I've always been a believer in going out in the middle of the week. I know that having children will eventually change that but for now...why the hell not? I have no curfew. I know what the inside of my house looks like. I carry pepper spray. So what if I have no idea where to go on a Wednesday night in Atlanta! That's what the internet is for.
After receiving a call from a good friend, we decided we'd meet for drinks and laughs at Little Five Points. We'd just meet down there and walk into whatever venue tickled our fancy. We happened upon The Corner Tavern which was offering adult trivia. Not knowing what in the hell adult trivia was, we decided to go in and find out. We sat down and ordered drinks. Since I'm watching my calorie intake, I decided to go with a classic screwdriver. Did you know that vodka has 0 carbs and only 65 calories? My girl, Janiele, ordered this drink that tasted just like a pineapple upside down cake. Really, it was delicious. For appetizers, we ordered the hummus platter (which came with kalamata olives) and fried artichoke hearts. Who says bar food can't be somewhat healthy? It was all delicious and the drinks were moderately priced. On to the adult trivia.
Our server explained what the game was all about. Janiele and I would be on the same team. It was absolutely free to play and the prize was house cash. When the DJ called out a question, we would have three minutes to fill out the answer, select how many points we wanted to wager and then turn the answer slip into him. We would answer questions based on categories such as drugs, liquor, pornography, sexually transmitted diseases, celebrities, television and music. Fair enough. Additionally, each team or table had the opportunity to give themselves a colorful name. We chose "Mahogany" while others chose such classy monikers as "Twisted Fister" and "Call Me Alpharetta Because I'm Ten Minutes From Cumming."
The first question asked who the lead singer was for the group that sang the controversial song Closer. Easy. The name of the group is Nine Inch Nails and the lead singer is Trent Reznor! In addition to being a Nine Inch Nails fan I once had to listen to that song for eight straight hours, three days in a row. Why? Well that's a story involving The Playboy Channel and a live studio audience...which is best saved for my tell-all book.
Anyhow, I learned many things while playing trivia at The Corner Tavern. For instance, it is possible for a male baby to have an erection while in utero. Women talk dirty more often than men do during hanky panky. The movie Blow is loosely based on a book called How a Small-Town Boy Made $100 Million with the Medellin Cocaine Cartel and Lost it All. Finally, Sigmund Freud recommended cocaine for the treatment of "nasal reflex neurosis." What a world we live in.
We did not win. Sadly, we were beaten by Twisted Fister. If ever in Little Five Points, Atlanta, hit up this place. It's pretty cool.
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