The Official Weekly Magazine of NAKID … Captains in the Hot Seat A few quick questions and answers to scope out the competition. 3 NAKID Calendar Find out what we have planned for

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April 28, 2009 • Issue 2

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The Weekly Brew April 28 2009

NAKID - School Night 2

Departments Events Features

7 Captains in the Hot Seat A few quick questions and

answers to scope out the

competition.

3 NAKID Calendar Find out

what we have planned for you

in the next 3 weeks.

4 Ask NAKID Every week we

answer your questions about

all things NAKID. And some

things not. This week: The

truth about pigs.

5 Kickball Ramblings

10 Scores from Last Week

11 The Magic Eight Ball See how your team ranks

when it comes to Flip Cup &

Drunkball.

6 Lush of the Week

9 Bar Food Review A run

down of what good eats are

offered at MBP & Hamiltons.

Hey School Nighters! It was great to see all of you at the bar this week, despite thunder and lightning ruining the kickball games. Personally, the Brew feels that the danger of being electrocuted adds a certain spice to games, but free beer at the bar isn’t a bad replacement! Just as a reminder, if the weather looks bad, you can call the NAKID hotline at 571-482-7743 to see if games are still on. And if games

are canceled, the action at the bar never stops, so come out anyway for beer, flipcup, and fun.

Hopefully you didn’t miss the Brew too much during its Easter hiatus… let’s just say the Easter bunny brought cherry vodka instead of crème eggs this year. So to make up for it, we hope you enjoy this super-sized Brew covering the past couple weeks!

Blame it on the rain!



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May 2 May 6 May 16Cinco de Mayo midseason party! FREE BEER AND JELLO SHOTS at Hamilton’s and MBP.

NAKID goes where no man has gone before [to the Star Trek preview]

Don’t forget to put your team together for the World Seriesof Pop Culture.

May 2

Flower Mart at the National Cathe-dral, not unless you want your al-lergies to act up.

May 2Flip Cup Guys tournament atMcFadden’s. Chance to win spot in the World Series ofFlip Cup Tour-na-ment.

May 8Love N’ Dancing comes on the big screen. I don’t know what it’s about, but the name alone scare me. Stay away.

May 9That Sh*t Talking Class youtook should come in handy for the Midseason party: Beer games edition. Talk a little smack as you play some flipcup and drunk ball.

May 15Leave your car at homeand celebrate bike to work day.

May 15Tom Hanks joins up forces with Ewan McGregor in the highly anticipated movie,“Angels & Demons.”



So, what happened when we had a SARS outbreak a few years

ago? How bad was it really?

At the height of the last SARS pandemic (2002-2003), some 774 people died (nearly 10 percent of all who caught the coronavirus that causes it). Most of the cases were in China. There were 8 cases in the United States and no fatalities in this country.

Is this worse than bird flu?

Bird flu has killed millions of birds, and about 250 people in 12 countries, according to the WHO.

Men are pigs. Should I avoid them at the bar? Interestingly enough, there

have been no reports of an uptick in

pig mortality from swine flu. As for men, you shouldn’t worry so much about catching swine flu from them, and should instead be concerned about the 101 other communicable diseases they spread. If you haven’t caught anything from any of the yet, you are probably safe for now. If you’re paranoid, you may want to avoid making out or sharing flip cups until further notice. But we probably won’t take our own advice, so why should you.

Can other species get the flu? Do I need

to worry about catching something from my guinea pig?

Many other animals do contract influenza from time to time, but in most species it tends to die off quickly. Pigs, birds, humans, horses, and a few marine mammals like whales and seals have

developed and sustained their own unique strains of the flu. In general, scientists won’t label a strain as host-specific until most cases result from intraspecies transmission and the virus spans more than one generation of the host animal.

Where did NAKID come from?

