Comments on: Ignoring the Super Bowl Party - February 5th, 2012

Ignoring the Super Bowl Party - February 5th, 2012

nickthetourist — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:33:53 -0800

It's official. We will be ignoring the Super Bowl at Greg_Ace's house.

As usual, we'll do this potluck style, so please mention what you'd like to bring. Also, we should get an idea of what games we'd like to play.

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:43:42 -0800

1KBWC is cool. Or movie-watching, or any other indoor activity that can be enjoyed alongside beer.

By: mimo

mimo — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:43:00 -0800

I like the use of the 'ignoring' tag. We could serially ignore a whole bunch of things for future meetups.

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:58:16 -0800

Or, if we're really ambitious, we could attempt to ignore multiple things at once! Though that would probably work less (or more...??) well if sufficient beer was involved.

By: curious nu

curious nu — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:43:30 -0800

or any other indoor activity that can be enjoyed alongside beer. Isn't.. isn't that every indoor activity?

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:03:45 -0800

Depends on one's definition of "sufficient beer", really. Also: sobriety tests, building matchstick models, interventions, Christmas Eve toy assemblies, delicate and/or potentially fatal chemical experiments, use of firearms and explosives, intricate figurine painting, and most church services are right out. Not to mention certain other, shall we say, intimate and vigorous tasks I can think of.

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:29:52 -0800

And seeing as how I'm now sporting a (thankfully, small) bandage on one finger, covering an injury incurred whilst preparing a post-Happy Hour dinner, I'd like to add "sharp knives" to that list.

By: nickthetourist

nickthetourist — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:41:09 -0800

use of firearms and explosives From what I have observed, this is greatly dependent on geographic location and/or economic background.

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:22:37 -0800

Fair enough; attentive and responsible use of same, then.

By: mimo

mimo — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:33:40 -0800

I can't ignore more than one thing at a time. Perhaps we could each be assigned a different thing to ignore, thereby increasing our collective ignorance load.

By: Specklet

Specklet — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:00:49 -0800

I certainly could increase our ignorance load...

By: klausman

klausman — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:20:20 -0800

Sorry, but I'm betting my wife would think I was ignoring our anniversary. Go on and ignore something for me.

By: mimo

mimo — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:29:45 -0800

So, Caldera? Someplace on the west side? Where? When? Kickoff isn't until 6:30pm. Do we have to ignore the game while it's going on? We will ignore your anniversary for you, klausman.

By: nickthetourist

nickthetourist — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:57:21 -0800

mimo: Kickoff isn't until 6:30pm. Is that EST or PST? I suspect it's EST since it would be rather late otherwise. Also, we must consider that the pregame analysis show usually starts at least 3 hours prior to kickoff and the game is followed by an awards ceremony and post game analysis. I figure that's roughly 12 hours, maybe more, to ignore. klausman: Sorry, but I'm betting my wife would think I was ignoring our anniversary. Don't worry, there will be future meetups and game days, and I am waiting for a Power Grid rematch.

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:43:54 -0800

I figure that's roughly 12 hours, maybe more, to ignore. But if we were truly committed to pointedly ignoring the entire thing, it'd be hard to find a pub that would tolerate us for that long unless we continually spent a fair sum of money on beer and food. We might need to settle for a shorter gathering period...starting at 3-ish, maybe? And then assume as read a certain amount of Intentional Ignoring aforethought; or vow to ignore twice as hard once we get there, to make up the difference. Secondly: while I'm all for choosing pubs near me for the sake of my own personal convenience, it seems like we almost always end up at one in the SE area, which is a bit unfair to people who live in other parts of town - especially if they're traveling by public transit. I have no suggestions, just throwing the idea out there for discussion...

By: mimo

mimo — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:20:22 -0800

nick, you are correct. I was trying to determine the kickoff time while simultaneously ignoring it and was only partially successful in doing either.

By: klausman

klausman — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:48:38 -0800

I am waiting for a Power Grid rematch. Indeed. Have you played Kingsburg?

