Cambridge, MA 
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May 2
10 attending
13 maybe
SUN
14
Jul
Meetup: Boston (Cambridge MA) - MeFi 25 - Reunion (July 14)
New England mefites, past, present, and future: let's get together this summer to recognize MetaFilter's quarter-centennial on Sunday, July 14th.
June 17, 2019
15 attending
6 maybe
SAT
29
Jun
Meetup: Moon Over Metafilter
I'm giving a tour just for MeFites of my exhibition "Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Apollo 11 at Fifty", which combines landmarks from the history of science with artifacts used in the Apollo mission. Afterward, join me (optionally) for a $5 screening of Hidden Figures at the Harvard Film Archive.
February 2, 2019
6 attending
0 maybe
TUE
5
Feb
Meetup: Taters 4 Travis
Our trivia venue plans are a bit in flux at present, but we were happy to hear that Quizmaster Travis will be hosting a charity fundraising quiz Tuesday night at Phoenix Landing. [more inside]
January 13, 2019
6 attending
1 maybe
WED
16
Jan
Meetup: In the dark times, will there also be Taters?
Yes, there will also be Taters, answering trivia questions about the dark times. Come and lighten your spirits at Geeks Who Drink trivia, Wednesday at Phoenix Landing.
December 30, 2018
6 attending
0 maybe
WED
2
Jan
Meetup: Low effort Taters
It’s time for trivia and I’m on my phone and I’ve had a couple of beers, but you know the drill, right? Geeks Who Drink at Phoenix Landing.
December 16, 2018
7 attending
0 maybe
WED
19
Dec
Meetup: Trivia Night, Tatery Night
Join us for our last Geeks Who Drink meetup of 2018, Wednesday night at Phoenix Landing.
December 2, 2018
6 attending
0 maybe
WED
5
Dec
Meetup: Freezing our Taters off
With DiscourseMarker away conferencing in balmy Houston, I'm counting on the rest of you to step up and crush the quiz this Wednesday at Phoenix Landing.
November 17, 2018
7 attending
0 maybe
WED
21
Nov
Meetup: No Thanksgiving is complete without Taters
Celebrate the holiday the Geeks Who Drink way this Wednesday night at Phoenix Landing.
November 4, 2018
6 attending
0 maybe
WED
7
Nov
Meetup: Vote #1 Taters
Will we be drinking to celebrate or drinking to commiserate? Either way we'll be Geeks Who Drink Wednesday night at Phoenix Landing. (See more inside for a scheduling question.) [more inside]
October 14, 2018
5 attending
1 maybe
WED
17
Oct
Meetup: Pumpkin Spice Taters
Fall is in the air and the Taters are in the pub for Geeks Who Drink trivia at Phoenix Landing.
September 29, 2018
5 attending
1 maybe
WED
3
Oct
Meetup: Taters in the Night
... exchanging answers /
Wondering in the night /
What are the chances /
We'd be winning drinks /
Before the night was throoooouuuughh / [more inside]
September 16, 2018
6 attending
0 maybe
WED
19
Sep
Meetup: Taterical Difficulties
Hopefully they've tried turning it off and turning it on again, and everything will run smoothly at this week's installment of Geeks Who Drink trivia at Phoenix Landing.
September 2, 2018
7 attending
0 maybe
WED
5
Sep
Meetup: Labores et Trivia
The Taters are tanned, rested, and ready to take on Geeks Who Drink Trivia Wednesday night at Phoenix Landing.
August 19, 2018
6 attending
2 maybe
WED
22
Aug
Meetup: Back To School Taters
*doodles "Taters + Geeks Who Drink" all over my grocery bag textbook covers*
August 5, 2018
4 attending
0 maybe
WED
8
Aug
Meetup: August 8th Is A Beautiful Day
This is your regular biweekly trivia announcement, with the exception that it is clearly being posted by the wrong person. Come set things right in person on Wednesday night and also play some regular biweekly trivia. [more inside]
July 22, 2018
6 attending
1 maybe
WED
25
Jul
Meetup: Here, under protest, is "beef burgers."
We know a little bar in Central Square, where Geeks Who Drink lives; every July, Taters quiz there. [more inside]
July 7, 2018
9 attending
0 maybe
WED
11
Jul
Meetup: Taters Roasting Under a Summer Sun
If you survived last week's heat wave, then join us in the air conditioned Phoenix Landing on Wednesday at 7pm for Geeks Who Drink trivia. Will the taters rule again?
