Monday, March 24, 2008

Let's see. Steve McQueen born 78 years ago. Peyton Manning born 32 years ago. Elvis inducted into the Army 50 years ago. That's 160 years. I got my state income tax refund today and it didn't equal 160. How odd.

Anyhow, here is what life is like in the year 2008, from a 1968 perspective.

Nothing about a clown in the White House:























Meal of Links

A lyrics quiz. Seems harmless, until you realize the lyrics of each song are printed alphabetically. I tried to find the odd word that stuck out like "scaramouche".

A somewhat easier Monty Python quiz. No Albatross though. The Olympic Final of the Men's Hide and Seek (...this delving Dago, this senor of seek...) kills me every time:



The problem with becoming the new governor of New York after a scandal by your predecessor is you have to come clean. On everything. Next, we'll hear him cop to tearing tags off mattresses.

It's Colbert and Carrell from "The Dana Carvey Show" in 1996:



Exercise Yard

Hanging on to first place in the NCAA pool. Sunday's predictions:

North Carolina, Louisville, Memphis, Tennessee, Georgetown, Texas (didn't have a dog in the Siena/Villanova and San Diego/Western Kentucky fights). So I took five of eight games. Final Four still alive. Still lamenting Marquette losing on Saturday night.

Adjusting original picks.

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17 Across: Diplomat _____ Boothe Luce (5 letters) Answer: Clare

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