By: nickthetourist

nickthetourist — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:09:49 -0800

Have you played Kingsburg? No, but it does sound interesting. As for location, the east side has the best options, with Caldera probably being the most ideal since they lack a television. Most pubs with TVs will likely have those TVs tuned to game. And there is always a certain MeFite's house, if he's willing to host us once again.

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:44:00 -0800

I don't have problem with that, if we want to go that route. And since I don't own a television, we won't need to worry about inadvertently catching a glimpse of the game and ruining everything. That also means we need to plan to provide our own food and beverages, of course; but that hasn't historically been a problem for us.

By: nickthetourist

nickthetourist — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:06:04 -0800

Lets put this to a vote then: Greg's house or Caldera?

By: mimo

mimo — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:46:21 -0800

I'm fine with either. I just want to be sure that every knows they are welcome no matter where we meet. I am always happy to see the regular attendees, but it's great to see new faces too.

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:52:08 -0800

Same here. More than once I've wondered whether our frequent meetups might inadvertently end up looking like "oh, it's that particular clique getting together again, I'll wait and show up when a real Metafilter Meetup happens." But it's not like that at all; mimo speaks truly for all of us.

By: 0bs01337

0bs01337 — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:58:46 -0800

I figure that's roughly 12 hours, maybe more, to ignore. did someone say talisman?

By: curious nu

curious nu — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:48:35 -0800

did someone say talisman? NO

By: nickthetourist

nickthetourist — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:48:29 -0800

I'm think I'll make the executive decision to have this at Greg's house, unless he changes his mind. I figure this can potentially save us some $$$ while increasing the quantity of drink and eats.

By: spherical_perceptions

spherical_perceptions — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 11:36:11 -0800

It's kinda hard to not ignore the entire cruel world when sufficient beer is present in the immediate vicinity. So, yes.

By: cortex

cortex — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:52:33 -0800

WOO SUPERBOWL

By: Secretariat

Secretariat — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:30:54 -0800

Flagged as a derail.

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:39:39 -0800

Oh hi, someone flagged?

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:49:35 -0800

Surely, cortex, you meant this...

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:06:05 -0800

By the way, since this is the currently open games-related IRL post, I'll pitch an idea here for a future Game Day meetup: Inspired by hippybear's thread to watch the Quite Interesting show, which I didn't know about and is utterly brilliant, and pondering ways to justify my investment in multiple "genus edition" packs, I got the rather inventive (if I do say so myself) idea to re-purpose my Trivial Pursuit game cards to create something more along the lines of the QI show - where it's less essential to give the correct answer than to give a clever and entertaining one. We could devise our own scoring system and award points by group consensus for creative or funny responses. Or actually, as I think about it while composing this comment, maybe there's a way to incorporate the above idea into 1KBWC games. For instance, add a few "QI" cards to the deck that require the player who draws one to then draw a TP card and provide an artful reply to one of the questions on that card. Just a couple of thoughts....

By: mimo

mimo — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:48:36 -0800

Now that the Packers are out of the running, I will much more effectively be able to ignore the game.

By: nickthetourist

nickthetourist — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:12:01 -0800

Now that the Packers are out of the running You're just full of surprises, aren't you?

By: mimo

mimo — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:50:58 -0800

You're just full of surprises, aren't you? Oh hell, what have I done now?

By: nickthetourist

nickthetourist — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:10:15 -0800

I just never imagined you'd be a football fan, that's all.

By: mimo

mimo — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:58:48 -0800

I'm not a football fan, I'm a Packers fan. Totally different.

By: nickthetourist

nickthetourist — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:46:27 -0800

I'm not a football fan, I'm a Packers fan. Totally different. This requires explanation. Actually, no it doesn't. I completely understand. It's a sports thing.

By: mimo

mimo — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:36:34 -0800

There is absolutely no chance I will be bringing pie. No idea yet what I will be bringing.

