28/01/2009
Happy Birthday Gorgeous
... und hier folgt der zweite Streich.. die anderen müssen warten bis meine Äuglein wieder offen sind..
27/01/2009
Paddy's Day Quiky
I know it's still early doors but I've been informed that the Kilkenny is closed on Thursday, 19 March. Some private do, don't know, don't care much either.
However, that means that we have a gap of two quizless weeks between Quiky #280 on 12 March and #281 on 26 March.
Our options are:
However, that means that we have a gap of two quizless weeks between Quiky #280 on 12 March and #281 on 26 March.
Our options are:
- Skip one (which would give me the chance to go on holidays :) and do the annual Paddy's Day Quiz on 12 March (or skip that too).
- "Borrow" the Irish Harp in Charlottenburg. The technical conditions would be basically the same, location is nice, easy access to public transport, smokers room, and the beer is cheaper :)
The shape (& sound) of things to come
After another nigh sleepless night a plan is forming for Quiky #274. The artists can rest easy, their talent won't be tested this week.
Ready to use are 2 rounds of "Gone in 60 Seconds". And since that multi-tasking thingie was even too tough for the girls, we'll split it into a video & an audio round. The former contains 10 (slightly altered) pictures of Hollywood stars and the latter is a nice blend of 10 titles, first line only. Both last 60 seconds and you'll only hear/see them once :). Consider it a "speed" round. Attention span needed - not much longer than that of a goldfish.
One of the question rounds is going to be "Connect Nine" - 9 questions the answers to which are clues to.. well, check one of the previous posts where it is explained..
Picture round is the usual mix of BS, and we might do two shorts rounds, 5 questions each, on "Mystery Sounds" and "Order, Please".. details are still a bit sketchy but you'll find out on Thursday. Or we might do another "Cluedo" round - 5 points after the first, 4 points after the second, 3 points.. like the one with the sword in the stone in the Sixth Sense in Quiky #271 :)
That's it for now - keep practising, or guessing, and we'll find out what's what onThursday night.
BTW - last week's champs, The Foam Gets Thicker, have announced their attendance and intention to defend the title. Any challengers?!?!
Ready to use are 2 rounds of "Gone in 60 Seconds". And since that multi-tasking thingie was even too tough for the girls, we'll split it into a video & an audio round. The former contains 10 (slightly altered) pictures of Hollywood stars and the latter is a nice blend of 10 titles, first line only. Both last 60 seconds and you'll only hear/see them once :). Consider it a "speed" round. Attention span needed - not much longer than that of a goldfish.
One of the question rounds is going to be "Connect Nine" - 9 questions the answers to which are clues to.. well, check one of the previous posts where it is explained..
Picture round is the usual mix of BS, and we might do two shorts rounds, 5 questions each, on "Mystery Sounds" and "Order, Please".. details are still a bit sketchy but you'll find out on Thursday. Or we might do another "Cluedo" round - 5 points after the first, 4 points after the second, 3 points.. like the one with the sword in the stone in the Sixth Sense in Quiky #271 :)
That's it for now - keep practising, or guessing, and we'll find out what's what onThursday night.
BTW - last week's champs, The Foam Gets Thicker, have announced their attendance and intention to defend the title. Any challengers?!?!
Quiky 272 & 273 - Doodle Round
As promised, and because I have nothing else to do :) - here are some your artistic achievements.
Quiky #272 - your mission was to draw: the logo of Amnesty International, the Toyota logo, the yoga pose known as "tree" and the 4th sheep the narrator drew for the little Prince. This would have been correct/satisfactory answers.
And this is how some of you saw it.
In Quiky #273 you were supposed to draw: the Cuban flag (incl. colours), the symbol once used by the artist now known as Prince, a heptagram, and the laundry symbol for "do not bleach". Which look more or less like this
..and that's what you came up with:
All in all not too shabby but there's room for improvement. Just not this week.
Quiky #272 - your mission was to draw: the logo of Amnesty International, the Toyota logo, the yoga pose known as "tree" and the 4th sheep the narrator drew for the little Prince. This would have been correct/satisfactory answers.
And this is how some of you saw it.
In Quiky #273 you were supposed to draw: the Cuban flag (incl. colours), the symbol once used by the artist now known as Prince, a heptagram, and the laundry symbol for "do not bleach". Which look more or less like this
..and that's what you came up with:
All in all not too shabby but there's room for improvement. Just not this week.
26/01/2009
Lost points & leftovers
Yep, I'm afraid last week's score sheet somehow got misplaced. No idea how that could happen. All I remember (because I have been reminded :) is that The Foam Gets Thicker got first place (newbies nicking the title, there's a challenge!!) and Pinkies & The Brain came second. In the (unlikely) event that the score sheet miraculously turns up I will post last week's table here. If you remember your place & points, let me know, I'll tell the world.
UPDATE: Pregnant Pree-Teens came a respectable third, shared with some team whose name eludes me.. and them.
As for all those who gave points for wrong drawings in the "doodle" round, fig. a) in the picture below shows a heptagon while fig. b) is the heptagram I asked for.
In order to avoid future confusion, I'll mark the sheets myself next time we doodle. Which won't be this week :)
There were a few funny answers in the picture round, especially for the Mystery Object of the Week (which was a deer call or Lockpfeife für Hirsche).
The Pregnant Preeteens reckoned it was a whip for self-flagellation (Peitsche zur Selbst-Kasteiung), while The Cannonballs would have used it to collect sperm from a bull (Bullen-Sperma-Sammlungs-Gerät). Hypo Real Estate figured it had to be a penis pump (don't give me ideas for the next MOotW :), Reimarus had blow jobs in mind and thought it was a bagpipe (Dudelsack) and the Feid Club went wild with an elephant tampon.
And while the score sheet went missing, the drawings from the doodle round are waiting to be scanned & posted. Any volunteers?
Last things last - open mike. A more than honourable mention goes to Dave from Caz & Dave who entertained us with the bestest Sinatra impression I've heard in a long time (BTW - if you're reading this Caroline, I'd still love the picture :).
Which brings us to annoying American gate-crashers. The rules for the little post-quiz singalong are quite simple.
It's not karaoke night - if you don't know the lyrics, invent new ones or don't sing. Or spend your Thursday night at the Irish Harp. I will not be ordered to "get on the damned internet and find the damned lyrics!"
Much fun as it can be (if you're drunk enough), the (sort of) singing thingie at the end is NOT part of the quiz but an added bonus (and even that's debatable) and totally depends on the good will of the person who has the microphone and the laptop. You asked politely, you might get to sing. You shout - you get FA.
If you can't live with that - leave (it).
UPDATE: Pregnant Pree-Teens came a respectable third, shared with some team whose name eludes me.. and them.
As for all those who gave points for wrong drawings in the "doodle" round, fig. a) in the picture below shows a heptagon while fig. b) is the heptagram I asked for.
In order to avoid future confusion, I'll mark the sheets myself next time we doodle. Which won't be this week :)
There were a few funny answers in the picture round, especially for the Mystery Object of the Week (which was a deer call or Lockpfeife für Hirsche).
The Pregnant Preeteens reckoned it was a whip for self-flagellation (Peitsche zur Selbst-Kasteiung), while The Cannonballs would have used it to collect sperm from a bull (Bullen-Sperma-Sammlungs-Gerät). Hypo Real Estate figured it had to be a penis pump (don't give me ideas for the next MOotW :), Reimarus had blow jobs in mind and thought it was a bagpipe (Dudelsack) and the Feid Club went wild with an elephant tampon.
And while the score sheet went missing, the drawings from the doodle round are waiting to be scanned & posted. Any volunteers?
Last things last - open mike. A more than honourable mention goes to Dave from Caz & Dave who entertained us with the bestest Sinatra impression I've heard in a long time (BTW - if you're reading this Caroline, I'd still love the picture :).
Which brings us to annoying American gate-crashers. The rules for the little post-quiz singalong are quite simple.
It's not karaoke night - if you don't know the lyrics, invent new ones or don't sing. Or spend your Thursday night at the Irish Harp. I will not be ordered to "get on the damned internet and find the damned lyrics!"
Much fun as it can be (if you're drunk enough), the (sort of) singing thingie at the end is NOT part of the quiz but an added bonus (and even that's debatable) and totally depends on the good will of the person who has the microphone and the laptop. You asked politely, you might get to sing. You shout - you get FA.
If you can't live with that - leave (it).
22/01/2009
Something wicked this way comes
After a night of lost sleep, playing with media and insane giggling I have another feature to test tonight.
Let's call it "Gone in 60 Seconds" (although tonight it'll be gone in 45). It's a music & movie speed round. A slide show with 10 stills from various movies and 10 snippets from songs. All nicely blended. I'll play it twice and the (unenviable) task is to get as many song & movie titles as you can in 2 x 45 seconds.
That might replace the music round proper as I have other new stuff I want to try.
Be prepared or be afraid, be very afraid :)
Let's call it "Gone in 60 Seconds" (although tonight it'll be gone in 45). It's a music & movie speed round. A slide show with 10 stills from various movies and 10 snippets from songs. All nicely blended. I'll play it twice and the (unenviable) task is to get as many song & movie titles as you can in 2 x 45 seconds.
That might replace the music round proper as I have other new stuff I want to try.
Be prepared or be afraid, be very afraid :)
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