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The Bulldog Downtown
1111 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Tuesdays: 8:00 PM
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9:41 AM, May 15, 2013


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I wish this Microphone was a Penis	63

Samsonite	59

Brett and Jamie	58

Fembot F Bombs	49

Owl Exterminators	41

Disgruntled Chem Students	36

The Blay Garts	18

Szisters	15

It's OK to Be Takei...Also...Penis

gabriel

Tuesday was an historic day in MN. Our Governor signed the same-sex marriage bill after it was passed by the House and Senate this week. And though Jason tells me it was a coincidence, we had a Round Two all about Teh Gays!

Most people were off in St. Paul celebrating, plus it was really lovely outside for a darned change. I hid in the Bulldog early (we haven't put in our A/C units yet) but still, a good number of teams joined me for the silly. And we had new people who seemed amused and said they would return. That's just what I like to hear.

Props to our number one and two teams. I Wish This Microphone was a Penis wanted me to say their name lots--since they won, they...well...won.. Luckily, that did not deter the group who was *not* playing, but just having a birthday celebration and wanted me to say "happy birthday" to him more than once. So, Tom...now that you're 26, and your family has embarrassed you more than once, I hope you'll bring your friends back to quiz with us in the future. I mean...seriously. You owe me ;P

Samsonite, hiding in the back of the pub, took second and also made a darned cute photo. Next time, sit closer, I can't mock you properly if I can't see you!

Brett and Jaime made an awesome showing for being just a team of two. They totally p0ned regulars Fembot F-Bombs and Owl Exterminators. We had a few more teams, but they ran off to get their gay on elsewhere.

I think everyone was a bit ragged out by politics or some crap this week. There was far less mocking than usual, and everyone was bloody polite. It was like quiz night was in a weird Jane Austen novel.

Props for guessing "Kevin Smith" for everything in the Kevin Smith question...had to be right once, ne?

I got a drawing of a fish, a pride flag, and something I could really not identify. Maybe I should start getting tattoos of these drawings?

Ok, kiddos. I think you all phoned it in this week. Therefore, so did I. Let's be way more on the ball and amusing next week, k?

Love you, and happy quizzing.

The Bulldog Downtown
1111 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Tuesdays: 8:00 PM
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10:44 PM, May 07, 2013


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Here for Beer	66

Sprainanators	64

Sluts Anonymous	59

Wine? It's Summertime!	56

Cycledelic	55

Who's Carl	53

Catbug	49

Dueces	20

Scout	14

Alyson Hannigangrene

gabriel

That girl who has had intimate moments with werewolves, witches, and band flutes...whose wound developed necrosis...

I couldn't resist.

My teams this week simply rocked the Round Six "P.M.S. Before and After" questions. However, this did not stop Who's Carl? from answering "Forest Whitaker Flu" instead of "Idi Aminfluenza." There are so many things wrong with thinking of Forest Whitaker as an African dictator, I'm not sure my brain will recover. Also troubling for some teams was Question Seven, the correct answer to which was "Chlolerandy Travis." Sluts Anonymous (with the occasional "69" tacked to the end of their name) guessed "Billy Ray Syphillis," and drew me a pretty picture of an abstract circle during a bonus round, while our second place team, Sprainiators/Spraininators (they couldn't decide how to spell it, evidently) came up with "Choleray Cyrus."

Regulars and winners Here for Beer took an early lead and held it most of the evening, despite blowing Round Seven (Kid's shows) and the Sprain crew giving them a good contest all night long. Speaking of Round 7, Catbug gave me a good chortle for guessing "That long-tailed fuckface" for "Beakman's World." As I told them, it always pays to amuse the QuizMistress, that's a good way to get a blog mention ;) Only one team, Wine? It's Summertime! knew the Mathnet clue (and even also added "Square One"). However, they did think that the company that the Outcast song "Oh Ya" benefitted was "Ikea." I know you're not actually supposed to shake a Polariod picture, but it's damn near impossible to shake a Malm shelf. Just sayin'.

