May 06, 2005

Day Six Answers/Winners

Our Day Six Winner in the FIRST (AND LAST) CAKE EATER STAR WARS TRIVIA CONTEST IS...

...Doug. (Once again. C'mon people, he's running away with this thing.) With a very honorable mention going to the Wiz, who got five out of the six correct.

Congratulations to you both for having some fun!

Answers can be found after the jump. more...

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May 05, 2005

Day Six Questions

We have reached Day Six of THE FIRST (AND LAST) CAKE EATER STAR WARS TRIVIA CONTEST! Geeks of the world should not fear that we have reached Day Six. We are not even halfway done.

Okeydokey. Here's today's batch. As always, either throw your answers in the comments or send them to me via email.

  • Who bravely assumed full responsibility for losing track of the Falcon, and then apologized to Lord Vader?
  • How many engines does an X-wing fighter boast?
  • Who was the first Rebel pilot to die during the first Death Star battle?
  • What color is Hoth as seen from space?
  • What character was referred to as "the Critter," during early story meetings for The Empire Strikes Back?
  • What two pilots were Luke's wingmates during his Death Star trench run?

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Day Five Answers/Winners

Our Day Five Winner of the FIRST (AND LAST) CAKE EATER STAR WARS TRIVIA CONTEST is...

Kevin of Eckernet

...with The Wiz of Down For Repairs coming in second in what ultimately turned out to be a photo-finish.

I actually had to judge this one. Woooh. Work was involved, you should be proud of me. Anyhoo...Kevin had all the answers correct, but the Wiz failed to list a crucial element in one of his answers, hence Kevin takes the marbles. Mazeltov, congratulations, etc.

You can find the answers after the jump. more...

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Is It Cinco De Mayo Already?

Gordon, the Cranky Neocon, has been digging in the dirt and has come up with some rather interesting revelations concerning our mutual friends, The Llamas aka Steve and Rob. Or should I say...Stephano Esteban and Roberto.

Regarding their motivations:

{..}What are their shadowy motives? I was dumbfounded at first, but with the discovery of this photo, I'm pretty sure that they are here to crash parties, get drunk and annoy girls.

I, Kath the Cake Eater, hearby swear that I have confirmation of Gordon's story.

You see, this is the Americanized version the Llamas would like to present to you, the average American Joe.

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But as you can see from this next image, all is not as it seems with the Llamas.

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Yes. That's right. Someone photoshopped the tequila and the sombrero out of the image. They AMERICANIZED it. Someone has some explainin' to do Lucy! Or should I say, {insert pointed finger here} STEPHANOESTEBAN?

The fact that Roberto's not wearing a sombero only confirms the fact that no matter where he might be---Mexico or Dee Cee---he's the type of Llama who's too fastidious with the hair gel to wear a hat. StephanoEsteban, well, honestly. The sombero, now that you can see it in all of its glory, well, suits. The fact that "Yip! Yip! Yip!" works as well in Spanish as it does in English tells the discriminating viewer that they're clever that way and are all about saving themselves some work!

Of course, none of this goes into the fact that they're hanging out with Susan-freakin'-Sarandon.

But this should be enough for the WaPo to start a full-blown MSM Woodward-Bernstein-ish smackdown.

I'm sure Sadie, Jose Cuervo's lover, can pick up where Gordon and I left off.

UPDATE: Dork-a-thon?

Ahem.

Hi, my name is Pot. You must be the kettle. I hate to tell you this, but just on the off chance that you don't know, well...YOU'RE BLACK!

Three words, I believe, will suffice in this situation: BRING IT, ELI!

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May 04, 2005

Day Five Questions

Today is Day Five in THE FIRST (AND LAST) CAKE EATER STAR WARS TRIVIA CONTEST!

If you're new to all this bewildering contest stuff, go here for the rules to the game. You may either put your answers in the comments or you can email them to me. There's a definite theme to today's questions. Have fun with it.

  • Who called the Millenium Falcon a "bucket of bolts?"
  • How many lasers are on each of the Millenium Falcon's turret cannons?
  • Who owned the Millenium Falcon before Han Solo?
  • What was the Falcon inside of when it lost its topside radar dish?
  • How many holomonsters are visible on the Millenium Falcon's holoboardgame
  • What's Chewbacca's position aboard the Millenium Falcon?
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Day Four Answers/Winners

Ahem. The Winner for Day Four of THE FIRST (AND LAST) CAKE EATER STAR WARS TRIVIA CONTEST is...

...Ith!

Woohoo! Way to have some fun, girl! (Maybe this will make up for the whole House thing)

Answers are after the jump. more...

