Fuck This Packet 2016
Opus 1: Sex, Lawnmowers and Rock n’ Roll
[Please read] Editor’s Note: This trash packet was inspired by the brilliant trash packet “Never Say Never”. This packet is intended for mature audiences. Reader discretion is advised. This packet contains bad jokes so don’t play this if you are a stick in the mud. The title of each packet/opus gives a hint to something in the packet. Questions, complaints, etc. direct to . Compliments, offers of payment, etc. direct to .
Technical Notes: The Powers are just there for fun and are not necessary. There is only one tiebreaker per packet, so read an unread bonuses if there is still a tie after tossup 21.
TOSSUPS
1. This radio show once had an entire episode devoted to a caller named James who had sex with his dog Brutus. MTV aired a TV adaptation of this radio show that was on from 1996-2000. One former host of this radio program was named Stryker. Famous guests on this show includedthe busty Asian adult model Minka, Tom Arnold, Jimmy Kimmel, and David Allen Grier. This radio show was born in 1984 as the segment “Ask a Surgeon”. One current host of this program is Mike Catherwood, who is a buff former addict from the beaches of Southern California. The most famous former host of this program is the bombastic Adam Carolla. For 10 points, name this relationship-driven radio show hosted by Dr. Drew Pinsky.
Answer: Loveline
2. Stephen Jackson was released in 2013 after Jackson returned to this team that he previously played for from 2001 to 2003. This team lost to the Dallas Mavericks 4-1 in the 2009 playoffs. That loss and the relative lack of success in the late 2000s prompted this team to develop its patented “pace and space” offense. In the 2015 NBA season, 7 foot 3 BobanMarjanovic has provided a boost for this team led by older players like Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker. In the 2015 offseason, LaMarcus Aldridge signed with this team. For 10 points, name this Texas NBA team coached by Greg Popovich that features star forwards Kawhi Leonard and Tim Duncan.
Answer: The San Antonio Spurs (accept either)
3. Billboard’s Timothy White said that the artist that made this album was “making money by exploiting the world's misery.” In one song from this album, an old man from the South talks about two criminals “who made Jessie James and Billy the Kid look like law abiding citizens”. That song, “Bad Meets Evil”, is also the title of an album made by the creator of this album and Royce da 5’9”. This album features a song where the singer says that he is going to “rip Hillary Clinton’s tonsils out and feed her Sherbet”. Famous tracks from this album include “Role Model”, “Just Don’t Give a Fuck” and “My Name Is”. For 10 points, identify Eminem’s second album that is named after his alter ego.
Answer: The Slim Shady LP(prompt on “Slim Shady”, I guess)
4. This tells the story of a devout child who is persecuted and abused by his father for his devotion to the title figure. The protagonist of this story, who is 9 years old, is visited by the title figure, and the entirety of the story takes place in his bedroom. The author of this story is unknown, and it spawned many dramatic readings and animations uploaded to Youtube. This story has been labelled “Not Safe For Work” for its description of explicit sexual acts being performed on an underage boy. For 10 points, name this short story where a famous Dreamworks character says “It’s all ogre now”.
Answer: Shrek is Love, Shrek is Life (prompt on “Shrek meme”)
5. This actor tells a paralyzed polio victim that he thinks God will give him a “free pass”, should he contract the use of a sex therapist to lose his virginity. One character played by this actor lends his yacht to Matthew McConaughey to sail up the Niger River in search of a lost Confederate Ironclad supposedly stranded in the Sahara desert. This actor remarks “$100,000? Makes me wanna walk on all fours and put a saddle on my back,” as “Tick Tock” McGlaughlinin Seabiscuit. Another character played by this actor checks into a motel under the pseudonym “Mr. Anderson” after trying to escape the botched kidnapping of his wife by Peter Stormare and Steve Buscemi. For 10 points, name this character actor whose most famous roles have him playing a used car salesman in the 1996 Coen brother’s black comedy Fargo and as the alcoholic Frank Gallagher in Shameless.
Answer: WilliamH. Macy
6. This song begins with persistent percussion that builds throughout the song. The narrator of this song meditates on the nature of criminality in the police force and virtue among criminals, comparing them to a two-sided coin. He describes his role as a general during the Second World War, although it is unclear which side he fought for. He does claim, however, to have been present at the execution of Czar Nicolas II and many of his advisors. He also claims responsibility for the deaths of the Kennedys, though he insists that the listener share the blame. This song recounts the exploits of the title character, who claimed to have been present at the trial of Jesus. For 10 points, name this song off of the 1968 album Beggar’s Banquet, where the narrator is “pleased to meet you” and “hope[s] you guessed [his] name”.
