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Hong Kong Restaurant (Harvard Square)
1238 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02138
Tuesdays: 8:00 PM
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7:48 AM, June 12, 2013


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Idiots Who Eat	91

The HoboCops	85

The C U Next Tuesdays	84

Apparently It Pays to Be A Diplomat In Belgium	80

Where are the Snowdens of Yesteryear	78

Fancy Nancys	64

Dicky Tricks	61

4 Hour Quickie	60

Tuukka Time Then Timmy Tebow Time	60

Man bear Pig	60

Sass Monkeys (The Lone Monkey)	50

Stefan	32

It's Bigger. THAT'S RIGHT IT'S BIGGER.

Yes, yes, we all want to know who came in first at this week's quiz. However, before we get to that fleeting honor, we have to acknowledge the most prestigious prize winners in the house this Tuesday.

First, I know you think you're fancy cuz you snuck into the South Boston Yacht Club, and I know you think you're artsy cuz you saw Frances Ha, but step aside and step back, basic bitches, because we've got some Tony award winners in our midst.

The constitutents of the Fancy Nancys (hush, hush, Sally, I'm grouping you in with them) spent this weekend rubbing elbows with Sigourney Weaver and doing the wave on national television. You spent this weekend rubbing elbows with the crowd on the 1am #66 and doing your laundry.

*Cue the Fancy Nancys snifting brandy*

We've also got to get rolling with the 2013 Badass Award. (Who won 2012's, you ask? Obviously me; I put up with Tom on a weekly basis with barely a two-rando buffer. Men have wrestled lions with less courage.)

It's 2013, though, and there's a new BAMF in town, and it's Stool-Dancin' Spence. I'm gonna blame his new Fuck-the-5-0 attitude for Apparently It Pays to Be a Diplomat in Belgium's 4th-place performance this week, because everyone knows cool kids don't do well on quizzes. That's for nerds.

So who did win?

Idiots Who Eat was one friend away from doubling the allowed number of team members, so they were waaaayyyy not getting a gift card. That didn't stop them from gaining the glory, though! With 91 points, they breezed past the competition.

Whatever pride they felt, though, had to be tempered by the fact that the HoboCops managed to rack up 85 points with only two team members. That means they took home the first place gift card! (The ladies you see in the first photo were "Just some friends who stopped by, they did nothing.")

C U Next Tuesdays may not have remembered my name (#rude), but they did remember all their '90s mumble music, with 15 points in the music round! (Am I really less memorable than Natalie Merchant?) Plus, they got second place by default, which is no sorry feat.

Dicky Tricks did pretty well for a group that had to ask, "Wait, eight movies came out in the month of May?" They got 12 points in the mumbly music round and got a lot of the trickier questions that other teams missed. Alas, the movie-heavy Rounds #2 and #7 crushed them. Better luck next week!

As is typical, Man Bear Pig (The Crybabies) started out tolerable and ended up insufferable. Their team name served as an apt metaphor for their behavior. It began as a semi-charming entity, a cute pop-culture reference. Then it descended into shenanigans, as they drew out a series of pictograms: a man, a bear, a pig. And finally, it became a nightmare, a scribbled, horrifying amalgam of man, bear, and pig.

(Yes, that is how I see you all.)

Speaking of crazy person behavior, The Sass Monkeys threw me a real curveball, sitting at a table by the bar and showing up with only two team members. I don't even know you anymore!!

Where are the Snowdens of Yesteryear? knew nothing, Jon Snow. Considering how well Crows before Hos did last week, I'm-a blame this failblog on Eric.

4 Hour Quickie stopped in from out of town. As tourists, they just HAD to stop at the best Boston landmarks - so of course they made it out to the Kong. You could tell they weren't regulars because they were so pleasant and likeable.

Stefan was duly ashamed of last place, and I will not rub salt in the wound.

Oh, and Tara won the e-mail bonus. Check out her swag bag in the gallery!

And no one missed Steve and Greg.

LIKE HANGING OUT AT THE KONG ON TUESDAYS? WHAT ABOUT HANGING OUT AT THE KONG ON A BOAT??

The Hong Kong is having its 5th Annual Booze Sunset Cruise on Sunday, July 21st, and you guys can all join! You can buy tickets from Patrick when you're at quiz if you want. I'll be there, Patrick will be there, and if you have at least two Irish people on a boat you have an automatic awesome party, sooo...

