Big for Your Britches

This afternoon (in SL time), relative newcomer to the trivia scene Aiden Falmer held his first ever trivia event at the Victoria Pub in Eudora sim. He enjoyed a nice-sized turnout with a number of trivia regulars in attendance. Aiden seems very enthusiastic about hosting trivia, and on many levels, his first effort was promising. He seemed to enjoy himself, most of his questions were perfectly competent, and some of them were quite good.

This event was better run and more enjoyable than many off-the-beaten-path events I've attended, such as the one I wrote about in this space last week. Aiden has a lot of room to grow, however, and he'll need to do so if he wishes to continue attracting a competitive group to his games. No one's first time is ever perfect (which of course could be said about a lot of things). If Aiden continues attending other events and taking note of what makes some questions work and others not, and if he pays attention to when his own questions are met with confusion or frustration, I trust he'll be able to iron out some of the wrinkles that were evident in the small number of questions that suffered from vagueness.

A larger number of his questions were rather straightforward, such as, "What tree is used in the cultivation of silkworms?" There were no stumpers; the questions that were not immediately answered could be spammed. A few particularly good ones took a little bit of thought, for example, "Which American President was the first not to have been born in the Thirteen Colonies?" The questions appeared to be written by him, which always deserves credit and, I believe, patience for weaknesses when a host is just starting out.

There was some confusion about the start time for the event, as some attendees had heard that it would start at 2:30 but at 2:45 were told it would begin at 3:00. Aiden was prompt about kicking off at 3:00, however, even running through a few "warmup questions" for L$5 each in the few minutes prior. He kept the event running at a suitably brisk (but not rushed) pace, though he has yet to master the transition time between countdown and question.

All of these minor flaws are the sorts of things sharp hosts can repair as time goes on. There was an additional set of drawbacks, however, that I'm afraid will be more difficult for Aiden to recognize and contend with. In brief, Aiden's approach to hosting trivia is ego-driven in nearly every respect. I cannot know for certain what grounds his understanding of how trivia works or can work in Second Life, but so far he has not displayed a strong grasp on the social workings of the trivia community. Further, he does not seem inclined to put the time into figuring them out before pursuing his goal of becoming an SL trivia host.

Some small examples of Aiden's self-emphasis persisted from the time prior to the event all the way until after it ended. His bonuses were "Falmer Bonuses," he included a question on the topic of "Me" (that is, him), complete with capitalization, in which players were asked to guess his height, and he was conspicuously anxious about receiving tips even before he had given players a reason to tip him.

The crowning example, however, was that after his twenty mostly respectable (but nothing to write home about) questions, he informed us,

[2009/12/21 16:13] Aiden Falmer: I will soon be creating a group

[2009/12/21 16:13] Aiden Falmer: for followers, fans, stalkers etc

...not seeming to realize that in order to have a group for followers, fans, or stalkers, it is generally a good idea to have at least one of those first. This announcement explained a lot, though, about how Aiden perceives.. something. I'm only half-sure about what. It might be trivia hosting, it might be himself, or both. or, less likely, neither. He seems to see trivia hosting as possibly equivalent to a DJ gig. He mentioned later that he manages clubs in SL, so perhaps he was generalizing from his experience in that context.

It means, however, that he has not put in the mileage as a trivia player to notice that trivia hosts -- at least those in the contexts in which he is attempting to advertise -- do not have fan clubs. There are groups associated with events and venues, and most are flexible about allowing others to use the group chat to announce events (if they remain appropriately on-topic).

I asked him after most players had left what his interest in trivia stemmed from, and he answered, "It just seemed like a good way to entertain and so forth." Well, certainly, trivia events are a means of entertaining ourselves, but this response begs the question: why does he seem so confident that others already wish to be entertained by him? That is something he needs to earn, which doesn't happen simply by putting together a game stacked with adequate questions, paying L$10 each for them, and spending more time asking for tips than doing advance research on how to appropriately announce an event in Trivia Fiends.

Aiden is young, and I am optimistic. It's still possible for him to grow into the trivia scene, but he'll need to accept, before anything else, that he doesn't already know what he's doing. He can deliver an event that is stronger than what many non-trivia clubs have to offer, but really, that only counts for so much when you address a room full of seasoned hosts and players as if they ought to be excited when you offer to pay a whole L$20 for a bonus. He may at this point be best off at a venue where traffic is reliable, trivia questions are minimally competitive, and the events are not designed to be personality-driven. I have already suggested to him that he speak to a friendly man at such a place.

Southern Comfort. I could use some.

Trivia happens in Second Life in myriad forms, and so I am no longer dramatically surprised when a venue holds an event with a format completely different from what I'm used to. Becki Verne's "Trivia with Dancing" and "Dancing with Trivia" distinction usually turns out to have very little gray area. Today, though, I attended an event that stretches the applicability of the "with Trivia" part of the latter classification.

The club is called Maggie's Southern Comfort, and the inside dance area looks like a country/western bar. The event was held on the roof, in a space called Ivor's Oldies. The listing advertised '50s to '70s music with some trivia. As Josh Schism later noted, the word "trivia" appeared three times in the listing. Any more than that, I'd suggest, and it would have been false advertising, since only three questions were asked during this two-hour event.

I've profiled events before that would be perfectly enjoyable if you attend for the music or the dancing or the socializing and not so much for the trivia. I wish I could be that charitable this time. Rach Borkotron and I were the only two people there unaffiliated with the club until more than an hour into the event. The DJ, Tryxie Seetan -- who was also asking the trivia -- and the hostess, Candee Baily, were very nice, and I was glad we were there for their sake. Running a successful club in SL is hard, and they were doing what they could to send out notices and teleport friends. I don't know what makes the difference when it comes to the longevity of non-trivia clubs, so I don't feel it's my place to critique Southern Comfort on that level.

I do, however, know what I look for in a trivia event, and I can say with confidence that this isn't it. The three questions were spaced about half an hour apart. The prizes were not in cash but in gift cards, which is fair: the listing did refer not to lindens but to "prizes," and if the gift cards were, in fact, awarded in lindens, they would have been well worth waiting half an hour for. The questions, meanwhile, weren't ground-shattering:

[2009/12/14 12:39] Tryxie Seetan: WHO RECORDED KATMANDU?

This one was preceded by the hint that it was related to NASCAR:

[2009/12/14 13:17] Tryxie Seetan: HOW DID FIREBALL ROBERTS GET HIS NAME?

[2009/12/14 13:35] Tryxie Seetan: WHAT IS THE BIGGEST ISLAND IN THE WORLD AND WHO IS IT OWNED BY?

I know I'm preaching to the choir, but the first question, as written, has several possible answers, and one could challenge the use of the word "owned" in the third. I wouldn't hold the trivia at a dance club up to the same standard as one expects at places that are all-trivia-all-the-time, but if I were asking players to wait for such a long span between questions, I'd want the trivia to be worth their time or, at the very least, not hugely flawed.

As I've mentioned in the past, I don't usually listen to the stream during trivia events, but I had the music on this time because at the beginning, we didn't yet know if the trivia would be about the songs being played. When Rach and I came in, Tryxie said it was a sock hop; she had '50s tunes playing and soon had a poodle skirt on. She spun some great oldies for an hour and a half but eventually ran out of era-appropriate tracks and began playing anything within reach. I believe she kept mostly (though not entirely) within the '50s-to-'70s range that the event listing ensured, but I still found it odd that a DJ at a club called Ivor's Oldies would run out of songs that are typically considered "oldies." And even if "Kokomo" is by the Beach Boys, the song is still very much a product of the late '80s.

I had a nice time hanging out with Rach, and since we each won a gift card to a store that an in-world search determined to be for biker clothes, we plan to spend it together on something Chaos-appropriate. Josh arrived only minutes after Rach left, and it was fun to be with him there, as well. It's never a bad thing to say that spending time with friends was the best part of an event. I do wish, though, that there was more I could say for the event itself. Regardless of how friendly Tryxie and Candee and the other staff were, it doesn't balance out against the mediocrity of the trivia.

The Specs:

=> Where: Ivor's Oldies @ Southern Comfort, http://slurl.com/secondlife/Southern%20Magic/133/89/36

=> When: This event was at 12 noon to 2pm on Monday, but I don't know if the trivia is a regular feature. When I asked what type of events they usually held there, the only answer I received was, "It depends."

=> Host: Tryxie Seetan

=> Prizes: A gift card for each of the three questions. Two were for L$299 to a store called V-Twins, and one was for L$400 to Sweet Creations and P&S

Answers to questions in article:

1) The answer accepted was Bob Seger, though Cat Stevens has approximately the same number of Google hits for the song title, and I was able to find a few other recordings.

2) His pitching: he was a baseball player before he was in NASCAR.

