The Bombardment Society
posted August 23, 2010 1:01 PM RSS | iCal | +googleCal
Wed September 15 at 6:00 PM, Cole's Bar / Hass Playground Park
2338 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL, USA (Map & Directions)
Chicago's Metafilter community clearly has the mental maturity of a gaggle of wisecracking third graders who have unwisely been allowed to purchase and consume alcohol. Thusly, I propose we gather to partake in that gloried cynosure of the schoolyard: DODGEBALL.
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Wednesday September 15th
Please bring any balls you might own that are appropriate for hurling at others (whiffle/beach/volley/foursquare ball yes, baseball no) as well as every Nerf weapon at your disposal.
6:00pm: We meet at Cole's (2338 N. Milwaukee Ave.) for pregame pregaming
7:30pm: We start exiting Cole's and walk down Milwaukee to Foremost Liquor at California&Milwaukee to purchase, ah, non-Nerf fortifications for the game, if needed. Walk up California to Fullerton.
8:00pm: We all meet at the Hass Playground Park on Fullerton, between California and Talman for DODGEBALL MOTHERFUCKERS! Anyone who gets off work a bit later can skip Cole's and just meet us here.
~~~EDITED TO INCLUDE FINALIZED INFORMATION~~~
Seriously, kids, this is going to happen even if it's just me and bibliogrrl getting absolutely mauled by a raging runaway Eamon. I don't mind trying to herd the cats on this one but I would like some input on the best way to do it.
A) WHERE? The only time I've ever played dodgeball in Chicago was in the parking lot of a Fifth Third on the intersection of Division/Milwaukee/Ashland where I believe a grip of keeblers plays every Thursday.
The ideal location would be:
-low pro fo the po-pos: there would likely be a bit of open container/public intoxication happening
-easy to get to: we tend to be most densely populated on the North and West sides with some exceptions if I'm not mistaken, a nearby train stop would be a plus
-big open empty space, either paved or grass
-near a liquor store or perhaps a bar for pregaming/meeting up would be hella convenient
-possibly a school, park, or parking lot
B) WHO? Who's in? For the record, I have been smoking for a decade, I have no hand-eye coordination, and I'm terrified of being hit in the glasses. Do not let a lack of athletic prowess exclude you. DODGEBALL IS A SAFE PLACE. There will be no mockery or injuries or serious competition, merely 40oz-fueled overenthusiasm.
C) WHEN? The next meetup is the first, so sometime in the middle of September, perhaps?
D) WHERE CAN I BUY THOSE LITTLE SQUISHY BALLS? I'm a total pansy and I'm kind of scared of the idea of Eamon armed with a four-square or handball.
Wednesday September 15th
Please bring any balls you might own that are appropriate for hurling at others (whiffle/beach/volley/foursquare ball yes, baseball no) as well as every Nerf weapon at your disposal.
6:00pm: We meet at Cole's (2338 N. Milwaukee Ave.) for pregame pregaming
7:30pm: We start exiting Cole's and walk down Milwaukee to Foremost Liquor at California&Milwaukee to purchase, ah, non-Nerf fortifications for the game, if needed. Walk up California to Fullerton.
8:00pm: We all meet at the Hass Playground Park on Fullerton, between California and Talman for DODGEBALL MOTHERFUCKERS! Anyone who gets off work a bit later can skip Cole's and just meet us here.
~~~EDITED TO INCLUDE FINALIZED INFORMATION~~~
Seriously, kids, this is going to happen even if it's just me and bibliogrrl getting absolutely mauled by a raging runaway Eamon. I don't mind trying to herd the cats on this one but I would like some input on the best way to do it.
A) WHERE? The only time I've ever played dodgeball in Chicago was in the parking lot of a Fifth Third on the intersection of Division/Milwaukee/Ashland where I believe a grip of keeblers plays every Thursday.
The ideal location would be:
-low pro fo the po-pos: there would likely be a bit of open container/public intoxication happening
-easy to get to: we tend to be most densely populated on the North and West sides with some exceptions if I'm not mistaken, a nearby train stop would be a plus
-big open empty space, either paved or grass
-near a liquor store or perhaps a bar for pregaming/meeting up would be hella convenient
-possibly a school, park, or parking lot
B) WHO? Who's in? For the record, I have been smoking for a decade, I have no hand-eye coordination, and I'm terrified of being hit in the glasses. Do not let a lack of athletic prowess exclude you. DODGEBALL IS A SAFE PLACE. There will be no mockery or injuries or serious competition, merely 40oz-fueled overenthusiasm.
C) WHEN? The next meetup is the first, so sometime in the middle of September, perhaps?
D) WHERE CAN I BUY THOSE LITTLE SQUISHY BALLS? I'm a total pansy and I'm kind of scared of the idea of Eamon armed with a four-square or handball.
