What a night of arguing about the questions!  As you can probably see from the title, there were questions about what’s really in a Purple Hooter Shooter.  One of the arguments was that it comes in a big glass, well really, that’s not a shooter, so you’re thinking of something different.  The majority of websites I looked on all said the ingredients were; vodka, lime juice, and raspberry liquer or Chambord (one point for the bartending staff!).  But way to decide we should just do shots to try it out!!

Another dispute was about the Oliver! question regarding the Academy Awards.  A team disputed that Beauty and the Beast was also rated G and a musical, which is correct.  The part about their arguement that was wrong was that Beauty and the Beast was nominated, but actually didn’t win the award for Best Picture.

Someone that wasn’t even playing trivia argued about the question regarding Shakespearean plays.  He said that King John was not written by Shakespear.  “The Troublesome Reign of King John” was an Elizabethan play that gave Shakespear inspiration to write “The Life and Death of King John.”  So while he didn’t write the original, William Shakespear did write a play about King John.

The one that everybody argued about and they were actually correct on was about Tom Cruise.  It’s correct, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman were first in a movie, The Days of Thunder, in 1990.

Ok, on to the good stuff…  At the beginning of the night, we had just one team.  Now really, I just can’t have that.  Last week, The Short Bus, was hoping they could win by default, being the only team playing.  While I like you guys and all, that would just be really damned boring.  So I wandered out to the patio, which was about to close, and recruited some people.  Surprisingly, I got three other teams to join.  While we had teams sitting closer tonight, they could see me better, they were between speakers and couldn’t hear me as well.  I think we’re going to have to pick the lesser of two evils on this one guys.

   This was week nine.  We have one more regular week before the showdown!  The winning team this week was some new girls, well one had played one time last year.  So really, yeah, they’re new.  Cooters won with a two point lead against the rest.  Like a lot of the chicks who come in and play, I was guessing they wouldn’t stay the whole game, but they did!  I guess they really wanted to get their eyebrows waxed!

The Short Bus came in with 18 points.  I’m sorry guys, I would have let you win if I could.  But really, I was tired and would have been totally bored and sleepy if it were just you and I playing.  I had an absolute great time getting to know you guys though.  But really, did we have to do so many shots?!  On the D.L., I was late for work this morning, as I was sleeping off those drinks!

How cute that they dedicated their team, Brown Dog Co, to their dog.  Actually, I’m not sure if that’s what it means or not.  It was totally awesome that you guys came in from the deck and joined us.  And even better, that you guys stayed the whole game and played.  In all of the arguing, I’m sorry that I totally forgot to get your picture.   Please come back next week so we can take a snapshot!

The Barney Killers ended a day of golfing by drinkin’ it up at Ogden Street South.  They also were all about the Purple Hooter Shooters and even purchased a round of them.  Please come back again guys, I know you had a great time and want to do this again!!

Well guys, I had a totally fun night- much less lame than last week.  Once again, next week will be our last regular week, then we have the showdown.  Here’s the rundown:  If your team has ever won a game, you are invited to the tournament, and have an opportunity to win $700.  The tournament will 7/16/08- same time- same place.

If you want to look at the scores, I’ll post them on my blog on myspace.  www.myspace.com/MarciBuzzwordz  you need to be my friend in order to look at it though. 

See you guys next week!!

Marci

I might have to take back what I said about you guys last week.  Last week, I had gushed about how much more energy there was in the room compared to the week before, but man, the energy was gone.  We had a pretty low turnout, which I know, it increases your odds of winning.  But geez, we started with five teams, and ended the game with four teams.  I guess I should call up some friends and tell them to meet me at Ogden Street Southevery Wednesday evening!  Ok I know, it’s not your job to recruit rivals.  This game was pretty weird in that it was all or nothing.  For pretty much every question, every team got it wrong, or every team got it right.  I’m not really sure if the questions were just too easy or ya’ll were just cheating.  Either way, it was a tight game with 22 points for first, 21 points for second, 20 points for third, and 14 points for fourth. 

