage an announcer declared that the Georgian government had fallen and the country’s president, Mikheil Saakashvili, was dead.

The half-hour report also claimed that the Kremlin had installed Nino Burdzhanadze, leader of the opposition Democratic Movement-United Georgia party, as the new head of state.

By the end of the broadcast, Georgia’s mobile phone network had collapsed, overwhelmed as people desperately tried to contact emergency services, friends and loved ones.

It quickly transpired, however, that the broadcast had been a hoax. The station had recycled footage from the August 2008 war between Russia and Georgia, a conflict that had been ignited by the Saakashvili government’s bombardment of Russian troops stationed in the separatist province of South Ossetia.

There are reports of heart attacks and miscarriages brought on by viewing the broadcast, as well as the hospitalization for stress of several children, perhaps still suffering from the trauma of the 2008 war. There have been widespread expressions of outrage at Imedi TV in Georgia, with thousands of posts on Internet discussion boards and Facebook condemning the broadcast.

Georgy Arveladze, owner of Imedi TV, claimed afterwards that the intention of the program was to show the “real threat” from Russia. A statement from the broadcaster pointed out that there had been a brief message before the start of the news program letting viewers know that what followed was a “simulation”.

Arveladze is a close backer of Saakashvili, and his station regularly issues pro-government propaganda. The president granted Arveladze control of the Georgia Media Production Group, which owns Imedi TV, in 2008 after the death of its former owner, Badri Patarkatsishvili.

One of Georgia’s richest men and an opponent of the president, Patarkatsishvili died while in exile in Britain, having been accused of conspiring to overthrow the Saakashvili government.

Georgian opposition leaders condemned the hoax as a state-sponsored smear against Burdzhanadze, who was in Moscow at the time for talks with the Russian government.

“This government’s treatment of its own people is outrageous. I am sure that every second of this program was agreed with Saakashvili,” Burdzhanadze told international media.

Saakashvili defended the broadcast, stating: “It was indeed a very unpleasant program but the most unpleasant thing is that it is extremely close to what can happen and to what Georgia’s enemy has conceived.”

I would’ve Posted this sooner, but, there was this visit from Jek….. He proceeded to re-invent my computer and reorganize everything!….. As soon as he left MR HQ, P.D. Bob decided he didn’t like any outsider (to him) messin’ about with the layout of things – so-o-o, he promptly reorganized everything to his liking….. Needless to say, I couldn’t find anything, personal or otherwise….. I just now found my laptop…. PDB was using it as a display base for his stuffed field mice collection…. UUGH!…. He’s on my list permanently…..

Anyways, back to PDB’s new invention….. The “Forked Tongue Weather Predicting Antenna”….. Here it is:

Here’s how it works: As soon as you receive your FTWP Antenna by refrigerated truck, install it where your factory antenna is installed…. The FTWP Antenna will begin immediately predicting the weather…. If the clear section of the antenna remains frozen, it’s still Winter…. If it slowly starts to lean and melt, then it’s above freezing, and, it’s still Winter, maybe early Spring….. If it melts before you can install it completely, then it’s definitely Summer….. The steel section of the FTWPA works almost as good as the antenna you just removed….. Oh, yeah, you can’t move the vehicle while the FTWPA is operating….. Be the first on your block to own one…. Only Three (3) payments of $19.95 plus $200.00 Shipping and Handling….. One of an extensive line of little known products from PDB Productions, Inc, LTD, etc…… THIS PRODUCT HAS A “BUYER BEWARE” WARNING….. Happy non-motoring……

All seemed normal: my flight to Denver made it on time. My flight to OKC was on time according to the board. Then an announcement that our flight was going to contain passengers destined for Tulsa AND we were actually going to stop in Tulsa! My 1-stop trip to OKC now turned to a 2-stop trip. Grrr. The worst of it, the new stop put me in jeopardy of getting to the rental car agency before they closed at midnight. (I made it by a few seconds, btw. The lady was locking the door and was kind enough to reopen up for me.) The United crew mentioned several times how unique this was, but I have my suspicions. United says there was a “crew problem”. When we got to Tulsa, half of the passengers got off. In my estimate, United combined two planes that were 1/3 full by themselves. Maybe we were indeed the rescuers of the Tulsa passengers and I should be happy about helping others. Regardless of how I feel, I didn’t have a choice. That really chaps my hide.

Are the Who Done? What About Neil?
Damn, two of my favorites.

Was the Who’s 12-minute performance during the Super Bowl halftime show in Miami its last?

If the ringing in Pete Townshend’s ears gets any worse, it just might have been.

Townshend told Rolling Stone that he suffers from tinnitus – a painful ringing of the ears – from years of touring with the legendary rock group.
“If my hearing is going to be a problem, we’re not delaying shows, Townshend told the magazine. We’re finished.

The 64-year-old guitarist added: “I can’t really see any way around the issue.”

The Who was forced to cancel its spring tour and a pair of festival appearances at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Coachella due to Townshend’s ear issues. One date – a charity performance at London’s Royal Albert Hall – is still scheduled.

“It’s a good test of Pete’s hearing,” Roger Daltrey said. “We won’t know until we try.”

Townshend is being treated by an audiologist used by fellow aging rocker Neil Young.

A cowboy named Bud was overseeing his herd in a remote mountainous pasture in California When suddenly a brand-new BMW advanced toward him out of a cloud of dust.

The driver, a young man in a Brioni suit,Gucci shoes, RayBan sunglasses and YSL tie, leaned out the window and asked the
cowboy, “If I tell you exactly how many cows and calves you have in your herd, Will you Give me a calf?”

Bud looks at the man, obviously a yuppie, then looks at his peacefully grazing herd and calmly answers, “Sure, why not?”

The yuppie parks his car, whips out his Dell notebook computer, connects it to his Singular RAZR V3 cell phone, and surfs to a NASA page on the Internet, where he calls up a GPS satellite to get an exact fix on his location which he then feeds to another NASA satellite that scans the area in an ultra-high-resolution photo.

The young man then opens the digital photo in Adobe photo shop and exports it to an image processing facility in Hamburg,
Germany.

Within seconds, he receives an email on his Palm Pilot that the image has been processed and the data stored. He then accesses an
MS-SQL database through an ODBC connected Excel spreadsheet with email on his Blackberry and, after a few minutes, receives a response.

Finally, he prints out a full-color, 150-page report on his hi-tech, miniaturized HP Laser Jet printer, turns to the cowboy and says, “You have exactly 1,586 cows and calves.”

“That’s right. Well, I guess you can take one of my calves,” says Bud.

He watches the young man select one of the animals and looks on with amusement as the young man stuffs it into the trunk of his car.

Then Bud says to the young man, “Hey, if I can tell you exactly what your business is, will you give me back my calf?”

The young man thinks about it for a second and then says, “Okay, why not?”

“You’re a Congressman for the U.S. Government”, says Bud.

“Wow! That’s correct,” says the yuppie, “but how did you guess that?”

“No guessing required.” answered the cowboy. “You showed up here even though nobody called you; you want to get paid for an answer I already knew, to a question I never asked. You used millions of dollars worth of equipment trying to show me how
much smarter than me you are; and You don’t know a thing about how working people make a living -or about cows, for that matter. This is a herd of sheep.
….

Now give me back my dog.

B.B. King’s that is…… The Beale Street Blues Boy was born in 1925 and still going strong….. Listen to some Blues today…….