Dude, Adam, do you really think I'm the kind of girl who considers "slut" an insult?
posted by Juliet Banana at 1:22 PM on August 23, 2010
posted by Juliet Banana at 1:22 PM on August 23, 2010
I'm very good at overenthusiasm, but very bad at most things athletic (though it appears that my coordination, so long as I am not on a bike, improves with drink). I'm absolutely in.
posted by betty botter at 1:22 PM on August 23, 2010
posted by betty botter at 1:22 PM on August 23, 2010
Hey, you beat me at pool. That's got to count for something.
posted by Juliet Banana at 1:27 PM on August 23, 2010
posted by Juliet Banana at 1:27 PM on August 23, 2010
If, at some point, this meetup devolves into an all out Nerf War, that would be the greatest thing to happen in ever.
posted by shakespeherian at 1:28 PM on August 23, 2010
posted by shakespeherian at 1:28 PM on August 23, 2010
I don't think that the being the better of two people who can't even play pool by the rules really counts as that much of a success...
Now if I hadn't thrown that last game, perhaps I could have learned some madd skillz from that old dude.
posted by betty botter at 1:37 PM on August 23, 2010
Now if I hadn't thrown that last game, perhaps I could have learned some madd skillz from that old dude.
posted by betty botter at 1:37 PM on August 23, 2010
PS. Where is our September 1st Goat meetup thread?
You were the first to ask, so by the Rules you must post it.
posted by adamdschneider at 1:37 PM on August 23, 2010
You were the first to ask, so by the Rules you must post it.
posted by adamdschneider at 1:37 PM on August 23, 2010
Actually, I already did. What?!?! It was slow at work today.
posted by Juliet Banana at 1:38 PM on August 23, 2010
posted by Juliet Banana at 1:38 PM on August 23, 2010
Well, maybe I'll come.
posted by adamdschneider at 2:17 PM on August 23, 2010
posted by adamdschneider at 2:17 PM on August 23, 2010
In!
(It looks like Gator Skin dodgeballs - the squishy kind - will run you about $10 a piece.)
posted by Iridic at 3:02 PM on August 23, 2010
(It looks like Gator Skin dodgeballs - the squishy kind - will run you about $10 a piece.)
posted by Iridic at 3:02 PM on August 23, 2010
I have to think we know a teacher who would loan us dodge- or kickballs for a night. I'll ask my derby people, but y'all should ask around too.
posted by eamondaly at 3:12 PM on August 23, 2010
posted by eamondaly at 3:12 PM on August 23, 2010
It is a gigantic DUH, but I am in. The main problem being my completely STUPID work schedule, so week nights are FAR FAR better than weekends (for the time being. Until that magical day when my schedule FINALLY CHANGES.)
I will also be bringing baxter_ilion, if only to transport me to the ER (if he decides not to play)
posted by bibliogrrl at 6:16 PM on August 23, 2010
I will also be bringing baxter_ilion, if only to transport me to the ER (if he decides not to play)
posted by bibliogrrl at 6:16 PM on August 23, 2010
So, innies: who has input on the logistics? Obviously I am being too demanding here but I am weak and helpless and drunk and adorable HELP ME
posted by Juliet Banana at 9:25 PM on August 23, 2010
posted by Juliet Banana at 9:25 PM on August 23, 2010
I used to see people drinking and playing kickball in the park on Fullerton just west of the Fireside Bowl. Dunno if any of the grounds there would be dodgeball-appropriate. As for balls...
posted by jtron at 6:51 AM on August 24, 2010
posted by jtron at 6:51 AM on August 24, 2010
I support the nerf war concept. Also, I want to make sure we get video.
posted by verb at 8:14 AM on August 24, 2010
posted by verb at 8:14 AM on August 24, 2010
Oh man. If we do a Nerf war, can I bring guns? I have 4. And a sword.
(DON'T JUDGE ME)
posted by bibliogrrl at 8:20 AM on August 24, 2010
(DON'T JUDGE ME)
posted by bibliogrrl at 8:20 AM on August 24, 2010
We can do a separate Nerf War meetup. I would so go.
posted by adamdschneider at 8:45 AM on August 24, 2010
posted by adamdschneider at 8:45 AM on August 24, 2010
Ooooh, that park sounds great, jtron. We could do our pregame pregaming at Quencher's or Cole's which are way too high on my list of bars I love. Quenchers if we want quality and selection, Cole's if we want $2 PBRs and $3 whiskey sodas.
And also I could probably convince Briana to let me pass out on her couch afterward if I'm too battered/blasted to ride back to El North Side.
I kind of like the idea of integrating Nerf guns INTO the dodgeball game.
posted by Juliet Banana at 12:18 PM on August 24, 2010
And also I could probably convince Briana to let me pass out on her couch afterward if I'm too battered/blasted to ride back to El North Side.