Hong Kong Restaurant (Harvard Square)
1238 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02138
Tuesdays: 8:00 PM
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12:33 PM, June 05, 2013


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Deadliest Snatch	82

Make Sure Catherine Zeta Jones is Fully Cooked Before Eating	81

Crows Before Hos	79

Is that Whitey Bulger or are you just happy to see me?	78

C U Next Tuesdays	76

No Game of Thrones Spoilers Please	76

The Banana Handshakes	66

Madame Psychosis, largest whole prime on the FM	64

Pink Giraffes	64

Monstrous Hovercrafts	64

SPICE GIRLS	63

C U In Hell	62

We are bad at team names	62

NubNub	60

No One Is Invited Back

Never trust the things I write.

Last week, I predicted a "summer slump" that would give me more "personal time" with my regulars and lead to a quieter Kong. This week, we had 15 teams, half of them brought 5+ members, and none of them contained Cuong or Tara.

My bad.

Our winners this week were Deadliest Snatch. Skirting by with 1 point more than Tom's team and 1 teammate less than the maximum, they pulled out a satisfying surprise win with some great high scores. They even stayed late to enjoy the ABBA marathon and request some Taylor Swift. Hope to see you guys next Tuesday—or at the CHVRCHES concert in Allston!

For the first time, Tom, Cheryl, and the rest of the Make Sure Catherine Zeta Jones Is Fully Cooked Before You Eat Her team deigned to play for glory rather than money.

Since their team was too large, the prize money went to Crows Before Hos. One of our regulars dragged his L.A. buddies to Cambridge's #1 can't-miss landmark. (No, it's not Harvard Yard. And no, it's not that unsafe, unsightly MIT building. It's obviously the Kong.) Despite sitting close to the King, they made it out with their heads intact. No Sean Beans on this team.

Super Team split up. Madame Psychosis had some great taste in music, lovin' Tegan and Sara. The Banana Handshakes got to dancin'. No Game of Thrones Spoilers actually got what they wanted. Derrick won the e-mail bonus.

C U In Hell and C U Next Tuesdays snatched the spot usually taken up by the Sass Monkeys, and, in the spirit of their predecessors, provided plenty of sass.

We were once again out of chairs and out of tables, so poor NubNub had to stand all night. Ashamed of their last-place standing and worried that their weariness might show, they declined a team photo. Better luck next week, boys! (These days, you gotta get here early to grab a table.)

Hong Kong Restaurant (Harvard Square)
1238 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02138
Tuesdays: 8:00 PM
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11:03 AM, May 29, 2013


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Couldn't Keep My Head in That London Traffic	88

The Jeffs	86

ANUSTART	86

The Twisted Fisters	84

We Have A Tiny Stegosaurus (formerly Oh Shit! We Need A Name)	78

Turd Ferguson	74

Farewell and fair skies, Evan!

Miracles happen.

Jericho falls. Goliath drops. Lazarus rises.

And a team that relies on Greg, Steve, and Evan for more than half of its answers can come in 2nd place.

Hallelujah.

The miracles kept mounting, as Brad won the e-mail bonus, every team Jokered before Round #8, Jenny enjoyed her first Scorpion Bowl (a sacrament at any age), and Colin arrived wearing only one patterned piece of clothing. It was a fitting send-off for Evan's final trivia before he heads to the Northwest. He even had a few miracles of his own, correctly prophesying the point values for Round #8 like a kilted Cassandra. His weird style, frequent geekgasms, and inimitable personality will be sorely missed!! :-(

Still, we had a quiet night at the Kong this week. As the summer slowdown sets in, I'll have more and more alone time with all you regulars. (Oh joy), and

Keep my Head in That London Traffic came in first place! Cheryl, Spence, Patrick, and a few newcomers pulled through with the victory in the last two rounds. Well done!

ANUSTART and The Jeffs tied for second with 86 points each. However, both teams had far too many team members to take home a win.

That left The Twisted Fisters, in fourth place out of six teams, to take home the second place gift card! Characteristically, they gained no glory from their efforts, only a sad infamy accompanied by alcohol. ;-)

Turd Ferguson and We Have A Tiny Stegosaurus weren't far behind The Twisted Fisters, with 74 and 78 points respectively. Cuong was sad to be stuck with a stegosaurus rather than a triceratops, but he had to deal.

See you lot next week!

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