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1. Who was convicted for the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy?

"Give me a minute. I know this came up in an episode of Xena" -

illogicalvulcan

(You are so getting a -1 for that. -CV)

“Your mom" -

sskipstress,

neumeindil

"Lord Voldemort" -

wiredwizard

"The Coward Robert Ford" - THALEN

(That was that other movie. -CV)

"I wanna say Booth, but I'm pretty sure that was the guy who shot Lincoln - unless he shot both! Do we have a serial president killer on our hands?! Has this man been caught?!" -

lirimaer

(You should mention "centuries old serial president killer", because, well, look at it. -CV)

"Cigarette Smoking Man" -

theninth

"Duran Duran" -

tinamachina,

la_trombonista

(You get .33 credit. -CV)

"Sirhan Sirhan from Walla Walla took a dish of couscous tartar to New York, New York to enter it into a cooking contest, but lost to Jojo's paw paw shabu shabu. As a consolation prize he got cds of the greatest hits of The Go-Gos, Duran Duran, and The The. Who makes these names up? I mean really now." -

thepikey

"Sirloin Sirloin, the first mad cow" -

seferin

"A Skrull who looked like Sirhan Sirhan" -

freezer818

(Goddam Skrulls. What's their problem? -CV)

"Que Sirhan Sirhan, whatever will be, will be..." -

zihuatanejo,

barbarienne

"Sirhan Sirhan. A man and a meme before his time. Angry young Arab be ANGRY" -

fragbert

"Sirhan Sirhan, not actually a knight at all, and particularly not twice a night" - JENNA_THORN

Correct Answer: Sirhan Sirhan

"He thought it would get him a promotion to Baronhan Baronhan" - IRONJEFF

2. The James Farley Post Office in New York City is being renovated; what will be its new name?

"The Chris Farley Post Office" - 29 of you
"Construction shouldn't take long, they're housing the office in a van down by the river." - the other 29 of you

“Knowing New Yorkers, it doesn't really matter. It will either be 'the new Post Office' or 'The James Farley Post Office' forever." -

lbmango

"What's a 'post office'?" -

cmzero

"The 'You're Still Using The Post Office?' Memorial Post Office, in memory of The U.S. Postal Service" -

fragbert

"Just like The Godfather III and Star Wars Episode III, Penn Station III will never happen as far as I'm concerned" -

seekingferret

"Tha JWOWW GTLM: Gym, tan, laundry, mail" -

bellapalmera

(-1, Jersey Shore. -CV)

"Avenger's Mansion" - JENNA_THORN

"I thought the only thing that made the news in NYC building was 1 WTC and mosques" -

frequencyshift

"Future Crime Scene" -

i_calql8

"The Winterfell Post Office. 'Mail is coming.'" -

alfvaen

(+1, A Game of Thrones. -CV)

Correct Answer: Moynihan Station

3. Who composed the material contained in the work "Das Wohltemperierte Clavier"?

(Number of Schwarzeneggarian "I'll be Bach" responses: 18. -CV)

"Don Music, inventor of the facepiano genre" -

ntlespino

(+1, Sesame Street. -CV)

"My dog. she's quite good at hitting the piano keys with her front paws. Shame her back paws don't quite reach down to the pedals" -

umbralcorax

(Should have gotten one of those Great Danes. -CV)

"Is that German? If it is German, then it must be Wagner (pronounced with a 'V')." -

tweeti

(Hee hee, tveeti. -CV)

"John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt" -

kenshardik

"Sting" -

frequencyshift

(Stehen sie nicht so nah an mir! -CV)

"The Keymaster and the Gatekeeper" -

seekingferret

"Julia Child. It went just lovely with champagne!" -

akiyasan

(What doesn't go well with champagne? -CV)

"If we put laser beams on its forehead will that make it a übellaunig klavier?" -

sskipstress

(Ich moechte verdammter Haifische mit verdammter Laserstrahlen auf ihrem Koepfer! -CV)

"Beethoven or Mozart. It's always one or the other" -

la_trombonista

(Except when it's the third guy. -CV)