I kind of like the idea of integrating Nerf guns INTO the dodgeball game.
posted by Juliet Banana at 12:18 PM on August 24, 2010
Heh, way to invite yourself over, JB. And if that park doesn't work, there's an elementary school on Talman that's way close to that, and they have a huge field. Sometimes with kittens!
posted by betty botter at 12:33 PM on August 24, 2010
posted by betty botter at 12:33 PM on August 24, 2010
It wasn't so much inviting myself over as fulfilling your deep unspoken desire to have me as close to you as possible at all times because I'm awesome.
(god, sometimes even I can't tell if I'm being funny or creepy sometimes)
I am going to do some playground ball comparison shopping when I get back from my lunchbreak (workplace productivity, woot). Likely we'll do a thing where I buy a bunch of balls, anyone who has balls can bring them, and anyone who wants to optionally-voluntarily donate to the Reimburse Lorena for Buying the Balls by Buying Her a Beer Fund can do so at their discretion.
posted by Juliet Banana at 12:51 PM on August 24, 2010
(god, sometimes even I can't tell if I'm being funny or creepy sometimes)
I am going to do some playground ball comparison shopping when I get back from my lunchbreak (workplace productivity, woot). Likely we'll do a thing where I buy a bunch of balls, anyone who has balls can bring them, and anyone who wants to optionally-voluntarily donate to the Reimburse Lorena for Buying the Balls by Buying Her a Beer Fund can do so at their discretion.
posted by Juliet Banana at 12:51 PM on August 24, 2010
I've been picking up the odd shift at Quenchers working the door; all Mefites are invited to say "hey!" if they see me there
no I can not get you cheap booze sorry
posted by jtron at 1:01 PM on August 24, 2010
no I can not get you cheap booze sorry
posted by jtron at 1:01 PM on August 24, 2010
I'm game and would totally bring a friend or two...and a NERF gun or two. I may also have extra ammo, and love the idea of integrating them into the game.
In my opinion, the best thing about being an adult is the ability to buy toys whenever you want.
posted by BevosAngryGhost at 3:01 PM on August 24, 2010
In my opinion, the best thing about being an adult is the ability to buy toys whenever you want.
posted by BevosAngryGhost at 3:01 PM on August 24, 2010
For the record (if it's being recorded):
I have: A nerf rifle, a nerf shotgun (with ACTUAL SHELLS), the nerf revolver and a sidearm. I also have one of the swords and have been deeply desiring the battle axe.
posted by bibliogrrl at 5:55 AM on August 25, 2010
I have: A nerf rifle, a nerf shotgun (with ACTUAL SHELLS), the nerf revolver and a sidearm. I also have one of the swords and have been deeply desiring the battle axe.
posted by bibliogrrl at 5:55 AM on August 25, 2010
A revolver is a sidearm.
posted by adamdschneider at 10:55 AM on August 25, 2010
posted by adamdschneider at 10:55 AM on August 25, 2010
No way, baby, I'm totally a long gun. </Juliet Banana>
posted by adamdschneider at 2:03 PM on August 25, 2010
posted by adamdschneider at 2:03 PM on August 25, 2010
I am irrationally proud of being the voice one adopts while making an immature joke about your penis.
Especially since I'm a girl.
posted by Juliet Banana at 9:57 PM on August 25, 2010
Especially since I'm a girl.
posted by Juliet Banana at 9:57 PM on August 25, 2010
Please raise your hand if Wednesday September 15th doesn't work for you. I am picking a random day here, so we'll move it if you can't come.
6pm: We meet at Cole's (2338 N. Milwaukee Ave.) for pregame
7:30pm: We start exiting Cole's and walk down Milwaukee to Foremost Liquor at California&Milwaukee to purchase, ah, non-Nerf fortifications for the game, if needed. Walk up California to Fullerton.
8:00pm: We all meet at the Hass Playground Park on Fullerton, between California and Talman for DODGEBALL MOTHERFUCKERS! Anyone who gets off work a bit later can skip Cole's and just meet us here.
This is all tentative since I am a pussy about being an organizer. Does anyone have any qualms, quibbles, or alternate suggestions?
posted by Juliet Banana at 3:52 PM on August 26, 2010
6pm: We meet at Cole's (2338 N. Milwaukee Ave.) for pregame
7:30pm: We start exiting Cole's and walk down Milwaukee to Foremost Liquor at California&Milwaukee to purchase, ah, non-Nerf fortifications for the game, if needed. Walk up California to Fullerton.
8:00pm: We all meet at the Hass Playground Park on Fullerton, between California and Talman for DODGEBALL MOTHERFUCKERS! Anyone who gets off work a bit later can skip Cole's and just meet us here.
