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Smack-Off XI


May 6th, 2005

The eleventh annual Smack-Off was won by Sean the Cablinasian, making him the first three time winner of the contest. In her sophomore effort, Rachel in Houston earned the highest ranking ever by a woman. Iafrate earned his fourth silver medal while Jeff on a car phone in Phoenix managed to get the buzzer in a Smack-Off for a record fourth time.

Here are some highlights from the day's proceedings:

Ed in Stockton
"It took a 1 for 3 outing for [Charles Thomas of the A's] to get his average above the average human life expectancy."

Casey in Vegas
"Anytime you see a female wearing a jersey that's not at a game, she's fat and ugly...but enough about Patty in Modesto."

"If Jake doesn't stop playing around you're going to be so nervous you couldn't beat Mahmood Abdul-Rauf in a staring contest."

Greg in Vegas
"Jim I haven't heard you so uncomfortable since the day that Gene Simmons came into the Jungle and told you, 'You can't say I'm Jim Rome and I don't feel like making any sperm today'."

"Per your recommendation, I just gave money to the Canadian diabetes association, and then I called Stub Hub and asked for Roger Metzger, but he couldn't come to the phone."

"I don't want to say [Mitch] Albom's opinion is meaningless, but his paper has less circulation than Mike Utley."

Terrence in Sierra Madre
"One year I even tried steroids: my smack went further, but my head got too big for the telephone."

"Now that we have a German pope, will the French surrender now or wait for the Vatican to invade? I can just see the Swiss Guard goose-stepping their way down the Champs Élysées"

He attempted to go Iafrate Niems with a song accompanied by guitar, but aborted the attempt in the second verse:

Hey Mr. J-Stew
You got moles on your dome dude
"Heh, Heh, Heh, Heh
You always say that"

Hey Mr. J-Stew
Why did they...

Ah, screw it, screw it, stop it, stop it...


"I'll tell you about the average clone. When you got thrown in jail, who bailed you out? The average clone. When your skank dumped you, who took you to the strip club? The average clone. Every time you get evicted, who helps you move your stuff? The average clone. When Raider fan is trying to bust a Natty Light over your dome in some barroom brawl, who would you rather have watching your back, The Cablinasian or Otis from Austin? Who went beer for beer with you for three straight days when your father died? The average clone. When Americans are asked to go fight and die in some foreign country, who goes? The average freaking clone. You know Rome, I won't lie to you, on any other day of the year I'd probably be ragging on the average clone. But not on this day. Remember ye well St. Crispin's Day, for on this good day I say to all, WAR THE AVERAGE CLONE AND FREEDOM! Err Out."

Sean the Cablinasian
"Stew you went to Fullerton, of course your college education has little to do with your job, there's no spatula involved."

On PG Jason Williams: "Give the guy his pen back, like there's any way you're going to write with something besides a crayon or a can of spray paint."

Oliver in St. Louis
"I think Dexter Manley could eat alphabet soup and pass a better script today."

Iafrate
"A-N-D-R-U-W; oh I'm sorry, Andruw. In every freaking corner of the literate English speaking world, Andrew is spelled A-N-D-R-E-W. Our next contestant is Shawon Dunston."

"On this guy's [Terrence in Sierra Madre's] best day ever in his life, and trust me, never was there a better day in his life, there were still two guys who handed him his ass."

Joe in Orange County
Right after Silk's meltdown: "Wow, nothing like following a great warm-up act to get the crowd laughing. I can't handle people making fun of my voice. I can't handle it, my wife can't handle it, and personally I don't give a damn if my mother-in-law can handle it, and none of them know how to turn off the radio."

"Kobe couldn't decide between the Lakers and the Clippers, so he just turned the Lakers into the Clippers."

"Compared to these people [LiveWithMom.com clones], A.C. Green had the bachelorhood of Hugh Heffner."


15 clones made the call, 3 received the buzzer treatment.

