For it’s one, two, three strikes your out at the old Game Time!

Last Week’s Winner

Halloween was last Saturday, and in honor of the ocasión we played a little game where you had to come up with a spooooooky story. Thing is, you had to start the story with “I was in the graveyard when…”

Look at the answers yourselves if you want to, but some weird stuff happened with everybody forgetting the “when” and then re-posting their old comment with some misspelled form of “proofread” at the beginning and then adding in the “when” all at the same time in the early morning.

We at the Pake Shlake Band call shenanigans. Bad shenanigans. Not good shenanigans.

Big A wins. End of discussion.

This Week’s Game

So the World Series took place this week, and six games later, we have a new world champion (if you consider the United States the “world” and a team with 27 championships as “new”).

Anyway, since “new” “world” “champions” seems like big news to us, we’ve decided to play a round of the PSB Original Game, Headliners. You remember how to play? You’ll figure it out. Here’s the news summary:

The New York Yankees won their 27th World Series Championship on Wednesday, defeating the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 in Game 6 at Yankee Stadium. It was the first year the Yankees have played at the new Yankee Stadium after closing the stadium of the same name built in 1923 after last season. Despite Phillies’ 2nd baseman Chase Utley tying Reggie Jackson for most home runs in a World Series with five, Philadelphia could not come back from trailing the series 3-1. Hideki Matsui became the 1st ever Japanese born World Series MVP after hitting in six of the seven runs in Game 6. It was the first World Series championship for the Yankees since 2000, as it marked Alex Rodriguez’s first and the fifth for Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte, Jorge Posada, and Mariano Rivera.

And now our headline for this article? Here it is:
Jeter and Rodriguez Get Rings for Thumb; ARod Starts With Thumb To Look Cool

Let’s see if the PSB can’t crown a “new” “Headliners” “world” “champion”.

Hey hey, you you, I don’t like your Game Time. You don’t???
No way, no way, I think you need a new one. That’s not a bad idea.

Last Week’s Winner

Last Friday, we played a round of the PSB Original Game, Bests and Worsts, all about state songs. You had to come up with the worst songs about United States states and you didn’t disappoint point.

We heard everything from real songs about states (“Delaware”) to real songs not even remotely about states but for some reason adopted by states (“Hang On Sloopy”) to real songs with the titles twisted to sound like they’re about states (“You’re So Maine”) to songs by artists whose names sounds like states (Hannah Montana) to completely made up songs (“I Need to Know, so Alaska”).

That makes it kinda hard to pick the winner, so we have to dig a little deeper to find out the cream of the crop. You see, sometimes the cream doesn’t rise to the top, and you have to dig further down into the muck.

David submitted a youtube video to go along with his submission while Big A sent along the lyrics.

Sam submitted two responses, including runner-up “Deep in the Heart past the Aorta through the Coronary Artery of Texas”.

But the winner is… Sonny with the answer “Raise Up” by Petey Pablo, whose real name Sonny pointed out is Moses Barrett III.

How Moses turns into Petey, Barrett turns into Pablo, and a song about taking your shirt off in North Carolina turns into a Top 25 hit are all mysteries to us. But it earned Sonny a victory.

This Week’s Game

For those of you who don’t know, this Monday is Columbus Day. Observed. So, we thought we would dedicate this week’s Game Time to Christopher Columbus. Observed. We’re playing the PSB Original Game, Headliners, where this week your goal is to come up with a clever headline to the following article about Columbus. Observed.

On October 12th, Christopher Columbus and his crew landed in the New World. Sailing for King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain, Columbus took three ships, the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria, across the Atlantic Ocean in hopes of finding a water route to India. Columbus himself was convinced that he had in fact reached India, but it was clear that he had not. A newly unknown land has been discovered.

Your goal: To come up with a headline for this article. BUT, as we like to do with articles summarizing events from way back, you should write a headline that could have run in the time of Columbus. Observed. Here’s ours:

A couple days ago, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.

It doesn’t have quite the same ring, but I’m sure Gutenberg would print it. (Johannes, not Steve. Well, Steve would probably print it, too.) Anyway, post your headlines honoring Columbus in the comments. Observed.

Take me out to the Game Time, take me out with the Shlake!

In out last Game Time, we played the PSB Original Game, Little-Known Facts, where you had to provide some knowledge knuggets about Paul McCartney. Let’s recap some of the best answers.

Joey Bag of Donuts told us about the song “Yesterday,” and while this was interesting, we feel it bordered to much on the truth side, seeing as it was, in fact, true. Nice try, Joey, but we prefer that our little-known facts are not so fact-like. Sorry!

