Well, we knew it would happen. All signs pointed to yes. We knew we'd have a spot in the kegger, but the question was, would the awesome and worthy competitors of the Bi-Polar Bears keep us out of top spot? Heck no! For the second season in a row, the juggernaut of Travis rolled right over Trivia. Here's some sweet recappin' for you.
Place for the night. First.
Place overall. First. Kegger, pint-token party and so on.
Start time. Prompt. 9:33
End time. About two in the darn morning.
Attendees: Captain Craig, Trivia Cindy, Steve-Know, Andrea, Birthday Boy Travis, Workaholic Janelle, Orange Jews James, and Meghan Trenholm.
Absentees: Kari, Bruce, the Stanimal.
Pitchers of beer purchased: Two?
Pizzas purchased: One.
Pitchers of victory beer: three, I think.
Pitchers of beer given away as charity beer: One, to the bi-Polars, since they didn't win any last night.
Pitchers of birthday beer: One.
Some notes:
Lots of rounds, but they moved faster. The only drag was telling us that we had "five minutes to get drunker." we didn't need that at all.
Trivia James brought Trivia oranges, the perfect bite-sized food. He did so at the expense of his trivia hat. Rules of Travis dictate that if you forget your hat on the last day of the season, you have to make one (precedent was set by Craig's paper chapeau last year). So, that's why I ended up wearing an orange peel Yamulka on my head. Thus, Orange Jews.
The engineers gamely gave us a gimme with the theme music round - TV themes? Oh sure. Not a miss in the bunch.
Also, the "Big shiny tunes" round was kickin'. Total memories all up in this.
Total victory was assured later, but we pulled the usual Secreteriat move by expanding our lead every round. Going from being behind by one at the start to up by eight by the end. It was sweet. The Bi-Polar bears tried to convince us that they only lost because their history guy wasn't there.
Overall scores and such will be posted later. I'm writing this from a Honda dealership right now.
WOO!
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
Recap - the second-to-last week
Wednesday, Nov. 19 - the second-to-last trivia round for this semester. Sigh.
Attendance: Janelle, Craig, Natalie, Kari, Cindy, Steve, Andrea, Travis.
Victory beer won: One measly pitcher.
Charity beer: not even applicable. Sigh.
Weather: highly shitty.
Vehicle used by Craig: a car. That's how shitty the roads were. I mean, I guess you could have tried to ride a bike on them, but you would have looked like a quarterback warming up on the sidelines on his exer-cycle - not exactly travelling anywhere.
Round turnover speed: decent.
Trash talk: limited.
Tension: ramping up, baby!
This was a night of more lessons for the Travisites. Travisians? Travisoids? Anyway, we did rock the music theme round, which once again is the king of rounds. But themes got us in trouble: we assumed we had detected a theme in one of the trivia rounds, but sadly, there was none. So, influenced by our incorrect assumption that there was a Scotch theme to the answers, we did things like choose Sean Connery over Roger Moore as the most frequent Bond. Darnit. Consequently, we got absolutely murdered on that round - two big points. I think we did better handing in random song guesses and then leaving. In our defence, the winning score was only six, but still.
This does, though, lead me to remind everyone that there has been a theme throughout the trivia season: grade 3 astronomy, airplanes, and James Bond. My advice is to brush up on those topics before next week. Of course, I will be conspicuously absent...
Other lessons learned:
-Never let Cindy play with your phone, or she might accidentally dial your parents.
-Always vet the answers. If not, Kari will write down the wrong song title or artist every time.
-Always trust your instincts. If not, Craig will have a hunch about the correct answer but let us write something asinine instead.
- They don't always trick us with the last song of the last round; sometimes it is exactly what you think it is, and not a parody song. That said, Weird Al owes us some serious royalties if he ever makes a Village People parody titled "SPCA."
-When Craig says he's leaving, don't worry. He's coming back. I think his absence lasted exactly two questions.
My highlight of the night: Alexis' reaction when she beat the bar. There was some gleeful giggling, clapping, and running around with her arms waving overhead. I believe she told the bar to "buy your own drinks, muthafuckas." The joys of being a university bar manager!
So here are the standings, teetering dangerously close to us not winning. Remember, even though we're pretty much in for the keg party, it's all or nothing for the top spot. Frank place is not first place! Good luck out there!
For the night:
6. Lady Godiva - 47.5
5. Bi-Polar Bears - 48.5
4. Bite the pillow, etc. - 49
3. TEAM TRAVIS - 50
2. Plastered Bastards - 51.5
1. Team spousal abuse - 52
Overall:
6. Lady Godiva - 425
5. Broad Street Brawlers - 452
4. Plastered Bastards -462.5
3. Team feminism - 500
2. TEAM TRAVIS - 507
1. Bi-Polar Bears - 508
You know what this means, folks: we're in need of some usurpage. We need to pull out some serious trivia power next week to beat the always-strong Bi-Polars.
Go, team! See you at the kegger.
Attendance: Janelle, Craig, Natalie, Kari, Cindy, Steve, Andrea, Travis.
Victory beer won: One measly pitcher.
Charity beer: not even applicable. Sigh.
Weather: highly shitty.
Vehicle used by Craig: a car. That's how shitty the roads were. I mean, I guess you could have tried to ride a bike on them, but you would have looked like a quarterback warming up on the sidelines on his exer-cycle - not exactly travelling anywhere.
Round turnover speed: decent.
Trash talk: limited.
Tension: ramping up, baby!
This was a night of more lessons for the Travisites. Travisians? Travisoids? Anyway, we did rock the music theme round, which once again is the king of rounds. But themes got us in trouble: we assumed we had detected a theme in one of the trivia rounds, but sadly, there was none. So, influenced by our incorrect assumption that there was a Scotch theme to the answers, we did things like choose Sean Connery over Roger Moore as the most frequent Bond. Darnit. Consequently, we got absolutely murdered on that round - two big points. I think we did better handing in random song guesses and then leaving. In our defence, the winning score was only six, but still.
This does, though, lead me to remind everyone that there has been a theme throughout the trivia season: grade 3 astronomy, airplanes, and James Bond. My advice is to brush up on those topics before next week. Of course, I will be conspicuously absent...
Other lessons learned:
-Never let Cindy play with your phone, or she might accidentally dial your parents.
-Always vet the answers. If not, Kari will write down the wrong song title or artist every time.
-Always trust your instincts. If not, Craig will have a hunch about the correct answer but let us write something asinine instead.
- They don't always trick us with the last song of the last round; sometimes it is exactly what you think it is, and not a parody song. That said, Weird Al owes us some serious royalties if he ever makes a Village People parody titled "SPCA."
-When Craig says he's leaving, don't worry. He's coming back. I think his absence lasted exactly two questions.
My highlight of the night: Alexis' reaction when she beat the bar. There was some gleeful giggling, clapping, and running around with her arms waving overhead. I believe she told the bar to "buy your own drinks, muthafuckas." The joys of being a university bar manager!
So here are the standings, teetering dangerously close to us not winning. Remember, even though we're pretty much in for the keg party, it's all or nothing for the top spot. Frank place is not first place! Good luck out there!
