For the trivia contest I do on Thursday nights, he puts out some clues on the day of the event. Is anybody able to derive any meaning out of "And I wonder if you could get macadamia nuts at the Sugar Shack"?
And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness. - God
A_B wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:47 am
Maybe they aren't related as a red herring. So look up the highest-producing macadamia nut places on earth. Maybe Sugar, too. Also, I have no idea.
So I followed this advice and learned all about the noble macadamia nut and you were right about this. This clue had nothing to do with any relation. There was just a macadamia nut question and a sugar shack question separately. The question was where did they originate which I knew immediately from my research, but then the guy played "Down Under" by Men at Work which was an obvious dead giveaway even if you'd never heard the fucking song so that sucked.
Then THIS indeed was the sugar shack question - Who had a hit with Sugar Shack in 63 with his group, the Fireballs? Now, I listened to this terrible song twice yesterday morning trying to find something about macadamia nuts in the lyrics and then had it stuck in my head all day, but it never occurred to me to remember the guy, because fuck that guy.
I was able to come up with "James Gremelin."
And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness. - God
Well you're in luck because I'm pretty sure I adopted that from here. Not sure who but it sounds Rass-ey. Either that or maybe Drew Magary.
And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness. - God
In a game against the Braves on this date in 1922, the Giants hit four inside the park home runs. How could this happen? Well, before renovations in the 1940s, the original dimensions at (Boston) Braves Field were 402 ft. (left), 550 ft. (center), and 402 ft. (right) leading to many inside the park home runs.
BU sports are not at the level to have that kind of history. Do they even have a baseball team? I dont think ive ever seen a sporting event at now Nickerson Field.
HaulCitgo wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 10:56 am
BU sports are not at the level to have that kind of history. Do they even have a baseball team? I dont think ive ever seen a sporting event at now Nickerson Field.
Is that on BU grounds? As you probably know, that story refers to the old Boston Braves (who then became the Milwaukee Braves, and then the Atlanta Braves.)
Yes. Pretty sure they built a new (terrible) structure that you can see off the highway. Passed it a lot growing up. Just had that completely unused vibe.
And no, I don't think they have a baseball team anymore, but they used to and Agannis Arena is named for a famous baseball alum, who was a famous football alum but decided to play for the Braves. Then he got pneumonia and died. Which shows the risks of playing for Boston professional teams.
You know what you need? A lyrical sucker punch to the face.
A_B wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 11:25 am
I've used that field!
And no, I don't think they have a baseball team anymore, but they used to and Agannis Arena is named for a famous baseball alum, who was a famous football alum but decided to play for the Braves. Then he got pneumonia and died. Which shows the risks of playing for Boston professional teams.
I played in a flag football league on Nickerson Field. Worst turf ever (circa 1998), felt like running on a gymnastics springboard. Pretty sure the Boston team in the previous women’s league played on that field. My knees and hips were hurting within minutes every time.
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