{"id":1873,"date":"2008-04-16T08:19:36","date_gmt":"2008-04-16T13:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=1873"},"modified":"2008-04-16T08:19:36","modified_gmt":"2008-04-16T13:19:36","slug":"425-baby-also-paul-beats-sam-yet-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2008\/04\/16\/425-baby-also-paul-beats-sam-yet-again\/","title":{"rendered":"425, baby! Also: Paul beats Sam yet again"},"content":{"rendered":"

I started last night at Itta Bena, where bartender Sam was working.\u00a0 Hang on, let’s post a pic of Sam:<\/p>\n

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There ya go.\u00a0 That’s Sam.\u00a0 You may remember that Sam started a trivia team last year called “Suck My Blog” in an attempt to take down the greatest team in the history of trivia, the Rapscallions.\u00a0 He failed miserably.\u00a0 Then a couple of weeks ago he and a partner lost a pool game to Best Pool Partner Ever Lauren and me.\u00a0 Well, last night Sam got to lose to me yet again.\u00a0 He was playing with my phone and found a game called Bubble Breaker he’s played before.\u00a0 I haven’t played it in more than a year.\u00a0 So he challenged me.\u00a0 Final score:<\/p>\n

Paul 954
\nSam 292<\/p>\n

After leaving Itta Bena, I had safety patrol run a few bums off, then headed to the Saucer where I had to scan my UFO card one last time to see this on the screen:<\/p>\n

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Yep.\u00a0 It’s confirmed.\u00a0 I’m done.\u00a0 They gave me a form to fill out to plan my plate party.\u00a0 Here’s what the form looks like:<\/p>\n

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I requested a special slogan on my plate instead of a city, and the manager said no problem.\u00a0 If you’ve ever read this blog you’ve seen the slogan.\u00a0 If you can’t figure out what it is, I’ll post a pic of the new plate within the next 7 days after I have my plate party.<\/p>\n

So I have a $100 bar tab to spend on the plate party, right?\u00a0 Wrong.\u00a0 The Rapscallions came into last night with $275 in trivia winnings, to be spent that night too.\u00a0 So we have $375 to spend, right?\u00a0 Wrong.\u00a0 We added even more last night, as the Rapscallions dominated the third round and picked up yet another victory and $50 first-place gift certificate.\u00a0 So our tab for the party is an enormous $425.<\/p>\n

After trivia I rolled on to Calhoun’s.\u00a0 They sell cans of Old Style for $1 a can during Cubs games, and after the game some of the people there decided to shotgun beers.\u00a0 Here are some pics of that:<\/p>\n

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And here are some pics of what happened after the shotgunning was done:<\/p>\n

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Plans for today:\u00a0 For the first time in over two months, I do NOT have to go to the Saucer.\u00a0 Meeting a friend for mojitos on Sauces’ patio today after work.<\/p>\n

Weird not to have a beer report to type.\u00a0 Possibly another post around lunchtime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"