Cleaning up the weekend...at work.

I forget why I wrote down "UHF the movie", but I did. Actually, Eagle quoted it. That's why I wrote it down. I forget the quotation, though. Of course, I'm going to seriously doubt that Eagle remembers either. (Edited to add: Eagle did remember. It was: "You get to drink from the fire hose!")

I'm determined to figure out what hands were tied together in the Beat It video, but I'm at work, and I'm afraid to spend too much time Googling "Michael Jackson beat it knife fight" before the IT hacks show up at my desk to drag me out of here.

Quick notes...Eagle doesn't like Kevin Dillon's choice of music, and Sean wanted a reminder to buy some Billy Ocean. That, and developmentally challenged people love Huey Lewis.

I'll see your Billy Ocean, and I'll raise you a Funky Town.

Credit, Civics, Hockey...And Roz!

First things first...I don't know anything about "The Cosby Show" episode featuring some kind of challenge, said with a strange French inflection. Plus, there's a lot to get to, so grab a drink and get comfortable.

To start, we're turning the reins over to Basil for a minute. Here's some stuff he dug up on various things (I won't editorialize, as I'm not qualified to editorialize on anything).

The three credit bureaus all reported fairly consistent numbers, with Experian giving the highest score, Transunion a couple points behind, and Equifax 26 points back. Percentilewise, Equifax put me nine percent behind Experian (Transunion was 1% behind Experian).

As far as my credit report, Experian had the most information, including my employment history, which neither Transunion or Equifax had. Experian had not yet updated their records to show I'm back at a company I used to work for. Transunion missed a couple address changes, as it reported my parent's address as my third most recent address.

Transunion had more records of accounts, but only because it still has records of some accounts that have long been closed/inactive.

Of the three inquiries into my account, Equifax was used for two, Experian for one.

The difference between a charge card and a credit card is that a credit card allows you to carry a balance and a charge card doesn't .

Finally, here's the Passion of the Benny Hill. Horrific, but funny. (Editor's Note: This is bloody. Funny, but bloody.)

Big, big thanks to Basil. I couldn't really see myself looking any of that stuff up.

So, everyone is worked up about Bryant Gumble's comments on the Winter Olympics. Just because the Ancient Greeks didn't have ice (or snow) (or, for that matter, indoor plumbing, running water, or the intarweb) and the lack of black athletes "makes the Winter Games look like a GOP convention". The whole thing is fairly ridiculous.

Ryan Miller, goalie for the Buffalo Sabres played his college hockey at Michigan State.

Speaking of hockey, Dave Poulin, former Bruin forward. He also played his college hockey at Notre Dame. For some reason, last Saturday (2/18/06) he was analyzing the Cornell v Harvard hockey game between periods.

There was, for whatever reason, a discussion about how Constitutional Amendments are ratified. I don't know how they do it, but 3/4ths of all states must approve them. There are two ways amendments get to the states, and the president never gets involved.

So, um, yeah. Apparently, Kid Rock and Scott Stapp have a sex tape together, with 4 women...supposedly. Kid, however, is suing to make sure the video is never released. We may never know if there really were four other women on there with them. I kind of hope we never find out.

Everyone remembers that all of the settlers in Roanoke mysteriously vanished. Only Basil came close to remembering what was carved on the post: "Croatan".

In 1990, Harvard hockey player, and the current head coach of the Crimson, Ted Donato appeared on everyone's favorite game show. I'd tell you more, but the article tells the whole story pretty well.

In August of 2004, New York Met pitcher Tom Glavine lost some teeth in a taxi accident near LaGuardia. The good news? He didn't go on the disabled list. And the Mets...won the World Series?

Two quick things from the Slam Dunk Contest last Saturday...Spud Webb (I don't even know if that's him on the right, but it's a funny picture nonetheless) was only 5'6" when he played. (Though he is the shortest player ever to win a dunk contest.) Dee Brown won the Slam Dunk contest in 1991. (This was the year he covered his eyes and pumped his pumps.)

Marsha Warfield was in the Mr. T classic D.C. Cab. It's unclear if she knows there's a shot named after her. I guess she'd be proud.

If you've made it this far, you may have noticed there were ads at the top. If you have nothing better to do, click one or two every now and again. I'm not looking for enough money to quit my job. Once you click the ads enough, I get a check for $100. When I get that check, I may buy a round or two of drinks.

Let's Go Curling!

The first indoor curling rink opened in Brookline in 1920. They actually do this at the Brookline Country Club - and the only website is 10 years old.

Here we have more beer pong rules and variations. I'm entirely too lazy to a) read them and b) summarize them.

Punch a Hydrant in the Face

Honestly, wasted blogging rules!

If Eagle were to dance with his rolled ankle, he'd be doing "The Sprain", one of the better episodes of SBTB, starring Casey Kasem. (Correct spelling is for jerks!)

Dick Stockton has been broadcasting since 1978, but he's older than that.

Magic Johnson announced that he was HIV positive in 1991. I was in 6th grade, if you care.