This is all tentative since I am a pussy about being an organizer. Does anyone have any qualms, quibbles, or alternate suggestions?
posted by Juliet Banana at 3:52 PM on August 26, 2010
That sounds like a good plan.
posted by adamdschneider at 4:40 PM on August 26, 2010
posted by adamdschneider at 4:40 PM on August 26, 2010
I never go to meetups, but this one sounds so fun that I am inviting myself and my non-metafiltering other as backup.
posted by bleary at 10:16 AM on August 27, 2010
posted by bleary at 10:16 AM on August 27, 2010
Awesome!
posted by adamdschneider at 11:16 AM on August 27, 2010
posted by adamdschneider at 11:16 AM on August 27, 2010
How do we set this up as a real meetup now? With the "are you attending" bits and everything?
posted by Windigo at 12:36 PM on August 27, 2010
posted by Windigo at 12:36 PM on August 27, 2010
I am in the process of doing so RIGHT NOOOOOOWWWWW
posted by Juliet Banana at 12:41 PM on August 27, 2010
posted by Juliet Banana at 12:41 PM on August 27, 2010
Allright! Now you can mark yourselves as attending and all that. Confirmed, baby!
posted by Juliet Banana at 12:57 PM on August 27, 2010
posted by Juliet Banana at 12:57 PM on August 27, 2010
Oh, wait. Something's wrong here: it says the game is tonight, not September 15th.
posted by eamondaly at 1:00 PM on August 27, 2010
posted by eamondaly at 1:00 PM on August 27, 2010
Fixed.
posted by Juliet Banana at 1:52 PM on August 27, 2010
posted by Juliet Banana at 1:52 PM on August 27, 2010
I'm down for this. Can we play pin-dodge?
posted by theButterFly at 1:59 PM on August 27, 2010
posted by theButterFly at 1:59 PM on August 27, 2010
People should prolly check in with what balls they have, so that we don't all show up under-balled.
posted by Windigo at 2:04 PM on August 27, 2010
posted by Windigo at 2:04 PM on August 27, 2010
Well, pin dodge works like this. Each team has a pin that is placed towards the back of their playing zone. You can win the game by ether eliminating all of the players on the other team as in normal dodgeball, or by knocking over the opponent's pin.
posted by theButterFly at 2:41 PM on August 27, 2010
posted by theButterFly at 2:41 PM on August 27, 2010
Yes. You all couldn't have made this more convenient for me! I'm in, even with my fear of getting hit in the face with balls.
Yes, I know. Quiet, you.
posted by betty botter at 3:22 PM on August 27, 2010
Yes, I know. Quiet, you.
posted by betty botter at 3:22 PM on August 27, 2010
Yo, Betty B, can I ship the dodgeballs to your house? Some how I think it'll be easier for you to carry a garbage bag of balls a couple of blocks than for me to carry them all over town on my bike.
If you say no you're totally not allowed to be the Co-Captain of KARL anymore.
posted by Juliet Banana at 3:40 PM on August 27, 2010
If you say no you're totally not allowed to be the Co-Captain of KARL anymore.
posted by Juliet Banana at 3:40 PM on August 27, 2010
Garbage Bag of Balls, my new punk band.
Fronted by William Shatner.
posted by adamdschneider at 3:49 PM on August 27, 2010
Fronted by William Shatner.
posted by adamdschneider at 3:49 PM on August 27, 2010
Yeah, ship 'em over here. I love that I'm the repository for keebler sport equipment.
posted by betty botter at 4:58 PM on August 27, 2010
posted by betty botter at 4:58 PM on August 27, 2010
I have so many nerf guns. THIS IS GONNA BE SO HILARIOUS.
posted by bibliogrrl at 8:59 AM on August 28, 2010
posted by bibliogrrl at 8:59 AM on August 28, 2010
Adam - yes, a revolver IS a sidearm, but since my littlest (and first) nerf gun belies description, I just call it a sidearm. Because it's kind of lame (even if it has a fake, light up laser sight)
posted by bibliogrrl at 9:02 AM on August 28, 2010
posted by bibliogrrl at 9:02 AM on August 28, 2010
I wonder how we should work the Nerd guns into the melée? I was thinking if we did "jail" there could be a rule where if you hit one (or two or three if that's too easy) people with Nerf guns then you could get back in the game.
I barely know the rules to regular dodgeball so I need help coming up with new extra complicated Nerd rules.
posted by Juliet Banana at 9:18 AM on August 28, 2010
I barely know the rules to regular dodgeball so I need help coming up with new extra complicated Nerd rules.
posted by Juliet Banana at 9:18 AM on August 28, 2010
I meant to write Nerf but Nerd works even better.
posted by Juliet Banana at 10:39 AM on August 28, 2010
posted by Juliet Banana at 10:39 AM on August 28, 2010
Oh man - promise to hold one of these again in six months, and I'll make it my goal to lose enough weight by then to participate.
posted by tzikeh at 11:42 AM on August 28, 2010
posted by tzikeh at 11:42 AM on August 28, 2010
Well, yes, I am hoping to get enough use out of the12 dodgeballs I bought to make the purchase price (54 PBRs at Goldie's! I am measuring money in PBR now) worth it. The Keebler Active Recreation League (K.A.R.L.) will be playing hella dodgeball now and FOREVER.
