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European rivers
1. Two of the four world capitals the Danube flows through.
Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, Belgrade
Convect (22): plasticene (Budapest and Vienna), Paucle (Belgrade and Vienna), codehappy (4) (Budapest and Vienna), billy pilgrim (Budapest and Vienna), Woof (Budapest and Belgrade), Vanya (5) (Vienna and Budapest), Peggles (Vienna and Budapest), gamawire (Vienna and Budapest), dhkendall (5) (Vienna and Belgrade), MarkBarrett (Vienna and Budapest), econgator (Budapest and Vienna), spell4yr (Budapest and Vienna), LeFleneur (Vienna and Belgrade), mam418 (Vienna and Budapest), andreaborn (Vienna and Bratslava), debramc (Vienna and Budapest), Turd Ferguson (Vienna and Budapest), xxaaaxx (Budapest and Vienna), omgwheelhouse (Vienna and Belgrade), Lefty (Belgrade and Bratislava), bomtr (Vienna and Bratislava), cbec (Vienna and Budapest)
Incorrect (6): Magna (Budapest and Bucharest), immaf (Vienna and Prague), RackMe32 (Prague and Budapest), boson (Prague and Budapest), gloriaclemente (Vienna and Prague), dmleach (Budapest and Bucharest)
Clam (3): mitchparov, amorris525, jeff6286
2. It is the longest river in Europe.
Volga
Correct (20): Magna, plasticene, Paucle, codehappy (5), billy pilgrim, Woof, Vanya (4), Peggles, gamawire, MarkBarrett, econgator, boson, mam418, andreaborn, debramc, xxaaaxx, jeff6286, omgwheelhouse, Lefty, cbec
Incorrect (5): dhkendall (1) (Dnieper), LeFleneur (Rhone), gloriaclemente (Rhine), dmleach (Rhine), cbec (Rhine)
Clam (6): mitchparov, immaf, spell4yr, RackMe32, amorris525. Turd Ferguson
3. The remains of Joan of Arc were tossed into this river.
Seine
Correct (19): Magna, Paucle, codehappy (3), Vanya (3), Peggles, gamawire, dhkendall (3), MarkBarrett, LaFlaneur. gloriaclemente, mam418, andreaborn, dmleach, xxaaaxx, jeff6286, omgwheelhouse, Lefty, bomtr, cbec
Incorrect (4): plasticene (Loire), billy pilgrim (Loire), Woof (Loire), econgator (Loire)
Clam (8): mitchparov, immaf, spell4yr, RackMe32, boson, amorris525, debramc, Turd Ferguson
4. This four letter river forms the boundary between Poland and Germany before reaching the Baltic Sea.
Oder
Correct (20): plasticene, Paucle, codehappy (1), billy pilgrim, Woof, Vanya (2), Peggles, gamawire, dhkendall (4), MarkBarrett, econgator. boson, mam418, andreaborn, debramc, Turd Ferguson, jeff6286, omgwheelhouse, Lefty, bomtr
Incorrect (6): Magna (Elbe), immaf (Aare), LaFlaneur (Elbe), gloriaclemente (Elbe), dmleach (Arno), cbec (Yser)
Clam (5): mitchparov, spell4yr, RackMe32, amorris525, xxaaaxx
5. Three rivers, the Minho, the Douro and the Tagus, divide this country into three distinct geographic areas.
Portugal
Correct (23): Magna, plasticene, Paucle, codehappy (2), billy pilgrim, Woof, Vanya (1), Peggles, gamawire. MarkBarrett, econgator, RackMe32, LaFlaneur, boson, gloriaclemente, mam418, andreaborn, debramc, xxaaaxx, omgwheelhouse, Lefty, bomtr, cbec
Incorrect (4): dhkendall (Spain) (2), spell4yr (Spain), amorris525 (Spain), dmleach (Spain)
Clam (4): mitchparov, immaf. Turd Ferguson, jeff6286
Scores for this question
codehappy 15
Vanya 15
Paucle 10
Peggles 10
gamawire 10
MarkBarrett 10
mam418 10
andreaborn 10
omgwheelhouse 10
Lefty 10
bomtr 10
dhkendall 9
debramc 8
xxaaaxx 8
plasticene 7
billy pilgrim 7
Woof 7
boson 5
Magna 4
econgator 4
LaFlaneur 4
Turd Ferguson 4
jeff6286 4
cbec 4
spell4yr 1
RackMe32 1
gloriaclemente 1
mitchparov 0
immaf -2
amorris525 -2
dmleach -2
cheezguyty -15
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1. Two of the four world capitals the Danube flows through.
Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, Belgrade
Convect (22): plasticene (Budapest and Vienna), Paucle (Belgrade and Vienna), codehappy (4) (Budapest and Vienna), billy pilgrim (Budapest and Vienna), Woof (Budapest and Belgrade), Vanya (5) (Vienna and Budapest), Peggles (Vienna and Budapest), gamawire (Vienna and Budapest), dhkendall (5) (Vienna and Belgrade), MarkBarrett (Vienna and Budapest), econgator (Budapest and Vienna), spell4yr (Budapest and Vienna), LeFleneur (Vienna and Belgrade), mam418 (Vienna and Budapest), andreaborn (Vienna and Bratslava), debramc (Vienna and Budapest), Turd Ferguson (Vienna and Budapest), xxaaaxx (Budapest and Vienna), omgwheelhouse (Vienna and Belgrade), Lefty (Belgrade and Bratislava), bomtr (Vienna and Bratislava), cbec (Vienna and Budapest)
Incorrect (6): Magna (Budapest and Bucharest), immaf (Vienna and Prague), RackMe32 (Prague and Budapest), boson (Prague and Budapest), gloriaclemente (Vienna and Prague), dmleach (Budapest and Bucharest)
Clam (3): mitchparov, amorris525, jeff6286
2. It is the longest river in Europe.
Volga
Correct (20): Magna, plasticene, Paucle, codehappy (5), billy pilgrim, Woof, Vanya (4), Peggles, gamawire, MarkBarrett, econgator, boson, mam418, andreaborn, debramc, xxaaaxx, jeff6286, omgwheelhouse, Lefty, cbec
Incorrect (5): dhkendall (1) (Dnieper), LeFleneur (Rhone), gloriaclemente (Rhine), dmleach (Rhine), cbec (Rhine)
Clam (6): mitchparov, immaf, spell4yr, RackMe32, amorris525. Turd Ferguson
3. The remains of Joan of Arc were tossed into this river.
Seine
Correct (19): Magna, Paucle, codehappy (3), Vanya (3), Peggles, gamawire, dhkendall (3), MarkBarrett, LaFlaneur. gloriaclemente, mam418, andreaborn, dmleach, xxaaaxx, jeff6286, omgwheelhouse, Lefty, bomtr, cbec
Incorrect (4): plasticene (Loire), billy pilgrim (Loire), Woof (Loire), econgator (Loire)
Clam (8): mitchparov, immaf, spell4yr, RackMe32, boson, amorris525, debramc, Turd Ferguson
4. This four letter river forms the boundary between Poland and Germany before reaching the Baltic Sea.
Oder
Correct (20): plasticene, Paucle, codehappy (1), billy pilgrim, Woof, Vanya (2), Peggles, gamawire, dhkendall (4), MarkBarrett, econgator. boson, mam418, andreaborn, debramc, Turd Ferguson, jeff6286, omgwheelhouse, Lefty, bomtr
Incorrect (6): Magna (Elbe), immaf (Aare), LaFlaneur (Elbe), gloriaclemente (Elbe), dmleach (Arno), cbec (Yser)
