Archive for July, 2008

‘Celephones’

By Johnny

I’m gonna start spelling ‘cellphone’ ‘celephone’ so it looks like ‘telephone’. I’m also gonna start putting ’single-quotes’ ‘around’ random ‘words’.


Vote for Scrabble Dabble

By Pake Shlake Band

So last Friday, when we posted the new Game Time, we said that we’d be trying something new and that we wanted your answers in by Wednesday. Here’s why – we’re going to let you pick the winner!

Yes, we at the Pake Shlake Band, have decided to grant you, Time’s Person of 2006, the power of selecting this week’s Game Time winner. So remember the article?

Hasbro, who owns the rights to the classic board game Scrabble, is suing the makers of Scrabulous. Scrabulous is an online version of the game designed for Facebook users. Hasbro seeks to have the knock-off immediately shut down. Alfred Butts created Scrabble 70 years ago.

What’s the best headline for the article?

  • Hasbro senses Risk of Trouble, wants Monopoly on online Scrabble
    (19%, 3 Votes)
  • SORRY Facebook – Hasbro Files Suit
    (19%, 3 Votes)
  • Online Scrabble Rights? Hasbro Challenges.
    (6%, 1 Votes)
  • Scrapping Scrabulous.
    (19%, 3 Votes)
  • Hasbro Squabbles Facebook’s Scrabble
    (38%, 6 Votes)

Total Voters: 16

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Vote quickly because we’re revealing the winner tomorrow with the new Game Time question.


Macchio Man

By Mike

I was thinking recently if Hollywood ever made a movie about me, it should star Ralph Macchio. But then I thought, if Hollywood makes a movie about anything, it should star Ralph Macchio.


Chameleon Feet

By Johnny

Somebody should invent shoes that change colors based on your environment. That way, like chameleons, your feet would always be camouflaged.
Why would anyone want that?
What do you mean, ‘Why would anyone want that?’? That would be awesome!
I just don’t see the value in it.
Come on. No one would be able to see your feet. They would be like, “Where are your feet!?” And you’d be like, “I don’t know…maybe they walked away. Ha ha.” And you would laugh.
Yeah. Still don’t see any value in it.
Well, I’d buy a pair.

And that, ladies and gentlemen was a discussion with myself. Thank you very much.
You’re welcome.


Chapter 28: The Fox

By Pake Shlake Band

When we last left our heroes, they were busy getting a fox confused with a monkey.

“Well, let me try again, ” Mike said. “Ooh! A fox!”

Walking out from the alley was a brown fox, looking warily at the two brothers.

“It’s OK, little guy,” Mike said, “we won’t hurt you.”

“Why are you calling the fox over? He might attack!”

“Why would he attack? I just said we wouldn’t hurt him.”

“Well, foxes are sly…” the fox said.

“Whoa!” Johnny said. “I found a new power! I can talk to animals!”

“Dude, anyone can talk to animals, it’s understanding them when they talk back that is the power.”

“Fine, I can talk with animals! I can understand that fox.”

“Hey, I heard him too! That’s so cool!”

“Sorry to disappoint you two, but everyone can understand me. I am a talking fox.”

“Hmm, I think this fox knows how to speak,” Mike said.

“Hey, you might be right…” said the fox.

“He knows sarcasm, too,” Johnny added.


Scrabble Dabble

By Pake Shlake Band

Hello, again! Last week, we asked you all to write stories about baseball, dead cats, and ice cream, three of our favorite things. Lorenzo wins primarily for mentioning St. Peterkins. Congratulationskins.

This week we thought we’d give Headliners another shot. You remember how to play? Here is the news article:

Hasbro, who owns the rights to the classic board game Scrabble, is suing the makers of Scrabulous. Scrabulous is an online version of the game designed for Facebook users. Hasbro seeks to have the knock-off immediately shut down. Alfred Butts created Scrabble 70 years ago.

And here’s our very own headline:
Hasbro senses Risk of Trouble, wants Monopoly on online Scrabble

Think you can do better? Post your healine in the comments. Oh and we want to try something new this week, so try to get your answers in as soon as possible. Let’s throw out Wednesday as the cut off date.


Shoo, Shoe

By Mike

You know that nursery rhyme? No, not that one. Not that one either. Yeah, that one! It starts like this:

There was an old lady who lived in a shoe,
She had so many children, she didn’t know what to do.

I have some advice, ma’am. MOVE OUT OF THE SHOE!

Side note: If you look at the word “shoe” long enough, you will be convinced that it is spelled wrong, since S-H-O-E can’t possibly be pronounced the way we pronounce “shoe”.


The I’m Impatient and Gullible Button

By Johnny

You know what could possible be the biggest hoax of all time? The Close Door button on elevators.


Hexa-gone

By Mike

Hexagons don’t get any love in the street sign world. I mean, you have triangles, squares, octagons, even the occasional pentagon for schools, but no hexagons. Where is the justice? Maybe Mr. Heptagon can tell us where it is.


Chapter 27: The Monkey

By Pake Shlake Band

“I think I’ve been tricked…” Johnny said as the two were now standing outside.

“Yeah, a bit, but you know deep down you want to save the world.”

“Mike, it was a petty criminal, hardly an issue of world safety.”

“Maybe, but if he’s like us, he’s just learned of his powers, so he will soon be getting stronger, and might try to steal a bit more than chump change. Ooh! A monkey!”

“Um, dude, that’s a fox,” Johnny said, as Mike started to approach the animal.

“I know, but saying chump change made me say monkey. You know chump, chimp, monkey, it’s natural.”

“No, it’s not natural…especially since the monkey is always outside our place.”

“See, you just called the fox a monkey too! Clever fox!”