If ever I were to go back on the air (don’t worry, there’s no amount of money that would be worth my getting up at 4AM every day), here’s one very dumb contest I absolutely would do:
Dan O’Day’s Mystery Flashback Year
You have to guess the year I’m thinking of, using the clues I disperse during my show.
No, you have not ever heard this contest anywhere else.
Not the way I’d do it.
Here’s a quick sample:
Guess what year I’m flashing back to this morning!
Here are some clues:
* The Beatles recorded their first record.
* Roger Maris hit 61 home runs.
* The orginal film version of “The Parent Trap” was released in movie theaters.
And today’s Mystery Flashback Year?
1937.
I never said those things happened during the Mystery Flashback Year. For some reason, 1937 just reminded me of them.
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Kind of like, “I’m thinking of a number between 1 – 1,000,000. Can you guess it?”
Seems like an excellent way to turn your listeners into a pitchfork/torch-carrying mob first thing in the morning
But I’ve been wrong before 🙂
@Dustin: If it’s something I do every day, then listeners will know it’s a gag. If I did it as a one-time thing, however, that wouldn’t be good.