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Random House Related Thoughts

Ok, while I know the following opinion will displease Ith, I must state it anyway:

NONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONO'effinNO! on the whole House/Cameron dating thing.

Come on. Asking for a date as your one condition to return to work? How freakin' contrived is that? Bleech. That's something straight out of a Nora Roberts novel. Honestly, I thought the writers on this show were better than that.

While I will, undoubtedly, enjoy watching this train-wreck-in-the-making, Cameron just bugs me. And she is so not the girl for him. I don't know that there even is a girl for House, or that there ever could be a suitable mate for that man. It's like trying to pair Sherlock Holmes up with someone. Irene Adler may have, ultimately, been the love of Sherlock's life, but he didn't exactly wind up with her, ya dig?

If you're interested, there's a poll up over at the House site on this topic. I voted "Neither." I think you should as well.

If you know what's good for you.

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Ever Put Mrs. Potato Head's Lips on Mr. Potato Head?

Yeah, well, I did. I'm perverse that way.

Anyway, those wacky llamas picked up on a topic that's been traveling around: movies that are aimed at your gender, but that you may not like; movies aimed at the other gender, that you do like, etc.

Ahem.

Guy movies that I, a woman, love

  • Highlander (Is it really wrong of me to think that Clancy Brown as the Kurgen was kinda sexy in a perverted sort of way? See the comments. He totally stole that movie.)
  • Die Hard (The original. Number II sucks. Number III ain't bad when compared to number II, but is a pale imitator of the original. I have my brother, David, to thank for hooking me on this one. I know all the lines.)
  • All the James Bond movies (Excepting, of course, those with Roger Moore. Won't watch them and you can't make me.)
  • Enter The Dragon (I have the husband to thank for my Kung Fu movie habit)
  • The Matrix Series (Yes. I like all three. If you don't, you just didn't get it. I pity you.)
  • Band of Brothers. (Not a movie, but rather a miniseries, I know, but this is one that if someone bought it for me (hint, hint) I would be eternally happy.)

Chick Flicks that I, a chick, do not like

  • Beaches (How do I hate this move? Let me count the ways...)
  • Titanic
  • How to Make An American Quilt
  • To Gillian on Her Thirty-Seventh Birthday
  • Fried Green Tomatoes
  • City of Angels (Colm Feore was the only redeeming thing about that movie. Well, that and the soundtrack.)
  • Ghost
  • An Officer and a Gentleman
  • Dirty Dancing (Go ahead and put Baby in a corner. I won't stop you. I don't give a rat's ass. Really. I don't.)
  • It Could Happen To You
  • Bridget Jones' Diary (It slays me to admit this one because my adoration of Colin Firth is well-documented. Really, I love the book. I just hate this adaptation. It got it all wrong.)

Movies that I, as a hardened, cynical, unfeeling, soulless person tend to break down in tears watching.

  • Steel Magnolias (Every single time. I can't help myself.)
  • The English Patient
  • Terms of Endearment (Give my daughter her medicine!)
  • Love Story
  • Hope Floats
  • An Affair To Remember(If it had to happen to one of us, why couldn't it have been me?)
  • Schindler's List
  • Saving Private Ryan
  • Philadelphia

Discuss at will.

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May 03, 2005

Day Four Questions

Ok, here's the next set of questions in the---ahem---FIRST (AND LAST) CAKE EATER STAR WARS TRIVIA CONTEST!

I'm not going to insert a reminder about the rules. If you're new to this, go read this post and be enlightened.

  • What two characters did Luke order Jabba to release into his custody?
  • What vehicle did Luke Skywalker take down with a harpoon gun and a land mine?
  • How does a cantina patron translate the remark of a drunken alien who tells Luke, "Negola dewaghi wooldugger"?
  • What planet's system contains a great deal of meteor activity?
  • What short furry creatures are revered for being master builders and artisans? {Ed. If you don't get this one, I'm going to doubt your intelligence because it's a FREAKIN' gimme!}
  • Who created the unique sound effects used in the movie trilogy?

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Day Three Answers/Winners

The Day Three winner in the FIRST (AND LAST) CAKE EATER STAR WARS TRIVIA CONTEST is...

Doug. Again. Kevin of Eckernet, while giving it a valiant try, nonetheless just wrote "ditto" to Doug's answers. That, in my humble Empire-running opinion, just doesn't cut the mustard. Ya gotta show me your work, dude. So, after giving it a day, I will say this much: you can email me your answers if you'd rather not dump them into the comments. Sigh.

Anyway, Day Three Trivia Contest Answers can be found after the jump. more...

