The Kevin Smith Trivia Game

In The SmodSquad Pod Episode 3 (coming soon) the gang is challenged with some Kevin Smith Trivia. Here's the full slate of questions, including some not included during the record, so you can play along. No Google or Wiki, Smodders. How many can you get?


1 POINT QUESTIONS
1. What are the three films that make up the Jersey Trilogy
2. True or False: Mallrats takes place before Clerks
3. Who did Kevin originally have in mind for the part of Randall?
4. Which popular pop star asked Kevin to make a film for him that never came to light?
5. What was Alyssa Jones' nickname?
6. Which film of Kev’s required a poster change due to the original being deemed to racy?
7. What can kill the Grimace?
8. What airline sparked the now popular Too Fat to Fly quote?
9. In Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Jay is the commander of the what?
10. What is the name of the Pussy Troll?

2 POINT QUESTIONS
1. In "Clerks", the anti-smoking activist is actually a sales representative for what?
2. In Dogma, Serenditipty says she is responsible for 9 out of 10 of the highest grossing films of all time. Which film was the exception?
3. What is the name of the film that Kev sites as having lit a fire under him to be a filmmaker?
4. In Jersey Girl, which was the first actor Kevin had in mind before changing the roll to Will Smith?
5. What was the original title of Cop Out?
6. Who has the final line in Red State?
7. What was the title of the short film that Kevin debuted on the Tonight Show?
8. Kevin’s longest Q&A was just over 5, 7 or 9 hours long)?
9. Kevin took a photo of Jen as what character that appeared in Playboy magazine?
10. What event in Kev’s comic "Batman: The Widening Gyre" #6 drew some crtiziem from the comics community?

3 POINT QUESTIONS
1. What is the name of the comic book studio that produces the comic 'Bluntman and Chronic' in "Chasing Amy"?
2. In his Scream 3 cameo, Jay refers to Courtney Cox’s character Gail Weathers as what real life news anchor?
3. What’s the name of the club in Chasing Amy?
4. Which 1998 romantic comedy did Kev do some uncredited writing work for?
5. Betty Aberlin, who plays Gertie’s teacher in Jersey Girl, is better known for what role?
6. When did SIR launch?
7. Name three television shows in which Kevin has appeared.
8. Name both alternate titles that were kicking about before Kev settled on Clerks 2.
9. What 1999 film did Kev pen a negative review of that caused it’s fans to storm the ViewAskewboards and complain?
10. Who plays Tracy Colelli in Jersey Girl?

Bus Stops - November 30

Midget team involved in bus crash returns home to relieved parents (Global) 

(It was an emotional return for parents of the hockey players involved in a bus crash west of Edmonton Sunday. The players, all part of the South Side Athletic Club’s Lakewood Chevrolet Midget AA hockey team, returned Monday afternoon after a harrowing ordeal in which their charter bus rolled on the Yellowhead Highway near Hinton. They were on their way to a game when the driver lost control of the bus, hit the ditch, causing the bus to roll over ending with the bus on it’s roof.)

Bus driver wants attacker to get stiff sentence (CKNW) 

(A bus driver who suffered a beating at the hands of passenger who didn't pay is hoping his attacker spends some time behind bars, "I think he should get a minimum of two years less a day." Charles Dixon says he hasn't worked since he was assaulted February 15th by Del Louie, "Sucker-punched me into my right side of my face, my cheek area. I have permanent mild to moderate brain damage, back injuries. I still cannot feel my right side of my nose or my upper right lip. A message has to be sent to the general public, it's not their God-given right to come onto (the) bus and assault us.")

Tulsa Public Schools bus driver praised for heroism (KRMG) 

(A first-year Tulsa Public Schools bus driver gets credit for getting 15 students off a burning school bus. Yolanda Palmer handled the situation last week as she was driving the kids to Penn Elementary School. "I seen the flames, so I get up out of my seat and I turned around in front of the flames and I said we gotta evacuate the bus and had them get out through the front door," Palmer said.)

Mum sentenced for lesbian sex lies (Stuff) 

(A Queenstown woman who claimed her daughter's rival for a place at a boarding school had a sexually transmitted disease has been sentenced. The woman, 53, a cleaner, was given permanent name suppression to protect her daughter, when she appeared before Judge Raoul Neave in the Queenstown District Court yesterday. She was sentenced to 300 hours community work, ordered to pay $500 emotional harm reparation and was given two years' intensive supervision including undertaking mental health programmes and counselling.)

