Commence Trash-Talk

Wow - only a month 'till the IPRR 2008! hard to imagine, really.

It's been a year of prolific change, all filed squarely in the "kick-ass" column, and Petra and I are looking forward to flying back from our new home in San Francisco for the festivities!

Changes are afoot though, for Team Popped Biscuits.

We have a new plan. A new vehicle with two more cylinders. A few new team members, and most importantly, renewed motivations.

Regarding the team: one of the strategic augmentations this year is someone whom I dub "The Scientist". He has lightning fast mental reflexes, bears striking resemblance to Emilio Estevez, and is quite accustomed to dealing with the child brain and all its inherent dysfunction.

On a down note, I'd like to inform you that Domino Dalmatian aka "The Spotted Bitch", our team mascot, passed away just over a month ago, but she'll be joining us in other ways. We will be fighting for victory in honor of her - that's what under-dogs do.

And, in other news: Team Popped Biscuits has spawned another team! We trained her, and what thanks do we get? That's right - defection!!! The nerve, I tell ya. Katie will be joining my lovely better-half, Petra as they form a new team, hell-bent on knocking the very entity that brought the road rally to them, out of contention.

Rumor has it that they will be going by the team name "The Bacon Bit-ches". "Bac-Ho's" has also been detected in the chatter.
This rumor has yet to be dispelled, and we have very, very reliable sources on the inside.

OK- that's all for now, from San Francisco. More news at 11:00.

-greg

Road Rally Planning

Just a quick heads up to all 2008 Road Rally participants that we're deep in planning here at IPRR HQ. We're in the process of determining the route and pulling together the lists that make it so much, umm... fun.

Just in case you're wondering, the Road Rally will kick off at approximately 9am on Friday August 1st at a place to be determined. More in another post.

We are actively working on putting together a Rally that will challenge you and keep you guessing. We're also contemplating new lists that have never seen the light of day. One that we're considering is one code named "wildcard." This list would contain ideas and your team would have a lot of latitude in decided how to interpret the idea and achieve a conclusion. For example, we might have an idea like:

A very large bucket of water and an unsuspecting stranger.

Points (minutes) will be given to you subjectively, based on what our judges think of how you solved the riddle. The points given will likely range from 0 (you didn't even attempt it) to 30 (we really like what you came up with). We will reward creativity and spunk. Most ideas will require some sort of verification (e.g. a photo).

That's it for now. Let us know what you think by leaving a comment.

Game On!

I sent a note to Kevin, requesting confirmation that "Walk This Way" has booked the date for IPRR2008 and is prepared to defend their title. Here's his reponse:

PREPARED TO DEFEND SIR !

My team who ever they may be will decimate the competition, the new team formula honed lean and mean will crush the enemy, they will be trained and armed ready for the day, I am flying in specially from a covert operation in the UK two days before the event with a collection of speedos and a white tan.

Bring it on Storer et al

bring me your animal husbandry, your public nakedness,your piffling golf course antics, your road kill and sneaky little red herring fishy things, i laugh in the general direction of your well water.

YES YES post this to all those feeble little go kart drivers, the "Silver Dream Machine" has been created, ha ha ha ha ha haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...