But there is no reason why you can't participate in this one. Come on, lady. NERF SNIPER.
posted by Juliet Banana at 1:04 PM on August 28, 2010
But there is no reason why you can't participate in this one. Come on, lady. NERF SNIPER.
posted by Juliet Banana at 1:04 PM on August 28, 2010
There is nothing wrong with measuring purchases in opportunity cost. I used to think of things as representing so many hours of my labor, but PBRs forgone is more fun.
posted by adamdschneider at 1:27 PM on August 28, 2010
posted by adamdschneider at 1:27 PM on August 28, 2010
We can also play pick up kickball at some point. I would be totally down.
And we could use the nerf guns like it was a game of Thunder Ball!
posted by bibliogrrl at 1:33 PM on August 28, 2010
And we could use the nerf guns like it was a game of Thunder Ball!
posted by bibliogrrl at 1:33 PM on August 28, 2010
I'm sad now, because it looks like I'll be traveling for work when it all goes down. But if it's a regular event? Yeeeeaaaaaah.
posted by verb at 2:25 PM on August 28, 2010
posted by verb at 2:25 PM on August 28, 2010
Betty Botter and I are out drinking in Logan Square right now and I might be inviting all the cute bartenders I know to this. I let the Cole's kids I know we're meeting up here so if you're totally confused when you get there and you tell them you're meeting up with Lorena Cupcake they'll probably point you on the right direction.
Not because we all have huge crushes on each other or anything. No sireee.
posted by Juliet Banana at 8:51 PM on August 31, 2010
Not because we all have huge crushes on each other or anything. No sireee.
posted by Juliet Banana at 8:51 PM on August 31, 2010
I used to measure things in how many packs of cigarettes they'd cost me. Now I measure things in how many packs they'd cost my friends.
posted by Windigo at 7:27 AM on September 1, 2010
posted by Windigo at 7:27 AM on September 1, 2010
Balls have arrived, friends. 14 days until bombardment.
posted by betty botter at 8:24 AM on September 2, 2010
posted by betty botter at 8:24 AM on September 2, 2010
I would like to thank Eamon for donating to the Reimburse Lorena for Buying the Balls by Buying Her a Beer Fund! You, sir, are a gentleman and a philanthropist, and if/when we make team uniforms for the Keebler All-Recreation League you will totally get one.
If anyone else wants to donate to this meaningful cause I accept cash, Bell's Oberon, and PBR.
posted by Juliet Banana at 11:08 AM on September 2, 2010
If anyone else wants to donate to this meaningful cause I accept cash, Bell's Oberon, and PBR.
posted by Juliet Banana at 11:08 AM on September 2, 2010
the Reimburse Lorena for Buying the Balls by Buying Her a Beer Fund
I completely forgot about this worthy charity, and I apologize. You need to take a page from the book of those kids on the street and just hassle me for a minute of my time.
posted by adamdschneider at 11:36 AM on September 2, 2010
I completely forgot about this worthy charity, and I apologize. You need to take a page from the book of those kids on the street and just hassle me for a minute of my time.
posted by adamdschneider at 11:36 AM on September 2, 2010
Thi nis totally a tragedy because you're never going to have an opportunity to buy me a beer ever again. Because we never go out drinking together. Ever.
The nice thing about Cole's is that people can buy a drink for me and a drink for them and likely it'll be the same amount as one drink in any other bar in the world because Cole's is fucking cheap.*
*and a "dank hole in the wall," and "a hellhole," and "a dive bar one step above Two Way," and "for dickheads and hipsters," I know I know but I LOVE IT ANYWAY OK SHUT UP
posted by Juliet Banana at 12:06 PM on September 2, 2010
The nice thing about Cole's is that people can buy a drink for me and a drink for them and likely it'll be the same amount as one drink in any other bar in the world because Cole's is fucking cheap.*
*and a "dank hole in the wall," and "a hellhole," and "a dive bar one step above Two Way," and "for dickheads and hipsters," I know I know but I LOVE IT ANYWAY OK SHUT UP
posted by Juliet Banana at 12:06 PM on September 2, 2010
I like Cole's. I think I might prefer Two Way, though.
posted by adamdschneider at 12:30 PM on September 2, 2010
posted by adamdschneider at 12:30 PM on September 2, 2010
Man, the Two Way has it's place and all, but that place is "after midnight" and "at the bottom of anyone's list of favorite bars."
