As Jim Gray would say in 2010, “KVSC got a whole lotta Posse”. Eleven Posse members made the trip this year to St. Cloud to assist in the Posse’s stated role of staffing the Challenge Line for “all 50 hours of the contest”. New in the flock this year were Slider, son of Digital Dave and nephew of Fast Eddie, and Coco, formerly the leader of a Wisconsin based trivia team “Cowbell Trivia”. The large crew was needed to make sure nary a call was missed, produce an ambitious list of original productions, and record the Posse’s first infomercial.
Much to the chagrin of Captain F., this year’s original productions were heavy on the fart jokes. (More…)
- 2010 – Intro – “Trivia in 3-D”
It was a frustrating theme that greeted the Posse when it was announced in the summer of 2009. A largely visual theme that would challenge the Posse to employ audio techniques to simulate audio depth. The trickery would be minor as the main producers (Capt F., Phal, and Coco) went with tried and true theme communication though the use of savvy clip selection.
Continue reading → - 2010 – Intro – “Trivia in 3-D” (Air-check version)
Hear the intro as it aired on KVSC. Relive the excitement as though it was happening all over again!
Continue reading → - YIR: Trivia 3-D – Look in the Mirror
As is appropriate when a large group of people take a journey together, we all must take a moment to reflect. This year the Posse was very organized and dutifully logged all clips that could easily have been taken out of context. Hat-tip to Coco, Slider, Wildman, and Mr. Choo Choo; the look in the mirror was edited without any substantive input from Captain F., who was off doing TV, which is explained elsewhere on this page. With both challenges and some very clever original productions included the Posse reflected on the weekend’s effort and really liked what they saw/heard.
Continue reading → - 2010 Goat Posse Awards
Each year,the Goat Posse presents “special awards” at the annual Trivia Awards ceremony. In 2010, for the first time ever, UTVS covered the event, and thanks to them, with a little coaxing from Mr. Choo Choo, we give you the 2010 Goat Posse Awards!
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- Challenge: Alpha-Geek Confession
- Challenge: Romulus Can’t Reamus vs. Eggo on my Face-O
The Reamus team issues their first challenge of 2010, it was surprsingly precise. Too bad its another challenge where they meet in a public place which is sure to attract Johnny Law since Reamus can’t seem to remember that their challenge are broadcast over the air.
Continue reading → - Challenge: Romulus Can’t Reamus vs. Eggo – Pt. Deux
“Romulus Can’t Reamus”, desperate to have their challenge answered, foolishly give out a telephone number.
Continue reading → - Challenge: NMZ Scavenger Hunt
Team NMZ calls the late night crew of Princess Yum-Yum and Digital Dave to present possibly the most well-prepared and well thought out challenge of the year: a photo scavenger hunt that required some trivial knowledge/research of St. Cloud landmarks to complete. Of course, DD struggles to make a joke, resulting in the year’s only “crickets”.
Regrettably, this was take two of this challenge presentation. Captain F. managed to erase the first recording. FAIL!
Continue reading → - Challenge: Romulus Can’t Rap (Either)
Over the years, The Goat Posse has discovered there are many things “Romulus Can’t Reamus” struggles with. We can now add “rapping” to the list.
Continue reading → - Challenge: Snow Fort!
“Who’s Jeebus”, in traditional Challenge Line fashion, challenges “Room 334”, during the coldest hours of trivia weekend, to a snow fort building contest for a secret prize.
Continue reading → - Challenge: ‘One Trivia Team’
In this age of coddling and worrying about everyone’s feelings, “Trouble Among the Cheerleaders” calls in with a grandiose plan.
Continue reading → - Challenge: ‘Want to Hear Hamsters’
At the time, we were fairly certain this call was about the rodents belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae. In hindsight, it may have been music-related.
