San Diego CityBeat - Shenanigans http://www.sdcitybeat.com/sandiego/articles.sec-102-1-shenanigans.html <![CDATA[Shenanigans: Local reality stars mini-crossword - Which local celebs fit in the blanks? ]]> How well do you know your American Idol, The Apprentice, and Amazing Race?
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Which bills are Garrick, Wyland, Jones, and Anderson pushing through this go-around?

]]> <![CDATA[Shenanigans: Money where our mouths are - Instead of spending money on signatures, buy us dinner]]> The committee behind the “Comprehensive Pension Reform” ballot measure (now known as Prop. B) spent nearly $1.16 million to collect 94,246 valid signatures. How about next time take all of us out for one of the following, equivalently priced dinners...]]> <![CDATA[Shenanigans: The Procurement is Right - How much is San Diego County paying for bras, finger lights and the ’white glove’ treatment]]> Guess the winning bids on these County of San Diego contracts:]]> <![CDATA[Shenanigans: May Day Mini-Crossword - How much do you know about local labor unions? ]]> May 1 is International Workers’ Day, also known as May Day. Show how much you know about local labor unions with this mini-crossword.]]> <![CDATA[Shenanigans: County Superdowser - Can you help Supervisor Bill Horn find water? ]]> In addition to thinking he’s God’s gift to North County, San Diego County Supervisor Bill Horn believes he can use a divining rod to find water—then spend $72,600 in public money to dig a well. ]]> <![CDATA[Shenanigans: What’s your Ghanaian soul name? - If you were born on a Friday, you might share Kofi Annan’s name]]> Kofi Annan’s name is back in the news as the former United Nations secretary-general attempts to bring peace to Syria. But did you know that you might also be named Kofi?
]]> <![CDATA[Shenanigans: Common Hoods - Can you identified these real hood-i-fied villains]]> Geraldo Rivera got us thinking: If the worst villains of our time really did wear hoodies, would that make them easier to spot? Can you identify these four hood-i-fied criminals who aren’t Travyon Martin? ]]> <![CDATA[Shenanigans: Spring Trained - Can you sort the Cactus League teams from the Grapefruit Leage teams? ]]> This week marks the home stretch of Major League Baseball spring training. Mark whether the following teams are Grapefruit League (Florida), Cactus League (Arizona)  or not a baseball team at all.
]]> <![CDATA[Shenanigans: Lie-P-A - Can you separate the real local India Pale Ales from the fakes]]> As San Diego’s craft-beer scene grows, so does the number of poseurs who love to name-drop obscure IPAs they’ve sampled. Can you separate the real regional India Pale Ales from the fake ones]]> <![CDATA[Shenanigans: Sunshine Search - A Sunshine Week and Daylight Savings Time word search]]> It’s Sunshine Week, the time of year for pushing for open-government reform. It’s also the first week under the daylight-savings switch. ]]> <![CDATA[Shenanigans: Big Blatherment - Andrew Breitbart is dead. Can you remember what he was talking about? ]]> We’ll miss Andrew Breitbart, just a little.Can you name the subject of his obsession in each of the following quotes? 1. After this politician’s death, Breitbart dubbed him “a spec]]> <![CDATA[Shenanigans: Calculating Carl - Can you calculate the growth of the mayoral candidate’s head?]]> In the spirit of this week’s education-related cover story, we present this math problem about Carl DeMaio, who’s running for mayor of San Diego. ]]> <![CDATA[Shenanigans: Take a leap - Can you match the historical leap-day event to the year it occurred?]]> Next Wednesday is Feb. 29, a day that exists on the calendar only every four years. Can you match the historical leap-day event to the year in which it occurred? 1. The kerner Commission Report i]]> <![CDATA[Whitney Houston mini-crossword - And I-ee-I-ee-I will always love Shenanigans]]>
]]> <![CDATA[Hanky-Panky - How well do you know the handkerchief code]]>  How well do you know the handkerchief code?]]> <![CDATA[Maze to Manchesterville - Help Papa Doug navigate his way towards accomplishing his big bayfront dream]]> Can you help U-T San Diego owner Doug Manchester navigate the labyrinthine bureaucracy and political system in the way of his development dream--a waterfront sports-and-entertainment complex? Print im]]> <![CDATA[Elephants in the room mini-crossword - The clues are all things it would be impolite to ask GOP presidential candidates to explain]]> ACROSS 3. Candidate’s name is defined online as "the frothy mix of lub and fecal matter that is sometimes the byproduct of anal sex."4. Former candidate’s family had a hunting spot called, ]]> <![CDATA[Candidate name recognition word search - Can you find the 16 mayoral hopefuls’ surnames? ]]> There are 16 San Diego mayoral candidates’ surnames in this word search. How many can you find? ]]> <![CDATA[Ship spotting - Can you match the Navy ship currently in San Diego Harbor to the guy it’s named after?]]> Can you match the Navy ship currently in San Diego Harbor to the guy it’s named after?
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