Here is how I handicapped the field prior to the event:

OddsClone
3-1Sean the Cablinasian
7-1Doc Mike DiTolla
7-1Terrence in Sierra Madre
8-1Gino in San Antonio
8-1Joe in Orange County
10-1Jim in Fall River
10-1Greg in Vegas
12-1Iafrate
15-1Casey in Vegas
15-1Irie Craig
15-1Trapper in Dana Point
18-1Silk in Huntington Beach
20-1Jeff on a car phone in Phoenix
20-1Chris from Cougar High
25-1Kerwin in Riverside
25-1Joe in New York City
30-1Rachel in Houston
30-1Bill in Knoxville
35-1Jeff in Richmond
35-1Don in NoCal
35-1Mike in Orlando
40-1Oliver in St. Louis
40-1Ed in Stockton
50-1Otis in Austin
75-1Chuck in Phoenix
100-1JT the Brick
100-1Jeffrey DiTolla
100-1Stevie Carbone
1000-1Tobin in Chapel Hill
1000-1Larry in Knoxville

Other propositions:


O/UBet
4Number of Past Champs who call
18Total Calls making it to air
3.5Terrible calls receiving the buzzer
20Uses of the word "Jim" by Jeff in Richmond
3.01st Hour Calls in the Top 10
4.52nd Hour Calls in the Top 10
2.53rd Hour Calls in the Top 10

Results for 2005

RANK ORDER HOUR SEG POS RATING VOTES CALLER (AUDIO LINK)
dDNF 1 1 1 1 2.26 5 Jeff on a Carphone in Phoenix 
a4 2 1 2 1 3.69 13 Rachel in Houston 
a8 3 1 2 2 3.48 28 Bill in Knoxville 
dDNF 4 1 3 1 2.71 2 Ed in Stockton 
a6 5 1 3 2 3.31 14 Casey in Vegas 
a9 6 1 4 1 3.75 37 Greg in Vegas 
cUNR 7 2 1 1 2.94 4 Otis in Austin 
a3 8 2 2 2 3.95 129 Terrence in Sierra Madre 
dDNF 9 2 2 3 2.54 2 Joe in New York City 
a1 10 2 3 1 4.05 113 Sean the Cablinasian 
b10 11 2 3 2 2.90 1 Oliver in St. Louis 
a2 12 2 4 1 3.65 34 Iafrate 
a5 13 3 1 1 3.45 14 Steve Carbone 
cUNR 14 3 1 2 2.94 4 Silk in Huntington Beach 
a7 15 3 2 1 3.23 3 Joe in Orange County 

Did Not Call:

Chris from Cougar High
Chuck in Phoenix
Doc Mike DiTolla
Don in NoCal
Gino in San Antonio
Irie Craig
J.T. the Brick
Jeff in Richmond
Jeffrey E. DiTolla
Jim in Fall River
Kerwin in Riverside
Larry in Knoxville
Mike in Orlando
Tobin in Chapel Hill
Trapper in Dana Point

Ancillary Audio:

Rome breaks down the top 10 thru 4
Rome breaks down the top 3 thru 1
The Cablinasian discusses how it feels to be a three-time King of Smack

Table Legend:
Rank = Caller's ranking as determined by Rome and the crew
Order = Order in which the calls took place
Hour = Hour in which the call took place
Seg = Segment within the hour
Pos = Position within the segment
Rating = Average rating of the call as determined by user vote, on a 1 to 5 scale
Votes = Number of votes cast for each call, used to determine the Rating
Caller = Name of the caller, clicking on the caller's name will allow the user to listen to the call

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Terrence should have won with this call. Not sure why Jim is so tough on him when he rates his smack-off calls. I think he should have won three times, maybe four. Keep calling Terrence!

Re: Call from Terrence in Sierra Madre

Posted by Rob Mason on May 16th, 2012 at 13:56



where has Otis gone?

Re: Call from Otis in Austin

Posted by dillweed on March 8th, 2013 at 12:27