Clam (5): mitchparov, spell4yr, RackMe32, amorris525, xxaaaxx
5. Three rivers, the Minho, the Douro and the Tagus, divide this country into three distinct geographic areas.
Portugal
Correct (23): Magna, plasticene, Paucle, codehappy (2), billy pilgrim, Woof, Vanya (1), Peggles, gamawire. MarkBarrett, econgator, RackMe32, LaFlaneur, boson, gloriaclemente, mam418, andreaborn, debramc, xxaaaxx, omgwheelhouse, Lefty, bomtr, cbec
Incorrect (4): dhkendall (Spain) (2), spell4yr (Spain), amorris525 (Spain), dmleach (Spain)
Clam (4): mitchparov, immaf. Turd Ferguson, jeff6286
Scores for this question
codehappy 15
Vanya 15
Paucle 10
Peggles 10
gamawire 10
MarkBarrett 10
mam418 10
andreaborn 10
omgwheelhouse 10
Lefty 10
bomtr 10
dhkendall 9
debramc 8
xxaaaxx 8
plasticene 7
billy pilgrim 7
Woof 7
boson 5
Magna 4
econgator 4
LaFlaneur 4
Turd Ferguson 4
jeff6286 4
cbec 4
spell4yr 1
RackMe32 1
gloriaclemente 1
mitchparov 0
immaf -2
amorris525 -2
dmleach -2
cheezguyty -15
cheezguyty declared this category his specialty but did not submiy and entry and will receive a score of -15 for this category.
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Scores after three categories
1. Peggles 8+15+10=33
2. codehappy 8+8+15=31
3. xxaaaxx 13+10+8=31
4. Mam418 4+15+10=29
5. MarkBarrett 8+9+10=27
6. Paucle 5+10+10=25
7. gamawire 13+1+10=24
8. debramc 3+10+8=21
9. omgwheelhouse 1+10+10=21
10. bomtr 3+8+10=21
11. plasticene 6+7+7=20
12. andreaborn 4+6+10=20
13. Vanya 0+4+15=19
14. cbac 1+13+4=18
15. Woof 4+6+7=17
16. gloriaclemente 0+15+1=16
17. Lefty 0+6+10=16
18. billy pilgrim 1+7+7=15
19. dhkendall 2+3+9=14
20. jeff6286 4+6+4=14
21. boson 1+7+5=13
22. econgator 4+4+4=12
23. Turd Ferguson 3+4+4=11
24. LaFlaneur 4+2+4=10
25. RackMe32 2+6+1=9
26. Magna 0+4+4=8
27. spell4yr 4+2+1=7
28. amorris525 2+4-2=4
29. dmleach 4+1-2=3
30. Immaf 4+0-2=2
31. mitchparov -5+4+0=-1
32. barandall8000 -15
33. cheezguyty -15
34. thejeopadyfan -15
At the halfway point, Peggles holds on to a narrow lead. Can she hang on through the rest of the game? Will I ever finish scoring this game? Tune in tomorrow!!!!
1. Peggles 8+15+10=33
2. codehappy 8+8+15=31
3. xxaaaxx 13+10+8=31
4. Mam418 4+15+10=29
5. MarkBarrett 8+9+10=27
6. Paucle 5+10+10=25
7. gamawire 13+1+10=24
8. debramc 3+10+8=21
9. omgwheelhouse 1+10+10=21
10. bomtr 3+8+10=21
11. plasticene 6+7+7=20
12. andreaborn 4+6+10=20
13. Vanya 0+4+15=19
14. cbac 1+13+4=18
15. Woof 4+6+7=17
16. gloriaclemente 0+15+1=16
17. Lefty 0+6+10=16
18. billy pilgrim 1+7+7=15
19. dhkendall 2+3+9=14
20. jeff6286 4+6+4=14
21. boson 1+7+5=13
22. econgator 4+4+4=12
23. Turd Ferguson 3+4+4=11
24. LaFlaneur 4+2+4=10
25. RackMe32 2+6+1=9
26. Magna 0+4+4=8
27. spell4yr 4+2+1=7
28. amorris525 2+4-2=4
29. dmleach 4+1-2=3
30. Immaf 4+0-2=2
31. mitchparov -5+4+0=-1
32. barandall8000 -15
33. cheezguyty -15
34. thejeopadyfan -15
At the halfway point, Peggles holds on to a narrow lead. Can she hang on through the rest of the game? Will I ever finish scoring this game? Tune in tomorrow!!!!
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I'm in the club for picking the wrong specialty. Rivers? Never would have guessed. My score is 10, but it jumped to 13 in the scoreboard.
