TODAY’S QUESTIONS
TOPIC 1: Stick Figure wished for some stick friends. What do you wish for?
Jimmy Greenfield: I wish I were a real boy.
Phillip Thompson: A Stick Figure girlfriend. I’m torn between Teri Hatcher and Nicole Richie.
Leo Ebersole: A giant eraser.
Bag Boy: I wish that whoever drew me here had not added a smile. It’s in my contract.
Stick Figure: I wish for … three more wishes!
TOPIC 2: Why in the wide world of sports is Lance Armstrong at the Tour de France?
Jimmy Greenfield: He’s hosting the Euro ESPYs.
Phillip Thompson: A little side business: Lance’s reality tour of the Tour. Take that, Real Kramer.
Leo Ebersole: He went for the snails, and by that I mean the other cyclists. That’s right, Oscar Pereiro.
Bag Boy: Good-looking single guy, summertime, France. C’mon, figure it out.
Stick Figure: Hey, an idea: Maybe the five us could live together in a stick house.
TOPIC 3: What’s the next piece of history to be made by the Cubs?
Jimmy Greenfield: They score 11 runs in a single inning … and lose.
Phillip Thompson: TeleCubbies make the butterflies in my tummy dance. … What tha?
Leo Ebersole: A historic promotion: First 5,000 fans leap Roberto Novoa on the bullpen depth chart.
Bag Boy: They become the first pro sports franchise to lose 100 and draw 5 million.
Stick Figure: LET’S PLAY PICKUP STICKS!
TOPIC 4: Predict the ESPY winner for next year’s ‘Greatest Play.’
Jimmy Greenfield: Anna Benson makes her MLB debut as a pinch runner. Of course, she scores.
Phillip Thompson: “Duck, duck, goose!” Seriously, what’s going on here?
Leo Ebersole: Nathan Vasher returns another missed field goal 108 yards. But the Bears are the ones kicking.
Bag Boy: Big Ben blocks Rip Hamilton into the rafters. Not Hamilton’s shot but Hamilton himself.
Stick Figure: I once rode my bike on the street and got grounded for a week. Lesson learned.
TOPIC 5: Make an argument for or against a ‘Friends’ reunion.
Jimmy Greenfield: Against. Five words: “The Brady Girls Get Married.”
Phillip Thompson: Against. It took all the forces of good to vanquish “Joey” the first time. Yippy-ki-yay!
Leo Ebersole: Oh, it’s a great idea. And then Jimmy and Phil can talk about the year Atari was invented.
Bag Boy: No. NBC just got NFL football back. Please, don’t ruin a good thing.
Stick Figure: Reunions are fun! So I’ll see all you stick fellows tomorrow, right?
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