The Lovelorn Painter Behind The Fridge?
That must be the most obscure News heading we’ve ever had, but stay with me.
On a cold mid-winter evening there were just five of us to enjoy the mayhem – Steve was stuck at work, Tara was away out of town, and Nicole was not well with a sore throat. We played Trivial Pursuit individually (no teams) and finished by the clock with a cheese count to determine the winner (Rob) and a quiz-off for the runners up with Ross beating Louise to 2nd place.
The image above is a very famous American painting by Grant Wood known as American Gothic. One of the trivia questions asked of Genelle by a squinting Ross was “Which lovelorn painter was the artist responsible for American Gothic?” In fact he wasn’t wearing his spectacles, and it should have been “Which Iowa born painter…” hilarity ensued. Then there was the question Louise asked Rob about the title of the classic 60’s comedy revue starring Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Alan Bennett and Jonathan Miller. The correct answer is “Beyond the Fringe”, but Rob’s answer was “Behind the Fridge”. More hilarity – however his answer wasn’t as silly as it sounded, Pete and Dud did in fact have a comedy TV series in the early 70’s called Behind the Fridge, a play on the title of the ground-breaking Fringe show which paved the way for acts like Monty Python and Not The 9 o’clock News.
We finished up with a quick 5 rounds of Uno – not the savage “flip” version, but the much gentler original. Wayne accused a couple of players of failing to say “Uno!” at the appropriate time despite everyone else having heard the call. He did mention that he’d resurrected his hearing aid, but still hadn’t got it working. The sooner the better I say.
Despite Tara being away, she retains a strong 85-point lead over Rob, then there is a 190 point gap to the middle runners Genelle and Ross tied in 3rd place closely followed by Nicole and Louise 10 and 15 points below. Wayne is 35 points below the middle runners with Steve flatlining since March on 50 points.
It was with great glee that Louise announced she has become a grandmother. Congrats from all of us Louise.
So sad to have missed the meeting! I love a good laugh at games 😂.
And I just realised I can’t make the Jul 11 date for the next one – as I am away 😭! This will be my longest absence from games since I had my last baby. If there is any chance to look at another date, I will be there with bells on, if not – not to worry 😆
And congratulations Lou! Very exciting for you and your family xx