For the night:
6. Lady Godiva - 47.5
5. Bi-Polar Bears - 48.5
4. Bite the pillow, etc. - 49
3. TEAM TRAVIS - 50
2. Plastered Bastards - 51.5
1. Team spousal abuse - 52
Overall:
6. Lady Godiva - 425
5. Broad Street Brawlers - 452
4. Plastered Bastards -462.5
3. Team feminism - 500
2. TEAM TRAVIS - 507
1. Bi-Polar Bears - 508
You know what this means, folks: we're in need of some usurpage. We need to pull out some serious trivia power next week to beat the always-strong Bi-Polars.
Go, team! See you at the kegger.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Third to last week - The one where we play catch up
Remember how I gave up Ketchup for lent? And Kari "gave up" drinking, smoking, sushi, coffee and running? Yeah, well this was the week where we did some catch up. As you know, we were so far ahead last year that there was no chance of catching us. And, as Jud's toilet will tell you, competition makes a horse-race. Having said that, we have us some competition on our hands, ladies and gentlemen. It's a two-way race between us and the Bi-Polar bears (we're guaranteed a spot at the party anyway, but we're not going to pull a team frank and say third is as good as first. It's still Frank place). So, let's get to the recap, folks, and see if we can't nail first place sooner or later.
Start time: Ten something.
End time: Oh, gosh. Late. Kudos to everyone who stayed until the end, but that time was bananas. I was very tired for my Bible Study the next day.
Pitchers of beer purchased: One.
Pitchers of charity beer consumed: One. We're not too proud. Thanks, Bi-Polars.
Pitchers of victory beer won: Two.
Of those, pitchers of charity beer given out: One. Right back atcha.
Everyone had some tough answers that night. Let's do them mathematically, shall we?
Ernest Hemmingway =/= Edgar Allen Poe.
The Telltale Heart =/= For whom the Bell tolls.
Jimmy =/= smart as he thinks he is.
Chilliwack =/= Nazareth.
That question =/= Dirty Harry, Craig.
String Quartet music =/= easy to figure out.
But the biggest goof of the night was from our question masters themselves, who asked the following question verbatim.
Question 10
6) Who wrote the poem "In Flanders Fields" John McCrae.
So, not only was the answer in the question, but it also was the wrong number. Yeesh.
Answer of the night: Whoever knew who any black miss Americas were. Oh, and how long you have to charge Green Lantern's ring. We didn't even know that one. We just had to figure it out through cartoons and action figure memories.
Other question weirdness of the night: Who knew that Isabel Person was a real Person? Oh, or was it Isabel Peron? Who knows.
Delicious Answer of the night: Craig, for thinking that the band was called Milli Vanilla. Mmmm. Ice Creamy.
Going into the final few rounds, here are the standings:
For the night.
Lady Godiva with 43
Urethra Franklins with 44.5
Plastered Bastards with 44.5
Push her down the stairs with 48.5
Bi-Polar Bears with 52
and
Travis with 52.5
A win is a win. We're creeping back up.
Overall for the season.
Lady Godiva with 377.5
Broad Street Brawlers with 405.5
Plastered Bastards with 411
Push her down the stairs with 448
Travis with 457.5
and
Bi-Polar Bears with 460.
It's ground to make up, but we can make it up. In the words of Pierre Trudeau, "Just watch us."
Start time: Ten something.
End time: Oh, gosh. Late. Kudos to everyone who stayed until the end, but that time was bananas. I was very tired for my Bible Study the next day.
Pitchers of beer purchased: One.
Pitchers of charity beer consumed: One. We're not too proud. Thanks, Bi-Polars.
Pitchers of victory beer won: Two.
Of those, pitchers of charity beer given out: One. Right back atcha.
Everyone had some tough answers that night. Let's do them mathematically, shall we?
Ernest Hemmingway =/= Edgar Allen Poe.
The Telltale Heart =/= For whom the Bell tolls.
Jimmy =/= smart as he thinks he is.
Chilliwack =/= Nazareth.
That question =/= Dirty Harry, Craig.
String Quartet music =/= easy to figure out.
But the biggest goof of the night was from our question masters themselves, who asked the following question verbatim.
Question 10
6) Who wrote the poem "In Flanders Fields" John McCrae.
So, not only was the answer in the question, but it also was the wrong number. Yeesh.
Answer of the night: Whoever knew who any black miss Americas were. Oh, and how long you have to charge Green Lantern's ring. We didn't even know that one. We just had to figure it out through cartoons and action figure memories.
Other question weirdness of the night: Who knew that Isabel Person was a real Person? Oh, or was it Isabel Peron? Who knows.
Delicious Answer of the night: Craig, for thinking that the band was called Milli Vanilla. Mmmm. Ice Creamy.
Going into the final few rounds, here are the standings:
For the night.
Lady Godiva with 43
Urethra Franklins with 44.5
Plastered Bastards with 44.5
Push her down the stairs with 48.5
Bi-Polar Bears with 52
and
Travis with 52.5
A win is a win. We're creeping back up.
Overall for the season.
Lady Godiva with 377.5
Broad Street Brawlers with 405.5
Plastered Bastards with 411
Push her down the stairs with 448
Travis with 457.5
and
Bi-Polar Bears with 460.
It's ground to make up, but we can make it up. In the words of Pierre Trudeau, "Just watch us."
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Rounds 1-4 - November 5 edition
Boy, it was great to be back at trivia the past couple of weeks, particularly with the whole family last week. Sorry, Alexis. We promise not to bring our illegal baby again.
Here's a quick rundown of this week.
Attendance: Travis, Cindy, Steve, Andrea, Stan, Craig, Kari, and Steve's buddy from way back... oh gosh, I totally forget his name. Sorry, Steve. And many leftover Halloween jell-o shooters.
Rounds won: Round one. Also tiebroke for round two, and even though Travis knew the answer, the girl from what we think was the cheaty table has the reflexes of an NHL goalie and got in just ahead of him. Not sure if we aced any after round 3 as I wimped out early. Mad props to those who toughed it out til the end.
Theme round: TV shows from our childhood/adolescent years (or in the case of Stan, the childhood of his children). Didn't win it, but boy it was fun.
Oops of the night: Should have trusted Craig's instinct that the massive statue at Olympia was of Zeus. Makes sense that the Athena statue would be in Athens. Oops.
Geer error of the night: We love you, engineers, we really do, and you do good work. But you were wrong wrong wrong about Where the Wild Things Are. The boy's name is Max, and he does say "No!," and he also says many other things, like "Let the wild rumpus start!" and "I'll eat you up!" This Pierre they were talking about appears to be a character in a Carole King song or something. Not sure if he was originally a Sendak creation - my cursory Googling didn't dig too deep. But I just have to say that I feel vindicated after they made fun of our answer. Tsk.
It was super great to have folks like Stan and Steve around, as well as our regular hardcores. Sorry I had to run early, but there's a hungry little man here who needs me for a food source. The trivia questions were super fun as usual, and trivia is still the pinnacle of my week. You all look super hot in your orange toques. Also, I'm Cindy's favourite person, but don't tell Cindy I told you.
So, what else went down? Fill me in on rounds 4-6!
Here's a quick rundown of this week.
