It was Joke Time last Friday, where we ask you to create a set-up for a predetermined punchline. We counted the votes, and Tony edged out the competition. Well done.
On Tuesday, Johnny mentioned a magic Chinese elixir. We thought we would make this week’s Game Time about it.

Use the term “Kombucha” in a sentence or short dialogue.

But, you don’t have to Kombucha to mean Kombucha. That is to say, create your own imaginary definition, and let context clues make your definition clear. Here is ours.

Mike: Hey, what’s that?
Johnny: Oh, it’s a Kombucha.
Mike: Aw, it’s so cute!
Johnny: Don’t touch! It’s poisonous!

See how it works? In our dialogue, Kombucha was some sort of cute yet poisonous creature. Now, you try.

You ever hear the one about dictionaries and cookbooks? We heard like ten of ‘em. Pick which joke is the funniest.

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Vote quickly because the polls close tomorrow at 9. Get it?

Our last Game Time involved stories about pirates. Based on your votes, Big A won, for his clever response about the economic crisis. Nothing like an economic crisis to get us thinking about pirates. Well done.

So, as you probably know, jokes were a big part of this week’s theme; that is to say, jokes were this week’s theme. We talked about jokes, and jokes, and more giocs. So, to continue the week’s theme, our gioc will be about jokes.

Think of a better set-up question to the following punchline.

Throw two dictionaries and a cookbook on the floor!

Our original question: Wanna know how to quickly drop 10 pounds?

Our new question: What do you do when you see a huge cockroach crawling on the ground?

See? Simple as pie. No, not simple as pi. Pi is a very complicated mathematical concept. Pie is a delicious dessert. Post your answers, or rather, your questions, in the comments.

Arr, last Friday be International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Arr! We forced ye scallywags tell yer best pirate tales, an’ now it be time fer a pirate lord to be crowned. Cast yer votes.

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Ye best be sure to vote, fer we pirates are nothin’ if not democratic.

Ahoy, ye landlubbin’ bilge rats! As Cap’n Shlake be notin’ yesterday, today be International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Aye! And since the crew of the Pake Shlake Band have always been inclined ter talk silly, we can nary think of a better holiday! And, in fact, we be making you lily-livered cockroachers celebrate it too, with today’s Game Time. But first, it be pleasin’ ter the crew if we declared the winner of last week’s game. Max, the scourge of the seven seas, be the victor. And he be gettin’ some booty, where booty means a shout out.

Arr, ye scabbies, now it be time for this week’s game. And here it be:

Write an enjoyable short story in pirate talk.

And please be keepin’ yer sea yarns short, under 40 words. How can ye write a tale in so short a span, says you? Check out ours, says I.

Where be I? It was dark as pitch. A rotten foul stench was in the air. A brig? Nay. I looked around. Smelly old socks. Sweaty towels. Oh no! It be Davy Jones’ gym locker!

See, me hearties? It be easier’n than takin’ rum from a merchant vessel. Post yer sea yarns in the comments. And be thankful ye can, because remember: Dead men tell no tales.

On Friday, we began another game of Headliners, and it was all about pigs and politics. We got your headlines, so here’s the summary of the article again for you. Read it, read the headlines, and vote.

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is accusing John McCain’s campaign of “lies and phony outrage and Swift-boat politics” in claiming he had made a sexist comment against vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Obama on Wednesday called the Republicans’ criticism of his use of the phrase “lipstick on a pig” a “made-up controversy.”

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Vote. Or else.

It was poetry time in our last Game Time, with presidential hopefuls as the subject. The votes are in, and Sid’s poem about Cheney in lipstick wins. I hope the infamous pig in lipstick was not offended.

Speaking of make-up-wearing porcines, we thought we would let you all weigh in on the debate. You get to make a headline for the “lipstick on a pig” comment and the aftermath. What’s that? You don’t know what I am talking about? What have you been watching the last 3 days? Certainly not the cable news networks! Well, I guess we should help you out. Here is a recap, courtesy of the AP:

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is accusing John McCain’s campaign of “lies and phony outrage and Swift-boat politics” in claiming he had made a sexist comment against vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Obama on Wednesday called the Republicans’ criticism of his use of the phrase “lipstick on a pig” a “made-up controversy.”

Here is our headline:

Obama Apologizes: He hopes no pigs were offended by comparison to Palin

Post your headlines by Tuesday, and then vote for the winner on Wednesday.

Last week, we asked e’erbody to write a haiku based on the happenings at the recent political conventions. Now it’s time for you to vote for the best one.

We took the leisure of giving everyone’s haikus a title.

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And how appropriate when the race for the White House - VOTE!

Last week, we asked everybody to come up with a saying that sounded like a real saying, but in actuality, was not. We got a lot of answers ranging from the absurd to the absurd, and when we asked you all to vote, the contest was tight. In the end, Max won with the classic saying, “Strike four…You’re IN!” Congratulations Max. Or as they say, “Strike four…You’re IN!”

Anyway, to this week. Over at our sibling site, HoyaHoops.com, they are running a Game Time in honor of Patrick Ewing being inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. The contest is to write a Haiku with your favorite Patrick Ewing memory. That inspired us, the bearers of Shlakes, to come up with something of our own. Since the Republican National Convention just completed yesterday, we’ve decided to go with a Presidential theme:

Write a Haiku about this year’s Presidential Race between Barack Obama/Joe Biden and Joe McCain/Sarah Palin.

Here’s ours:
There’s Sarah Palin.
What city does she live in?
D’you know? I’ll ask her.

On Friday, we asked you all to come up with something that sounded like an old saying. The answers came in and here are your answers plus one of our own.

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Okay, we made up that last one too, but that doesn’t matter. Vote for your favorite and we’ll announce the winner domani (That’s Italian for mañana. (Mañana as in domani, not mañana as in mattina.))