The winners from last week took their giftcard and ran, to never be seen again.  Maybe they were at the spa, but that just gave way for another team to win.  Our winner from this week was Trannies, a team that hasn’t won before, and hasn’t played very many games.  The team consisted of a woman and her husband that threw in answers once in a while, he was a little distracted by playing poker.  Also from the poker table, I had a guy who kept yelling out answers this week.  However, this guy always yelled the same answer, “Denver!”  He added a little life to the party, but really, that’s not the answer to every question.  I probably could find a bunch of questions that all had the answer “Denver” though.  What is the capital of Colorado?  Which city is coined “the mile high city”?  Of the following cities, which has the most population.. Aurora, Fort Collins, Colorado Springs, Denver or Lakewood?  John _____ sang the song, “Leaving, on a Jet Plane.”  Ok, you get the point.

Just one point behind the winner was The Short Bus.  They are a strong force, but maybe the number of them puts them at a disadvantage.  It’s easier to argue with one person than it is five others.  Still, they come back every week and have their eye on the prize.  Only a couple more weeks guys!  This competetive team is hoping that they win by default next week, because the nearing holiday weekend.  So if you want to piss of the bus riders, you know how to do it….

The third place team was just two points away from the winning team.  Boogie or the Bitch, came in third place this week, after a hiatus last week.  I think they will blame it on the pop culture questions  that were focused on a younger crowd.  After a while of trying to figure out who the bitch was, they explained to me that it’s a political name.  In that respect, I played a political song by the Flobots for the crowd.

Our fourth place team tonight, Dawisha’s Darlings came in with 14 points.  I’m not sure who Dawisha is, maybe it was the person you were on the phone asking answers to.  Ok ladies, I told ya the rules, no phones, that’s cheating.  You should bring whoever it was to the game next week, and maybe even buy them a drink or two, for their telephone work this week.  Next time ladies, no phones if you’re gonna play the game.  (You might be wondering why I let it happen- I didn’t find out about their phone calls until they were gone). 

Blonde Ambition, you really didn’t have a lot of ambition to play tonight.  You came for 11 questions and left.  You didn’t even play the whole round.  They at least graced us with their presence for a little bit, but really should stay longer next time!  You didn’t even make it for photo opps

I will have the scores posted on myspace at www.myspace.com/MarciBuzzwordz  then you can get the weekly results.

Alright guys, I’m signing off. 

Marci

What a rough start to a new gig!  Just when I was about to start my first night, I found out that I don’t have a mic.  Ok really, I didn’t have a mic, cords, or the amplifier.  Maybe you hadn’t noticed, but I’m pretty short and can’t really project my voice very loud, so had a disadvantage there.  We waited a little bit for equipment, but it showed up rather quickly following my frantic phone call to the boss.  The night started a little bit late, but we finally got the game moving.

As I had already admitted, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from this crowd.  I came to half a game last week, and it was pretty low key.  It could be that I’m used to the flamboyancy of working at a gay bar the previous night.  One of the guys from there told me, “Straight bars are fun, but gay bars are funner!!”  But alas, an energy finally emerged from the crowd and we had a fun night.  I mean, did anybody meet the birthday girl that I ran into in the bathroom?!  Or the guy that shouted out an answer, and then was forced to buy me a drink?!  And those pens!  Do you really want Seroquel though??

We’re currently on week 7 of the 10 week series.  I’m working on putting the team scores onto a spreadsheet that you guys can access online.  I should have that ready for the next game.  Hmm, and maybe we need something like a golf score card, so you can keep track of your own points too, and then carry it in your wallet for sentimental value.

We had four teams that really played, and then a couple answers here and there from, ahem, a guy on ladies night.  So half of the teams were new to Ogden Street South Ladies Night Trivia.  And the scores!  The scores!  I mean, sheesh, there were four teams; two with 22 points, two with 20 points.  I guess it would only have been more amazing if they all had tied!

