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Groveland Tap
1834 St. Clair Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55105
Tuesdays: 9:00 PM
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11:52 PM, June 18, 2013
Scores
Now In Olden Times 82
1.21 Jiggawatts! 81
The Hills Have Thighs II 80
All Hail Bromo! 79
2 Great 2 Gatsby 78
The Funemployed Five 76
The Insignificant Others 76
We're Higher Than Bill Cosby's Sweater Thread Count 74
Terminal Disease 72
Afternoon Delight 64
Comfortably Dumb 55
ROTH 15
A Hinny and a Mule Walk Into a Bar...
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Tuesdays 9-11 at the Groveland Tap 1834 St. Clair Ave. St. Paul, MN 		Melissa ()

A lifetime’s experience with socially awkward geekiness has led inevitably to Geeks Who Drink.  The Groveland Tap is my first gig, which is a return home.  Drinkers in my family have been imbibing there since it was The King & I, and my kids played their first game of pool at BB Dixon’s.

A cubicle slave by day, by night I hang out with amusing drunks either for Geeks Who Drink or driving the PedalPub, a non-motorized party bus.  I also bike, homebrew, play scrabble, read everything, and volunteer for Surly Brewing’s SGAD volunteer corps.  I have two kids (that I know of), a spouse, an elderly cat, and an antisocial cockatiel named Füd.

I quit smoking recently, so if you see me with one, SLAP IT OUT OF MY CHEATING HAND.  And then buy me a shot because I probably need one.  Or give me a hug.  Hugs are nice.  But I’d rather have the shot.

And the bartender said, “What the hell is a hinny?” Well, tonight we learned that a hinny is a hybrid of a stallion and a female donkey.  So let’s pause a moment to picture how that happens.  Okay, now back to tonight’s quiz recap.

The theme of tonight’s quiz was QUIZ VS. BASKETBALL!  It’s really hard to stay focused when there’s so much basketball amazingness going on, but we soldiered through.  Round One started the night off with an easy round on state nicknames.  We learned that Colorado is the “Centennial State”, and that “Centennial” is hard to spell.  Fortunately it wasn’t a spelling round.

The audio round focused on songs about hookers, which sparked some discussion of whether or not Blondie’s “Call Me” is about a hooker.  The jury is still out.  Queen’s “Killer Queen” has ruined Moet & Chandon champagne for me because I keep singing the song whenever I drink it.  Fortunately, on a quizmaster’s income that doesn’t happen often, but I do accept gifts and my birthday’s coming up.

Chris Rock or Chris Tucker? When there’s a round involving choosing between two people with the same first name, you HAVE TO PROVIDE THE LAST NAME IN YOUR ANSWER. Nice try at the loophole and I’m glad we cleared that up before the round got underway.

The visual round focused on some pretty bizarre alternative posters and titles for movies as they were presented in foreign countries.  Seriously, what the hell is up with the Star Wars poster that looks like a Jackie Chan movie?

The random knowledge round determined the outcome once again.  It was a rough one on several of you.  Now In Olden Times played a strong quiz tonight and prevailed.  Well done!

Thanks for playing, and see you next week!

 

Round 1: Eight Quick Easy Questions about State Nicknames - Average Score: 7.58 – Round Winner: 7-Way Tie

Round 2: Hookers! - Average Score: 11.75 – Round Winner: 2 Great 2 Gatsby

Round 3: Chris Rock or Chris Tucker? - Average Score: 7.09 – Round Winner: 6-Way Tie

Round 4: Aenough is Aenough - Average Score: 6.64 – Round Winner: 4-Way Tie

Round 5: Le Cinema de la WTF? - Average Score: 6.73 – Round Winner: 4-Way Tie

Round 6: Two Nerds Diverged in a Yellow Wood - Average Score: 4.82 – Round Winner: 3-Way Tie

Round 7: The Fourth Wall - Average Score: 6.82 – Round Winner: 5-Way Tie

Round 8: Random Knowledge - Average Score: 10.45 – Round Winner: The Hills Have Thighs II


First place: Now In Olden Times

Second place: 1.21 Jiggawatts!

