Fists of Flannel – Round 6 – Results Edition

Wednesday February 18, 2009 | 11 comments

[Editor's Note - The Leaderboard is below and MAKE SURE YOU SCROLL ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM FOR A LITTLE SURPRISE!!!]

So, this is the end. Your only friend. The end.

Hard to believe we just burned another 3 weeks off the calendar. If I keep these contests flowing, we’ll be beachside in no time. Of course, I need a vacation a lot sooner than the lot of you so I’m going to take a little hiatus after this round. Plus, I don’t want to wear out my welcome.

I do have two ideas in mind for those interested. Sometime, next month, I’m going to run a little one-shot, one week contest. I call it Chick Flick or Dick Flick. I’ll give full rules when we get closer but the premise is that I run a series of recognizable quotes from movies and you have to... Continue reading »

Fists of Flannel – Round 5 – Results Edition

Monday February 16, 2009 | 8 comments

[UPDATE:   The answers have been appended to the questions below. At the very bottom you'll find the current Leaderboard. Round 6  Questions will be up Wednesday February 18th 2009 - by 8:00 a.m. EST]

Enjoying your holiday?

Well snap out of it. It’s time to get to work. While the rest of the world slumbers and meanders through their Monday, we begin the week in the final stretch. Two more rounds to go and if you don’t have total recall over Dawson’s Creek, there isn’t a President alive or dead who can save you now.

So, here’s the rules for those who have made it through two weeks and four rounds and are still tempted to call on the powers of the Internet to aid your cheating ways. The only rule is – No Cheating!!! No Google. No Yahoo. No Wikipedia. No... Continue reading »

Fists of Flannel – Round 4 – Results Edition

Wednesday February 11, 2009 | 12 comments

[UPDATE:   The answers have been appended to the questions below. At the very bottom you'll find the current Leaderboard. Round 5  Questions will be up Monday February 16th 2009 - by 8:00 a.m. EST]

So, we’re halfway through the contest and in looking at the Leaderboard, I’m encouraged by the fact that of the Top 8 contestants, we are split evenly along gender lines. When coming up with these questions, I try to hit a whole range of topics so that it’s not all Guy-centric. These results seem to prove my point that I’m an equal opportunity inquisitor.

Or, that I’m hated equally by guys and dolls.

Anyway, you know the drill but I’m going to run through it again. You have until 6:30 a.m. EST Thursday February 12, 2009 to send me your ... Continue reading »

Fists of Flannel – Round 3 – Results Edition

Monday February 9, 2009 | 8 comments

[UPDATE:   The answers have been appended to the questions below. At the very bottom you'll find the current Leaderboard. Round 4  Questions will be up Wednesday February 11th 2009 - by 8:00 a.m. EST]

“When you used to tell me that you chase Ed, deep down I thought it was just a metaphor.”

Well, I hope everyone spent the weekend boning up on She’s All That, early UPN comedies and Mary’s “hairgel”. Who knows when you’ll need to whip those out?

So, we’ve got two rounds down and four more to go. As I always say, when we’re this early, it truly is anyone’s game. Now, the way the schedule will work is the same as last week. Two rounds (today and Wednesday) with the answers up on the following days.

You have until Tuesday morning... Continue reading »

Fists of Flannel – Round 2 – Results Edition

Wednesday February 4, 2009 | 18 comments

[UPDATE:   The answers have been appended to the questions below. At the very bottom you'll find the current Leaderboard. Round 3  Questions will be up Monday February 9th 2009 - by 8:00 a.m. EST]

“As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be an Ed.”

So here we are at Round 2 and it’s still early yet. At this stage, it’s anyone’s game. Especially if someone can tap Joe’s PC and provide evidence of his lying, cheating ways. (Joe – I kid. I used to room with you so the way I figure it is if I have all this useless knowledge in my head, it stands to reason that others do too.)

Anyway, Noelle brought up a good point in the comments last time. Regardless of score, she’s just here to have fun and play the game. And that’s what th... Continue reading »

Fists of Flannel – Round 1 – Results Edition

Monday February 2, 2009 | 15 comments

[UPDATE:   The answers have been appended to the questions below. At the very bottom you'll find the current Leaderboard. Round 2  Questions will be up Wednesday February 4th 2009 - by 8:00 a.m. EST]

I hope you’ve been studying because it’s on like Sisco’s Thong Song. (Yeah, I originally had Donkey Kong but that is soooooooooooooo 1983. And then I went Brian’s Song, but that’s just sentimental pap that doesn’t move anyone… oh, and it’s too 70′s. So Sisco it is.)

Anyway, most of you are repeat offenders so you should be in the know with what’s expected here. But for anyone new or for some of you perennial bottom feeders who apparently are unable to retain any prior knowledge whatsoever, I’ve posted the rules below.

Fists of Flannel – 90′s Pop Culture Trivia Contest

Monday January 26, 2009 | 4 comments

“Pop Quiz, Hot Shot.”

Know what 90′s movie that’s from or are you just curious to know what I know? Either way – have I got the contest for you.

Starting next Monday, February 2, 2009, The Ed Zone will launch a new trivia contest, similar in structure to The Ho Ho Ho Throwdown and Breakin’ Big Hair Brawl that I’ve run on this site over the last couple of months. Where Ho Ho hit Christmas and Breakin’ targeted the hazy, crazy 80′s – Fists of Flannel is about to get all angst-ridden on your collective ass.

That’s right, this new contest covers Nineties Pop Culture (movies, TV, music). While our contestants’ ages typically span a wide gulf, I am fairly confident that all of you were alive just a little over a decade... Continue reading »