Weekend Wrap-Up for March 18, 2007
A news post by erin, posted on March 18, 2007 at 3:37 pm
The last time, it was my turn to wrap the week up, it was my sister Jill’s birthday. Today, it is my other sister, Anne’s birthday. Happy Birthday Anne!
I have too many sisters.
On that note, this week was a busy one! March Madness, Irish craziness, and reality television extravaganzas filled my week with highs and lows and general chaos! While last week, the theme was death, this week, the theme is shocking endings! And babies! Duke lost! Rob and Amber lost! Jeopardy ended as it never ended before! Tori Spelling named her baby something normal! Diane Farber named her baby something weird! Angelina got another one!
Check out the highlights of this crazy week below!
Rob and Amber, What?
Rob and Amber ran a shitty leg on the last episode of The Amazing Race: All-Stars and got booted. Which leaves the audience left to be tortured by the likes of Mirna for (hopefully not several) more episodes. Booo. But why am I writing about this now? Here? It’s last Sunday’s news! It should be out with the trash! Because, and I kid you not, in a post-race interview, Rob exclaims
We have a big project coming up, probably the biggest project we’ve ever worked on. It’s bigger than Survivor and bigger than The Amazing Race. I mean, when you hear about this thing, it’s going to be huge and it will blow your mind.
Man, Rob. Just when I started to not hate you, you go and blow it all. Don’t bite the hand that feeds you. At least your wife still has class.
Also, people, lay off the baby questions. Do you really want to see Rob and Amber Have a Baby?You do? You’re sick.
Jeopardy: The Greatest Reality Show Ever!
For the first time in Jeopardy history, the end result was a three-way tie! All three were declared winners! Watch the clip below if you don’t believe me:
Things I do not understand: 1) why Alex wasn’t overly surprised; 2) how quickly they knew what to do and 3) why the guy with the most money didn’t bet a dollar more and ensure $16,001 and the win?! You’re on Jeopardy!Surely you are smart enough to so that kind of math.
I am also wondering how the prizes get divvied up. And if they all get to claim Jeopardy champion status?
Angelina Jolie Expands her Baby Collection
Angelina Jolie adopted a 3 year old boy from Vietnam this week and named his Pax. Part of me wants to shit all over her for adopting children then parading them around like they are the hottest accessory since Chanel sunglasses or those fancy handbags. But then, another part of me realizes she has the resources to take care of these kids, and Pax is an abandoned three year old. Most people don’t like adopting three year olds. They want the brightest, shiniest, newest version.
I just hope Maddox shares his toys and Brad with him.
Angelina also promised she was going to do the stay-at-home mom thing for the next couple years. I hope she gets the cardigans, mini-van and bad perm to match. If you are going to do it, Angie, you gotta go all the way.
Bob Barker vs. a Large Desk
Bob Barker doesn’t take shit from anyone. Even inanimate objects:
There wouldn’t be any wussy three-way ties on his show.





Jack wrote:
Why read People magazine when I can read BE-Something?
Only in (North) America can people like Rob and Amber have a Career as Reality TV Show Celebrities. That makes me want to punch kittens and poison public-school water supplies. Or at least be paid a salary for all the currently-unpaid shenanigans I do. Next up: covering the soundtrack to the NES spectacular BATTLETOADS. I don’t think I’m the only one who can’t get the music to the Wookie Hole level out of my head.
Posted on 19-Mar-07 at 11:38 am | Permalink
Erin wrote:
BATTLETOADS!
Jack, you might be my new hero.
Posted on 19-Mar-07 at 12:05 pm | Permalink
Jack wrote:
Every now and then I get fond of Battletoads and dust off my vintage NES cart of it. If I managed to get past the goddamn Turbo Tunnel (and I manage a reasonable success rate) and that goddamn snow level, I invariably quit on the snake pit because jesus that’s a hard game. It took me ten years to beat the original Metroid, but I don’t know if I’ll ever beat Battletoads.
Sometimes I like to put the game on pause and just listen to the pause-screen beat for minutes.
It’s also the mark of a great game where a level is literally called “The Wookie Hole.” Either George Lucas didn’t hear about that, or he’s a fan of the ‘Toads.
Posted on 19-Mar-07 at 4:34 pm | Permalink
Ian wrote:
Bob Barker is so strong and awesome he may just be Chuck Norris’s father!
Posted on 20-Mar-07 at 5:29 pm | Permalink
erin wrote:
Ian, I believe it so.
And I also believe that a Bob Barker-Chuck Norris face-off would be so worth my time and money.
Posted on 20-Mar-07 at 9:18 pm | Permalink