June 29, 2018
8 attending
12 maybe
SAT
21
Jul
Meetup: Cambridge Weekend Ice Cream Crawl
Apropos of the ice cream meetup suggestion, let's meet up for ice cream in July! This will be a weekend ice cream crawl in Cambridge on July 21, as a counterpart to the weekday ice cream gathering in Boston! [more inside]
June 24, 2018
14 attending
0 maybe
WED
27
Jun
Meetup: Post-Solstice Tater Explosion
[Insert clever potato/summer joke here.] Geeks Who Drink trivia arrives Wednesday at 7pm at Phoenix Landing. [Insert witty parting shot here.]
June 10, 2018
9 attending
0 maybe
WED
13
Jun
Meetup: Tatertastic Trivia
The entatering of Cambridge continues this Wednesday at 7pm with Geeks Who Drink trivia at Phoenix Landing. All potato variants are welcome!
May 26, 2018
7 attending
0 maybe
WED
30
May
Meetup: Tatering Around is filmed before a live studio audience
Back in 2018 I was on a very famous trivia team
They won every two weeks, it was just like a dream
They're called the Taters, and they are Geeks Who Drink
Come out to Phoenix Landing, if you like to think
And you're more Tater than a Mefite
Or you're more Mefite than a Tater
They won every two weeks, it was just like a dream
They're called the Taters, and they are Geeks Who Drink
Come out to Phoenix Landing, if you like to think
And you're more Tater than a Mefite
Or you're more Mefite than a Tater
May 13, 2018
6 attending
0 maybe
WED
16
May
Meetup: Experiencing Learned League withdrawal? Help is available.
DiscourseMarker is away, but the Taters will still play. Join me at Geeks Who Drink this Wednesday at Phoenix Landing.
May 11, 2018
2 attending
7 maybe
MON
11
Jun
Presentation: Saundra Mitchell (Mefi's own headspace) at Porter Square Books
Mefi's own headspace is going to be at Porter Square Books in Boston on June 11th at 7 PM [more inside]
April 30, 2018
2 attending
1 maybe
FRI
11
May
Meetup: [POSTPONED] Meet up and dance party: Goth Night Gojira Edition
Hello Mefites! Have you been itching to dance the night away? the Middle East downstairs hosts a goth dance night every first Friday and I would be happy to have lords/ladies/gender-nonspecific-royalty of darkness join me on May 11th. Meetup beforehand at the bar upstairs. Link here with complete details. [more inside]
April 29, 2018
7 attending
0 maybe
WED
2
May
Meetup: April Showers Bring May Taters
Spring may be a month and a half late, but trivia keeps going. Join us 7pm Wednesday at Phoenix Landing for Geeks Who Drink! [more inside]
April 15, 2018
5 attending
0 maybe
WED
18
Apr
Meetup: Boston Taterthon
DiscourseMarker will be away this week so I need your help now more than ever to defend the title we won two weeks ago. Join me at Geeks Who Drink this Wednesday at Phoenix Landing. [more inside]
April 1, 2018
6 attending
2 maybe
WED
4
Apr
March 18, 2018
8 attending
1 maybe
WED
21
Mar
Meetup: Spring Taters?
Well it's almost spring, as evidenced by all the snow on the ground.
Wait.
Oh well.
It may not feel like spring, but the Taters will surely bloom on Wednesday at 7pm at Geeks Who Drink trivia at Phoenix Landing.
Wait.
Oh well.
It may not feel like spring, but the Taters will surely bloom on Wednesday at 7pm at Geeks Who Drink trivia at Phoenix Landing.
February 25, 2018
9 attending
1 maybe
WED
28
Feb
Meetup: Revenge of the Taters
We may not have defeated the Geek Bowl, but to be fair, we couldn't really hear anything where we were sitting. This week we return to Phoenix Landing, where the sound system and the beer are better, for Geeks Who Drink trivia. The Taters land Wednesday at 7pm.
January 28, 2018
13 attending
1 maybe
WED
31
Jan
Meetup: Total Tater Takeover
Previously on Geeks Who Drink, two Tater teams topped all opposition. Can we do it again? Join us at Phoenix Landing to find out.
January 14, 2018
11 attending
1 maybe
WED
17
Jan
Meetup: We've come here to drink beer and answer trivia questions, and we're all out of beer
Can you send the waitress over please? We need more beer! Join us for Geeks Who Drink trivia at Phoenix Landing.
December 31, 2017
10 attending
2 maybe
WED
3
Jan
Meetup: New Taters
Happy New Year! If one of your resolutions is to answer more trivia questions, then we have got the event for you! Join us Wednesday at 7pm for Geeks Who Drink trivia at Phoenix Landing. [more inside]
December 17, 2017
9 attending
1 maybe
WED
20
Dec
Meetup: [Training Montage of Taters Drinking Beer, Memorizing Facts]
OK, Taters, we're officially in training for our forthcoming triumph at Geek Bowl 2018, and the good news is you don't have to abstain from anything, least of all, our regular trivia meetup at Phoenix Landing. (Please be sure to take a look at the Geek Bowl post as well.)
