Thursday, June 7, 2012 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
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Re: Thursday, June 7, 2012 Game Recap & Discussion (SPOILERS)
When the FJ! clue was revealed I went straight to Bolshoi, but then remembered that it was headquartered in Moscow so that couldn't be it. Nothing else came to mind. I should have remembered the lyrics to "The Patty Duke Show".
Where Cathy adores a minuet,
The Ballet Russes, and crepe suzette,
Our Patty loves to rock and roll,
A hot dog makes her lose control — What a wild duet!
Where Cathy adores a minuet,
The Ballet Russes, and crepe suzette,
Our Patty loves to rock and roll,
A hot dog makes her lose control — What a wild duet!
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Re: Thursday, June 7, 2012 Game Recap & Discussion (SPOILERS)
That's one way to remember it!earendel wrote:When the FJ! clue was revealed I went straight to Bolshoi, but then remembered that it was headquartered in Moscow so that couldn't be it. Nothing else came to mind. I should have remembered the lyrics to "The Patty Duke Show".
Where Cathy adores a minuet,
The Ballet Russes, and crepe suzette,
Our Patty loves to rock and roll,
A hot dog makes her lose control — What a wild duet!
I knew it outright because I'd heard that the various Ballet Russes companies were formed outside of Russia, probably on one of these NPR/PRI music shows I listen to. IIRC, when these were founded, Russia was the place for ballet (even though it originated in France), and consisted of mostly Russian expats. Knew the other major ballet companies that I could name (Bolshoi, Kirov/Mariinsky) were based in Russia.
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That $1200 in Painters could have been in Stupid Answers. The "Grand", "Venice", "Canaletto", and waterway in the clue(Canal of course being the correct response) made that possible.
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Yes, that was unfortunate - now people will cite it as an example of why contestant should be ruled correct when they just give back information that's entirely within the question.legendneverdies wrote:That $1200 in Painters could have been in Stupid Answers. The "Grand", "Venice", "Canaletto", and waterway in the clue(Canal of course being the correct response) made that possible.
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What's up with telling the contestants they needed the title, then giving the first word and asking for the rest of the title?
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Re: Thursday, June 7, 2012 Game Recap & Discussion (SPOILERS)
How about "What is Ballet Russe?"? I think the silent S's make it ok. Jury?econgator wrote:Probably not: It's the Ballets Russes (Russian Ballets). The "s" does change things, in my opinion.TenPoundHammer wrote:Sis said "Russian Ballet" — would that be acceptable?
And, BTW, should it be "What is Ballets Russes?" or "What are Ballets Russes?"?
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I hope they would be lenient with the spelling here, especially because the omitted letters are silent. (In common usage, that is. I have no idea whether they actually affect pronunciation.)OrangeSAM wrote:How about "What is Ballet Russe?"? I think the silent S's make it ok. Jury?
And, BTW, should it be "What is Ballets Russes?" or "What are Ballets Russes?"?
I think "What is Ballets Russes?" is better, though "are" is OK too. really any question words are OK. Even "Who is" or "Who are". It's the name of a single dance company. In print, it seems to be referred to in the singular, e.g., "The Ballets Russes was founded...."
Fwiw, I notice the company is also sometimes referred to as the "Russian Ballet," so I think that answer would have been acceptable.
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I thought that was awesome - I told him afterwards it was a real Jeopardy! moment that he should be proud of.gloriaclemente wrote:Hey, where is the love for Ernest's rendition of Brown Sugar? It was pretty hilarious from where I sat! Go Ernest, go Ernest! What a good guy...
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He'd better be. It's probably already up on YouTube!CAPS LOCK wrote:I thought that was awesome - I told him afterwards it was a real Jeopardy! moment that he should be proud of.gloriaclemente wrote:Hey, where is the love for Ernest's rendition of Brown Sugar? It was pretty hilarious from where I sat! Go Ernest, go Ernest! What a good guy...
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Never heard of that ballet, went with Bolshoi just to have something, fearing it was likely wrong.
My logic on the big county was that the largest would be one you wouldn't expect, not LA or Frisco.
My logic on the big county was that the largest would be one you wouldn't expect, not LA or Frisco.
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Re: Thursday, June 7, 2012 Game Recap & Discussion (SPOILERS)
Chris's second DJ DD wager only proves my point about Terry Kent's stupid DD wager on Monday. Chris still at least had a chance to win after that miss, while Terry did not.
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I laughed, but I won't be buying his album.CAPS LOCK wrote:I thought that was awesome - I told him afterwards it was a real Jeopardy! moment that he should be proud of.gloriaclemente wrote:Hey, where is the love for Ernest's rendition of Brown Sugar? It was pretty hilarious from where I sat! Go Ernest, go Ernest! What a good guy...
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That was my wild, random guess, so it would be nice if it were acceptable!Magna wrote:Fwiw, I notice the company is also sometimes referred to as the "Russian Ballet," so I think that answer would have been acceptable.
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Which wouldn't help me any. Especially since I always imagined Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland to be nearly equal in size.Bamaman wrote:My logic on the big county was that the largest would be one you wouldn't expect, not LA or Frisco.
Dessert/butter plate? You mean there's more than one kind of plate?
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Chris lost. Terry lost. Didn't make much difference.mbclev wrote:Chris's second DJ DD wager only proves my point about Terry Kent's stupid DD wager on Monday. Chris still at least had a chance to win after that miss, while Terry did not.
edit: More thoroughly: Terry would have won if he had gotten it right; I think Chris would have won if he had gotten it right. In this sense, they made wagers that would have turned out perfect if they could have pulled out their DDs. But then: Chris probably would have won if he had wagered only about a thousand; Terry might have won (depending on whether he knew FJ) if he had wagered only about a thousand. In this sense, given they got their DDs wrong, Chris and Terry both wagered too much.
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You're doing it again.TenPoundHammer wrote:Which wouldn't help me any. Especially since I always imagined Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland to be nearly equal in size.Bamaman wrote:My logic on the big county was that the largest would be one you wouldn't expect, not LA or Frisco.
Dessert/butter plate? You mean there's more than one kind of plate?
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I know I've said this before... but why the heck do they feature "internet slang" that isn't even used?! I mean, do any of you use any of the terms that were in this category? Doubtful.
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LQTM is definitely a Demetri Martin joke.
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I missed the week because I was golfing but I would kill to see someone singing Brown Sugar on the show. I did manage to record Friday's episode but haven't seen it yet. Other than the singing, sounds like a dull show.
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So, what's the verdict: is The Russian Ballet acceptable?
Need to know before taking the "FJs for the Week" poll. I want the Guesstimania results to be accurate!
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