3) Greenland/Denmark.

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Typos of the Week, November 16 to November 22

#10: Mark receives this week's Freudian Slip Award.

[2009/11/17 19:05] Hilda Static: friends withf bewnefite

[2009/11/17 19:05] Hilda Static: a

[2009/11/17 19:05] Mark007 Bloobury: fiends with ebenfits

#9: I think Luce was answering in a New Jersey accent.

[2009/11/21 21:43] Browman Griffith: hujputer

[2009/11/21 21:43] Luce Portland: jupiduh

#8: The Sheer Mass Typoage Award goes to Ana for producing this crop.

[2009/11/16 13:43] Lette Ponnier: butdch caasdifdgy dsudnanc dkid

[2009/11/16 13:43] Olmstead Fanshaw: buthac cadsydy sdsundand; ike

[2009/11/16 13:43] Lotus Ceriano: buthc cassidy sunfance kud

[2009/11/16 13:43] Becki Verne: butcvh cassidy sundance kid

[2009/11/16 13:43] Cully Andel: tuch cassidy and t

[2009/11/16 13:43] Karmel Kips: cassidy dundance kid

[2009/11/16 13:43] Cully Andel: oh heck

[2009/11/16 13:43] Rain Ninetails: buch and sundance kid and stuff

#7: It was the underwear clue that finally helped.

[2009/11/17 11:06] Juke Badger: commna

[2009/11/17 11:06] Lotus Ceriano: commandoi

[2009/11/17 11:06] Cully Andel: caomanod

#6: This question from Thorn produced more typos than Ana's did, but most were nothing special. Most. Not all.

[2009/11/21 11:13] Maelstrom Janus: argentija##]

#5: Scroll down to see the full list of typos on this one. These are just the ones from those who aren't elsewhere on the list.

[2009/11/17 12:53] Jez Oh: cslypis

[2009/11/17 12:53] Lou Netizen: cakkypso

[2009/11/17 12:53] Weezil Urvile: caylpse

#4: Lette puts on holiday shopping list, "For Karmel: map without coffee rings."

[2009/11/19 19:44] Karmel Kips: araiaonq

#3 [2009/11/18 10:33] Maggie Sewell: lol is that the korean elton?

[2009/11/18 10:33] Olmstead Fanshaw: eleatapon jlongan

#2 [2009/11/19 13:12] Becki Verne: MAKO AND I'D BETTER SEE THAT ON THE BLOG LETTE (yes, ma'am)

[2009/11/19 13:12] Lette Ponnier: bi yellow utzi

[2009/11/19 13:12] Olmstead Fanshaw: bif yeloip taxi

[2009/11/19 13:12] Stray Underwood: big leoow tAXI

#1 At some point late last week, Olmstead misplaced his typing charm. On Saturday, we discovered who had picked it up. Finders keepers....

[2009/11/21 12:46] Becki Verne: frasndsjk;a'

#10

[2009/11/17 19:05] Circe Falta: 9. IF TWO FRIENDS HAVE A SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP WITHOUT BEING EMOTIONALLY INVOLVED, IT'S CALLED WHAT? (THREE WORDS)

[2009/11/17 19:05] Juke Badger: feiend with benfits

[2009/11/17 19:05] Lillian Shippe: freidns with benefirts

[2009/11/17 19:05] Lette Ponnier: friendw ith benfiits

[2009/11/17 19:05] Luce Portland: Freinds iwth beneit

[2009/11/17 19:05] Hilda Static: friends withf bewnefite

[2009/11/17 19:05] Hilda Static: a

[2009/11/17 19:05] Mark007 Bloobury: fiends with ebenfits

[2009/11/17 19:05] Circe Falta: JUKE! WELL DONE. AND POINTS TO WEN FOR SPELLING IT ALL RIGHT

[2009/11/17 19:05] Circe Falta: FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS. I'M NOT SURE YOU CAN REALLY DO THAT, BUT APPARENTLY IT'S A COMMON ENOUGH THOUGHT TO FIT IN THE URBAN DICTIONARY. CASUAL SEX WITHOUT ANY KIND OF COMMITMENT, BUT SOMEHOW STAYING FRIENDS THROUGH IT. STRONG FOLKS, THOSE.

#9

[2009/11/21 21:43] Lette Ponnier: Q. The great red spot belongs to which planet?

[2009/11/21 21:43] Nelly Swindlehurst: jupiter

[2009/11/21 21:43] Thornton Writer: ju0piter

[2009/11/21 21:43] Browman Griffith: hujputer

[2009/11/21 21:43] Lotus Ceriano: jupiert

[2009/11/21 21:43] Luce Portland: jupiduh

[2009/11/21 21:43] Lette Ponnier: NELLY WAS FIRST WITH JUPITER

#8

[2009/11/16 13:43] AnaMaria Quintessa: Q23. WHICH OUTLAWS WHERE KILLED IN SAN VICENTE, BOLIVIA, IN 1908?

[2009/11/16 13:43] Lette Ponnier: butdch caasdifdgy dsudnanc dkid

[2009/11/16 13:43] Olmstead Fanshaw: buthac cadsydy sdsundand; ike

[2009/11/16 13:43] Lotus Ceriano: buthc cassidy sunfance kud

[2009/11/16 13:43] Becki Verne: butcvh cassidy sundance kid

[2009/11/16 13:43] Cully Andel: tuch cassidy and t

[2009/11/16 13:43] Karmel Kips: cassidy dundance kid

[2009/11/16 13:43] Cully Andel: oh heck

[2009/11/16 13:43] Rain Ninetails: buch and sundance kid and stuff

[2009/11/16 13:44] AnaMaria Quintessa: I THINK LETTE IS CLOSE ENOUGH FOR THAT

[2009/11/16 13:44] AnaMaria Quintessa: THE ANSWER IS BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID

#7

[2009/11/17 11:04] Sharon Scofield: WHAT MILITARY TERM HAS ITS ORIGINS WITH EUROPEAN COLONISTS IN SOUTH AFRICA CONDUCTING RAIDS ON NATIVE AFRICANS?

[2009/11/17 11:05] Trebor Shelman: commando

[2009/11/17 11:06] Juke Badger: commna

[2009/11/17 11:06] Lotus Ceriano: commandoi

[2009/11/17 11:06] Cully Andel: caomanod

[2009/11/17 11:06] Sharon Scofield: YES JUKE AND LOTUS!

[2009/11/17 11:06] Sharon Scofield: COMMANDO. MAYBE THAT'S WHAT YOUR UNDERWEAR'S DOING RIGHT NOW.

[2009/11/17 11:07] Saxby Weezles: Trebor said Commando first.

[2009/11/17 11:07] Sharon Scofield: I'LL PAY HIM TOO, I'M REASONABLE

#6

[2009/11/21 11:13] Thornton Writer: Q21) In 1982 Prince Andrew flew helicopters for England in an undeclared war with what country?

[2009/11/21 11:13] AnaMaria Quintessa: argentina

[2009/11/21 11:13] Aria Sparta: argentinca

[2009/11/21 11:13] Lette Ponnier: argenina

[2009/11/21 11:13] Nelly Swindlehurst: aregntina

[2009/11/21 11:13] Maelstrom Janus: argentija##]

[2009/11/21 11:13] FlutterBye Skytower: arginetina

[2009/11/21 11:13] Celeste Wisent: aregentina

[2009/11/21 11:13] Cully Andel: agretnina

[2009/11/21 11:13] Lucinda Dollinger: artentina

[2009/11/21 11:13] Awesome Difference: argentina

[2009/11/21 11:13] Thornton Writer: ANSWER: ARGENTINA

[2009/11/21 11:15] Thornton Writer: ANA 200 LOU 100(I GUESS), ARIA (100) LETTE (50) AWESOME 50

#5

[2009/11/17 12:53] Cully Andel: IN 1952 JACQUES COUSTEAU SET SAIL ON A 4 YEAR VOYAGE TO FILM THE OCEAN DEPTHS. WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE SHIP?

[2009/11/17 12:53] Lotus Ceriano: calypis

[2009/11/17 12:53] Olmstead Fanshaw: callysapos\

[2009/11/17 12:53] Lette Ponnier: calypso

[2009/11/17 12:53] Rain Ninetails: calypso

[2009/11/17 12:53] Jez Oh: cslypis

[2009/11/17 12:53] Lou Netizen: cakkypso

[2009/11/17 12:53] jamie Parfort: cvalypso

[2009/11/17 12:53] Weezil Urvile: caylpse

[2009/11/17 12:53] Mark007 Bloobury: caylsopso

[2009/11/17 12:53] Cully Andel: LOTUS, OLMS, LETTE, RAIN

[2009/11/17 12:53] Cully Andel: IT WAS CALYPSO

#4

[2009/11/19 19:44] Honey Potez: The Petrified Forest National Park is the fossilized remains of an ancient forest in which state better known for its other national park?

[2009/11/19 19:44] Karmel Kips: araiaonq

[2009/11/19 19:44] Honey Potez: WD KARMEL LOL

[2009/11/19 19:44] Honey Potez: ARIZONA

#3

[2009/11/18 10:33] Lacey Lukas: 20. Who recorded Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy?

[2009/11/18 10:33] Juke Badger: john

[2009/11/18 10:33] Olmstead Fanshaw: eleatapon jlongan

[2009/11/18 10:33] Saxby Weezles: eltonn jjophn

[2009/11/18 10:33] Lacey Lukas: YAY JUKE

[2009/11/18 10:33] Olmstead Fanshaw: elton jonh

#2

[2009/11/19 13:12] Becki Verne: JONI MITCHELL NOTED THAT "...YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU GOT 'TILL IT'S GONE" IN WHAT 1970 SONG?

[2009/11/19 13:12] Mako Kungfu: big yellow taxi

[2009/11/19 13:12] Lette Ponnier: bi yellow utzi

[2009/11/19 13:12] Olmstead Fanshaw: bif yeloip taxi

[2009/11/19 13:12] Stray Underwood: big leoow tAXI

[2009/11/19 13:12] Becki Verne: MAKO AND I'D BETTER SEE THAT ON THE BLOG LETTE

[2009/11/19 13:12] Becki Verne: BIG YELLOW TAXI

#1

[2009/11/21 12:46] Lou Netizen: What American did the 18th century French royal court know as "L'Ambassadeur Electrique?"

[2009/11/21 12:46] AnaMaria Quintessa: franklin

[2009/11/21 12:46] Becki Verne: frasndsjk;a'

[2009/11/21 12:47] Lou Netizen: ANA!!!!!

[2009/11/21 12:47] Lou Netizen: Benjamin Franklin. Franklin served as the United States' ambassador to France during the entire Revolutionary War and then some, from 1776 to 1785. Of course, Franklin famously researched electricity—although he probably never conducted that famous key-on-a-kite experiment, at least as commonly described…or he never would have lived to receive an ambassadorship.

Typos of the Week, November 9 to November 15

Once upon a time, jowhnwnye, nick gfrak, and neilyoujhnf were sitting around a tim hotrontg' in qudbecd after a hoackety game, listening to manilkloo and drinking gihneses and akcak daniealse they'd snuck in. Lots and lots of gihneses and akcak daniealse. neilyoujhnf said to the others while slurring his speech, "If you could hop in a piock,up truck fueled with c asrgb on 154\ and travel through time and space and back tot he fufre, where would you go?"

jowhnwnye said between shots of akcak, "I'd want to see a doiinsoar. See some of wwatweloo and the mexinc anmeretic war. And maybe meet chrisuyaT and victoriala and charlemanrfe\. Because they were important and stuff."

nick gfrak rolled his eyes and scoffed, "Kings and queens? Man, it's the artisstws who make the world. I wanna see hammlrtt, the nutcxracke, gone with the ewodn, and the unfinsihs symphony on opening night. And brid fo chudhy. Pass me another guisnnes."

It came back around to neilyoujhnf, who nodded to the others. "That's cool, that's cool. I'd go to chinba and learn to speak chiees. Wanna learn karartre and origdgmi."

"Dude, those things aren't chiees," protested nick gfrak.

"What are they, then?" asked neilyoujhnf, confusedly.

"I think they're from either nwe ;zewqaln or tiu4key," chimed in jowhnwnye. "Or maybe micic;."

"Yup," nick gfrak said. "But we call it 'hokkadi' where I'm from."

"And where are you from, buddy?" neilyoujhnf wanted to know.

"melca, britic oclumita'."

"Whatever," neilyoujhnf said. "They're chiees. bebcas ei said dos\."

Not long after, all three passed out under the table.

[15:48] Cully Andel: (Saved Thu Nov 12 16:58:02 2009) Cully Andel: WHAT CANADIAN FOLK SINGER HAD A 1972 HIT WITH ‘HEART OF GOLD’?

[13:56] Olmstead Fanshaw: nelli lyohng

[13:56] Sharon Scofield: neil yong

[13:56] Becki Verne: neilyoujhnf

[13:56] JeepJen MacFanatic: neil young

[2009/11/14 12:01] Lette Ponnier: Frank Sinatra was buried with a bottle of what whiskey, his favorite drink?

[2009/11/14 12:01] Rhea Neiro: jack daniels

[2009/11/14 12:01] Jewels Carminucci: jack daniels

[2009/11/14 12:01] Cully Andel: akcak daniealse

[2009/11/14 12:01] Cully Andel: jack danielse

[2009/11/14 12:02] Lette Ponnier: RHEA, JEWELS, AND LOL CULLY

[2009/11/14 12:02] Lette Ponnier: JACK DANIELS

[2009/11/14 11:31] Lette Ponnier: What Engish songwriter died in 1974 of an overdose and is more known now for his music being in Vollkswagen commercials than for his amazing songs like "River Man" and "Pink Moon"?

[2009/11/14 11:31] Rhea Neiro: nick frake

[2009/11/14 11:31] Mako Kungfu: nick drake

[2009/11/14 11:31] Jewels Carminucci: nick frake

[2009/11/14 11:31] Juke Badger: frke

[2009/11/14 11:31] JoshuaStephen Schism: nick gfrak

[2009/11/14 11:31] Lotus Ceriano: drakew

[2009/11/14 11:31] Lou Netizen: Dreake

[2009/11/14 11:31] Billy2Times Krams: draje

[2009/11/14 11:31] Olmstead Fanshaw: nickdraker

[2009/11/14 11:32] Lette Ponnier: RHEA, MAKO, JEWELS

[2009/11/14 11:32] Lette Ponnier: NICK DRAKE

[2009/11/13 17:12] Devin Velinov: 14. WHAT ACTOR GOT A POSTHUMOUS CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL DEPICTING HIM AS DAVY CROCKETT IN "THE ALAMO"?

[2009/11/13 17:12] Mars Rubanis: waybne'

[2009/11/13 17:12] AnaMaria Quintessa: jowhnwnye

[2009/11/13 17:12] Devin Velinov: MARS! WD!

[2009/11/13 17:13] Devin Velinov: JOHN WAYNE

[2009/11/13 17:29] Devin Velinov: 17. WHAT IRISH FAMILY BREWED ITS FIRST STOUT IN 1820?

[2009/11/13 17:29] Ocean Emerald: guines

[2009/11/13 17:29] Lette Ponnier: guinnes

[2009/11/13 17:29] Olmstead Fanshaw: gihneses

[2009/11/13 17:29] Vandy Spargel: gunes

[2009/11/13 17:29] Mars Rubanis: guisnnes

[2009/11/13 17:29] FlutterBye Skytower: guines

[2009/11/13 17:29] Vandy Spargel: s

[2009/11/13 17:29] Devin Velinov: YAY FOR GUINNESS!

[2009/11/13 17:29] Devin Velinov: WD OCEAN

[2009/11/13 8:28] Sharon Scofield: AT WHAT RESTAURANT CHAIN CAN YOU ORDER A BELT FOR BREAKFAST? (HINT: THEY MAY OR MAY NOT ASK YOU IF YOU WANT MAPLE SYRUP WITH THAT.)

[2009/11/13 8:29] Maggie Sewell: tim hor

[2009/11/13 8:29] Fiona408 Zond: macd'ss

[2009/11/13 8:29] Olmstead Fanshaw: tim hotrontg'

[2009/11/13 8:29] Rosalyn Swansong: ihop

[2009/11/13 8:29] Saxby Weezles: tim hortons

[2009/11/13 8:29] Maggie Sewell: t

[2009/11/13 8:29] jamie Parfort: waffle house

[2009/11/13 8:29] Maggie Sewell: ons

[2009/11/13 8:29] Sharon Scofield: YES MAGS!

[2009/11/13 8:29] Sharon Scofield: I'LL GIVE OLMS A FEW FOR GETTING MORE LETTERS IN :)

[2009/11/13 8:39] Sharon Scofield: A COACH IN WHAT SPORT WAS SUSPENDED LAST WEEK FOR EMPTYING THE CONTENTS OF HIS TEAM'S BENCH AREA ONTO THE PLAYING AREA TO PROTEST A REFEREE'S CALL?

[2009/11/13 8:39] Nelly Swindlehurst: hoackety

[2009/11/13 8:39] Sharon Scofield: YES NELLY!

