# In Seattle, Tuesday night is trivia night -- the 2004 thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 9, 2004, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743 "2004-01-09T23:51:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2004, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743/221 "2004-06-09T17:57:31Z")
So? ---
**Author:** ![Interrobang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/interrobang/32/17463_2.png) [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2004, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743/222 "2004-06-09T18:40:08Z")
We managed our secondary goal – beating **Lady Aguecheek** ’s team – but did not succeed in winning. Elvis won with 32 points, another team came in 2nd with 30, and we had 26. There were only 3 questions where we might have picked the right answer; the other ones that we missed we just didn’t know. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2004, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743/223 "2004-06-21T22:39:08Z")
I’m back in town and looking forward to Tuesday. At least it won’t be threatening rain if we sit outside again. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Saltire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saltire/32/553_2.png) [@Saltire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saltire)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2004, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743/224 "2004-06-21T23:21:17Z")
Cool. I’ll be there. I’m posting now in anticipation of no time to post tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Aguecheek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Aguecheek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aguecheek)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2004, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743/225 "2004-06-22T15:04:54Z")
We’re in. As usual, no idea what time we’ll be there, but signs point to the usual. ---
**Author:** ![Interrobang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/interrobang/32/17463_2.png) [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2004, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743/226 "2004-06-22T15:42:45Z")
I’ll be there sometime after 6:30 – probably more like 7:15, but one never knows. And **inkysplotchy** will be there shortly before 8:00. Glad to hear you’re back in town, **Rick**! Will we be competing with **Lady Aguecheek** ’s coworkers again? ---
**Author:** ![Aguecheek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Aguecheek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aguecheek)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2004, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743/227 "2004-06-22T17:11:14Z")
> [@Interrobang!?](#): > > Will we be competing with **Lady Aguecheek** ’s coworkers again? Not sure. There’s a couple of people from her team who expressed interest, but hadn’t committed themselves yet. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2004, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743/228 "2004-06-22T17:36:58Z")
My intention is to be there tonight, but as is sometimes the case it depends on how long my job needs me to stay late tonight. If I’m done here by 7:30, yada yada. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743/229 "2004-06-23T00:37:53Z")
Dunno if anybody’s still reading, but I’m gonna be finished earlier than expected, so I’ll be at the pub no later than 7:00. If I’m the first, I’ll grab an outside seat. ---
**Author:** ![Interrobang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/interrobang/32/17463_2.png) [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743/230 "2004-06-23T05:50:21Z")
You know what’s sweet? Victory. Victory is sweet like the forbidden fruit. **Rick** brought us a bagful of good luck with him from California, and we defeated all challengers playing as “Bucket of Sun.” Of course, **Lady Cheek** ’s team did have to deal with the excessively touchy flirty bald stranger who glommed on to their team. Sorry about that, guys. Early nominee for next week’s team name: Bring Me the Head of Carmen Miranda! ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743/231 "2004-06-23T15:25:04Z")
Good friends, good beer, lots of laughs, and I walked out with more money than I walked in with. Who could ask for more? 😃 Thanks for having me. ---
**Author:** ![Aguecheek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Aguecheek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aguecheek)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743/232 "2004-06-23T16:22:19Z")
> [@Interrobang!?](#): > > Of course, **Lady Cheek** ’s team did have to deal with the excessively touchy flirty bald stranger who glommed on to their team. Sorry about that, guys. Yeah, apparently her team was gettin’ pretty squirrely by the end. **Lady Cheek** was ready to pop him one if he insisted “just _once_ more” that it was definitely Norman Rockwell who painted ‘American Gothic.’ In all the excitement, I didn’t even hear how many points we got. How many points did we get? ---
**Author:** ![Interrobang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/interrobang/32/17463_2.png) [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743/233 "2004-06-23T16:36:25Z")
> [@Aguecheek](#): > > In all the excitement, I didn’t even hear how many points we got. How many points did we get? We counted 25, they credited us with 24. I would’ve contested it if we’d lost or tied, but since we won I don’t know where the discrepancy lies. They said they gave credit for “left hand” on the Keith Richards question… ---
**Author:** ![E.Thorp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@E.Thorp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E.Thorp)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743/234 "2004-06-23T21:17:20Z")
> [@Aguecheek](#): > > Yeah, apparently her team was gettin’ pretty squirrely by the end. **Lady Cheek** was ready to pop him one if he insisted “just _once_ more” that it was definitely Norman Rockwell who painted ‘American Gothic.’ Ceci n’est pas une pitchfork. Sorry to have missed the fun. See you, I hope, next week. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743/235 "2004-06-23T22:41:50Z")
> [@Interrobang!?](#): > > the excessively touchy flirty bald stranger who glommed on to their team He was a _stranger_? I was being polite with him because I thought he was a friend of Aguefemme’s co-workers. If I’d known he was just a hanger-on, I woulda kicked him to the curb. Jeez, that’s what I get for being out of the loop. ---
**Author:** ![Interrobang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/interrobang/32/17463_2.png) [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743/236 "2004-06-23T23:09:23Z")
I didn’t realize he was a stranger right away, either. And I didn’t really notice that he was Mr. Touchy-Feely for a while, and then since I was at the other end of the table I wasn’t sure if he was being inappropriately touchy-feely or if there was mutual flirtation (not by Mrs. Cheek, of course). Basically, by the time I figured out he was an asshat, the quiz was over and they were brushing him aside like old crumbs on a picnic table. I’m assuming no one exchanged phone numbers with him like he wanted… This is the second time I’ve been on (or near) a team that picked up a rogue member. Neither time has gone well. ---
**Author:** ![Saltire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saltire/32/553_2.png) [@Saltire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saltire)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743/237 "2004-06-23T23:52:49Z")
> [@Interrobang!?](#): > > This is the second time I’ve been on (or near) a team that picked up a **rogue member**. Neither time has gone well. A fine double-entendre. A trifle too risque for a team name, unfortunately. ---
**Author:** ![Aguecheek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Aguecheek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aguecheek)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743/238 "2004-06-29T18:05:51Z")
All right, who’s in? **Lady Cheek** and I are there, probably early as always. **E. Thorp** has mentioned being able to show, and **Binarydrone** e/mailed me earlier to say he’ll be making a newbie appearance. Anyone else? ---
**Author:** ![inkysplotchy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/2bfe46/32.png) [@inkysplotchy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inkysplotchy)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743/239 "2004-06-29T19:58:33Z")
I’ll be there sometime between 7:45 and the beginning of question 5. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743/240 "2004-06-29T21:02:59Z")
> [@inkysplotchy](#): > > the beginning of question 5 So, 10pm? As far as I know, I’m available and will be in attendance. I’ll be limping, though. Long week at the alligator farm. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743.md?page=13)