I have no room to talk, though, since I am the one who is constantly defending various other dive bars against slurs and defamation.
posted by Juliet Banana at 1:19 PM on September 2, 2010
I have no room to talk, though, since I am the one who is constantly defending various other dive bars against slurs and defamation.
posted by Juliet Banana at 1:19 PM on September 2, 2010
For the record, I usually don't even consider a place like Goldie's or Cole's or Simon's dive bars, they're just not very fancy or clean Down On Your Luck bars. But Helen's Two Way is a fuckin' dive.
posted by Juliet Banana at 1:26 PM on September 2, 2010
posted by Juliet Banana at 1:26 PM on September 2, 2010
Yeah, Cole's is not very divey.
posted by adamdschneider at 1:32 PM on September 2, 2010
posted by adamdschneider at 1:32 PM on September 2, 2010
Cole's is a class motherfucking establishment.
posted by Juliet Banana at 2:30 PM on September 2, 2010
posted by Juliet Banana at 2:30 PM on September 2, 2010
And if Cole's isn't divvy enough for someone they could always saunter down the street and try to take a piss at Ronny's. The bathroom at Ronny's makes the bathroom at Cafe Bong look like one of those fancy washrooms with individual sinks and vanities in the stalls and a couch for nursing mothers.
Even the Virgin Mary can't class the joint up.
posted by Juliet Banana at 2:43 PM on September 2, 2010
Even the Virgin Mary can't class the joint up.
posted by Juliet Banana at 2:43 PM on September 2, 2010
Oh god Ronny's is just.... yeah. I love that place, the bartender is hilariously grumpy, but those bathrooms are something else.
posted by bibliogrrl at 12:15 AM on September 3, 2010
posted by bibliogrrl at 12:15 AM on September 3, 2010
People think Cole's is a dive? Cole's is more like the tuck shop at a boarding school, but with a liquor license.
On the other hand, at least 80% of the fights I've seen since moving to the neighborhood in 2003 have been outside the Two Way. The other night, we were getting food at el Charro, and these dudes were beefing outside. Then three of 'em got in their car and drove into the fourth. THAT SHOWED HIM :\
posted by jtron at 7:23 AM on September 3, 2010
On the other hand, at least 80% of the fights I've seen since moving to the neighborhood in 2003 have been outside the Two Way. The other night, we were getting food at el Charro, and these dudes were beefing outside. Then three of 'em got in their car and drove into the fourth. THAT SHOWED HIM :\
posted by jtron at 7:23 AM on September 3, 2010
People cannot agree on what a dive bar is. I've been playing a lot of pool and checking out a lot of little modest neighborhood bars, and I'll usually check them out on Yelp to see how many tables there are and if they have darts and if it's cash-only and if I can bring my dog and all that good stuff.
But any modest neighborhood down-on-your-luck bar is going to have eight thousand reviews by Trixies screeching OH MY GOD WHAT A FUCKING DIVE THE FLOOR TILES ARE TOO DINGY FOR MY TORY BURCH FLATS and hipsters saying THIS PLACE USED TO BE COOL BUT NOW IT'S FULL OF HIPSTERS* and I'm always shocked when I show up to find a fairly clean bar with a perfectly respectable beer selection and a passable bathroom and no stabbings or date rapes currently in progress.
So yeah, no one really knows what a dive bar truly is, or can agree on the criteria. But we can all agree that Two Way is a fucking dive.
*No one complains as loudly about hipsters as hipsters. I was roundly mocked at a bar for like three hours last night for my PBR consumption by someone who then proceeded to ride to a Thursday Night Edward Fortyhands party on his fixed gear bike. I wish this was a joke.
posted by Juliet Banana at 10:18 AM on September 3, 2010 [2 favorites]
But any modest neighborhood down-on-your-luck bar is going to have eight thousand reviews by Trixies screeching OH MY GOD WHAT A FUCKING DIVE THE FLOOR TILES ARE TOO DINGY FOR MY TORY BURCH FLATS and hipsters saying THIS PLACE USED TO BE COOL BUT NOW IT'S FULL OF HIPSTERS* and I'm always shocked when I show up to find a fairly clean bar with a perfectly respectable beer selection and a passable bathroom and no stabbings or date rapes currently in progress.
So yeah, no one really knows what a dive bar truly is, or can agree on the criteria. But we can all agree that Two Way is a fucking dive.
*No one complains as loudly about hipsters as hipsters. I was roundly mocked at a bar for like three hours last night for my PBR consumption by someone who then proceeded to ride to a Thursday Night Edward Fortyhands party on his fixed gear bike. I wish this was a joke.
posted by Juliet Banana at 10:18 AM on September 3, 2010 [2 favorites]
And before I get asked why I said "hipster" instead of "keebler": keeblers are not self-loathing. Keeblers have a sense of humor about themselves and pride in their culture and heritage.
posted by Juliet Banana at 10:28 AM on September 3, 2010
posted by Juliet Banana at 10:28 AM on September 3, 2010
I was roundly mocked at a bar for like three hours last night for my PBR consumption
I don't think I could have endured even ten minutes without telling whoever to just seriously shut the fuck up already.