Answer: “Sympathy For The Devil”
7. One character in this show pretends to be gay in order to get an acting client. That character quickly changes his mind after a man asks for a blowjob. The protagonist of this show gets into a love quadrangle between one of his students, the dean’s wife and his teaching assistant. In this television show, the TV producer Stew, played by Stephen Tobolowsky, is known for having a large penis, which he uses to steal the wife of agent Charlie Runkle. The main love interest of the protagonist of this show is portrayed by NataschaMcElhone and is set to be married before driving off with the protagonist. For 10 points, David Duchovny played depressed, sex addicted, writer Hank Moody on what Showtime dark comedy?
Answer: Californication
8. This character is haunted by his past, and often remarks that something bad is coming for him. The player first encounters this character manning the nighttime shift of a sniper’s outlook. Though very terse in speech initially, the player can eventually get this character to reveal that he killed his wife in order to spare her from a life of slavery. This character can provide the player with the “Spotter” perk, which will highlight enemies while the player is aiming. If he witnesses the death of Caesar, this character will remark “Thumbs down, you son of a bitch”, in the gravelly voice of Jason Marsden, though this character was mistakenly credited to have been voiced by James Marsden. For 10 points, name this companion in Fallout: New Vegas—a sniper with a characteristic red beret.
Answer: Boone
9. This athlete was famously given a blank piece of game tape, but this player never watched the blank tape. He then lied to his coaches that he had seen the film. Drafted before the Rookie Wage Scale was implemented, this player signed a 68 million dollar deal after holding out until September 12. This quarterback’s first appearance came in relief of Josh McCown. This quarterback was said to have a “cannon arm” when he was drafted out of LSU in the 2007 NFL Draft. This player tried out for the Chicago Bears in 2013, but did not make the team. Drafted ahead of Calvin Johnson and Adrian Peterson, this player was eventually released in May, 2010. For 10 points, name this purple drank drinking, “larger than life”, former number 1 overall draft bust and Oakland Raider.
Answer: JamarcusRussell
10. This controversial British reality show currently has a 3.1/10 rating on IMDB. In an article about this show on Gawker, Rich Juzwiak wrote “I’m no sexpert” when examining one of the host’s thoughts on male homosexual intercourse. That host was Dan Savage, who, along with Tracey Cox and Phillip Hodson, discussedsexual topics during the middle portion of the show. An American adaptation was created by WE TV, but was cut short after five episodes because of its controversial nature. For 10 points, name this Channel 4 show where couples have sexual intercourse in a cubic chamber on stage and then answer questions on love making and relationships immediately following coitus.
Answer: Sex Box
11. One of the earliest film appearances of these beings was in 1896’s Le Manoir du diable, where four of them subdue the cavalier. In 2008, China passed a law banning all movies that portray these beings to discourage “cults and superstition” and promote its secular ideology.Matthew McConaughey is visited in a 2009 comedy by one of these beings, played by Michael Douglas, who warns him that he will be visited by3 more of these. In a 1984 movie, Harold Ramis describes the energy being generated by these beings to his teammates using a metaphor involving a twinkie “35 feet long weighing approximately 600 pounds”. For 10 points, name these beings, the antagonists of the aforementioned “busters”, who lend their name to the title of a 1990 romance starring Patrick Swayze.
Answer: Ghosts
12. Before becoming famous, this celebrity made an appearance on the VH1 show Surviving Nugent, wherein contestants are asked to perform compromising stunts for Ted Nugent. At a 2010 appearance at the Gathering of the Juggalos, this person was repeatedly pelted with rocks and bottles before being chased back to her trailer. She is known for her frequent and controversial social media activities, including a 2016 twitter rant where she espoused her belief in a flat Earth and a 2013 article entitled “Why I Sympathize With Hitler: Part 1”, accompanied by a photo of herself in a skimpy Nazi uniform in front of a photograph of Auschwitz. The latter article would later lead to her being expelled from 2015’s Celebrity Big Brother after one day. For 10 points, name this model, musician, writer and social media personality behind the 2007 single “I Love U” and one time most popular person on Myspace.
Answer: Tila Tequila (I suppose you can accept Thien Thanh Thi Nguyen, but really, who’s gonna know that?)
13. For this channel’s 15th Anniversary, the channel broadcasted re-enactments of the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates. In 2013, Conan O’Brien remarked that this was “an entire channel shot with the back-up camera of a Ford Explorer”. One anchor for this network was given the title “The Most Patient Man On Television” by John Oliver on “Last Week Tonight”. That anchor is Steve Scully. This channel is notable for broadcasting its content live and unedited, and also has two spin-off channels and streams some of its content online. For 10 points, name this channel, which broadcasts live footage of the United States federal government, and is infamous for wide shots of empty rooms.
Answer: C-Span
14. Fights during this soccer match prompted the military police to send a special force to the stadium. Captain and key defender Thiago Silva of the losing side of this game was suspended right before this match because he had received too many yellow cards. The team that lost this soccer game saw its 62-match home unbeaten streak snapped. The two countries that played in this soccer game had previously met in the 2002 World Cup, which this game’s loser ultimately won. During this match, Toni Kroos scored goals in both the 24th and 26th minutes. Because of this embarrassing loss, the losing team chose not to bring back manager Luiz Felipe Scolari. For 10 points, name this game that saw the host country get annihilated in the 2014 World Cup semifinals by the eventual European champions.
Answer:Germany’s victory over Brazil in the 2014 World Cupsemifinal(prompt on partial, accept “Germany’s 7-1 victory over Brazil”, accept “Germany over Brazil” after reading “2014 World Cup”)
15. Tom Denney used to be the feature guitarist in this Florida band. This band got into a lawsuit with Victory Records over 75,000 dollars in royalties. In 2007, this band covered Kelly Clarkson’s “Since U Been Gone” and published their cover on Myspace. On Punk Goes Pop Volume 2, this band covered “Over my Head” by the Fray. In one song, this band said that it “Started out in the spring of 2003/Never went to school, nobody talked to me.” That song, “Right Back at it Again” is on this group’s 2013 album Common Courtesy. A recent album by this band features the songs “All Signs point to Lauderdale” and the single “All I Want”. This band has punk influences, but lead singer Jeremy McKinnon screams in some songs. For 10 points, name this metalcore band that released “If it Means a Lot to You”.
Answer: A Day to Remember (accept “ADTR”)
16. Jinxy, the bear and cat-based Sphynx, is featured in Gobi’s Valley in this game. Jinxy can be healed from his cold when the player shoots blue eggs into his nose. The Clanker’s Cavern world in this game features a semi-robotic shark that the player can swim around. The protagonists in this game can be transformed with the help of the shaman Mumbo Jumbo.In this game, puzzle pieces called“Jiggies” are used to unlock new worlds. One of the two title characters in this game rides on the back of the larger title character and can fly. For 10 points, name this 1998 Rareware game released for the N64 where the title characters must save Tooty from the evil witch GruntildaWinkybunion.
Answer: Banjo-Kazooie
17. This word is the title of a country song where the singer sings “She brought me a cup and I tried it/A little fruity but she asked if I liked it/So I said this word”. An art punk band has a name that includes this word and has produced songs like “Heads Will Roll” and “Maps”. In “Truck this word” Tim McGraw sings about listening to Lil Wayne in his large automobile. In one song that includes this word, Ludacris says “Let's drank you to one to please/Ludacris, fill cups like double Ds”, while in the same song Lil Jon repeatedly says this word. Chris Brown produced the song “This word 3x” because he can’t think of creative song titles. For 10 points, name this word featured in the title of songs by OMFG, Joe Nichols, and Usher.
Answer: “Yeah” (accept any song with “Yeah” in its title)
18. This player finished 1999 with 165 RBI, the most by any player since Jimmie Foxx in 1938. This player retired in April 2011 after testing positive for a performance enhancing drug. Previously, in 2009 this then LA Dodgers player was suspended 50 games for taking a women’s fertility drug, which was surprisingly on the banned substance list. After being traded in 2008, this outfielder hit .396 with his new team and helped his team sweep the Cubs in the NLDS. While playing in Fenway Park, this player was known to hang inside the Green Monster. This player and his 555 Homers was a twelve time All Star and was the 2004 World Series MVP. For 10 points, name this goofy former Indians, Dodgers, White Soxs, and Rays outfielder who won the 2004 and 2007 World Series while playing for the Boston Red Sox.
Answer: MannyRamirez
19. The director of this film initially intended to release it in black and white, but ultimately, the film was released in color. This film was notable for its extensive use of practical over special effects, particularly during the action scenes. One character in this film perpetually wears a set of nipple clamps, while another has replaced many of his teeth with bullets. This film was also notable for its intense color palette, utilizing extreme reds and browns during the day and deep blues for the night. The main villain is a gargantuan and megalomaniacal cult leader who wears a breathing mask that muffles his speech. For 10 points, name this film, which stars Tom Hardy as the masked and often unintelligible anti-hero, and Charlize Theron as Imperator Furiosa.
Answer: Mad Max: Fury Road(prompt on “Mad Max 4”)
20. For some reason, Swedes are abnormally good at this game, earning 2 of the 7.5 million dollars awarded for this game in professional play as of October 2015. This game has no single player storyline, instead consisting only of online multiplayer matches. TBS will begin broadcasting live matches of this game in 2016 under the banner “ELeague”. The original game in this series was created as amod of the Valve game Half-Life in 1999, before Valve purchased the game and developed the sequels itself. This game features extensive in-game trading between players, primarily of gun skins obtained from unlocking cases. For 10 points, give the name of this fourth installment in the “Counter Strike” series, which saw over 10 million unique players in December 2015.