By: Specklet

Specklet — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:14:10 -0800

We're, um, we're actually watching the Superbowl. (It's about the food and commercials and hanging out with friends if that makes it any more excusable.) Have fun!

By: 0bs01337

0bs01337 — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:44:14 -0800

Even without tim tebow the superbowl is more pure of heart than us... I don't whether to be proud or disheartened by that.

By: nickthetourist

nickthetourist — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:05:16 -0800

I'm bringing some beer.

By: mrzarquon

mrzarquon — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:46:42 -0800

I don't know if I will be making it, but I'm just going to leave this recipe for cream soda battered corn dogs in case some feels creative.

By: fiercekitten

fiercekitten — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:46:18 -0800

Cheese ball and crudites.

By: mimo

mimo — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:35:49 -0800

Every time I see the word 'crudites' I hear it in my head as crud-ites. What are crudites and why should they not scare me?

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:02:31 -0800

THE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS MENU, brought to you in French: Pain (bread) Poisson (fish) Crudites (vegetables)

By: mimo

mimo — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:11:31 -0800

OK, if my attempt to acquire hummus from a secretive and cagey coworker pans out, I will be bringing that.

By: curious nu

curious nu — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:58:32 -0800

Greg, are you going to smoke somethin'?

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:38:15 -0800

Oh, I dunno; maybe later on in the evening, when everyone's feelin' mellow... More seriously, I'm considering a smoked-chicken-salad-type spread to go with crackers or chips, as well as something else like maybe pico de gallo dip or bruschetta for any non-meat-eaters. I hadn't decided, really; just batting a few ideas around. I'm open to suggestions.

By: mimo

mimo — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:41:47 -0800

Someone could consider these: Cheesy Jalapeño Pull Bread or Cheddar Bacon Ranch Pulls

By: 0bs01337

0bs01337 — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:02:41 -0800

sausage and peppers.

By: nickthetourist

nickthetourist — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:38:59 -0800

sausage and peppers. I'm going to assume that you're bringing sausage and peppers and not that you accidentally copied and pasted someone's "free form, go nuts" gender status. Anyway....will anyone be bringing games? If so, what?

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:45:25 -0800

I gather Specklet isn't coming so 1KBWC is out. Of course I have Trivial Pursuit here, but even with the concept of the QI-flavored play version I mentioned earlier I don't know how popular that would be. I also have Pictionary, a deck of cards, Othello, Backgammon, and Dominos. After that I'm tapped out, so c'mon you guys, step up to the plate! if that's not the wrong metaphor for an ignore-football meetup

By: nickthetourist

nickthetourist — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:23:26 -0800

We could bring Star Fluxx, Uno, Milles Borne, Illuminati, Talisman, Munchkin, Monopoly, Fuck You (aka Sorry), Clue....

By: mimo

mimo — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:14:25 -0800

But not Futurama Monopoly, right? Because no one is interested in that.

By: Secretariat

Secretariat — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:45:51 -0800

I've got a few games I could bring! Carcassone, Settlers of Catan, Fluxx (what is star fluxx?!), Citadels (I don't think I've played that one yet? It might be only two players), and of course there's Arkham Horror... There's a lot more, but I'm kind of drawing a blank from here at work, I'll ask cortex to go look in the closet and report what he sees.

By: cortex

cortex — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:49:26 -0800

There's also Space Alert if we feel like shouting at each other a lot; Apples to Apples; Zombie Dice; Dominion; D&D Inn Fighting. Citadels is up to four players I think. Man, Arkham Horror. It'd eat up a couple hours at least but it's been a while.

By: Secretariat

Secretariat — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:52:58 -0800

How is that D&D Inn Fighting? Is it dumb? The name of the game sounds dumb.

By: cortex

cortex — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:20:08 -0800

It's probably dumb! I haven't played it yet, actually, but a few other folks did. mimo? I think maybe mimo played it.