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May 02, 2005

Just Remember That Steve Asked For It*

INDC Bill wonders whether or not he's jumped the shark with his mockery of the llamas.

Well, if he hasn't, I surely have.

{Decent God-fearing people should not take the jump. The rest of ya, well, since you're going to burn in hell with me, come on down!)

*via email more...

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A Must Read

Go Now.

Realize this is not fiction, either.

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Another Munuvian!

Phin has moved into his new fishbowl. He moved because the old neighborhood wasn't doing so well and this new bowl has nicer owners who are willing to clean things out every now and again so the poor wee fishie isn't swimming around in muck all of the time.

Go on over and check him out!

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And Here I Was Starting To Worry...

...about the level of dorkdom I've been showing over the past couple of days.

I should not have feared, it seems. Just when you think you're a dork, someone else comes along and totally outdoes you.

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Day Three: Questions

Ok, here are your questions for Day Three of the FIRST (AND LAST) CAKE EATER STAR WARS TRIVIA CONTEST!

{Insert reminders about not Googling the answers here}

  • What did Luke refer to when he told Leia, "In time, you'll learn to use it as I have"?
  • Who reached for his laser pistol when an Ewok stuck a spear in his face?
  • Who sees Luke before the first Death Star battle and exclaims, "I don't believe it! How'd you get here"?
  • What enemy vehicles did the Rebels first spot from Echo Station 3T8?
  • Who first saw the mynocks crawling on the Millenium Falcon's hull?
  • What did Luke not know the power of, according to Darth Vader?

Throw your answers in the comments, please. Don't send any more secretive Imperial transmissions to the email box because you're afraid the Rebels might intercept them.

Or I'll do that Darth Vader choke-hold thingy.

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Day Two Answers

No winners in yesterday's edition of the--ahem--FIRST (AND LAST) CAKE EATER STAR WARS TRIVIA CONTEST!

Hmmph.

Answers can be found after the jump. more...

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May 01, 2005

Good Tee Vee Reminder

That magnificent wee bastard is back!

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Well, I'd love to stay and chat, but you're a total bitch.

Tonight. 8 pm CDT on FOX.

Be there or you will have confirmed the worst ideas I have about you.

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Day Two: Questions

Are ya ready for the next set of questions? You are? {Nods head and rubs hands together} Excellent.

Let's get this show on the road. Reminders about not googling the answers shouldn't have to be given. Neither---I shouldn't have to add but I will---should you pop your very much beloved and heavily guarded VHS tapes of the original series into your VCR to find the answers.

But, you say, how the heck will she know if I do that? Well, I won't. I can only refer you to what my mother used to say to me when I whined about cleaning behind the sofa, because, to my mind, no one would ever really know if we did or not. She said, usually in an ominous voice: "GOD WILL KNOW!"

So, I ask you, my devoted Cake Eater Readers, do you really need that sort of a guilt trip hanging over your head, particularly when you probably already skipped church this morning?

I didn't think so.

Anyway, here we go: Day Two Questions. Answers and winners will be posted whenever I get around to it tomorrow.

  • What Rebel pilot boasted, "Right now I feel I could take on the whole Empire myself"?
  • Whose shuttle had the code designation of ST-321?
  • Who was Luke's wingmate during his first pass against the Imperial Walkers on Hoth?
  • How many moons were visible above the planet Hoth?
  • Who piloted the sand skiff away from the battle at the Sarlacc pit?
  • What was Obi-Wan Kenobi's last line in Star Wars?

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Day One Winners/Answers

In the First (And Last) Cake Eater Star Wars Trivia Contest our Day One Winners are...

Doug

and....

Katie.

Well done, my young Jedis. Way to have some fun! I'm proud! If you're so inclined, send me your pics and I'll p'shop ya. (Although, I think I'm going to do one for Doug because that picture on his blog is just begging for fiddling.)

Answers to Day One's Questions are after the jump. more...

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April 30, 2005

Spoooooky!








Your Birthdate: November 5

With a birthday on the 5th of the month you are inclined to work well with people and enjoy them.

You are talented and versatile, very good at presenting ideas.

You may have a tendency to get itchy feet at times and need change and travel.

You tend to be very progressive, imaginative and adaptable.

Your mind is quick, clever and analytical.

A restlessness in your nature may make you a bit impatient and easily bored with routine.

You may have a tendency to shirk responsibility


Yeah, I would have to say that's pretty true. As far as the bad stuff, I have a built-in excuse: I'm a Scorpio. Everyone knows we're nutso.

Hat Tip: Chrissy

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