West Chester Chili Cook Off - Mission Accomplished

The West Chester Chili Cook Off today was a great success. The crowd was in a great mood too. I'm not sure if the excitement was because they were excited to eat chili or that the Phillies were about to beat the Brewers or because me, Dr Zibbs was in their midst. Those things are almost impossible to measure without expensive machinery. All I know is, I ate over 25 of these mini bowls of chili:

.... And now - my awards. The That Blue Yak Gold metal award for best chili goes to Collegium Charter School. Congratulations. You did it. Great flavor - perfect spice.

There was too much to eat to make extensive tasting notes at the cook-off but there was everything from traditional chili to chicken and andouille chili to people dumping tomato sauce, beans and meat into a pot and calling it chili. Here are the other awards I'm giving after an afternoon of tasting:

My silver metals go to: Iron Hill Brewery, 1st West Chester Fire Company, Century 21 Alliance, Victory Brewing Company, Good Will Fire Company.

My bronze metals go to: Blue Dog Printing and Design, Lenape Pizza

Well done people!

..and to top the day off, Kildare's Pub was giving out coupons for a free pint of Guinness. I selfishly took two and enjoyed a Guinness while checking the Phillies and Eagles scores. I'll save the second one for another day.

And on another note, stay tuned to hear the story of two local bloggers that were able to meet me AND shake my hand at the event.

West Chester Chili Eaters Practice Maturity

That's right. It's time again for the West Chester Chili Cook Off. Tomorrow - Sunday, October 5. And with chili comes a certain by-product. I remember seeing Blazing Saddles when it came out at the Warner Theater in West Chester and the bean scene with the farting had everyone rolling in the aisles.

We're all older know so I'd like everyone to practice a little maturity by watching this clip with a straight face:

Chili Peppers Rock West Chester Chili Fest

The West Chester Chili Cook-Off is just a day away. The festival runs from noon - 4 on Gay Street in downtown West Chester. Here's some Red Hot Chili Peppers, live from Poland to get you in the mood. Watch Flea work that bass.

Groove Into A Respectable Weekend With The Stones

It's Friday people!! Get out of your cages or offices and run screaming into the streets. FYI this Sunday is the West Chester Chili Cook-off so make sure to check back this weekend for posts related to Chili. Hope to see you there. Look for me. I'll be wearing long pants, and depending on the weather, maybe a jacket.

Now here's Respectable by the Rolling Stones. It's from my favorite Stones album - Some Girls. When was the last time you saw Mick playing guitar huh? To view and hear, click here.

(here are the opening lyrics)

Well now we're respected in society
We don't worry about the things that we used to be
We're talking heroin with the president
Well it's a problem, sir, but it can't be bent
Uh yes!

Well now you're a pillar of society
You don't worry about the things that you used to be
You're a rag-trade girl, you're the queen of porn
You're the easiest lay on the White House lawn
Get out of my life, don't come back
Get out of my life, don't come back

Man Clutches Heart At Exton Kmart

So I had to take the dreaded trip to the Exton Kmart the other day to look for some lettuce seeds and I pass this Halloween thing pictured above. I'm looking at it and all of a sudden - and I mean all of a sudden it starts to move and the hands pick the head up out of it's neck socket. It then says something like, "I believe I'm losing my head" or something stupid like that.

Well, it completely catches me off guard and I kind of jump because the sudden movement and sound scared me in the wastelands of the Exton Kmart. I can't remember if I vocalized a mini scream, "ahhh" or not. All I know, just like when you trip and you have to look to see if anyone saw you, I turn around and this old dude is looking at me. I felt like saying,

"Listen old timer. I'm not afraid of this cheese ball monster. Something could have fallen off of the shelf and I would have jumped. I thought I was alone in the home and garden section OK? The sound startled me. That's it! You believe me..right?"

I picture the guy meeting up with his wife later in the store.

Old Lady: Did you find the rope Harry?

Old Man: Yeah I got the rope. And I saw one of those fags too.

Old Lady: A homosexual? In Kmart?

