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Duct tape is such a versatile tool. Whether you make clothes out of them, or reattached something back together with it. Here’s the weirder uses our team has come up with:

Cody Sandusky

Host of the Home Stretch
Notre Dame Basketball Play-by-Play Analyst

I rode in a few cars in college that opted for “duct tape” as the interior of choice… either that, or it was affordable and could quickly be repaired or replaced. Thankfully, most of the duct tape was used on secondary portions of the vehicle, like the armrest/console, portions of the dashboard, and the roof of the car. It was not the most stylistic or functional choice available, and it was far from appealing to most of our female classmates, but it held the inside of the car together, which was the main goal for broke college students. I’m waiting to see if someone uses that “diamond-plated” pattern of duct tape to line the bed of a truck.

Karley McDaniel

Promotions Director

My track record with cell phones isn’t great. Actually, it’s a continuous, systematic failure… Nevertheless, duct tape was a key performance tool in attempting to hold working components together. Phones were harmed in the making of those repairs.

Drew Koeppel

Writer

When I was in high school I made a wallet entirely out of duct tape.

Hope you enjoyed this weeks post. If you’d like to submit a question, just leave it in the comments below and don’t forget to join in on the fun and comment below with your answer!

Suppose you could have any exotic animal as a pet. Be it a rhino, giraffe, tiger, koala, or any other exotic creature, which would you pick?

Cody Sandusky

Host of the Home Stretch
Notre Dame Basketball Play-by-Play Analyst

There are some days I barely want a pet in general, so I cannot say I’ve stretched my imagination to this extent. My fiancé is fascinated with the thought of owning a couple of capybaras, so that may be my answer by default. If you have never seen these creatures, just do an Internet search. Capybaras are considered “the largest breed of rodent in the world” so, y’know… sign me up for two? I guess?

Rusty Hendricks

Sikeston Sports Broadcast Announcer

I have always likes bears. Koala bears, Panda bears, even Polar bears. If I could have a baby Panda bear and raise it until its fully grown, that would be my pick. Who doesn’t want to just pick up a bear and give it a big “bear hug” (pun intended)? Panda bears are playful yet cuddly (at least at a young age). Perfect combo right? Plus, pandas know KungFu right? At least that is what the movie says. I am going with Pandas.

Stephen K

Digital Manager & Webmaster

Realistically, I have to go with an elephant. I can actually ride it and it wouldn’t murder my face. Unrealistically, I want a Pegasus… cause flying horse!!!

Drew Koeppel

Writer

I’ve always wanted a Capuchin monkey. These are the little monkeys you may have seen at the fair. You can give them a coin and they will tip their hat to you. I’d train it do all sorts of things.

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This week we ask the staff what song they would pick to start playing when they enter a room. Here’s what they said:

Cody Sandusky

Host of the Home Stretch
Notre Dame Basketball Play-by-Play Analyst

“As a fan of professional wrestling, I would be lying to say I had not considered this type of question many times in my life. My response varies by the day, but today feels like a chill day where I want people to be able to hum along and relax when I enter a room; I’ll go with “”Superman”” by Lazlo Bane, otherwise known as the theme song to the TV show “”Scrubs.””

Conversely, I’m almost always in the mood to sing and dance throughout my day, so selecting a song to play when I enter a room that would allow that reaction is a cool idea. If that is my mindset, Bruno Mars’ “”24K Magic”” is the easy answer at the moment. Other options range from “”Strong as an Oak”” by Watsky to “”My Shot”” from the musical “”Hamilton”” to “”I’m the Boss”” by Big Bad Bosses…

Let’s be honest, this list could go on all day. Just ask me the next time you see me and I’ll give you the current answer. ”

Drew Koeppel

Writer

This is a tough one. It would ultimately depend on the mood I’m in. I’m struggling between ‘Use Me’ by Bill Withers, ‘Walken’ by Wilco, and ‘Jeep’s Blues’ by Duke Ellington. I think I have to go with Duke on this one. A quote from the movie ‘American Hustle’ – “Who starts a song like that?!….It’s magic.”

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Lent is about to begin and while not all of us are Catholic, we asked one of the toughest questions of all time. If you had to give up bacon or cheese for the 40 days, which would you choose?

Eric Sean

Sports Director

Well since these questions are total cheese, I’d have to say I’d give up the cheesy questions and the dairy and keep on trucking with the most underrated food group, the queen mother of all vices…….bacon. Either you like bacon, or you’re wrong. It’s like a high-five for your mouth!

Cody Sandusky

Host of the Home Stretch
Notre Dame Basketball Play-by-Play Analyst

Easy – I would give up bacon. I love bacon, but I only have the time to make it occasionally. Sandwiches are a decent portion of my daily diet (easy to make in the office quickly and all of the supplies can be kept in a refrigerator), and a slice of cheese is a must to make the meal complete. Cheese can be added to a large variety of meals and can even be a snack (string cheese), whereas bacon has to be cooked thoroughly and – outside of the turkey bacon I can heat up for breakfast in a decent time – isn’t timely for many situations. It would be a lesser sacrifice, which defeats the entire purpose of giving up something for Lent, but I’m all about keeping cheese in my diet.

