During the above photo shoot, Sarah (or SeXyDee, as I like to call her) was celebrating her knowledge of Arrested Development - specifically Boyfight! Perhaps this was a portent of the David & Goliath story that was to follow . . . this Thursday, a scrappy little duo named Boyfight hurled a stone into Fear, Fear For Your Safety’s mighty noggin. They were especially thrilled to win at La Merde, where FF4YS helm a veritable dynasty, because they consider it “The Sunday New York Times of ShanRock’s Triviology!”

And now, it’s time for What I Did For My Thanksgiving Vacation: I finally updated the Hall of Fame! You can now count up all of your wins for the trivia season, which begins each year with the Clash Of The Trivia Titans (which is tentatively scheduled for 2/20/10 at The Spare Room)! And who amongst you wants to score the first win at the new place? ALL of you?!? Well there can only be one champion, so come down to The Beauty Bar this Tuesday (12/7) at 7:00 to make your mark at this new West Side venue! This man will be your host:

John G. is my freshest new trivia jockey, and you can unravel his mysteries right here.

If you are fan of one of the greatest dramedies in history, you don’t want to miss the Freaks & Geeks trivia night this Monday (12/6), 7:00 at Ella Street Social Club. We weren’t able to book the band Feedback, but I can guarantee that there will be alcoholic beer in the kegs. I will host the quizzery, and Margaret will be playing, just for fun (even if she kicks everybody’s butt, she won’t accept the trophy, the prize, or the winning title!). And since Margaret, just like Lindsay Weir, is a former Mathlete, we will be handing out these certificates to teams that score higher than her on each round:

Thank you so kindly to everyone who contributed to the Food Glorious Food Drive for Shaver Elementary School!

Here are the results of our friendly little competition to determine which teams and venues could collect the most donations:

I will now appeal to your competitive spirits to enlist your help collecting grub for the annual Shaver Elementary School food drive. Do it for the children! Or, do it for yourself . . . as we are going to make this food drive “interesting” by pitting team versus team, and venue versus venue. Bring any non-perishable food items next week (11/28 - 12/3) to any of these venues: East Burn, Ella St. Social Club, Sewickly’s, The Hutch, La Merde. We will award a trophy not only to the venue that has collected the most food at the end of the week, but also to each team that brings the most food items to each quiz. Help us punch hunger in the throat! And if you’re still feeling generous on into December, you can contribute to The Raphael House (women’s clothing), Adopt-A-Family (money or toys), Doernbecher Toy Drive, all at The Slammer (this hard-working generosity is just one reason that the proprietory, Lizzy, is Portland’s Best BadAss BarKeep).