The Confederation of the Rhine
Wednesday, April 20th, 2005 07:57 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
caddymanThis morning I am a bit squiffy around the edges.
Last night was the quiz league finals night, and on account of having had a crappy league season, our aggregate scores and final points tally/position meant that our team, the humble Accrington Cylindricals were awarded a 22 point handicap with which we proceeded to plough our way to the final. In better performing years our season has ground to a halt far earlier in the year as we are ejected unceremoniously from the cup regardless of handicap. But this year, despite a couple of scares along the way, we made it.
And last night we faced off the reigning champions with a 22 point head start. Not surprisingly, we won. What was a surprise, was the manner of our victory. We won with a score of 62 - 38, which you will notice is a win even without the 22 point bonus. Most satisfying - a real win, not just a handicap-assisted win. So now we have a nice, shiny silver cup to display. With the various team members holding it in rotation, we each get to keep it for about 8 weeks before pasing it on.
On Friday we are planning an open-top bus tour around our local pub to celebrate the first time in 15 years of quizzing that we have ever won anything!
In other news:
All hail the Panzer Pope!
Last night was the quiz league finals night, and on account of having had a crappy league season, our aggregate scores and final points tally/position meant that our team, the humble Accrington Cylindricals were awarded a 22 point handicap with which we proceeded to plough our way to the final. In better performing years our season has ground to a halt far earlier in the year as we are ejected unceremoniously from the cup regardless of handicap. But this year, despite a couple of scares along the way, we made it.
And last night we faced off the reigning champions with a 22 point head start. Not surprisingly, we won. What was a surprise, was the manner of our victory. We won with a score of 62 - 38, which you will notice is a win even without the 22 point bonus. Most satisfying - a real win, not just a handicap-assisted win. So now we have a nice, shiny silver cup to display. With the various team members holding it in rotation, we each get to keep it for about 8 weeks before pasing it on.
On Friday we are planning an open-top bus tour around our local pub to celebrate the first time in 15 years of quizzing that we have ever won anything!
In other news:
All hail the Panzer Pope!