Another Research the Answers Day... two winners since we missed yesterday with all the weather.
Game # 1 - between 4p and 5p 1) How much does $20 billion weigh in 100 dollar bills? 2) What does BP stand for?
Game # 2 - after 5 1) Natalia Osipova got robbed yesterday and her shoes were stolen. Why does that put her out of work? 2) What did Jeb Corliss do to get himself banned from the Empire State Building in New York City?
You'll have to have the exact answers to both questions to win. Good luck... Thurs June 3rd
See details below about Friday afternoon stuff. Today, we are trying a new way to play the Afternoon Game Show - it's Research the Answers Day. These are all topics in today's news. You will have to have all answers correct to win the Holiday World tickets after 5:30. Good luck. Here are your questions:
1) What color is the Scottish soft drink Irn Bru?
2) What one food item might become scarce this summer as airlines are beginning to store hoards of it at airports nationwide?
3) Who is Jim Joyce and why is he hated in Detroit?
Friday afternoon Details - The WIKY Afternoon Show is on the road this week. Friday starting at 2pm, buy your golf ball for the American Red Cross Ball Drop at the Old National Bank lobby downtown, we'll be there live starting at 3. Then, we'll move down to the Aztar Events Plaza for the kickoff of Evening on the River. Tickets still available, call 435-6141 today.
As I've mentioned elsewhere on this site I've been playing Punch Buggy for at least Thirty-Four over Forty-Two Years. That makes me somewhat of an expert on the subject, at least in my opinion...
Regarding the game of Slug Bug the rules are the same. Slug Bug is simply Punch Buggy by another name. It's rather like 'tonic' 'soda' and 'pop'. What you call it depends on where you grew up. Personally I refuse to grow up, but that's neither here nor there...
There may be other car punching games out there, but this is The Original.
First let's define exactly what constitutes a Punch Buggy:
A Punch Buggy is: 1. A vintage Volkswagen 'Type 1' or 'Standard' Beetle 2. A vintage Volkswagen Super Beetle, such as my Fritz 3. Any of the 'Beetlesque' coach-builts such as a Hebmuller --- or Karmann Cabriolet (the Classic Convertible) 4. A non-German air-cooled Beetle of more recent manufacture 5. A modified but still recognizable Beetle based on any of the above 6. A Volkswagen New Beetle, such as my Galileo. Yes, they do count.
A Punch Buggy is NOT: 1. Any Beetle modified beyond recognizability such as a Bradly GT or a HumBug 2. A non-Beetlesque coach-built such as the extremely rare Rometsch. --- This would also include any other cars built on a Beetle pan that --- look nothing like a Beetle, such as a Volkswagen Type 181 “Thing” --- and its WWII predecessor the Kübelwagen. 3. Or any other product of Volkswagen beyond those listed as qualifying above --- regardless of what some high paid marketing consultant may want you to believe! --- For example: Thunder, as cool as he is, is clearly not a Punch Buggy.
One of the allures of playing Punch Buggy has always been that Punch Buggies, by their very nature, are a) readily identifiable as such and b) somewhat uncommon. That right there is a large part of what makes looking for them fun! If you insist on expanding the game to allow any old (or new for that matter) Volkswagen to quality, then you may as well play TickleMe Toyota. There are so many of them around the only challenge would be NOT getting bored and giving up on the game entirely. Or you could wind up hitting each other so much that Punch Buggy gets banned just like Dodge Ball!
If you insist on playing a game that allows punching for other cars besides bona fide Punch Buggies then you are not really playing Punch Buggy. And besides, since so many of the others look like Toyotas how can you tell the difference?
Now that we have established what a Punch Buggy is - what do you do when you see one?
You say "Punch Buggy" while simultaneously belting the person you're with on the shoulder. Not hard. Just enough to make contact felt. It is not necessary to add "no punch back" when calling a Punch Buggy. Punch-backs are verboten (not allowed) and will cost you one point for each punch thrown - not to mention show you up as a spoilsport and may get you grounded.
One point is awarded to the first person who calls it for each Punch Buggy seen. If you wrongly identify a car as a Punch Buggy and call it, one point is deducted from you score. If you have already hit the person with whom you're playing and then the misidentification is confirmed the person wrongly Punch Buggied may at his discretion double punch the offender immediately or he may save the mis-punch until the next time you have a legitimate Punch Buggy and he can 'take the hit away from you.' To do that the victim of the misidentification and hit says "Save it for later." The next time you spot a legitimate Punch Buggy you can still call it however you are banned from following through with a hit. If you forget and hit anyway you forfeit the game and the other guy wins.
You have the option of being a party pooper and calling a time out. This will suspend a game in progress, which may be resumed at a later time. However you may NOT call "Time in - Punch Buggy - Time out!" all in one sentence just as you see a punch buggy. This will result in a fine of twenty-five (25) points for the first infraction and your parents get to choose how much the fine goes up for each additional infraction. You may also be risking great bodily harm depending on with whom you're playing...
Any and all Volkswagen Dealerships are automatically on time out as are all of the cars on the lot. When a Punch Buggy drives off the lot, as they all must sooner or later, it has exited the 'zone of disallowance' and is fair game. Punch Buggies on non-Volkswagen car lots are not under this restriction. So if there's a used car lot down the street with three used New Beetles on the lot - go for it! This is called the Punch Buggy Prime Directive. Violating this rule will get you in deep do-do.
