So many options for a title of this past trivia night at TC Pub. It could have referenced the special guests. It could have referenced Chemical Man’s “one for the thumb” mention prior to the start, as J&B thought it was trying for a fifth straight victory. However, I decided to go with the obscure reference that maybe one person will get.
J&B represented by: Chemical Man, Big Tit, Hilts, Dragon, Gf, Idol and Special Guest #1- the return of the “M” in J&B- Moho.
TC Pub represented by: I don’t think we’ve had this gal as waitress before. She was cute.
The opposition: Bar, Firestone, Jimmy’s AA, Choppers Inc, and Standing O’s.
Sitting at the bar was Special Guest #2- Newbie, on Spring Break and still one of my all-time favorite women.
First Half: Fresh White Sox/Very Mixed Up/In the News
Only White Sox pitcher with a 20-win season since 1994?
Led White Sox with .310 average in 2004?
White Sox all-time leader in strikeouts by a pitcher, with 1796?
Steve Larmer’s streak at its peak? (Note: the classic seems to have returned to replace the Gwen Stefani year of birth question)
J&B involved in two “Ladies Only” categories in the first half. Gf defeats representatives from Firestone both in “drink faster” and “long-distance throw” contests.
Scores at the half: J&B 1850 Firestone 830 Bar 420 O’s 360 Chopper 220 AA 140
Second Half: Guinness Records/TV/Yesterday’s Sports Section
Show on CBS at 9 pm (CST) on Friday nights after “Dallas”?
A “Ladies Only” long-distance throw challenge involves the Bar. Newbie represents the Bar. I assume Hilts must have “booed” her (I hadn’t consciously noticed it), and Kearney Meats came over to our table. I didn’t think he approached in any menacing sort of way, but he was saying Hilts shouldn’t “boo girls.” At first, I thought it was just more hazing in the J&B/Bar rivalry, and I think Hilts did also, as he asked “are you serious?” Kearney indicated that he was serious about this- the yelling at the Bar is fine, but yelling at girls (or at least Newbie) was crossing the line. (Coincidentally, Chemical Man called just as I was about to start writing the summary. We discussed the incident and both are pretty sure Hilts has probably “booed” in the past when Newbie would represent the Bar.)
I didn’t think this incident was going to turn physical (Chemical Man didn’t think so at all), and I turned my attention back to the game or talking or whatever. Kearney prattled on for a bit longer and that was about it. I did notice the TC Pub bouncer was lingering nearby, in case a pier-6 brawl ensued. If one did, I suspect the chaos would have culminated with an older man having his arm torn off…everyone in the bar would have been shocked and panicked as the old man yelled in pain…but then he turns serious and, as all realize it was a prosthetic arm, he says, “And that’s why you shouldn’t ‘boo’ girls.”
A later long-distance throw contest pits Benkowski against J&B. Benkowski goes first, and he rolls the ball right up against the box. I don’t know if Hilts’s subsequent throw was based more in strategy or more in disgust at the incident with Kearney Meats, but he fired his throw hard, moving the box. Although Benkowski’s throw still ended up closer, the strategy of moving the box could have gone down as (another) J&B legend had it been successful.
Scores after two halves: J&B 2770 Bar 1290 Firestone 1200 O’s 1140 AA 740
Chopper 390
Choice of final category: Recent TV or Chicago Locations
J&B selects Chicago Locations and wagers 189- enough to ensure victory unless another team can win the bonus points.
For both categories: 2 of 3 wins wager. All 3 wins 3000 bonus points.
Locations:
At 9800 W Colorado, which town are you in?
In St Linus parish, which town are you in?
At 153rd and Harlem, what bank is on the corner?
TV:
Fill in the last names of these “Beverly Hills 90210” stars: Gabrielle ________, Jennie ________, and Douglas ________.
“Seinfeld” debuted on March 31st of which year? (In true Benkowskian fashion, this question had been answered tonight in an earlier question)
What is the connection between Holly Robinson and Sesame Street?
I’m sure you’ll be all over the “90210” answers…
J&B represented by: Chemical Man, Big Tit, Hilts, Dragon, Gf, Idol and Special Guest #1- the return of the “M” in J&B- Moho.
TC Pub represented by: I don’t think we’ve had this gal as waitress before. She was cute.
The opposition: Bar, Firestone, Jimmy’s AA, Choppers Inc, and Standing O’s.
Sitting at the bar was Special Guest #2- Newbie, on Spring Break and still one of my all-time favorite women.
First Half: Fresh White Sox/Very Mixed Up/In the News
Only White Sox pitcher with a 20-win season since 1994?
Led White Sox with .310 average in 2004?
White Sox all-time leader in strikeouts by a pitcher, with 1796?
Steve Larmer’s streak at its peak? (Note: the classic seems to have returned to replace the Gwen Stefani year of birth question)
J&B involved in two “Ladies Only” categories in the first half. Gf defeats representatives from Firestone both in “drink faster” and “long-distance throw” contests.