Back in 2005, another league that shall remain nameless had a division called DC Kingdom, run by the King of Kickball, Joe Paternoster. In Spring 2006, after becoming unsatisifed with the way the other league was operating, Joe and the rest of the members

of DC Kingdom decided to form their own league that was based on fun and socializing, not money and competition. They named their fledgling league NAKID (New Adult Kickball In DC), and, with about 150 members, set out to realize their hopes and dreams of a kickball league where the beer flowed like water and the hookups were unregrettable. The league grew exponentially to the almost 2,000-member organization it is today, changing its name to No, Adult Kickball Isn’t Dumb (we’re not so new anymore, afterall), and the league is still fun, the beer is still free, and we hope the hookups are enjoyable.

ASKNAKIDYou ask the questions, we give you the answers and all the need-to-know info you’ve been asking for ...and then some. ?



What’s everyone’s favorite part of kickball? Is it the thrill of competition? Is it the chance

to socialize with friends? While those may be nice, I think the true reason most people sign up to play kickball is for the opportunity to referee. And why wouldn’t they? Who doesn’t get a thrill out of of-ficiating other teams’ games? When you’re reffing, you not only get a chance to witness the world’s great-est kickball players in action, but you get to help affect the outcome! What could be better than that?

Oddly enough, some people don’t seem to enjoy reffing duties. Some people conveniently have other things to when they’re assigned to ref. And other people claim that they can’t ref because they “aren’t good at it,” or “don’t know the rules well enough.”

These excuses are bullshit. The only traits that you need in order to be a good ref are the ability to read and the ability to pay attention. The rules of the game are helpfully provided on the NAKID website, so if you don’t know the rules, you can easily learn them. And you can always bring a copy along to con-sult if there’s any confusion. On the other hand, if you are indeed illiter-ate, then you should probably be spending your time learning to read rather than reffing kickball games.

The biggest problem comes from

refs who don’t pay attention to the game. If you’re reff-ing, please put down the Blackberry while the game is going on. And don’t spend the entire time talking to people. If there’s a play in the field and you watch what happens, you should be able to determine if the runner is safe or out. Even if you don’t know the rules, as long as you see what happened, the correct call can usually be determined. If people ask you for the call, you should never respond, “Oh, I wasn’t watching,” or even worse give a helpless shrug. And if you have

to ask a runner if the ball hit them, then you messed up. To paraphrase Ghostbusters: “If someone asks if the ball hit you, you say NO!”

And please, don’t be afraid to make a call because you’re worried about a team getting mad at you. Every call favors one team over the other. That’s just how the game works. If you call a runner out, the fielding team is happy, the kicking team is not. As long as you call it like you see it, they ultimately have no choice but to deal with it.

Anyway, since we’ve all got to ref, my suggestion is to make the most of it. Instead of complaining about

it, skipping out on your duties, or doing a crappy job, why not have some fun with it?

If you want to be overly de-monstrative in your calls like Leslie Nielsen in The Naked

Gun, then go for it! Everyone enjoys enthusiasm. If you want to make all your calls while speaking like a pirate, then by all means do so. I’m sure all the players will appreciate your creative touch. And if you want to hit on all of the kickers as they come up to the plate, then go right ahead. While nine out of 10 people might think that you’re a sleazy asshole, that

other one will be magical!

KickballRamblings

Refereeing is fun for everyoneInstead of complain-ing about it, skipping out on your duties, or doing a crappy job, why not have some

fun with it?



Dave WDYP

Nobody was worthy last week – so here are the belated winners from Week Two. Come on you drunks, gotta step it up if you want to score the sweet LOTW badge…

Congrats Dave and Kaitlin. You win two passes on the Boomerang. So suck up to them, be their friends, buy them drinks (clearly, they really like drinks!) and maybe you’ll get to go with them. Or you can just push your own tolerance and win your own Boomerang Bus passes.

Check out the Boomerang and its trips at www.ridetheboomerang.com

KaitlinTFL

As Tuesday’s division manager, Dave set a great example in drunkenness. He was seen drinking from his own personal pitcher throughout the night, while using his power as an aphrodisiac to chat up the ladies. Here’s a tip, Dave – it might be easier to hit on women if you’re not slurring all your words!