Next DJ and Nick had similar ideas, and combining their answers with our original answer, you get the very little-known fact that Paul McCartney of Liverpool is really the Irish-American Ringo MacCartney from Omaha, Nebraska. Wow, bet you didn’t know that! But, since we don’t like giving dual awards, they don’t win.

Finally, we come to Sam. We had a great struggle with Sam. You see, we like people to respond early, and Sam waited until the last minute. But, we are glad to see people play. And, then he posted more than one answer, but, they were rather enjoyable. So, after much deliberation, we decided he should win, but get a reprimand. So, Sam wins for his fact: “Paul’s band Wings was named after the famous television sitcom about a New England airport.” Ah, yes, Lowell would be honored. Nice job, Sam. But, next time, we won’t be so generous, so shape up or ship out!

Now, for this week’s game. Let’s play another round of the PSB Original Game, Headliners. What do you say? Great. This week, we’ll do the ol’ two-for-one, where we’ll give you two stories, and you can give us a headline for either one.

Les Paul, commonly credited with the invention of the electric guitar, died yesterday at the age of 94. He is best known for the guitar that bears his name, but also for muti-track recording which revolutionalized the music industry. He was also a guitarist himself, playing with people from Bing Crosby to Louis Armstrong. His death was caused from complications from pneumonia.

The Washington Redskins played their first pre-season game of the year yesterday, losing to the Baltimore Ravens 23-0. The Redskins offense looked impotent, the defense ineffective, and perhaps the only thing more futile than the Redskins third-down defense was the Ravens red-zone offense, as Baltimore twice marched down the field only to settle for field goals. The starters from both teams were removed by the second quarter, rendering the rest of the game a glorified try-out for the last few roster spots, for which no Redskin made a serious claim. Third-string quarterback Colt Brennan, vying to become second-string quarterback, did not help his cause, completing only a third of his passes and throwing the only interception of the game.

Here’s our headline:
Redskins Lose Big; Pake Shlake Band Writes Scathing Recap

OK, now it’s your turn. Give us a headline to either of those recaps, and see if it’s your answer running in the papers next week. And by “running in the papers,” we mean shouted-out on shlake.com. Post your headlines!

Monday, you can fall apart. Tuesday, Wednesday, break my heart. Thursday doesn’t even start. It’s Friday, I’m in love. With Game Time!

Howdy, folks, and welcome to another edition of Game Time. Before we jump into this week’s game, let’s reminisce about last week. We played the PSB Original Game, Bests and Worsts, where we asked for the best new show for Animal Planet. We thought all the answers were particularly good this week, so we will shout out a top three.

Coming in at third is Mamma Meg, for her series on ruling animals throughout history, “Reigning Cats and Dogs.” Perhaps the show will have an episode or two dedicated to Presidential pooches.

Big A is our runner-up. His show, “Kudos to Kudus” is sure to be a success among the antelope lovers out there.

Finally, the winner is Tony, for his response, “When Pigs Fly,” a show about training pigs to become aviators. If that is a success, maybe there will be a spin-off called “Hog Heaven,” which follows around the porcine pilots on their flight routes.

Well, done, everyone. That was a fun game, wasn’t it! Now, onto this week. For those of you who don’t know, Monday was the 40th anniversary of our lunar landing, when man first walked on the moon, and 40 years ago today the Apollo 11 crew returned to Earth, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean. To commemorate these events, we will play the PSB Original Game, Headliners.

The Apollo 11 mission blasted off on July 16th, 1969, with the goal of becoming the first manned-mission to land on the moon. On July 20th, 1969 at 8:17 PM GMT, the “Eagle,” as the lunar module was called, landed in the Sea of Tranquility on the moon’s surface. Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon, uttering the words, “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” Buzz Aldrin soon followed on the moon’s surface. While there, the two collected rock specimens, took photographs, and left an American flag. A third astronaut, Michael Collins, remained in orbit. An estimated 500 million people watched the event on television.

Your job? Write a headline to this article. But, to spice it up, pretend that this article was going to run in 1969. Here is ours:

Man Walks on Moon; World Disappointed to Find It’s Not Made of Cheese.

Your turn. Post your headline commemorating this great event in human history. If it really did happen and isn’t just one giant conspiracy.

Hoy es viernes, pues hoy es Game Time. Español, ever heard of it?

Last week, we had a game about Gumball Machines, and you were asked to improve upon the already wonderful concept. Here were some of your answers:

Tony said he wanted some hand sanitizers because gum ball machines are gross. We say poppycock. We also say nincompoop. Sometimes we say nanny-nanny-boo-boo.

Mitch Hedberg wanted a gumball machine that spits out smaller gumball machines. That would be awesome. But Mitch Hedberg is dead. So he can’t win.