Scores at the half: J&B 1850 Firestone 830 Bar 420 O’s 360 Chopper 220 AA 140
Second Half: Guinness Records/TV/Yesterday’s Sports Section
Show on CBS at 9 pm (CST) on Friday nights after “Dallas”?
A “Ladies Only” long-distance throw challenge involves the Bar. Newbie represents the Bar. I assume Hilts must have “booed” her (I hadn’t consciously noticed it), and Kearney Meats came over to our table. I didn’t think he approached in any menacing sort of way, but he was saying Hilts shouldn’t “boo girls.” At first, I thought it was just more hazing in the J&B/Bar rivalry, and I think Hilts did also, as he asked “are you serious?” Kearney indicated that he was serious about this- the yelling at the Bar is fine, but yelling at girls (or at least Newbie) was crossing the line. (Coincidentally, Chemical Man called just as I was about to start writing the summary. We discussed the incident and both are pretty sure Hilts has probably “booed” in the past when Newbie would represent the Bar.)
I didn’t think this incident was going to turn physical (Chemical Man didn’t think so at all), and I turned my attention back to the game or talking or whatever. Kearney prattled on for a bit longer and that was about it. I did notice the TC Pub bouncer was lingering nearby, in case a pier-6 brawl ensued. If one did, I suspect the chaos would have culminated with an older man having his arm torn off…everyone in the bar would have been shocked and panicked as the old man yelled in pain…but then he turns serious and, as all realize it was a prosthetic arm, he says, “And that’s why you shouldn’t ‘boo’ girls.”
A later long-distance throw contest pits Benkowski against J&B. Benkowski goes first, and he rolls the ball right up against the box. I don’t know if Hilts’s subsequent throw was based more in strategy or more in disgust at the incident with Kearney Meats, but he fired his throw hard, moving the box. Although Benkowski’s throw still ended up closer, the strategy of moving the box could have gone down as (another) J&B legend had it been successful.
Scores after two halves: J&B 2770 Bar 1290 Firestone 1200 O’s 1140 AA 740
Chopper 390
Choice of final category: Recent TV or Chicago Locations
J&B selects Chicago Locations and wagers 189- enough to ensure victory unless another team can win the bonus points.
For both categories: 2 of 3 wins wager. All 3 wins 3000 bonus points.
Locations:
At 9800 W Colorado, which town are you in?
In St Linus parish, which town are you in?
At 153rd and Harlem, what bank is on the corner?
TV:
Fill in the last names of these “Beverly Hills 90210” stars: Gabrielle ________, Jennie ________, and Douglas ________.
“Seinfeld” debuted on March 31st of which year? (In true Benkowskian fashion, this question had been answered tonight in an earlier question)
What is the connection between Holly Robinson and Sesame Street?
I’m sure you’ll be all over the “90210” answers…
7 comments:
I haven't time to go into it, but ill be there next week
I will answer the implied question: The summary title is a reference to an episode of "Arrested Development".
Also, I'll guess "Seinfeld" came on in 1990, so I can get on my soapbox and say it jumped the shark in September of 1994: episode when some guy killed a dry cleaner just so the writers could use footage of the OJ white Bronco chase. Dialogue line by Kramer (as driver) "He wants to see his fish" turned me off Seinfeld for good. Also, the inspired idea of having all 4 NBC Thursday sitcoms (all set in NY) have episodes based around a blackout started by a character on the 7:00 sitcom was tainted by Seinfeld writers not participating a few weeks later. Obviously, it strayed from their trite, worn-out pattern of having a high-talker, a low-talker, a close-talker, etc.
(Also, a shot at Benky: checking the internet, Seinfeld had one episode on 7/5/89, then came on weekly on May 31st 1990, not March 31st)
And, of course, 884...
was it the standing o's team girl who when asked
trivia question she didnt know the answer to she
elected to roll the ball, but bentowski said her team
was out of throws and her reply is "SO"
Pat:
By boycotting you are giving in to them. It appears to me now that their team was panicking and tried to goon it up at the end. If Don and I were more in tune with hockey, and although Art follows hockey now, it is not the same as it was in the late 80's/ early 90's, we would have seen that they were trying to send a message and throw J&B off their game. I suggest if Pat is not there, J&B needs to be silent about it for the shame of letting another team intimidate them.
Maybe it is time for a little pre-trivia brawl.
dang.
the yelling across the bar is part of the entertaining
aspect of the game.
i sort of agree on kerneys point to not boo the women,
but kerney wont overboard on that. i think she paid
more attenion to j&b then to the bar a few times.
i'd be up for salernos, but i doubt shifting the
venues will happen.
On news of Hilts return:
Vegas quickly changes the odds on J&B from 4-1 to 3-1 with Hilts return. Also posts the odds of Hilts being quiet as 75-1. Odds that Kearney is still an idiot is 2-1. Odds that the Steve Larmer streak question appears is 1-3. Parley of Steve Larmer and Gwen Stefani birthdate questions are even money.
I'm in, even for Miller Park. That would change the
odds to 2-1 due to the Bar's disinclination to
travel.....
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