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.