Then we had a good idea from DJ. He wanted to be able to choose your own color (and hence flavor) because you never want to get a gross purple one. Eew.

But the winner goes to Lorenzo with his answer: “Something that makes it taste like Bubble-yum and not gross stale gum.” It was a close call, but if all the gum tastes like Bubble-yum, who cares what color it is. Not us. So congrats Lorenzo for winning last week’s competition.

And now on to this week’s game. Since we at the Pake Shlake Band are Washingtonians at heart and in reality, we have decided to play a round of the PSB Original Game, Headliners. Here’s the news summary:

The Washington Nationals beat the New York Yankees 3-0 at Yankee Stadium to win the season series. Rookie pitcher Craig Stammen got his first Major League win for a team struggling to avoid becoming the worst team in the history of baseball. The Nats currently sit in last place in the majors but were able to win the series against the most successful American sports team in history. Third baseman Alex Rodriguez went 0-4 in the game to go hitless during the three game series, while National’s counterpart Ryan Zimmerman was 3-5 in the win. The game was delayed over five hours due to torrential rains in New York. Coming into the series, the Yankees were 23-0 when allowing 3 or fewer runs. Washington ruined New York’s perfect record, winning 3-2 on Wednesday and 3-0 yesterday.

As always, your job is to think of a funny/clever headline. Here’s ours:

Delay Makes Pitcher show his Stammen-a

You’re up. Let’s see if you can hit a homerun with your headline. Or at least put an end to all the baseball analogies.

As promised, we’re doing three Game Time games today. And here is the first – a round of the PSB Original Game, Headliners!

You know how to play, just give your headline to the following news story:

13-year old Kansas girl Kavya Shivashankar won the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. by correctly spelling the word Laodicean, meaning “lukewarm or indifferent in religion or politics,” in Round 16.

Broadcast on ESPN during the day and live on ABC in prime time, the Spelling Bee has grown in popularity over recent years. To make it more entertaining, the Spelling Bee committee decided to make the sentences more humorous than in previous years when the spellers ask for the word in a sentence.

And here’s our headline:
Kavya Kaptcha’s Krown

Your turn – post your answers in the comments. But remember, we got two more games coming your way soon, so hang tight.

Last week, we played the PSB Original game, Headliners, and we wanted you to think of a clever headline to an article about a mysterious space blob. Let’s review some of the answers.

Nick responded with “Mario Brothers’ “Boo” Makes Galactic Cameo.” A nice reference to be sure. And although we don’t believe the space blob is moving, it might just be because we are always looking at it.

Big A said “Mysterious giant object Himiko Enters Witness Protection Program.” We thought that was funny. But then we thought, that’s not a good headline, because what if it were true? Then our newspaper just blew the whole operation by telling the bad guys about Himiko. So, that doesn’t win, because we don’t want to step on the government’s toes. Figuratively or literally.

The winner this week is: Tony! His headline was “New Study Reveals Why Scientists Don’t Have Girlfriends.” Making fun of scientists. Gets ‘em every time.

This was a big week in Washington as Obama passed the milestone 100 days in office. Lots of news happened, so we thought we would play another round of the PSB Original game, Headliners. Here’s your snippet:

President Obama celebrated his 100th day in office Wednesday. He held a prime-time press conference in the evening and addressed a variety of issues. The swine flu pandemic is still causing problems in Mexico and now the first death of an American due to the virus has been reported. Republican Senator Arlen Specter from Pennsylvania is now Democratic Senator Arlen Specter from Pennsylvania, citing as a reason for changing parties his re-election chances. The president also spoke about his decisions on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and his position on torture.

Here’s our answer:

Obama Reaches 100th Day, Return Policy Now Void.

You get the idea? Go ahead and play, you might be the winner.

Are you ready for some Game Time? Well get ready. Because it’s Game Time.

Last week, we played another round of the PSB Original Game, Bests and Worsts, and this one was all about the First Puppy. The DOTUS if you will. We asked for the best name of a Presidential Pet, and this is what you guys came up with.

Nick said Rover Cleveland. That’s funny – like Grover Cleveland but Rover instead of Grover. Get it?
Sami said Ruff-erford B. Hayes. That’s funny too – like Rutherford B. Hayes but Ruff-erford instead of Rutherford. Get it?

Thing is, we said Chester A. Arfer as our guess, and while good answers, these two were too similar to ours. Next time, you should just type our answer back in and you’ll save yourself some time.

Lorenzo had some weird formula to come up with his pet’s name and the answer came out to be … 2 pi r. No no no. George Jefferson of course. A great name for a character in a sitcom – so great he might even deserve his own spinoff- but not good dog material.