Attendance: Travis, Cindy, Steve, Andrea, Stan, Craig, Kari, and Steve's buddy from way back... oh gosh, I totally forget his name. Sorry, Steve. And many leftover Halloween jell-o shooters.
Rounds won: Round one. Also tiebroke for round two, and even though Travis knew the answer, the girl from what we think was the cheaty table has the reflexes of an NHL goalie and got in just ahead of him. Not sure if we aced any after round 3 as I wimped out early. Mad props to those who toughed it out til the end.
Theme round: TV shows from our childhood/adolescent years (or in the case of Stan, the childhood of his children). Didn't win it, but boy it was fun.
Oops of the night: Should have trusted Craig's instinct that the massive statue at Olympia was of Zeus. Makes sense that the Athena statue would be in Athens. Oops.
Geer error of the night: We love you, engineers, we really do, and you do good work. But you were wrong wrong wrong about Where the Wild Things Are. The boy's name is Max, and he does say "No!," and he also says many other things, like "Let the wild rumpus start!" and "I'll eat you up!" This Pierre they were talking about appears to be a character in a Carole King song or something. Not sure if he was originally a Sendak creation - my cursory Googling didn't dig too deep. But I just have to say that I feel vindicated after they made fun of our answer. Tsk.
It was super great to have folks like Stan and Steve around, as well as our regular hardcores. Sorry I had to run early, but there's a hungry little man here who needs me for a food source. The trivia questions were super fun as usual, and trivia is still the pinnacle of my week. You all look super hot in your orange toques. Also, I'm Cindy's favourite person, but don't tell Cindy I told you.
So, what else went down? Fill me in on rounds 4-6!
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Trivia Recap - Season 2, Week 4
Four weeks: that's how long it takes to become officially the most reviled team in the trivia league. But we all know that underneath those barbs is an undercurrent of admiration and, yes, love. Such is the nature of jealousy.
Team core attendance: Cindy, Janelle, Kari, James, Craig, Andrea.
Peripheral attendance: Stanimal.
Core absentia: Travis himself, out on illness. Feel better next week!
Pitchers won: Four, I think? Three rounds and an overall.
Pitchers consumed: Two. Just right.
Shooters consumed: One - Andrea's nightcap.
Team name of the week: "Travis says it's cold outside; you should wear your tounge. And learn how to spell." (Sorry, Craig, but we'll never let you live that one down.)
Even dumber moment than that: Kari: "So there's John, Teddy, and Robert. What about Bobby Kennedy?" Thank you, thank you. I blame mommy brain.
Team name heckle of the week: Oh, there were so many. My personal favourites include "Travis is, like, 40" (which really brightened Stan's day) and "Travis' parasite is due." And I think we got a "Travis is very nice" from the Bi-Polars after we gave them a pitcher. Was that the Bi-Polars? I can never remember who's who.
The name of the night, though, was "Travis has never been laid," which allowed me to stand up and proudly show the entire bar the only concrete proof in the world that I have, in fact, been laid. Ahh, the benefits of pregnancy. Sadly, some dingus thought it would be funny to make an abortion joke in his or her team name. Two words: not cool.
Glory moment of the night: The hilariously-named Interracial Facial approached the table to express not only their hatred for us, but their desire for our autographs. Way to go, team, on coming up with funny variations on Travis to sign on their serviette.
Another awesome week in my opinion, featuring a good balance of knowledge contribution from all players. I believe we won the themed music round for a third time (though not consecutively, I don't think). I love the themed music round. The trivia rounds were delightfully challenging, and we had some great catches: Cindy and Andrea caught that 276 days is the gestational period of humans; Craig caught that the Titanic sunk off the coast of The Independent Nation and/or British Colony and/or Dominion of Newfoundland, and Stan whipped out Sirhan B. Sirhan, the assassin of Robert Kennedy. Impressive stuff.
Speaking of Stan, I would just like to mention what a good sport he is to come to the university bar on a work night and pull out the mad knowledge, not just of things scientific but also of music, sports, and general knowledge.
And good work, everyone, on finding, bringing, and wearing the orange toques. And good work Jimmy on wearing your awesome Spock sweater, which got genuine props and appreciation from the guys at the next table. I wonder if they managed to dig themselves out from under those exceedingly drunk and clothes-averse young ladies at the end of the night.
Basically, Trivia is my reason for living.
Well, Trivia and James.
Standings for the night:
6th place - Frank with 42 points (and some suckage).
5th place - Team Ramrod (who?) with 43 points.
4th place - The Bi-Polar Bears with 44 points and a pitcher of our beer.
3rd place - The Broad Street Brawlers with 44.5 pts.
2nd place - Push her down the stairs with 47 pts, but not enough to catch...
1st place - Travis with 50 big points, and the win.
Overall scores arrrrrr as follows:
6th place - Frank with 163 points and mad suckage.
5th place - Plastered Bastards with 166.5 points.
4th place - The Bi-Polar Bears with 174.5 points.
3rd place - The Broad Street Brawlers with 177.5 pts.
2nd place - Push her down the stairs with 179 points, but
1st place - was TRAVIS with 189 points.
Yes, folks, that's a 10 point lead, a decade, a dime-bag, and so on. Good for us.
Team core attendance: Cindy, Janelle, Kari, James, Craig, Andrea.
Peripheral attendance: Stanimal.
Core absentia: Travis himself, out on illness. Feel better next week!
Pitchers won: Four, I think? Three rounds and an overall.
Pitchers consumed: Two. Just right.
Shooters consumed: One - Andrea's nightcap.
Team name of the week: "Travis says it's cold outside; you should wear your tounge. And learn how to spell." (Sorry, Craig, but we'll never let you live that one down.)
Even dumber moment than that: Kari: "So there's John, Teddy, and Robert. What about Bobby Kennedy?" Thank you, thank you. I blame mommy brain.
Team name heckle of the week: Oh, there were so many. My personal favourites include "Travis is, like, 40" (which really brightened Stan's day) and "Travis' parasite is due." And I think we got a "Travis is very nice" from the Bi-Polars after we gave them a pitcher. Was that the Bi-Polars? I can never remember who's who.
The name of the night, though, was "Travis has never been laid," which allowed me to stand up and proudly show the entire bar the only concrete proof in the world that I have, in fact, been laid. Ahh, the benefits of pregnancy. Sadly, some dingus thought it would be funny to make an abortion joke in his or her team name. Two words: not cool.
Glory moment of the night: The hilariously-named Interracial Facial approached the table to express not only their hatred for us, but their desire for our autographs. Way to go, team, on coming up with funny variations on Travis to sign on their serviette.
Another awesome week in my opinion, featuring a good balance of knowledge contribution from all players. I believe we won the themed music round for a third time (though not consecutively, I don't think). I love the themed music round. The trivia rounds were delightfully challenging, and we had some great catches: Cindy and Andrea caught that 276 days is the gestational period of humans; Craig caught that the Titanic sunk off the coast of The Independent Nation and/or British Colony and/or Dominion of Newfoundland, and Stan whipped out Sirhan B. Sirhan, the assassin of Robert Kennedy. Impressive stuff.
