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- Wed Jan 06, 2021 5:44 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
- Replies: 356
- Views: 10546
Re: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
Group 44 here. Of course, I drew somebody I know on MD1, who just finished #2 in his A rundle, behind only you-know-who. So, I'm just going to take my beating and try to do better tomorrow.
- Tue Dec 29, 2020 10:56 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: The Official TPH Education Thread (POTENTIAL GAME DAY SPOILERS)
- Replies: 4141
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Re: The Official TPH Education Thread (POTENTIAL GAME DAY SPOILERS)
And there's a good chance it'll never come to making that particular connection again. You can't really plan or prepare in advance for making specific mental connections. You just have to know a lot of stuff, and have a brain that's good at working out from the clue what particular connection you n...
- Thu Dec 17, 2020 12:58 am
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
- Replies: 356
- Views: 10546
Re: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
Notable notes: Two JBL'ers are moving up from E to D - Bamaman got first in (redacted for dox reasons), and twelvefootbro got 5th in Taiga. twelvefootsis2 just missed promotion one notch behind in 6th. Ecological balance is restored as two JBL'ers moved down a notch. I am trading places with twelve...
- Wed Dec 16, 2020 7:52 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
- Replies: 356
- Views: 10546
Re: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
I found this season much tougher than last as I got 92 correct in my rookie season but 82 in this one. I saw the image of Ivanka Trump holding up a can of Goya beans but I'd never heard of them before that. I guessed Old El Paso but didn't expect to be right. I didn't know Goya was a large brand. I...
- Tue Dec 15, 2020 11:53 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
- Replies: 356
- Views: 10546
Re: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
I'm looking forward to joining y'all next season. It's been a really good rookie campaign, although based on what I'm hearing, I happened to luck into one of the easiest seasons in recent memory. I'll be playing in a B rundle next time around (anybody else here in Fjord?), so I may not be this sangu...
- Mon Dec 14, 2020 1:45 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Monday, December 14, 2020 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
- Replies: 43
- Views: 1546
Re: Monday, December 14, 2020 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
That FJ! question looks familiar...although 33% seems like a low get rate. I'm curious to see how it polls next week.
- Fri Dec 11, 2020 5:16 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
- Replies: 356
- Views: 10546
Re: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
I really thought Stan would play harder than it did. Between people not familiar with Eminem, and people not familiar with the particular part of the culture that uses the word 'stan' (noun or verb), that number really surprised me.
Spoiler
You could say I was a-stan-ished.
- Fri Dec 11, 2020 4:20 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Friday, December 11, 2020 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
- Replies: 77
- Views: 2220
Re: Friday, December 11, 2020 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Kendra in second was in position to win on a TS clue, while ignoring Kate and only betting to stay $100 above Nizar's possible 3600 was the TPIR game, "That's Too Much!" I'm not a wagering pro. What should she have bet? $2,801 (win on TS with 'standard' wagers, but can also beat a $0 bet from the l...
- Fri Dec 11, 2020 4:16 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
- Replies: 356
- Views: 10546
Re: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
It's a good thing the first name wasn't required.Cat Hammarskjold wrote: ↑Fri Dec 11, 2020 1:47 pmI got two points for the Waldheim question. Also, I really overthought the irrational number question and thought that is was transcendental numbers specifically.
- Fri Dec 11, 2020 8:47 am
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Thursday, December 10, 2020 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
- Replies: 68
- Views: 1973
Re: Thursday, December 10, 2020 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Lefty guitarist from Seattle is a TS at $200? I said Jimi, but did so hesitantly because I thought they were looking for a group due to the category. That may have thrown the contestants off as well. I was hoping for a straight-up category on rock supergroups. But I had trouble pre-calling any othe...
- Fri Dec 11, 2020 8:34 am
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
- Replies: 356
- Views: 10546
Re: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
Butt rose, butt rose. Golly! Frustratingly, I couldn't remember Bob's full mnemonic, and so had to rack my brain for the correct answer. I had only "ooh, taunt," taunting me. While his EM Forster visual is very helpful for me, I found that UN mnemonic to be more work than just remembering the names...
- Thu Dec 10, 2020 10:37 am
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
- Replies: 356
- Views: 10546
Re: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
I didn't realize Lawrence Welk was colorized, because we didn't have a color TV until later. Watched it with my parents every week. I ended up giving my opponent 2 for Barefoot Contessa, the only question they got correct. SMDH. In defense of my...defense, their food and tv/pop culture stuff was pre...
- Mon Dec 07, 2020 4:24 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
- Replies: 356
- Views: 10546
Re: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
I have to give credit to Andy Dufresne for getting the Harvey the Rabbit question.
- Fri Dec 04, 2020 5:41 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
- Replies: 356
- Views: 10546
- Thu Dec 03, 2020 10:35 am
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Hosting Question
- Replies: 48
- Views: 2891
Re: Hosting Question
1,000 to 1 odds, but ... Trump Listed Among Candidates to Replace Alex Trebek as ‘Jeopardy!’ Host The guy can't put together four sentences to form a complete thought, sure would make the clue reading weird to watch when he goes off script. If we're going off the board for host suggestions, I nomin...
- Tue Dec 01, 2020 10:53 am
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Monday, November 30, 2020 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
- Replies: 60
- Views: 2153
Re: Monday, November 30, 2020 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
seaborgium wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 3:31 am*a subset of this is "what we call the song (its catchiest lyric)"

- Sun Nov 22, 2020 10:07 am
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: FJs for the 11/16/20 week
- Replies: 26
- Views: 698
- Fri Nov 20, 2020 9:35 am
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
- Replies: 356
- Views: 10546
Re: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
It looks like I was far from alone in failing to RTFQ for ARPANET. I was literally talking to myself about how DARPA created ARPANET, and worrying about spelling DARPA right. I always want to add a silent 'k'.
- Thu Nov 19, 2020 12:31 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
- Replies: 356
- Views: 10546
- Wed Nov 18, 2020 12:17 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
- Replies: 356
- Views: 10546