We heckled, laughed, screamed, chanted, begged for water, frightened Samantha Bee, annoyed Wendy Mesley and, most importantly, dominated. I speak of last night's performance by the blogger team on Test the Nation. It was a blast.
Over 30 Wordpress monkeys were flown to Toronto to square off against cab drivers, celebrity look-alikes, chefs, backpackers and flight crews. We talked a big game before the show and delivered on every front. The bloggers had the highest team score, the highest individual score, and the highest celebrity score. Samantha Bee wiped the floor with her competition. Then she stayed around afterwards to take photos and generally be nice to everybody. This was especially appreciated after we had relentlessly chanted "Bee, Bee, Bee" at every opportunity. Seriously, we were fucking loud. Even during the test. Wendy Mesley would read out a question and inevitably someone in our section would have a smartass comment to make. We were cracking up the entire time. And getting the answers correct to boot.
On a personal note, it was great to meet some of the folks from Torontoist and Photojunkie in person. I also got to hang with the lovely and talented Lainey, who very nicely took a copy of my book. And I slipped a copy into the hands of Samantha Bee. All in all, a good time. Some pics are below. Oh, and I think I got about 54 or 55 out of 60 correct. Holla!
UPDATE Jan 23: I just received my final score -- 54/60. Not too shabby. Also, this is the best round-up I've read so far. Check it out.
Me and Kiss!
Kiss, Pamela Anderson, Shakira, Paris Hilton. No idea who the woman in between Pam and Shakira is supposed to be.
They gave each team props. Backpackers got flags, cab drivers got steering wheels, chefs got kitchen stuff...we got keyboards and the occasional computer mouse. I often brandished mine like a weapon and screamed "I've got a mouse!" It was funny at the time. Okay, maybe not. But this was my mouse.
A look at the set.
This was the controller used to input answers. Very complicated piece of technology.
Another shot of the studio. The air was very dry and featured a light dusting of fake smoke. We soon became extremely thirsty and begged for water.
Taken shortly after our victory.This is the awesome Andy Nulman holding the trophy.
The woman between Pamela and Shakira was supposed to be a Shania Twain look-alike.
Was great meeting you. I had a great time.
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