Speaking of Stan, I would just like to mention what a good sport he is to come to the university bar on a work night and pull out the mad knowledge, not just of things scientific but also of music, sports, and general knowledge.
And good work, everyone, on finding, bringing, and wearing the orange toques. And good work Jimmy on wearing your awesome Spock sweater, which got genuine props and appreciation from the guys at the next table. I wonder if they managed to dig themselves out from under those exceedingly drunk and clothes-averse young ladies at the end of the night.
Basically, Trivia is my reason for living.
Well, Trivia and James.
Standings for the night:
6th place - Frank with 42 points (and some suckage).
5th place - Team Ramrod (who?) with 43 points.
4th place - The Bi-Polar Bears with 44 points and a pitcher of our beer.
3rd place - The Broad Street Brawlers with 44.5 pts.
2nd place - Push her down the stairs with 47 pts, but not enough to catch...
1st place - Travis with 50 big points, and the win.
Overall scores arrrrrr as follows:
6th place - Frank with 163 points and mad suckage.
5th place - Plastered Bastards with 166.5 points.
4th place - The Bi-Polar Bears with 174.5 points.
3rd place - The Broad Street Brawlers with 177.5 pts.
2nd place - Push her down the stairs with 179 points, but
1st place - was TRAVIS with 189 points.
Yes, folks, that's a 10 point lead, a decade, a dime-bag, and so on. Good for us.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Politics correction
Thanks to the aid of giant posters, I have been informed that the politics trivia business is from 3 to 4 pm on Wednesday, thus not interfering with our trivia time in the least. I do intend to go, not only for the fun of the candidates' debate but also in case they re-use some questions at real trivia. So it's basically a trivia warmup at 3:00.
We'll see you orange toquely on Wednesday, unless this kid actually shows up sometime soon.
We'll see you orange toquely on Wednesday, unless this kid actually shows up sometime soon.
Friday, September 26, 2008
Recap - Season 2 Week 3
I was tempted to call this week two, after our disastrous performance last week, but be that as it may, we were back on top this week. Oh yeah!
Core attendance - Craig, Cindy, Kari, Travis, Jimmy, Andrea.
Variable Attendance - Janelle.
Rounds won - I think it was two, wasn't it? Two, but with a high place overall on the rest.
Pitchers won - Three. An extra one for overall.
Pitchers given away - Uh, at least one pitcher of foam. I don't know about the rest.
We started off super-strong, with a dynamite opening round. Seriously, we made up a ton of ground with that opener. Between the "Military patrol," the yearbook picture of Bill Murray, and the authors of the communist manifesto, it wasn't even close. That round (plus other knowledge-based rounds) brought us back up to being on top again. We made up the shortfall, and then some. Travis and Andrea really pulled it together for the music rounds, and we made a decent showing in those too. Just got to remember the Kenny Loggins. That guy recorded every movie theme ever in the eighties. He also had a sweet beard.
Also, after an elaborate plan to sort of play "buffalo" but not really, Craig got caught with a whole bunch of beer to drink....nice foolproof plan, Craiggers.
Props to the engineers, though, for giving us a themed music round. This week, it was nintendo themes, which we somehow knew quite a few of. I also like how much trash talking we're getting from the other teams.
I however dislike the lack of bodog fight. Where are my guys hitting each other and girls in bikinis?
For the night, the top teams are as follows:
6th place - Frank.
5th place - Push her down the stairs.
4th place - Plastered Bastards with 43.5 points.
3rd place - 1864 (Connor's team) with 47 pts.
2nd place - Travis with 52.5 pts.
1st place - Broad Street Brawlers with 55.5 pts.
That's for the night. Now, let's do overall, shall we?
6th place - Frank with 121 points.
5th place - Plastered Bastards with 123.5 pts.
4the place - Bi Polar Bears with 131.5 pts.
3rd place - Push her down the stairs with 132 pts.
2nd place - Broad Street Brawlers with 133 pts.
1st place, and still champions of the trivia universe - Travis with 139 pts.
Honestly, I don't know why anyone else bothers to show up. Oh, right. To see Kari balancing a pitcher of beer on her 9 months pregnant tummy.
WOO!
Core attendance - Craig, Cindy, Kari, Travis, Jimmy, Andrea.
Variable Attendance - Janelle.
Rounds won - I think it was two, wasn't it? Two, but with a high place overall on the rest.
Pitchers won - Three. An extra one for overall.
Pitchers given away - Uh, at least one pitcher of foam. I don't know about the rest.
We started off super-strong, with a dynamite opening round. Seriously, we made up a ton of ground with that opener. Between the "Military patrol," the yearbook picture of Bill Murray, and the authors of the communist manifesto, it wasn't even close. That round (plus other knowledge-based rounds) brought us back up to being on top again. We made up the shortfall, and then some. Travis and Andrea really pulled it together for the music rounds, and we made a decent showing in those too. Just got to remember the Kenny Loggins. That guy recorded every movie theme ever in the eighties. He also had a sweet beard.
Also, after an elaborate plan to sort of play "buffalo" but not really, Craig got caught with a whole bunch of beer to drink....nice foolproof plan, Craiggers.
Props to the engineers, though, for giving us a themed music round. This week, it was nintendo themes, which we somehow knew quite a few of. I also like how much trash talking we're getting from the other teams.
I however dislike the lack of bodog fight. Where are my guys hitting each other and girls in bikinis?
For the night, the top teams are as follows:
6th place - Frank.
5th place - Push her down the stairs.
4th place - Plastered Bastards with 43.5 points.
3rd place - 1864 (Connor's team) with 47 pts.
2nd place - Travis with 52.5 pts.
1st place - Broad Street Brawlers with 55.5 pts.
That's for the night. Now, let's do overall, shall we?
6th place - Frank with 121 points.
5th place - Plastered Bastards with 123.5 pts.
4the place - Bi Polar Bears with 131.5 pts.
3rd place - Push her down the stairs with 132 pts.
2nd place - Broad Street Brawlers with 133 pts.
1st place, and still champions of the trivia universe - Travis with 139 pts.
Honestly, I don't know why anyone else bothers to show up. Oh, right. To see Kari balancing a pitcher of beer on her 9 months pregnant tummy.
WOO!
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Standings
Here are the standings as of last week:
Week 2 standings:
1. 41.5 - Bi-Polar Bears
2. 39 - Team Violence Against Women
3. 38 - Asian Persuasion, I think they were called?
4. 36.5 - Great Western Beer... Party? Patrol? I forget
5. 36 - Team Travis is Awesome
6. 35.5 - Plastered Bastards
Overall standings:
1. 90 - Bi-Polar Bears
2. 89 - Push Her Down the Stairs
3. 86.5 - Team Travis Rocks Your Socks Off
4. 80 - Plastered Bastards
5. Frank (total not noted)
6. Broad Street Brawlers (total not noted)
Yes, kids, that's a full three and a half points off first place. I think we can make it up, don't you?
Week 2 standings:
1. 41.5 - Bi-Polar Bears
2. 39 - Team Violence Against Women
3. 38 - Asian Persuasion, I think they were called?
