Thursday, July 13, 2006

7/12 Recap

It was kind of a hot room (in every conceivable way) on 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Fridge Magnet Night, but it felt like a pretty good night. Nine big teams, a lot of new faces, and everything seems to be rolling as we near the six-month anniversary (and a one-month break) from the DSO. (We took some great pictures of some steamy people, and they're up in the official DSO Flickr Stream.)

Rounds were as follows:

  • On This Day: In which we celebrated the 27th anniversary of Disco Demolition Night, the 55th birthday of Cheryl Jean Stoppelmoor, and the ascension to the throne one year ago of Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi.

  • Audio Round: A Quick Quiet Quiz: A series of samples featuring artists who have nothing in common except for the seventeenth letter of the alphabet. There was one exception, but it makes sense to be on this list as well once you figure it out. Listen and see how many of these artists you know.

  • Grab Bag: A list of classic trivia questions from the previous incarnation of the DSO, back when Janet did this whole thing more or less by herself with the occasional guest host.

  • Movies Featuring a Color: Which was a lovely round, if I may say so myself, except for the final question, which dealt with the prequel to Vin Diesel's The Chronicles of Riddick, entitled (ahem) Pitch Black. (It's now available on DVD, and it seems to have gotten decent reviews in a wide USA release, even.) If some people forgot this film existed (and forgot the title of the round), that's trivia for you. Apologies can be offered in the form of the beverage of your choice.

  • True or False, which had to be shouted as the PA system went down. We promise this will be fixed by next week. Janet is a woman of many talents, but shouting is, alas, not one of them.


Team names included Team Head Butt, Aunt Anteater's Aunts Aren't Ants, Norfolk & Chance, Don't Insult My French Mother, Zid Vicious' Bald Faced Lie, The 12th Step's A Charm (who changed their name to The Dartboard Is Still In Sight), By The Way I Had Sex With Your Mom & All I Got Was The Herp & This Lousy Pub Quiz, See Emily's Dad Blow Up The Town House, and Breakin' Knowledge II: Electric Boogaloo, who were formerly the Armless Ninjas and are now looking for a new name to run with for a while.

It was a feisty night, but I had a ball. I hope you guys did, too. Remember, in two weeks there's the Summer Cotillion Ball and Hoedown Cabaret Jamboree, with food supplied by Dempsey's, a special game setup, and more than the usual amount of the usual silliness.