Tuesday, Apr. 27, 2010
Chamber of Commerce asks...What’s my Line?
Bosses, assistants pitted against each other in charity game
Emily Jarrett, Journal Staff
Julie Scheidegger, the Journal
Blue Springs South High School Athetics Director Mark Bubalo dons a blindfold during a game of "What's my Line?" at the Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce administrative professionals luncheon last Wednesday at the Adams Pointe Conference Center. The game show, which ran through the 1950s and 60s blind-folded constestants and challenged them to identify a person by asking "yes" or "no" questions.
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closeA blindfold is a tough fashion accessory to pull off.
Somehow though, three bosses and assistants managed to look as in-style as possible during the Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce’s administrative assistant luncheon, last week.
The bosses and assistants were participating in a Blue Springs Chamber version of “What’s my Line?” a TV game show from the 1950s and 60s during which four blindfolded panelists would attempt to identify a mystery guest asking 10 “yes” or “no” questions.
During the Blue Springs version however, there were two teams of panelists competing against each other for bragging rights and $500 for charity.
The bosses team, which included Julius Oswald, Cochran, Oswald & Roam; Mark Bubalo, Athletic Director at Blue Springs South High School; Robert Andrews, M.A.C. Construction; and Margaret Crowley, US Bank, were competing for Hope House.
The administrative assistants team consisted of Debbie Stanley, Cochran, Oswald & Roam; Tim Crone, Blue Springs School District; Brenda Andrews, M.A.C. Construction; and Jennifer Pyle, US Bank, were playing for the Community Services League.
During round one, Crone asked if the mystery guest – Blue Springs Mayor Carson Ross – was a member of The Beatles. After receiving a “no” from Ross and a laugh from the audience, Crone’s boss, Bubalo, asked Ross if he was a politician.
“No. I’m a public servant,” Ross said.
In the end, the round went to the assistants with Crone correctly guessing the mayor’s identity.
The next mystery guest was a local celebrity – KMBC Channel 9 meteorologist Bryan Busby.
After determining Busby was indeed a man, not retired, did not work for the school district, had brown eyes and was not an ex-athlete, the bosses correctly guessed Busby’s identity.
One of the most difficult mystery guests wasn’t technically a person at all. A Sonic cherry-limeade mascot stumped both the bosses and assistants teams. The mascot – played by school district teacher and meteorologist Pete Grigsby – gave the teams a run for their money as they couldn’t identify the gender, though Bubalo did mange to ask a question that received the most laughs from the audience.
“Have you ever been in the porn industry?”
To which the mascot shook his head “no.”
After striking out with the mascot, the teams met their fourth and final mystery guest – “Hilary Clinton” played by chamber staff member, Reta Hatfield.
Clearly stumped by the lack of information, Oswald finally asked “Clinton,” if she was “Julius Oswald’s old girlfriend?” to the audience’s delight.
In the end, both teams correctly guessed one mystery guest each and the prize money was split, with both charities receiving $250.
To reach Journal reporter Emily Jarrett, call 816-282-7018 or e-mail ejarrett@ bluespringsjournal.com.