Rusty Hendricks

Sikeston Sports Broadcast Announcer

Cheese or bacon? Do I really have to choose? I love both. I am a huge fan of bacon. I enjoy bacon in just about every way. Bacon is one of the main food groups, right? Kidding aside, even though I love bacon I actually think I would choose to give up bacon for lent. I am a meat lover. So if I could still have other meats I think I could make it. But I eat cheese on everything. Most meals I eat include cheese in some form or fashion. It would be awful tough to give up cheese. So if I had to pick, I would give up bacon for lent.

Karley McDaniel

Promotions Director

I’d give up bacon. Not because I’d want to. But because I’d lose my sanity over a life without cheese before I would a life without bacon.
Whatever it is, throw some cheese on it before you serve it to me. It’s a Gouda idea….

Stephen K

Digital Manager & Webmaster

As much as I love bacon, I feel that cheese is more of an everyday encounter and that 40 days of no bacon is painful, I’m afraid 40 days without cheese would be torture for me.

How about you? Join in on the fun and let us know your answer in the comments below!

The Oscars are coming up this week so we thought we would ask the staff which movies coming out in 2017 that are excited to see. Here’s what everyone said:

Erik Sean

Sports Director

Excited to see Beauty and the Beast. My wife and two daughters loved the original animated Disney production. Nothing is better than family movie time when everyone is hyped up about seeing the film. Does it get any better than talking and dancing teapots ? I think not.

Cody Sandusky

Host of the Home Stretch
Notre Dame Basketball Play-by-Play Analyst

I’ve already missed the early movies I’ve wanted to see – “Hidden Figures,” “La La Land,” and “The Founder” being the big three. Heck, I’ve yet to see “Rogue One” or “Moana,” if that tells you how far behind I tend to be concerning films.

I am a huge Marvel film fan, especially the ones released by Marvel Studios/Disney, so “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” and “Thor: Ragnarok” are a trio I am excited to see. “The Lego Batman Movie” looks like a blast, so that is another soon-coming priority. “Logan” looks good, “Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi” is a must-see, and I’ll be interested in seeing “Super Troopers 2” if it indeed releases this year…

Let’s not lie, I’m probably going to catch 90% of these on Blu-ray. The Marvel films are the best options for what I will actually see in theaters this year.

Rusty Hendricks

Sikeston Sports Broadcast Announcer

There are a number of movies coming out this year that are intriguing. Not sure they stack up to some years, but nonetheless some good choices for this year. New movies such as Star Wars (The Last Jedi), Pirates of the Caribbean (Dead Men Tell No Tales), Fast & Furious (Fate of the Furious), Wonder Women, Justice League, and Power Rangers head line the year. I feel like my childhood is being relived with a ton of remakes and sequels! Those do seem interesting to me. But I think the movie “Dunkirk” is the one I would like to see the most. You may not have heard of it because it probably wont receive a lot of publicity, but I think it will be a good movie. Dunkirk is set in WWII where Allied forces from Britain, Belgium, France, and Canada where surrounded by the German army in intense battle. It is directed by Christopher Nolan. It is expected to be released in July. I have a soft spot for War movies, and because of the cast and crew, I think this movie would be extremely well done. I hope its a good one! I look forward to it.

Karley McDaniel

Promotions Director

I’m not a huge movie buff but there’s a few I’m down to see this year.

1. Assassin’s Creed – Although this is technically a 2016 release, it HAS carried over to 2017. When I first saw the Unity game trailer I didn’t want it to end. Behold, I now have 1 hr and 55 minutes of action to revel in.

2. Guardians of the Galaxy 2 – Little explanation needed; the movie soundtrack is gonna be killer. The sarcastic humor will be on point. Will it be better than the first? Probably not, but I just can’t say…

3. Super Troopers 2 – The original is near and dear to my heart. Plus, I have to make sure this one doesn’t ruin the reputation of its predecessor.

Stephen K

Digital Manager & Webmaster

There is no shortage of movies I’m looking forward to see this year including: Logan (Hugh Jackman is such a great Wolverine), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2, Transformers: The Last Knight, Thor: Ragnarok, The Fate of the Furious, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Wonder Woman, Fist Fight (looks so ridiculous), Ghost in the Shell (Just saw this trailer in the last few days and it looks so BA!), and War for the Planet of the Apes. These are just the films I’m aware of, but there are 3 that I’m most excited about… Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Will always be a Star Wars fan; loving the new trilogy so far), Alien:Covenant (The original Alien is one of my all-time favorites), and Blade Runner: 2049 (Original Blade Runner is one of my all-time favorites and I’m also looking forward to seeing Harrison Ford return).

What about you? Which 2017 movies are you excited to see? Join in on the fun and let us know your answer in the comments below!