Monthly Archives: December 2011

Prosecutor Mulling Criminal Charges In Brawl Near The End Of “Skip-Bo” Tournament

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Skip-Bo Tournament Violence

Skip-Bo tournament violence leaves the championship up in the air.

Nashville,TN—A Tennessee prosecutor said yesterday he will consider criminal charges in the aftermath of a brawl that erupted at the end of the regional “Skip-Bo” Championship last Saturday afternoon in the conference center of the Nashville Marriott.

Davidson County prosecutor Chester Detmer said in a statement that his office would determine if criminal charges were appropriate. He declined further comment.
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“I Get Massive Amounts Of Hate Mail!:” A TDQ Q&A With Meteorologist Rebecca Barry

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Rebecca Barry at Her Desk

Meteorologist Rebecca Barry takes a break from the science of meteorology and reading hate mail from viewers that don't appreciate the complexities of atmospheric physics to read The Daily Quarterly.

This week, TDQ had the pleasure of talking weather with Jacksonville’s Channel 4 meteorologist Rebecca Barry. Rebecca spoke to us about the dark side of meteorology, puts us in our place when we asked about her hero and tells us just how touchy the subject of snowfall in Florida can be.

Here is this week’s TDQ Q&A with meteorologist Rebecca Barry:

The Daily Quarterly: How did you hear about thedailyquarterly.com?

Rebecca Barry: Brian e-mailed me introducing himself and asking if I’d like to do this
interview….

TDQ: How excited were you that The Daily Quarterly asked you for an
interview?

Barry: On a scale of 1 to Jumping-On-Couches, I’m at a 7.3
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Cheetah, Who Played “Cheeta” In Johnny Weissmuller “Tarzan” Films, Dies At 80

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Cheetah

Writer/Director/Actor Brian DiMaio, right, monkeys around on the set of RECOiL with Cheetah. Cheetah was to play a detective in RECOiL at time when human actors were reluctant to sign on to the film.

Palm Harbor, FL—Cheetah, the chimpanzee who could possibly have starred in several “Tarzan” movies in the 1930s with Johnny Weissmuller, died of kidney failure Christmas Eve. He was 80. Maybe.

Sometime around 1960, Cheetah came to the Suncoast Primate Sanctuary from Weissmuller’s estate in Ocala, a spokeswoman for the sanctuary said.

Most chimpanzees live to be about 40 or 45 in zoos, according to experts in that type of thing.
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Pets.com Founder Looking To Buy Bankrupt Automaker Saab

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Pets Dot Saab

Greg McLemore may not get the Saab name once the acquisition is made but he is the owner of the original pets.com puppet.

Los Angeles—With Swedish carmaker Saab filing for bankruptcy, many suitors are coming out of the woodworks vying to buy the struggling company, and Greg McLemore, who founded pets.com, some website that lasted like a year like a decade ago, is at the top of the list.

“I don’t really remember what exactly pets.com was, but I remember they had a clever little dog puppet or something,” said business analyst Trevor Watson of Moore-Dearing Investments. “I have no doubt that that little dog could breathe new life into Saab. I’m excited for the new direction Saab will go in with McLemore at the helm.”
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Hanna-Barbera To Begin Production On Harry Potter Animated Series

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Hanna-Barbera presents Harry Potter

Hanna-Barbera presents Harry Potter

Burbank, CA—In a deal nearly five years in the making, cartoon production company giant Hanna-Barbera announced yesterday that they had finally reached an agreement to produce seven 13-episode seasons telling the entire saga of “Harry Potter.”

“We’re thrilled,” said Zeke Barbera, spokesman for the studio. “We’re very excited that this deal was finally struck after a lot of hard work by a lot of people. We can’t wait to start drawing and casting voices.”
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