4. 36.5 - Great Western Beer... Party? Patrol? I forget
5. 36 - Team Travis is Awesome
6. 35.5 - Plastered Bastards
Overall standings:
1. 90 - Bi-Polar Bears
2. 89 - Push Her Down the Stairs
3. 86.5 - Team Travis Rocks Your Socks Off
4. 80 - Plastered Bastards
5. Frank (total not noted)
6. Broad Street Brawlers (total not noted)
Yes, kids, that's a full three and a half points off first place. I think we can make it up, don't you?
Monday, September 22, 2008
Politics trivia!
Now that I have my finger on the pulse of the world thanks to my association with the hip folks at the Carillon, I have a trivia pre-cap for you. Wednesday, Oct. 1 is going to be Canadian politics night. A candidates' debate for the Wascana riding will take place, followed by trivia. Sadly, the bar is being de-licensed for the night so that 18-year-old voters, who for some bizarre reason can't drink in this province, can attend.
This is exceptionally exciting news for me, except for the fact that the chances are extremely good that I'll be holed up in a hospital bed with Trivia James at my side while this is occurring. If the baby hasn't appeared yet, I will SO be there. Maybe the geers would give us special permission to have phone contact if I happen to be in labour during trivia. Otherwise, though, I'm counting on you, trivia fans, to do us proud. Watch some Rick Mercer or Newsworld this week for me, will ya?
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Recap: Trivia Season 2 Week 2
You know in old war movies where the heroes jump out of the trenches and win the big battle at the end? or in newer war movies where the heroes fly X-Wing fighters down a trench on The Death Star and blow it up to win the big battle at the end. Well. before the big battle at the end somebody had to dig those trenches, and somebody had to build those X-Wings fighters...and that is what Travis was doing this Wednesday.
Week 2 of this season was not pretty or glorious, but a lot of necessary grunt work was accomplished and the six troopers who showed up gutted it out to put up a respectable score which kept Team Travis well within striking distance of our rivals.
With Trivia Cindy out with an early morning, Steve-Know out on his Watrous internship, and Captain Craig down with the flu and not entirely on his game...Andrea, Janelle, Jim, Kari and Travis stepped it up and kept us close.
It was a tough night question-wise, a lot of good questions on the part of the 'neers. We thought ourselves out of a few correct answers and lost a few unnecessary points by failing to double check the sheet before taking it up to the table, but overall we pulled a lot solid answers out of the hat.
I observed a little cheating here and there by new comers, but nothing serious. The bigger problem was the amount of cross-pollination and the tolerance of said cross-pollination by other teams. Geez Louise, it's not a Biology lab, it is not OK to share answers with the person at the next table.
Answer of the night:
Jim: No, Mary was not impregnated through her ear. (What were the Engineers thinking on that one anyway?)
Play of the Night:
Craig and Jim decide not to drink too much. Craig felt pretty good the next morning, Jim is still married, all good things.
Mistake of the night:
Andrea and Craig order the buffalo ranch "wings". Turned out to be chicken strips floating in miracle whip and anarchy.
Team Name of the Night:
The Plastard Bastards: "Travis is so old he was on the design team for dirt".
Anyway, good work by everyone, in three short months Travis will be getting medals hung around our necks by the Princess while everyone kisses and Chewbacca roars with his arms up in the air.
Week 2 of this season was not pretty or glorious, but a lot of necessary grunt work was accomplished and the six troopers who showed up gutted it out to put up a respectable score which kept Team Travis well within striking distance of our rivals.
With Trivia Cindy out with an early morning, Steve-Know out on his Watrous internship, and Captain Craig down with the flu and not entirely on his game...Andrea, Janelle, Jim, Kari and Travis stepped it up and kept us close.
It was a tough night question-wise, a lot of good questions on the part of the 'neers. We thought ourselves out of a few correct answers and lost a few unnecessary points by failing to double check the sheet before taking it up to the table, but overall we pulled a lot solid answers out of the hat.
I observed a little cheating here and there by new comers, but nothing serious. The bigger problem was the amount of cross-pollination and the tolerance of said cross-pollination by other teams. Geez Louise, it's not a Biology lab, it is not OK to share answers with the person at the next table.
Answer of the night:
Jim: No, Mary was not impregnated through her ear. (What were the Engineers thinking on that one anyway?)
Play of the Night:
Craig and Jim decide not to drink too much. Craig felt pretty good the next morning, Jim is still married, all good things.
Mistake of the night:
Andrea and Craig order the buffalo ranch "wings". Turned out to be chicken strips floating in miracle whip and anarchy.
Team Name of the Night:
The Plastard Bastards: "Travis is so old he was on the design team for dirt".
Anyway, good work by everyone, in three short months Travis will be getting medals hung around our necks by the Princess while everyone kisses and Chewbacca roars with his arms up in the air.
Friday, September 12, 2008
Trivia Recap - Season 2 Week 1
Well, folks, trivia aficionados, here it is. Week one, and one win for Team Travis. We went out there on Wednesday and proved that our complete destruction of anyone else trivia related was no fluke. We're back, and we're back on top. With that in mind, let us go through some of the highlights of the week that was.
Pitchers of beer purchased - One. This ended up being one too many.
Pitchers of beer donated by Great Western - One. The GW rep looked wasted, too.
Pitchers of beer won through rounds of trivia dominance - Two.
Pitchers of beer won from overall victory for the evening - One.
Glasses of beer poured for the table by GW rep - Five.
That's a lot of beer, kids. We had to give some of it away, but it's still a bunch. Wow. I know I had too much....way too much. Thorry, Kari.
Number of rounds won by team violence against women - One.
Number of times "Frank" tried to change their name: Once. Then they surrendered, and went right back to Frank place.
Answer of the night - Probably goes to Craig for the "Hercules" answer for Howard Hughes' plane. Good work.
Bonehead move of the night - Putting whatever we put instead of Mortal Kombat. Steve knew it, and we should have listened.
It seems so obvious now.
Math answer of the night - Cindy and Steve knew all about telephone poles and their distances away from one another. I didn't even bother answering that one. You don't need my input.
Team name of the night - Probably "Travis wants to know if you've ever been crotch chopped by a pregnant woman." That got us some laughs, the visual of Kari crotch chopping the bar, and a whole bunch of "who brings a pregnant woman to the bar" team names back at us.
Looking ahead - We're in first place, but let's not get cocky. We're going to be losing some members soon, so let's hang onto our spot with quiet dignity.
Booya.
Jimmy.
Pitchers of beer purchased - One. This ended up being one too many.
Pitchers of beer donated by Great Western - One. The GW rep looked wasted, too.
Pitchers of beer won through rounds of trivia dominance - Two.
Pitchers of beer won from overall victory for the evening - One.
Glasses of beer poured for the table by GW rep - Five.
That's a lot of beer, kids. We had to give some of it away, but it's still a bunch. Wow. I know I had too much....way too much. Thorry, Kari.
Number of rounds won by team violence against women - One.
Number of times "Frank" tried to change their name: Once. Then they surrendered, and went right back to Frank place.
Answer of the night - Probably goes to Craig for the "Hercules" answer for Howard Hughes' plane. Good work.
Bonehead move of the night - Putting whatever we put instead of Mortal Kombat. Steve knew it, and we should have listened.
It seems so obvious now.