Kaitlin was a dancing queen at the bar, as well as ON the bar, being one of the first women to get up there. Also, despite her own team having a low turnout due to reffing week, she did her part to encourage inter-team goodwill by dirty dancing with several different men from other teams. Keep up the good charity work, Kaitlin!

NAKID encourages you all to drink responsibly. Although we like to make fun of you when you are trashed, we do not encourage harming yourself or others. That especially means, no driving drunk!

Disappointed you didn’t get a Boomerang Pass? Well, every NAKID gets 20% off any Boomerang Bus trip. To view upcoming trips, go to www.ridetheboomerang.com. You will need the promo code, so please contact the Brew Babe at [email protected] for that. Certain restrictions apply.



Spring 2009Meet the Captains and Teams

1. What’s the story be-hind your team name? Drinking You Pretty - We believe that all people are pretty, if you care enough to drink the amount that will make them so.

2. Who is your big-gest kickball or flipcup rival? TFL, although I’m not sure yet if we will be able to compete with them in Kickball. In flip cup, I would make them the Tuesday Favorite but DYP would have an outside shot to win as well.

3. How will your team do in kickball? We will win a few, we will lose a few, we will catch a few, we will drop a few, we will kick a few, will will miss a few, we will throw a few and we will ref a few.

4. How will your team do in flipcup? I think we will be good, de-pending on who shows up.

5. What’s the best thing about your team? We are very good at origami. Worst thing? We are not so good at ventriloquism.

Drinking You Pretty Captain: Dave • Color: Green

1. What’s the story be-hind your team name? Kickin’ Balls and Takin’ Names...b/c that’s what we do on Tuesdays.

2. Who is your big-gest kickball or flipcup rival? No rivals. Other teams don’t measure up (kickball, flip cup or otherwise).

3. How will your team do in kickball? Undefeated.

4. How will your team do in flipcup? Champions.

5. What’s the best thing about your team? We are all extremely good looking. Worst thing? Our hotness gets in the way of our kickball ability.

Kickin’ Balls & Takin’ NamesCaptain: Allison • Color: Black

1. What’s the story behind your team name? We work for an non-profit organization called Kaboom.org.2. Who is your biggest kickball or flipcup rival? The best team!3. How will your team do in kickball? Winning is the most important thing (despite our organization’s mission – www.kaboom.org)4. How will your team do in flipcup? We’ll be the same way – we’re going to go all the way.5. What’s the best thing about your team? The heart behind the team. Worst thing? Our captain had mono on the first week.

KaBOOM! It Spokescaptain: Natalie • Color: Deep Royal



1. What’s the story behind your team name? It stands for Team F**king Lush. At the captain’s meeting last spring, we were on the Boomerang bus and drinking so much and having so much fun, we knew the team would always be f**king lushes.

2. Who is your biggest kickball or flipcup rival? DYP – We’ve played against them for a long time and there’s a lot of history between the two teams.

3. How will your team do in kickball? We were the champions last season, and we’ll probably do it again.

4. How will your team do in flipcup? I think we can beat DYP – last season we beat them twice, they only beat us once.

5. What’s the best thing about your team? We have 20+ returning players. Worst thing? Nothing!

TFL • Captain: Jason Color: Shamrock Green

1. What’s the story behind your team name? Why Daddy Drinks is celebrat-ing its 3rd year with NAKID. Originally formed by Moms and Dads who needed a Tuesday evening break -it seems that their kids have taken over the play-ing field and hopefully making them proud!

2. Who is your biggest kickball or flipcup rival? Why Daddy Drinks always looks forward to seeing familiar faces and returning teams!

3. How will your team do in kickball? Awesome

4. How will your team do in flipcup? Even bet-ter!

5. What’s the best thing about your team? Why Daddy Drinks always picks up a few new members each season and lucky for us, once a WDD mem-ber always a WDD member!