[2009/11/13 8:39] Sharon Scofield: HOCKEY. A MINOR LEAGUE HOCKEY COACH IN LOUISIANA TOSSED EVERYTHING FROM STICKS TO CUPS TO STRAY CLOTHING ONTO THE ICE TO VENT HIS FRUSTRATION, EARNING HIM AN INDEFINITE SUSPENSION. SINCE THE LEAGUE COMMISSIONER WAS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT NIGHT, HE ISN'T BOTHERING TO APPEAL.

[2009/11/12 17:52] Devin Velinov: 19. WHAT CANADIAN PROVINCE HAS THE MOTTO JE ME S.OUVIENS “I REMEMBER”?

[2009/11/12 17:52] Igpay Morpork: quebec

[2009/11/12 17:52] Olmstead Fanshaw: qudbecd

[2009/11/12 17:52] Tamsyn Janus: qubeck

[2009/11/12 17:52] Devin Velinov: PIGGY!

[2009/11/12 17:53] Devin Velinov: QUEBEC

[2009/11/13 12:25] Lotus Ceriano: 3: WHAT IS THE WORD OR PHRASE? http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3190/4080122698_37a4c19cc1_o.jpg

[2009/11/13 12:25] Lette Ponnier: piock,up truck

[2009/11/13 12:25] Becki Verne: pickup truvj

[2009/11/13 12:26] Olmstead Fanshaw: picu up trucck

[2009/11/13 12:26] Lotus Ceriano: YES LETTE

[2009/11/13 12:26] Lotus Ceriano: A: PICK UP TRUCK

[2009/11/14 10:14] Lette Ponnier: What isotope with a half life of 5730 years is commonly used to date organic materials?

[2009/11/14 10:14] AnaMaria Quintessa: carbon 14

[2009/11/14 10:14] Samantha Poindexter: carbon14

[2009/11/14 10:14] Lotus Ceriano: carbon14

[2009/11/14 10:14] Liriel Garnet: carbon 143

[2009/11/14 10:14] Starla Gurbux: carbin o414

[2009/11/14 10:14] Rain Ninetails: caronb 14

[2009/11/14 10:14] Olmstead Fanshaw: c asrgb on 154\

[2009/11/14 10:16] Lette Ponnier: ANA, SAM, LOTUS

[2009/11/14 10:16] Lette Ponnier: CARBON 14

[2009/11/09 19:27] Trin McMinnar: In 1985, Doc Brown invents time travel; in 1955, Marty McFly accidentally prevents his parents from meeting, putting his own existence at stake.

[2009/11/09 19:27] Browman Griffith: Back to the Future

[2009/11/09 19:27] Laertes Parx: back to the udfute

[2009/11/09 19:27] Starla Gurbux: back tot he fufre

[2009/11/09 19:27] Mako Kungfu: back tot he future

[2009/11/09 19:27] Luce Portland: back to fthe ute

[2009/11/09 19:27] Trin McMinnar: BROWMAN

[2009/11/09 19:27] Trin McMinnar: Back To The Future

[2009/11/15 14:51] Lou Netizen: What hit-making piano player penned the famous commercial jingle "I am stuck on Band-Aid, cos Band-Aid's Stuck on Me?"

[2009/11/15 14:51] Olmstead Fanshaw: manilkloo

[2009/11/15 14:52] Luce Portland: maniolow

[2009/11/15 14:52] Lou Netizen: OLMS!!!!!!!!

[2009/11/15 14:52] Lou Netizen: Barry Manilow. Manilow wrote a bunch of jingles well into the 1970s, including "Like a good neighbor/State Farm is there!" Oh, and that Band-Aid jingle? Originally sung by a young actor named John Travolta.

[2009/11/15 12:22] Lebn Bucyk: Aardonyx celestae was recently identified in South Africa. What kind of animal is it?

[2009/11/15 12:23] Daniel Regenbogen: dino saur

[2009/11/15 12:23] AnaMaria Quintessa: doiinsoar

[2009/11/15 12:23] Lebn Bucyk: A dinosaur - a previously unknown species dated to 195 million years ago

[2009/11/15 13:48] Lou Netizen: In the 17th century, Oslo was renamed for what Norwegian king?

[2009/11/15 13:48] Lette Ponnier: christian

[2009/11/15 13:48] Lotus Ceriano: chrisuyaT

[2009/11/15 13:49] Lou Netizen: LETTE!!!!

[2009/11/15 13:49] Lou Netizen: King Christian. After a huge fire in 1624, Oslo was renamed as Christiana (or Kristiania) for King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway, who ordered the city rebuilt at a new site adjacent to an existing (and surviving) castle. Although the city was still known to many as Oslo, Oslo wasn't re-established as the city's official name until 1925.

[2009/11/14 20:41] Lette Ponnier: The Jubilee Diamond was named in honor of whose Diamond Jubilee in 1897?

[2009/11/14 20:41] Rhea Neiro: victoria

[2009/11/14 20:41] Thornton Writer: victoriala

[2009/11/14 20:41] Lette Ponnier: YES RHEA

[2009/11/14 20:41] Lette Ponnier: VICTORIA WOULD BE THE ONE

[2009/11/11 14:51] Lotus Ceriano: 7: WHO WAS CROWNED HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR ON CHRISTMAS DAY, 800?

[2009/11/11 14:51] Lou Netizen: CHarlmange

[2009/11/11 14:51] Becki Verne: charlemanrfe\

[2009/11/11 14:51] Toni Stradling: charmaigne

[2009/11/11 14:51] Mako Kungfu: charlemagne

[2009/11/11 14:51] Olmstead Fanshaw: chalemane

[2009/11/11 14:52] Lotus Ceriano: WTG BECKS TONI MAKO!

[2009/11/11 14:52] Lotus Ceriano: A: CHARLES THE GREAT

[2009/11/11 14:52] Lotus Ceriano: OR CHARLEMAGNE IF YOU PREFER

[2009/11/11 14:52] Lotus Ceriano: SORRY LOU YES YOU DID SO I'LL PAY YOU TOO

[2009/11/11 10:55] Lacey Lukas: 5. What was the occupation of the Group of Seven?

[2009/11/11 10:55] Olmstead Fanshaw: painteers

[2009/11/11 10:55] Jude Constantine: artisstws

[2009/11/11 10:55] Lacey Lukas: YAY OLMS

[2009/11/13 12:21] Nelly Swindlehurst: WHAT SHAKESPEARE PLAY UNFOLDS IN A CASTLE CALLED ELSINORE?

[2009/11/13 12:21] Lette Ponnier: hamlet

[2009/11/13 12:21] Olmstead Fanshaw: hammlrtt

[2009/11/13 12:21] Nelly Swindlehurst: YES LETTE!

Cully Andel: THE DANCE OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY COMES FROM WHICH BALLET?

[13:31] QiQi Juneberry: nutcracker suite

[13:31] Celeste Wisent: nutcxracke

[13:31] Lotus Ceriano: nutcfacjer

[13:31] Weniki Oh: nutcracker

[13:31] Nelly Swindlehurst: nucktcarcker

[13:31] Maggie Sewell: nurvcracke

[2009/11/14 10:45] Lette Ponnier: What nickname is given to Symphony No. 8 in B Minor by Schubert?

[2009/11/14 10:45] Lotus Ceriano: unfinished

[2009/11/14 10:45] Liriel Garnet: unfinsihs

[2009/11/14 10:45] Circe Falta: unfinished

[2009/11/14 10:45] Leyna Brandenburg: unfinihse

[2009/11/14 10:46] Devin Velinov: unfinsihed

[2009/11/14 10:46] Olmstead Fanshaw: unhfisshedd

[2009/11/14 10:46] Celeste Wisent: unfisnhe

[2009/11/14 10:46] Jewels Carminucci: unfinshhed

[2009/11/14 10:46] Lette Ponnier: LOTUS, LIRIEL, CIRCE

[2009/11/14 10:46] Lette Ponnier: UNFINISHED IS RIGHT

[2009/11/11 9:17] Lacey Lukas: 1. What movie ends with the line: "After all, tomorrow is another day"?

[2009/11/11 9:17] Jewels Carminucci: Gone with teh WInd

[2009/11/11 9:17] Olmstead Fanshaw: gone with the ewodn

[2009/11/11 9:17] Lette Ponnier: gone wieth the wind

[2009/11/11 9:17] Lacey Lukas: YAY JEWELS

[19:48] Trin McMinnar: Chucky hooks up with another murderous doll, the bridal gown-clad Tiffany, for a Route 66 murder spree with their unwitting hosts, two eloping high-school graduates.

[19:48] Starla Gurbux: brid fo chudhy

[19:48] Trin McMinnar: LMAO STARLA

[19:48] Trin McMinnar: Bride Of Chucky

[13:38] AnaMaria Quintessa: Q20. A RECORD ABOUT WHICH DECISIVE BATTLE WON THE 1974 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST?