TMNTplayed their first game.  I didn’t ask about their name, but there were four of them… maybe Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Raphael??  Hmm, or it could be That Marci’s Nice Today.  The not-so-green, TMNT,  tried to get extra points for being the first one to turn in their answer, but must have never heard of the story The Tortoise and The Hare.  They had to correctly guess Jessica Simpson’s age in days.  They did some crazy math calculation and guessed 9955 against a guess of 9800 from the other team- she’s really 10,205.  This question is kinda like The Price is Right, the team that get’s the closest wins, and win they did.  The girls are excited about their prize, so I’m hoping they come back next week for more (don’t the boys need a massage too?!).

One of the regular teams, The Short Bus, went head to head in the tie breaker question, but didn’t quite get ahead.  These guys were excited for the new answer sheets, and so forgiving about the time delay.  Like a plane that takes off late, I tried to make up for lost time, but they weren’t having any of that!  The only mommy in the bunch had to be home after the game, therefore wanted the game to last all night.  This team is looking towards the long term goal, it seems.  I have a feeling this is their first of many series!

One of the members of Takin Hits got up and ran out, for um, perhaps female companionship.  But really, how much more female companionship can you want besides all the ladies at Ogden Street South?  These guys were fun and even got their workout running their answers to me.  They had come from dance class to play trivia.  They are a regular team that’s a pretty strong contender.

And then there was Kelly.  She was playing poker with the boys, but got a little bored with that.  Her guy friends wanted to play trivia, but couldn’t find wigs, so stayed with the poker game.  This was her first time playing, and she did a great job of single handedly fending off groups of 6 people.

TMNT you must come back next week and tell me what your name is all about

The Short Bus told me that their members change once in a while, but their team has a couple anchors who keep the team going.  I would say keep the team afloat, but anchors really keep the boat from moving.  Anyhow, I know I’ll see you guys next week!                                    

Takin Hits or was it Taken Hits.  Please clarify for me guys, I mean, I wouldn’t want to dishonor your name!  You must give me the scoop on the one that ran away!

And we have Kelly, the girl that ditched the boys to play games with the girls instead.  ‘Cause “girls just wanna have fun!”  Maybe her friends will find wigs for next week. ha!

Guys, or should I rephrase that… Girls, I promise to have my shit together more next week and not so many technical problems.  Oh yeah, and I will continue those fun little answer sheets.  (they give me something to do in my downtime at my job that’s more like work).

See you next Wednesday!  In the meantime, we have a couple myspace pages.  I’m going to put the scores up on a blog on mine www.myspace.com/marcibuzzwordz  and if you wanna support the rest of team www.myspace.com/buzzwordz

Marci

It came down to the question above last night on a Father’s Day Trivia Quiz at Ogden Street South. Platypus outguessed Who’s Your Daddy (by about 20,000) and took home the prize.  The lovely ladies of Husker Cyclones took third (sorry about the floods). The Danglers and Noreasters were unlucky to leave empty-handed. Come join us next Sunday for $2 Coors and Coors Lights!

All good things come to an end they say. Team Platypus was three in a row at Ogden St. South until they met with a very motivated Team Kobe Wears A Thong edged out the long running team as champions last evening. Team Saw Saw proved to be a very well-rounded unit and won $30 at the bar for coming in 2nd. The duck-billed Marsupials took the bronze. Team Brou2 quietly came in 4th (not bad for a couple in their 50’s answering Tommy Tutone questions). Wash Street Sluts were no joke and I Hate Ben’s Socks took 4th and were unlucky not to win some cash for their efforts. Join us every Sunday at 7:15 for $2 Coors Lights and some mind expansion.

A-Platypus Now made it three for three last night at Ogden St. South. How good are these guys? They are running it up NBA style with more than a ten point lead on the closest competitor. Surprising everyone (including themselves) was It’s Not Rocket Surgery. The third place team was Team Rubies, a family affair. Team 2nd Amendment was unlucky not to bring home any dough for their efforts and Sexual Chocolate was barely nipped for fourth place. I Shaved My Balls for This had the best name.

Two weeks, two crushing victories. Red Platypus Inn makes it two weeks in a row Sunday night at Ogden Street South. It’s becoming apparent to me that these guys run on a different octane than the average trivia team. First, they bring games to play while they play trivia, second they have a legitimate Jeopardy! champion on their payroll, also they refuse shots! Who ever heard of such a thing? 

