Day 8 Stats: Make a Left Turn

Dacey's Pub by Mosso

For a second year in a row Dacey’s Pub is visited by the TDDoC crowd.  It is quickly become a favorite of the group and we had a huge turnout.  Sophia is anxious to get the night’s festivities started and is first to arrive.  Since this is her place she will have no problem screaming a loud WHYYYYYY??? into her phone, but the WHYYYYYYY? call she tries to place goes unanswered!  The WHYYYYYY??? call communication system has not been working well this year, but steps are being taken to improve its reliability.

At work I’m discussing the location with Milot, he knows exactly where it is and is able to recite point-by-point directions on how to get there, "Morrisville is my town!" he is heard to exclaim.  How is it that he knows where every bar in the tri-state region is?  Anyway, I enter the bar with Milot and it’s packed, at least half the crowd is TDDoCers.  Many locals are seen throughout the night entering the front door of Dacey’s with a shocked look wondering what has happened to their quiet little neighborhood bar.  The usual crowd is there (we know who they are), plus assorted Sophia sisters, sister-in-laws, and friends.  Felicia make a first appearance for the year, as well as UJI (we’re lucky to have him).  Cary Clark gets a first lifetime point  and amazingly is now the leading contender for ROY.  Niel and Pat Haneman and Michelle also make rare appearances, I’m sure the PA venue helped with that. 

We get three old time TDDoCers who now live in Pennsylvania to make appearances; Billy Bob, CPL and Bobo.  Tuesday night is half priced wings and Billy Bob is sitting at the bar with an order of 350 wings served in a large warming tray.  CPL does show up, every year when it comes my time to write the stats I would always note him as absent.  Since he did show up and actually helped close the bar there’s not much else to say.  However, it’s still a mystery how these gentlemen can make it all the way to Morrisville, which is as close to New Jersey as you can get, but can’t quite seem to make any of the NJ venues. You know there is an invention called a bridge, and on these bridges you can operate a motor vehicle that can cross the river, and several of them are free.  Try using one of them once in awhile.

My area of bar is having relatively intelligent conversations.  Typically talk about unions (apparently this is a hot topic because we’ve discussed this two nights in a row), Target Xmas shopping hours, book clubs, and choir.  Recruitment for male members of the Pennsbury Community Chorus goes on.  Believe me, nobody would ever want to hear me sing, perhaps Niel will give it a go.   However, the question does come up, why aren’t we going for Karaoke night at the Americana Diner this year?

Other areas of the bar seem to be much more lively.  The Sophia family and friends table has many people coming and going throughout the night and they were still going strong when the regular TDDoCers cleared out for the night.  Then there was the other table, for lack of a better title let’s call this the CPL table.  I don’t really know what was being discussed over there, but some of the details can be found in the stats adders.

One last comment before we get to the stats adders.  There is rumor afoot that Mike the Homicidal Maniac is planning to make a surprise visit to LEB tonight.  Eman you have been forewarned!!

Stats Adders from CPL (this author is not responsible for the content):
-- As advertised, Dacey's does appear to have the COLDEST DRAFT BEER IN TOWN!
-- Random Question in the middle of an unrelated conversation from an unnamed Altima driver "Were you in a sorority"?
        Response from someone whose name might rhyme with geese: "Why, because I have big b**bs?"
-- CPL: "I don't have an iPhone"
        BB:"how do you look at p0rn at work?"
-- Eman "What Kind of (different) shot do you recommend for our partygoers?"
              Bartendress: "Chocolate Pretzel"
              Eman:"we already had those on another nite of TDDoC"
              Anonymous: "What kind of shot were the girls in the Dacey's website photogallery doing"?
              Bartendress : "Oh, you guys don't want one of those...they were doing bl*wj*bs"
              All participate in a few minutes of sophomoric commentary and then drink something that tasted like jolly ranchers
-- All...."Why does this place smell like cheap cigars and Guinness vomit?
              UJI walks back into the bar after a smoke outside
-- Bobo arrival from the PA chapter event...hugs for all....consumes the obligatory 2 drink point minimum
-- Erin(?) pounding kamikazee shots with Uji
-- After completing all levels of Resident Evil on his iPad, Trent patiently waits for his Dad to exit...."he's been leaving for a 1/2 hour"
-- Day 8 taking its toll on Iron Joe
-- Be very, very, very, very careful if Schutzie starts to pull you aside and utters the phrase "I have to show you something". Consider yourselves warned.
-- The Men's Room is NOT located straight ahead near the Ladies room at Dacey's and the locals at the end of the bar will shout at you until you "MAKE A LEFT TURN" to get to said Men's Room          (Author’s note:  I did this too but was stopped by one of the servers.  How does she know I just didn’t want to peek into the ladies’ room?)
-- Rumored alternate location of Day 9 : The waiting room at Tamps' Dentist Office
-- UJI : "The TAP Room is the best place ever to watch sports because of the 4 TVs"
          Innocent bystander: "You may want to visit Buffalo Wild Wings ... or to any place other than the Tap Room"
          5 minute discussion about the all the merits of the TAP room and its ability to satisfy even the most discriminating sports' enthusiasts by UJI
          Innocent bystander rejects them all
-- Anonymous FB user admits that he uses the site to troll for other mixed-marriage couples so they can tag each other in photos, post to instagram and send private tweets to each other.