[13:38] Cully Andel: wwatweloo

[13:38] AnaMaria Quintessa: ERM WEL DONE CULLY

[2009/11/10 19:24] Zelliah Cookie: 7. Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience" was inspired by the jail time he did for refusing to pay a poll tax supporting what war?

[2009/11/10 19:24] Kiriaster Mirajkar: mexinc anmeretic

[2009/11/10 19:24] Dana Shoreland: mexican war

[2009/11/10 19:24] Circe Falta: mexican american

[2009/11/10 19:24] Stuffy Aristocrat: mexican ammerican war

[2009/11/10 19:25] Zita Dingson: Kiria Dana Circe

[2009/11/10 19:26] Zelliah Cookie: The Mexican-American War

[2009/11/13 8:46] Sharon Scofield: THREE GORGES DAM.

[2009/11/13 8:46] Olmstead Fanshaw: chinba'

[2009/11/13 8:46] Sharon Scofield: YES OLMS!

[2009/11/13 8:10] Sharon Scofield: GAN BEI!

[2009/11/13 8:10] Olmstead Fanshaw: chiees

[2009/11/13 8:10] Sharon Scofield: YES OLMS!

[2009/11/13 8:10] Sharon Scofield: MANDARIN CHINESE. IT'S 'GOM BUI' IN CANTONESE.

[2009/11/12 17:47] Devin Velinov: 17. WHAT DOES EMPTY HAND MEAN IN JAPANESE?

[2009/11/12 17:47] Lette Ponnier: karate

[2009/11/12 17:47] Olmstead Fanshaw: karartre

[2009/11/12 17:48] Devin Velinov: LETTE! YAY!

[2009/11/12 17:48] Devin Velinov: KARATE

[2009/11/12 19:42] Honey Potez: What is the traditional Japanese art of paper folding ?

[2009/11/12 19:42] Starla Gurbux: orgiam

[2009/11/12 19:42] Lette Ponnier: origdgmi

[2009/11/12 19:42] Olmstead Fanshaw: origami\

[2009/11/12 19:42] Sal Zulaman: Oragomi

[2009/11/12 19:42] Honey Potez: WD STARLA!

[2009/11/12 19:42] Honey Potez: ORIGAMI

[10:16] Lacey Lukas: 15. What country includes North Island, South Island, Stewart and Chatham Islands?

[10:16] Olmstead Fanshaw: nwe ;zewqaln

[10:16] Lacey Lukas: YAY OLMS AND OMG OLMS

[10:16] Lacey Lukas: THAT'S REALLY REALLY BAD TYPING

[2009/11/13 8:51] Sharon Scofield: HAGIA SOPHIA.

[2009/11/13 8:51] Lette Ponnier: tukrey

[2009/11/13 8:51] Silence Latte: tiu4key

[2009/11/13 8:51] Olmstead Fanshaw: iturkdey'

[2009/11/13 8:51] Sharon Scofield: YES LETTE!

[2009/11/13 8:52] Sharon Scofield: TURKEY. THE NAME OF THE CHURCH (LATER A MOSQUE, NOW A MUSEUM) TRANSLATES TO 'DIVINE WISDOM'.

[2009/11/13 8:56] Sharon Scofield: THE PYRAMIDS OF THE SUN AND MOON.

[2009/11/13 8:56] Olmstead Fanshaw: medcioc

[2009/11/13 8:56] Saxby Weezles: micic;

[2009/11/13 8:56] Silence Latte: mexicvo

[2009/11/13 8:56] Sharon Scofield: I THINK SO, OLMS

[2009/11/13 8:57] Sharon Scofield: BUT I'LL PAY SILENCE FOR MAKING MORE SENSE TOO :)

[2009/11/13 8:57] Sharon Scofield: MEXICO. THEY STAND OVERLOOKING THE RUINS AT TEOTIHUACAN.

[2009/11/12 16:54] Devin Velinov: 9. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE PLANET ALF CAME FROM?

[2009/11/12 16:54] Lette Ponnier: melmac

[2009/11/12 16:54] Juke Badger: melca

[2009/11/12 16:54] Devin Velinov: LETTE! WTG!

[2009/11/12 16:54] Devin Velinov: HE WAS FROM MELMAC

[2009/11/11 15:59] Nelly Swindlehurst: WHAT CANADIAN PROVINCE HAD A PREMIER KNOWN AS GLAD-HAND DICK FROM 1903 TO 1915?

[2009/11/11 15:59] Celeste Wisent: british colubia

[2009/11/11 15:59] Lette Ponnier: british columbia

[2009/11/11 15:59] QiQi Juneberry: britic oclumita'

[2009/11/11 15:59] Nelly Swindlehurst: WTG CELESTE, LETTE & QIQI

[2009/11/11 15:59] Nelly Swindlehurst: ANSWER: BRITISH COLUMBIA

[2009/11/14 11:41] Lette Ponnier: What island of Japan is just 26 miles from Russia at its closest point?

[2009/11/14 11:41] Lotus Ceriano: hokkadi

[2009/11/14 11:41] Rhea Neiro: hokkais

[2009/11/14 11:41] Lette Ponnier: LOTUS WELL DONE

[2009/11/14 11:41] Lette Ponnier: HOKKAIDO

[19:01] Trin McMinnar: A meddling mother tries to set her daughter up with the right man so her kid won't follow in her footsteps.

[19:02] Rach Borkotron: bebcas ei said dos\

[19:02] Trin McMinnar: LMAO RACH I GESS

[19:02] Trin McMinnar: Because I Said So

Pictures taken at Sharon's Triviaganza at Dee-lights Mall.

Movin' Right Along (digga doom digga doom)

Just a couple of itty bitty news items for those who haven't heard yet. There's some mobility among the hosts and trivia clubs lately that might interest you if you're a fan of either or both of these ladies.

First off, Sharon Scofield is branching out of her Diner now to host for EyeQ at the Dee-Lights shop on Friday mornings at 7am. Her first game there was this morning, and I'm happy to say that she is as engaging and fun a host as she is on her home turf. I have not had the chance to check out the shops there yet, but they're being very generous to sponsor the event, and so we should make the effort to support the supporters of great trivia (even me, slacker that I am).

Secondly and with a bit more pique, Honey Potez has announced her resignation from her two-year term of employment at Club Shiraz. This should delight all those in the trivia community who enjoy her trivia but do not enjoy being smarmed on by creepy owners who do not know how to spell the word "you," since Cully Andel and Hummingbird Forster scooped her up before she even finished stepping off the porch. Honey's last night at Shiraz is November 19, and she'll be going out with a bang: her theme that night is the letter "P," and she will be dancing on her "p"ole. She begins hosting at Double Standards on November 24.

Honey's move is bittersweet in many ways. Club Shiraz will not only be losing a great team member with her transition but in many ways their goalkeeper. Many of the changes that have been for the good of both the staff and the club have been Honey's doing, from allowing hosts to work elsewhere simultaneously (as long as their shifts don't conflict with the club's) to gaining influence in staffing decisions. It will be interesting to see what becomes of the club without her there to provide some connection between the rest of management and the rest of the trivia community. Left to the whims of the ownership, the club will not be a highly esteemed trivia venue. Someone needs to make the necessary saves to keep the team in the game. Honey has played that position for almost two years. Only time will tell if anyone else at the Club will be able to fill her shoes.

Meanwhile, Double Standards and the many, many people who avoid Shiraz are getting their Christmas / Hanukkah / Kwanzaa / Solstice / Festivus present early. If I had a linden for every time I've heard someone append their criticisms of Shiraz with, "Except for Honey... Honey's great!", I would be able to fund Buccaneer Bowl on that alone. Please make sure you come to Double Standards on November 24 to welcome Honey to her new home! I'm fairly certain Humm will only send you sleazy messages if she's dared to do so at Chaos.

Club Shiraz: Honey will be hosting from 6:00pm to 8:00pm on Sunday, November 15, and Thursday, November 19

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Double Standards: Honey will begin hosting from 4:00pm to 6:00pm on Tuesday, November 24

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EyeQ @ Dee-Lights: Sharon will be hosting from 7:00am to 9:00am on Friday mornings

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Sharon's Diner: Sharon continues hosting at her home venue. Events are held most weekdays from 9:00am to 11:00am; Sharon's trivia is usually on Tuesdays.

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Typos of the Weekend, November 7 to November 8

Indeed, this batch is your Triviathon exclusive! No rankings, since it was tough to pare down as it is. Not counting Chaos because I finished this whole thing before I realized I hadn't culled the logs for it, there were 330 questions asked during the marathon. I missed one while crashing. Of the other 329, 213 had typos among the correct answers. After eliminating the ones that were more likely spelling errors than typing errors and the ones with only minor issues (an extra character or one key hit wrong), I was left with 119 questions with major typos in the correct answers. Here are thirty of them. If you'd like the entire list, let me know and I can accommodate. Enjoy!