Old Man: Must of been one. He sees a scary trick or treat prop and he almost pissed his pants he was so afraid. And he screeched like a girl. But he was clearly a man.

Old Lady: Oh yeah. That was probably a gay.

The Night Chicago Died - Puu-leease

And continuing a week of cheesy AM radio classics from the 70's: The Night Chicago Died* by Paper Lace. Click here to hear the melodramatic 1970's tune that was all the rage.

*It's a little diddy about Al Capone. See. I snuck a little history in there on you.

How To Find New Readers For Your Blog

So I'm in Wawa today getting the paper and a coffee and I look down and see the story in USA Today about the top 10 Disney dogs and I burst out laughing. The Wawa girl looked at me like I was a nut. The reason I was laughing was because I was thinking of Falwless's blog profile. For favorite movies she has "Air Bud" and "Kazaam " with Shaq. WTF? Classic.

The Blogger profile* is great though. Did you know that if you click on an item in a profile, it will show you all the other people that have that same item listed in their profile? It's true. For instance when I click the classic retarded CBS Schoolbreak Special "Welcome Home Jellybean" starring Dana Hill I find that only one other blogger in the world lists this movie as a favorite. In this case the blog is "According to Talia." I left a few comments on her blog but something was probably wrong with blogger because she never commented on my blog. Maybe you guys to tell her how important I am. Just a thought.

The other great thing about the profile search is that it will list the bloggers in order of the last post they wrote. This way, you're not wasting your precious blog time clicking on posts about birthday parties from January 2006. Anyways, you might want to give the profile search a shot. I've been using it to find other bloggers that are similar to me. Did you know that there are 307 bloggers whose interests include "Making Fun of People?" Well, 308 if you include me. Don't believe me? Go to my profile and see for yourself.

*One thing I don't know how to do is search profiles if the item is not in my profile. For instance I have West Chester in my profile and I can click on it to see other bloggers from West Chester. How would I search for people that have blogs from Downingtown, Malvern and other towns? Please let me know.

Seasons In The Sun - Get Your Tissues Out Babies

So over at Gwen's blog she's been building a list of 70's radio hit songs. Here's another AM radio hit from the 1970's to add to the list - the cheesy classic "Seasons in the Sun"* by Terry Jacks.




*If I'm ever about to die, then I find out I'm going to live and I have a friend that has kind of been a jerk - I'm going to play this song in the hospital room right before I jump up and say, "I'm gonna live you jerk. Maybe next time you'll think twice about that jerky thing you did."

And Then He Handed The Bloggers Their New Nicknames

OK, fellow bloggers. This took WAY longer than I thought. As promised, I've come up with your new nicknames. Just like the powerful Oz, I will now present them to you.

And note that I've supplied links to your blogs so hold on to your hats because you're gonna get a crap load of hits today. Feel free to thank me in a blog post. I dare you.

Also, I've learned a bit about you all. You're all greedy as hell. As soon as you heard "free" you came a runnin'. I bet if I announced that I was putting an old sink on my curb at least ten of you would be on your way over here. Anyway, here they are. Some of the names will only make sense to a few people. In some cases - only me. Enjoy.

Jon (Extraneous Kickassery)
"The Floor" (he's an expert at installing floors)

"Hand-J" (short for handsome Jon - or so the ladies tell me)

"Leaper" (he only writes a post every leap year)

Anonymous (Anonymous and Loving It)
"Jel-E-Bub" (jealous because he didn't come up with the Bubble-Up song)
"Sir Stalks-Alot" (he was stalking me last week)


Dmb5_Libra (DMB Does Not Stand For the Dave Matthews Band!)
"Poop Deck Patty" (from your comment in your profile about poop decks)

Holy Crappers - Sista #1 (Holy Crappers)
"Crapese"

"Sister Mary Philly" (lives in Philly)

M in SF (Insert Witty Title Here)
"Tub-A-No" (because she hates fat kids)

Poobomber (The Other Side Of Normal)
"Fecal Fling Frank"
"Y-Pages" (he writes more posts than there are ads in the yellow pages)

