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Scruffy Murphy's
2030 Larimer St
Denver, CO 80205
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12:07 PM, August 04, 2011


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Instuct me How to Douglas	68

The Old No. 7 Bandits	61

Optimus Prime is Boss	60

Me 2	45

Strokin to the Pub that I Like the Best!

Jtown

Nothing makes you feel like you're at a pub quiz more than pulling up to a real wooden bar, with Guiness, Bass AND Smithwicks (pronounced Smiddicks, the best one of the three from the brewery) and seeing/hearing a bonafide Irishmen talk about a brand new Black Lager. It felt like I was across the big lake again, back to where there isn't an ice cube in sight and the showers are reserved for the royal family. It may sound like I'm complaining, but really, I quite fancy it.

So I'm not sure if there was a special event last night in the LoDo area entitled, "Show up wasted to an Irish bar and act like a tool and be asked to leave before you get embarrassed by the Quizmistress", because everyone was certainly on that train. We had 3, maybe 4 sets of Belligerent early to mid twenties D-bags stroll into Scruffy Murphy's for an Irish Carbomb, get asked to politely be quiet by the rockstar bartender, Jesse, and then walk on past me as they were leaving. They ALL made sure to say a not-at-all clever one liner as they walked past me, to which I made sure to comment back how clever they were for the enjoyment of the players. Luckily, drunk d-bags are oblivious to all things not hot girl or carbomb, so they had no idea we were laughing at their expense.
And besides the random drop-ins, quiz went very well. We had a small and cozy crowd, we all enjoyed the same banter about some silly questions: I almost peed myself I was so excited about the "Strokin" Bonus question last night! Just imagine a 70 year old woman in red leather head-to-toe (boots, miniskirt, vest, purse) singing thatsong with the appropriate pronoun adjustment at Karaoke in a small bar in Lafayette, CO. NOW you realize why it filled me with such glee! One guy knew the song, and he holds a special place in my heart now because of it.Always a pleasure to sub for Chella, I hope she had fun at the Primus Concert! Stay crazy people!

Scruffy Murphy's
2030 Larimer St
Denver, CO 80205
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12:24 AM, July 28, 2011


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The American Dream	60

pink panty shakers	58

Pour Habit	12

685 Seizures.

Chella Negro

It takes two to make a quiz go riiiigghht! It takes two to make it outta sight.

Was I almost beaten by a quiz tonight? I was. Two teams. That's what I was rolling with at Scruffy Murphy's tonight. Why? What great, epic event was happening in Denver? I searched and searched by brain for a reason when it dawned on me that word had gotten out that I was unable to drink during this week's quiz. Somehow, the masses were made aware of my antibotic use and knew, if they were going to miss any quiz this summer, this was the one. My people can sense when their leader, oops, quizmaster isn't at her best and that, my friends, is when the glass is empty. So, I was, as predicted by the populace, a little meh.

We got through it though, by God. Me and my little troopers tore that quiz a new asshole. After last week's film/literary hell mash-up, I found this quiz to be tame. I mean, Led Zepplin's "Black Dog" was in the first audio round. Who doesn't know that fucking song??!! Was no one else subjected to an awkward make-out session in Jeremy Lawrence's black-lit basement where Zep was the only band allowed to rock? No? You're lying. How about a question involving the crash of a helicopter due to an onslaught of arrows? Duh. Rambo. James Bond certainly didn't bother with bows and arrows unless it was to do some weird English stuff like polo or releasing hounds or whatever.

Okay, now to the real meat and potatoes of the quiz. What the fuck went wrong on Pokemon???!!!! One episode brought 685 children to a state of mad seizures? Didn't anyone screen that shit before it went on television? Isn't that what producers do because, if not, I have no idea what producers do. This just blew my mind. I know there was that Simpson episode about Japanese cartoons but I didn't think it could actually happen. How the shit did this happen?? I never understood why people were into that creepy stuff before and I still don't. I still don't.

Oh, and also, people did not like me making fun of Blue Oyster Cult. And Edwin McCain's only legacy is that, as long as American Idol is on television, some fat kid will emphatically over-sing his hit song, "I'll Be."

PS.

For some reason, my computer won't let me comment on the photos. So, I'll tell you a little about each team. The Pour Habit, part punk rock lead singer part really stoked fan dudes and one pin-up-y girl. And, the team with all the plaid, that was the Pink Panty Shakers. They cheered when I said the name of Round 6 then felt like dicks because they thought it was a round on Lady Gaga not birth defects. That was awesome. The American Dream, well, they were a little pokey poke. Good people but really, really agonizing over their answers. They won so maybe I'm the dummy?

Scruffy Murphy's
2030 Larimer St
Denver, CO 80205
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2:36 PM, July 21, 2011


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Rural Jurors	57

Nobody Puts Ginny In a Corner	55

Boner Patrol	54

Awesome Ninja Lightning	53

El Gonzo Blanco De Muerte	51

Freedom Stress Fighters	47

Cuzbands & Midwives	45

gnarkill (no joker)	38

As American as an Awkward Situation.

Chella Negro

Last night...wow. It was rowdy, it was rapturous, it was one heck of a good time.

I was a little nervous about the evening given that there was Rockies game going on two feet away from the bar and, once again, I had to park in the nasty part of town and walk through the shivering masses in high heels. But we did it. Well...until Round Six, that is. It seems that two things always happen whenever the Rockies are playing: Round Six is retarded difficult AND the audio on Round 7 is utter horseshit. I mean, come on GWD, did you even listen to that "Alien" track? People quizzing were mega-pissed. People not quizzing were really drunk and, while they were mostly entertaining, it was a tough finish to a real good pub quiz. But we're learning. All of us. Together.

What made Round Six so dreadful, you ask? It was a literary/destination round. Example: Harry Potter visits a gay resort in New York. Answer: The Goblet of Fire Island. Yeah. That one was pretty easy compared to the rest. I have to say, The Rural Jurors killed this round. They are wicked smart. Wicked smart. And that's probably why they won.

Big ups to the teams returning week to week! You are the reason my whirl tilts.

Next week, I've got tons of fun planned involving an elephant, a magic top hat, and a can of mace.

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