Overall Average Score:  74.27

Groveland Tap
1834 St. Clair Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55105
Tuesdays: 9:00 PM
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12:02 AM, June 12, 2013
Scores
Terminally Depleted 89
All Hail Bromo 88
1.21 Jiggawatts! 77
Catbug 77
Honey Badgers 76
Now In Djibouti 73
1.22 Suck It Jiggawatts! 70
Vladimir Poo-teen 69
Crocus Hill Thugs 67
Nothing Stops This Train ? Nothing 66
Wonderpants Spectacular 60
Obiad 56
We're Higher Than Bill Cosby's Sweater Thread Count 54
Moe Q McGlutch 53
Non Terminal Disease 51
The Va-geniuses 40
# Can't Decide 33
IGE H8Rs 30
When You Shout Out The Answers, an Angel Cries
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Tuesdays 9-11 at the Groveland Tap 1834 St. Clair Ave. St. Paul, MN 		Melissa ()

A lifetime’s experience with socially awkward geekiness has led inevitably to Geeks Who Drink.  The Groveland Tap is my first gig, which is a return home.  Drinkers in my family have been imbibing there since it was The King & I, and my kids played their first game of pool at BB Dixon’s.

A cubicle slave by day, by night I hang out with amusing drunks either for Geeks Who Drink or driving the PedalPub, a non-motorized party bus.  I also bike, homebrew, play scrabble, read everything, and volunteer for Surly Brewing’s SGAD volunteer corps.  I have two kids (that I know of), a spouse, an elderly cat, and an antisocial cockatiel named Füd.

I quit smoking recently, so if you see me with one, SLAP IT OUT OF MY CHEATING HAND.  And then buy me a shot because I probably need one.  Or give me a hug.  Hugs are nice.  But I’d rather have the shot.

Glad you all got to meet your new quizmaster, my grandson, Ace.  He’ll be taking over in about 21 years after he’s potty trained.  Although being potty trained isn’t actually a prerequisite for being a quizmaster.

Thanks to the group who weren’t listening to the rules, everyone got the first question of the quiz correct.  I really don’t thing stoning people who yell out answers during the quiz is appropriate punishment, but thanks for the suggestion. What I can’t figure out is why “The Nutty Professor” was ever made in the first place, and the fact that it was ever remade is even more puzzling.

A round full of songs where we have no idea what the hell anyone is saying, even though we know the songs. Nobody was able to explain the appeal of Natalie Merchant, however.  The Sooner or Later round was tough, but you all did a LOT better than I expected.  Bravo.

Recently in stuff taught us the difference between Venus and Serena Williams, George and Andy Zimmerman, and Susan Rice and Hillary Clinton. Also, guns.  But apparently Round 5 was a weapon, not a gun.  For some reason.  A round based on stuff mentioned in Barenaked Ladies’ song “One Week” actually ended up being not so much about the song.  What a fun one! 

Thanks for coming to the quiz!  See you next week.

 

Round 1: Better Halves - Average Score: 6.00 – Round Winner: 7-Way Tie

Round 2: Stroke or Speech Impediment? - Average Score: 10.33 – Round Winner: #Can’t Decide

Round 3: Sooner or Later: Cinema Clusterfuck - Average Score: 5.94 – Round Winner: Terminally Depleted

Round 4: Recently in Stuff - Average Score: 6.13 – Round Winner: 6-Way Tie   

Round 5: Consider These Arms Bore - Average Score: 7.63 – Round Winner: 13-Way Tie

Round 6: I have a history of losing my shirt - Average Score: 4.38 – Round Winner: 4-Way Tie

Round 7: Countdown - Average Score: 6.56 – Round Winner: Now In Djibout 

Round 8: Random Knowledge - Average Score: 9.94 – Round Winner: Catbug

 

First place: Terminally Depleted

Second place: All Hail Bromo

Overall Average Score: 62.72

 

