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With Thanksgiving coming Thursday (in case you hadn’t heard),we’re mixing up the schedule just a bit this week. Simply moving Bards up a day (Wednesday at 10:15 p.m.) Ugly American is cancelled for the week.

Only one quiz this week. I’d expect at least one round with a Thanksgiving theme. We start it off tonight at the North Star at 7 p.m. Gonna have plenty of giveaways and half off mussels and hummus as usual. ON to the Sidecar at 9:15 p.m., where we’ve been rocking lately. Hope to see ya tonight!

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What American city, named after Cecilius Calvert,  serves sauerkraut with their turkey for Thanksgiving. What city is it?

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Let’s Talk Turkey Round

1. What is the flap of skin under a turkeys chin?

2. What ACC college football team’s official team name is the Fightin’ Gobblers, with a turkey for a mascot?

3. What is a baby turkey called?

4. Male turkeys gobble. What sound do female turkeys make?

a) clicking b) chirping c) whooping d) nagging

5. What lady, famous for her Christmas cards, created a painting called Thanksgiving Turkey that is currently at the Metropolitan Museum?

6. What is a female turkey called?

7. Butterball advises putting the thermometer in this part of the turkey.

8. What founding father wanted the turkey to be the national bird, writing that the Eagle was a coward?

9. What dish, often prepared with turkey, is cooked in a parmesan sauce and is named after an Italian opera star?

10. Who was pardoning a turkey while another one behind her was being executed in 2008?

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Steak Em Up, aided by Jam Master Phil, were able to knock off the competition at a packed City Tap House on Sunday night. It had all the elements of a spirited competition, with controversy, great music, and awful rap renditions of some of the greatest songs in music history. At the end of the day, Steak Em Up got the win, though you have to wonder if they could have done it without adding probably the best player on the Invitational’s 2nd winningest team during the JGTAI, the Jams.  Their attempts to create a “Supergroup” (like Asia, above) was met with resistance from the JGT corporate offices, but in the end resistance proved futile (Though Duane’s World gave them quite a run.) My only hope is that by adding JMP (not a regular member of their team) to their invitational team, they did not tarnish their proud legacy. I would just hate that. That would just be awful.

The between round bluegrass band Sour Mash was phenomenal, and I’m fairly certain the music round was the worst best music round in quizzo history. City Tap House regulars Better Than Danny’s Team and Underground Bard made names for themselves last night with impressive third place finish. And finally, we were able to raise $150 for the New Jersey Red Cross and give out over $600 worth of prizes. Here are all of the team scores from last night.

1. Steak Em Up 149
2. Duane’s World 141
3. Better Than Danny’s Team 127
4. Underground Bard 124
5. 407 Primrose Yellow Jackets 122
6. The Sidecardigans 117
7. Zombea Arthur 116
8. Look Up Look Down 115
9. Hooter and Chuff 114
10. Ukraine in the Membrane 104
11. SHarktoberfest 104
12. Mysterious Mr. Mapother 101
13. I Drink Your Milkshake 99
14. Interim Team Name 96
15. Happy Birthday to the Ground 83
16. Marie Antoinette’s Undergarments 76

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Posted in Happenings, JGT Autumn Invitational

Ok, peeps, so the big event is tomorrow, and here’s all you need to know.

WHO: Teams who earned an invite, and teams like Look Up Look Down who snuck in by the skin of their teeth on wild card week.

WHAT: The 3rd Annual Autumn Invitational. (I think it’s the third one. I’m too lazy to look it up.)

WHEN: Sunday, November 18th at 5:30 p.m.

WHERE: City Tap House, 3925 Walnut Street.

WHY: Why not?

COST: $10 a pop.

PRIZES: Over $500 worth of cash and prizes to be given away. Yeah buddy.

MUSIC: Music will be provided by Sour Mash, a bitchin’ local bluegrass band.

WHAT ELSE: Nothing else. If you have any questions, feel free to shoot me a line at johnny@johnnygoodtimes.com.

UPDATE: A few quick notes I forgot to include yesterday. First of all, Denver dropped the ball because they are slackers, so the city vs. city angle is being pushed back to December. We’re gonna do it on December 9th at Trestle Inn. Also, I forgot to remind you that we are going to be raising money for the New Jersey Red Cross with a 50/50 raffle, so bring a few bucks extra for that.

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First Place: Quattro Bar and Grill 113

2nd Place: Look Up, Look Down 99

3rd Place: Marie Antoinette’s Undergarments 96

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First Place: 407 Primrose Yellow Jackets 112

2nd Place: Zombea Arthur 104

3rd Place: Interim Team Name 95

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Posted in Ugly American

First Place: Duane’s World 116

2nd Place: Cloak and Shag Her 84

3rd Place: Big Jane 83

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Posted in Black Sheep

First Place: The Jams 104

2nd Place: Hooter and Chuff 95

3rd Place: 1022 94

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