That being said, there is a healthy and vigorous trivia scene at Ogden St. S. Harry Potter and the Gobbler of Knobs won the place with A-Team taking the show (thanks for splitting up guys). Team Bullmoose barely got edged, keep coming guys! B-team was hardly less impressive than A-Team. Terminator was also a very strong 1-man team. The all-female Zack Attack, while having the best name came up a little short in the end. Friends Forever!

I’ve hosted over 50 games and played countless others with a variety of formats, but never, ever have I seen such a commanding performance as I witnessed Sunday evening at Ogden St. South.  Apparently the winning team is made up of physicists, encyclopedia writers, and androids, because their score was something out of The Computer That Wore Tennis Shoes!It was a great way  to cap off a weekend. Ogden Street South is a great local neighborhood bar with a strong pedigree of trivia gaming. We had 10 teams finish the game battling for the not insignificant tabs awarded at the end of the evening. As mentioned earlier, Resurrected Platypus came early and crushed all comers but that’s not to say that this room is easy beats. Second place SARS is nothing to sneeze (or cough) at. Horton Licks a Ho flexed their brains to pick up third, while Denver Danglers and Noreasters were unlucky to miss out of the medal round. Banana Hammock, Man Face Lazer, El Capitan, and Strength on Strength rounded out the list of Sunday’s competitors. No question, the best team name goes to My Wife Can’t Wrestle but You Should See Her Box.I would like to say that I was very impressed with the level of useless knowledge in the room at Ogden St. S. I have certainly overseen games in which the 6th place at OSS would be 1st in other, not as intelligent bars.Check us out at 7:00 PM Sundays at Ogden and Bayaud for $2 Coors and the best trivia in town.P.S. Next week I’m dropping the hammer on teams more than 6 participants. Fair Warning  

Remember kids, it’s not who the host is, but how the game is played.  Welcome the new Matt for me next week.  I might make a guest appearance from time to time, but you’re all on your own now.

So, if these didn’t make you laugh, I don’t know what will:  First off, as far as I can tell, the A-Team is and was never a Prime Time Soap. But, maybe the best answer ever… Which state capitals have 5 letters? So, you need to know two things: 1) the actually names of state capitals (good guess with Fargo, but Bismark is the capital of North Dakota), and 2) how to add to 5, meaning D-E-N-V-E-R, with, ummmm, 6 letters doesn’t fit!  Lol!

14 teams and 55 players just make Odgen Street South the place to be every Sunday night! Playing but not finishing included the Canaries and the Jayhawks (2 teams who split as they were too big to be together), the Hawkeyes (representing Iowa and their public school education), Always on the Green (just biding their time till the course opens) and the Terminators (who did just that in round three).   Also, team Frog didn’t start playing till the 3rd (even though they were there for much longer).

The middle grouping all put in stellar efforts, but just failed to crack the money spots: The Noreasters (love that they play each week, almost from my home), The Farting Nuns (which had a plural for a name, but only one on the team, kinda like Ben Folds Five with 3 band members), Banana Hamomock (almost made the money, but did give us the infamous Denver answer), and the Mindbenders (pan flute’s for everyone!).

That leaves us with 4 teams and only 3 gift certificates, hmmm? Well, we’re giving honorable mention to Buddhist Monk Riot who won shots for the 1st round, but no money. Third place went to our perennial Denver Danglers (money is money, right?), second went to Let It Snow (which we found out latter didn’t), and first, with a now trademarked name, was Spitzer Swallows (who also won shots for rounds 2 and 3, had a Sabres fan on the team getting super bonus points from the host, and one really cute chick (again with super bonus points)).

So, there you have it. Another night with all done by Cameron, Tianna, and Liesel on the floor, our writers on the wall, and the Blog Nazi in cyberspace.  And as they say on the news… I am outta here! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Well, if you read the blog on a regular basis you know some posts are better than others. But, we’ve got a new Blog Nazi who will make us all fall in line, or “No Trivia For You!”. Seriously though, thanks for visiting.  If you print this out and bring it to trivia next Sunday, your first round is on me!