Continue reading → - Challenge: DOA Hole – Automated Telemarketing Call
With few calls coming in to the Challenge Line, the Goat Posse formulate a plan to utilize a telemarketing-like message, expertly voiced by Fluffer, to haras…er….contact teams, hoping to perpetuate challenges. We had some limited success, including this challenge by “DOA Hole” to Trivia icon, Gary Z.
Continue reading → - Challenge: Poppins’ First Challenge!
Growing increasingly impatient, the Goat Posse place another call hoping to generate another challenge. On this call, challenge line virgins, “Team Poppins”, reluctantly accept a challenge presented to the team by Wildman.
Continue reading → - Challenge: Snow Fort – Response
After a drought of calls to the Challenge Line, “A Few Screws Loose” calls demanding photographic evidence in their capacity as the official judges of “Who’s Jeebus?” ‘Snow Fort’ challenge.
Continue reading → - Challenge: Arm Wrestling
“Shamelessly Nameless” attempts to up their machismo with an challenge of pure, unbridled manliness.
Continue reading → - Challenge: Hamburgler
Room 334, obviously tired from building snow forts, proposes a truly trivial (and not in the questions/answer/knowledge kind of way) challenge.
Continue reading → - Challenge: Song Writing
When calling the Challenge Line the first thing you should do is offer your team name. The protocol is similar to calling the phone bank, in which you offer your team number. Regardless, some team called in proposing a parody song writing contest utilizing as many ‘D’ words as possible. Sadly, no one answers this inventive call.
I suspect this happend because he didn’t follow protocol.
Continue reading → - Challenge: Voodoo Doll Challenges Mike Jones
The Voodoo Dolls foolishly challenge Mike Jones to “manifest his Cardinal”. Anyone that knows the inenarrable Mr. Jones knows not to taunt this man. He answered by not only taking pictures of the Voodoo Doll…well…let’s just say, “You Don’t Mess with Mike”.
Continue reading → - Challenge: Voodoo Doll on a Stick
- Challenge: Drink with Goats
Mr. Choo Choo quickly becomes bored with Far-Q’s ‘Nerdy Coordinate Drinking Challenge’, and changes the topic to the environmental benefits of goats.
Continue reading → - So Lonely…
In an act of final desperation, a frustrated and bored Posse member pleads with the caller…
Continue reading → - ‘Olga of Oregon’
Not all calls to the Challenge Line involve challenges. Long-Time Posse fans may remember Ursula Fabuline. Thirteen years after Ursula’s debut, her cousin, Olga, calls The Goat Posse.
Continue reading → - ‘Tempura Bacon’
Even when no one is biting on what was a very well produced and convincing Robo call, Uncle Corn can be counted on to first be confused then pivot quickly and expertly into playing along with the ruse. In fact, by the end of the call the Posse wasn’t sure who got punk’d.
Continue reading → - ‘I Am Illegal!’
- Stink Rock: Rip-Off Stink
The 9th offering in the stink series, the fifth produced by the Goat Posse. Dude took this one and ran with it, and with the result of Captain F’s contribution and Slider and Phal’s editing, along with some of the best testimonials ever, this could be the Stink topper.
Continue reading → - Mandles
- ‘Trivia in 3D’ Promo Spot (KVSC ID)
- ‘Angry Man’ Challenge Line Promo
The Posse gets angry (only animals go mad) and tries to browbeat the listeners into calling with some challenges.
Continue reading → - ‘Number 69’ Liner
- Harry’s House of Sheep
“Harry’s House of Sheep” was written by Fast Eddie with help from his friend Rose and his brother Digital Dave. Believe it or not, HHOS was inspired by a late night chat room conversation that got out of hand.
Slider, DD’s 16 year old son, did most of the production work, and the piece was expertly voiced by J-Mont!
Continue reading → - Fast Eddie for President
This is what happens when we leave Fast Eddie alone in a small production studio by himself for too long: he develops delusions of grandeur.
Continue reading → - Can of Ass
The script for this bit was concocted immediately following XXX Trivia, then put on the shelf until the time was right. Crack one open and enjoy.