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Okay, how many besides me named all four?Bamaman wrote:European rivers
1. Two of the four world capitals the Danube flows through.
Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, Belgrade
So does that mean that the English were right and she really is in-Seine?Bamaman wrote:3. The remains of Joan of Arc were tossed into this river.
Seine
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Thank you, I'll be here all week! Tip your quizmaster! Hell, knock him right over!
I wonder if those six would have appreciated a "smelly" TOM?Bamaman wrote:4. This four letter river forms the boundary between Poland and Germany before reaching the Baltic Sea.
Oder
Correct (20): plasticene, Paucle, codehappy (1), billy pilgrim, Woof, Vanya (2), Peggles, gamawire, dhkendall (4), MarkBarrett, econgator. boson, mam418, andreaborn, debramc, Turd Ferguson, jeff6286, omgwheelhouse, Lefty, bomtr
Incorrect (6): Magna (Elbe), immaf (Aare), LaFlaneur (Elbe), gloriaclemente (Elbe), dmleach (Arno), cbec (Yser)
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Fixed. Thank you.MarkBarrett wrote:I'm in the club for picking the wrong specialty. Rivers? Never would have guessed. My score is 10, but it jumped to 13 in the scoreboard.
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Very clever! But elbe a yser guy! Aare aare aare!!dhkendall wrote:Incorrect (6): Magna (Elbe), immaf (Aare), LaFlaneur (Elbe), gloriaclemente (Elbe), dmleach (Arno), cbec (Yser)
I wonder if those six would have appreciated a "smelly" TOM?
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How many predicted he would ask that question (altho I thought he would ask for all 4)?dhkendall wrote:Okay, how many besides me named all four?Bamaman wrote:European rivers
1. Two of the four world capitals the Danube flows through.
Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, Belgrade
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When I tried, I wound up trying to name all 6, or 7. So I stuck with the two I was positive of.dhkendall wrote:Okay, how many besides me named all four?[color=#8000BF]Bamaman[/color] wrote:European rivers
1. Two of the four world capitals the Danube flows through.
Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, Belgrade
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I predicted that Prague would be neg-bait since its bridges are so frequently photographed, but I also consciously avoided Vienna since in my memory the Danube/Donau flows past it, not through it. Suburban expansion?Paucle wrote:When I tried, I wound up trying to name all 6, or 7. So I stuck with the two I was positive of.dhkendall wrote:Okay, how many besides me named all four?[color=#8000BF]Bamaman[/color] wrote:European rivers
1. Two of the four world capitals the Danube flows through.
Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, Belgrade
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Even with the clue, some arno yser than before.Paucle wrote:Very clever! But elbe a yser guy! Aare aare aare!!dhkendall wrote:Incorrect (6): Magna (Elbe), immaf (Aare), LaFlaneur (Elbe), gloriaclemente (Elbe), dmleach (Arno), cbec (Yser)
I wonder if those six would have appreciated a "smelly" TOM?
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Hoity Toity foods
None of these foods are served at Olive Gardens in Michigan.
1. Shepherd's pie is a meat dish covered by a thin layer of this.
Mashed potatoes
Correct (23): Magna, plasticene (1), Paucle, codehappy, billy pilgrim (1), Woof (5), mitchparov, immaf, Peggles, gamawire, dhkendall, MarkBarrett, econgator, spell4yr, boson (5), gloriaclemente, mam418, andreaborn (5), debramc (5), xxaaaxx, omgwheelhouse, bomtr (1), cbec
Incorrect (4): Vanya (pastry), LaFlaneur (bread dough), dmleach (puff pastry), Lefty (crust)
Clam (4) : RackMe32, amorris525, jeff6286, Turd Ferguson
2. Potage is a hoity toity name for this type of dish, especially thick ones.
Soup
Correct (25): Magna, codehappy, billy pilgrim (2), Woof (1), mitchparov, immaf, Peggles, econgator, spell4yr, LaFlaneur, boson (2), gloriaclemente, amorris525, andreaborn (1), dmleach, debramc (1), jeff6286, Lefty. bomtr (2), cbec, plasticene (2) (stew), Paucle (porridge), Vanya (porridge), gammawaire (stew), dhkendall (stew}
Incorrect (1) omgwheelhouse (cheese)