Anyway, with 12 teams and almost 60 players, pretty much the whole bar was playing tonight. People visiting from Mississippi (too bad, she was really cute), locals, and transplants (including my boys and girls from back east), it made for a great night of trivia. We even proved at the end that, yes, the host can add!

The bad are always the best in my blog, and tonight we had some goodies: Jamie Lynn Spears was never in Star Trek, The highest award given to a civilian (after third grade gym class) is the Presidential Fitness Award,  and Gary Cherone never sang for Ace of Base.

So, let’s start with who we’ll call tier three: Team Afrik came in late, but finally made the scorecard in round #2, Team Cobra Kai (straight outta the Karate Kid, had enough to keep me laughing, and it was with not at you!), I Drink Your Milkshake pretty much were drunk by round 3, Team God called in advance but still showed up late, and the Super Novas didn’t make the Blog-O-Shame but still made me laugh.

 The middle of the pack producers (more than 20, less than 30) fell out the way we expected: The Northeasterners would have won if they were the only team in the bar (but another member from Buffalo gets bonus points for the UB alum), Team A and Team B (separate but equal) fought early over the most creative name of the night, The Mindbenders did that in the 3rd, but just missed on shots.

That only leaves us with three: The Blood Hounds didn’t win any rounds (meaning no shots) and thought they had more points than they did, but still got a bar tab for third place, The Denver Danglers came back to represent, winning the 2nd round and 2nd place for the night, but No Cunt and Tree For Old Men were the big winners for the night, with shots after round 1 and 3 along with 1st place for the night!

 So that’s how it all went down.  Thanks to Alex behind the bar, and Liesel and Michelle on the floor (with help from Dave). We’ll throw it down again at the best damn Sunday Trivia game in town next week!

Okay, so my inability to speak into a mic carried over from my last appearance at the Spelling Bee into tonight. It was matched only by the questions I attempted to ask which my players pointed out were not researched so well.

All those things aside, I can say with absolute certainty that: Easter Island is not owned by Canada, eh? George’s ATM password is not 8675309 (sing it out), and my favorite of the last few weeks: Captain Spock did not invent Vulcanized Rubber.

Anyway, we got some returning players to help their teams (who fared poorly last week), while some of our other teams seemed to simply throw the towel in. Props to Irish Mo Fo’s, who puller the greatest round over round increase in modern history (with a 20 time increase from round 1 to 3, with 20 points in round 3), Vick’s Dawgs tried with a 6 times increase round 1 to 2 (but faltered after that), team En Fuego bailed after the first round (not much of a defending champion after last week).  The Winners came in for round 3 (and had a pretty decent round after coming off the slopes), Rock Your Face Off plugged along for the night (and did not, in fact, rock any face off), and the Noreasteners came kinda close (although meeting anyone who knows where Waverly is, is good for the night, and who doesn’t love chicks from the island?)

That brings us back to our top three: team We Need More Friends finished third (without winning a single round), team Don’t Call Me Hussein finished second (and won round #2) , Remember kids, if you can’t or don’t finish your shot, your intrepid host is always there for you.  But the night belonged to a returning team who got kicked last week: the Denver Danglers won both the 1st and 3rd round to take the whole night.

Thanks to Cameron, Liesel and Michelle for keeping us fed and drinked (that’s right), we’ll see you all next week!

Old people, new place, and our dominators in Mexico lead to shots and bar tabs into different hands tonight.  Thanks as always going out to Cameron behind the bar, and Liesel and Angela for keeping the food and drinks flowing.  I promise, this will be the last night with questions about Wesminster.  And just so we’re all clear: Roger and Me was a Michael Moore movie, but Roger and Me 2, or Roger and me do Dallas are not.  And, the 5th show in the Stargate series is not Stargate: Special Victims Unit.

But, on to the scores: great job to Catfish Larry (who got 1 point on the final question of round one to finish with… 1 point!!!),  and the Good Tryers ( who got to drunk to finish mid way through round 2). 

The Us Un’s showed up late and made a good showing (even with their mildly British selves), the Short Bus proved that you can outlive that nickname if you really try (unfortunately, they didn’t try to hard), Dog in a Bathtubdisappointed by not getting the dog question right, and the surprise of the night, perennial all-stars the Denver Danglers finished out of the shots and 1 point shy of third. 