Christmas Ornament Used As Weapon: Ruth Wagner Arrested For Allegedly Stabbing Conn. Shopper (Huffington Post) 

(Guess if this woman is landing on Santa's naughty or nice list for allegedly stabbing a shopper with a Christmas ornament? Police in Southington, Conn. claim that Ruth Wagner used a holiday decoration to slash another woman while fleeing from a craft fair vendor that accused her of shoplifting. The vendor became suspicious of Wagner, because a piece of jewelry went missing near where the 55-year-old browsed on Sunday, The Hartford Courant reports.)

Alleged Andover hazing gets camp kicked off campus (Eagle Tribune) 

(The director of the summer basketball camp where two Andover High basketball players were allegedly hazed by older teammates described the incident as "disturbing and reprehensible." "Your blood just boils. It's very upsetting to say the least," said Steve Gibbs, director of Hoop Mountain basketball camp, based in Beverly. Hoop Mountain has been tossed from the Stonehill College campus in Easton, Mass., where police are investigating claims two underclassmen were urged by older teammates — two in particular — into playing a game called "wet biscuit" at the camp in early July. The loser of the game was forced to eat an Oreo cookie covered in a bodily fluid.)

Alleged Andover hazing gets camp kicked off campusMan Accidentally Gives Away Cash-Stuffed Suit to Goodwill In Illinois (My Fox DC) 

(An elderly Illinois man who accidentally donated a suit stuffed with $13,000 in bills to Goodwill appealed for the money's return so that he can care for his cancer-stricken wife, WQAD reported. The 80 year old, from Moline, decided to keep his life savings in his closet rather than in a bank because he thought the money would be safer there. But his plan backfired when he absentmindedly donated the cash-stuffed suit -- leaving him unable to pay medical bills for his wife, a Stage 4 cancer sufferer.)

UK's Durham Crematorium May Sell Body Heat To Great Britain's National Grid (Huffington Post) 

(Bringing new meaning to the term "body heat," a UK crematorium is hoping to make some extra cash by selling energy produced during the cremation process. If all goes as planned, the Durham Crematorium will install turbines in two of its burners and sell the excess energy to Great Britain's National Grid, The Telegraph reports. A third burner will continue to warm the site's chapel and offices. Engineers estimate that each turbine can generate 250 kilowatt-hours, enough electricity to power 1,500 televisions, according to The Daily Mail.)

WORLD'S BIGGEST GUMMY BEARS (Short List) 

(Think about 32,000 calories. That's the equivalent of 140 Big Macs. All in one gummy bear. Behold the world's biggest bouncy bear chew. Weighing in at more than 6,200 times bigger than the puny normal gummies, it's 17 inches in height and costs $149 (about £100). It also has a 34 fl oz tummy to store other gummy bears. Not booze. Definitely not booze. You can buy one here. You can, but you won't. Oh and there's a video, because why wouldn't there be...)

Neighborhood Bans Colored Christmas Lights (My Fox DC) 

(Doylestown Station, Pennsylvania bans anything but white lights during the holidays. Neighbors hoped the homeowner's association would lighten up - but the board mailed out its own survey. Only 38 of more than 200 homes responded - 19 in favor of the current rule of only white lights, non blinking - 14 for colored with blinking - and only 5 for steady colored lights.)

Video Shows Pepper-Spray Suspect; Was It Self-Defense? (Encino Patch) 

(The woman who pepper-sprayed Porter Ranch Wal-Mart shoppers Thanksgiving night may have sprayed in self-defense, police said Monday. "What am I going to charge her with?" Detective Michael Fesperman of the LAPD Devonshire Division police station told Dana Bartholomew of the Daily News. Detectives reviewed YouTube and Wal-Mart security videos and now say the 32-year-old woman may have feared for her life in the crush for discounted Xbox video game consoles.)

Vampire fantasy can spark real-life dialog (Sun Times) 

(The fourth movie in the “Twilight” franchise, “Breaking Dawn — Part One,” just opened to sold-out audiences across the country. Although the series is built on vampire lore, the true impetus behind the plot is the love of vampire Edward and human Bella. Twi-hards everywhere will tell you that Edward and Bella are this generation’s Romeo and Juliet. Their love is forbidden and even life-threatening, and much like Shakespeare’s original lovers, Edward and Bella seem to be characters from a different era. Moms and daughters alike are flooding the theaters bonding over a dose of fairy-tale love.)

