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From the Stevens Point
Journal April 19, 2004:
It's not
a trivial pursuit
Day after Trivia, players rest, grill out, stay home
By KATE GARSOMBKE
Journal staff
If Herb Lessmiller had his way, the day after Trivia weekend would be a
local holiday.
There'd be no alarm clocks and no work--just lots of sleep, followed by
lots of grilling out.
Lessmiller learned the hard way about the day after Trivia last year, when
he decided to go into work on Monday following the little sleep he got
throughout the weekend. "I was fuzzy. I was really tired. I think I
drank six cups of coffee. I just made it through to 5 (p.m.). I went to bed
at 5:15," he said.
This year is different. He put in his vacation time at the beginning of the
year, along with several other co-workers at Associated Bank, where he
works. "I think Monday is going to be a scarce day" in his
department, he said.
Many teams, like Lessmiller's Team Diesel, have their own post-Trivia
traditions. For most, it includes taking the day off from work, getting lots
of rest and cleaning up the mess from the weekend. Team Diesel likes to cook
up brats, kielbasa and "any other type of tubular meat."
"Grilling out and hanging out. That's the main goal," Lessmiller
said.
Employers in the area notice a dent in the numbers of their staff on Monday
after the world's largest Trivia contest. At Noel Group, one of the area's
major employers, between 4 and 8 percent of workers take off the day after
Trivia weekend, said Dan McGinnity, vice president of communications.
"It's probably not quite as many as spring break, but definitely more
than your average Monday," he said.
| The Top 10 (these
are the corrections published April 20)
1. Knights of Neek
9,735
2. The Deadhead is All Wet - Network PSIS 8,795
3. Graduates of a Lesser God 8,280
4. Tin Man 8,220
5. Basementality: Return of the Kinks 7,630
6. Beer Eye for the Caker Guy 7,200
7. Norm's Stool: Feel it Ooze or is it Oz 6,925
8. WRTM: Thanks for the Memory 6,915
9. The League of Extraordinary Beerpigs 6,910
10. YAARGH! Curse of the Pearl Necklace! 6,845
Source: Jim Oliva
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U Bet Your Sweet Oz started its post-Trivia celebration at midnight Sunday.
"We bring beer out right after the last question is answered,"
said Debbie MacDonald, who hosts the team at her home.
But when Monday morning comes, it's tear-down day at MacDonald's house.
Team members sort out the books stuffed on bookshelves throughout the home
that they've checked out from libraries throughout Wisconsin and Minnesota,
said Jason MacDonald, Oshkosh.
Angel Heinemann, who plays Trivia out of her Wausau home, drives to Stevens
Point on Monday for an annual post-Trivia meal with teammates from the
Stevens Point-based team, Freshly Squeezed. "We're usually functional
by 10 or 11. We have a meal together and talk everything over and
unwind," she said.
Heinemann also learned firsthand about the pain of working the Monday after
Trivia. "The first year we played, we had to work the weekend and it
was hell on Earth, so now we schedule the day before and the day after as no
work," she said.
Garsombke can be reached at 715-344-6100, Ext. 2509, or at kate.garsombke@cwnews.net.
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