Sweeney Todd
So, here's a trivia question for ya.
What was the name of the Barber of Seville that was also the name of the opera featuring him?
Picture this, you're at bar trivia night, you're in second place with 51 points. It's the last question where you can wager up to 25 points. Your team name is "America's Next Top Models," which you have cleverly shortened to AN-T-M. The last question has been asked, and although the obvious answer is Figaro, Mike insists that he knows this one, because the little girl in the movie "Jersey Girl" had done a play about a barber in the movie. There Mike sits, staring intently at the table, willing the name of the barber to configure in his mind. At long last, he screams, "I've got it!" He furiously scribbles "Sweeney Todd," and wagers 25 points and like lightning runs the piece of paper up to the announcer - so sure that he has won it for AN-T-M.
Although, you are distraught at all your hard trivia work being trashed in an instant, you decide it was all worth it, when Mike, with eyes ablaze, crumples with just one word from the announcer... Figaro. You watch as the horror of what he has just done consumes his face, and realize you can rag on Mike for the rest of your life, just by singing
Sweeeeeeeney Todd, Sweeney Todd, Sweeneey Todd, la la, la la, la la, laaaaaaaaaaa to the tune of Figaro.

3 Comments:
If the answer was soooo obvious, one might think there would have been some sort of discussion between team members. Not quite. This leads me to believe one of two things:
A) Naomi is simply embellishing in order to attract some needed humor to her story telling.
B) Naomi knows her place in the back of the line and would never question the authority of the alpha out of fear she might get a taste of the strongest pimp hand on record.
I'll allow the readers to decide....
My bet is on the thoughtful woman over an impetuous guy every time.
Slaaaaam!
Score one for my mom!
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