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17:15 January 5th, 2007

Ignorance was no trivial matter…

Posted by: Robert Basler
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Quick quiz: When playing the popular game Trivial Pursuit, the most important bit of trivia to have at your command is:

a) The capital of South Dakota
b) John Wayne’s Oscar-winning role
c) The biggest lake in Hungary
d) Exactly how much E & J Brandy your body can handle

For one young woman, the answer should have been d).  According to a Chicago Sun-Times story, she was hospitalized for intoxication after playing a version of the game in which giving an incorrect answer meant you had to drink a shot of brandy and take a hit of marijuana. 

Well, the important thing is, they were exercising their minds. Here’s the story courtesy of the suntimes:

One comment so far

a) Pierre
b) Cogburn
c) Balaton
d) … I’m guessing the the secret of the holy grail is not embedded here?

pierrecogburnbalaton…

Bring Poor Untraceable?

- Posted by anonymous

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