It’s the second Thursday of the month, so what better time to whip out my Magic Eight Ball and ask it a few “yes or no” questions.This month’s set of questions came to me via e-mail and Facebook. Below you’ll find the unedited questions and answers to the questions that I asked my Magic Eight Ball on Tuesday.
Connie asked: Will the corruption in Conecuh County be exposed?
Answer: Definitely.
Kristie asked: Would more people watch the President make a speech about jobs instead of football if they were on at the same time?
Answer: No way!
Michael and Willene asked: Will Auburn beat Alabama this year?
Answer: Definitely.
Willene asked: Will Auburn play in a bowl game?
Answer: Outlook not so good.
David asked: Will there be a No. 14 (national title for Alabama) this year?
Answer: Outlook not so good.
Hollis asked: Are Georgia’s uniforms worse than Oregon’s?
Answer: My sources say no.
Gilbert asked: Will there be any late checks on the third again next month?
Answer: Ask again later.
Gilbert also asked: Is the baby on the investment commercials really talking?
Answer: No way!
Gilbert also asked: Is the guy in the Dos Equis commercial possibly Forrest Gump later in life?
Answer: Outlook not so good.
Donna asked: Is John F. Kennedy still alive?
Answer: No way!
Kristie asked: Is Elvis really dead?
Answer: Maybe.
April asked: Are we there yet?
Answer: Yes.
Chris asked: Is there really a future in Emergency Medical Services?
Answer: Definitely.
If you’ve got a question you want me to ask my Magic Eight Ball, e-mail it to me at courantsports@earthlink.net, and I’ll publish the answers in next week’s paper.
Also this week, the good folks at the state tourism department released their list of Top 10 events to check out in October. If you’re looking for something fun to do next month, you might want to check out a few of these events.
Events that made the list include:
- The 31st Annual Madison Street Festival on Oct. 1 in Madison
- The Moundville Native American Festival on Oct. 5-8 in Moundville
- The Alabama National Fair on Oct. 7-16 in Montgomery
- The 17th Annual BayFest Music Festival on Oct. 7-9 in Mobile
- The Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention on Oct. 7-8 in Athens
- The 40th Annual National Shrimp Festival on Oct. 13-16 in Gulf Shores
- The Alabama Tale Tellin’ Festival on Oct. 14-15 in Selma
- The 40th Annual Kentuck Festival of the Arts on Oct. 15-16 in Northport
- The Talladega 500 Weekend on Oct. 23-25 in Talladega
- The 70th Annual Magic City Classic football game between Alabama A&M and Alabama State on Oct. 29 in Birmingham
Amazon.com also released earlier this week its list of Best Books of September, so if you’re in the market for a good book, you might want to check out one of these titles at the local library.
Books that made the list include:
- “The Art of Fielding” by Chad Harbach
- “What It Is Like to Go to War” by Karl Marlantes
- “We the Animals” by Justin Torres
- “Maphead” by Ken Jennings
- “Daughter of Smoke and Bone” by Laini Taylor
- “The Night Circus” by Erin Morgenstern
- “Just My Type” by Simon Garfield
- “Reamde” by Neal Stephenson
- “Habibi” by Craig Thompson
- “Feast Day of Fools” by James Lee Burke
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