Man Returns Money He Stole In The 1940s (Huffington Post) 

(The manager of the Sears store in downtown Seattle says an elderly man has repaid – with interest – cash the man says he stole in the late 1940s. The note said the man stole $20 to $30 from a cash register decades ago and wanted to pay back $100. Manager Gary Lorentson says he thinks the man's conscience "has been bothering him for the past 60 years."Store security cameras recorded the man, but Sears officials said they don't know who he is and they won't release the video.)

Camera returned to owner after year beneath sea (News Lite) 

(A camera which spent a year at the bottom of the ocean has been returned to its owner after being discovered by a scuba diving wildlife photographer. Markus Thompson had been diving Vancouver, British Columbia when he came across the submerged Canon EOS 1000D camera. Despite the apparent state of the camera, Thompson was able to recover 50 images of a family vacation from the memory card.)

Kansas Hostage-Taker Sues Victims (My Fox NY) 

(In one of the more audacious – and head-spinning – lawsuits to hit the courts lately, a fugitive facing a murder charge who took a Kansas couple hostage is now suing his victims for not hiding him from police. Jesse Dimmick is seeking $235,000 from Jared and Lindsay Rowley in a breach of contract suit involving his 2009 invasion of their home, the Topeka Capital-Journal reported.)

Kevin Smith brings live podcast to theaters (Inland Socal) 

(For years director Kevin Smith goes to Comic-Con, walks out on stage and just talks. And people show up in droves. It’s always a must-see event for many convention attendees.Now people everywhere will get a chance to see what the fuss is all about when Smith brings his podcast “Jay and Silent Bob Get Old” to Inland movie theaters Feb. 2. Smith will be joined by “Jay and Silent Bob” partner Jason Mewes as they host a podcast and take questions from the audience. And that means everyone sitting in any theater. During the live show people can submit questions by text message or various social media networks and Smith will answer them.)

Neil Gaiman Twitter-Agrees To Star In Kevin Smith’s Bluntman And Chronic (Bleeding Cool) 

(Bluntman & Chronic, stoner analogues of Batman and Robin first appeared as a fictional comic in Smith’s Chasing Amy, and was intended to be the obligatory appearance of the Jay And Silent Bob characters, until they invaded the main plot later in the movie. Since then the comic has appeared for real, drawn by the likes of Mike Allred. Well, now it appears we are getting a cartoon…)

What's next for Batman? (TG Daily) 

(The recent news that The Dark Knight Rises has finished filming is both exciting and rather depressing. Sure, we're all looking forward to finally watching the next Dark Knight movie, but it's also a downer because Rises is probably the last of a great series. Of course, this isn't exactly news, as we've known for some time that Rises is the final Christopher Nolan/Christian Bale Batman flick.)

Occupy movement calls on Batman (Katu) 

( Has Commissioner Gordon joined the Occupy movement? The Occupy Portland protesters turned on a new signal to display their message on a downtown building Monday night. Protesters set up a Batman-themed projection on a building on SW 4th Avenue near Clay Street downtown. The signal was up for a few hours, but protesters say you can expect to see their new signal in other parts of Portland in the near future.)

Study debunks stereotype that men think about sex all day long (Eurekalert) 

(Men may think about sex more often than women do, but a new study suggests that men also think about other biological needs, such as eating and sleep, more frequently than women do, as well. And the research discredits the persistent stereotype that men think about sex every seven seconds, which would amount to more than 8,000 thoughts about sex in 16 waking hours. In the study, the median number of young men's thought about sex stood at almost 19 times per day. Young women in the study reported a median of nearly 10 thoughts about sex per day. As a group, the men also thought about food almost 18 times per day and sleep almost 11 times per day, compared to women's median number of thoughts about eating and sleep, at nearly 15 times and about 8 1/2 times, respectively.)

Scientists propose rating system for retouched celebrity photos (MNN) 

(Proposed system would identify when a photo has been altered to adjust a person's skin tone, leg size and wrinkle removal. Intuitively, we know the images we see of celebrities and models are too beautiful to be true. And now two researchers are proposing a system intended to offer a reality check for images photoshopped to super-human perfection.)

Archaeologists make new Stonehenge 'sun worship' find (BBC) 

(Two previously undiscovered pits have been found at Stonehenge which point to it once being used as a place of sun worship before the stones were erected. The pits are positioned on celestial alignment at the site and may have contained stones, posts or fires to mark the rising and setting of the sun. An international archaeological survey team found the pits as part of the Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project.)

Iran bans US video game showing Tehran invasion (Yahoo) 

(Iran has banned a popular computer game, "Battlefield 3", depicting US armour and aircraft launching an assault on Tehran, an Iranian IT magazine reported. "All computer stores are prohibited from selling this illegal game," an unnamed deputy with the security and intelligence division of Iran's police said in a statement carried by the Asr-e Ertebat weekly. A Tehran-based IT union warned all shops to abide by the ban.)

Millions of printers open to devastating hack attack, researchers say (MSNBC) 

(Could a hacker from half-way around the planet control your printer and give it instructions so frantic that it could eventually catch fire? Or use a hijacked printer as a copy machine for criminals, making it easy to commit identity theft or even take control of entire networks that would otherwise be secure? It’s not only possible, but likely, say researchers at Columbia University, who claim they've discovered a new class of computer security flaws that could impact millions of businesses, consumers, and even government agencies.)

Pirated software hard drive on display as art (The Register) 

(A New York gallery is displaying a piece of “art” that consists of a one-terabyte portable hard drive chock-full of pirated code. Manuel Palou’s “5 Million Dollars 1 Terabyte”, currently on display at the Art 404 gallery in New York, consists of a single drive placed on a plinth, containing stolen code from Adobe, Nintendo, and others. Pedantically speaking - given its name - the drive actually contains 1,016GB of data, and the estimated cost of the data is just $4,971,760.)

Man builds girlfriend $125 iPad (CNET) 

(Which is why this tale of amorous electronic ingenuity far beyond using pepper spray on Black Friday, brings us to a state close to stinging tears of wonderment. The way China Daily hums it, Wei Xinlong, a college student at the Northeast Normal University in Changchun, really wanted to make his girlfriend, Sun Shasha, very happy. He knew she would love to be in possession of the world's No. 1 passion possession, the iPad. However, he didn't have the money to effect that love. So he set about building an iPad from scratch.)

The Items in ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’ Will Cost You More Than $100,000 (Time) 

(It’s officially Christmas shopping season, and that means the iPads and Kindle Fires are being plucked off the shelves in droves. These gifts come with some hefty price tags – but the presents are staunchly from the present. If you’re seeking a more vintage gift-giving routine this holiday season, might we remind you of the centuries-old song, “The Twelve Days of Christmas?” The song highlights 12 gifts for 12 days to give to your true love. And though the gifts are rather old-school, be prepared to shell out as well, to the tune of $101,119.84.)

Fired College Band Head Warned of Hazing (Time) 

(The fired director of Florida A&M's famed "Marching 100" band said he repeatedly warned university leaders over two decades about the dangers of hazing and that he's been made the scapegoat for a band member's death in which the practice is suspected. Julian White, 71, said he suspended 26 band members for hazing two weeks before drum major Robert Champion's death on Nov. 19. He reported his actions to university administrators, he said. Hazing has been "rampant on university campuses," and the suspensions would serve notice it wouldn't be tolerated at A&M, he said.)

Tearjerker Alert: Former Lab Beagles See the Sun for the First Time (Time) 

(Dog videos never fail to conjure up some sort of emotion. And this one really brings the waterworks. The above footage shows male beagles that were rescued from a lab in Spain seeing sunlight and stepping on grass for the first time. The rescue mission is the largest yet for the group that undertook the cause, Animal Rescue Media Education (ARME). A total of 72 dogs were rescued in the effort, 32 of them having already been adopted in Europe, according to NBC Los Angeles.)

NY Film Critics Name 'The Artist' Best Film (Time) 

(The New York Film Critics Circle has named "The Artist" the year's best film. The black-and-white ode to silent film, which itself is silent, also earned best director for Michel Hazanavicius. The nods for "The Artist" are likely to give a boost to its already promising Oscars prospects as the fall award season begins in earnest.)

U.S. to Pay $2.5M in 2001 Anthrax Death (Time) 

(More than a decade after tabloid photo editor Robert Stevens became the first victim of the 2001 anthrax attacks, the U.S. government has agreed to pay his widow and family $2.5 million to settle their lawsuit, according to documents released Tuesday.
Stevens, 63, died on Oct. 5, 2001 when a letter containing deadly anthrax spores was opened at the then-headquarters in Boca Raton of American Media Inc., publisher of the National Enquirer, Sun and Globe tabloids. Eventually four other people would die and 17 others would be sickened in similar letter attacks, which the FBI blames on a lone government scientist who committed suicide.)