I'm not exactly thinking right about now, but...if a short, fat kid wants to fight you (and I'm a tall, fat kid, so screw) call him a fire hyhdrant.

If I get around to it, I will compile some sort of Beruit/Beer Pong rules...because we're too old to not know the rules.

Mine's the Sun!

At the B Side lounge in Cambridge, they serve the “Windsor Hi Low", which is a Green Chartreuse frapp served with a pounder can of Schlitz. This may seem like a good idea (and the bartenders will give you a really sexy description of Chartreuse), but it isn’t. It turns out Chartreuse tastes a lot like grass clippings that have been run through juicer.

In the state of Massachusetts, district attorneys are elected, not appointed. I can’t recall ever voting for one, but I also don't plan on being prosecuted by one, so I guess I shouldn’t really care.

The Publick House in Brookline offers Stump Team Trivia Sunday nights at 8:30 p.m. This is the same time trivia takes place at the White Horse Tavern, but I’m betting that the Publick House’s trivia jockey is nowhere near as cool as Will at the White Horse.

If the moon was made of barbecue spare ribs, would you eat it? I know I would. Turns out Harry Caray wasn’t such a nice guy, according to Milo Hamilton, Caray’s former broadcast partner.

This is lame, I know, but the US women's hockey team just went to OT in the semi-final with Sweden, so I need to watch. And please try to remember, guns don't shoot their friends by accident...Dick Cheney shoots his friends by accident.

Disparaging the boot is a bootable offense!

The Pontiac Silverdome hosted Superbowl XVI between the Cincinnati Bengals and the San Francisco 49ers. Yeah, guess who won this one? Well, the final score was 26-21, and the MVP was Joe Montana.

Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd was arrested back in November for making phone threats on an ex-girlfriend. If anyone knows where he his, both the Brockton Rox and I would appreciate an update. They have a pitching rotation to fill, and I'm thinking about buying season tickets to the Rox.

Is there anything more confusing than the weight classes in boxing? There are no fewer than 15 different classes, according to the major boxing organizations. (By the way, is there anything more annoying than the fact that there are something like 457 different organizations that control boxing? Didn't the World Series start like this? The American and National leagues wanted no part of each other, until the owners realized they could make a more money by having the champion of each play one "championship" series. Wouldn't that work with boxing? Does that happen in boxing already?)

The constitutional amendments are pretty funny, especially between 18 and 21. (The proper way to denote that may be with Roman numerals, but whatever.) Amendment 18 started prohibition in 1920 (ratified in 1919), then a year and a half later, 19 gave women the right to vote. (And let's be honest. These two events are connected. Men couldn't run to the bar whenever their wives (or mistresses or daughters) started harping on them for equal rights. They had to listen, and had to make them happy.) Then, in 1933, everyone realized how crazy sobriety can be, and they got rid of prohibition with the 21st Amendment. (I, of course, am only partially kidding. I know the proper way to denote an amendment is with Roman numerals. I just don't care.)

Senator Edward M "Ted" Kennedy was born February 22, 1932, meaning he's almost 74. He was first elected to the senate in 1962, to finish the term of his brother, John (who, you may have heard, or even remember, was elected president in 1960, while serving as a senator from Massachusetts). Since then, he's been elected to seven full terms. He also swims laps in a pool with goggles, flippers and maybe even a snorkel. I may be inventing that last detail.

And remember, it's not one time monkey want wife.

SoupBowl Sundae, suckas!

There's a lot to get to, y'all, and I don't even know who the Super Bowl MVP was, though I think it should have been Jerome Bettis' mom, or the Rolling Stones' half-time androgyny.

Sandra Day O'Connor (or, as I call her, SDOC) tossed the coin at the 2006 Rose Bowl, where Texas upset USC. This, of course, is in response to Tom Brady tossing the coin at Super Bowl XL.

Hugh Hefner has 4 children, according to imdb.com (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005005/bio). Two with his first wife, Mildred, to whom he was married from 1949 to 1959, and two with Kimberly, who he was married to from 1989 to 1999. No idea how old they are - though we can do some math. The first two are old, the second two aren't old enough...yet.

Jonathan Davis, the singer from Korn, has a child he named Pirate. Johnny Depp's child is Lily-Rose. Johnny Depp, of course, is cooler than Jonathan Davis, BTW.

John Madden was born April 10, 1936, in Austin, Minnesota. This makes him 69 years old, as of tonight. Eagle was 100% correct. For posterity's sake, Katie guessed 74, Rich had 68 while Feds and I said 63.

Uncle Joey was Joseph Alvin Gladstone on "Full House", where he was Ranger Joe, with that annoying woodchuck thing (named Mr. Woodchuck).

On dictionary.com, cardigan is defined as "a knitted garment, such as a sweater or jacket, that opens down the full length of the front." Yes, it's a cardigan, even if it zips.

The only things I have to look up is Tom Brady's winning percentage with gloves on vs. without, but I may be too lazy to find it out. The other thing is, what the hell is the difference between a union and a player's association? I'll look that up later, because I'm curious. I'll let you know.