Note: Punch Buggies being moved from a car-carrier parked in the street in front of a Volkswagen dealership to the lot or vice-versa may or may not be fair game. This remains tied up in the rules comity. A decision is expected any day now...
It is possible to play a non-contact version of Punch Buggy. The rules are exactly the same as for the conventional game with the exception that you don't get to hit the person you're playing with. This can be advisable if there are only two of you playing and the other person is driving. Getting hit while you're driving could be bad. Another time when you may choose to play the non-contact version would be on a school field trip where the authorities (teachers, bus monitors, or whatever) may not be Punch Buggy friendly. Use your best judgment here. I will not be held liable for you getting grounded on the bus instead of seeing the National Air and Space Museum or where ever else you may be going because the bus monitor thought you were getting too rowdy. OK?
The ‘owner’ of a Punch Buggy and members of the owner’s household may not be punched for a Punch Buggy that is a member of their family.* Likewise, others cannot be punched by the ‘owner’ or any member of the owner’s household for the family Punch Buggy. However, anyone who is not a member of the Punch Buggies immediate family are allowed to punch each other, provided all of the other rules of the game are being adhered to. So your annoying cousins from back east are allowed to punch each other for your Punch Buggy, but they can’t punch you and you can’t punch them (no matter how much you may want to…) if the Punch Buggy in question is a member of your household.
* You don’t really “own” a Punch Buggy. You adopt them and they become members of the family. If you have a Punch Buggy in the family you will understand what I mean…
Have fun, don't hit anyone harder than you want to be hit, and don't make too much noise. Dad doesn't like too much noise from the back seat while he's driving! ;-)
Thursday May 13th
I thought I would pass along a great story from Jill, a friend of the WIKY Afternoon Show.
I have to tell you this awesome Riley story.
I volunteer for PC Pound Puppies a no kill shelter. We take the dogs to Petsmart every Sunday to try to find homes for them but last weekend we went on Saturday because of birthdays and mother's day.
A family came up looking at our dogs in their crates. We had a beautiful 7 year old brindle boxer, named Riley. The families little boy took the dog out of his crate, walked the dog around the store giving him commands such as Riley Sit, Riley paw and the dog obeyed. The mother told us that they had a boxer puppy that was just too much for their family of 3 children but they took a child's dog class and knew basic commands. They played and walked Riley for a long time. The mother said they had just put a deposit on a little dog at VHS and came to Petsmart to get supplies and than they saw Riley. The tiny boy "Donovan" said mom, this is him this is THE dog. I talked to the boy and he said he was 7 and his brother was 5 and sister 3. He was very small. I said what school do you go to and he said Home, I am home schooled because I have a medical condition. HE said I can not eat or drink anything by mouth, his little brother said, he isn't getting any better and he cries when we eat because he cant. I said well I would cry to. Anyway Donovan said I went to Indianapolis two days ago and I said, Oh you did to Rileys? I said are you a Rileys kid???? He said yes I am. He was getting ready for a wish upon a star trip to Nickelodeon Studios, he also just got tested for some kind of disease that attacks his immune system. Needless to say Donovan and his family adopted "Riley", they emailed me pics and told me Riley was a great addition to their family. They plan on making him a therapy dog so he can go to Riley Children's Hospital with them. WE have videos of Donovan and Riley and I told his mom she should pass this story on to Rileys. I knew you guys are big supporters so thought you might want to use this story.
Jill
Here is a link to a video that PC Pound Puppies took of Donovan and Riley.
SEINFELD Winner is Jinx Halburnt Hooper, who found 195 words in the 8 letters in SEINFELD. Amazing...
Sine
Sin
Flee
Flees
Fled
Side
Defines
Define
Fine
Fines
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Fin
Fins
Lief
Life
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Felid
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Senile
Wednesday April 14
Make the most words out of the letters in SEINFELD. I came up with 20.
Rules - Each word must be at least three letters or more. Use letters in more than just one word. Word must be Scrabble acceptable. Send your list to MARK@WIKY.COM by (UPDATE - new entry deadline!) Tuesday April 20th. The person with the longest list gets some sort of prize (UPDATE - we do have a pair of tickets to give the winner. We changed the due date to make sure we could go through the words to see if they are "Scrabble acceptable". Listen to the Afternoon Show for details.
Friday Feb 26 - Whatever you do, don't click this link!!!!!
Weds Feb 24 - So is the Subject Line email contest too confusing? Sometimes things just don't work, but we'll leave it up another day or two.
Video from the Men's Style Show for Youth First is now on Watch Evansville... www.watchevansville.com
Tuesday Feb 23 - So I was reading my email this afternoon and noticing all the creative subject lines:
"Eating Like a Caveman and Live Longer!" "Sardines Save More Lives than Seatbelts!" "Is the Air Inside Your Home Killing You?"
Those are all actual subject lines from emails (mostly people trying to get me to interview them on the air.) I'm sure WIKY listeners can do better. Announcing the WIKY Afternoon Show Creative Email Subject Line Contest! Send me an email (mark@wiky.com) with an outreeguous subject line. The more creative the better. Two requirements - it must relate to whatever is contained in the email itself, a story, request whatever. And it must be "family friendly" enough to read on the air. I've got dinner at Hacienda for the best ones. Entry deadline is March 1st (Monday.)
