Things I learned this weekend:
beer pong is a game consisting of 9 cups on each of the side table half-filled with beer where opposing players try to \”knock\” out a cup by throwing a ping pong ball into the cup; the opposing team must drink the cup of beer that is \”knocked out\”
stay away from the guy waving a permanent marker
if a police officer is called to a party where he sees two people swing dancing through the front window, it\’s no cause to cite a noise violation because that\’s truly young people having fun
I can still withstand any huge level of peer pressure to drink. woohoo!
Having someone sit across four people with me under the most weight…is actually quite suffocating
I am the only one I know who believed staying a little bit means about 1.5 hour
other people aren\’t as good at keeping track of time at a party
the pick-up line do you yahooo? does not work (on me)
GPS systems for cars are quite accurate
route 28 from Pittsburgh to North PA is actually quite a nice drive if you\’re with good company (and good music)
Ben actually played bass in a band and no the name of the band was not My Band
you can really finish a SAUI (programming) project on the way to Clearfield from Pittsburgh
there are still some gas stations out there that don\’t use a credit card machine at each pump
some burgers in real life are really larger than they look in pictures
sadly, I don\’t think I can ever finish a 2 lb burger
the pub challenge does not allow one to use silverware, anybody\’s help, but you can obviously use your drinks to help you
the bun and the patty are quite good
the 6 lb burger takes 1.5 hour to cook and the 15 lb burger takes 3 hours to cook. might be a good idea to call ahead of time to order.
the pub is generally full of large men who think they can finish large plates of food
only 2 (small) women have ever finished the 6 lb burger
a large family of 11 people cannot even finish the 15 lb burger. they had a quarter left when they were about done.
so what if you don\’t win, a t-shirt only costs $15. no clothing tax in PA!
people from over 9 countries have come to attempt the burger
the servers don\’t keep track of whether any of the contestants have gone to the bathroom to purge during the 3 hour time limit for the 6 lb burger
Punxsutawney, home of Groundhog Phil made famous in the movie Groundhog Day, is only two hours away from Pittsburgh
a medium size soft serve cone is actually quite large by my standards
Dave loves John Deere, especially its toys
Carol will always drive faster than Ben, by any means
attempting the 6 lb burger means that I won\’t feel hungry for at least 2 days
If you arrive at the theater 10 minutes pass the showing time, the movie will not have started yet
Cameron Crowe\’s new movie Elizabethtown was actually quite a disappointment
A movie full of sideways glances, one-liners, great music, great imagery does not equal a great movie
Trailers are deceiving
leftover burgers still make great meatballs in pasta
it takes at least two boxes of Jiffy cornbread to make a loaf and 6 muffins
there are some people who are naturally indecisive and deciding something for them is easier than persuading them to make a decision
the view of Pittsburgh is always beautiful from Mt. Washington at night
don\’t attempt to bring a \”picnic dinner\” to Mt. Washington and expect to eat it outside in mid-October. it\’s too windy and too cold.
the way I pronounce certain words will amuse people no matter what
even as much as I don\’t want to watch tv, I will always find myself downstairs with my roommate watching Desperate Housewives and Grey\’s Anatomy every Sunday night
Parker House and Theory will come to play at CMU!
That\’s a lot of things to learn in one week! How did you keep track?
one weekend! i have an incredible memory!
What difference between CMU and UCSB. I learned that first one probably in the first month. But congratulations on your attempt at the 6lb burger.
you can win in pong by either getting the ball into the opposing team\’s cups three times OR knocking over one of their cups — the latter was my specialty.
i used to play pong three-four times a week in college… though i never was a fan of milwaukee beast. i think we played a lot of rum coke pong.