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Here's Fanny! · #26 Post by **Here's Fanny!** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:22 am

littlebeast13 wrote:I had to check....

No NTN in my hoosier town! YES!

The closest one is 10 miles away.....

lb13

Maybe that's because you're looking in Indiana and you live in Illinois.

Here's Fanny! · #27 Post by **Here's Fanny!** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:24 am

minimetoo26 wrote:
ulysses5019 wrote:Most NTN places don't advertise. At least the ones that I play at. You don't have to play with anyone though I think it's more fun. And in actuality you're playing against 3000 other bars.
I used to play a lot but now I only play Showdown on Tuesdays with some gals I met down in Newport, though my home bar is still Shannons in Long Beach.
Since the place near me is ranked about 2863, and there's only 3000 bars, I can assume they really specialize in KARAOKE...

Two of the ones in my town are ranked 3526. They must REALLY suck...

#28 Post by **littlebeast13** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:24 am

Here's Fanny! wrote:
littlebeast13 wrote:I had to check....

No NTN in my hoosier town! YES!

The closest one is 10 miles away.....

lb13
Maybe that's because you're looking in Indiana and you live in Illinois.

We are different types of HOO-siers. Just ask VaDame!

lb13

MarleysGh0st · #29 Post by **MarleysGh0st** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:25 am

juliea344 wrote:
ulysses5019 wrote:
Not enough questions about the von Trapp family?
Unfortunately that wouldn't have helped either. I've never even seen the movie

What!?!?

I'm wondering if you told the AP that during your interview and if they thought that was funny.

Here's Fanny! · #30 Post by **Here's Fanny!** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:25 am

ulysses5019 wrote:Most NTN places don't advertise. At least the ones that I play at. You don't have to play with anyone though I think it's more fun. And in actuality you're playing against 3000 other bars.
I used to play a lot but now I only play Showdown on Tuesdays with some gals I met down in Newport, though my home bar is still Shannons in Long Beach.

Is there money to be won? Or is it just for entertainment and bragging rights and blah, blah?

minimetoo26 · #31 Post by **minimetoo26** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:26 am

MarleysGh0st wrote:
juliea344 wrote:
ulysses5019 wrote:
Not enough questions about the von Trapp family?
Unfortunately that wouldn't have helped either. I've never even seen the movie
What!?!?

I'm wondering if you told the AP that during your interview and if they thought that was funny.

I wish I had never seen the movie! My mom was German and made a point of always pointing out the family was Austrian, dammit, and don't you forget it!

It is pure sappy tripe.

MarleysGh0st · #32 Post by **MarleysGh0st** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:29 am

minimetoo26 wrote:
MarleysGh0st wrote:
juliea344 wrote: Unfortunately that wouldn't have helped either. I've never even seen the movie
What!?!?

I'm wondering if you told the AP that during your interview and if they thought that was funny.
I wish I had never seen the movie! My mom was German and made a point of always pointing out the family was Austrian, dammit, and don't you forget it!

Captain von Trapp made a point of always pointing that out, too.

Edelweiss, Edelweiss...

CharlesFoxSingers · #33 Post by **CharlesFoxSingers** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:29 am

My Day in the hills has come to an end
I know
A Star has come out, to tell me it's time
to go
But deep in the dark green shadows
Are voices that urge me to stay
So I stop and I wait and I listen
For one more sound, for one more lovely thing
that the hills might say

The hills are alive with the sound of music
The songs they have sung for a thousand years
The hills fill my heart with the sound of music

My heart wants to sing every song it hears
My heart wants to beat like the wings of the birds
That rise from the lake to the trees
My heart wants to sigh like the chimes
That flies from a church on a breeze
To laugh like a brook when it trips
And falls over stone on its way
To sing through the night
Like a lark who is learning to pray
I'll go to the hills when my heart is lonely
I know I will hear what I've heard before
My heart will be blessed with the sound of music
And I'll sing once more

minimetoo26 · #34 Post by **minimetoo26** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:30 am

MarleysGh0st wrote:
minimetoo26 wrote:
MarleysGh0st wrote: What!?!?

I'm wondering if you told the AP that during your interview and if they thought that was funny.
I wish I had never seen the movie! My mom was German and made a point of always pointing out the family was Austrian, dammit, and don't you forget it!
Captain von Trapp made a point of always pointing that out, too.

Edelweiss, Edelweiss...

I can't strangle you if you're already dead. How do you solve a problem like Marley.....?

No Eye Deer · #35 Post by **No Eye Deer** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:32 am

Doe, a deer, a female deer...

I think. I can't see her!

The Hills · #36 Post by **The Hills** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:32 am

CharlesFoxSingers wrote:My Day in the hills has come to an end
I know
A Star has come out, to tell me it's time
to go
But deep in the dark green shadows
Are voices that urge me to stay
So I stop and I wait and I listen
For one more sound, for one more lovely thing
that the hills might say

The hills are alive with the sound of music
The songs they have sung for a thousand years
The hills fill my heart with the sound of music

My heart wants to sing every song it hears
My heart wants to beat like the wings of the birds
That rise from the lake to the trees
My heart wants to sigh like the chimes
That flies from a church on a breeze
To laugh like a brook when it trips
And falls over stone on its way
To sing through the night
Like a lark who is learning to pray
I'll go to the hills when my heart is lonely
I know I will hear what I've heard before
My heart will be blessed with the sound of music
And I'll sing once more

Thanks for breaking in with my theme song.

ulysses5019 · #37 Post by **ulysses5019** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:36 am

Here's Fanny! wrote:
ulysses5019 wrote:Most NTN places don't advertise. At least the ones that I play at. You don't have to play with anyone though I think it's more fun. And in actuality you're playing against 3000 other bars.
I used to play a lot but now I only play Showdown on Tuesdays with some gals I met down in Newport, though my home bar is still Shannons in Long Beach.
Is there money to be won? Or is it just for entertainment and bragging rights and blah, blah?

Their QB game has a prize at the end of the season for the player with the most points at the end of the season. It was a pick-up truck, or at it used to be.
Otherwise no prizes. Just the proverbial pat on the back and bragging rights. Just ask bobjuch.

#38 Post by **littlebeast13** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:36 am

So, when's Not See Cola gonna show up.....?

lb13

MarleysGh0st · #39 Post by **MarleysGh0st** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:42 am

minimetoo26 wrote:
MarleysGh0st wrote:
minimetoo26 wrote: I wish I had never seen the movie! My mom was German and made a point of always pointing out the family was Austrian, dammit, and don't you forget it!
Captain von Trapp made a point of always pointing that out, too.

Edelweiss, Edelweiss...
I can't strangle you if you're already dead. How do you solve a problem like Marley.....?

TPTB have been asking that question for several years, now!

#40 Post by **littlebeast13** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:44 am

MarleysGh0st wrote:
minimetoo26 wrote:
MarleysGh0st wrote: Captain von Trapp made a point of always pointing that out, too.

Edelweiss, Edelweiss...
I can't strangle you if you're already dead. How do you solve a problem like Marley.....?
TPTB have been asking that question for several years, now!

They know you can't be killed off, so they just resort to torture....

lb13

juliea344 · #41 Post by **juliea344** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:59 am

MarleysGh0st wrote:
juliea344 wrote:
ulysses5019 wrote:
Not enough questions about the von Trapp family?
Unfortunately that wouldn't have helped either. I've never even seen the movie
What!?!?

I'm wondering if you told the AP that during your interview and if they thought that was funny.

I haven't had an interview yet but I'm hoping they find it amusing rather than just sheltered and sad. I have zero desire to see the movie. I can't believe it's one of the most successful movies of all time.

Here's Fanny! · #42 Post by **Here's Fanny!** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:13 am

ulysses5019 wrote:
Here's Fanny! wrote:
ulysses5019 wrote:Most NTN places don't advertise. At least the ones that I play at. You don't have to play with anyone though I think it's more fun. And in actuality you're playing against 3000 other bars.
I used to play a lot but now I only play Showdown on Tuesdays with some gals I met down in Newport, though my home bar is still Shannons in Long Beach.
Is there money to be won? Or is it just for entertainment and bragging rights and blah, blah?
Their QB game has a prize at the end of the season for the player with the most points at the end of the season. It was a pick-up truck, or at it used to be.
Otherwise no prizes. Just the proverbial pat on the back and bragging rights. Just ask bobjuch.

Not for me, then. I can play Sploofus games for that (I've been surprised that people have emailed and congratulated me when I get a good score on something or get a WTHAI puzzle right) and I don't even have to leave the house. Besides, it's uphill both ways.

This does remind me of a poll I was thinking about putting up yesterday or day before, though.

frogman042 · #43 Post by **frogman042** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:28 am

Here's Fanny! wrote:
ulysses5019 wrote:Most NTN places don't advertise. At least the ones that I play at. You don't have to play with anyone though I think it's more fun. And in actuality you're playing against 3000 other bars.
I used to play a lot but now I only play Showdown on Tuesdays with some gals I met down in Newport, though my home bar is still Shannons in Long Beach.
Is there money to be won? Or is it just for entertainment and bragging rights and blah, blah?

Generally not, although they do do contests were supposedly there are cash prizes - based on the in-between buzztime/ntn ads they show - I've never tried that and you need to register. If I'm not mistaken you register at a location that has it and it is only valid at that location - if you go somewhere else you need to register there or just play unregistered. I don't know the rules for winning cash prizes, but they do offer them.

In addition, some local establishments offer their own contests - free beer to the high scorer. When I was going out to the Reston, VA area there was a 6 week stint that each Tuesday they offered a free diner ($25 gift certificate) for the high scorer for the night - I was able to get a couple of free meals out of them. Some places also do trivia teams/clubs and there might be some prizes that they offer, usually gift cards.

I did it only occasionally in the past - either if I was away from home for business I would go once in a while, but once I got the call for the show I started going more frequently - figuring it was good practice since it was timed, multiple-choice and covered a wide range of topics.

So, in essence most people play for bragging rights - but you might be able to get a few dollars or free stuff as well - don't plan on trying to make a living playing it, though.

Finally, my experience is that it is much more fun to play at a locale that there is at least some other players. Otherwise it is closer to a sploofus experience with the exception that you don't get to pick/know the categories.

---Jay(Tune In and Find Out one September 29th, 2008)

christie1111 · #44 Post by **christie1111** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:36 am

juliea344 wrote:There's a bunch in CT. Here are a few:

Rotihouse Bar and Grill 2
3407 Main St
Hartford , CT 06120
map

West Wings Bar And Grill
reviews (1)
310 Prospect Ave
Hartford , CT 06106
map

Adams Mill Restaurant
reviews (1)
165 Adams St
Manchester, CT 06040
map

Buffalo Wild Wings
reviews (6)
703 Poquonock Ave
Windsor, CT 06095
map

Maguires Sports Bar and Grill
reviews (1)
3573 Berlin Tpk
Newington , CT 06111
map

Fan Club
reviews (1)
5 Ella Grasso Tpk
Windsor Locks , CT 06096
map

Roma Sports Bar
reviews (3)
382 Allen St
New Britain, CT 06053
map

And closer to me in CT

Site Distance
(Miles) Location Features Trivia
Rank Activity
Rank
Buffalo Wild Wings

reviews (6) 3.6 1201 Boston Post RD
Milford , CT 06460
map 230 456
Gippers Restaurant 3.6 304 Old Gate Ln
Milford, CT 06460
map 679

frogman042 · #45 Post by **frogman042** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:36 am

Here's Fanny! wrote: I always expect Puzzled Julie's quote to be something along the lines of "Did I turn off the gas before I left"?

Was that a Bob Dishy/Lovers and Other Strangers reference or am I reading it wrong?

---Jay

Lt Columbo · #46 Post by **Lt Columbo** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:13 am

frogman042 wrote:
Here's Fanny! wrote: I always expect Puzzled Julie's quote to be something along the lines of "Did I turn off the gas before I left"?
Was that a Bob Dishy/Lovers and Other Strangers reference or am I reading it wrong?

Where is my lackey Sgt. Wilson at anyway....?

NellyLunatic1980 · #47 Post by **NellyLunatic1980** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:07 pm

OK, I just registered a brand-new NTN account, so I'll be ready for action... whenever I go to a NTN restaurant.

So be on the lookout for "BRB" in the near future.

elwoodblues · #48 Post by **elwoodblues** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:09 pm

No Eye Deer wrote:Doe, a deer, a female deer...

I think. I can't see her!

I have also heard this version:

Dough is what I buy beer with
Ray, the guy I buy beer from
Me, the guy I buy beer for
Fa, it's too far to go home
So, I think I'll have a beer
La, la la la la la beer
Tea, no thanks, I'll have a beer
When I get more Dough

Bob Juch · #49 Post by **Bob Juch** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:15 pm

minimetoo26 wrote:
ulysses5019 wrote:Most NTN places don't advertise. At least the ones that I play at. You don't have to play with anyone though I think it's more fun. And in actuality you're playing against 3000 other bars.
I used to play a lot but now I only play Showdown on Tuesdays with some gals I met down in Newport, though my home bar is still Shannons in Long Beach.
Since the place near me is ranked about 2863, and there's only 3000 bars, I can assume they really specialize in KARAOKE...

The closest place to me is Houlihan's in Bridgewater. They have karaoke on Tuesday nights during the big NTN game.

frogman042 · #50 Post by **frogman042** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 3:34 pm

Lt Columbo wrote:
frogman042 wrote:
Here's Fanny! wrote: I always expect Puzzled Julie's quote to be something along the lines of "Did I turn off the gas before I left"?
Was that a Bob Dishy/Lovers and Other Strangers reference or am I reading it wrong?

Where is my lackey Sgt. Wilson at anyway....?

I did say Lovers and Other Strangers and not Love - American Style...

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