No. 201: "TK"
In the '60s it happened to 95 percent of American boys; today it's down
to 60 percent, and a policy just announced by the American Academy of
Pediatrics is meant to make it happen even less. What?
by noon
ET Wednesday to e-mail your answer to [email protected] .
Monday's Question
(No. 199)--"Thirds":
He's done it twice, and
he announced on the radio that if it were legal to do it again he would.
Opponents say this desire indicates "a strange psychological state." Who wants
to do what?
"Strom
Thurmond, own slaves."-- Tim Carvell ( Noah Meyerson had a similar
answer, as did Erich Van Dussen, except more Paul Harveyian.)
"Boris
Yeltsin, work three days in a row."-- Kate Clinton
"Nigerian President-elect Olusegun Obasanjo, fix an election just so he can
visit Jimmy Carter."-- Dave Gaffen
"You're
telling me they passed a law to prevent Kevin Costner from directing? Well,
thank God!"--Steve Smith
"Argentine President Carlos Saúl Menem, drive down East 88 th Street
holding a can of Bud."-- Peter Lerangis
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Randy's
Wrap-Up
Many of your suggestions
involved actions that, while amusing and cruel, are not illegal but merely
unlikely (Most men would be too scared to lift it while the monkey was in the
room.), unappetizing (With a human femur? Not in my copy of Joy of
Cooking !), or in direct contradiction of the laws of physics (Sure, naked
and on the surface of the moon--but here on Earth? I doubt it.). You know who
you are.
Factory Tour
Follow-Up
"As of a year ago (the
last time I visited), the Hershey plant in Oakdale, Calif., offered
tours."-- Jamie Contreras
Month of Junk
Follow-Up
Colleen Werthmann and Don
Porges warn: "Never reply to the address that spam message says you should use
to be removed from the mailing list. This is one of the ways spammers verify
that the address is live and may result in even more spam."
"Randy,
you received 35 [pieces of junk mail] and not one was sex-related? You gotta
get on AOL, man."-- Bill Franzen
Born To Run
Answer
Over the weekend, Argentina's President Carlos Saúl
Menem said he'd like to seek re-election, but his country's constitution
forbids three consecutive terms. In addition, a 1995 amendment specifically
prohibits Menem from running again. Former President Raúl Alfonsín thinks Menem
is just nuts, but Menem said Alfonsín should be ignored because "he couldn't
govern the country."
Yesterday Menem again
reversed himself, announcing that he'd retire at the conclusion of his
term.
Beth Sherman's
200 th Edition Guest Extra
Randy, I'm always true to
you, darling, in my fashion, but sometimes a girl needs to sow some wild
oats.
BETH'S LITTLE BLACK BOOK OF ONLINE QUIZZES
Mount
Vernon Online Quiz
"Test yourself on your
knowledge of George Washington. If you get all the questions correct, you will
have the opportunity to be listed in the Mount Vernon Hall of Fame."
Martha, Thomas Paine, me.
Bat
Quiz
"How much do you know about these flying, furry
creatures?"
Not enough. Why do you think I stopped
spelunking?
Guess the
Dictator/Sit-Com Character
"Pretend to be your favorite dictator or television
sit-com character, and I'll try to guess who you're supposed to be."
Only if you promise to stay the night.
Bayer Aspirin Trivia
Game
"No description available."
Just the thing after a hard night of beer
trivia.
Alcatraz Trivia Contest
"Alcatraz: The Warden Johnston Years."
And you thought Strom Thurmond's ass was a hack
answer only at
Slate
.
Leadership U: Bible Literacy Quiz
"Find out how much you really know about the
Bible."
Moneylenders for $400, Alex.
Miata
Trivia
"An online quiz of basic information on the Mazda
Miata."
Never drive your Mazda Miata if you are:
a) drunk
b) uninsured
c) sole support of your family
d) all of the above
Famous Cats Quiz
Plus those nude photos of
Socks you've been hearing about!
Common
Denominator
Clinton the insatiable
campaigner.
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