Kimmie (KinDeC)
"Noodle Locks" (because she loves to cook and has blond, curly hair)

J Hi - (Jigsaw: Pieces Of My Life)
"Lemon Lippy", or "Tart-si" (look at her avatar)

The Imaginary Reviewer (The Imaginary Review)
"The Unicorn Whisperer" (get it? ...imaginary?)
"Ole' English Toof" (you know the British and their careless ways with a toothbrush)

Mathdude (Eating Chicken Vindaloo)
"Protractus" (probably Latin for a protractor)

Gwen (Everything I Like Causes Cancer)
"Magna-Nipple" or "Sammy Nipple Jr" (you know - with her one nipple that goes the other way. See her blog for the amazing details).

Blood Red Roses (Everything's Temporary)
"Polka Pam" (her profile says her favorite music is "anything and everything")

Red (Ginger Is the Watchword)
"Skipper, now rub the lotions on my butt" (I know it's long but it's they only Gilligan's Island reference that's coming to me. Now the stretch of a joke here is that the Skipper and Gilligan are participating in some homosexual behavior with lotions and if they're on the lookout in case Ginger comes snooping around...get it?..OK shut up!).

Get Kristi Love (Two Minutes In The Box)
"Pucky" (Loves hockey)

B.E.Earl (Bug Eyed Blog)
"The Earl of Bugs"

Whiskey Marie (Whiskey Marie)
"Bourbon Boob-A-Licious"

Step Right Up (Warped Viewing of My Mind)

"Stool" (used when you want to "step right up")

Mike (Brown Cotton and Red Sox)

"Matt" (sounds similar to Mike) or "The Poor Man's Jon" (because I've heard him and Jon are twins)

Smoochies (I Have Nothing To Say About That)

"Breath-A Lisa" (Almost got busted at sobriety check point in Downingtown.

The Indefatigable MJenk (A Crown of Thistles)

"Test-ees" or "Test-ees Tim" (because he claims to be in the field of chemistry)

Beckeye (The Pop Eye)

"Tubes" (because she reviews things on the tube - among other pop culture suff).

MnMom (Happy To BE From Iowa)

"Compass" (Because her name is Minnesota Mom but her blog is "Happy To Be from Iowa)

Jennifer and Sandy (Minnesota Vs. Texas - Bloggin' Through Life One Goat At A Time)

"Mary, Terry and Carrie" (one more name but easier to remember)

Ask Alice (Alice in Average Land)

"The Canadian Fox" or "Mag-Dum" (because she attracts "dummies" like a "magnet" - the dummy being her friend Blondie)

Ms Florida Transplant (Just a girl....And her dogs)

"BamBlorida" (Big beautiful eyes like a deer and lives in Florida)

Fancy Schmancy (Fancy Schmancy)

"Prancy Nancy from Delancy" (rhymes with original name)

Urban Blond In The Burbs (Urban Blond In The Burbs)

"Urbs"

Some Guy (And Some Guys Blog)

"Ribs McCoy" (see his rib eating video on Youtube)

Falwless - (Lots Better Then Your Blog)

Soul-less (literally - has no soul)

Vodka Mom (I Need A Martini Mom)

"Ruskareena" (You know - how the Russians love vodka)

Enc (Observation Mode)

"Fash-Ano" (has a great fashion blog)

The End.

WCOJ Is Forever Gone - Closed - Chester County Mourns

WCOJ - we hardly new ye'. It's a sad day in Chester County folks. WCOJ, the West Chester radio station that has been broadcasting since 1952 has been sold to Holy Spirit Radio and will begin airing Catholic programming shortly.

And I have a confession to make. The "special person" that used to call in as "Marty from Downingtown" on the Early Edition with JT was indeed me - Dr Zibbs. Thanks for the memories WCOJ. Goodbye JT Morgan, Robert Henson, Mary Bigham, Ron "Swap Shop" O'Neil and the commercials of Pipe Xpress and Brenda's Vac Shop. I'm gonna miss ya. Let's all do lunch real soon.

I guess that leaves me only one choice. Start working on my imitations of the Devil and Jesus for the calls I'll be making to the new station. I feel it's my duty.

