27 November 2006

judging england

I was invited to a Thanksgiving dinner in London, hosted by two of my favorite people in this country. As the sole representative for the USA, I was asked to say grace. I think it was the first time ever I've pre-written a prayer, but I've seen people do it before, so I decided it still counts and is actually a cool thing to do.

After the meal and pudding (read: dessert) were served, there was a quiz. I can't describe the amount of pressure I was feeling for our table to win, but imagined it would be a relatively easy road to victory, because honestly...how much does anyone in England know about Thanksgiving? Turns out, the quiz master Googled for days to find the most obscure and random facts about Thanksgiving he could.

After the 10 questions were given, we were told there was a BONUS round. Oh, GOODIE! I LOVE bonus round!! THEN, the quiz master pulled me out of my team's table because I was to be the JUDGE of the bonus round. EVEN BETTER!!

Each team had to send a representative to the front of the room to compete (somehow my team got overlooked...still a bit of a quandary there).

The bonus round consisted of a competition to mimic my accent - which quickly became rather deep east-Texan (because why not?). After 2 rounds and a "speak-off", I declared the winner: a scottish man. Before you roll your eyes, you should note that (a)he lived in Texas for 3 years and (b)he's married and retired. Just, you know, for the record.

Even without a rep in the bonus round, my team won by a land slide. No, it wasn't rigged...

3 comments:

Display Name said...

Nice...and since I think I know said Scottish man, and have heard his valiant attempts at Texas drawl, I can understand why you judged him the winner.

The Doctor said...

did it sound like your old accent or your new one?

palomita said...

Real funny, doctor.

It sounded like my "I've been spending a lot of time with my family in Tyler" accent. One that rarely sees the light of day.