December 3, 2017
3 attending
8 maybe
SUN
17
Dec
Performance: Want to see It's a Wonderful Life at the Brattle?
Dec 15 - 17 It’s a Wonderful Life
SINGLE FEATURE • 35MM • [more inside]
November 26, 2017
7 attending
0 maybe
WED
29
Nov
Meetup: It's the Most Taterful Time of the Year
It's the triv, triviest season of all. With Geeks Who are Drinking we'll meet at Phoenix Landing and be of good cheer!
November 12, 2017
8 attending
2 maybe
WED
15
Nov
Meetup: Taters Reborn from the Ashes
It turns out the competition at Phoenix Landing is pretty tough--can we bring a stronger showing to this week's Geeks Who Drink trivia?
October 21, 2017
6 attending
2 maybe
WED
25
Oct
Meetup: Taters on the Road Again
Well our last adventure did not turn out so well, but the Taters are ready to brave a new venue. Let's try Phoenix Landing this week, on Wednesday. Geeks Who Drink Trivia starts at 7:30, so aim to arrive by 7.
September 25, 2017
8 attending
3 maybe
WED
27
Sep
Meetup: Taters: More Than Just Great Taste
Sorry for the late notice! It's Geeks Who Drink trivia time once again. We postponed last week bc of the possible (though it turns out not that bad) severe weather. So now that Jose has come and gone, join us at Joe Sent Me, Wednesday at 7:30pm.
September 3, 2017
9 attending
1 maybe
WED
6
Sep
Meetup: Taters on the Move
At our last meeting, they announced that trivia night at The Rising would be moving to Tuesdays starting this week. At least a few of our party had a conflict with Tuesdays, so in the true spirit of Allston Christmas, we are moving! [more inside]
August 22, 2017
8 attending
3 maybe
THU
24
Aug
Meetup: No Eclipsing Taters
The sun disappeared slightly and then came back, and we all seem to be here, so let's celebrate the non-apocalypse with Geeks Who Drink trivia, Thursday at 7:30pm, at The Rising in Inman Square. [more inside]
August 6, 2017
7 attending
2 maybe
THU
10
Aug
Meetup: Homecoming Taters
We're back from abroad, bearing snax and funny accents, just in time for Geeks Who Drink trivia, Thursday at 7:30pm, at The Rising. [more inside]
July 24, 2017
9 attending
3 maybe
THU
27
Jul
Meetup: Second String Taters
Horace Rumpole and Discourse Marker are flying off to foreign lands (and not taking us with them!), but we can console ourselves with Geeks Who Drink Trivia at The Rising, 7:30 pm Thursday. [more inside]
July 9, 2017
12 attending
1 maybe
THU
13
Jul
Meetup: Return of Taters Trivia!
After a short hiatus, Geeks Who Drink trivia is back this Thursday at 7:30pm at The Rising. Don't forget to put on your thinking caps! 🎩
June 11, 2017
9 attending
2 maybe
THU
15
Jun
Meetup: Brolied Taters
Summer is here with a vengeance, but the current forecast for Thursday is a pleasant 74 degrees, just in time for you to bring your intellectual firepower to Geeks Who Drink trivia at The Rising.
May 29, 2017
10 attending
0 maybe
THU
1
Jun
Meetup: New month, same Taters
It's Geeks Who Drink trivia time again! Thursday at 7:30 at The Rising in Inman Square. [more inside]
May 15, 2017
6 attending
2 maybe
THU
18
May
May 1, 2017
14 attending
0 maybe
THU
4
May
Meetup: I Heard You Like Trivia So I Got You This Pub Trivia
Yo dawg, it's time once again for Geeks Who Drink trivia, Thursday at 7:30pm at The Rising in Inman Square. Be there, or be a circle. [more inside]
April 17, 2017
9 attending
1 maybe
THU
20
Apr
Meetup: Get Your Fresh Hot Trivia
Nobody likes warmed-over questions, so sharpen those pencils and join us for a round of freshly baked Taters at Geeks Who Drink trivia, Thursday at 7:30pm at The Rising in Inman Square.
April 3, 2017
9 attending
0 maybe
THU
6
Apr
Meetup: Clever Trivia Title
No clever jokes this week, just your reminder that it's time again for Geeks Who Drink trivia, Thursday at 7:30pm, at The Rising in Inman Sq.
March 20, 2017
8 attending
0 maybe
THU
23
Mar
Meetup: Taters on the Rise
It's officially spring! Let's celebrate the coming of the pollen with Geeks Who Drink trivia, Thursday at 7:30pm at The Rising in Inman Square.