So let's just look at photos from last week, and get ready for another great night of trivia.

That last one is my favorite.

See you at 8!

Parting is such sweet sorrow. Which is why last Sunday was the sweetest, most sorrowful night of trivia yet. Not because Sean wasn't there--that was kind of nice, actually. No, because it was our final night with that belle of the trivia ball, the waitress with the mostest, Jess.

What a beacon of light in our otherwise drab and darkened lives. But I'll always remember her like this--from this random picture I found of her on Facebook:

Take that, privacy!

Trivia's loss is your beautiful baby's gain, Jess. I'm sure little Chuck Tiberius McNab will bring you as much joy as you brought us.

On that note: I hope you'll be back for your official trivia baby shower. We'll do it after the little bugger breaks loose and you've had a chance to convalesce. Trivia faithful and other fans of Jess: Stay posted.

Hey, that reminds me: Next week is Patty's last week as well. What the fuck you guys? You're going to make me cry.

To honor the silver fox, Sean and I are going to dress like Patty this Sunday as we bid him adieu. Your team will get an extra point if you do, too. For costume ideas, consult the films of Brian Dennehy and high school stage productions of Oklahoma!.

And now for the photos of the winners!

Making their victorious return to trivia, and stomping out meddlesome competitors along the way, let's hear it for I'll Catch You in My Death Bag:

Not to be squashed so easily is our second-place team, the brother-sister duo of Blitzen Trapper John, MD:

This guy's team came in third, and if my penmanship doesn't decieve me, their were called Yakeema. But that could be way off.

And finally it's The Specials, who were crushing everyone at half-time but shocked absolutely no one by choking down the stretch. Oh well.. they still got this killer photo, featuring their own beautiful selves with such luminaries as Sub-Host Steve! And That Adam Guy from Shuga Records! And, of course, the pride of Pittsburgh, the Patron Saint of Peachy Potty Humor (long story), the Queen of the Half-Time Tiebreaker (she's retiring with a record of 7-2!), JESS!

That's all folks. See you again next Sunday!

xo

chuck

We had the lowest scores in a long, long time on Sunday, and as a result, we now all know what happens when Sean writes the questions. This is hard news for Sean to take, considering he fancied himself a hero of the trivia proletariat, and yours truly some sort of ruling trivial superstructure, only to learn that he himself was the villain he'd sworn to defeat. It's like a Gorky novel writ very, very small.

Ok, I've never read Gorky, but it sounded good. Did you know his last name translates to "bitter"? There, free trivia.

Let's take a look at the real heroes of the night: the teams who suffered the slings and arrows of outrageous questions about obscure Milwaukee funk bands and still managed to win something. Like our first-place team here, No Dynamic Duo (36/50):

And this here team, recently rechristened Seven Brides for Seven Chuckies (34)

They beat out the third-place team in a nailbiting tiebreaker. That would be Rad Chiles:

And coming in a truly revolutionary fourth place: Alan Greenspan and the Funky Bunch (32/50):

Of course, this wouldn't be a Communist-themed trivia recap without some love for the lower classes. So here's the lowest: Our Learn-Some-Shit Award winners, Chris and Dave:

I think that's just Dave.

Trivia lovers of the world, unite!

-c

So I forgot to post these last week. And now I can't remember anything about the night. Except that it was clearly awesome.

So in the interest of timeliness (Sean: "Too late, jackass"), I'll post them now, without comment: