Well, well, well.  It looks like we have a new contender in the ring!  Through the past few months, we’ve seen great teams rise and fall.  The indomitable Midnight Society, the wild Wranglers, the varied Caboose, and even the eloquent “Shouty Guy”.  Right when these folks get on a 12-week winning streak, a new team arises and conquers all.  Our current title-holder is a relative light-weight (2 person team, versus the traditional 5 or 6 person powerhouses), but they are still getting scores that get close to our all-time highs.  Of course, I’m talking about the suave My Vajayjay’s A Painin’!.  That’s right, our new Pub Quiz staple team has been destroying the competition as of late, and we couldn’t be prouder!

I’ve been adding a lot of variety to my diet as of late.  Normally, I get myself one of the ever-perfect Pub Wraps.  Turkey, Bacon, all sorts of goodness.  But as they say, variety is the spice of life.  The Spice Must Flow!  I’ve been experimenting with Breakfast Wraps, Breakfast Platters, Breakfast Tacos…but last night, I think I found my new favorite combination.  Breakfast Sandwich.  Yes.  Eggs and cheese on a sesame bun, with peppered bacon sticking so far out that you can wrap it around the bun!  I made a pirate hat out of the giant piece of lettuce that came on the side, and someone ate all my hashbrowns while I was looking the other way. 

Folks.  Loved.  The audio round.  I actually had people come up and shake my hand after the audio round because they loved it so much.  It feels good to know that Rihanna, Robert Palmer, Katy Perry, and Lynyrd Skynyrd can move so many people.  The “Hot American States” was also a little mind blowing.  When I say you have 2.5 minutes to answer, you are free to use all 2.5 minutes.  You are also free, I suppose, to finish before I even get the round timer started, rush the paper up to me and inexplicably get all 8 answers right.  Not sure how that happened, but congrats. 

Best moment of the night:

“This round’s theme is…69!”

“Whooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!”

“That’s right folks, 1969!”

“Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!”

Aaaand…that’s a wrap!  Pub Wrap, or normal wrap?  We’ll know next week.  Oh, and may I recommend the Cucumber Kamikaze?  Made my night complete.

Love you all, see ya next week!

All right!  Now this is what I like to see in a quiz night!  Pre-game with a Breakfast Wrap and a pint, and we’re ready to go!  The drink specials were particularly awesome…I somehow managed to get a whiskey double served up in a martini glass!  Best of both worlds.  We all learned a lot from our fellow quizees last night.  For example, did you know that Bacon is one of the more popular entries on the Periodic Table of Elements?  We also learned that Washington D.C. is home to the LGBTQ-friendly neighborhood called, “The Gay Cube.”  Riiiight. 

Our first round was a good warmup for everyone.  It was almost a full blackout, with nearly every team scoring a full 8 points on that round.  I guess folks know how to rhyme, whoda thunk it?  The jury is still out on how “orange” was one of the possible answers.  Our audio round was very…smoky.  Congrats to SuperDave for knowing that “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” is by the Platters.  And nobody listens to Spoon or Lifehouse.  Good for you!

We had an awesome experiment in cutthroat quizzing, and it was spectacular.  I read off a series of hints, and YOU get to decide when you’ve gotten enough info to make an educated guess.  And if you got it…you can screw over the other teams.  Genius!  Folks started getting a little gungho and calling a halt to hints looooong before it was appropriate.  But its fun to watch people guess randomly.  No, Silence of the Lambs is not traditionally considered a Christmas movie.  But nice try.

As usual, everything was neck and neck through the first 3 rounds.  Loose Slots took a quick lead, but couldn't hold up against the likes of Binary Solo, Take Me Home Tonight, and our big winners, Myopic Cyclops!  Other notable teams were the ever popular SuperDave(s) and the well-named My Vajayjay's A Painin'!  Had a blast playing the after-party Munchkin game.  Stick around next week, there's plenty of Long
Island Ice Teas to be had!

See you all next time!