All Hail Empress Aurora, Lord and Savior of the Hive!

[Angel Tarragon]

Last year was weird. I owed the federal government $25 and the state owed me $30. I felt like telling the two of them to sort it out between themselves and just call the whole thing a wash. Sadly, there isn't a mechanism for that.

That is indeed odd.

 

[hafrogman]

That is indeed odd.

Well, this is the Hive. It's an odd place.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Well, this is the Hive. It's an odd place.

Odd begets odd.

How was trivia night?

 

[hafrogman]

How was trivia night?

Well, we did quite well, but ended up not placing.

1st place: 76 points
2nd place: 75 points
us: 74 points. :\

A little bit annoying as I could have sworn that Oman was just the very corner of the arabian peninsula, and therefore the 'X' had to be Yemen. As it turns out, they split the bottom of the peninsula almost 50-50. *sigh* So I cost us a point, and thereby a chance for 2nd place.

But we did come out in 1st place overall for the 10-week league scores. So we came away with some nice prizes.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Well, we did quite well, but ended up not placing.

1st place: 76 points
2nd place: 75 points
us: 74 points. :\

A little bit annoying as I could have sworn that Oman was just the very corner of the arabian peninsula, and therefore the 'X' had to be Yemen. As it turns out, they split the bottom of the peninsula almost 50-50. *sigh* So I cost us a point, and thereby a chance for 2nd place.

But we did come out in 1st place overall for the 10-week league scores. So we came away with some nice prizes.

Remember, if ya ain't first, you're last.

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In all seriousness though, 3rd place isn't bad. And at least you came away with something to show for it. What prizes did you make off with?

 

[hafrogman]

In all seriousness though, 3rd place isn't bad. And at least you came away with something to show for it. What prizes did you make off with?

It isn't bad, but sometimes it can be a little dissapointing when you come so close.

Funnily enough I personally didn't walk off with any prizes. We didn't realize the league was over. We got updated on the standings, found we were first. Then most of us left, while they started distributing the league prizes. Luckily one of us was still outside and got called in to haul off our swag, as he e-mailed to us:

We won a $100 gift card and a big box of stuff - namely:

A set of ugly green plastic tumblers, cocktail glasses, a pitcher, 2 shakers, and 8 stirrers.
Sunscreen
4 Guinness pint glasses in different designs
4 Guinness pint glasses with serving tray
Brown Guinness hat with beat up brim
Corona hat with beat up rim

DVDs:
Rudy, The Hunt for Red October, The Hurricane, Throw Momma from the Train, Joe Dirt, A River RUns Through It, Major League, Traffic, Uncle Buck, Stand By Me

CDs
Eagles - Hell Freezes Over, Lynyrd Skynyrd - Millennium Collection, Styx - Greatest Hits, Eric Clapton - The Cream of Clapton, Boyz II Men - Millennium Collection, George Strait - Millennium Collection, Bruce Springsteen - Greatest Hits, Brooks & Dunn - Greatest Hits Collection, Lynyrd Skynyrd - All Time Greatest Hits

CD Box Sets
Irish Tenors, Johnny Cash

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Funnily enough I personally didn't walk off with any prizes. We didn't realize the league was over. We got updated on the standings, found we were first. Then most of us left, while they started distributing the league prizes. Luckily one of us was still outside and got called in to haul off our swag, as he e-mailed to us:

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Not a bad haul. Some good movies.

So does this conclude the current trivia season? When will the next one start?

 

[hafrogman]

Not a bad haul. Some good movies.

Most of the movies I'd be interested in, I already own. But a lot of the music looks quite promising.

So does this conclude the current trivia season? When will the next one start?

Technically it does conclude the season. They may have a one week break, but it may just start up again next week. Season is a pretty vague term in the trivia league.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Season is a pretty vague term in the trivia league.

So how long have you been doing this trivia thing?

 

[hafrogman]

So how long have you been doing this trivia thing?

Hrm . . . I think I started about a year ago. My friends have been at it a lot longer, and one kept bugging me to come along. Eventually I did. Mostly I go for them, my skills are not 1337.