Thanks to a nice mention in the Gothamist and on Freenyc.net, there was a nice influx of folks who hadn't come before yesterday, which was nice, because the rivalries between the warring factions were kindasorta heating up last night, and it would sure be nice to feel a little love between the tribes every once in a while. (Which was why I threw in those how-to-love books as prizes.)
This week's rounds:
1. On This Day - Big ups (or whatever size ups are appropriate) to Senator Russ Feingold, home run great Josh Gibson, the late Roscoe Lee Browne, and the cast of the upcoming film version of Mamma Mia.
2. Audio Round: Where The Streets Have No Clue - Songs about roads and streets, not including XTC's Respectable Street, Dire Straits' Telegraph Road, or anything by this guy.
3. May I? - A clever pun about May 1 and other Mays, including Elaine May and Rollo May, though nothing about Wilfred "Wop" May, who was reputed to have shot down Baron Manfred von Richtofen, who would have celebrated his 117th birthday today, and about whom I did not ask a question in Round One. Call it synchronicity by omission.
4. The Daily Show - Questions about days, though it only seemed like hours. (As a followup to the debate raised by the question about what was part of the new "Recommended Daily Allowance," the MyPyramid site contains details on the eight different pillars of healthy living, for those who were interested. Exercise is represented by the guy going up the stairs, and alcohol is the little white patch at the top of the triangle. (I am sure that Big Pharma would be thrilled to have medications count as a food group, but uh, yeah, no.)
5. Name 3's Inventors, puppeteers, and Bernard Malamud novels!
Team names this week:
Aside from the belowmentioned books and the usual bar tab prizes for the top three finishers, we also gave away a copy of Kinky Boots, a startling comedy about British footwear, which after looking at the reviews, actually doesn't look half-bad.
This week's rounds:1. On This Day - Big ups (or whatever size ups are appropriate) to Senator Russ Feingold, home run great Josh Gibson, the late Roscoe Lee Browne, and the cast of the upcoming film version of Mamma Mia.
2. Audio Round: Where The Streets Have No Clue - Songs about roads and streets, not including XTC's Respectable Street, Dire Straits' Telegraph Road, or anything by this guy.
3. May I? - A clever pun about May 1 and other Mays, including Elaine May and Rollo May, though nothing about Wilfred "Wop" May, who was reputed to have shot down Baron Manfred von Richtofen, who would have celebrated his 117th birthday today, and about whom I did not ask a question in Round One. Call it synchronicity by omission.
4. The Daily Show - Questions about days, though it only seemed like hours. (As a followup to the debate raised by the question about what was part of the new "Recommended Daily Allowance," the MyPyramid site contains details on the eight different pillars of healthy living, for those who were interested. Exercise is represented by the guy going up the stairs, and alcohol is the little white patch at the top of the triangle. (I am sure that Big Pharma would be thrilled to have medications count as a food group, but uh, yeah, no.)5. Name 3's Inventors, puppeteers, and Bernard Malamud novels!
Team names this week:
- 1st Place: Pennsylvania 09-F9-11-02-9D-74-E3-5B-D8-41-56-C5-63-56-88-C0!
- 2nd Place: Lacking Alps, Goats Settle
- 3rd place: Where's Gibbons Now!
Followed by (in no particular order): - Taylor Hansen Has 3 Children
- Danny De Veto's My Timeline For Withdrawal
- Barbaro's Blue Suede Horseshoes
- Mendel Says "Peas Out Yo!"
- 646-413-6*** For A Good Time (digits redacted; not the first time someone's done this, and I'm saving someone a world of hurt)
- The Ladies! (And A Man)
- The BK Hawks
- Britney's Happy Backup Dancers (It's Been Three Years)
- Hancock, Take The Wheel
- The Millsted Boys
- Anna Nicole's Baby Daddies (Jenn, Dana & Sarah)
- I Really Hate My Girlfriend (who came in, played the last round, and left. Table for one, sir?)
Aside from the belowmentioned books and the usual bar tab prizes for the top three finishers, we also gave away a copy of Kinky Boots, a startling comedy about British footwear, which after looking at the reviews, actually doesn't look half-bad.
