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Bible/Rust, "guy who invented the barometer," Lamentations, Japan/Philipines (Russia was my first instinct, but it didn't feel right. Agh.)

Had not heard of Jeremiad before.

No LT. Had "good night and good luck," axe, and Alison Bechdel. And my FJ! response was "Who was the guy who invented the barometer?"

The ToC is prone to having a clue where I know what/who they're asking about but not the name, with "the guy who invented the barometer" joining "the woman who killed the guy in the bathtub" or "the giant statue of Jesus in Buenos Aires Rio De Janeiro." I don't know if the name Torricelli is going t...

"Thunderball" only among LT, plus Zhivago.

Basketball, soccer, ostentatious, Pascal, Caddyshack *. I could not come up with Smetana; after pausing for a minute I said Berlioz but immediately knew that wasn't right and at that point I gave up. Got both Arkansas and Nash. Had both Amen and Proverbs, but had the Versailles neg. Also got hardbal...

Thermopylae (I know better – it happened in 480 BC – but got hung up and decided to say something), no guess

Nothing about the Wednesday clue was familiar. I still couldn't muster a guess after a few minutes with Google and Wikipedia.

I got College Board and Crockett. I wasn't sure I heard the "-s" on Ryan's "College Boards," but knew they'd check the tape and if it was there it would get reversed.

I got Mail Call, Charge, and Crowley for $3400. But I have to deduct $800 because I said Herman's Head , leaving me with $2600.

I had slip and Arizona. I also said "Adam's ribbing" and got iconoclast.

:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :mrgreen: :( Finally a 5/5 week. Of course the Tournament is going to slap me silly, but this season's not been kind to me, so seven in a row to get me over 50% feels nice. I knew BYU isn't in SLC, but it took until the rebound to come up with the...

And Salt Lake City is negbait? Isn't the major/flagship university being in the capital the exception, not the rule? Madison, Austin...maybe three more? Off the top of my head, Salt Lake City (University of Utah, not the private BYU), Lincoln, and if you count them, Columbus (Ohio State), Tallahass...

:( :mrgreen: :( :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :?: Bauxite to say something (never heard of Leadville), Poirot (the name Nick Charles is somewhat familiar, but I would have never thought of him). I was still working which Henry to guess when the contestant said Henry VIII. I probably would ...

:mrgreen: :( :mrgreen: :( :( :mrgreen: :( :( Had nothing for any of the misses. Friday I was so focused on "No, it's not South Africa" that I couldn't guess another country. Couldn't make anything of Tuesday's clue. Correctly WAG'ed Denmark. Had "hushed." East/yeast was my only get in that category....

I figured it had to be someone who actually goes out to sea, but couldn't come up with something specific. I thought of lifeguard, but dismissed it.

:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :( :( :mrgreen: :( :( No responses Wednesday or Thursday. Wednesday I completely froze. Thursday I at least have the excuse that I thought they were looking for a ship and couldn't think of one that remotely fit the clue. Neil Simon for Friday. I usually don't look at Contesta...

No guess; Gilgamesh.
Never heard of Pirate's Booty.

Kentucky for Bowling Green.
A quick count has me just short at $5200 + correct on Thursday.

:( :( :( :( :mrgreen: :( :( :mrgreen: Hello Dolly! , state colleges, Old Faithful (I knew Pele = Hawaii, but couldn't come up with a proper guess), Sears/Willis Tower And I was kicking myself for not being able to pull up Bon Homme Richard . Haven't seen Fiddler on the Roof , never been to the Sydne...

:( :( :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :mrgreen: :( :( Jules Verne (desperation guess), La Marseillaise, Jefferson Caxton and mercurochrome completely unfamiliar. I said "general fault" instead of "ground fault." 5/10 for the season, including 0/4 on Monday/Tuesday. Hopefully next week I'm not playing catch-u...

:( :( :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :( Goliath, no answer Gath was totally unfamliar. I've seen the clip of The Beatles singing "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (and The Doors "Light My Fire"), but never a full episode of The Ed Sullivan Show . I included "Wonderful." I have been to the Air &...

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Wed Sep 11, 2019 5:08 pm

FJ—Instaget. Plains state=Kansas and gem=emerald (or ruby, which is what I thought of first)

Not ruby. They were silver in the book.