Friday, January 30, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
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Re: Friday, January 30, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
I was a little confused by the wording of FJ and wasn't sure if they were going for the invention or something else. I hate long, wordy FJs. Finally, I figured out where they were going and was stuck between horses and oxen. I decided to go with horses and then I said "So that's where the term horsepower comes from".
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Re: Friday, January 30, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
Basically, if it mentions Catton, it's about the Civil War.MarkBarrett wrote:I hestitated just enough between Eisenhower and Grant not to go for it.
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Re: Friday, January 30, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
I'm rereading Catton's "Mr Lincoln's Army" right now and I guessed Andrew Jackson. D'oh!econgator wrote:Basically, if it mentions Catton, it's about the Civil War.MarkBarrett wrote:I hestitated just enough between Eisenhower and Grant not to go for it.
If FJ ended up being a triple stumper tonight I would have been flabbergasted. Did the other two just over think it?
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Re: Friday, January 30, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
Hey, that's a goodern! I should dust my copy off and peer inside it again...This Is Kirk! wrote:I'm rereading Catton's "Mr Lincoln's Army" right now and I guessed Andrew Jackson. D'oh!econgator wrote:Basically, if it mentions Catton, it's about the Civil War.MarkBarrett wrote:I hestitated just enough between Eisenhower and Grant not to go for it.
If FJ ended up being a triple stumper tonight I would have been flabbergasted. Did the other two just over think it?
I precalled "Men" instead of "Horses" as an incorrect response, and the wife shrieked when she saw it come up, lol, I was all like, "DOH! I toldja someone would take that bait!"
TBVH it just doesn't click sometimes. I could easily see someone going for 'manpower' when confronted with a clue about work. Easy neg. And the young lady responding with "steam engine" was on the right track, but got flustered and didn't respond to the clue, even not knowing Savery, 'horses' can be inferred by clue pointing to work and 'power.' 30s is a short time to get it!
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Re: Friday, January 30, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
Coryat: $33,200
43 R/2 W (Auggh! Second ep in a row where I failed to stay clam on the final clue of the game.)
DD: 2/3
FJ:
LT: 1,000 (DD), accomplice, John Hinckley (DD)
I can't believe I blanked on the Gang of Four with that giveaway TOM and I'm embarrassed that Voltaire isn't Pavlovian yet, but a good game nonetheless.
43 R/2 W (Auggh! Second ep in a row where I failed to stay clam on the final clue of the game.)
DD: 2/3
FJ:
LT: 1,000 (DD), accomplice, John Hinckley (DD)
I can't believe I blanked on the Gang of Four with that giveaway TOM and I'm embarrassed that Voltaire isn't Pavlovian yet, but a good game nonetheless.
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Re: Friday, January 30, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
Jim missed out on what would have been an all-time great Alex-contestant exchange:
J: Who is Perry?
A: Be more specific.
J: Refrigerator?
J: Who is Perry?
A: Be more specific.
J: Refrigerator?
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Re: Friday, January 30, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
I'm putting that down to Alex's introductory comments, where he took the simple truth that 'The champion won a lot of money yesterday', and expanded it into an address that lasted longer than one of his Colonial Penn ads. Yes, Alex, we know, Alex, shut up and start the game, Alex.TenPoundHammer wrote:If there are zero TSes in a round, and that round still leaves two clues on the board, then clearly something needs to change in the timing.
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Re: Friday, January 30, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
Karen has a lot of joy in her, it's nice to see someone so in the moment.
Shocked that FJ wasn't a triple get.
Shocked that FJ wasn't a triple get.
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Re: Friday, January 30, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
I think Cate figured out a $9,601 wager from Karen, tried to bet so she could win on a TS, and added the dollar to her wager instead of subtracting one. Karen, of course, made that moot by getting FJ right, and anyway, she covered by more than a dollar. But for a moment before her response was revealed, I thought we might be on our way to the first regular-game tiebreaker.
FJ scared me at first. I thought it was a question of what the quoted person invented, and what it was meant to replace, and knowing the invention was the foot in the door to solving the clue. But "slaves" and "horses" were the only things that came to my mind in the absence of knowing what the invention was, and I realized that "horsepower" was the only connection necessary.
FJ scared me at first. I thought it was a question of what the quoted person invented, and what it was meant to replace, and knowing the invention was the foot in the door to solving the clue. But "slaves" and "horses" were the only things that came to my mind in the absence of knowing what the invention was, and I realized that "horsepower" was the only connection necessary.
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Re: Friday, January 30, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
That's exactly what I said answering at home, since I assume the other Perry isn't nicknamed Refrigerator.fowlerism wrote:Jim missed out on what would have been an all-time great Alex-contestant exchange:
J: Who is Perry?
A: Be more specific.
J: Refrigerator?
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Re: Friday, January 30, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
But who is his nickname?dhkendall wrote:That's exactly what I said answering at home, since I assume the other Perry isn't nicknamed Refrigerator.fowlerism wrote:Jim missed out on what would have been an all-time great Alex-contestant exchange:
J: Who is Perry?
A: Be more specific.
J: Refrigerator?
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Re: Friday, January 30, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
She really does. Her shocked joy at winning is fun to watch.Bamaman wrote:Another well played game by the champ who continues to be delightful.
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Yes! and yes! We love Karen's genuine happy excitement, she's smart, savvy and enthusiastic, a real Champion! Gooooooooo Karen!!! Get moar singleton FJs!!harrumph wrote:Karen has a lot of joy in her, it's nice to see someone so in the moment.
Shocked that FJ wasn't a triple get.
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Re: Friday, January 30, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
I fast-forward through all the intro stuff, so I didn't notice the apparent longwindedness there, but I did notice that they took the first break after only getting through 13 clues instead of the normal 15.Onairb wrote:I'm putting that down to Alex's introductory comments, where he took the simple truth that 'The champion won a lot of money yesterday', and expanded it into an address that lasted longer than one of his Colonial Penn ads. Yes, Alex, we know, Alex, shut up and start the game, Alex.TenPoundHammer wrote:If there are zero TSes in a round, and that round still leaves two clues on the board, then clearly something needs to change in the timing.
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Re: Friday, January 30, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
As my wife said "who is W. Refrigerator Perry?"dhkendall wrote:That's exactly what I said answering at home, since I assume the other Perry isn't nicknamed Refrigerator.fowlerism wrote:Jim missed out on what would have been an all-time great Alex-contestant exchange:
J: Who is Perry?
A: Be more specific.
J: Refrigerator?
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Re: Friday, January 30, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
Who could forget Katy Perry's legendary years with the Bears?
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Re: Friday, January 30, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
I cannot find any reference to whatever this SI term might be. Could you elaborate?goatman wrote:His work with steam engines led to coining of the SI term for work per unit time, defined as 'weight lifted through a height / time,' based on Savery's comment in "The Miner's Friend."
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Re: Friday, January 30, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
I believe goatman is referring to the definition of a Watt.
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Oh. OK. But 'watt' isn't an SI term.This Is Kirk! wrote:I believe goatman is referring to the definition of a Watt.
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http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/units.htmlbpmod wrote:Oh. OK. But 'watt' isn't an SI term.This Is Kirk! wrote:I believe goatman is referring to the definition of a Watt.
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Just because it's not an SI base unit doesn't mean it's not an SI unit.