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Yesterday I ate at Buffalo Wild Wings. I never really make the place a destination, but I do tend to enjoy going there now and again, simply because of SUPER HINT TRIVIA. However, when we arrived, the worst thing occurred: the Playmakers, the ridiculous little machines with which you play Super Hint Trivia, were broken! I even attempted to download an app that lets you use your iOS device as a Playmaker in order to get in on the trivia, but to no avail. No trivia could be had. This led to a discussion of “Why do people go to Buffalo Wild Wings?” by Essner, and frankly, I agree with his confusion. Why do people go to Buffalo Wild Wings?

Clearly, trivia is not why people go. It’s only why me and my friends go sometimes. The place is apparently a sports bar, and sports games are on televisions, but man, I just don’t even understand that. If you cared enough about the game to want to watch it, wouldn’t you use your television? You could buy some beers or whatever the fuck, and hell, even some wings and make them in your oven, and have a great time at home with your friends or whatever.

Even given the idea that people want to go to an outside place and watch a sporting event, I still don’t know why you’d choose Wild Wings. The food is, honestly, not that great. I’ve always felt like I paid a lot for something I didn’t completely enjoy. Still, I’m not a wing person, but Essner, who is a wing person, backs me up and says the food isn’t all that great on the wing scale. As far as beer goes, I’m obviously not one to know about that, but I would think some place like, I dunno, Applebee’s would have about the same selection of alcohol. It would also have better food, and very likely would have the game on, and you’d spend a comparable amount.

Every night, Buffalo Wild Wings is packed with people. Seeing the trivia-less experience, I must say I am no closer to understanding why. I mean, I’ll go when people want to go and trivia the shit out of things, and I’ll surely enjoy the company, as I am friends with awesome people. I’ll have a good time. It’ll just be in spite of the restaurant, instead of helped by it, I suppose.