Clam (5): MarkBarrett, RackMe32, mam418, Turd Ferguson, xxaaaxx
3. On average, an Israeli eats 22 pounds of hummus, a spread made from these.
Chickpeas or garbanzo beans
Correct (26): Magna, plasticene (3), Paucle, codehappy, billy pilgrim (3), Woof (2), mitchparov, immaf, Vanya, Peggles, gamawire, MarkBarrett, econgator, LaFlaneur, boson (4), gloriaclemente, mam418, andreaborn (4), dmleach, debramc (3), Turd Ferguson, jeff6286, omgwheelhouse, Lefty. bomtr (3), cbec
Incorrect (1): dhkendall (lentils)
Clam (4): spell4yr, RackMe32, amorris525, xxaaaxx
4. Kimchi is pickled vegetables popular in this country.
(South) Korea
Correct (27): Magna, plasticene (4), Paucle, codehappy, billy pilgrim (4), Woof (4), mitchparov, immaf, Vanya, Peggles, gamawire, dhkendall, MarkBarrett, econgator, LaFlaneur, boson (3), gloriaclemente, mam418, andreaborn (2), dmleach, debramc (2), Turd Ferguson, xxaaaxx, omgwheelhouse, Lefty. bomtr (4), cbec
Incorrect (1): amorris525 (Japan)
Clam (3): spell4yr, RackMe32, jeff6286
5. This dark green vegetable is the main ingredient in spanakopitta, a Greek pie.
Spinach
Correct (26): Magna, plasticene (5), Paucle, codehappy, billy pilgrim (5), Woof (3), mitchparov, immaf, Vanya, gamawire, dhkendall, MarkBarrett, econgator, spell4yr, LaFlaneur, boson (1), gloriaclemente, mam418, andreaborn (3), dmleach, debramc (4), Turd Ferguson, omgwheelhouse, Lefty. bomtr (5), cbec
Incorrect (1): Peggles (eggplant)
Clam (4): RackMe32, amorris525, xxaaaxx, jeff6286
Scores for this question
billy pilgrim 15
Woof 15
boson 15
andreaborn 15
debramc 15
bomtr 15
plasticene 15
Magna 10
codehappy 10
mitchparov 10
immaf 10
econgator 10
gloriaclemente 10
cbec 10
Paucle 10
Vanya 10
gamawire 10
MarkBarrett 8
mam418 8
Peggles 7
Laflaneur 7
dmleach 7
omgwheelhouse 7
Lefty 7
dhkendall 7
spell4yr 6
Turd Ferguson 6
jeff6286 4
xxaaaxx 4
amorris525 1
RackMe32 0
None of these foods are served at Olive Gardens in Michigan.
1. Shepherd's pie is a meat dish covered by a thin layer of this.
Mashed potatoes
Correct (23): Magna, plasticene (1), Paucle, codehappy, billy pilgrim (1), Woof (5), mitchparov, immaf, Peggles, gamawire, dhkendall, MarkBarrett, econgator, spell4yr, boson (5), gloriaclemente, mam418, andreaborn (5), debramc (5), xxaaaxx, omgwheelhouse, bomtr (1), cbec
Incorrect (4): Vanya (pastry), LaFlaneur (bread dough), dmleach (puff pastry), Lefty (crust)
Clam (4) : RackMe32, amorris525, jeff6286, Turd Ferguson
2. Potage is a hoity toity name for this type of dish, especially thick ones.
Soup
Correct (25): Magna, codehappy, billy pilgrim (2), Woof (1), mitchparov, immaf, Peggles, econgator, spell4yr, LaFlaneur, boson (2), gloriaclemente, amorris525, andreaborn (1), dmleach, debramc (1), jeff6286, Lefty. bomtr (2), cbec, plasticene (2) (stew), Paucle (porridge), Vanya (porridge), gammawaire (stew), dhkendall (stew}
Incorrect (1) omgwheelhouse (cheese)
