Pursuits of the trivial variety...

Having missed our regular Monday night Shakey trivia session due to my fellow team-mates (a) hangovers and (b) insistence on watching the final of BB (superficiality wins over brains and integrity yet again... what the f*** is wrong with our nation?), Team "Let's come up with a different name each week" decided to venture a little further up (down?) Devonshire St tonight to Trinity Bar for trivia with a Welsh trivia host. I have nothing against the Welsh per say. I've been to Wales. Its a lovely place, and no one sings a football tune better than the Welsh, but when said Welsh trivia host spends the bulk of his time trying to chat up the only other Welsh person in the bar instead of asking the f***ing questions, I get a little antsy.

I take my trivia seriously people. Its one of the few things I am reasonably competent at in this world.

The Trinity Bar is not a place I have frequented regularly during my 6 years in Sydney. There's a reason for this. Its full of bloody Pommy backpackers and the trivia is directed at them. Again, I have nothing against the Poms. They let me live in their country for a number of years, they make the best period dramas and they have some of the best clothing stores I've ever shopped in.

But when trivia at an Aussie pub is blatantly directed at the Poms, who can blame me for getting annoyed? This is Australia. Prisoner is Prisoner. Not f***ing "Cell Block H".

Pop quiz people... who was the last bachelor Prime Minister of the UK?

Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

Feel free to Google this and post the answer... I've forgotten already. Because let's face it, WHO BLOODY CARES?

Oh dear, I used caps. I must be agitated.

Anyway, I'm on a rant. And whilst on my rant, I'd like to discuss the use of TV theme tunes in trivia competitions. As in level of difficulty. Or lack thereof. Challenge me here Welsh boy... don't play me the Sesame Street theme or the M*A*S*H theme and expect me not to snort in disgust. Give me something that tests me. Make me write down the words to the Growing Pains theme*. Ask me who sang the theme tune for The Facts of Life**. That's the shit only I know. That's what's going to get my team the points. That's what's going to make the game interesting. You want proof? I can sing you the theme song from Joanie Loves Chachi. Charles in Charge - he's an old boy in my neighbourhood. Punky Brewster - maybe the world is blind. Even Benson. There's no lyrics for that one, but I bet I could still hum you a pretty recognisable version.

So sorry Welsh boy, but I don't think I'll bother going back to Trinity for trivia again. I'll be back at the Shakey on Monday for some "guess who sang that 80s song" challenges.

Music rules my world.



* Show me that smile again
Don't waste another minute on your crying
We're nowhere near the end
The best is ready to begin
As long as we got each other
We got the world spinning right in our hands
Baby you and me
We gotta be
The luckiest dreamers who never quit dreaming
As long as we keep on giving
We can take anything that comes our way
Baby rain or shine
All the time
We got each other
Sharing the laughter and love...



** Gloria Loring



Someone kill me now... please. This isn't normal. Normal people don't know this shit. I think I'm in serious trouble...