All By Myself - Writing Nicknames

Here's a song called "All By Myself" by Eric Carmen. A classic from the 70's, that for how corny, brings back memories. I'll be all by myself while trying to come up with nicknames for my readers (see today's post).

My good blog friend Gwen has a great list of old songs like this from the seventies that she just posted. To see her post - clicky here.

West Chester Blogger Giving Out Free Nicknames

It's pretty lame when people make up their own nicknames. Really - it is. If you've read my blog, you''ll know that I have a special gift for making up nicknames on the fly. Take a look at this post about Soul Train where I nick-named all of the dancers. And even though racist You Tube took the video down it's STILL a classic. Seriously - "Backstroke Afromatic"? ...Where DO I come up with this stuff?

In an effort to "Give Something Back" - I'm going to give a nickname to each person that leaves a comment in the comments section of this blog today*. Please also feel free to nickname me in the comments section. Also, please leave any great nicknames that you've heard of in your lifetime.

So there you go. Enjoy your normal, boring name.... for one more day.

*If for some reason, whether religious, fear of taunting or just being a big baby and you DON'T want a nickname - please write, "no nickname please" in comments.

Here's the Song That Made Me Homesick

When I was in 5th grade I went to stay with my cousins in Chicago for a few weeks over Summer break. It was great. My Uncle was a surgeon so they had this great condo in downtown Chicago near the Museum of Science and Industry. I remember being fascinated by the "in the future exhibit" where they had a video phone exhibit.

Every morning this was the song that was on the radio - Magic my Pilot. I just heard this on the radio and thought I'd post it.

Do The Math To See How Old The Camaro Is Today

Happy birthday Chevy Camaro. September 29, 1966 is day the first Camaro was introduced. It was the 1967 Camaro. Right after High School I dated a girl that had a 1969 Camaro. It was blue. She'd let me drive it whenever she picked me up . It was cooler than the family Toyota Corona I was driving at the time. I wish it were mine. I know - I just let you into my world by telling you that amazing story.

Does anyone have any other good Camaro stories? And for some of the nerd guy readers - don't even lie and tell me that you had some chick in the backseat because you know you were home watching the Love Boat with you parents. True stories only.

And for fun, click here to see the an interactive site about the Camaro from the movie Better Off Dead with John Cusack.

...and on other another note, the winner of the funniest comment for ALL CLOWN WEEKEND was nobody. Thanks for the comments but nobody left any comedy gold so the winner goes to McGone for his Friday comment on the post about the Carrot Boy at West Chester University. His comment:

It would really be a cherry on top if the owner said "OK, now that you have the costume on, let's practice the dance moves."

G Love With Some Great Clown Harmonizing

OK, clown weekend is almost over people. Here is a really great song called "Rodeo Clowns". Excellent harmonizing with G-Love, Jack Johnson and Donavon Frankenreiter. This was filmed at the Orange Lounge. You're gonna LOVE this!

They also do a few other songs including "Rainbow." This is good stuff so just put it on and listen to the great music while eating your Sunday eggs and bacon.

Dwight Yoakam Honors West Chester Blogger

Continuing All Clown Weekend at TBY, a song that I really dig by Dwight Yoakam called "Inside the Pocket of a Clown." And I also dig the striped pants on the gals*.

And did anyone see Dwight in Sling Blade as the drunk boyfriend? Great perfomance and great movie. MMMM-Hmmmm.



* Maybe Enc from Observation Mode can give her comments on the pants.

Say You, Say Me? More Like: "Say WHAT?"

Clown Weekend continues at TBY with this cheese ball rendition of Say You, Say Me. Trust me on this one - you need to see the expression on this clown at 49 seconds in. Try to concentrate on that expression when you're in a deep, deep sleep tonight.

Killer Clowns From Outer Space

As everyone knows by now, TBY is celebrating it's first ever "all clown weekend." Here's another clown related video. It's a clip from the movie Killer Clowns From Outer Space.

PA Blogger Says Good Bye To Paul Newman

Good Bye Paul Newman. We'll Miss You.

