Seattle Pub Trivia '08: With a Vengeance

[stargazer]

So, a new year, a new trivia thread!

The rundown, in case you've been wanting to join us and haven't yet: a group of Seattle-area Dopers meet to play pub trivia, usually on Tuesday nights at The Old Pequliar in Ballard, where Interrobang?! hosts once a month or so. Sometimes, we mix things up and go elsewhere on other nights, just to keep us on our toes.

Anyway, who's in for tonight? I'll be there, barring baby meltdowns.

[inkysplotchy]

One very sleepy man currently without identity will be there, barring baby meltdowns. Because, you know, sometimes you just have to stop an mock.

[Aioua]

08's my year, guys!
Just waiting untill february.
See y'all then!

[Interrobang!?]

Yeah, I'll be there -- bring your A game, it's gonna be a doozy.

[Saltire]

I'll be there. After two weeks without a quiz, my brain is buzzing with incorrect guesses to answer obscure questions.

[Cervaise]

I am in New Jersey.

No, seriously. I'm in New Jersey.

Anyway, have fun.

[anyrose]

Buzztime Trivia? My friends and I play the 2nd Tuesday of every month. But on Lawn Guylandt, significantly east of Seattle.

[Interrobang!?]

Offhand, I don't know where the local Buzztime venues are, but it'd be an interesting thing to try.

[anyrose]

Originally Posted by Interrobang!?

Offhand, I don't know where the local Buzztime venues are, but it'd be an interesting thing to try.

try looking here.

[Saltire]

I've got my cold-weather waiting-for-the-bus clothes all ready, so I'm willing to brave the wacky Seattle ice-drivers and whatnot tonight. So I'm going to trivia, I hope. Who else?

[stargazer]

Well, my husband is working the closing shift tonight, so I might have to stay home & watch the baby -- y'all can do the knitting trivia round without me, right?

[inkysplotchy]

I'm in. I'm taking the long bus times as an opportunity to catch up on all my podcasts. Plus, Stargazer has to be there, since the round is knitting.

Oh, and I will be wearing my Packer gear, in honor of, well, the Packers.

[Interrobang!?]

I'll be there.

[Interrobang!?]

Just a reminder: if stargazer is not there, she's going to be baking a lot of cupcakes for the next 11 months.

[Cervaise]

I just got back from the airport. I could leave my suitcases on the dining room floor and rush out, but I think I just need to lie down for a while.

[inkysplotchy]

In honor of Dr Martin Luther King Jr, we should play trivia. Whoe else is in?

If you aren't in, just call yourself Jim Crow.

[Interrobang!?]

I'm up for it. It's a mystery first-time host tonight at the OP. Could be interesting!

[Cervaise]

Yes it could. Shall we bring a cribbage board just in case? Or a blowgun?

[stargazer]

I'm out tonight -- the husband is working and the baby and I are both sick, so it's a triple-whammy of staying-home-itis.

I hope to be back in the thick of things next week!

[Interrobang!?]

Some kind of additional recreation couldn't hurt.

[Saltire]

Perhaps a few rounds of skeet shooting? Greco-Roman wrestling? Something inobtrusive, don't you know?

I'll be there.

[Cervaise]

VICTORY!

We certainly do know our tools and our Randy Quaid movies, yes sirree bob.

[Saltire]

It's Tuesday, which is Trivia-Day on my calendar. Are we doing the pub thing at the Old Pequliar, as is our wont? I'll be there.

[inkysplotchy]

Sounds fab. I'll probably be there.

[Interrobang!?]

I'll be there. It's another new host, but they're a good team and I suspect they'll be fine.

[stargazer]

The hubs is working, so I'll only be there if I can find a babysitter. I don't think the odds are great, so don't expect me.

[Cervaise]

I'm in, but I may be late-ish. Is anyone going to be there early to secure a table?

[Saltire]

I'll definitely be there before 7, but no promises how long before. If all goes swimmingly, I could be there before happy hour ends.

[Cervaise]

Yo peeps, what's the plan?

[Interrobang!?]

My plan: I'll ask you 80 questions. You do what you can to answer them without throwing coasters at me.

[stargazer]

Aw, but throwing coasters is half the fun!

I'll be there anyway.

[Interrobang!?]

Note the "at me" part. Other teams are fair game.

[inkysplotchy]

I'll be there.

[Saltire]

I'll be there, as far as I know. We're in the last week before the latest big show, so my bosses might co-opt my time, but that doesn't seem to be in the cards right now. Anyway, if I don't appear, don't assume I've had an incident with Metro.

I had an idea about an ongoing gimmick for team names--quotations. We could go familiar, with Simpsons or Monty Python, or we could try to always be pithy and obscure, leaving everyone in the room to wonder what it's from. The trick would be finding good ones that were short enough. Anyway, it's just a possibility for us to think about.

[Cervaise]

I think our team name should be "They Couldn't Hit An Elephant From."

[stargazer]

I think we should be "Coaster Throwers." And that we should follow up on our team name, but only with teams/hosts we know.

[Interrobang!?]

Somehow it seems unwise to antagonize the person who's not only tracking your score but deciding how many points you get in the first place.

[stargazer]

So, who's in for tonight? I'll probably be there, but Little J had his 6-month (!!!) checkup today, which included shots, so he may be grumpy enough that it's not fair to leave Dad alone with him.

[Interrobang!?]

I'm planning on it. It's a NAMBLA quiz. Oh, and someone please try to remember to read the Wiki page on computer programming.

[Cervaise]

I'm a probable. There's a 79.2% chance I'll be there.

[inkysplotchy]

I'm putting myself at 65%. It depends on if hitting people with a sabre peps me up at all. Sigh. I miss coffee.

[Saltire]

I'm in. I read Wikipedia, but I doubt it'll help much.

[stargazer]

If anyone is still checking this -- I won't be there after all. Mr. Gazer has come down with a tummy bug and therefore can't parent solo. And my grandmother passed away this evening, so I'm not really in a social mood.

I hope you win, though!

[Interrobang!?]

Your extensive Mötley Crüe and STD expertise could've lifted us out of second place!

Sorry to hear about your grandmother.

[Cervaise]

Originally Posted by stargazer

And my grandmother passed away this evening, so I'm not really in a social mood.

Sorry to hear this. Take care of yourself.

[E. Thorp]

stargazer -- condolences from your absent friend (but current subscriber to the thread).

[Cervaise]

Bump. Plan?

[stargazer]

I'm planning to be there tonight, usual caveat, blah blah.

[Interrobang!?]

I'm hosting a private gig (for real money!) on Thursday and have to work on that quiz, so I won't be there tonight. Good luck!

[stargazer]

Originally Posted by Interrobang!?

I'm hosting a private gig (for real money!) on Thursday and have to work on that quiz, so I won't be there tonight. Good luck!

Aw, you'll miss the last quiz of my twenties! Le sigh.