Theme Week, the Friday Edition

Jeremy's Sametime Status Proudly Presents: Name That Tune Week!


Name That Tune!

• Qualities desired in girl
  • Mind
    • Comparable to diamond
  • Knowledge of what is best
  • Burning eyes
    • Comparable to cigarettes
  • Allocations
    • Correct
  • Fast
  • Thorough
  • Sharp
    • Comparable to tack
  • Prosperity
    • Uninterrupted
  • Shining finger nails
    • Comparable to Justice
  • Dark voice
    • Comparable to tinted glass
  
  

And sadly, another Theme Week Comes to an end. This was fun!


Well, I hope the readers enjoyed it as well. The competition is coming right down to the wire, I think. I'm not at liberty to divulge the current standings, of course.


So about yesterday's...I'm not so sure Willie's answer of "Jingle Bells" was quite it.


It was close, but not quite what I was looking for. The answer to yesterday's list was, of course, "When Doves Cry" by Prince and the Revolution. Let's have a look:



Only one day left! Thanks for playing, everyone!

Theme Week, The Thursday Edition

Jeremy's Sametime Status Proudly Presents: Name That Tune Week!

Name That Tune!

• Me
  • Standing
  • Alone
• Description of surroundings
  • Cold
• Possible reasons for my current situation
  • Me
    • Comparable to my father
    • Too bold
  • You
    • Too Demanding
    • Comparable to my mother
    • Never Satisfied

Well, there that is.


Quite. So, yesterday's answer is, of course, the Proclaimers' song "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" which prompted several people to ask what the word "Haver" means. Well, as you can see in the video below, haver is an ancient Scottish word meaning, "To talk rubbish."




Amusing and informative!

Theme Week, the Wednesday Edition

Jeremy's Sametime Status Proudly Presents: Name That Tune Week!

Name That Tune!

• Things to do in your general vicinity
  
  • Wake up
  • Go out
  • Get drunk
  • Haver
  • Come home
  • Grow old

That's it?


That should be all you need...maybe.


Well, I totally knew yesterday's. It was "Mr. Roboto" by Styx. It's a childhood favourite of mine.


Right you are. "Mr. Roboto" is one of those songs that you listen to years later and think, "Why in God's name did I ever like this song?" but by that time, it's stuck in your head again, and you just can't make yourself not like it.

So here you go, everybody. Don't not like this:


Here's a fun fact: a full 50% of the people that correctly replied to yesterday's quiz began their answer with the phrase "Domo arigato." You're welcome.

Theme Week, the Tuesday Edition

Jeremy's Sametime Status Proudly Presents: Name That Tune Week!

Name That Tune Week!

Name That Tune!

• Things I am not
  
  • A robot without emotions
  • What you see
  • A hero
  • A savior
  
  
• Items in my possession
  
  • A secret
  • A human heart
  • Boiling blood
  • A brain manufactured by the International Business Machines Corporation

Alright! Everybody loves...uhmm....this song.


You have no clue what it is, do you?


I'm not eligible to enter. So what was yesterday's?


The answer to yesterday's Name That Tune was, of course, "Horse With No Name" by America. Let's take a listen:



As an addendum, I couldn't deprive you of this news story illustrating why Yankees Fans Suck.

Theme Week, the monday Edition

Jeremy's Sametime Staus Proudly Presents: Name That Tune Week!

Name That Tune!
Observations - Day 9:

• Reached border desert/sea
  
• Released horse
  
• Presence of
  • Plants
  • Birds
  • Rocks
  • Things
  • Sand
  • Hills
  • Rings confirmed
    • Correlation of desert/sea noted (subterranean population of latter)
    • Cities contain
      • Heart of ground
  • No love

YAY! Theme Week Quiz!


A little while ago on the Interwebz, the great Ryan North of Dinosaur Comics, a regular favourite of The Most Intelligent Readership In The World, derived a way of modifying the lyrics of popular songs into list form, as seen above. The end result is the driest possible rundown of the lyrics, and usually fairly amusing. As an example:

• Requested actions to be performed on behalf of matriarchal parental unit
  • Render you unconscious

This is obviously the sentiment put forth by L.L. Cool J. in his masterwork, "Momma Said Knock You Out."

This is where you come in. Tell the Readers how it works!


All you have to do is ready the day's Sametime Status / Blag Entry (The Blag may be a bit easier to comprehend due to formatting) and reply with the correct name of the song AND artist.


At the end of the week, the person with the most correct answers will win a valuable prize. Tell them what they'll win!


This week's winner will receive the Jeremy Is In The Office Home Game: Volume IV - Ticker Tape Parade.


Great Stuff! Entries will be received via Instant Message, Email, or Blag Comment. One entry per person per day will be allowed, so before you hit that "Send" button, make sure you really REALLY mean it. Entries will be accepted from the time the day's song is posted until 8AM the following morning.


Good Luck Everybody!

Rhetorical Friday Returns

Do radioactive cats have 18 half-lives?


That's just great.


I thought so. In fact, as a special surprise for all you Loyal Blag Readers, I'm going to share a bit of my thought process this morning.


This should be very, very brief.


Long ago, I had a Sametime Status that said, "What would happen if somebody were to ask a rhetorical question?"


I think I remember that one. I hated you for it.


Around the same time, I wrote a similar one that went, "What if there were no more rhetorical questions?"


They're kinda the same.


Exactly. I thought if I kept pushing it down the list, eventually enough time would pass that it would be new again...and I looked at it again this morning and decided that it still wasn't the time, and it may never be. So you get the Cat one instead. However, since I really do like it, I decided to share it with you on the Blag here.


Okay...uhmm...thanks?


You're welcome.


You know what you haven't done in a while?


Yes I do. Theme Week! So to rectify that, we're going to be running a Special Theme Week Quiz for Fun and Valuable Prizes next week!


Woohoo!


So spend this weekend brushing up on World History, The Origins of Golf, Jailed Hollywood Starlets, Obscure Sports (No, Jeremy, Hockey is NOT an obscure sport), Stand-Up Comedians, and Nepalese Sherpas. One of those may come in handy.

Save Toby!!!

"I didn't think it was appropriate to invite children, since it's uh, you know, there's gambling and alcohol, it's in our dangerous warehouse, it's a school night, and you know, Hooter's is catering, and is that...is that enough? Should I keep going?" Toby Flenderson; Dunder Mifflin


Wow...I think this is the first Toby quote you've had up here.


And without YOUR help, it may be the last!


You've turned the blag into a shameless telethon. I hope you sleep at night.


At issue here are a number of things. There is a heavily rumoured Office Spinoff show coming in the next year and Toby made a major announcement in last week's episode that he's moving to Costa Rica...after he made a horrifically failed pass at Pam in front of the entire Office. (Yes, Pam is still dating Jim.)

So, after that incident, the season finale episode coming in 2 weeks is titled "Goodbye, Toby" and the episode summary says that Michael throws a celebratory going-away party for Toby, who is leaving Dunder Mifflin.


NO! Say it ain't so!


I'd like to! That's why I'm calling for an Internet petition amongst the loyal Blag readers (and whoever happens to come here from such favourite links as Bird Flu Breaking News and The Google) to join me in my campaign to SAVE TOBY!


You do know that Save Toby is already taken by a handful of Internet scammers who posted a couple pictures of an adorable bunny, right?


Wow...uhm...no. Was not aware. Oh well.