Why Daddy DrinksCapt.: Anne • Color: Royal Blue

The captain refused to be interviewed because he was eating. The Brew surmises that this team prefers to be shrouded in mystery – or else they really like their food.

Kick Me Baby One More Time • Color: Red

Spring 2009More Captains and Teams

Never Nudes did not show to the bar – therefore the Brew was unable to interview them. Perhaps they couldn’t find their denim cutoffs?

Never Nudes Color: Red



The Classic Club at Hamilton’s. This sandwich is so big, it’s nearly impossible to get your mouth around it (settle down, ya pervs). But once you manage a bite, it’s totally worth it. This sandwich is piled high with tasty turkey, lettuce, tomatoes, mayo, and the most perfect food ever… bacon. If you get it with the wheat bread, you can feel a little less guilty for all the bacony deliciousness. To make the meal even better, upgrade to the tater tots on the side – the french fries are pretty good but can’t hold a candle to those little fried tatery delights.

Something on the menu at MBP or Hamilton’s that you LOVE? Send an email to [email protected]

The Classic Club at Hamilton’s ... It looks someting like this, but better.

Brought to you by MBP & Hamilton’sBar Food Review

At the bars...



GameSCORES

GamesTH I S WEEK

Drinking You Pretty vs. TFL

Why Daddy Drinks vs. Kick Me Baby One More Time

Kickin Balls and Takin Names vs. KaBOOM! It

Referees Never Nudes

It was a high-scoring week all around, except for KMBOT… DYP blew up Ka-BOOM! It, 12-7. TFL managed a shut-out game against Kick Me Baby One More Time for a score of 11-0. Why Daddy Drinks overcame hangovers and whiny kids to take on Never Nudes, winning 12-8

(from Week 3)

5 QUEST IONS

Dan Kickin Balls, Takin Names

1. Why did you join NAKID? My friend is the captain and she said she had a lot of fun the previous season2. Where is your fave public place to make out? The Lincoln Memorial3. Who’s your favorite Muppet? Miss Piggy

4. If you could have any super-power, which one would you pick? Shape-shifting – I could be anyone I want5. What’s your cup size? 38C

Alena TFL

1. Why did you join NAKID? Cold beer and hot men2. Where is your fave public place to make out? The back room of the Ugly Mug3. Who’s your favorite Muppet? Rizzo the Rat4. If you could have any superpower,

which one would you pick? Tele-portation, so I could go any-where I wanted – like the beach instead of work5. What’s your cup size? Pitcher!



This Saturday at My Brother’s Place and Hamilton’s

The theme is Cinco de Mayo, so you know what that means- sombreros, pinatas, and other stereotypically Mexican attire. This is the Sunday and Tuesday midsea-son party, so it’s free to those NAKIDs, $5 for Thursday NAKIDs, and $10 for Friends of NAKID (FON). We’ll have a few hundred jello shots and free beer from 8pm to 2am.

RSVP at www.meetup.com/nakidkickball.

It’s time for a

Beer-soaked fiestaMid-Season Party Saturday from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.



The Magic 8 Ball is happy to see a lot more flipcup happening in recent weeks, especially teams actually playing against each other instead of sticking to them-selves. Keep it up!

1. TFL – Who can beat TFL? They bounced back after a weak ref week.

2. KaBOOM! It – Constantly playing.

3. Why Daddy Drinks – Nearly took 2nd place, but not quite there yet.

4. Kickin Balls and Takin Names – These guys love to play, just need to amp up the quality of their playing

5. Kick Me Baby One More Time – Hiding out in Hamilton’s… time to branch out a bit.

6. Never Nudes – Too busy with the Blue Man Group to play?

7. DYP – last season’s flipcup champions but never play anymore… how far the mighty have fallen.

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The Official Weekly Magazine of NAKID … Captains in the Hot Seat A few quick questions and answers to scope out the competition. 3 NAKID Calendar Find out what we have planned for