By: mimo

mimo — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:28:36 -0800

I may have watched nick, nu, and dorey play it. It seemed no more dumb than any of the other games we play.

By: curious nu

curious nu — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:52:09 -0800

D&D Inn Fighting is fairly dumb. It's, uh, pretty D&D-y, which is amusing/interesting if you're a nerdy game nerd but not so fun if you just want to enjoy a game. I imagine AH would consume in its ravenous non-Euclidean maw at least 4 hours. And then we'd all lose at the end. It's one of those games. I'd say bring it!

By: mimo

mimo — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:56:53 -0800

I'm voting for Pictionary.

By: Secretariat

Secretariat — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:01:09 -0800

Yeah, at least I know the rules of the game now- I remember when we were trying to teach ourselves how to play, without a human guide, we'd spend an entire day trying to get through each of our first few practice games. For food- maybe I'll bring something bread-like? What's missing? More snackies? Maybe wine- I find that goes nicely with Arkham Horror.

By: Secretariat

Secretariat — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:01:39 -0800

Arkham Horror Pictionary?

By: mimo

mimo — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:09:42 -0800

All the drawings will induce gibbering madness. Oh, this sounds much, much better than watching the Super Bowl.

By: curious nu

curious nu — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:14:47 -0800

The current menu compiled from the comments above assuming I didn't miss any: beer (some) cheese ball + vegetables hummus (maybe) sausages + peppers Further thoughts: chips and/or crackers + dips fruits nuts smoked meats

By: curious nu

curious nu — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:17:35 -0800

Also: pizza?

By: mimo

mimo — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:19:42 -0800

I have acquired the hummus.

By: cortex

cortex — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:22:56 -0800

Now I want to see a short film that called Pictionary in Arkham that would seem for the first two thirds like the inexplicable documentation of a plain old game of Pictionary: shots of people drawing, people looking on, guessing, laughing, naming ordinary things ("dog!", "is it a bathtub? no, oh, sailboat!", "how did you get 'adversity' from three lines?", etc). Then the reveal would show the actual drawing were detailed sketches of Elder Gods and other sundry Lovecraftian horrors. Wide shot reveals players to be in a facility, under observation by dead-eyed psychiatrist types from behind mirrored glass.

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:11:09 -0800

Secretariat: How is that D&D Inn Fighting? If it's anything like MetaTalk In-fighting, I'll pass.

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:14:23 -0800

I have acquired the hummus. "The ship sails at midnight." (Passcodes sorted out, the contraband furtively changes hands; then the two figures part and melt silently into the clinging fog)

By: nickthetourist

nickthetourist — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:36:22 -0800

I just remembered that we could being Cranium.

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:23:23 -0800

Oh, and re: smoked meats...I'm going to smoke a chicken, but then mix all the meat in with a pico de gallo type salsa and make quesadillas with that and some cheese. I can also make a non-meat 'dilla or three if requested. That and beer will pretty much tap out my food budget this month. But if any of you want to contribute chunks o'meat for smoking, bring them by my house this evening or Saturday noon at the ABSOTIVELY POSILUTELY LATEST, and I'll pop'em in the smoker for all to enjoy on Sunday. 503-616-1859 if you have any questions.

By: nickthetourist

nickthetourist — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:37:28 -0800

I can also make a non-meat 'dilla or three if requested. How about a non-quesa-dilla (a dilla, if you will) for those of us who can no longer partake in the wonderfulness of cheese?

By: mimo

mimo — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:05:53 -0800

I'm doing a lo-carb thing, so I'll just take the smoked meat with salsa and just a little cheese and skip the tortilla.

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:52:15 -0800

Oh wow...so much for a "simple snack"! :-) Okay, how about this: I'll do all the pre-prep beforehand, but put off the final assembly and heating until people are here and I can do custom requests.

By: mimo

mimo — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:58:21 -0800

Sorry, Greg, I'm partially kidding. I was hoping we could come up with all the ways that any one of the possible combinations of your ingredients could be problematic for someone.