posted by adamdschneider at 10:36 AM on September 3, 2010
I don't think I could have endured even ten minutes without telling whoever to just seriously shut the fuck up already.
posted by adamdschneider at 10:36 AM on September 3, 2010
I am kind of curious what shared culture (and even more so heritage) you think it is that keeblers-nee-hipsters have.
posted by adamdschneider at 10:38 AM on September 3, 2010
posted by adamdschneider at 10:38 AM on September 3, 2010
Dude was seriously texting me talking shit until 4 in the morning. To be fair I am kind of fun to make fun of because I get all huffy and defensive.
posted by Juliet Banana at 10:50 AM on September 3, 2010
posted by Juliet Banana at 10:50 AM on September 3, 2010
I was roundly mocked at a bar for like three hours last night for my PBR consumption
I would have poured the PBR out on him.
And then ordered a Smirnoff Ice. Nom nom.
posted by Windigo at 2:26 PM on September 4, 2010
I would have poured the PBR out on him.
And then ordered a Smirnoff Ice. Nom nom.
posted by Windigo at 2:26 PM on September 4, 2010
ICE ICE BABY
posted by Juliet Banana at 3:21 PM on September 4, 2010
posted by Juliet Banana at 3:21 PM on September 4, 2010
I get all pissy when I'm called a hipster - but that is because I'm too old, too un-skinny (and far, far too much of a dork) to actually BE one.
posted by bibliogrrl at 7:06 AM on September 6, 2010
posted by bibliogrrl at 7:06 AM on September 6, 2010
Thankfully, there is no age, weight, or dork limits on keeblers.
posted by Juliet Banana at 10:18 AM on September 6, 2010
posted by Juliet Banana at 10:18 AM on September 6, 2010
I could be a hipster but I'm just too lazy. From what I've seen it is just too much work. I think I could be one if I thought it would help me meet women but that's a pretty shallow reason to become one. A friend really wanted me to try being emo but I couldn't pull that off either.
Dodgeball however is within my purview. I probably won't know if I can attend until Monday though. :(
posted by Green With You at 12:55 PM on September 7, 2010
Dodgeball however is within my purview. I probably won't know if I can attend until Monday though. :(
posted by Green With You at 12:55 PM on September 7, 2010
THIS WEDNESDAY, GUYS, OMG I AM SO EXCITED. In case anyone is wondering how to get here Cole's is easy walking distance from the California Blue Line stop. There's a Milwaukee Avenue bus. The Fullerton bus is not the best bus in the whole world, but it will also work.
I am riding my bike to gain full Keebler Cred for A) organizing a dodgeball meetup that B) meets up at Cole's in C) Logan Square which I rode to on my D) bicycle.
Now I just need a chest tattoo.
posted by Juliet Banana at 4:42 PM on September 11, 2010
I am riding my bike to gain full Keebler Cred for A) organizing a dodgeball meetup that B) meets up at Cole's in C) Logan Square which I rode to on my D) bicycle.
Now I just need a chest tattoo.
posted by Juliet Banana at 4:42 PM on September 11, 2010
Arghhhhhh. I was really looking forward to this, now that we live in Chicago. It looks like I'm never going to be able to make it to a Chicago meet-up, no matter how much planning I do. I've got to make a last-minute trip back to San Diego for my grandmother's funeral on Thursday, so I'll be en route and not playing dodgeball on Wednesday. Have fun!
posted by booknerd at 9:44 PM on September 11, 2010
posted by booknerd at 9:44 PM on September 11, 2010
OK, I'm coming! I'm very wimpy and fragile, so I can't play with the rest of you kids, but I'll show my support for nerf and the injuries of others from the sidelines.
On a related note, anyone have a vuvuzela I can borrow?
posted by phunniemee at 3:52 PM on September 13, 2010
On a related note, anyone have a vuvuzela I can borrow?
posted by phunniemee at 3:52 PM on September 13, 2010
Might be out. Something's come up. I'll have to see if I'm feeling up to it.
posted by eamondaly at 12:23 AM on September 15, 2010
posted by eamondaly at 12:23 AM on September 15, 2010
You will have to enjoy dodgeball without me. Some may say you'll be more likely to enjoy dodgeball without me. Those people are jerks and they've made me sad.
posted by Green With You at 10:43 AM on September 15, 2010
posted by Green With You at 10:43 AM on September 15, 2010
We're at Cole's! Wheee! It's empty in here, so you will not have trouble finding us.
Everyone who is not coming: booooooooooooo.
posted by Juliet Banana at 3:57 PM on September 15, 2010
Everyone who is not coming: booooooooooooo.
posted by Juliet Banana at 3:57 PM on September 15, 2010
eamondaly: "Something's come up."
Your dinner?
posted by IndigoRain at 7:44 PM on September 15, 2010
Your dinner?
posted by IndigoRain at 7:44 PM on September 15, 2010
Dodgeball was pretty awesome.
But. Alas.
Juliet Banana made VERY STRICT RULES about no hitting in the face.
Only one person got hit in the face.
Twice.
And that was Lorena.
Luckily, she shall live to see another dirty joke.
posted by Windigo at 8:47 PM on September 15, 2010
But. Alas.
Juliet Banana made VERY STRICT RULES about no hitting in the face.
Only one person got hit in the face.
Twice.
And that was Lorena.
Luckily, she shall live to see another dirty joke.
posted by Windigo at 8:47 PM on September 15, 2010
My class was responsible for having dodgeball permanently banned at my school because we sent one kid to the hospital. Twice. The kid was a douchebag, so some other douchebags in the class decided to play target practice with his face. This seems perfectly reasonable in hindsight, but at the time it was pretty scary.
I totally crapped out tonight. Hope everyone had a great time and that all faces heal quickly!
posted by phunniemee at 9:04 PM on September 15, 2010
I totally crapped out tonight. Hope everyone had a great time and that all faces heal quickly!
posted by phunniemee at 9:04 PM on September 15, 2010
No, no, she only got hit in the head once, not the face! The second time was a false alarm: I hit her shoulder.
Yes, it was me both times. She's short, ok?!
posted by adamdschneider at 10:20 PM on September 15, 2010
Yes, it was me both times. She's short, ok?!
posted by adamdschneider at 10:20 PM on September 15, 2010
I thought the first time was Baniak?!? I have been blaming the wrong person in my head! Why did he apologize so much while I sunk to the ground, eyes leaking tears, then?
The bridge of my nose where my glasses rest is super tender and sore from my glasses getting smashed into my face but I will live. If I do not survive anything it's working this day THE UNDERSTAFFED BANK BRANCH FROM HELL with this fucking hangover. Oh my god. My night after dodgeball may have involved free shots of Jay-Jay and a drink from The Whistler. I might die, y'all.
posted by Juliet Banana at 6:24 AM on September 16, 2010
The bridge of my nose where my glasses rest is super tender and sore from my glasses getting smashed into my face but I will live. If I do not survive anything it's working this day THE UNDERSTAFFED BANK BRANCH FROM HELL with this fucking hangover. Oh my god. My night after dodgeball may have involved free shots of Jay-Jay and a drink from The Whistler. I might die, y'all.
posted by Juliet Banana at 6:24 AM on September 16, 2010
oh, you're right, I forgot about that time. There was definitely no sinking to the ground when I hit you.
posted by adamdschneider at 6:52 AM on September 16, 2010
posted by adamdschneider at 6:52 AM on September 16, 2010
Ha ha, I didn't realize I was still drunk this morning until I started sobering up two hours into my shift. I was pretty sober when y'all left but holy fuck my night took a turn for the drunkening after that.
Are anyone else's legs crazy sore? I didn't have rough sex later that night (that I can remember....) so it must have been the running around. I am hella out of shape.
posted by Juliet Banana at 12:04 PM on September 16, 2010
Are anyone else's legs crazy sore? I didn't have rough sex later that night (that I can remember....) so it must have been the running around. I am hella out of shape.
posted by Juliet Banana at 12:04 PM on September 16, 2010
My throwing shoulder is a little sore, but that's it.
posted by adamdschneider at 12:41 PM on September 16, 2010
posted by adamdschneider at 12:41 PM on September 16, 2010
Feeling a bit rough in the hip, but I'll put that down to lack of a proper warmup.
posted by Iridic at 1:35 PM on September 16, 2010
posted by Iridic at 1:35 PM on September 16, 2010
We;ll have to make baniak (also known as baxter-ilion) feel bad and buy you drinks He owes you a beer for the headshot anyway.
I woke at 3am thinking someone was beating my knees with a rubber hose they ached so badly.
posted by bibliogrrl at 7:14 PM on September 16, 2010
I woke at 3am thinking someone was beating my knees with a rubber hose they ached so badly.
posted by bibliogrrl at 7:14 PM on September 16, 2010
Usually I'd be all YES, FEEL TERRIBLE AND BUY ME LOTS OF DRINKS, but man that was some soul-changing drunkenness after dodgeball. I actually went to The Chainlink meet last night and didn't drink, which
A) is a first
B) probably means I'm an alcoholic since my boyfriend totally patted me on the back for being able to withstand the temptation to drink for one night even though I was still shaky and ill from the drinking I had done less than 24 hours before
C) totally less fun than getting hammered
posted by Juliet Banana at 4:09 AM on September 17, 2010
A) is a first
B) probably means I'm an alcoholic since my boyfriend totally patted me on the back for being able to withstand the temptation to drink for one night even though I was still shaky and ill from the drinking I had done less than 24 hours before
C) totally less fun than getting hammered
posted by Juliet Banana at 4:09 AM on September 17, 2010
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posted by adamdschneider at 1:13 PM on August 23, 2010