Clam (5): MarkBarrett, RackMe32, mam418, Turd Ferguson, xxaaaxx
3. On average, an Israeli eats 22 pounds of hummus, a spread made from these.
Chickpeas or garbanzo beans
Correct (26): Magna, plasticene (3), Paucle, codehappy, billy pilgrim (3), Woof (2), mitchparov, immaf, Vanya, Peggles, gamawire, MarkBarrett, econgator, LaFlaneur, boson (4), gloriaclemente, mam418, andreaborn (4), dmleach, debramc (3), Turd Ferguson, jeff6286, omgwheelhouse, Lefty. bomtr (3), cbec
Incorrect (1): dhkendall (lentils)
Clam (4): spell4yr, RackMe32, amorris525, xxaaaxx
4. Kimchi is pickled vegetables popular in this country.
(South) Korea
Correct (27): Magna, plasticene (4), Paucle, codehappy, billy pilgrim (4), Woof (4), mitchparov, immaf, Vanya, Peggles, gamawire, dhkendall, MarkBarrett, econgator, LaFlaneur, boson (3), gloriaclemente, mam418, andreaborn (2), dmleach, debramc (2), Turd Ferguson, xxaaaxx, omgwheelhouse, Lefty. bomtr (4), cbec
Incorrect (1): amorris525 (Japan)
Clam (3): spell4yr, RackMe32, jeff6286
5. This dark green vegetable is the main ingredient in spanakopitta, a Greek pie.
Spinach
Correct (26): Magna, plasticene (5), Paucle, codehappy, billy pilgrim (5), Woof (3), mitchparov, immaf, Vanya, gamawire, dhkendall, MarkBarrett, econgator, spell4yr, LaFlaneur, boson (1), gloriaclemente, mam418, andreaborn (3), dmleach, debramc (4), Turd Ferguson, omgwheelhouse, Lefty. bomtr (5), cbec
Incorrect (1): Peggles (eggplant)
Clam (4): RackMe32, amorris525, xxaaaxx, jeff6286
Scores for this question
billy pilgrim 15
Woof 15
boson 15
andreaborn 15
debramc 15
bomtr 15
plasticene 15
Magna 10
codehappy 10
mitchparov 10
immaf 10
econgator 10
gloriaclemente 10
cbec 10
Paucle 10
Vanya 10
gamawire 10
MarkBarrett 8
mam418 8
Peggles 7
Laflaneur 7
dmleach 7
omgwheelhouse 7
Lefty 7
dhkendall 7
spell4yr 6
Turd Ferguson 6
jeff6286 4
xxaaaxx 4
amorris525 1
RackMe32 0
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Once again my inability to write remotely challenging questions causes nearly everyone to score high.
Scores through four categories
1. codehappy 8+8+15+10=41
2. Peggles 8+15+10+7=40
3. Mam418 4+15+10+8=37
4. debramc 3+10+8+15=36
5. bomtr 3+8+10+15=36
6. plasticene 6+7+7+15=35
7. MarkBarrett 8+9+10+8=35
8. andreaborn 4+6+10+15=35
9. xxaaaxx 13+10+8+4=35
10. Paucle 5+10+10+10=35
11 gamawire 13+1+10+10=34
12. Woof 4+6+7+15=32
13. billy pilgrim 1+7+7+15=30
14. cbec 1+13+4+10=28
15. gloriaclemente 0+15+1+10=26
16. Vanya 0+4+15+10=29
17. boson 1+7+5+15=28
18. omgwheelhouse 1+10+10+7=28
19. Lefty 0+6+10+7=23
20. econgator 4+4+4+10=22
21. dhkendall 2+3+9+7=21
22. Magna 0+4+4+10=18
23. jeff6286 4+6+4+4=18
24. LaFlaneur 4+2+4+7=17
25. Turd Ferguson 3+4+4+6=17
26. spell4yr 4+2+1+6=13
27. Immaf 4+0-2+10=12
28. dmleach 4+1-2+7=10
29. mitchparov -5+4+0+10=9
30. RackMe32 2+6+1+0=9
31. amorris525 2+4-2+1=5
32. barandall8000 -15
33. cheezguyty -15
34. thejeopadyfan -15
Scores through four categories
1. codehappy 8+8+15+10=41
2. Peggles 8+15+10+7=40
3. Mam418 4+15+10+8=37
4. debramc 3+10+8+15=36
5. bomtr 3+8+10+15=36
6. plasticene 6+7+7+15=35
7. MarkBarrett 8+9+10+8=35
8. andreaborn 4+6+10+15=35
9. xxaaaxx 13+10+8+4=35
10. Paucle 5+10+10+10=35
11 gamawire 13+1+10+10=34
12. Woof 4+6+7+15=32
13. billy pilgrim 1+7+7+15=30
14. cbec 1+13+4+10=28
15. gloriaclemente 0+15+1+10=26
16. Vanya 0+4+15+10=29
17. boson 1+7+5+15=28
18. omgwheelhouse 1+10+10+7=28
19. Lefty 0+6+10+7=23
20. econgator 4+4+4+10=22
21. dhkendall 2+3+9+7=21
22. Magna 0+4+4+10=18
23. jeff6286 4+6+4+4=18