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:47:51 -0800

Ahhh, I see. Overthinking a plate of salsa, in other words.

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:48:56 -0800

And we haven't even touched on the cilantro debate. I shudder to even think....

By: curious nu

curious nu — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:35:36 -0800

Okay, I'll bring some meats by tomorrow.

By: Secretariat

Secretariat — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:06:48 -0800

I don't have a clue what meats would be good to smoke, but I'd be happy to contribute to the meat budget. Unfortunately, I second the cheeseless quesadilla idea... but I don't want to be a pain about it, sounds like there's plenty of other foods that I'll happily eat!

By: Secretariat

Secretariat — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:07:41 -0800

I also have some cilantro sitting around if you seriously want some! I'm a fan.

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:48:52 -0800

Oh, so am I! I already bought a fresh bunch, but I figure that can be one of the non-pre-mixed ingredients that people can choose to include or not. I know it can be sort of a "love it or hate it" thing. It's all good, everyone will be accommodated one way or another.

By: spherical_perceptions

spherical_perceptions — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:57:28 -0800

I have no idea what I'll bring, but I'll bring something. I know, totally helpful, right?

By: fiercekitten

fiercekitten — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:42:56 -0800

I'm going to add Vietnamese salad rolls to my list of things I'm bringing.

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:53:21 -0800

If all the "maybes" show up, we'll need a few more chairs.

By: spherical_perceptions

spherical_perceptions — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:55:26 -0800

Okay, I have some time today so I'm going to make my famous mousse au chocolat.

By: Sibrax

Sibrax — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:40:13 -0800

I had planned on watching the Super Bowl, but I don't think I can miss another game day. I'll be bringing cookies, because I have a very limited skill set.

By: Sibrax

Sibrax — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:40:58 -0800

Oh, I can bring some chairs.

By: curious nu

curious nu — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:43:06 -0800

There's some kind of construction road block-y signs on Greg's street, but no actual construction work being done, and if you go around Francis there's nothing blocking it back there, so.. just drive around it, I guess. ;P

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:00:49 -0800

Yeah, those showed up in the last couple weeks - and since I work from home I've gotten to experience the concomitant all-day-every-weekday noise to its fullest degree. Good Times. But you can drive past the partial obstruction on the weekends, or as curious nu says take a slight detour (from 42nd, turn left on Francis - the block before Center, turn right at the end of the first block, then left onto Center and my house is on the right).

By: Secretariat

Secretariat — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:10:16 -0800

I think I'm bringing quiche.

By: maqsarian

maqsarian — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:10:23 -0800

Holy crap, this sounds like a cool-ass party. I wish I could ignore the superbowl with you guys instead of ignoring it at work. And the thing is, I won't even have anything to do at work because the customers will not be ignoring the superbowl. laaaaaaaaaame

By: nickthetourist

nickthetourist — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:54:04 -0800

@maqsarian - sick day? I promise we won't tell.

By: mimo

mimo — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:41:39 -0800

Truly a superb owl. Thanks, Greg!

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:05:40 -0800

Thanks to all for contributing to the general ignorance!

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:23:52 -0800

Oh, and thanks for the "host gift" - that was totally unexpected and generous and appreciated.

By: nickthetourist

nickthetourist — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:27:35 -0800

Definitely a quality level of collective ignorance. I believe we have set the bar rather high. Which begs the question, what shall we ignore next?

By: spherical_perceptions

spherical_perceptions — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:51:53 -0800

Thank you Greg_Ace for hosting! The owl was indeed rather superb, as was the company.

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:04:40 -0800

what shall we ignore next? Well, Valentine's Day is coming up...

By: mimo

mimo — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:14:09 -0800

what shall we ignore next? Well, Valentine's Day is coming up... This is my intention whether the rest of you are board or not. I don't really have time to ignore anything else until March.

By: mimo

mimo — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:15:58 -0800

On board or not. You may be bored as well.