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Wednesday, August 11, 2004

Rock phone number is center of trivia controversy

If you want to test someone to see if they were really alive in the eighties, only one trivia question will suffice. That question is: "What is Jenny's phone number"
Most amateur trivia buffs jump in immediately with the wrong answer. I bet even a bright person like you gave it a few minutes of thought, and after humming a few bars of the famous Blink 182 tune (or the Tommy Tutone original) and came up with "eight six seven five three oh nine". Am I right or am I right.
Well if you did you would be dead WRONG! Not many people can pass this one on a written test. It is easer on a verbal quiz, but even then most folks screw it up on the first couple of tries. Singing helps. Try it a few times. If you still can't come up with the right answer dig out the CD or download it and listen closely.
I am sure you will come to discover that the final answer is: (and don't look if you don't want to spoil it) eight six seven five three oh nieeinne!

(the lyrics)

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Actually, 867530 NiE-Ine is by Tommy Tutone. Blink182 merely covered it, and poorly if you ask me.

August 26, 2004 at 10:23 AM  
Blogger MrWhipple said...

Thanx Anon. I fixed it to reflect your briliant insight.

August 26, 2004 at 1:13 PM  

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