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econgator wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 23, 2019 7:52 pm

Wouldn't have gotten this with 50 guesses. Nothing in the clue was of any help.

I might be able to get it in 50 guesses if I figured that the writer was a woman.

"Comic Title Characters" + "Two Names" = only Calvin & Hobbes came to mind for me. So, instaget. Good point. What other comic strips even meet that criterion? Hi & Lois? Mutt and Jeff Arlo and Janis At the risk of going off topic, I'll stop now. (Also, that's all I could think of.) Kit & Carlyle, A...

Had it as soon as I read "theologian"
Expected somewhat more challenge, my precall was "Sally Forth".

Wow, even I could add the four seasons together to come up with Jersey Boys.

Derped the Seven Year Itch. Filed the art story under WGAS. Guessed Jerry Springer for the talk show.

I wasn't getting Regis out of that clue. Decided to cater to the LCD with a guess of Jerry Springer.

Elijah Baley wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 18, 2019 10:59 am

Ironically, people seem to do fairly well with the “dreaded” Opera category. Or at least that’s my perception.

Not ironic at all. "classic" opera is pretty much codefied with what one needs to know, but who can keep track of movies every year?

An '80s category? More, please!
A Contemporary Art FJ? Never again, please!
What was with Frank's bet in DJ? He had to bet it all to keep it from being a runaway.
Lots of trash for the taking in DJ. Yeoman, Shogun (how?), Decameron, ammonia (NH3 is chem 101), and shoulda got Dominican Republic.

Christian + remote island =Pitcairn. Done.
Ras (anything) should be a Pavlov for Ethiopia.

I didn't see FJ as a coin flip. The quote very strongly outlines Hoover's policy of non-intervention. It's the policy that lost him the election against FDR. It's the polar opposite of FDR's policy of extensive government help to end the Depression. If that quote had somehow come out of FDR's mouth...

Couldn't think of the correct FJ response. Finally put down "What is Cat Scratch Fever"

Got gone on Gauguin, derped the Sopranos clue.
Bela Bartok was my precall in 5 'B's.

MattKnowles wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 11, 2019 11:26 pm

Can we poll the Bela Bartok clue?

Bela Bartok was my precall in the category

Good grief, ladies, at least take a swing! Freud was a rather confident WAG for FJ.

I considered Ellis island for FJ, figured the Statue of Liberty was more of a landmark. Wondering how many missed because it seemed too obvious.
Fibber McGee & Molly were definitely a nod to us older viewers.

Kool-Aid aTS? Seriously? Also got the horseradish clue.

Couldn't think of anything for FJ. Finally guessed The Lone Ranger because of the William Tell Overture.

Catch Phrases for 1000:

"What is a good way to set your undies on fire?"

Why do I always think ASCAP stands for Artists, Composers & Producers?

Couldn't puzzle out the Latin. Roosevelt pointed me to New York, and I tried to decide between the Hudson River & the Erie Canal.

Couldn't think of anything else but the Berlin Airlift for FJ, but thought it was in the ’50s.
LOL for the game:. answered skunk for chipmunk in the squirrel category, so guess what comes up later in 'What's that smell?'