Anyway, some god scores posted by the semi-regular teams. Third went to the Gunkholes(who still finished shotless), second went to Oscar and the Grouches (who won round #2 with shots to prove it), and first went to For English Press 2 Now (while winning shots in the first and third rounds).

Another great night with over 30 players…. We’ll see you at 7:15is to start the week off right at Odgen Street.

That’s right, on the night we had questions regarding the Westminster Dog Show, we had greatness in our midst.  Our own local Charlie’s dog took “Best in Class” last week!!!  Way to go Chuck!

Almost 50 people formed alliances on 11 teams on my second night at the Street, and, as always, it came down to the last answer on the last question to determine our winner!  Big props to Cameron behind the bar, and Alex, Tanna, and Liesel on the floor for keeping us all fed and liquored up.

So, first off the Blog-O-Shame will set the record straight: Jose Canseco (no matter how many of you wrote it) is not, and mostly likely won’t be, in the MLB Hall of Fame, Egon and Sargent Pepper both weren’t in Stripes (although Egon did make me laugh!), and the best of the worst: Sir Walter Scott is not know as “Sir Mix-a-lot”. Hehehe

I thought for sure last night was going to be a run-away game given the first round scores, but it actually turned into a tight contest, with 9 of 11 teams finishing within 5 points of first.  That means the following two: Occam’s Razor and Little Oral Annie just get the honorable mention category.

The middle of the pack was filled with the likes of: ABFAB (and yes you were), I Drink Your Milkshake (and yes, like I said, you guys screwed the pooch on the last question to miss out on shots), Wings Fan (definitely the youngest participant of the night), Apple Bottoms(with some really wacked out big-ass art on your answers), Team Squid(another artistic team, though a little less provocative), and Team Awesome (who only lived up to your name at your table, although the girl giving the answers to me was really cute). 

That leaves our round and nightly winners.  Round #1 was a tie with 2 PERFECT ROUNDS between Denver Danglers and Apple Bottoms, but, not only was the round perfect, but the Danglers got the tie breaker EXACTLY! (Reach into that pocket for your $100 bill!). The Danglers also took round #2, and it seemed like the shots got to them in the end. They wound up tying for 2nd on the night with En Fuego (Charlie’s team), who took round #3. However, the night belonged to Dry Hump, who figured out the when the Bee is on the screen it’s time to get your answer in, and that they did to win the night by a single point!

So, if you think you’ve got skills to take all challengers, Odgen Street on Sunday is the place for sure.  We start no earlier that 7:15 and no later than 7:30.  Peace out cub scout!

That’s right kids, there’s a new game in town and it’s already going to give everyone else a run for the money as “The Best Trivia Night In Town”. You all know the place, and you all know the game, now it’s the total package!

So, you know how I roll: I gotta make sure you all know that the Blog-O-Shame follows me around: Ronald McDonald and Richard Simmons are not married to super-models, Steven Covey didn’t write “Body for life”, and “The Big Tall White Dude on the Indiana Pacers” while technically correct wasn’t exactly what we were looking for.

Anyway, no fewer than 9 teams battled out for three bar tabs on the night, and while not all survived (and some limped along to the end) the trivia made sure only the strong survived. First off, thank to the following for giving it the “old college try”: Leather Boys, Family Camp, Bombsquad, Operation Ivy, and To Be Determined all failed to break 30 but we’ll give honorable mention to TBD as they came in late and Operation Ivy as they won the first round and shots.

The fear of the new and unknown was in team Chisquita, but they did better than average and are thinking about bringing their smart friends next week.

The night boiled down to the the following: Balls Deep All Stars finished third, Voodoo Dolls finished second (and won round 3 in a tie-breaker), but the night belonged to the Denver Danglerswho won round 2 in a tie-breaker and the night by a single point.  Good job (even with all the bitching about coming in late).

Alright, so we give out shots, have $2 Coors and Coors Light, and pay a $50 bar tab to the winners.  Check us out on Sunday night!