Who's Carl? also got a bit of a mocking for saying that Viking warriors go to "The Rainbow Bridge" rather than Valhalla. Somehow, I don't know that the Vikings would have cared if their dead animals were waiting for them looking sad at the end of a bridge.

Finally, a shout out to my Home Team (those sitting closest to me, and therefore in the best position to mock me) Cycledelic, who *almost* knew the Clarence Carter song in Round Two, but instead decided to phone it in by writing "I'm Jerkin' (It)," rather than "Strokin'." Good work boys! They also ate half my wings, but to be fair, i didn't really protest.

Honorable mentions to Deuces and Scout, who had to leave early, but were having a good time while they noshed on tasty foods at the Bulldog.

Hope to see some of you next week.

Happy quizzing!

The Bulldog Downtown
1111 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Tuesdays: 8:00 PM
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7:42 AM, May 01, 2013


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Sometimes My Nana Takes Her Wig Off	62

Here for Beer	58

Vanity Fair & Facial Hair	56

Bulletproof Ninjas	44

IEP	31

The Fembot F-bombs	28

Awesome	14

Danny Dust	10

M& N	8

RiCar	4

Who are You Again?--Oh, It's Spring in MN

gabriel

The biggest surprise this evening was our bar manager, Scott. If I had a "before" picture, I would have snapped an "after" one, but suffice it to say that he went from sporting a long-haired, bearded "it's frickin cold out in MN" look to a clean-cut "hey it's spring" do. Honestly. I walked in and said "so where's Scott?" and the rest of the staff said "right there." I didn't even recognize him. Scott looks great either way, and he and his staff continue to be awesome.

On to the quiz!

We started with 10 teams and had a bit of an attrition rate, but frankly, everyone who is anyone was outside on this particular night. It was gorgeous, and they're calling for snow again on Wednesday. We Minnesotans have to get our spring on when we can. We still had a brilliant time.

Sometimes My Nana Takes Her Wig Off (formerly several other team names:) took an early lead and kept it for the win. I look forward to seeing what their name will be next week.

Following shortly behind was Here for Beer, who actually did get some bonus question beer, but like the complete geeks they are, left the bar before realizing that they'd taken second place. Wah-waaaah...sadness. Impatience is not a virtue when it comes to having a gift certificate to the bar.

Vanity Fair and Facial Hair amused me greatly (and, coming in third, also tried to vye for second when Here for Beer went AWOL). In the other corner, Bulletproof Ninjas decided that they didn't want to split their incredibly huge team. They also managed to play darts and muck with the Bulldog's jukebox in such a way that they triggered the house sound during the audio for Round Seven. Oh, and they also guessed "Superman" for half of the questions--because that was obviously going to be right once--it was. Good work, kids. Fembot and F-Bomb did not shoot me with boob-mounted, lasers or curse at me, but they looked very classy and were not trying to insult me by putting "Wish You Were Dead" as an answer in Round Six. They still make a solid showing. IEP was kicking it out of the park, but stopped early. Darned shame.

What did we learn this week, quiz pupils? Rage Against the Machine mashes up *way* too well with Glen Miller (no seriously, it was awesome--thanks audio team!). David Tenant has not died in any recent films, nor has "old dinosaur creator?"...no idea. Everyone wondered why the "who died" questions in Round Three had Bruce Willis as an answer, but did not include The Sixth Sense as a clue. Too easy?

I want to have dinner with the Bulletproof Ninjas, since they got a perfect score identifying herbs in the Visual Round. I wonder if they know how to properly sear tuna? Far too many people knew that Playtex makes tampons and Diaper Genies, however, some people seemed to think that Shaquille O'Neil's genie lived in a pager. I mean, I know it was the 90s, but who the hell still had a pager? (then again, who still had a boombox, but at least it's almost plausible that he'd fit in a sizable boombox).

Thankfully, no one threw anything at me for the anagrams in Round Seven, and almost everyone did really well. Way to go wordsmiths! However, we also learned that Colonel Sanders was *not* Elvis' manager, and that the Bermuda Triangle does not have a point in Guantanamo Bay (though that would make a sick kind of sense).

Another Tuesday at the Bulldog full of snark and amusement wrapped up. See you next week.

Happy quizzing!

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