Groveland Tap
1834 St. Clair Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55105
Tuesdays: 9:00 PM
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12:08 AM, June 05, 2013
Scores
All Hail Bromo 88
Terminal Disease 83
The Starks: Because We Normally Lose 81
Now In Minnesota, Thank Christ! 80
Emmitt Wordsmiths 78
The Funemployed 5 78
Freaky Freaky Tarsiers 75
Open Marriage 69
Two Clueless Guys 69
Boner Jams 69 67
1.2 Zero Jiggawatts 66
The Gneissest Schists 56
4 Guys, 2 Girls 49
Cumback Kids formerly known as Jon's Shoes 38
The Land of 10,000 Likes
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Tuesdays 9-11 at the Groveland Tap 1834 St. Clair Ave. St. Paul, MN 		Melissa ()

A lifetime’s experience with socially awkward geekiness has led inevitably to Geeks Who Drink.  The Groveland Tap is my first gig, which is a return home.  Drinkers in my family have been imbibing there since it was The King & I, and my kids played their first game of pool at BB Dixon’s.

A cubicle slave by day, by night I hang out with amusing drunks either for Geeks Who Drink or driving the PedalPub, a non-motorized party bus.  I also bike, homebrew, play scrabble, read everything, and volunteer for Surly Brewing’s SGAD volunteer corps.  I have two kids (that I know of), a spouse, an elderly cat, and an antisocial cockatiel named Füd.

I quit smoking recently, so if you see me with one, SLAP IT OUT OF MY CHEATING HAND.  And then buy me a shot because I probably need one.  Or give me a hug.  Hugs are nice.  But I’d rather have the shot.

Geeks Who Drink’s facebook page passed 10,000 likes this week, which is cool. Go us!

Tonight’s quiz pretty well covered the range of questions, including an audio clip from Neutral Milk Hotel in Round 2, which made my night.  I just heard they’re touring again.  If you live anywhere near where they’re playing you should go.

We learned some stuff about Nic words tonight.  Eggplant has nicotine in it – who knew?  I can now report that it’s very hard to keep lit, so don’t bother.  Clairol did an entire advertising campaign back in the day to prove to women that hair color is used by good girls, but if that’s the case, why would they call the product “Nice N’ Easy”?  Sounds like, well, a slut.

The Roman Numeral for 10,000 is an X with a line on top.  I was going to insert it but I can’t figure out how to do it so I drew a picture of it.

Don’t forget to come to the Game of Thrones quiz this Saturday at 8PM at the Cardinal!  In honor of the upcoming theme quiz, we had a round that didn’t have anything to do with the Game of Thrones mostly.  Games with kings in them was the focus of round six, which was brutal.  One of the lowest round averages ever.  Some rounds are like that...

LOVED the video round tonight!  8-bit, RPG-based versions of current TV shows.  Awesome.  Another Game of Thrones one, but sooooo funny.  I’ll probably always picture the tossing-Bran-off-the-tower scene that way from now on.  Oh, and helpful hint for finding the screen the round’s being played on – it’s the one everyone else in the entire bar is looking at.  This was apparently confusing for some of you.

All Hail Bromo NAILED both 16-point rounds tonight, which pretty much sealed the deal.  I think we have a new quiz arch-villain fighting for dominance.

 

Round 1: “Nic” of Time - Average Score: 6.08 – Round Winner: 5-Way Tie

Round 2: Tour de Europe - Average Score: 10.50 – Round Winner: All Hail Bromo and Terminal Disease

Round 3: 10,000 Facebook Fans Can’t Be Wrong - Average Score: 6.21 – Round Winner: Boner Jams 69

Round 4: Groups, Gangs & Cliques - Average Score: 6.71 – Round Winner: All Hail Bromo, Terminal Disease and Freaky Freaky Tarsiers

Round 5: Wasted on the Young - Average Score: 7.57 – Round Winner: 8-Way Tie

Round 6: A Throne of Games - Average Score: 3.43 – Round Winner: The Funemployed 5

Round 7: RPG TV - Average Score: 6.92 – Round Winner: 8-Way Tie

Round 8: Random Knowledge - Average Score: 12.38 – Round Winner: All Hail Bromo

 

First place: All Hail Bromo

Second place: Terminal Disease

Overall Average Score: 69.79

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