Stats adders from Bobo:
-- Bobo on a mission last night to garner a point in each chapter at separate locations (not a joint night)
-- Locations last night were only 5 minutes apart if that
-- Meet up with the PA crew who still had about 8 or so going strong at Great American Diner
-- Question on rule for Rookie of the Year came up as they have two drinkers in contention this year  > TDDoC rule is based on MLB rule:  "The current standard of 130 at bats, 50 innings pitched or 45 days on the active roster of a Major League club (excluding time in military service or on the disabled list) before September 1 was adopted in 1971."  So based on a typical full MLB season of say 500 at bats on average, this equates to about 30%.  Translating this to TDDoC attendance, 30% of12 is 3.6 - rounding up to 4.  So no more than 4 points in any previous year will maintain ones rookie status.  However, the Comite Secreto broke this rule in 2010 when Reese was awarded the award despite her having 5 points in 2009.  So be it.
-- Bobo still on a mission so hit and run for one beer with the PA crew and off to find Dacey's.
-- Driving by the Red Raven and Sugar & Sweet gentlemen's clubs on the way reminds Bobo that a TDDoC event has never been hosted at a Go-go bar - maybe someday...
-- Arrive at Dacey's to find Felicia, Hanemans, Sophia & friends, Reese, Sandor, CPL, Pods, Mosso and Uji still going.
-- Have a few and then successfully navigate back roads back to Buckingham by 10:30 or so...Mission accomplished! 


Totals through Day 8

		Day 1 Fri	Day 2 Mon	Day 3 Tue	Day 4 Wed	Day 5 Thu	Day 6 Fri	Day 7 Mon	Day 8 Tue
		Rho	Slocum's	Tiger's Tale	Big Fish	Mc Guinn's	Dublin Square	JoJo's	Dacey's
		Stats by Eman	Stats by Reese	Stats by Eman	Stats by Gman	Stats by Pods	Stats by Su	Stats by Sophia	Stats by Mosso	Total
1	Al Janeck						x			1
2	Alba	x			x					2
3	Andrew (Gman)	x	x		x	x		x	x	6
4	Andrew (Woo!-boy)	x								1
5	Arounkone	x								1
6	Art Neufeld	x					x			2
7	Benny				x	x				2
8	Billy Bob	x							x	2
9	Bobo	x							x	2
10	Brenda C								x	1
11	Carey								x	1
12	Carlos (Stu friend)						x			1
13	Celeste		x			x				2
14	Cheryl Cohen	x								1
15	Chris Straka (The Scarf)	x								1
16	Cole							x		1
17	Crack Pipe Larry				x				x	2
18	Dana (Lisa coworker)	x								1
19	Danielle (BF barkeep)				x					1
20	David (Celeste BF)		x			x				2
21	Dmile				x	x				2
22	Donna U				x		x			2
23	Donna (Julie N. friend)	x								1
24	Donny Walker	x								1
25	Dorian				x		x			2
26	Ed Rodgers				x		x		x	3
27	Ed/Erin Rodgers Chris						x			1
28	el Chorba				x				x	2
29	Eman	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	8
30	Erin Rodgers				x				x	2
31	Felicia (Fee)								x	1
32	Frank Kimchick	x								1
33	Gina (BF barkeep)				x					1
34	Gman	x	x		x	x	x	x	x	7
35	Goettle	x								1
36	Helen (Sophia/Fee friend)								x	1
37	Howard Jones							x		1
38	Janelle Young	x								1
39	Jay Wahl	x								1
40	Jenna Walker	x								1
41	Jim (Lynn BF)				x					1
42	Joan (Rebecca friend)	x			x					2
43	Joe (Ed R. ex coworker)								x	1
44	Julian	x	x		x	x		x	x	6
45	Julie Nuefeld	x					x			2
46	Kaden						x			1
47	Katherine	x					x			2
48	Laura (biker chick)	x								1
49	lil el Chorba				x				x	2
50	Lisa Eman	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	8
51	Lisa Gonzalez (Fee friend)								x	1
52	Lisa Walker	x								1
53	Lynn (Rebecca friend)	x			x	x		x		4
54	Mac (Sophia sister BF)								x	1
55	Mandala Brown	x								1
56	Maria (Sophia Sister)								x	1
57	Maria Scugi						x	x		2
58	Mertz	x					x			2
59	Michelle (Sophia friend)								x	1
60	Milot				x	x			x	3
61	Mindy (Dacey's barkeep)								x	1
62	Mindy Bond (Fee friend)								x	1
63	Mosso	x			x	x	x	x	x	6
64	Niel Haneman								x	1
65	Norine (Lisa coworker)	x								1
66	Pat Haneman								x	1
67	Pat Worth	x								1
68	Rebecca	x			x	x		x		4
69	Pete Squire (SV guy)				x					1
70	Pods	x	x		x	x	x	x	x	7
71	Reese	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	8
72	Rich (Laura BF)	x								1
73	Rita	x								1
74	Ronny (Alba coworker)				x					1
75	Rose	x	x	x	x	x	x	x		7
76	Sandor	x			x		x	x	x	5
77	Scugi	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	8
78	Sharon Ang (Crazian)	x								1
79	Shawn (Reese friend)	x		x						2
80	Ska	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	8
81	Sophia	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	8
82	Stewart (CSI Stu)						x			1
83	Su	x	x		x	x	x	x	x	7
84	Tammy (Erod coworker)				x					1
85	Tamp	x	x	x	x		x			5
86	Teresa K (Sophia sister)								x	1
87	Theresa (Fee Friend)								x	1
88	The Mechanic	x								1
89	TJ					x				1
90	Trent Eman	x	x	x	x	x		x	x	7
91	Uji								x	1
92	Val (Rebecca friend)	x								1
93	Will T	x								1
94	Xtine						x			1
95	Yo	x	x		x	x	x		x	6
	People Attended	51	17	10	37	23	28	20	39	225