We took fifth tonight at Four Courts’ Pub Quiz, ace-ing out a round featuring roman and greek mythology and going near perfect on the olympics round. Half price burgers, wholesome delicious Guinness, tasty cider and their fantastic bread pudding were on the menu for the Beltway Buccaneers (our tribute to International Talk Like a Pirate Day), but perennial trivia nemesis Norfolk & Chance beat us out for the last prize spot. Not too shabby, though, for 20 some odd teams fighting for intellectual dominance while the Cowboys/Skins game (and ensuing telethon) played up on the screen.
Of course, it looks like the Redskins are done for, down 13-7 late in the 4th quarter with the Cowboys in possession, but hey, stranger things have happened, no? Maybe the ‘skins should take our advice for the evening: “Hey now, 5th place ain’t so bad…”
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