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Stew’s Updates

This past weekend the WWE presented Wrestlemania 29 live from New York. OK NJ since it will be at the home of the Giants and Jets of NFL New York fame. I was 9 years old when Hulk Hogan and Mr. T took on Roddy Piper and Cowboy Orton in NY at Wrestlemania 1. So I have decided to get into the habit of posting on my own site again, and I have decided to put up a “Stew’s Top Five” and the 1st one is my top five Wrestlers from the 1980’s. So look forward to that people.

Flat Rock Tap Live Trivia 2-13-2013

Come on out to Flat Rock Tap 6752 Calumet Avenue, Hammond, IN for trivia night with Stioux.

Free to play.

5 Rounds

How cool is this van. Watch “Schmerler Ford Commercial 1985” on YouTube

Stew For Lunch Stuff 8-20-2012

Word of the Day

Hypengyophobia

What It Is:

Abnormal fear of responsibility

About the Word:

HypengyosÂ meansÂ responsibleÂ in Greek.

In English,Â responsibleÂ shares the same root asÂ respond. Someone who is responsible can be trusted to respond â€“ or answer â€“ to his or her duties

BOZO CRIMINAL of the DAY

Maybe He Should Have Played Dead Instead

Bozo criminal for today comes from the International File in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Our unidentified bozo was driving a stolen pickup truck when he was spotted by the cops. Instead of pulling over when the cop turned on his lights, our bozo sped away. The officer didnâ€™t engage in a high-speed chase, but it turned out he didnâ€™t need to, as our bozo crashed the truck into a house a short distance away. By the time officers arrived, our bozo had fled the scene and police dogs were called in to aid in the search. It didnâ€™t take long for the dogs to sniff out his hiding place. And it was maybe in the first place a dog would look. The found him cowering in a dog house in a nearby backyard. Busted!

TODAY IN HISTORY

National Labor Union Requested an Eight-Hour Workday.

August 20, 1951. The first ID jingle company to “sing-over” pre-recorded backgrounds – PAMS, Inc. is formed in Dallas, Texas by former radio studio musician Bill Meeks.

August 20, 1951: The ashes of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson were blown into the sky above Woody Creek, CO. The ashes were fired from a cannon atop a 153-foot tower that Thompson designed (in the shape of a double-thumbed fist clutching a peyote button) ; and to the tune of Bob Dylanâ€™s Mr. Tambourine Man.

BORN on this Day:

1833 – Benjamin Harrison the 23rd U.S. President [1889-1893]; married to C. Scott, M. Dimmick [one son, two daughter]; nickname: Kid Gloves Harrison; grandson of 9th U.S. President, William Henry Harrison; died Mar 13, 1901

1890 – H.P. (Howard Phillips) Lovecraft author: horror stories, science fiction: The Color Out of Space, The Dunwich Horror, The Thing on the Doorstep, Call of Cthulhu; died Mar 15, 1937

1942 – Isaac Hayes. Grammy and Academy Award-winning singer, song-writer: Theme from Shaft [1970]; score: Shaft; w/David Porter: Soul Man, Hold on Iâ€™m Coming; actor: Tough Guys, Truck Turner; died Aug 10, 2008

1948 – Robert Plant, singer: group: Honeydrippers: Big Log, Sea of Love, Rockinâ€™ at Midnight; Led Zeppelin: Stairway to Heaven, Whole Lotta Love, Immigrant Song, Dâ€™yer Makâ€™er, Fool in the Rain; solo: Little Sister

1949 – Philip Parris Lynott, musician: bass, singer: [w/Gary Moore]: Parisienne Walkways, Out in the Fields; group: Thin Lizzy: Whiskey in the Jar, The Rocker, Little Girl in Bloom, Still in Love with You, Killer on the Loose; solo: Sarah, Yellow Pearl, Nineteen; died Jan 4, 1986

1954 – Quinn Buckner, basketball: Indiana University; NBA: Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics, Indiana Pacers; one of only three players in history to have won titles at every level: high school, college, NBA, Olympics [Magic Johnson and Jerry Lucas are the others]

1962 – James Marsters, actor: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Smallville, Torchwood, Caprica, P.S. I Love You, Dragonball Evolution

1974 – Amy Adams, actress: Enchanted, Junebug, Catch Me If You Can, Doubt, Sunshine Cleaning, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Julie & Julia, Leap Year, The Fighter, The Muppets

Stew For Lunch Stuff 7-30-2012

Trivia

In ancient Rome, aÂ triviumÂ was an intersection of three roads (tri, “three” +Â vium, road).When people met at a trivium, what did they tend to do? According to the Romans, they would shoot the breeze and discussÂ trivialisÂ (“inconsequential things”) â€“ which eventually helped give trivia its modern meaning.

If I Hear â€œThe Horseâ€ One More Timeâ€¦

Our bozo for today from Peoria Arizona may be a criminal in the eyes of the law but we can certainly sympathize with his actions. Peoria police were called to a band camp where 52 Peoria high school students were practicing until late in the evening. According to reports, our unidentified bozo got out of his vehicle waving a gun and yelled at the students, â€œStop making noise! Morning and afternoon is OK, but nighttime is not.â€ He then then got back into his car and left. Police are still looking for our bozo. No word on whether evening practices have been curtailed.

Man admits making up story to get rid of snake

By Reuters

REUTERS FILE

VIENNA – An Austrian applauded for capturing a 2.3-metre (7.5-foot) boa constrictor he said he discovered on a riverbank has admitted he made up the story to get rid of a pet snake he found too big to handle, an animal rescue group said on Thursday.

“It turns out he could not get to grips with the snake and wanted to get rid of it this way,” said Susanne Hemetsberger, head of the Austrian Animal Protection Association. The owner handed over the reptile to an animal shelter.

She said in hindsight the tale originally told by the Salzburg man, who has not been identified, that he had happened upon and bagged the 7-kg (15.5-pound) boa last week, seemed suspicious.

“No passer-by who isn’t familiar with snakes would ever grab a boa constrictor. On the contrary, they would scream, run away and call the police,” she said.

The man has two other two-metre snakes that he wants to give away as well, Hemetsberger said.

“The snake owner dished up one lie after another and I hope he gets the proper punishment for this. He can’t just release a snake and then pose as its finder,” she said, calling for curbs on the sale of exotic pets that inexperienced owners often find overwhelming.