Jack
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Post by Jack on May 28, 2009 8:38:12 GMT -5
As a good test for your class, how many members of class of '09 completed the 99 days? yup. definitely. a good test for how drunk/fun/anything the class of 09 is would be how many people decided to buy overpriced drinks or food for 99 straight days. sounds good. If you think the Tombs is overpriced, you have an extremely rude awakening coming your way. Also, if you were like my friends and I, you went there practically every night of the year, knew all the staff, and rarely got charged for more than a pitcher or two (of $6.00 beer) for a night of fun with all your friends that usually continued well past closing. I suppose those days are over. That said, 99 Days was probably a better thing before Tombs management got too heavily involved- it used to be something seniors organized on their own and the rule was that you actually had to have a drink- they inexplicably allowed food or a soft drink starting in 2000, which really cheapened the idea and made it far more commercial. It started as something like the 97 Days (for the class of 1997) and expanded from there, with the first "official" recognition coming in the form of a plaque for the Class of 1999.
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PhillyHoya
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Post by PhillyHoya on May 28, 2009 11:00:54 GMT -5
yup. definitely. a good test for how drunk/fun/anything the class of 09 is would be how many people decided to buy overpriced drinks or food for 99 straight days. sounds good. If you think the Tombs is overpriced, you have an extremely rude awakening coming your way. Also, if you were like my friends and I, you went there practically every night of the year, knew all the staff, and rarely got charged for more than a pitcher or two (of $6.00 beer) for a night of fun with all your friends that usually continued well past closing. I suppose those days are over. That said, 99 Days was probably a better thing before Tombs management got too heavily involved- it used to be something seniors organized on their own and the rule was that you actually had to have a drink- they inexplicably allowed food or a soft drink starting in 2000, which really cheapened the idea and made it far more commercial. It started as something like the 97 Days (for the class of 1997) and expanded from there, with the first "official" recognition coming in the form of a plaque for the Class of 1999. Why should seniors who may not drink or not be old enough to do so legally be punished for wanting to spend time with their friends in Tombs? I didn't do 99 Days but I'm glad they expanded it beyond alcohol and I know plenty of people who like spending time at Tombs without the accompaniment of a drink.
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tal1286
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Post by tal1286 on May 28, 2009 11:19:40 GMT -5
yup. definitely. a good test for how drunk/fun/anything the class of 09 is would be how many people decided to buy overpriced drinks or food for 99 straight days. sounds good. Allow me to retort: Bush Light is $1.95 for a mug (cheaper than a soda), and $7.95 for a pitcher. And if you go during study snacks, you have a decent assortment of food all available for $5.95 or less. Sometimes a line, but never a cover. There are a few things on the menu that I think are overpriced, but when you look at these deals and a few others, Tombs may be the best deal for a bar and restaurant in Georgetown. So in conclusion... 99 Days rules! It has become a great Georgetown tradition. And it wasn't even the Tombs that came up with the idea, it was the Class of '99 with the intent of senior class bonding. ok. fair enough. tombs is a good deal in some respects. All i'm really saying is that 30s are still like 50 cents a beer. though with the benefit of not being drunk anymore i think the OP may have been referring more to a test of how much the class used the tombs as opposed to just a test of the class of 09 in general.
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Jack
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Post by Jack on May 28, 2009 12:33:38 GMT -5
If you think the Tombs is overpriced, you have an extremely rude awakening coming your way. Also, if you were like my friends and I, you went there practically every night of the year, knew all the staff, and rarely got charged for more than a pitcher or two (of $6.00 beer) for a night of fun with all your friends that usually continued well past closing. I suppose those days are over. That said, 99 Days was probably a better thing before Tombs management got too heavily involved- it used to be something seniors organized on their own and the rule was that you actually had to have a drink- they inexplicably allowed food or a soft drink starting in 2000, which really cheapened the idea and made it far more commercial. It started as something like the 97 Days (for the class of 1997) and expanded from there, with the first "official" recognition coming in the form of a plaque for the Class of 1999. Why should seniors who may not drink or not be old enough to do so legally be punished for wanting to spend time with their friends in Tombs? I didn't do 99 Days but I'm glad they expanded it beyond alcohol and I know plenty of people who like spending time at Tombs without the accompaniment of a drink. I was not saying you can't come to the Tombs if you aren't drinking (though I do believe you can't be there is you are under 21 after certain hours), I was just saying you shouldn't be in 99 Days Club because that is not the original intention of the thing- it wasn't about getting on some silly plaque, it was about making a statement that you were going to party for the last 99 days until you graduate. If that is not what you want to do, it is no punishment to say you are not part of the club. Coming in every afternoon to have a coke is not in that spirit, and I know who the people who actually earned their spot in the club my senior year are. Call me an elitist, call me a small hall guy, call me a drunk, but it cheapened the "achievement" when they changed the rules. The original reasoning for changing the rules was somehow connected to the Schick accident, but it ended up being very savy from a business standpoint, too.
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Post by FormerHoya on Jun 4, 2009 2:33:04 GMT -5
If you think the Tombs is overpriced, you have an extremely rude awakening coming your way. Also, if you were like my friends and I, you went there practically every night of the year, knew all the staff, and rarely got charged for more than a pitcher or two (of $6.00 beer) for a night of fun with all your friends that usually continued well past closing. I suppose those days are over. Your friends sound like a loutish bunch of bums.
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