Sponsoring thirst in atomic tavernas, Bathroom Readers, orcs, bleach, and more! / Dow Jones

Bingo of the night:

SPONSORED (60 points) - against Bobbie P.


High-scoring words of the night:

LEZ (224 points) - against Esther C. [two 4W]
THIRST (165 points) - against Allison S. [5W used twice, hook off CISCO for a plural] {a good deficit-erasing word!}
TAVERNA (195 points) - against Geri S. [two 3W]
ATOMICS (612 points) - against Patrick M. [4W, two 3W, hook off OP for a plural]
ZEES (105 points) - against Chris W. [3W, 2W, hook off QUAI for a plural] {a good deficit-erasing word!}
BOLLIX (1000 points) - against James H. [two 5W]


Discussed gaming, characters, levels, RPG stuff, Kaili / microwaves / cooking, Jordan having a sister named Arwen, Scott, mages, orcs, enemies, bleach, cleaning, anime, debates between programming and video games, STARCRAFT campaigns, exercise gym videos, INVADER ZIM, organization, appointments, storage, clearing 107 Facebook notifications, jelly cups, and more. Teunis was trying to figure out the significance of DARKWING DUCK / Eric - your hypothesis is WRONG! Says he and Jordan used to take over the TV and watch the show, hahaha. Also talked about a samurai poem from the 14th century, Uncle John's Absolutely Absorbing Bathroom Reader #12 (Bathroom Reader's Institute) / Uncle John's Giant 10th Anniversary Bathroom Reader (Bathroom Reader's Institute) / Uncle John's Endlessly Engrossing Bathroom Reader #22 (Bathroom Reader's Institute) as his new presents, Uncle John's Gigantic Bathroom Reader (Bathroom Readers' Institute) from Deb and Dylan, instant ink, frying leftover noodles which look like rice with kimchi / falafel / chili oil, and more.


Trivia fact for Thursday, Aug. 5: Of the twelve stocks included in the original Dow Jones Industrial Average in 1896, which is the only one still listed today? General Electric.