Happy Day After Election Day, my friends (to quote the Thank God He’s Gone John McCain), and indeed it is a happy one. Woke up hungover, and I gotta tell you, it’s about the sweetest hangover I’ve ever had. There was some tequila in there at some point last night, which is all good and fun, but left me a little sluggish on the rebound. So I wasn’t in top form tonight, but we had fun all the same.

Actually a pretty good turnout tonight at the Maiden, considering bars are pretty much DEAD everywhere else. But we managed to scrape together a nice lil’ group of 23 to scope out some nice lil’ Election Day questions. I thought the Round 2 By The Numbers was especially nice, as every question related to statistics culled from our nation’s great and not-so-great political history. I knew some teams would love it and nail it, while others would bomb it and hate it, with little in between– and I was right. The teams that nailed it and joined us for a strong final round question involving surgery on male breasts were Bye Bye Caribou Barbie, Cattle Prodigy, and I’m Just a Patsy, with Bye Bye Caribou taking the gold! I’m Just a Patsy took third place, and therefore no cash, but you gotta hand it to this guy… yes that’s right I said guy, singular. Patsy was a team of one, and had he not betted more than everyone else on the last question he would have been that rare shooting star: a winning team of one. Kudos to you sir, and kudos to everyone who voted. After way, way too many years, we finally got one right, and I really believe in my heart things are looking up. Today I am a little less bitter and misanthropic. And damn it, it feels good. Now I’m going to go vomit up the rest of my hangover. G’night!

Justin