PATRICE O'NEAL Dead at 41 (TMZ) 

(Comedian Patrice O'Neal died Monday night ... after suffering a stroke back in October ... this according to his friends at the "Opie and Anthony" radio show. O'Neal had been a staple in the comedy world for years -- and performed at the "Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen" back in September. O'Neal was a regular guest on the "Opie and Anthony" radio show -- and appeared on several TV shows such as "Chappelle Show," "The Office," and "Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn.")

Natalie Wood clung to dinghy after going overboard, says harbormaster (MSNBC) 

(On the 30th anniversary of Natalie Wood's death, Doug Oudin, the harbormaster on duty the night Wood drowned, spoke exclusively to TODAY Tuesday morning. Oudin helped coordinate the search for the actress in the waters around Catalina Island, and for the first time since 1981, is discussing what he witnessed.)

Bus Stops - November 29

Bus carrying hockey team rolls near Hinton (Metro News) 

(Road conditions are being blamed after a passenger bus carrying an Edmonton hockey team rolled east of Hinton yesterday. RCMP and EMS responded just after 1 p.m. to the scene on Highway 16 between Edson and Hinton. RCMP spokesperson Doris Stapleton said the bus, carrying 30 passengers, lost control, skidded into the ditch and rolled once. “At this time it looks like poor road conditions and a slippery highway is what contributed to this incident,” said Stapleton, adding the driver was seriously injured.)

Bus Vandalism Closes Indiana School District (WLKY) 

(Authorities said thieves stole the batteries from more than two dozen buses belonging to a suburban Indianapolis school district, leading it to cancel classes for the day. The damage to the Warren Township district buses was discovered about 5:30 a.m. Monday, after which district officials first delayed the start of school before deciding to call off classes.)

Bus Vandalism Closes Indiana School District (India Times) 

(Fourteen people were injured when a government bus rolled off East Coast Road at Nemeli and hit a tree and some bushes at 2am on Sunday. Police said the driver of the Nagercoil-bound bus fell asleep at the wheel an hour after leaving the Koyambedu bus terminus. Residents of Nemeli helped the injured passengers and alerted Mamallapuram police and the ambulance service. "We woke up to the sound of the crash and ran out of our houses. We quickly put blocks of wood under the bus to prevent the bus from sliding further," said K Sundar, a resident of Nemeli, about 50km south of Chennai.)

Free bus travel for visitors to Devon costs county £1m (This Is North Devon) 

(Devon has been hit by £1 million of costs after it emerged one-in-five people using free bus passes in the tourism season come from outside the county. A Devon County Council survey found it was under-writing the free off-peak travel scheme, enjoyed by Britons over 60, for hundreds of visitors. The survey revealed that during September 21 per cent of people using a concessionary bus pass were not from the Devon local authority area.)

I want an assault rifle for Christmas or the reindeer gets it! Gun club invites children to pose with Santa... and their choice of firearm (Daily Mail) 

(It's definitely one way of making sure Christmas goes off with a bang. A gun club in Scottsdale, Arizona is inviting children to pose for pictures with Santa Claus – and a high-powered firearm. Each family member carries their choice of weapon, from pistols to $80,000 machine guns. Toting the gun, and perhaps belts of ammunition around their necks, they smile alongside a rather bewildered-looking Santa.)

Playboy Sued for Favoring Women at Raunchy Party (My Fox NY) 

(A group of men who were forced to pay for entry to a Playboy party while women were admitted for free is suing the company, claiming sex discrimination. According to the suit, men were charged $1,000 for admission to the "Leather Meets Lace" party at the Playboy mansion, while women were ushered in free of charge, TMZ reported.)

Black Friday: Target Shoppers Step Over Walter Vance As He Collapses, Dies (Huffington Post) 

(A Black Friday shopper who collapsed while shopping at a Target store in West Virginia went almost unnoticed as customers continued to hunt for bargain deals. Walter Vance, the 61-year-old pharmacist, who reportedly suffered from a prior heart condition, later died in hospital, reports MSNBC.)

Romanian mayor ends hunger strike over cuts (Reuters) 

(Romanian mayor Florin Cazacu on Saturday ended a six-day hunger strike over cuts in heating subsidies after the government handed his town extra funds for fuel oil. He said thousands of residents in Brad have shivered at home after the government scrapped a centralised heating subsidy which, Cazacu said, left the central Romanian town with a 3 million lei ($912,500) shortfall. Winter temperatures around Brad fall as low as minus 30 degrees Celsius (-22 Fahrenheit).)

