Back, but what a mess !

We have been three weeks off-line and see what happened;

• Bavaria's buxom barmaids could be forced to cover up
• Chuggers starts a Trivia but is still in the closet
• Einfahrt abuses the Pope
• Barleyman and Paulaner Girl addicting to the Orthodox Church
• Grumpy still doesn't know what train tickets to buy
• The Thirsty Dog has been sold

What did we miss ?

Deckels, deckels everywhere

OK. We're in Germany. We're sitting in a bier hall. Our Weisen, helles, lager, or pilzen is finally brought to our table. The dirndl-dressed help whacks Chugger on the head. Why?

'Cause he's playing with the deckels. Again. He won't leave them alone. From the second he sat down, he picked up the stack of deckels and has been shuffling, flipping, and passing them from hand to hand.

If we want our bier, we'll have to get Chugger to remember to put the things down for us to be served our biers.

So, a little on the humble deckel. The deckel was first intended to keep flies out of one's bier. Then it became the annoying thing that stuck to the bottom of one's condensation-moistened bier glass. Now its an article of post-modern art. A sort of Andy Warhol commercial art thing.

This week's edition of Der Spiegel has a few things to add. Here's a slideshow collection. Finally, there are games - drinking games - to be played with the things. All-in-all deckels will provide some distraction for us while we are there. While we are waiting for our dirndl-dressed bier provider to whack Chugger's head.

OK, I Couldn't Wait... Logo Challenge #3

This is a two part question, and by definition, if you get the first part, you also get the second part. However, you can get the second part without getting the first part. Follow that?

Come on troops, the game now seems to be "Beat BarleyMan".

Part 1.
Name the years.

Part 2.
Which logo came first?

Logo Trivia #2

Ok, the first was almost a "gimmee" in celebration of the first excursion to the land of brew. While this next one raises the bar just a bit, it is still rather easy. Who will beat BarleyMan to the punch?

A Trivia Challenge

As we count down the final days before departure, it is time to test your Oktoberfest Logo knowledge. This is the first in a series of "Name That Logo Year"! ! !

The Grand Oktoberfestian will publish a picture of a logo, and the first to identify the year of that logo gets a point. The highest point total prior to departure will win. Don't ask what the prize will be, it has yet to be determined. But be assured will certainly be related in one way, shape or form to beer. Some of the logos are from years we have attended (ah, who saved their mug?), and others will not.
Disclaimer.... the logos are small, and the words not very readable on some. This is 1) good so you cannot read the year and 2) good since they all say the same, it is really the logo that is different.

So, let the challenge begin. Name the year of this logo....