Fun And Games

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Even More Singonyms!

Contributing Author JJ Live From Leeds delivers another round of tuneful wordplay and musical nostalgia. See how many you can guess

September 16, 2025

by JJ Live At Leeds

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Fun And Games

Nine Out Of Nine People
Will Love This 9/9 Music Quiz

On the ninth day of the ninth month, what better way to celebrate than with a clever pop music quiz built entirely around the number nine? A mix of classics, oddities, and unmistakable earworms, this nona-challenge rewards the sharp-eared and the sharp-witted alike. Contributing Author
Rollerboogie brings the fun.

September 8, 2025

by rollerboogie

250 views

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Fun And Games·History

The Story Of Alan R. Moon And The Rise Of ‘Ticket to Ride’

He doesn’t just punch your ticket, he upgrades you to first class. Contributing Author and Historian
Bill Bois tells the history of the board game classicTicket to Ride in a fast-moving journey of wit, insight, and rail-bound suspense. Read it, and you’ll never look at El Paso → Dallas the same way again.

August 28, 2025

by Bill Bois

319 views

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Thinking Caps On!
It’s The Return Of Singonyms!

In this latest episode, Contributing Author JJ Live At Leeds proves that every great song is just one thesaurus binge away from madness.
You’ll laugh, you’ll guess, and you’ll mutter: “wait…that was so obvious” far too late…

August 27, 2025

249 views

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Side Effects May Include Uncontrollable Dancing:
A ‘Viral Pop Moments’ Music Quiz

I promise that this quiz is definitely more fun than my last attempt at going viral, which involved a failed attempt at a TikTok dance. Which, for the good of humankind, shall remain under wraps in perpetuity.
OK, eight questions: let’s see how you do…

August 7, 2025

257 views

Fun And Games

A Fun Reboot For America’s Pastime:
How the Savannah Bananas Are Changing Baseball

Baseball’s no longer just peanuts and warm 8th inning beer. Contributing Author and Historian Bill Bois touches ’em all, and shows how both the Savannah Bananas and one hammy first baseman-turned-TV cowboy taught America that the real object of the game might just be “fun.”

July 17, 2025

396 views

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Side Effects May Include Uncontrollable Dancing: A ‘Viral Pop Moments’ Music Quiz

I set out to write a quiz and somehow ended up smelling like sulfur, and humming “You’re a Grand Old Flag.”
But good news: the M80s are spent, my attention span has returned (briefly), and this red, white, and riddled music quiz is ready for you.

July 4, 2025

409 views

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Songs In The Key Of ‘Why’:
48 Frequently Asked (Musical) Questions And Answers

Finally, someone brave enough to tell The Clash that their life choices are mathematically terrible. Contributing Author and respondent extraordinaire JJ Live At Leeds delivers the music critique we never knew we desperately needed

It’s a barrelful of existential wisdom and deadpan brilliance from someone who’s clearly been waiting decades for musicians to stop asking rhetorical questions, and start giving real answers.

May 28, 2025

559 views