Brief Hiatus

Washington Squares is on pause for a bit, while I work my crazy 18-hour-a-day summer job and Tracy works on moving to a different city. Your patience is greatly appreciated during this difficult time.

-Melissa

Game #12- additional information

1. When I said "Melissa was successful in finding the answer, so it's not too hard." I didn't mean that Melissa is dumb, making the game easy. I meant that since she got the answer, we felt it wasn't too hard to put up as a game. Sorry, Mel.

2. Allen Ginsberg's name is spelled 2 different ways. We realize this and felt the 2 spellings were necessary. That's all you're getting.




WS 4 eva!!

Game #12

Game #12

**The following game was submitted by Kristen Meiss. Melissa was successful in guessing the answer, which means it's not too hard. After figuring out how these 9 people are connected, it quickly became a WS staff favorite. Good luck to all of you!**

1. Arlo Guthrie

2. Joey Ramone

3. Allen (Alan) Ginsberg

4. Billy Crystal

5. Pete Seeger

6. Robert Duvall

7. Joan Baez

8. Joan Jett

9. Al Yankovic

Game #11 Results

Hey Jenn Pedde...you may not know anything about stamps, but apparently you don't know anything about quality television, either! The price is...well, you know how the quote goes.

Game #11 Answer: Price is Right Pricing Games

Game #11 Results:
Beth Quick - 3
Nate Gardner - 1
Kristen Meiss- 1
Todd Quick- 1
Merideth Maclain - 1
Courtney Chiavara - 1
Mark Agosta - 1

Funniest Answer: Jeff Helf
Victoria's Secret New Summer Lingerie Lineup!! (This works well with all items on this list...except Spelling Bee. Unless that's a pun on a group of a specifically sized bra.)

Valiant Effort: Everyone that guessed got it right...although Merideth's additional guess of "Words Associated With RA Training" was pretty decent.

Total Points:
Nate Gardner - 13
Mark Agosta - 13
Todd Quick - 11
Kristen Meiss - 10
Mike Chin- 6
Dan Press - 5
Rachel Taylor - 4
Nicole Sullivan - 4
Ryan Lilly - 4
Beth Quick - 3
Merideth Maclain - 3
Jake Taylor - 3
Beth Handy - 3
Dana Wise - 3
Sarah Cronin - 2
Leigh Gobrogge - 2
Larissa DeMarco - 2
Courtney Chiavara - 1
Emily Spring - 1
James Miller - 1
Kenny Chung - 1
Jeff Helf - 1
Sky Harris - 1
Melissa Long - 1
Jenn Pedde - 1
John Molesky - 1

Game #11

Game #11

1. Bonkers

2. Master Key

3. Switch

4. Flip Flop

5. Hole in One

6. Temptation

7. Spelling Bee

8. Cover Up

9. Pathfinder

Game #10 Results

The most interesting response to this game didn't even have to do with the game itself...but I'll let Tracy tell you more about that later.

Game #10 Answer: Commemorative Stamps Issued in 2006

Game #10 Results:
Kristen Meiss- 1
Mark Agosta- 1
Nate Gardner- 1
Todd Quick- 1

Where are our loyal fans? I think it's time to advertise the game on all of your facebook minifeeds.

Funniest Answer: Nate Gardner
Topics of conversation covered in 30 seconds or less by an individual suffering from attention deficit dis...Ooh, look, a bunny!

Valiant Effort: Dan Press
Things that carry a death sentence if spoken of in North Korea
(see the commentary for more of Dan's guesses)

Total Points:
Nate Gardner - 12
Mark Agosta - 12
Todd Quick - 10
Kristen Meiss - 9
Mike Chin- 6
Dan Press - 5
Rachel Taylor - 4
Nicole Sullivan - 4
Ryan Lilly - 4
Jake Taylor - 3
Beth Handy - 3
Dana Wise - 3
Merideth Maclain - 2
Sarah Cronin - 2
Leigh Gobrogge - 2
Larissa DeMarco - 2
Emily Spring - 1
James Miller - 1
Kenny Chung - 1
Jeff Helf - 1
Sky Harris - 1
Melissa Long - 1
Jenn Pedde - 1
John Molesky - 1

Game #10

Game #10

1. superheroes
2. Judy Garland
3. American diplomats
4. baseball sluggers
5. Southern Florida wetland
6. American motorcycles
7. children's book animals
8. Benjamin Franklin
9. hoilday snowflakes

Game #9 Results

Game #9 Answer: Websites that Tracy visits every day, The top 9 websites on Tracy's browser history, Tracy's most visited websites, etc...

Game #9 Results:

Mike Chin- 3
Mark Agosta- 1
Nate Gardner- 1
Kristen Meiss- 1
Todd Quick- 1


Funniest Answer:

Nate Gardner- The websites one or both of the proprietors of Washington Squares visit most often, or have bookmarked (my suspicion is that they're Tracy's, but I can't determine that for certain). And yes, I know this is much later than my usual response, but I was off not getting laid at a national professional conference. Which wouldn't be so bad, had the profession not been roughly 75% female.

and...

Mark Agosta- Even though I am officially under protest to this game because of its content, I must answer, because my desire to win largely outweighs my principles, just like with the Chipmunks. Anywho, these are the top nine websites on Miss Helf's internet browser history on her computer. That doesn't include the porn though. OH MAN the porn. Like dudesdoindudesdungeondingodixiestyle.gov. That's one of her favorites, I believe because of the pretty textured-looking backround. Or because of the hot guy-on-guy action. One of those. Now, while I did have direct access to the source of this answer, I didn't need it, or use it before I got the answer. However, I sympathize with those who don't know Tracy enough to get this. Again, though, sympathy not as important as points.

Valient Effort:

No one! Everyone who tried got it right. Those that didn't play this week suck.

Total Points:

Nate Gardner - 11
Mark Agosta - 11
Todd Quick - 9
Kristen Meiss - 8
Mike Chin- 6
Dan Press - 5
Rachel Taylor - 4
Nicole Sullivan - 4
Ryan Lilly - 4
Jake Taylor - 3
Beth Handy - 3
Dana Wise - 3
Merideth Maclain - 2
Sarah Cronin - 2
Leigh Gobrogge - 2
Larissa DeMarco - 2
Emily Spring - 1
James Miller - 1
Kenny Chung - 1
Jeff Helf - 1
Sky Harris - 1
Melissa Long - 1
Jenn Pedde - 1
John Molesky - 1