Yucko The Clown In Nashville Video

..and we continue with an all clown weekend. Here's Yucko the Clown with his hysterical brand of stupid, insult comedy. (Lots of making fun of fat chicks in this one).

Warning: Harsh language in this video..so turn up the volume.

West Chester Blogger Announces Clown Weekend

It's official. I've decided that That Blue Yak will be having it's FIRST ANNUAL CLOWN WEEKEND. Starting now. And who doesn't love clowns? So plan to check back all weekend to see videos of everything clown related. Make a party out of it. Tell your friends. Don't have friends? This might be the perfect opportunity to stop a stranger on the street and make a friend,

"Excuse me. We don't know each other but would you like to come to my house and watch clown stuff together? Seriously - no funny business. Just clown stuff."

Who knows...you might have a new friend at the end of the weekend.

Also, whoever leaves the funniest comment - will receive the title of THAT BLUE YAK FIRST ANNUAL CLOWN WEEKEND GRAND MARSHAL OF CLOWN. Now I give you -"Evil Clown Dancing":

West Chester Burglar Really Just Mr Rogers As A Clown

West Chester residents can now unlock their doors. The clown cat burglar I referenced in my last post was actually just a dream. It was just Mr Rogers wearing an evil clown mask. This video should explain it.

West Whiteland Police Respond to Clown Cat Burgler

I woke up this morning feeling like a lonesome clown. You know - from the lyric in Rainy Days and Mondays Always Get Me Down by the Carpenters*. I guess it's the non stop rain that's happening here in West Chester..... Or it could be the clown make-up that's smeared all over my pillow. WTF? I kind of forget what happened last night but when I woke up this morning there was a huge red shoe - size 20 - sitting below an open window -drape a-flappin' in the wind.

Anyway, I'm gonna cheer myself up by listening to a different Carpenters song: Top of the World. Enjoy the upbeat tempo and snappy lyrics you clowns.




*If you're repulsed by how ungodly fat Karen Carpenter is, look at a lamp or something instead of the watching the video.

Weezer Record Song For West Chester Blogger

When Weezer said they wanted to record a song about me - West Chester's Dr Zibbs - owner of the amazing, award winning blog THAT BLUE YAK - I told them they could on four conditions:

1) They record 5 different songs and I get to pull the winning song out of a hat. The four losing songs be thrown out and never spoken of again.
2) They use the word "Beatch" (say: Beeey-aaattchh).
3) When they tour, they stop by Bam Magera's new West Chester club The Note and let me play tambourine. I get at least one solo and get to stand in front.
4) I'm referred to as the Fifth Weezer.

They agreed to all of my demands Here's what the boys came up with - I give you "Troublemaker" by Weezer (aka' ode to Zibbs):



For the record - I still think the lead singer looks like my neighbor Mike K.

Diesel Video - What The?

OK - I don't how long this Diesel video will be on the Youtube so you better check in it out now. Clicky here for a very suggestive XXX video that's actually G rated.

Dude At WCU Not Getting Laid This Semester

WCU Student: Do I have to wear the carrot costume?

West Chester Restaurant Owner: Yes, when you were hired to work the cash register, we told you that our staff - on a rotating basis - is asked to wear the carrot costume, go down to the college and hand out fliers.

WCU Student: Can I cover my face with a black, thin sheath so people can't see my face.

West Chester Restaurant Owner: No. Too Dangerous. You could trip.

WCU Student: What if I cut out holes where the eyes are and wore glasses?

West Chester Restaurant Owner: And ruin the integrity of the carrot? Absolutely not.

Click the picture to get a better look at the shame.

Top 10 Things I Need To Know About Carny Housing

You should feel very privileged my dear reader because you are looking at an amazing photo. The picture above is an actual "Carny Hotel" on wheels. You might remember my gripping coverage of Downingtown's Good Neighbor Day this Summer. This photo is from the same day. I just didn't think that most of you were mature enough to handle it - but you've come a long way.

Anyways, I have so many questions about this mini Carny hotel that I thought I'd draft a letter to the carnival company to get some answers. My question are:

1) Why do the outer doors not have locks? Are locks earned or are those rooms reserved for the strong - "can take care of themselves" - type of Carny?

2) Did anyone ever try to drill a glory hole in one of the "hotel" walls? If they did, did any of the wise cracker Carny's pull any practical jokes with the glory hole?

3) How do the really fat chicks that the Carny's pick up fit through those thin doors? Do the other Carny's have to run up and push her in - using their bodies like a battering ram?.. "on three fellows, one..two..three"...You know what I mean.

4) Did a midget Carny ever request to have a slide installed instead of those steps? And you obliged because you thought it would be funny to watch him slide down it?

5) When you're driving down the highway, do any of the freaky looking Carny's....let me rephrase that....do any of the Carny's ever pull the door curtain open with a knife, then creepily look at some kid in a car, then they pretend to slit their throat as if telling the kid they're going to slit the kids' throat? ...WAIT...I'M NOT DONE....then, the kid starts yelling to his dad that a Carny threatened to kill him and the dad says, "Nonsense Timmy, there aren't any Carny's in the trailer - probably just horses - or chairs."

6) Do the Gypsy Carnys give you more trouble than the normal Carny's?

7) Did one of the trailers ever REALLY stink? Then when you finally checked it out, one of the fat Carny chicks had been hiding all of these funnel cake plates and cheese dogs sticks under her cot that she'd been stealing for years?

8)

Did a Carny, trying to make the best of their situation ever try to make their Carny room nice buy fixing it up and putting up curtains and pictures? And when they proudly showed it to the other Carny's, one jerk Carny said, "No amount of fancy curtains and decorations gonna change the fact that use is livin' in a travelin' jail cell.

9) When you hear someone in a non carnival situation referring to the smell of urine, do you always butt in and say, "Lady, you want to know about urine soaked - just try cleaning one of my hotel Carny rooms on a hot day in July. Now dat's urine smell!"

10) Did you ever think about letting normal people step into one of the Carny rooms? And charge money for it? You know - like a spook house. If so, are you looking for investors? I might be able to help you out.

Do you have questions? Please add them in the comments section.

Clay Aiken Gay But What About This Video

Everyone in the U.S. is talking about two things:

1) Clay Aiken is gay.
2) West Chester blogger Dr Zibbs is being stalked my Anonymous.

..which brings me to this Clay Aiken clip showing when a fan (stalker) meets their God. This day may come my friend. This day may come. And the facial expressions on both of us will match those in this video.

And with those noble words, I need to leave and watch the end of the Phillies game in my neighbor's garage.

Best Halloween Costume Ever Discovered In Downingtown

I did it. I found the best Halloween costume at the Halloween store in Downingtown (right near the Wegmans). Behold it's glory. I'm asking readers not to buy it because when I went to the counter to make the purchase, I didn't have enough money. This costume is $14.99! I'm heading to the bank right after lunch. I know it's a lot scratch to pay for a costume but the way I see it, I'll go this year as "The Billionaire" and next year as "Le Billionaire". I know. Pretty smart.

My only problem is that it's September 24th and I don't think that's going to give me enough time to master that expression that the guy on the bag is doing. Do you know how many takes it probably took to get that pose just right? And he's a pro! I was thinking about just carrying the bag in my pocket, then when I see people, I'll pull the bag out and and say, "You're Fired" - while holding the bag in front of my face. Is that stupid?

I'll have to learn how to say "You're fired" in Spanish for the 2009 Halloween, but I'll get to that after the new year.

PA Blogger Has Alot In Common With Stephen Colbert

OK everyone, it's time for a little quiz:

Charlene is to Stephen Colbert as Dr Zibbs is to??????

If you guessed Anonymous you're correct. After reading Anonymous's blog post I can tell you that it is true. I'm being stalked by him. I mean - think about it. We've never met, I take a picture at the Chester County Restaurant Festival and he just happens to be there taking a picture a split second before? Puh-leaase.

Now if you'll excuse me I have to go practice my karate. Enjoy the stalking themed Colbert Clip: