Comments on: MetaFilter vs. Reddit 3 in 3-D

MetaFilter vs. Reddit 3 in 3-D

Mr. Bad Example — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 01:09:46 -0800

It's that time once again--the London Mefite contingent is going to do battle tonight with Reddit in an epic pub quiz. It's a smaller crowd this time, with only nine of us confirmed, but it's still enough to do two teams. Come by and cheer us on, or do so here. As usual, one of us will be posting updates at the halfway mark and afterward.

By: oneswellfoop

oneswellfoop — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 01:18:05 -0800

I just want to tell you both good luck. We're all counting on you...

7:30PM London time will be 2:30PM in New York, 1:30PM in New Orleans, 12:30PM in Denver and 11:30AM in Your Favorite Town in California That Hasn't Declared Bankruptcy Yet. Or is NBC going to delay the results?

By: brilliantmistake

brilliantmistake — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 01:59:17 -0800

Godspeed Sirs, Godspeed.

By: iamkimiam

iamkimiam — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 02:19:59 -0800

Daaaang. Wish I wasn't a broke MeFo. I'd hope on a train and get thee to ~~Mars~~ the pub!

By: Infinite Jest

Infinite Jest — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 02:52:18 -0800

Feels a bit low-key this time, what with the Olympics taking up everyone's attention/forcing everyone else out of town. Still, should be fun.

I'll be risking a ban for checking my phone throughout the night for Valerie Adams' progress in the shot put.

By: Abiezer

Abiezer — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 03:45:09 -0800

what with the Olympics taking up everyone's attention
I'm surprised the London mayor's office has allowed such a major event as this to go ahead during the Olympics. They'll have to bring in another three AA missile batteries.

By: Jofus

Jofus — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 05:00:52 -0800

I just wanted to tell you both good luck and someone's already done this joke.

By: Mrs. Pterodactyl

Mrs. Pterodactyl — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 05:01:37 -0800

Daaaang. Wish I wasn't a broke MeFo. I'd hope on a train and get thee to the pub!
posted by iamkimiam at 5:19 AM on August 6 [+] [!]

How much would a train ticket cost? If I feel like we can afford it and I can keep my husband from finding out that I'm spending our money on frivolities for other people, maybe we can subsidize your entry; I feel that it's the least we can do as citizens of Metafilter.

By: Mrs. Pterodactyl

Mrs. Pterodactyl — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 05:13:34 -0800

Oh hell wait I'm sorry I'll be away from my computer until it's too late for you to leave -- try contacting Bulgaroktonos and tell him his crazy wife did something ridiculous again. He'll believe you even without the post to prove it and hopefully we can get Kim to trivia!

By: It's Raining Florence Henderson

It's Raining Florence Henderson — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 05:15:47 -0800

Fuck the train! Have yourself lowered to the surface of the pub by a rocket-powered flying crane. We're all counting on you!

By: iamkimiam

iamkimiam — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 05:16:32 -0800

Haha, that would be fab and hilarious, but unfortunately I've got these pesky responsibilities looming today and tomorrow as well. (Could I recruit a MeFite to finish a dissertation chapter for me??? You sorta know the data anyway. I can offer trade in the form of pub quiz victory (offer only good for London Pub Quizzes where Redditors will weep. And they will.).)

By: iamkimiam

iamkimiam — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 05:17:57 -0800

If I had a rocket powered flying crane, this would be moot and victory would be assured.

I love that MetaFilter allows me to construct sentences such as these. And they make sense!

By: adamvasco

adamvasco — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 05:22:08 -0800

~~And the floor will be red from the blood of our enemies~~.
Mefi Trivia Rules OK.
We are counting on you so that our ~~women~~ cats are not ~~chatted up~~ taken into slavery by other people from the internets.

By: double block and bleed

double block and bleed — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 06:07:41 -0800

Will the ~~redditors~~ defeated team be placed in the stockades afterwards? If so, can we have the img tag activated for this post only, in the noble and worthy interest of public ridicule?

By: ersatz

ersatz — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 06:32:51 -0800

I just want to tell you both good luck. We're all counting on you.

By: arcticseal

arcticseal — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 07:09:23 -0800

Some may call it trivial, but this is serious. Good luck; come back victorious or if not, at least bring me back a packet of salt and vinegar crisps.

By: JohnnyGunn

JohnnyGunn — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 07:32:39 -0800

I will tell you what my father told me right before my big at bat in the Little League championship game in my town when I was 12. There were 2 outs and bases loaded with us down by a run. I needed a hit or a walk badly. He handed me a bat and said, "Don't fuck this up, son."

So, don't fuck this up.

(I got hit by a pitch forcing in the tying run. We lost in extra innings.)

By: Kattullus

Kattullus — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 08:20:20 -0800

iamkimiam: MeFo

MeFo? As in "mofo?"

Step aside MeFite, there's a new demonym in town: MetaFucker.

By: cashman

cashman — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 08:26:02 -0800

GabbyDouglas them.

By: iamkimiam

iamkimiam — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 08:28:32 -0800

I was going with MetaFolk. Go wash your mouth out with soap.

By: infini

infini — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 08:54:42 -0800

Nancy Reagan

Nemesis

Petra (in Jordan)

Egg whites

/that's all you need

By: grahamparks

grahamparks — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 08:57:28 -0800

Good luck everyone! I'm afraid I'll be busy cheering on Team GB at the Olympics, but I will be thinking of you guys.

By: Infinite Jest

Infinite Jest — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 09:02:26 -0800

Step aside MeFite, there's a new demonym in town: MetaFucker.

Metafucker...isn't that the name of a Mind in a Culture novel?

By: permafrost

permafrost — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 09:05:57 -0800

It's the nickname for the Gray Area, which got it from scanning people's thoughts (frowned upon in Mind circles).

So yeah, if all the questions are on Iain M Banks trivia, then we'll shit 'em.

By: Infinite Jest

Infinite Jest — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 09:29:44 -0800

I was being silly...that's the Meatfucker, Kattalus mentioned the Metafucker...

By: misha

misha — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 09:56:55 -0800

Come back with your beans or on them.

Good luck! Don't let the pressure of thousands of Mefites cheering you on and the entire site's reputation riding solely on your success tonight crush you under its terrible weight or anything. I'm sure you'll do just fine!

By: Bulgaroktonos

Bulgaroktonos — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 09:58:08 -0800

So, I just found this thread through my wife (Mrs. Pterodactyl)'s recent activity* and at first I missed the subject of the post and thought my wife was offering to pay to transport iamkimiam to the trivia contest we are hosting, tonight in DC, and I was thinking "isn't iamkimiam in the UK? That really seems like a lot of money."

I'm glad my wife's craziness doesn't extend that far. Yet.

By: mintcake!

mintcake! — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 10:30:22 -0800

Nancy Reagan

Nemesis

Petra (in Jordan)

Egg whites

JFK, blown away, what else do I have to say

By: Area Man

Area Man — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 10:51:31 -0800

"Buchanan" is the third largest city in Liberia. Keep that firmly in mind, and you'll make it through the night (you won't win, but let's not get too ambitious).

By: misha

misha — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 10:57:51 -0800

Okay, time to brush up on the trivia. Cram session!

Fredrick Sanger won the Nobel twice in the same category (Chemistry). Marie Curie is the only woman to have won twice (Physics and Chemistry).

Africa is the only inhabited continent that has not hosted the Olympic games. Usually, there are 28 sports, but the 2012 games hosted only 26. in 2016, the games will go back to 28 with golf and rugby added in.

The password is always Swordfish, okay?

By: misha

misha — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:00:07 -0800

Oh, and this flag belongs to Honduras. That's the one we couldn't figure out at the Olympics.

By: Infinite Jest

Infinite Jest — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 12:16:15 -0800

Half way! Team Fortress Astoria by Proxy leads with 18. Team Holdkriss99 Memorial Society has 16 after arguing successfully that a fellmonger deals in fleeces. Team Reddit has 15 points. We (ok me) won the free beer snap quiz by attributing a quote to Iago and we (ok Beardless) did the same by naming three Woolf novels.

Reddit have once again mocked our lack of hair

By: tzikeh

tzikeh — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 12:23:06 -0800

Woooo! Go people of Planet Metafilter, UK Brigade!

When in doubt, just remember that the chances of the answer being "Bath" are infinitesimal.

By: cashman

cashman — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 12:30:46 -0800

Keep at it!

By: iamkimiam

iamkimiam — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 12:33:08 -0800

Next time I'm in DC, I'll be able to carry out an *awesome* prank...

knock knock!

By: Bulgaroktonos

Bulgaroktonos — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 12:41:05 -0800

You joke, but we have "hosted" a MeFite who fell asleep at our place after a meetup before he could get a cab home.

If you've never woken up to realize that Orthogonality is sleeping shirtless on your couch, trust me when I say that it's the weirdest kind of hangover.

By: RolandOfEld

RolandOfEld — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 12:44:12 -0800

Bah, lack of hair. Take pride.

Tell Orthogonality he/she's (hopefully a he by the description you've given in the comment) missed around here. He's one of the reasons I joined because his AskMe replies were always impressive and on target.

By: Bulgaroktonos

Bulgaroktonos — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 12:49:21 -0800

We actually haven't seen him in ages because he moved out of the area. He's very concerned with privacy, so I won't say where to, but it's in non-Metro accessible Virginia, so naturally it's basically like he lives on the moon.

By: infini

infini — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 13:02:57 -0800

ooo ooo

Metafilter: the weirdest kind of hangover.