Math answer of the night - Cindy and Steve knew all about telephone poles and their distances away from one another. I didn't even bother answering that one. You don't need my input.
Team name of the night - Probably "Travis wants to know if you've ever been crotch chopped by a pregnant woman." That got us some laughs, the visual of Kari crotch chopping the bar, and a whole bunch of "who brings a pregnant woman to the bar" team names back at us.
Looking ahead - We're in first place, but let's not get cocky. We're going to be losing some members soon, so let's hang onto our spot with quiet dignity.
Booya.
Jimmy.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
A little something different.
We, at team Travis, pride ourselves on being more than a trivia team. While those other teams are going to be getting soft all the way throughout the off season, team Travis doesn't recognize an off-season. There's no "My brain is tired" in Travis. To this end, we've been asking one another questions of the trivia variety every Wednesday throughout the summertime.
This Wednesday is to be no exception. We'll be meeting at Craig's place to throw down on some knowledge. The only difference will be that we'll be doing more than trivia. Every Thursday throughout the summer, Habitat for Humanity will be building houses, and they need lunches. It's up to Team Travis to get that done. We'll be putting together sandwiches and the like first, and then on to trivia. So doing some good along with answering the questions. Good for us.
See you there,
Trivia James.
This Wednesday is to be no exception. We'll be meeting at Craig's place to throw down on some knowledge. The only difference will be that we'll be doing more than trivia. Every Thursday throughout the summer, Habitat for Humanity will be building houses, and they need lunches. It's up to Team Travis to get that done. We'll be putting together sandwiches and the like first, and then on to trivia. So doing some good along with answering the questions. Good for us.
See you there,
Trivia James.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Let me tell you something about Trivia Cindy
She is coming to trivia this Wednesday.
And now something for the ladies.
I don't hope you ladies liked it. I know you did.
Ingredients for a great studhouse sandwich are:
Mel Gibson holding a cat (purrrr),
I 51 year old Tom Selleck (I bet he has a Magnum PI-enis! whooooo.)
A ton of Grade-A beef for filler
Trivia is on Wednesday as usual.
8:00pm. First round starts 8:30pm at the latest.
Who is going to Travis-up and do the music trivia this week?
And now something for the ladies.
I don't hope you ladies liked it. I know you did.
Ingredients for a great studhouse sandwich are:
Mel Gibson holding a cat (purrrr),
I 51 year old Tom Selleck (I bet he has a Magnum PI-enis! whooooo.)
A ton of Grade-A beef for filler
Trivia is on Wednesday as usual.
8:00pm. First round starts 8:30pm at the latest.
Who is going to Travis-up and do the music trivia this week?
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
TRIVIA NEVER ENDS FOR TRAVIS
Who: YOU!
What: Trivia
When: Wednesday
Where: Craig's house, Let's say 8:00ish? (Cindy works early mornings and is a sissy)
Why: Because we love to spend Wednesdays together, and we need to plan a sweet pint token party (which sounds was less cool than a keg party, but believe me, will be a blast)
What: Trivia
When: Wednesday
Where: Craig's house, Let's say 8:00ish? (Cindy works early mornings and is a sissy)
Why: Because we love to spend Wednesdays together, and we need to plan a sweet pint token party (which sounds was less cool than a keg party, but believe me, will be a blast)
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Trivia Recap - Ultimate Week
That was it. The final week of trivia. We started 51 points up, so let's see where we ended up at the end of it, shall we? Read on, dear readers. Read on.
Start Time: Only after all of us had gotten there, and we didn't leave Cindy's until 9:30. I'll say 10:00.
End Time: Probably in the region of 1:00.
Core Attendees: Craig, James, Cindy, Travis, Steve, Kari. Full house.
Support Attendees: None. Just the core bringin' it to the limit.
Orange Toques Forgotten: Craig, Craig, Craig. Fortunately, our erstwhile captain made the ultimate sacrifice, and wore an orange-paper dunce cap. It certainly looked much better than his "orange paper jammed down into his hat band" look. Take note: Should you happen to forget your hat, this might just happen to you!
Pitchers of Victory Beer won: Two kind of. One for sure. Sort of two.
Place for the evening: second, I think.
Place overall: First. By a long shot. There was a lot of complaining about this, from the Bi-Polar bears who insisted that they actually came in first place for the last seven (out of twelve) weeks, and yet didn't crack the top three. Hmm. Or from Push Her Down the Stairs, who claimed that had they not gotten caught cheating, that their score would have been high enough to win (hmm). It wouldn't. Plus, they were caught cheating again last night. Dag, yo. Bottom line: We crushed the competition, essentially by an entire night's worth of trivia. Unstoppable.
Name for the Evening: Travis saw Drew, Grill and Jon Stamos doing Yoga in matching outfits. This made the engineers crack like eggs. It was awesome. They even asked "who told you about that?"
Answer of the night: The fact that sodium hits water and....wait for it....explodes! Take that, AGE team, who would have said that it just makes salt water. No chance, apparently. Good work, Chemists in our group (Cindy, Steve, I'm looking at you).
Runner-up to best answer of the night: Steve clutching up and remembering that George Lazenby did not succeed Sean Connery, but just took his place for one movie. Oh, and in that movie he was married to Diana Rigg. AND IT HAD A SEQUEL, DARN IT!
Bonehead move of the night: Oh, so many to chose from. Was it James, going back on his original knowledge of Persia and Iran? Or was it Travis, saying that "Back in Time" was from Back to the Future II instead of I? You know, it's the last game, and we're done, so there were no bonehead moves. We did perfectly well.
"Dicks in your mouth": Okay, buckle up, because this is a little convoluted. Here we go: Mike Berry, from team Frank, asked Craig over, and then asked him how many beers he'd had so far, to make sure that he was still okay to ride his bike home. Craig replied with "Seven," innocently enough, at which point Mike said "DICKS IN YOUR MOUTH!" It was funny that team Frank got involved (they usually do it wrong). Anyhoo, Steve then had the great idea that he would ask Craig how many Dicks he just got hit with (going for the double whammy). Well, then, sure enough, when we asked how many Craig just got hit with, Mike, trying to answer quickly due to pride, said "Seven" all happy, and was then met with a resounding "DICKS IN YOUR MOUTH" from at least Steve and James. Nothing beats it. Good work on the reversal, guys.
Members of our team who have herpes: All of us, apparently. Who knew?
Triviagate scandal: Mad cheating going on from the team next to us. A bunch of upstarts who know how to use cellular phones, apparently. They were especially blatant during the last round, when new teams think it's perfectly acceptable to cheat when you're playing against the bar. What's the deal? Oh, and push her down the stairs got busted for cheating. Again. Big frickin' surprise. Oh, and some bozo tried to join our team in the last round. Yeah, not happening. Travis isn't a whore.
Music Excellence: "The humpty dance" was played again. I'll eat up all your crackers and your licorice.
The only real question now is when to have the keg party. There are going to be fifty pints of beer floating around (plus a few shots of cranberry juice for my poor pregnant wife), so we have to think of a time when we can all get together and drink ourselves stupid. Also, a guest list of sorts would be good too. You know, so we can keep out the riff-raff. Yeah, we're awesome.
Mad props to the engineers and to the bar staff for letting us take advantage of them. But seriously. Mad props to us. We're awesome.
Trivia James.
Start Time: Only after all of us had gotten there, and we didn't leave Cindy's until 9:30. I'll say 10:00.
End Time: Probably in the region of 1:00.
Core Attendees: Craig, James, Cindy, Travis, Steve, Kari. Full house.
Support Attendees: None. Just the core bringin' it to the limit.
Orange Toques Forgotten: Craig, Craig, Craig. Fortunately, our erstwhile captain made the ultimate sacrifice, and wore an orange-paper dunce cap. It certainly looked much better than his "orange paper jammed down into his hat band" look. Take note: Should you happen to forget your hat, this might just happen to you!
Pitchers of Victory Beer won: Two kind of. One for sure. Sort of two.
Place for the evening: second, I think.
Place overall: First. By a long shot. There was a lot of complaining about this, from the Bi-Polar bears who insisted that they actually came in first place for the last seven (out of twelve) weeks, and yet didn't crack the top three. Hmm. Or from Push Her Down the Stairs, who claimed that had they not gotten caught cheating, that their score would have been high enough to win (hmm). It wouldn't. Plus, they were caught cheating again last night. Dag, yo. Bottom line: We crushed the competition, essentially by an entire night's worth of trivia. Unstoppable.
Name for the Evening: Travis saw Drew, Grill and Jon Stamos doing Yoga in matching outfits. This made the engineers crack like eggs. It was awesome. They even asked "who told you about that?"
Answer of the night: The fact that sodium hits water and....wait for it....explodes! Take that, AGE team, who would have said that it just makes salt water. No chance, apparently. Good work, Chemists in our group (Cindy, Steve, I'm looking at you).
Runner-up to best answer of the night: Steve clutching up and remembering that George Lazenby did not succeed Sean Connery, but just took his place for one movie. Oh, and in that movie he was married to Diana Rigg. AND IT HAD A SEQUEL, DARN IT!
Bonehead move of the night: Oh, so many to chose from. Was it James, going back on his original knowledge of Persia and Iran? Or was it Travis, saying that "Back in Time" was from Back to the Future II instead of I? You know, it's the last game, and we're done, so there were no bonehead moves. We did perfectly well.
"Dicks in your mouth": Okay, buckle up, because this is a little convoluted. Here we go: Mike Berry, from team Frank, asked Craig over, and then asked him how many beers he'd had so far, to make sure that he was still okay to ride his bike home. Craig replied with "Seven," innocently enough, at which point Mike said "DICKS IN YOUR MOUTH!" It was funny that team Frank got involved (they usually do it wrong). Anyhoo, Steve then had the great idea that he would ask Craig how many Dicks he just got hit with (going for the double whammy). Well, then, sure enough, when we asked how many Craig just got hit with, Mike, trying to answer quickly due to pride, said "Seven" all happy, and was then met with a resounding "DICKS IN YOUR MOUTH" from at least Steve and James. Nothing beats it. Good work on the reversal, guys.
Members of our team who have herpes: All of us, apparently. Who knew?
Triviagate scandal: Mad cheating going on from the team next to us. A bunch of upstarts who know how to use cellular phones, apparently. They were especially blatant during the last round, when new teams think it's perfectly acceptable to cheat when you're playing against the bar. What's the deal? Oh, and push her down the stairs got busted for cheating. Again. Big frickin' surprise. Oh, and some bozo tried to join our team in the last round. Yeah, not happening. Travis isn't a whore.
Music Excellence: "The humpty dance" was played again. I'll eat up all your crackers and your licorice.
The only real question now is when to have the keg party. There are going to be fifty pints of beer floating around (plus a few shots of cranberry juice for my poor pregnant wife), so we have to think of a time when we can all get together and drink ourselves stupid. Also, a guest list of sorts would be good too. You know, so we can keep out the riff-raff. Yeah, we're awesome.
Mad props to the engineers and to the bar staff for letting us take advantage of them. But seriously. Mad props to us. We're awesome.
Trivia James.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Trivia Recap: Penultimate Week.
Well, it is official. The Trivia season will be wrapped up next week. That means that we have to work hard to hold onto our precious lead. But more on that later. Right now, let's discuss the week that was, shall we?
Start time - 10:00 ish.
End time - 12:15 or so. Actually, a reasonable turnover.
Core Attendance - James, Craig, Cindy, Steve, Travis.
Core Absentees - Kari (she had a lot of work to do....be nice).
Orange toques forgotten - Just Craig. Tsk. While I'm at it, Cindy and I both noticed that her toque came back a little "sexier" after Craig had had it for a week. Hmmm.
Pitchers of victory beer won - 2, but possibly could have been three.
Place for the evening - Second, behind the broad street brawlers. Now, we would have won a third pitcher of beer for that, since the broad street brawlers can't win, but since our whole team was gone, the pitcher went to the bi-polar bears.
Place overall for the season - First. By a long shot. In fact, we are up over team violence against women by a total of 51 points. Yes folks, it's true. In order for Push Her Down the Stairs to catch up, they would have to have a flawless night, and we would have to get fewer than nine points. After we get eleven points for the evening, we might as well just crumple up the rest of our question sheets, because we can't be caught at that point. Of course, we never would, because we relish the spirit of competition.
Name for the Evening - "Travis also spent his 19th birthday in a spandex suit." You know, it was awesome having her there, hitting up all the other teams for free drinks.
Answer of the night - Cindy and Steve worked out how long it would take a clock running five minutes slow each day to finally get the right time again. They worked it out, even while thinking there must have been a trick they were missing. Way to not overthink it, guys!
Runner-up answer of the night - James knowing where this crap is.
Bonehead move of the night - It's no Harry Callahan, but Kyrie is not by Toto.
"Dicks in your mouth" - 'what round are we on?' Craig and James to Mike Berry from team Frank. The beautiful thing is, that we said 'Mazel Tov' afterwards, without rehearsing what we were going to say in advance. Guess that means that the dicks were circumcised.
Triviagate scandal - Now that the dust has settled from the Marissa debacle, well, it would appear that their spirit is broken. It would appear that Marissa had a "project" to do, which meant that they were absent completely. This has taken them from fourth place to out of the running entirely. That was certainly strange. The only one of their (former) members who showed up was the guy who defected. Oh dear. So Marissa is out completely, giving Frank place to team Frank for sure. I'm still surprised that Push Her Down the Stairs clawed their way back into second....
Looking ahead - Only one more week peeps. Let's hit it out of the park. Ah, yeah. Don't forget to vote on the new poll at the bottom of your screen, and be sure to add some comments. I'm sure I missed something.
Trivia James.
Start time - 10:00 ish.
End time - 12:15 or so. Actually, a reasonable turnover.
Core Attendance - James, Craig, Cindy, Steve, Travis.
Core Absentees - Kari (she had a lot of work to do....be nice).
Orange toques forgotten - Just Craig. Tsk. While I'm at it, Cindy and I both noticed that her toque came back a little "sexier" after Craig had had it for a week. Hmmm.
Pitchers of victory beer won - 2, but possibly could have been three.
Place for the evening - Second, behind the broad street brawlers. Now, we would have won a third pitcher of beer for that, since the broad street brawlers can't win, but since our whole team was gone, the pitcher went to the bi-polar bears.
Place overall for the season - First. By a long shot. In fact, we are up over team violence against women by a total of 51 points. Yes folks, it's true. In order for Push Her Down the Stairs to catch up, they would have to have a flawless night, and we would have to get fewer than nine points. After we get eleven points for the evening, we might as well just crumple up the rest of our question sheets, because we can't be caught at that point. Of course, we never would, because we relish the spirit of competition.
Name for the Evening - "Travis also spent his 19th birthday in a spandex suit." You know, it was awesome having her there, hitting up all the other teams for free drinks.
Answer of the night - Cindy and Steve worked out how long it would take a clock running five minutes slow each day to finally get the right time again. They worked it out, even while thinking there must have been a trick they were missing. Way to not overthink it, guys!
Runner-up answer of the night - James knowing where this crap is.
Bonehead move of the night - It's no Harry Callahan, but Kyrie is not by Toto.
"Dicks in your mouth" - 'what round are we on?' Craig and James to Mike Berry from team Frank. The beautiful thing is, that we said 'Mazel Tov' afterwards, without rehearsing what we were going to say in advance. Guess that means that the dicks were circumcised.
Triviagate scandal - Now that the dust has settled from the Marissa debacle, well, it would appear that their spirit is broken. It would appear that Marissa had a "project" to do, which meant that they were absent completely. This has taken them from fourth place to out of the running entirely. That was certainly strange. The only one of their (former) members who showed up was the guy who defected. Oh dear. So Marissa is out completely, giving Frank place to team Frank for sure. I'm still surprised that Push Her Down the Stairs clawed their way back into second....
Looking ahead - Only one more week peeps. Let's hit it out of the park. Ah, yeah. Don't forget to vote on the new poll at the bottom of your screen, and be sure to add some comments. I'm sure I missed something.
Trivia James.
Sunday, April 6, 2008
"The Theme From Team Travis" (Machine Gun, The Commodores)
Question: List the 5 greatest theme songs of all time.
1) The Theme from M.A.S.H.
2) The Theme from Clone High
3) The Theme from Cheers
4) The Theme from Team Travis
5) The Theme from The Jeffersons
I would have suggested an Adam Ant song for our theme, but the guy is just too big of a male slut. What is he up to?
I do know what Lionel Richie is up to. Cocaine!! Lots and lots of cocaine....
Saturday, April 5, 2008
The Regulars at Trivia
I have noticed that it is difficult to explain to Trivia non-regulars about why we shouldn't cheat. And I think that instead of telling them myself, I should get Adam Ant to do so instead.
What is he up to?
What is he up to?
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Trivia Wrap-Up. Week Whatever.
Well, folks, it has come to this. Trivia night, that most sacred of all times (aside from coffee after church) has been invaded by the athletic awards. And that is a problem for me. As you may have noticed, our good friend made several appearances. Again.
Jock-tackular cell phone cheating. And yes, it looked exactly like the image above. Man oh man. However, the cell phone cheating was only part of the evening. Let's expand on the rest, shall we?
Start time - Late. Delayed by pointless other people, and our inability to find a table. The hell?
End time. Sometime just after one A.M. It was 1:11 as we were driving home.
Core Attendance - Cindy, Travis, Steve, Craig, Kari, James.
Support Attendance - Joel, Eric.
Number of orange toques forgotten - several. Tsk.
Pitchers of victory beer won - Zero. Not even one.
Place for the night - fifth, I think. Again, the hell?
Place overall - still mega first.
Average line length of the night - Immense. Visible from space.
Time taken for Travis to get a pitcher of beer - He grew a full beard waiting for it to get there.
Number of pissed off bartenders working at the owl - At least two.
Team name of the night - Tommy Tutone has more tones than the DJ. That actually got under his skin, and made him irritable. That was funny for me.
Answer of the night - Craig wrote a whole bunch of extra stuff that wasn't needed on who wrote songs, and although it was cool, it didn't help.
Bonehead move of the night - Craig missed a NASA question, costing us valuable points.
Mad sweetness of the night - The forever infamous "Baby Round."
If anyone in the bar was curious as to what our baby will look like, well, pretty much like this. Kari and I were left to fend for ourselves, and show ourselves to be terrible parents. In the future. Yes, we will suck. Thanks so much for planning that, it was a lot of fun, and it didn't eat into our lead too badly. Thanks guys, that was awesome.
Periodic Table Moment - We had to add some things together. Thankfully, we have some space geniuses on our team, who figured it all out, and knew about atomic numbers.
"Dicks in your mouth" - Number of astronauts on Apollo 13 - James to Craig.
Public Shame - Handing out shots to a whole bar full of cheaters. They didn't deserve those shots! We still wore our toques with pride, and handed out our shots with quiet dignity. Yeah, that'll teach 'em!
That's all for this week's trivia roundup. If I forgot anything, feel free to mention it in the comments section, or heck, become contributors, and you can edit this mess yourselves.
Jimmy.
Jock-tackular cell phone cheating. And yes, it looked exactly like the image above. Man oh man. However, the cell phone cheating was only part of the evening. Let's expand on the rest, shall we?
Start time - Late. Delayed by pointless other people, and our inability to find a table. The hell?
End time. Sometime just after one A.M. It was 1:11 as we were driving home.
Core Attendance - Cindy, Travis, Steve, Craig, Kari, James.
Support Attendance - Joel, Eric.
Number of orange toques forgotten - several. Tsk.
Pitchers of victory beer won - Zero. Not even one.
Place for the night - fifth, I think. Again, the hell?
Place overall - still mega first.
Average line length of the night - Immense. Visible from space.Time taken for Travis to get a pitcher of beer - He grew a full beard waiting for it to get there.
Number of pissed off bartenders working at the owl - At least two.
Team name of the night - Tommy Tutone has more tones than the DJ. That actually got under his skin, and made him irritable. That was funny for me.
Answer of the night - Craig wrote a whole bunch of extra stuff that wasn't needed on who wrote songs, and although it was cool, it didn't help.
Bonehead move of the night - Craig missed a NASA question, costing us valuable points.
Mad sweetness of the night - The forever infamous "Baby Round."
If anyone in the bar was curious as to what our baby will look like, well, pretty much like this. Kari and I were left to fend for ourselves, and show ourselves to be terrible parents. In the future. Yes, we will suck. Thanks so much for planning that, it was a lot of fun, and it didn't eat into our lead too badly. Thanks guys, that was awesome.
Periodic Table Moment - We had to add some things together. Thankfully, we have some space geniuses on our team, who figured it all out, and knew about atomic numbers.
"Dicks in your mouth" - Number of astronauts on Apollo 13 - James to Craig.
Public Shame - Handing out shots to a whole bar full of cheaters. They didn't deserve those shots! We still wore our toques with pride, and handed out our shots with quiet dignity. Yeah, that'll teach 'em!
That's all for this week's trivia roundup. If I forgot anything, feel free to mention it in the comments section, or heck, become contributors, and you can edit this mess yourselves.
Jimmy.
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