"As Peter Schickle says 'Johnny Bach was a cantankerous man.'" -

lbmango,

zihuatanejo

(+1, P.D.Q. Bach. -CV)

"Bach. At his gravesite, you can hear it played backwards. He's been de-composing" -

tinamachina

(I'm genuinely surprised that we only got this joke once. -CV)

Correct Answer: Johann Sebastian Bach

4. Who shot first?

"I thought Who was on first??" -

tweeti

"The guy with the gun" -

germankitty

(It could have been a crossbow. Or a blowgun. Or a penis. -CV)

"I'm going to say that Marin le Bourgeoys, inventor of the flintlock, shot first. Although, I guess he might have had an assistant do the risky parts." -

lbmango,

primavera,

cmzero

(Full credit. -CV)

"Hawkeye. Or is it some other Avenger?" -

illogicalvulcan

(Well, it could have been Black Widow. But then again, if it was her, I would have shot first. Rawr. -CV)

"The shaky old man above the gate at Helm's Deep. Bastards deserved it, though" -

neumeindil

(+1, LOTR:TTT. -CV)

“Again, Your mom" -

sskipstress

“The chicken! No, the egg! No, ahhh! Can I phone a friend?" -

bellapalmera

(Only if you have one. -CV)

"Mal Reynolds" - IRONJEFF,

wiredwizard

"The same guy that stole first base. Damn dirty apes!" -

akiyasan

(...this has nothing to do with anything. Carry on. -CV)

"I shot the sheriff. But I did not shoot the deputy." -

athousandsmiles,

seekingferret

“Who never carries a gun, just a screwdriver. Who's wife, River Song? She shot first." -

seferin

“everyone knows it was Greedo! Don't buy the imperial propaganda..." -

etumukutenyak

"Many people think it was Eric Clapton, but Bob Marley did it waaayyyy before that British cracker did" -

thepikey

"Miss Scarlet, in the conservatory, with the revolver" -

tinamachina

(Again, if that's Miss Scarlett Johansson, then I'm still shooting first. Rawr, again. -CV)

"It doesn't matter who shot first. It only matters who didn't miss last. That, of course, was Han" -

n5iln

"Clint Eastwood" -

zihuatanejo

"Seven, because First was asking too many questions about what happened to Nine" -

alfvaen

"The guy who asked questions later" -

i_calql8

"Alderaan, those filthy rebel bastards. But we showed 'em!" -

fragbert

"The wookie" - REVHHKITTY

(No, the wookiee pulled your arms out. -CV)

"The stuck-up, half-witted, scruffy-looking nerf-herder, of course!" -

barbarienne

"Am I allowed to argue that Han shot first if I've never actually seen the original where, in fact, Han shot first?" -

frequencyshift

(I think I will shoot you first. -CV)

Correct Answer: Han Solo

5. What is the more common term for postpartum pituitary necrosis?

"Dammit Jim, I'm not a doctor... oh wait" -

ntlespino

"Necrosis... Necromicon. ZOMBISM" -

raphsody606

"Necrosis? Is that like Necrons? Because if it is, I'm running like hell" -

umbralcorax

"Breaking this down, postpartum means 'after giving birth'. Pituitary is a gland that secretes hormones. Necrosis has to do with dead things. So I'm gonna go with 'the death of the sex drive after you have a baby'." -

theninth

(Eh, fair enough. -CV)

"T-Virus" -

wiredwizard

(+1, Resident Evil. -CV)

“Cotton balls. This is followed by beer nuts, and, if you don't get it treated, woodpecker." -

kenshardik

"So, part of the brain DIES after childbirth? *ties knees together*" -

tinamachina

(How is this a surprise? Every mother loses 90% of her vocabulary skills after childbirth and gets all "Ooooh coochie coochie coo! Who my goo goo baby? Goo goo goo! Oh yessy yessy yes!" -CV)

"'Postpartum Pituitary Necrosis' is the name of my next band" -

barbarienne

(You should take a lesson from

frequencyshift here:)

"Afterbirth Brain Death. Which, incidentally, is my new metal garage band's name. Plus some umlauts. Äftërbïrth Bräïn Dëäth" -

frequencyshift

"Isn't that what happened to Bella in the last Twilight book?" -

freezer818

(I think it happened to her before the first Twilight book. -CV)

"Lupus. It's always Lupus" -

drbear

(Thank you, Dr. House. -CV)

"Jazz hans? Islets of Langerhans? Tryptophans?" -

i_calql8

"Sheen Syndrome. Tiger's blood has some nasty side effects" -

cmzero

"Sheehan Sheehan syndrome. This is what killed Bobby Kennedy" -

mandydax

(Nice tie-in to #1. Full credit. -CV)

Correct Answer: Sheehan Syndrome

6. What would be your ideal birthday present this year?

"You mean aside from the usual, namely money, fame and fortune, gin, bacon and pudding?" -

germankitty

(No, that should cover it nicely. Carry on. -CV)

"World peace. A condo of my own. A busty redhead. Time to read that stack of books on my bookshelf. Though, truthfully, I'd be happy with a six pack of beer, and my roommate's Irish carbomb cupcakes." -

illogicalvulcan

"I'm cruising into middle age, so: All life as I know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in my body exploding at the speed of light. Like Carousel, only more spectacular and I bring everything else down with me, too." -

barbarienne

(Remember, kids: crossing the streams is bad. -CV)

"Oh, I'll see if I can think of something" -

thepikey,

umbralcorax

(Three thumbs up in my book! -CV)

"I just had my birthday and I was denied cake, and chocolate, and chocolate cake even. *shakes fist of rage*" -

athousandsmiles

(That is indeed a great tragedy. I would share mine, but I eated it. -CV)

“A cunning plan." -

lbmango

“Han Solo. Failing that, John Sheppard. Failing that... Captain Mal. I might just have 'a type'." -

theninth

“I don't want anything fancy. Just 42 nubile naked women fanning me with palm fronds and feeding me Reese's Pieces because grapes are for SUCKERS." -

kenshardik

“It involves surgical tubing, lots of lubricants, and a yak." -

n5iln

“For everybody to forget how %^&*()! old I am." -

drbear

(Word. – LL)

“Dolla dolla bill yall." -

bellapalmera

“Spay surgery. Yes, for me. Why should the cat get to be the lucky one when *I* write the checks in this family? Hmmm?" -

neumeindil

“Somebody paying off my mortgage for me. I remember when I used to want a bazooka." -

zihuatanejo

"Ooh, a slightly newer birthdate. Mine's getting old. I'm not greedy though, something from the 80s wpuld be quite satisfactory." -

vayshti

"A pony, of course! Being ridden by one of the denizens of Castle Anthrax, pulling a cart containing a handful more of them. Really, I can face that peril and defeat it easily!" - IRONJEFF

(No, it's too perilous. -CV)

"Going with this week's theme: a hand job?" -

david_deacon

(It is a very hands-on theme this time. -CV)

"Well, my birthday past already, but I'll say world peace, a cure for cancer and Yankee season tickets in the Legends seats." -

tinamachina

"A new job, a new girlfriend... hell while I'm wishing, how about my own suit of Iron Man armor, a functional Green Lantern ring and a Batmobile w/ all the bells & whistles. That or a major supply of LEGO." -

wiredwizard

(Iron Bat Lantern would be a crazy-whack hero. -CV)
"I received many boobs for my birthday. I was pleased." - THALEN

(...I really have nothing to add to that. Full credit. -CV)

And there you have it. Between Star Wars Day, Cinco De Mayo, Avengers Opening Weekend, and, most importantly, my birthday, there's been lots to celebrate. So go forth and celebrate and be all happy and partied up and enjoying, and then all will be well. In fact, it's well right now. So make it weller.

Rock On!

AL&CV&LL

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3.5 +1!!!!!!!!!! =wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!=

Jello & Scoobie Snax all around! =breaks out the rootbeer to celebrate=

(CV - Perhaps the IronBatLantern might be a crazy-whack hero, but the LEGO game based on his adventures would *totally rock! =) )

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