By: Infinite Jest

Infinite Jest — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 13:08:19 -0800

Some other team wins with 43 points

Metafilter team 1 comes second with 37 points.

there is an incredibly argumentave shoot out for third.

By: Infinite Jest

Infinite Jest — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 13:08:39 -0800

Between MeFi 2 and Reddit

By: Infinite Jest

Infinite Jest — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 13:09:41 -0800

And MeFi 2 win it by knowing how many people died on the Titanic (or at least by being closest)

By: cashman

cashman — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 13:19:29 -0800

Congratulations again. Is that 2-3 or 3-3?

By: burnmp3s

burnmp3s — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 13:33:45 -0800

Non-Website Affiliated People have won 2 out of 3 of the quizzes. Between MetaFilter and Reddit only, MetaFilter always wins obviously.

By: catch as catch can

catch as catch can — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 14:15:08 -0800

I must respectfully correct you, Infinite Jest, we took second with 39 points. And it was amazing.

By: cortex

cortex — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 14:22:12 -0800

lack of hair

ITYM "wealth of pate".

By: batmonkey

batmonkey — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 14:25:35 -0800

Congrats, MeFi 1 & 2 for sealing out Reddit from the top 3!

By: marienbad

marienbad — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 14:26:56 -0800

Come on Mefi.

Funny though, its Mefi vs Reddit and all these nerds can't figure out a way to show the score online as it updates.

also ITYM?

By: batmonkey

batmonkey — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 14:34:02 -0800

(I think you mean)

By: cortex

cortex — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 14:43:12 -0800

(ITYM "I'm Totally Yodeling, Man")

By: batmonkey

batmonkey — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 14:50:13 -0800

(It's Totally Your Move)

By: tzikeh

tzikeh — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 14:51:19 -0800

(Is That Your Mom?)

By: memebake

memebake — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 15:24:01 -0800

Funny though, its Mefi vs Reddit and all these nerds can't figure out a way to show the score online as it updates.

The quizmaster enforces a strict ban on phones during the quiz, so everyone is incommunicado.

Congrats team mefi!

By: permafrost

permafrost — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 15:46:12 -0800

Random questions I remember, if you fancy a go:

What is 'pub' short for? Answer on mouseover
Whose logo is this? Answer
Grenadine provides the redness in which Mexican-themed cocktail? Answer
What is the only possible anagram of BUTTERED (use all the letters)? Answer
Which nation executed the most people in 2011? Answer
Solve this word puzzle thing ROBBERS Answer
Which actor/actress appeared in The Big Lebowski, Cruel Intentions and American Pie? Answer
An iridologist studies what? Answer
Cryptic films: Ferrous Fellow, Dating Mick Jagger (and another I don't recall) Answer
What do Polish people eat at Christmas? Answer
What does a fellmonger deal in? Answer
What word's original meaning is "one who with evil intent persuades another to do their bidding"? Answer
What is a matador's red cloth known as? Answer
Solve these diploids: M St H e i 1980, P w t 1st n o f T T Answer
What is the French version of the name James? Answer
Give any year of Wyatt Earp's life? Answer
Which country's dialing code is 007? Answer
What is the height in meters of a crossbar in rugby? Answer
The first what was unveiled in 1866 at the birthplace of Lord Byron? Answer
What is the biggest nightclub in the world? Answer

By: Grangousier

Grangousier — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 15:54:36 -0800

Probably a good thing I couldn't make this one. I could only have negatively impacted the scores.

A bit contentious, this one

I should say so. Blimey!

Perhaps the next one should be streamed as live video. Does the pub have WiFi?

By: ersatz

ersatz — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 16:51:07 -0800

Congrats!

By: marienbad

marienbad — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 17:11:05 -0800

"Funny though, its Mefi vs Reddit and all these nerds can't figure out a way to show the score online as it updates.

The quizmaster enforces a strict ban on phones during the quiz, so everyone is incommunicado.

Well I meant more along the lines of, surely there is a quizmaster and s/he could have a laptop that streams to the score to Mefi or Reddit or anywhere really. Also, after the questions have been answered by the teams they could be placed online and people could play along at home. It would make it more interactive and inclusive and (I think) more fun for us, especially in threads like this, with people posting up the questions. Surely this is doable?

Also, thanks for all the great ITYM gags, loved them.

By: arcticseal

arcticseal — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 20:41:04 -0800

Congrats everyone, MeFi triumphant.

By: batmonkey

batmonkey — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 21:06:31 -0800

I think the Wyatt Earp answer is a bit off.

By: Slarty Bartfast

Slarty Bartfast — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 22:21:43 -0800

Answer on mouseover

71% of all traffic on MeFi is via iPad or smartphone you devilish devil.

By: tigrefacile

tigrefacile — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 22:55:37 -0800

WE WIN SECOND YAY!!!

