Ok. This may be the stupidest question ever in the history of stupid questions, and I am well prepared to look stupid if it is. But I must know:
Are the 2006 Olympics in Turin, Italy, or Torino, Italy? And what is the difference?
I’ve read and heard both referred to as the location of the 2006 Olympics. Is it the same place with just two names? Why couldn’t they just settle on one name? A quick glance down the main page at www.olympics.com offers a link to buy tickets to “Torino 2006″ while at the bottom of the page, there is a link to view the “Turin 2006 Operations.” Great, no help there. So if you know, please enlighten this poor, unenlightened soul. Thanks.
My best guess: Turin is the city name, while they call the Olympic games held there Torino. Sort of like New York 2016 in New York City. But who the hell knows.
P.S. I have recently become addicted to Grey’s Anatomy. Sigh.
Edit: Thanks to both J and S for speedy replies in explaining this to me. :D
What the hell? I open up my fortune cookie… and it’s empty.
Great.
The Bet
Antonio v. Melissa: who can send the most drinks at a bar to complete strangers?
The Rules
The Bet will take place at Gaslight and G Lounge with an hour and half time limit at each location. Within that hour and a half, Melissa (at Gaslight) and Antonio (at G Lounge) will attempt to send as many drinks as possible to complete strangers. The complete strangers must be complete strangers and must be someone who they feel reasonably attracted to (as approved by the judges). Points will be distributed as indicated below. The person with the most points at the end of the night wins. If they go home with someone for the night, they automatically win (although we do not condone such behavior here). The winner will have all the night’s drinks paid for by the one who doesn’t win (we don’t have losers here, we’re all winners).
The Point Distribution
+2 for sending drink
- 2 for rejected drink
+10 for accepted drink
+3 for them coming over
+1 for every minute they talk to you
+5 for a reciprocated drink
+3 if information is asked for + your real info is given
The Bonuses
+20 points for Antonio to send and have drink acknowledged at the straight bar
+20 points for Melissa to bring a straight guy to the gay bar
The Obligatory Send-off
Good luck and Godspeed to both of them!
So this bet came up in conversation and my boss had me type up the official rules. I thought y’all might find it interesting. It will prove to be an interesting competition; I’ll keep you updated. PS - if it wasn’t clear, Melissa will be working a straight bar while Antonio will be working a gay one.
I glanced at the weather widget on my desktop and had to do a double take:
“…Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Moonday…. wait.”
Moonday? That’s not right. It’s supposed to be Monday. Oh, just kidding. Looks like the moon will be 36% full tonight.
Moonday: I thought it was mildly amusing–at least enough to warrant a xanga entry. Hope this makes you chuckle, or at least raise an eyebrow.