Opera Singing Parrot Lost in New York (ABC) 

(Captain, a multi-talented parrot with a penchant for opera singing and bike rides, is lost in New York City, and owner Allen Kirson is on a mission to find her. “I’m not doing too good,” Kirson said. “I’m not sleeping, I’m having dreams, it’s like a lost person, you know?” Captain is a green and yellow Amazon Parrot who has performed with Kirson at venues like senior citizens’ homes and children’s hospitals.)

Why are US teenagers driving less? (BBC) 

(American teenagers are taking to the road in fewer numbers than ever before. What's behind this trend and does it mean the end of the car as adolescent status symbol and rite of passage? If Ferris Bueller had a day off now, would he spend it on Facebook? Recent research suggests many young Americans prefer to spend their money and time chatting to their friends online, as opposed to the more traditional pastime of cruising around in cars.)

I want an assault rifle for Christmas or the reindeer gets it! Gun club invites children to pose with Santa... and their choice of firearm (Daily Mail) 

(It's definitely one way of making sure Christmas goes off with a bang. A gun club in Scottsdale, Arizona is inviting children to pose for pictures with Santa Claus – and a high-powered firearm. Each family member carries their choice of weapon, from pistols to $80,000 machine guns. Toting the gun, and perhaps belts of ammunition around their necks, they smile alongside a rather bewildered-looking Santa.)

16-year-old realizes he was shot several hours after he was accosted at convenience store (AL.com) 

(A 16-year-old discovered he had been shot in the collar bone hours after he was accosted by several people at a convenience store, police from the north precinct said. The victim told police that he was at the Quick Stop at 3726 Mastin Lake Road between 1:20 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. Sunday when several people approached him. One of the people punched him in the face and he fell to the ground, police said. The victim heard several gun shots while he was on the ground. Friends helped the juvenile to his car and he left.)

Man drags piano up mountain serenades elephants (Newslite) 

(A mad-capped pianist has dragged his piano up a mountain in Kanchanaburi, Thailand to serenade a group of blind elephants. As you do. 50-year-old Brit Paul Barton -- who played Slow Movement 2 from Beethoven's Pathetique Sonata for the beasts -- made the odd bid in order to raise money for charity. He says he hopes to raise enough money to install an electric fence at the sanctuary where the injured and handicapped elephants live.)

Blast tied to tofu pan puzzles Portland officials (AP) 

(Fire investigators in Portland, Ore., are trying to figure out how cleaning a pan of tofu could cause an explosion that broke out a window and resulted in $15,000 of damage. Fire Bureau spokesman Paul Corah tells The Oregonian (http://bit.ly/vLTwjn ) that a woman in the Old Town district said she cooked tofu Sunday night, and as she washed the pan, a blast knocked a 4-by-6-foot window into the street.)

Texas man becomes stuck in chimney after he and his family are locked out of their house (Washington Post) 

(Fire officials say a Texas man who had to be rescued from the chimney of his house wasn’t trying to be Santa Claus. He was just locked out of his house. Fire officials say they had to hoist the 22-year-old man by rope from the chimney of his house in southwest Lubbock early Monday. Deputy Fire Marshal Robert Loveless tells the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (http://bit.ly/sb4ZlD ) that the man and his family were locked out of their house.)

2 Mass. women punished for stealing from weddings (Sacbee) 

(Two Massachusetts women who crashed wedding receptions and stole gifts and money intended for the newlyweds have been ordered to pay more than $4,100 in restitution. Grafton resident Summer Igoe and Westboro resident Jenna Desaro pleaded guilty to larceny and conspiracy charges. They were placed on probation for three years. The Telegram & Gazette newspaper ( http://bit.ly/vVpWm6) reports the women on Monday were ordered to not use drugs or alcohol, to receive any treatment ordered by the court and to have no contact with their victims.)

South Florida teen finds out what can happen when private photos go public on porn site (Palm Beach Post) 

(Juan and Maria Varona of Miami are struggling through a situation no parent should ever have to wrestle with. Hackers have intruded into their lives, violated their daughter's privacy. And they want others to know that it can happen to them, too. About four years ago, their youngest child, Angie Varona, uploaded some photos to her private Photobucket account. Among the pictures: Angie posing in her bikini and in a bra and panties, images meant only for her then-boyfriend to see. She was 14 and brash — as many teens are at that age — without the foresight to suspect what could happen next.)