Part I: The general awards

Nelly wins the hosting award for Sheer Mass Typoage:

[16:57] Circe Falta: trivial puruios

[16:57] Lette Ponnier: terival [rusutit

[16:57] AnaMaria Quintessa: trivial opurisdt]

[16:57] Celeste Wisent: trival pruirt

[16:57] Kiriaster Mirajkar: trivaila oruasitu

[16:57] Cully Andel: trivap pausaruoa

[16:57] Olmstead Fanshaw: trifv; olauitsaiud

[16:57] Mark007 Bloobury: trivia peurifdt

[16:57] Juke Badger: triabal piiretsuyr

[16:58] FlutterBye Skytower: trifla paeryus

[16:58] Billy2Times Krams: ttrivial pirsiut\

[16:58] Rain Ninetails: tirivila persuit

With second place to Thorn:

[10:20] Chaddington Boomhauer: sinead ococnner

[10:20] Lette Ponnier: sinead o' cononre

[10:20] JoshuaStephen Schism: sinead ocoonnort

[10:20] AnaMaria Quintessa: shineed oc onner

[10:20] Rach Borkotron: sind conner

[10:20] FlutterBye Skytower: seand oconner

[10:20] QiQi Juneberry: sinead occonor

[10:20] Celeste Wisent: sinead oconner

And third place to Cully:

[8:57] NonSmokerGirl Tulip: renee descareete

[8:57] Olmstead Fanshaw: rene descartewews

[8:57] Juke Badger: rem\ne decatr

[8:57] Saxby Weezles: renen des;caretwes

[8:57] Nelly Swindlehurst: rene descrate

[8:57] FlutterBye Skytower: ren descargt

[8:57] Lette Ponnier: jrenee ed3scarees

Words of the week (1)

[12:11] Olmstead Fanshaw: hugers

[16:06] AnaMaria Quintessa: howrd hihers

[16:06] Rhea Neiro: howard huged

Words of the week (2)

[15:40] FlutterBye Skytower: sout amaerc

[1:53] Lotus Ceriano: motr americva

Words of the week (3)

[12:14] Lotus Ceriano: mercyrt vwenus

[12:14] AnaMaria Quintessa: mercyy cneus

[12:14] Olmstead Fanshaw: mercuyry vensius

[14:13] Tarbh Firehawk: merceryty

[14:13] NonSmokerGirl Tulip: mercugy

[14:13] Olmstead Fanshaw: merdcuyry']

And the rest of the solar system didn't fare well either:

[12:00] Olmstead Fanshaw: jolupojert

[12:00] FlutterBye Skytower: japuter

[6:04] Olmstead Fanshaw: ura;nasis

[6:04] Rosalyn Swansong: urusans

[6:04] Silence Latte: urano

Canxdad. Always guess canxdad:

[0:36] Lotus Ceriano: canxdad

The irony award goes to:

[5:36] Juke Badger: ohoi[

Meta-dingbats:

[16:20] Lette Ponnier: wasdnering misherle

[16:20] FlutterBye Skytower: wandernmiset

[16:20] Devin Velinov: wadnering ninsterl

[16:20] Kiriaster Mirajkar: wansteringminstrel

And finally, highlighted by popular demand:

[11:44] Olmstead Fanshaw: sidclko8y

[16:21] Kiriaster Mirajkar: poopocore

[16:21] Olmstead Fanshaw: poopconrn

Part II: Around the World at 80 words per minute

[10:55] Kiriaster Mirajkar: norawsey

[11:41] Lette Ponnier: pricn edewar dislndf

[11:41] Olmstead Fanshaw: prince deewar iaslsn

[11:41] Trebor Shelman: prinecedwatd

[11:53] Kiriaster Mirajkar: indas

[11:53] AnaMaria Quintessa: inida]

[15:48] AnaMaria Quintessa: baelgiujmn,

[15:48] Lotus Ceriano: belguiomn

[15:48] Saxby Weezles: belgiusm,

[15:48] Olmstead Fanshaw: bvelgimk

[15:48] Cully Andel: belbguisn

[17:25] Maelstrom Janus: ttooon

[17:25] Lette Ponnier: newdcalst

[17:25] FlutterBye Skytower: newcaslt

[17:25] Juke Badger: newcastel;

[17:31] Olmstead Fanshaw: egty[pt

[17:31] Celeste Wisent: egopty

[17:31] Cully Andel: egy]y

[17:53] Juke Badger: alnbeta

[19:32] Rhea Neiro: calirnoifa

[4:38] Becki Verne: afghabuisnjta

[4:42] Olmstead Fanshaw: cloulmbanhd

[4:42] Cully Andel: colmonauib

[4:42] Becki Verne: co,uimnbja'

[5:27] Cully Andel: south ojorea

[5:44] FlutterBye Skytower: afrecia

[6:09] Chaddington Boomhauer: bangoko

[6:10] Mars Rubanis: bankocj

[6:17] Olmstead Fanshaw: titcasa

[6:17] FlutterBye Skytower: titidca

[6:17] Silence Latte: tuticata

[9:18] Lotus Ceriano: rio fgrsdedf

[9:18] Trebor Shelman: riogarbxdwe

Part I: The General Awards

Sheer Mass Typoage (1)

[16:57] Nelly Swindlehurst: 1. ANSWER QUESTIONS, WIN PIE PIECES.

[16:57] Rhea Neiro: trivia pursuit

[16:57] Circe Falta: trivial puruios

[16:57] Lette Ponnier: terival [rusutit

[16:57] AnaMaria Quintessa: trivial opurisdt]

[16:57] JoshuaStephen Schism: trivia pursuit

[16:57] Chaddington Boomhauer: trivial purstui

[16:57] Celeste Wisent: trival pruirt

[16:57] Kiriaster Mirajkar: trivaila oruasitu

[16:57] Cully Andel: trivap pausaruoa

[16:57] Olmstead Fanshaw: trifv; olauitsaiud

[16:57] Mark007 Bloobury: trivia peurifdt

[16:57] Juke Badger: triabal piiretsuyr

[16:58] FlutterBye Skytower: trifla paeryus

[16:58] Billy2Times Krams: ttrivial pirsiut\

[16:58] Maelstrom Janus: rtrivial pursuit

[16:58] Rain Ninetails: tirivila persuit

[16:58] Nelly Swindlehurst: OK WE HAVE RHEA, CIRCE, LETTE ANA & JOSH IN IT

Sheer Mass Typoage (2):

[10:20] Thornton Writer: Q4) Who appeared almost totally hairless in her video "Nothing Compares 2 U"?

[10:20] Chaddington Boomhauer: sinead ococnner

[10:20] Lette Ponnier: sinead o' cononre

[10:20] JoshuaStephen Schism: sinead ocoonnort

[10:20] AnaMaria Quintessa: shineed oc onner

[10:20] Olmstead Fanshaw: sinead oconnoer

[10:20] Alanna Robbiani: sineaad oconnor

[10:20] Hilda Static: oconner'

[10:20] Rach Borkotron: sind conner

[10:20] FlutterBye Skytower: seand oconner

[10:20] QiQi Juneberry: sinead occonor

[10:20] Celeste Wisent: sinead oconner

[10:20] Billy2Times Krams: sineafd oconnor

[10:20] Thornton Writer: ANSWER: SINEAD O'CONNOR

[10:20] Thornton Writer: CHADD LETTE JOSH WITH CULLY AS CABOOSE

Sheer Mass Typoage (3):

[8:57] Cully Andel: WHICH FRENCH PHILOSOPHER SAID ‘I THINK THEREFORE I AM’?

[8:57] Lotus Ceriano: rene descartges

[8:57] NonSmokerGirl Tulip: renee descareete

[8:57] Olmstead Fanshaw: rene descartewews

[8:57] Starla Gurbux: rene descart

[8:57] Juke Badger: rem\ne decatr

[8:57] Saxby Weezles: renen des;caretwes

[8:57] Luce Portland: reness descartes

[8:57] Nelly Swindlehurst: rene descrate

[8:57] Rain Ninetails: rene descart

[8:57] FlutterBye Skytower: ren descargt

[8:57] Lette Ponnier: jrenee ed3scarees

[8:57] Alanna Robbiani: rene descarte

[8:57] Hilda Static: rene descarte

[8:57] Cully Andel: NEED BOTH NAMES BECAUSE IT'S RENE DESCARTES

[8:58] Cully Andel: LOTUS, NON, OLMS

Words of the Week (1):

[12:11] Lou Netizen: What billionaire was so rattled by underground nuclear tests that he reportedly authorized $1 million bribes to Presidents Johnson and Nixon to have them stopped?

