Do you have what it takes to be Suvudu’s Grand Poohbah Alpha Geek
for Life? Well it’s time put your geek where your mouth is…IF YOU CAN!
And congrats to Kara F., who was chosen by our randomometron from among the throngs of perfect scores as yesterday’s geek-du-jour. And let me assure you that despite Tillie S’s apparent (repeat) skillz, she is still very catchable in the overall. Specifically, today’s archery puzzle is very, very hard—it’s time for Tillie to geek up or geek off the pot, or something like that…
But before the geek-off a warning: yes, you could Google for some of these answers, but then, deep down, you’ll know you’re a bad person. However, you might win a free copy of The Geeks’ Guide to World Domination. So you’ll have to balance total loss of self worth with free geek schwag. It’s up to you.
Email your answers to info@suvudu.com. Don’t comment your answers or you will allow slackers to water down the winner’s pool, thus decreasing your chances of receiving said geek schwag (and you’ll get moderated, deserve a spanking, be summarily executed, etc.). You have until 10:00pm EST tonight. Then try again tomorrow. There’s a free book for each day’s winner, every day this week. The week’s overall highest scorer will earn the title of Suvudu’s Grand Poohbah Alpha Geek for Life (oh, and a $50 iTunes gift certificate). This GPAGFL will almost certainly get his or her face on the cover of Time Magazine*.
To The Geek-Off Already! Remember, email your answers to info@suvudu.com:
1. Geek Culture/Ephemera
If “geek” is one end of a socio-cultural spectrum, then certainly the other end of the spectrum is WWF. Why then is WWF (now WWE) so inherently fascinating to us geeks? Maybe it’s the expression by wrestlers of the geek’s repressed Id; more likely, it has something to do with steroidal meatheads taking themselves oh-so-seriously while clad in neon lycra skimpy enough to make a Frenchman blush. Either way, sort the following list of classic wrestlers into “Faces” and “Heels”. If you haven’t a clue what a Face or Heel is, well, then this will be especially difficult.
WWF Stars of the 1980’s:
Hulk Hogan
Junkyard Dog
Rowdy Roddy Piper
The Fabulous Moolah
Big John Studd
Captain Lou Albano
Wendi Richter
Hillbilly Jim
The Iron Sheik
Superfly Jimmy Snuka
2. Math/Science
3. Classic Puzzle
Move one bottlecap to create two lines of four caps each. Which cap do you move? Where does it go?
4. Tech
Write the meanings of the following somewhat esoteric text message abbreviations:
2G2BT—?
IMAO—?
MTFBWU—?
MUAH—?
BIBO—?
NIFOC—?
YRYOCC—?
And congrats to Kara F., who was chosen by our randomometron from among the throngs of perfect scores as yesterday’s geek-du-jour. And let me assure you that despite Tillie S’s apparent (repeat) skillz, she is still very catchable in the overall. Specifically, today’s archery puzzle is very, very hard—it’s time for Tillie to geek up or geek off the pot, or something like that…
But before the geek-off a warning: yes, you could Google for some of these answers, but then, deep down, you’ll know you’re a bad person. However, you might win a free copy of The Geeks’ Guide to World Domination. So you’ll have to balance total loss of self worth with free geek schwag. It’s up to you.
Email your answers to info@suvudu.com. Don’t comment your answers or you will allow slackers to water down the winner’s pool, thus decreasing your chances of receiving said geek schwag (and you’ll get moderated, deserve a spanking, be summarily executed, etc.). You have until 10:00pm EST tonight. Then try again tomorrow. There’s a free book for each day’s winner, every day this week. The week’s overall highest scorer will earn the title of Suvudu’s Grand Poohbah Alpha Geek for Life (oh, and a $50 iTunes gift certificate). This GPAGFL will almost certainly get his or her face on the cover of Time Magazine*.
To The Geek-Off Already! Remember, email your answers to info@suvudu.com:
1. Geek Culture/Ephemera
If “geek” is one end of a socio-cultural spectrum, then certainly the other end of the spectrum is WWF. Why then is WWF (now WWE) so inherently fascinating to us geeks? Maybe it’s the expression by wrestlers of the geek’s repressed Id; more likely, it has something to do with steroidal meatheads taking themselves oh-so-seriously while clad in neon lycra skimpy enough to make a Frenchman blush. Either way, sort the following list of classic wrestlers into “Faces” and “Heels”. If you haven’t a clue what a Face or Heel is, well, then this will be especially difficult.
WWF Stars of the 1980’s:
Hulk Hogan
Junkyard Dog
Rowdy Roddy Piper
The Fabulous Moolah
Big John Studd
Captain Lou Albano
Wendi Richter
Hillbilly Jim
The Iron Sheik
Superfly Jimmy Snuka
2. Math/Science
3. Classic Puzzle
Move one bottlecap to create two lines of four caps each. Which cap do you move? Where does it go?
4. Tech
Write the meanings of the following somewhat esoteric text message abbreviations:
2G2BT—?
IMAO—?
MTFBWU—?
MUAH—?
BIBO—?
NIFOC—?
YRYOCC—?
