Went and played trivia with work friends to support the local PTA. Everyone at our table made me belly laugh at least once.
Karla learned a third language: pig latin. The joy on her face when she said, "Y-may? Ame-nay? Is-ay? Arla-Kay!" was precious.
Kelly also knew the name of the most popular coffee chain in Canada, so I can't really thank the BNL fans for that point.
Anne was right and I WAS WRONG, which equalled minus-one point for our team. The question was: "Bah Bah Black Sheep was the working title for what popular book and film?" "Gone with the Wind!" Anne said. I said "No! Tomorrow is Another Day was the working title." Wrong answer. On research, it seems Ms Mitchell also discarded Not in Our Stars, Bugles Sang True, Milestones, and Jettison. ... Jettison?
Marcia, in answer to "What is the state fossil of Missouri," answered "John Ashcroft." She also heard the theme from Chariots of Fire and began running in slow-motion immediately.
Fun night. Have to do it again. Especially if there are Sea Salt Brownies from Trader Joe's.
Still, I have a question. Let's say you are at trivia night, your team ends up woth an 87, and two other teams are tied with an 89. Are you in second place or third place? I say two people share the top spot, so your place is second. Others say second place is unoccupied and your place is third. These people are whores. Smart whores, sure, but whores.
Sorry, you were third.
And when I played TP recently, I deferred politely to an old lady who insisted that dodos lived in Mauritius, whereas I KNEW (and not just because I saw the movie) that the answer was Madagascar. Manners 1, grinding resentment in the gut 3000.
Posted by: Big Dot | April 18, 2009 at 11:58 PM
A fabulous night! We did quite well for only five brains at the table compared to the jam-packed other tables.
I say we actually won. I feel rather superior having beaten the Starbuck's table (actually every table) in the coffee category.
And the slow motion running seemed to give the judges something of a chuckle, too.
Great night! We totally rule!!
Posted by: #3 AKA Smart Whore | April 19, 2009 at 12:05 AM
Also, state fossil? You have a state fossil???
Posted by: Big Dot | April 19, 2009 at 06:30 AM
Awesome night guys. :)
I was just thinking this morning how much I miss having coworkers that I like and want to hang out with.
Did hang out with some old coworkers last night tho from Reuters days.
Anyway, yes, you finished 3rd.
Posted by: #0.75 | April 19, 2009 at 12:01 PM
Thanks for supporting the school my daughter starts attending in LESS THAN THREE MONTHS! (OMG - am I ready for this?)
If you have an open spot on the team next year, I'd love to join you. I can't place who Anne is, but you know I love everyone else you mentioned.
And I still resent the team I played on 12 years ago for voting to go with the wrong answer for MO state flower. I was the only one on the team who grew up in MO, and they took the answer provided by some Irish guy. Grrrr.
Congratulations on your third place finish!
Posted by: Caroline | April 19, 2009 at 01:59 PM
Sorry, hon, the whores are right. If first place is a tie, second place is null and therefore you are third.
Posted by: Hot Mom | April 19, 2009 at 08:17 PM
Sea salt brownies? I will put these on my list for my next Trader Joe's trip...although it is doubtful that they will be as good as Ellen's Mint Brownies. Those were awesome!
Posted by: Lauren | April 19, 2009 at 08:36 PM
Big Dot - New Zealand whore. (Whore is like 'bugger' to us - it sounds much worse in other dialects but fairly tame here.)
3 - We did well for our band of brothers. Cant believe we lost the Saint Crispins question (patron saint of shoes).
Big Dot - Yes! And it starts with a C. I think we were thinking about the right fossil; we were all drawing spirals with our fingers, but we got the wrong name.
.75 - Whore.
Caroline - Anne has glasses, fabulous swingy short hair, and went to Princeton. Oh and she came to tea and had to be talked in from K___er.
Hot Mom - Pah. I concede you are right. But still a whore. Just because.
Lauren - No, TJs were fudgier, mint were cakey. I prefer fudgey brownies.
Posted by: TheQueen | April 20, 2009 at 12:14 AM
Gasp! I'll take that in the spirit in which it is used, but I have to say, that's a first for me.
NOT having Googled it, was it coelocanth? Ammonites are spirals but don't start with C. Unless you hiccup first.
Posted by: Big Dot | April 20, 2009 at 02:50 AM
Queen - Thank you. :) At least I'm a right whore.
Posted by: #0.75 | April 20, 2009 at 08:44 AM
Big Dot - http://www.sos.mo.gov/symbols/symbols.asp?symbol=fossil
There's no spiral at all. I am a stoopid whore.
.75 - Fine fine. Third then.
Posted by: TheQueen | April 20, 2009 at 09:05 PM