And A Fool If He Doesn't Afterward

"A man is a fool if he drinks before he reaches the age of 50, and a fool if he doesn't afterward." -- Frank Lloyd Wright

I'd like to amend the above quote to say that The Ship is a fool if it drinks before Cricket, and a fool if it doesn't drink when it is down 11-1 afterward. To be fair, at the age of 50, Frank Lloyd Wright had a servant burn his house down and kill seven people with an axe, got divorced, re-married a morphine addict, got divorced again, got re-married, had his house burn down again, was charged with human trafficking under the Mann Act, and eventually died.  But in comparison, I'd say this week's match for The Ship was about equal.

Despite the cozy environs of the Crowe's Nest, things started off a little tenuous as Rich dropped the first game in an old-fashioned C-league double-one desperation match.  Rich came back with a win in game two, but pretty quickly The Ship  dug itself a hole deeper than the Second Avenue subway being built right outside.  Andrew threw a heap of AS points in his games, but dropped both.  John followed by getting swept, and Darian also dropped two in her inaugural game of the season.  The Ship was quickly down 7-1 and looking for a bracer.

When Cricket came around, we needed a whole bunch of Grasshoppers, and possibly a few tequila worms.  Rich / Darian were swept in the first round, and John / Andrew were swept in the second round.  Suddenly it was a dark and stormy night, and we were looking for a few Dark and Stormies.

Even having the entire Levin household on hand couldn't clear our heads, although it helped a little.  Rich / Dave managed a win in the first game of D501 before losing the second.  Andrew / John ended the night dropping the last two, and making the final score a 14-2 Ship loss.  Ugh.  I need a drink.

Props:
Andrew - For the last 340 AS points those darts will ever see.