24. LaFlaneur 4+2+4+7=17
25. Turd Ferguson 3+4+4+6=17
26. spell4yr 4+2+1+6=13
27. Immaf 4+0-2+10=12
28. dmleach 4+1-2+7=10
29. mitchparov -5+4+0+10=9
30. RackMe32 2+6+1+0=9
31. amorris525 2+4-2+1=5
32. barandall8000 -15
33. cheezguyty -15
34. thejeopadyfan -15
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The dictionary says potage is a thick soup. Wikipedia says it is a thick soup stew, or porridge. The word porridge comes from the word potage.Bamaman wrote:
2. Potage is a hoity toity name for this type of dish, especially thick ones.
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Re: Who's Special #4 (Questions now posted!!!)
beat me to it!Vanya wrote:The dictionary says potage is a thick soup. Wikipedia says it is a thick soup stew, or porridge. The word porridge comes from the word potage.Bamaman wrote:2. Potage is a hoity toity name for this type of dish, especially thick ones.
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Mom served us "potage" almost every morning. Said it made us think better.
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I can't believe I put eggplant for the veggie in spanakopita. I guess my feeble brain was thinking moussaka.
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I answered soup, which is think is the best answer, because stews and porridges (the soups, not the hot cereals) are always thick and therefore don't quite fit with the "especially" qualifier. At the same time, I think crediting stew or porridge would be fair.
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Like a few others here, I protest. This time, I have God as my lawyer.Bamaman wrote:2. Potage is a hoity toity name for this type of dish, especially thick ones.
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Correct (20): Magna, codehappy, billy pilgrim (2), Woof (1), mitchparov, immaf, Peggles, econgator, spell4yr, LaFlaneur, boson (2), gloriaclemente, amorris525, andreaborn (1), dmleach, debramc (1), jeff6286, Lefty. bomtr (2), cbec
Incorrect (6):plasticene (2) (stew), Paucle (porridge), Vanya (porridge), gammawaire (stew), dhkendall (stew), omgwheelhouse (cheese)
Clam (5): MarkBarrett, RackMe32, mam418, Turd Ferguson, xxaaaxx
I got my answer from remembering Genesis 25:29. Compare the King James (hoity toidy) version with the New International (contemporary speak). I'd accept soup too, but I wouldn't discount stew lest the Lord smite thee.
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I know Wikipedia is hardly the final authority, but its article on Potage begins: Potage (from Old French pottage; "potted dish") is a category of thick soups, stews, or porridges, in some of which meat and vegetables are boiled together with water until they form into a thick mush. I don't see how stew or porridge could be counted wrong. The word "porridge" itself presumably comes from a variant pronunciation of "potage".
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I think a lot of the controversy may stem from which language we're dealing with. The word potage comes from the French, and in France potage would only be used for a soup, unless the soup has bread in it, in which case it's a soup (clever folk, those Frenchies!). A stew in France is referred to as a ragoût. Porridge, meanwhile is bouillie, not that I can recall ever seeing one in France. Since I've never heard anyone outside of a restaurant use the word potage in English, I will defer to others on its meaning in that language.