College student accused of stealing day care's rabbit (Fox 11) 

(A 20-year-old Lawrence University student has been charged for taking a rabbit from a nearby day care. Appleton police Sgt. Pat DeWall says Theodore Benner of Chalfont, Pa., was taken into custody Wednesday morning. Benner is accused of breaking into the Memorial Presbyterian Church, which is about two blocks from his dormitory on the Lawrence campus.)

Ohio puts 200-pound third-grader in foster care (Seattle PI) 

(An Ohio third-grader who weighs more than 200 pounds has been taken from his family and placed into foster care after county social workers said his mother wasn't doing enough to control his weight. The Plain Dealer reports (http://bit.ly/t68M7D ) that the Cleveland 8-year-old is considered severely obese and at risk for such diseases as diabetes and hypertension.)

Man Busted For Secretly Filming Woman In Bathroom. Oh, The Woman Was His Mother-In-Law. (The Smoking Gun) 

(A Virginia man used his cell phone to secretly record his mother-in-law undressed in the bathroom, police charge. Jason Good, 40, was busted yesterday on a misdemeanor charge of filming/videotaping an undressed person, according to a Henrico County Division of police statement. Cops had been contacted earlier Sunday by Good’s wife, who “was looking through her husband’s cell phone when she located a video of an adult female using the restroom.” After “further investigation,” police reported, “the reporting person was able to identify the female...it was her 57 year old mother.”)

'Dark Knight Rises' Last Batman Role For Christian Bale (MTV) 

(After lasting longer in the role than any other actor, Christian Bale has confirmed that the upcoming finale of director Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, "The Dark Knight Rises," will be his curtain call as the iconic crime fighter. "I wrapped a few days ago so that will be the last time I'm taking that cowl off," Bale reportedly told the Philippine Daily Inquirer. "I believe the whole production wrapped yesterday, so it's all done. Everything's finished. It's me and Chris — that will be the end of that Batman era." The $200 million-plus epic, out July 20, will also feature Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anne Hathaway as Catwoman and Tom Hardy as villain Bane.)

Batman to move towards twilight years in The Dark Knight Rises (Guardian) 

(Seeking information about Christopher Nolan Batman movies is, if not like waiting for buses, perhaps like watching volcanoes. You wait for an age for anything at all, then everything explodes at once. If you're aiming to go into The Dark Knight Rises next summer without any preconceptions, the time to turn away is now. That said, Nolan has been known to drop decoys and blatant misinformation in the past, so his comments about the third and final instalment of the caped crusader's current big-screen iteration this week may be rather more disengenuous than they first appear.)

LEGO BATMAN" SEQUEL TO INVOLVE THE DC UNIVERSE (Comic Book Resources) 

(When "Lego Batman" arrived onto consoles in 2008, the game introduced both kids and comic book fans to a terrific take on the Dark Knight's legacy, one that replaced the seriousness with joyful co-op action and the opportunity to play as both heroes (Batman, Robin) and villains (The Joker, Riddler and others). The game performed well for Warner Bros. Games and the title's publisher, , so it should come as no surprise that a continuation of the franchise would be in the cards.)

Batman: Arkham City PC gamers furious with technical issues (Hexus) 

(From corrupted audio and boss battle glitches to stuttering frame-rates and fatal error messages, Batman: Arkham City gamers are up in arms about the host of technical problems currently plaguing the PC version of Warner Bros’ action adventure. Launching six weeks after the console version, the biggest complaint, however, is with DirectX11 and its poor implementation. Many users have complained that with DX11 activated, Batman: Arkham City is virtually unplayable and have now reverted back to DX9 to resolve the issue.)

Lab at Hershey Medical Center identifies a virus that could kill cancer (Penn Live) 

(This is not the kind of lab we picture when we think of world-changing science. It’s not the clean, spotless modern laboratories of television or movies. It’s a cluttered, workaday environment, where plastic test tubes rub shoulders with petri dishes and tubs of chemicals on busy shelves. The white board isn’t covered with the scrawl of complex mathematical formulas, but reminders of whose turn it is to buy the doughnuts.)

Ahead Of Climate Talks, U.S. Leadership In Question (NPR) 

(A new round of United Nations climate talks is getting under way in Durban, South Africa, Monday. And domestic struggles here in the United States are hampering the global talks. The United States is second only to China in emitting gases that cause global warming. Despite a presidential pledge to reduce emissions two years ago, we're spewing more carbon dioxide than ever into the atmosphere. That's putting a crimp on the 20-year-long struggle to develop a meaningful climate treaty.)