By: Ghidorah

Ghidorah — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 00:07:19 -0800

(Is This Your Manischewitz?)

By: a humble nudibranch

a humble nudibranch — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 01:10:50 -0800

I'm Through Yodeling, Mary

By: catch as catch can

catch as catch can — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 02:55:01 -0800

marienbad, it was quite an informal quiz and went at a relatively fast clip; I think the quizmaster was also an out of work Shakespearian actor just there to collect his 10 quid fee (i.e. he gave very few fucks). Streaming it to anywhere seems a bit pie-in-the-sky for that crowd.

By: ursus_comiter

ursus_comiter — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 03:34:31 -0800

I was charged with bringing home the silver medal pub quiz sheet and recording it for posterity. Thus:

Quiz Sheet: Obverse, Reverse.

And: The spoils of not quite victory.

By: ursus_comiter

ursus_comiter — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 03:37:17 -0800

And freya_lamb, can you ask your +1 about what those olde North Atlantic chess analogs were called before chess proper overwhelmed them?

By: Meatbomb

Meatbomb — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 06:47:55 -0800

Poles eat CARP for Christmas! Would the answer "poultry" seem acceptable as the official answer to "What do Americans eat at Thanksgiving?" No, it would not.

By: HandfulOfDust

HandfulOfDust — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 07:08:34 -0800

Poles eat CARP for Christmas!

We know! We protested long and loud about this, but in vain.

By: infini

infini — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 07:39:37 -0800

Does the Pole fish if nobody saw it?

By: misha

misha — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 08:54:13 -0800

from Wikipedia: "The first [blue] plaque was unveiled in 1867 to commemorate Lord Byron at his birthplace, 24 Holles Street, Cavendish Square. This house was demolished in 1889."

Boo.

Anyone remember the other questions? Like #2, 4-10, and 12 from the answer sheet?

By: catch as catch can

catch as catch can — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:05:22 -0800

2. What was the nationality of the chef on The Muppet Show?
4. Picture quiz, but I can't remember who it was... Not Salman Rushdie or Saddam Hussein though!
5. What word (originally Greek) was used in theatre to describe imitating every action and word?
6. What height is the crossbar in rugby union?
7. In what North American city is Louis Armstrong Int'l Airport located?
8. Another picture quiz; Boo Boo Bear's face was covered up.
9. What is the word for the body that a parasite feeds upon?
10. What was first unveiled in 1867 at Lord Byron's birthplace?
12. What sport originally took place in the Roman arenas/stadiums?

By: Infinite Jest

Infinite Jest — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:21:49 -0800

4. The picture was Stanley Kubrick. Nearly everyone said Salman Rushdie except for a few who thought Saddam...
12. I think it was What was the main event that took place in the Circus Maximus?

By: catch as catch can

catch as catch can — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 10:20:12 -0800

Oops, you're right, Infinite Jest; that was my poor half-remembered approximation.

To round it out (missing out the rest of the pictures):
23. What is produced when you mix chromium and steel?
25. a. Ferrous Fellow, b. The Rundown Hound is Rich, c. Dating Mick Jagger
30. Name as many songs from The Little Mermaid as you can
31. What are you asking for when you order a cwrw in Wales?
32. What was first photographed in 1959, which then became the title of a bestselling album in 1973?
37. What is the proper name for the type of buttons on a duffle coat?

By: tigrefacile

tigrefacile — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:17:13 -0800

Cheese soup, lolz.

By: maryr

maryr — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:19:02 -0800

I should hope so, humble nudibranch, it's been driving me crazy. But here's that Riccola you wanted.

By: freya_lamb

freya_lamb — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 02:15:06 -0800

And freya_lamb, can you ask your +1 about what those olde North Atlantic chess analogs were called before chess proper overwhelmed them?

For surely: Tafl games.

By: ursus_comiter

ursus_comiter — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 03:54:49 -0800

Cheers freya_lamb!

By: freya_lamb

freya_lamb — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 04:56:27 -0800

No worries. The Wikipedia page states that: Ultimately, the literary references prove inconclusive on the use of dice in Hnefatafl - maybe you found the missing link!

By: freya_lamb

freya_lamb — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 04:57:30 -0800

Also, yay for Mefi quizzery, we remain (nigh on) victorious!

By: maryr

maryr — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 07:45:47 -0800

I should point out that here in New England, we did our part to support our Mefite brothers in Olde England by taking 1st and 2nd place at our biweekly trivia. No clue if there were Redditors there, though.

By: double block and bleed

double block and bleed — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 07:14:41 -0800

Slarty Bartfast: " 71% of all traffic on MeFi is via iPad or smartphone you devilish devil."

By amazing coincidence, exactly 71% of all statistics stated on the internet are made up on the spot.

By: maryr

maryr — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 08:01:27 -0800

I thought it was 83%...