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- ‘Safe Harbor’ – Intro
The Goat Posse finds a unique way to salute the FCCs statutes and regulations regarding the broadcasting of obscene, indecent and profane programming – and takes a shot at their favorite listener.
Continue reading → - Awww!
We love talking to all the teams most teams, which is why the Posse is disappointed when people hang up. We don’t all express sadness in the same way. If you listen closely, you can hear Mr. Choo Choo lash out in anger.
Continue reading → - Bea Arthur?
The JimJam remix of Tenacious D’s “F— Her Gently” garnered much positive feedback, including a few calls to the challenge line asking for copies of the song. This caller sweetens the deal with what can only be described as “Annie Leibovitz’s Fantasy Subject”.
Continue reading → - Better Challenges!
A caller implores the other teams to come up with better challenges, but ends up communing with the Posse and several excited farm animals.
Continue reading → - Skynard!
Challenge Line Rules:
Rule 1: Do not yell at Challenge Line personnel. We yell back.
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Rule 2: The Challenge Line is for “challenges only”.
Rule 3: Speak clearly. - ‘Bleat Her Gently’ – A JimJam Remix
Although not a Posse production (at the time), there were so many requests for this song right after it was played during “Safe Harbor”, we figured we had an obligation to offer it here. The one you’ve been waiting for…the JimJam Remix of Tenacious D’s “F*** Her Gently”.
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- Can of Ass – 10 Second Spots
Fluffer cums into her own. A film major, she found her calling this weekend by putting her directorial talents to work to get the most out of the day players used in the cutaways.
Continue reading → - Can of Ass – 20 & 30 Second Spots
Cutaway #2 used in the Can Of Ass infomercial. The acting here was much better than the doofus who is seen in the final video pitching the product.
Continue reading → - Can of Ass – LIVE!
COA was so well received by the volunteers of Trivia, the GP was asked to do an infomercial to promote it even further. Thanks, Skip! The script was hastily written and was intended for two people so that Skip Marks (the pitchman) had someone to talk to. The first live airing was done with two people on the Sunday afternoon of Trivia. UTVS wanted to do a second live airing in the hour between the end of the contest at 7 p.m. and the awards ceremony but Skip’s side-kick couldn’t stay.
Continue reading → - Goat Posse Flash Mob…well, sort of…
A last minute idea conceived in the drunken stupor that lack of sleep can cause, this is the Posse’s attempt at a Flash Mob. Thanks to UTVS for making this look even better on film than it did in person, and to Princess Buttercup and Fluffer who managed to teach a choreographed dance to uncoordinated mid-westerners.
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- Interview: Jeff Skiles – EAA Young Eagles Co-Chairman/ US Airways Pilot
In January 2009, Jeff Skiles was flying along with Sully Sullenberger when their airliner hit a flock of Canada geese over New York City. Since then he has tried to do good things with his notoriety such as lobby for better pilot work rules and Co-Chair with Sullenberger a youth pilot initiative called the EAA Young Eagles program. Skiles and Sullenberger recently took over leadership of the program from Harrison Ford. Skiles took time to talk with Capt. F in the final days before Trivia. See below for how Skiles participated in the contest.
Continue reading → - Promo: Jeff Skiles – EAA Young Eagles Co-Chairman/ US Airways Pilot
Every good interview needs promotion or else you are just talking to yourself. Here at the Goat Posse you get a chance to listen to every bit we produce, whether you were interested or not.
Continue reading → - Hour 27 Question 1 Jeff Skiles Audio Triva
Capt. F, through his affiliation with the EAA, found Jeff Skiles of US Airways Flight 1549 fame sitting across from him at his desk a week before Trivia. Capt. F briefly explained the Trivia phenomenon and Skiles agreed to read a question for the contest. Skiles recorded the question that day and Capt F. brought the question with him to Trivia.
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