OSt. Petersburg's Freedom Bank isn't free to show digital flag (Tampa Bay) 

(Freedom Bank isn't free to display the American flag on its digital sign. In fact, it got in trouble with the city for doing that very thing. Freedom's main office at 1200 Fourth St. N is one of about 35 businesses the city has listed as violating its sign code in the last 20 months. "We put the flag up in September in remembrance of 9/11," said Andy Williams, president and CEO of the St. Petersburg-based bank. "I think it's ridiculous that the American flag cannot be displayed on an electric sign.")

What’s in a Name? Ask Google (NY Times) 

(KALIA is a stripper name, but Kaleya is not, her parents-to-be concluded. No offense to the Kalias of the world, but Lecia and Thor Kaslofsky decided this two years ago, after conducting a Google search of names they were considering for their first child.)

Facebook, Police and Persoanl Information (Daily Dot) 

(Facebook released guidelines on how it handles requests for member information from law enforcement agencies, lawyers and other legal entities on Wednesday evening, just before the American Thanksgiving holiday. “We work with law enforcement where appropriate and to the extent required by law to ensure the safety of the people who use Facebook,” the guidelines state. “We may disclose information pursuant to subpoenas, court orders, or other requests (including criminal and civil matters) if we have a good faith belief that the response is required by law.”)

Emma Sullivan Will Not Apologize for Tweet About Sam Brownback (Gather) 

(Emma Sullivan, the high school student now infamous for her tweet mentioning Kansas Governor Sam Brownback, has refused to apologize for her message, stating that she did not believe her apology would be sincere. An 18-year-old student, she and her class took a field trip to Topeka, Kansas to see a speech by the governor. At some point during the trip, she sent the following message to Twitter: "Just made mean comments at gov brownback and told him he sucked, in person #heblowsalot.")

How Does Laptop Wi-Fi Affect Male Fertility? (Fox News) 

(The digital age has left men's nether parts in a squeeze, if you believe the latest science on semen, laptops and wireless connections. In a report in the medical journal Fertility and Sterility, Argentinian scientists describe how they got semen samples from 29 healthy men, placed a few drops under a laptop connected to the Internet via Wi-Fi and then hit download.)

Occupy LA Protesters: Police Arrest Three (Time) 

(Police have arrested three people after ordering Occupy Los Angeles protesters to leave a downtown intersection. The arrests came after hundreds of people gathered in the street after a deadline passed to vacate a City Hall park encampment.
(See pictures of the worldwide Occupy protests.) Water bottles were thrown at officers as officers in riot gear started clearing 1st and Main streets just after 5 a.m. Monday.)

Ohio investigators probe shootings possibly tied to Craigslist ad (CNN) 

(The bodies of three men have been found in shallow graves in eastern Ohio, all of them believed to have been killed after answering a Craigslist ad to work on a cattle farm, according to authorities. The Summit County medical examiner's office on Saturday identified one of the victims as Timothy Kern of Massillon, Ohio. The 47-year-old's death, caused by "gunshot wounds to the head," was ruled a homicide, the office said in an audio recording.)

French Toddler Dies after Being Locked Inside Washing Machine (My Fox DC) 

(A three-year-old French boy died after allegedly being locked inside a washing machine that was switched on as a punishment, Le Parisien reported Monday. Bastien Champenois' father is accused of loading the naked toddler into the machine at the family's home in Germigny-l'Eveque, just outside Paris, and then running a cold wash cycle for a few minutes. Christophe Champenois, 33 -- who was arrested by police soon after the incident last Friday -- was reported to have wanted to punish his son for misbehaving at kindergarten. The boy had flushed a classmate's drawings down the toilet.)

NBA lockout: Thank network television contract for forcing season to be salvaged (Washington Post) 

(Let’s give it up for the real negotiator in the room between players and owners. Put your hands together for the one who got the deal done, the unheralded, impartial deal-broker behind the scenes that ensured the world of an NBA season. Network television, you da man!)

The Mercedes Show

Phoenix Arn-Horn of Courage My Love on The Mercedes Show answering the TOUGH questions.



As if you needed ANOTHER reason to love Courage My Love!

Jay and Silent Bob Get Old - Canadian Tour posters

Last week or so Kev tweeted out that he was looking for a poster for the coming Canadian tour:

@ThatKevinSmith: Wanna design the GET OLD CANADA tour poster? Draw a #TimbitsTour poster!” 


As always, the fans bring the awesome!


By @Archaeomatt

By @JeffSpin

By @Lartist

By @themanchick

By @Chetter1214

By @DrawMonkey

By @SignalNoise

and my own entry into the bunch