The Daily Beast did a recent ranking of the 55 smartest cities in the country, and the results were rather interesting. Raleigh Durham took home the top prize, while Denver was #5. Philadelphia just missed the top 10, finishing 11th. So according to the arbitrary measures that constitute this absurd measuring stick, Denver is a much smarter city than Philadelphia. Wouldn’t it be a shame if their 50 or so teams couldn’t beat our 1? The difference between Geek Bowl and this cockamamie ranking is simple: Geek Bowl is quantifiable, this ranking is not. And so, Daily Beast, you better hope we don’t win this thing. It would show your rankings to be nothing but a cheap sham to garner page views. Though that is already pretty evident. DC, Seattle, and Baltimore also finished ahead of Philly, and in past city vs. city smackdowns, we destroyed those cities.
Quizzo Tonight
We kick it off at 6:15 p.m. at the Locust Rendezvous and then move to the Black Sheep at 8 p.m. Had good turnouts at both last week. Hope we can keep it going tonight. Instead of 50/50 or speed round last night we had a Mystery Round. I gotta admit, it stumped most teams. Will it stump yours? Find out tonight.
Those Wacky Georgia Youth and Their Holidays
Quizzo Bowl VI News
Nothing is set in stone yet, but as of right now, we are tentatively looking at March 20th as a date. I am in talks with a very cool venue. They want to do it, I want to do it, we just gotta make sure we can make those numbers line up for both of us. It’s tricky when, in addition to renting the room, you gotta give away a bunch of prize money and pay a band, so we’re trying to find a way to make it happen. But I’m really hoping it will and I really want to set a new attendance record this year. That’s something we can aim for if we get this place. Should know something a little more definite on Monday. I’ll keep ya updated.
Quizzo Tonight
We kick off at O’Neals at 8 p.m. Ivan the Trivial finally fell last week, and there should be plenty of teams vying to knock them off again. Then at 10:15 p.m. we move on to the Bards, where Steak Em Up seemingly has a stranglehold on first. Beating them is like beating the Yankees…all of America will love you for it. $2.50 Lagers and Bud Light drafts. Oh, and no 50/50 or speed round this week. Instead, something a little different. What is it?Find out by playing tonight.
Happy Birthday Edgar Allan Poe
The former Philly resident turns 201 today.
Question of the Week
Who became Edgar Allan Poe’s literary executor after Poe’s death and went about trying to destroy Poe’s reputation, beginning with a scathing obituary in the New York Tribune under the name “Ludwig”?
Still Need a Team Name
We still need a team name for the Geek Bowl. So far only 13 people have given us suggestions. There’s a couple we like but none we’re totally sold on. Give us more suggestions immediately! Best team name wins a free t-shirt from phillyphaithful.com.
We played together as a team last night at New Deck. We won by one point. Nice to get the win, but we’re gonna need to play better than we did last night to beat 71 other teams at Denver. We will continue to hone our skills.
Monday Night Comedy Show at Khyber!
The Chip Chantry One Man Show resumes tonight at the Khyber with the very unusual Amir Gollan, the very funny Darryl Charles, and sketch group Secret Pants. We are also inviting comedians to take part in our Minuteman competition: Anyone who wants to is given one minute to perform on stage. Whoever is funniest for one minute wins $25. Should be a hoot. It’s the one year anniversary of the CHip Chantry One Man SHow with special guests, and it’s always a hoot. Hope you can make it.
Jams Win at Vous
First Place: The Jams 107
2nd Place: Quiz On Your Face 105
3rd Place: Salsa! Seltzer! 91