[12:11] Circe Falta: hughs

[12:11] Olmstead Fanshaw: hugers

[12:11] Lotus Ceriano: huhes

[12:11] Lou Netizen: CIRCE!!!!

[12:11] Lou Netizen: Howard Hughes. According to reports Hughes' aides never proffered the bribes to either Johnson or Nixon, instead telling Hughes they had been refused. Hughes was concerned radiation from the tests would impact his health; the Nevada underground tests were powerful enough to rumble the Desert Inn hotel where he was living.

[16:06] Lotus Ceriano: 1: WHO WAS THE SUBJECT OF THE FILM “THE AVIATOR”?

[16:06] Lette Ponnier: hughe

[16:06] Sinnamon Sands: hughe

[16:06] JoshuaStephen Schism: hughes

[16:06] AnaMaria Quintessa: howrd hihers

[16:06] Lette Ponnier: s

[16:06] Rhea Neiro: howard huged

[16:06] Rilla Inglewood: hues

[16:06] FlutterBye Skytower: huges

[16:06] Lotus Ceriano: LETTE SINN JOSH WTG!

[16:06] Lotus Ceriano: A: HOWARD HUGHES

Words of the Week (2):

[15:40] Shale Nightfire: 16. The potato is native to what continent?

[15:40] AnaMaria Quintessa: south am,erica

[15:40] Circe Falta: south amewrica

[15:40] FlutterBye Skytower: sout amaerc

[15:40] Shale Nightfire: SOUTH AMERICA IS CORRECT, NICE ANAMARIA!

[1:53] Mako Kungfu: Q: PIE is the International Air Transport Association code for the airport that serves the city of St. Petersburg on which continent?

[1:53] Celeste Wisent: north merica

[1:53] Mako Kungfu: CELESTE

[1:53] Lotus Ceriano: motr americva

[1:54] Mako Kungfu: A. North America. The St. Petersburg-Clearwater airport in the U.S. state of Florida uses "Pie In The Sky" as an advertising slogan in reference to its three-letter IATA code. The airport claims to be the "birthplace of commercial air transportation" -- barely a decade after the pioneer flight of the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk in 1903, the first tickets for airline travel were sold by the St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line to fare-paying passengers. In case you're curious, the IATA code for Pulkovo airport in St. Petersburg, Russia is LED.

Words of the Week (3):

[12:14] Lou Netizen: What two planets orbit the sun faster than 30km per second?

[12:14] Circe Falta: mercury venus

[12:14] QiQi Juneberry: mercyry venus

[12:14] Kiriaster Mirajkar: mercure vensu

[12:14] Lotus Ceriano: mercyrt vwenus

[12:14] AnaMaria Quintessa: mercyy cneus

[12:14] Olmstead Fanshaw: mercuyry vensius

[12:14] Billy2Times Krams: mercry venus

[12:14] Lou Netizen: CIRCE (again!)

[12:14] Lou Netizen: Mercury and Venus. While it might seem like the outer planets have to move faster to keep up, in fact the innermost planets have to orbit very quickly to avoid being pulled into the sun. Johannes Kepler FTW. The Earth orbits the sun at about 30km/s.

[14:13] Traian Khandr: 3. "MAD AS A HATTER" BECAME A POPULAR PHRASE BECAUSE WORKERS WHO MADE FELT HATS WERE EXPOSED TO WHAT CHEMICAL THAT CAUSES TREMBLING, LOSS OF TEETH, LOSS OF COORDINATION AND SLURRING OF SPEECH?

[14:13] Tarbh Firehawk: merceryty

[14:13] NonSmokerGirl Tulip: mercugy

[14:13] Olmstead Fanshaw: merdcuyry']

[14:13] Traian Khandr: TARBH!

[14:14] Traian Khandr: A: MERCURY

THERE'S A NICE WRITE-UP HERE:

http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-mad2.htm

[12:00] Thornton Writer: Bonus Q2) Io, Ganymede, Europa & Callisto are all moons of what planet?

[12:00] Rhea Neiro: jupiter

[12:00] Jazzamatazz Baddingham: jupiter

[12:00] QiQi Juneberry: jupier

[12:00] Lou Netizen: Juptier

[12:00] Olmstead Fanshaw: jolupojert

[12:00] Traian Khandr: jupier

[12:00] bo Cordoso: jmupiter

[12:00] FlutterBye Skytower: japuter

[12:00] Devin Velinov: jupitrer

[12:00] Mademoiselle Larsson: jupter

[12:00] Hilda Static: jupiter

[12:01] Thornton Writer: ANSWER: JUPITER

[12:01] Thornton Writer: RHEA JAZZ QIQI WITH HILDA AS CABOOSE

[6:04] Billy2Times Krams: 1. NAMED AFTER THE GREEK DIETY OF THE SKY, IT'S 7TH PLANET FROM THE SUN AND THE 3RD LARGEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM

[6:04] Olmstead Fanshaw: ura;nasis

[6:04] Maelstrom Janus: uranus

[6:04] AnaMaria Quintessa: nuranus

[6:04] Hilda Static: utranus

[6:04] Rosalyn Swansong: urusans

[6:04] Jez Oh: your anus

[6:04] Silence Latte: urano

[6:04] Billy2Times Krams: YES OLMS & MEL

[6:04] Billy2Times Krams: URANUS IS RIGHT

Canxdad. Always guess canxdad:

[0:36] Maggie Sewell: 22) WHICH COUNTRY'S NATIONAL TEAM DID THE USA FACE IN 1844 TO START THE OLDEST INTERNATIONAL CRICKET MATCH IN THE WORLD?

[0:36] Lotus Ceriano: canxdad

[0:36] Maggie Sewell: YES LOTUS

[0:37] Maggie Sewell: CANADA

THE FIRST ANNUAL CANADA V. USA CRICKET MATCH IN 1844 WAS ATTENDED BY 10,000 SPECTATORS AT BLOOMINGDALE PARK IN NEW YORK. THE USA V CANADA CRICKET MATCH IS THE OLDEST INTERNATIONAL SPORTING EVENT IN THE MODERN WORLD, PREDATING EVEN TODAY'S OLYMPIC GAMES BY NEARLY 50 YEARS. TOURING TEAMS FROM THE WEST INDIES, ENGLAND AND AUSTRALIA DIDN'T PLAY IN THE USA AND CANADA UNTIL THE 1920S.

The irony award goes to:

[5:36] Chaddington Boomhauer: 36. Hoping to become a sexier, hotter Las Vegas, 53% of voters in what state legalized gambling in Toledo, Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus?

[5:36] Weezil Urvile: ohio

[5:36] Juke Badger: ohoi[

[5:36] Olmstead Fanshaw: ohi[

[5:36] Jez Oh: ohiop

[5:36] Becki Verne: ohip

[5:36] FlutterBye Skytower: oho

[5:36] Chaddington Boomhauer: Weezel and Juke

[5:36] Chaddington Boomhauer: Ohio

Meta-dingbats:

[16:20] Lotus Ceriano: 4: WHAT IS THE WORD OR PHRASE?

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2790/4057066605_f021ea4eac_o.jpg

[16:20] Lette Ponnier: wasdnering misherle

[16:20] FlutterBye Skytower: wandernmiset

[16:20] shishi Ruby: minster

[16:20] Devin Velinov: wadnering ninsterl

[16:20] Kiriaster Mirajkar: wansteringminstrel

[16:20] Lotus Ceriano: AND WTG LETTE

[16:20] Lotus Ceriano: A: WANDERING MINSTREL

By popular demand (1):

[11:44] Thornton Writer: Q26) What island is home to Europe's highest active volcano?

[11:44] Jazzamatazz Baddingham: sicily\

[11:44] AnaMaria Quintessa: scicily

[11:44] Olmstead Fanshaw: sidclko8y

[11:44] Cully Andel: sicilt

[11:44] Lou Netizen: Sicility

[11:44] blaidd Bremer: cicily

[11:44] Zacloon Zuta: sicilly

[11:44] Chaddington Boomhauer: sicicly

[11:44] Maelstrom Janus: sicily

[11:44] Thornton Writer: ANSWER: SICILY

[11:45] Thornton Writer: JAZZ ANA OLMS (LETTE PUT THAT IN THE BLOG).. WITH MAEL AS CABOOSE

By popular demand (2):

[16:21] Nelly Swindlehurst: WHAT SNACK FOOD WAS INTRODUCED TO AMERICAN COLONISTS IN 1630 BY AN INDIAN NAMED QUADEQUINA?