Sid said something about Ronaldo, and Tony said something inappropriate about lady dogs, but the winner goes to… Luca! Maverick would be the perfect name for President Obama’s new puppy. Mainly because it’s gonna pee wherever it wants.

Now on to this week’s game. A PSB Original Game? Of course! We’ll be playing a new round of the PSB Original Game Headliners. Here’s the news snippet for you:
Scientists have discovered a a mysterious, giant object 12.9 billion light-years away. When looking at objects that far away, astronomers are actually viewing what the object looked like billions of years ago when the universe was just forming. The gas cloud is much older than similar Lyman-Alpha blobs found by astronomers and has much more mass. The blob was named Himiko after a mysterious Japanese queen whose past is just as unknown.

And here’s our headline for the story:
Astronomers Forget It’s Called Earth Day, Not Space Blob Day

Think you can do better? No? Come on, you’ve gotta have more self esteem than that. Post your headline in the comments.

Friday = Game Time. Game Time = Friday. Symmetric Property!

Last week, we introduced a PSB original game, Nicknames. We asked you to come up with a nickname for Jon Bon Jovi. Let’s look at some of your responses and see who the winner is.

Tony posted first with his answer of “Bon Bon.” A little later, Mark revealed that he was also going to put “Bon Bon,” but that Tony beat him to the punch. Fortunately for Mark, “Bon Bon” is not the winner, so he will not have to spend his old age wondering, “What if I had posted first?” Just to be on the safe side, maybe Mark should subscribe to the RSS feed for next time.

David’s nickname for Bon Jovi was “my songs are as tasty as anchovies.” That’s a bit of a mouthful. a mouthful of anchovies. We aren’t convinced anchovies are tasty. If he had said, “my songs are as salty as anchovies,” he might have earned our respect. Either way, David does not earn a win.

Luca gave the nickname “Obi Wan Jovi.” We liked that one. Just not enough to make it win.

The winner is Meg, for her answer of “The Worker.” I’m sure Bruce Springsteen would be proud, and Jon Bon Jovi would be embarrassed. Just the way we like things.

On to this week!

This week, Johnny mentioned that the longest running television program, Guiding Light, has been canceled. We thought this would be a good time to play another round of the PSB Original Game, Headliners. Here is the news article:

CBS announced on April 1st that it is canceling the soap opera “Guiding Light” with the final episode set to air on September 12. The show has been around for 72 years, starting in radio before transferring to television. It debuted on television on CBS in 1952, making it the longest running television drama. It is rumored to be replaced by $25,000 Pyramid.

So here’s our headline.
Guiding Light Canceled, Sailors Mourn

Think you can do better? Post your headline in the comments. Or else you might be canceled at 72 years old.

It’s March, it’s mad, and it’s Game Time.

Last week, we played a round of the PSB Original Game Bests and Worsts where we asked everyone for the worst question to ask a potential employer during a job interview. The answers came in, and it’s time to go over them.

First, we asked, “Do you guys have Naked Fridays?” Come to think of it, that’s actually a great question to ask during an interview. You definitely should have that information before showing up on your first Friday.

Then, Tony posed a question about cannibalism in the work place. Again, you just gotta know that before signing any paperwork. That’s a dealbreaker right there.

Elizabeth thought it would be a bad idea to suggest going out for a drink after the interview. You know, she’s right. What would happen if the guy was an alcoholic? Everything’s going great, “Oh my gosh, I would so choose to be a lion too”, you’re wheeling and dealing, and then you throw in a little, “Wanna go grab a beer?”, and then all of a sudden, BUZZAMO, you’ve hit a sore spot – no job for you. Horrible situation.

Then Ben gave us a strange question about pants, and since it’s too long to re-post here, we’re just gonna give up on going over your answers, and we’ll jump straight to the winner.

Nick wins with his question, “You don’t really expect me to do any work, do you?” Indeed, that’s a horrible question to ask during an interview. You gotta wait until you’ve worked there at least 6 months to pull that one out. So congratulations, Nick. His question was the best answer to the Bests and Worsts question asking for the worst question. Any questions?

Yes? Oh, you want to know what this week’s game is. Here it is:

We’re switching away from the PSB Original Game Bests and Worsts to play another round of the PSB Original Game Headliners. You remember how to play: we give you a news article, you give us the best headline. Here’s the synopsis:

President Barack Obama appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Thursday. It marked the first time a sitting President has ever been on a late night talk show. Earlier in the week, Obama had been on ESPN’s SportsCenter discussing his NCAA Tournament picks.

And our headline:
Obama Appears on Leno, Caricaturists Drool

Now it’s your turn. Put on your newspaper hats (preferably a sailor one), and post your headline in the comments.