[16:21] Circe Falta: popcorn

[16:21] Trebor Shelman: popcofrn

[16:21] Kiriaster Mirajkar: poopocore

[16:21] FlutterBye Skytower: pop coarn

[16:21] Olmstead Fanshaw: poopconrn

[16:22] Nelly Swindlehurst: WTG CIRCE, TREBOR & KIRI LMAO

[16:22] Nelly Swindlehurst: POOPOCORE

Part II: Around the World at 80 words per minute

[10:54] Thornton Writer: Q15) In what country do 200,000 people live in Bergen & fewer than 5,000 live way up north on the island of Spitsbergen?

[10:55] Kiriaster Mirajkar: norawsey

[10:55] Ruby Miggins: norway

[10:55] Lette Ponnier: norway

[10:55] Nelly Swindlehurst: norway

[10:55] Cully Andel: nirway

[10:55] JoshuaStephen Schism: norway

[10:55] Olmstead Fanshaw: norwaya

[10:55] Alanna Robbiani: norway

[10:55] Hilda Static: norway

[10:55] Thornton Writer: TIME

[10:55] Thornton Writer: ANSWER: NORWAY

[10:56] Thornton Writer: KIRI RUBY (100), LETTE NELLY (50) CULLY JOSH (25) HILDA AND ALANNA (25 CABOOSES)

[11:41] Thornton Writer: Q25) What Canadian island province also includes the smaller islands of Lennox & Saint Peters?

[11:41] Jazzamatazz Baddingham: prince edward

[11:41] Lette Ponnier: pricn edewar dislndf

[11:41] Shale Nightfire: prince edward island

[11:41] Olmstead Fanshaw: prince deewar iaslsn

[11:41] Trebor Shelman: prinecedwatd

[11:41] Cully Andel: prince edward island

[11:41] Thornton Writer: ANSWER: PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

[11:42] Thornton Writer: JAZZ LETTE SHALE WITH CULLY AS CABOOSE

[11:53] Thornton Writer: Q29) Except for its coast, Bangladesh is almost entirely surrounded by what country?

[11:53] Rhea Neiro: india

[11:53] Kiriaster Mirajkar: indas

[11:53] AnaMaria Quintessa: inida]

[11:53] Karmel Kips: india

[11:53] Thornton Writer: ANSWER: INDIA

[11:53] Thornton Writer: RHEA KIRI ANA WITH KARM AS CABOOSE

[17:25] Lotus Ceriano: 13: *EGG* WHERE DO YOU GET THE BEST GAS?

[17:25] AnaMaria Quintessa: newcastle

[17:25] Maelstrom Janus: ttooon

[17:25] Mako Kungfu: newcastle

[17:25] Lette Ponnier: newdcalst

[17:25] FlutterBye Skytower: newcaslt

[17:25] Juke Badger: newcastel;

[17:26] Lotus Ceriano: ANA MAEL MAKO

[17:26] Lotus Ceriano: A: NEWCASTLE, COLLOQUIALLY KNOWN AS "THE TOON" AND A HANDY LAZY RHYME FOR MACAROON AND BALLOON http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/blimp/

[17:30] Nelly Swindlehurst: WHAT COUNTRY WOULD YOU VISIT TO ZIGZAG THROUGH ZAGAZIG?

[17:30] Pearl Admiral: egypt

[17:30] Mako Kungfu: eguypt

[17:30] Chaddington Boomhauer: egypt

[17:30] Rhea Neiro: efypt

[17:31] Juke Badger: egypty

[17:31] Emily Kennedy: egeypt

[17:31] Olmstead Fanshaw: egty[pt

[17:31] Celeste Wisent: egopty

[17:31] FlutterBye Skytower: egyt

[17:31] Cully Andel: egy]y

[17:31] Nelly Swindlehurst: WTG PEARL, MAKO & CHAD

[17:31] Nelly Swindlehurst: ANSWER: EGYPT

[17:53] Nelly Swindlehurst: WHAT PROVINCE IS HOME TO CANADA'S VALLEY OF THE DINOSAURS?

[17:53] Chaddington Boomhauer: alberta

[17:53] Olmstead Fanshaw: alberta

[17:53] Lette Ponnier: alberta

[17:53] Juke Badger: alnbeta

[17:53] Nelly Swindlehurst: STOP!!!

[17:53] Nelly Swindlehurst: WTG CHADD, OLMS & LETTE

[17:53] Nelly Swindlehurst: ANSWER: ALBERTA

[19:32] Circe Falta: 11. THE SELF PROCLAIMED “HOPPIEST PLACE IN THE WORLD” CAN BE LOCATED IN WHICH U.S. STATE?

[19:32] Rhea Neiro: calirnoifa

[19:33] Mako Kungfu: calidornia

[19:33] Circe Falta: RHEA! WELL DONE, IF SPELLED UNIQUELY

[[19:33] Circe Falta: CALIFORNIA. “THE BUNNY MUSEUM” IS LOCATED IN PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, AND FEATURES SOME 23,000 BUNNY-RELATED ITEMS. IT OPENED TO THE PUBLIC IN 1998 AS A LIVING MUSEUM WITH BUNNY COLLECTIBLES EVERYWHERE. I WOULDN’T CALL IT A MUSEUM SO MUCH AS A COLLECTION OF BUNNY JUNK. EVEN I DON’T LIKE BUNNIES ENOUGH TO FILL MY HOUSE WITH THEM.

[4:38] Chaddington Boomhauer: 9. What country had planned national run-off elections but cancelled them

after all but one candidate pulled out?

[4:38] Cully Andel: iraw

[4:38] Aria Sparta: afghanistan

[4:38] Becki Verne: afghabuisnjta

[4:38] Billy2Times Krams: afghanistran

[4:38] Rain Ninetails: afganstan

[4:38] Chaddington Boomhauer: Aria and Becki!

[4:38] Chaddington Boomhauer: Afghanistan

[4:42] Chaddington Boomhauer: 12. What river is British Columbia named after?

[4:42] Olmstead Fanshaw: cloulmbanhd

[4:42] Cully Andel: colmonauib

[4:42] Becki Verne: co,uimnbja'

[4:43] Chaddington Boomhauer: Olms

[4:43] Chaddington Boomhauer: Columbia

[5:27] Chaddington Boomhauer: 32. In what country are taxi drivers allowed to have TV screens for the benefit of

the drivers?

[5:27] AnaMaria Quintessa: koreas south

[5:27] Cully Andel: south ojorea

[5:28] Chaddington Boomhauer: Ana and Cully

[5:28] Chaddington Boomhauer: South Korea

[5:43] Chaddington Boomhauer: 40. A (geologicaly) recent 60km rift caused by seismic activity may split what continent in two?

[5:44] AnaMaria Quintessa: africa

[5:44] Olmstead Fanshaw: africa

[5:44] FlutterBye Skytower: afrecia

[5:44] Chaddington Boomhauer: Ana and Olms

[5:44] Chaddington Boomhauer: AFRICA

[6:09] Billy2Times Krams: 2. MURRAY HEAD HAD A HIT, WITH A SONG FROM THE BROADWAY MUSICAL CHESS, ABOUT ONE NIGHT WHERE?

[6:09] Chaddington Boomhauer: bangoko

[6:09] Lette Ponnier: bangokok

[6:09] Becki Verne: bankok

[6:09] Olmstead Fanshaw: bangok

[6:10] Mars Rubanis: bankocj

[6:10] Rosalyn Swansong: bankod

[6:10] Billy2Times Krams: YES CHADD & LTTE

[6:10] Billy2Times Krams: BANGCOCK IS RIGHT

[6:17] Billy2Times Krams: 4. WHAT LAKE, LOCATED ON THE BORDER OF PERU AND BOLIVIA, IS THE LARGEST BY VOLUME OF WATER IN SOUTH AMERICA?

[6:17] Olmstead Fanshaw: titcasa

[6:17] Chaddington Boomhauer: titicaca

[6:17] Saxby Weezles: titicacai

[6:17] Hilda Static: titicacaa

[6:17] Olmstead Fanshaw: titicaa

[6:17] FlutterBye Skytower: titidca

[6:17] Silence Latte: tuticata

[6:17] Billy2Times Krams: YES OLMS & CHADD

[6:17] Billy2Times Krams: TITCACA IS RIGHT

[ 9:18] Cully Andel: WHICH RIVER FORMS 1500 MILES OF THE US-MEXICO BORDER?

[9:18] Rhea Neiro: rio grande

[9:18] Lette Ponnier: rio greande

[9:18] Lotus Ceriano: rio fgrsdedf

[9:18] Starla Gurbux: rio grasdne

[9:18] Becki Verne: rio grance

[9:18] Trebor Shelman: riogarbxdwe

[9:18] Olmstead Fanshaw: rio grand

[9:18] Cully Andel: RHEA, LETE, STARLA - SORRY LOTUS

[9:18] Cully Andel: IT WAS RIO GRANDE