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- Fri Feb 12, 2016 11:18 am
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Article on "The Ugly, Sexist Aftermath of Appearing on 'Jeopardy"
- Replies: 185
- Views: 26317
Re: Article on "The Ugly, Sexist Aftermath of Appearing on 'Jeopardy"
Given the amount of ugliness out there on the Internet, it really warms my heart to see the culture that has developed here at jboard.tv — the way that even the most basic objectification or dehumanizations is simply not socially acceptable. And when I see you all on social media jump to the defense...
- Thu Feb 11, 2016 11:10 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Thursday, February 11, 2016 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
- Replies: 64
- Views: 11140
Re: Thursday, February 11, 2016 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
Didn't Obama post a photo on election night 2012 that set the record for most retweeted tweet (later surpassed by Ellen's Oscar selfie)?alietr wrote:Huh. Could have sworn Obama just started a Twitter account recently ...
- Fri Jan 01, 2016 1:32 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Monday, December 28, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
- Replies: 98
- Views: 13426
Re: Monday, December 28, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
Ha! Yeah, that went right over my head the first time. Good one!Volante wrote:Too obscure a reference? Too obscure a reference...Spoiler
- Fri Jan 01, 2016 11:24 am
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Don’t be so Shore (12/29/15 SPOILER)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2211
Re: Don’t be so Shore (12/29/15 SPOILER)
[Sigh...] I’ve made this point before, but I’ll say it again: Counting wins or losses based on the contestants’ actual right or wrong answers is an intellectually dishonest way of evaluating Shore’s Conjecture. The measure of a wagering strategy is how it performs against all possible combinations ...
- Thu Dec 31, 2015 8:37 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Monday, December 28, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
- Replies: 98
- Views: 13426
Re: Monday, December 28, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
A follow-up trivia question, thanks to Wikipedia: In addition to John Denver, who is the only other songwriter to have written two official state songs? A guess.... Stephen Foster Bingo! The two are: "My Old Kentucky Home" and "Old Folks at Home" (a.k.a. "Swanee River"), one of the state songs of F...
- Thu Dec 31, 2015 7:10 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Monday, December 28, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
- Replies: 98
- Views: 13426
Re: Monday, December 28, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
A follow-up trivia question, thanks to Wikipedia:
In addition to John Denver, who is the only other songwriter to have written two official state songs?
In addition to John Denver, who is the only other songwriter to have written two official state songs?
- Sat Dec 26, 2015 10:07 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: FJs for the 12/21/15 week
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4059
Re: FJs for the 12/21/15 week
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :?: :mrgreen: :( :?: :mrgreen: I didn't see Thursday, and it was spoiled before I could play it here. I like to think I would have completed my perfect week, but who knows. I might have come up with WHHarrison given a few more seconds. And I said Diana, since I know it ...
- Sat Dec 26, 2015 10:53 am
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Name That Senator
- Replies: 42
- Views: 6047
Re: Name That Senator
I couldn't tell all the old white guys apart, but my BF got 70. I keep telling him he should try out for Jeopardy!
- Fri Dec 25, 2015 6:36 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Think Different best practices
- Replies: 51
- Views: 13877
Re: Think Different best practices
THANK YOU! That's great! Very helpful!RandyG wrote:I added this Intro section to the sticky post: ....
- Thu Dec 24, 2015 12:24 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Tuesday, December 22, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
- Replies: 58
- Views: 9335
Re: Tuesday, December 22, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
That Adele question was the most "recent" I ever remember on the show. The relevant news came out on 11/28, and even assuming the show was taped the next weekday, that's just 22 days between the news happening and the show airing. My game taped in November 2004 and had a whole category on the 2004 ...
- Tue Dec 22, 2015 6:06 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Tuesday, December 22, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
- Replies: 58
- Views: 9335
Re: Tuesday, December 22, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
I got FJ, though I didn't realize that the ruins of the Temple of Diana still exist! I had to work my way through the Wonders I could remember: The Great Pyramid at Giza is the only one of the seven that's still around, but (a) it's not dedicated to a woman, as far as I know, and (b) it's not in rui...
- Tue Dec 22, 2015 2:08 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Friday, December 18, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
- Replies: 44
- Views: 7647
Re: Friday, December 18, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
I'm just disappointed that nobody has mentioned...

Spoiler
- Tue Dec 22, 2015 11:57 am
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Monday, December 21, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
- Replies: 69
- Views: 10632
Re: Monday, December 21, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
I saw "Hey dummy" and could only think of Dennis Duffy from 30 Rock.Robert K S wrote:I feel like I didn't get the "dummy"/"effigy" pun, if there was one.

Which didn't help. At all.
- Sun Dec 20, 2015 8:33 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: FJs for the 12/14/15 week
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4067
Re: FJs for the 12/14/15 week








No answer Monday, Notre Dame Thursday, and Bering.
- Sat Dec 12, 2015 8:27 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Wednesday, December 9, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
- Replies: 91
- Views: 14228
Re: Wednesday, December 9, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
It just seemed odd casting blacks to play historical figures that were white. A little different than casting The Wizard of Oz with an all black cast. I have not seen it so I might have gotten the concept if I had. I didn't have a problem with it, was just curious as to why they did it that way. An...
- Sat Dec 12, 2015 11:18 am
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Friday, December 11, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
- Replies: 62
- Views: 11486
Re: Friday, December 11, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
Crocs were my initial (and only) response, but at least I had the good sense to recognize they couldn't possibly be right.hbomb1947 wrote:Add me to those who negged with "crocs" for the shoe named after an Australian animal. Is there enough of a critical mass for that neg to have it as a poll choice?
- Sat Dec 12, 2015 11:14 am
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Friday, December 11, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
- Replies: 62
- Views: 11486
Re: Friday, December 11, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
I haven't heard anyone say that they approached FJ the way I did: I started with thinking about presidents where it's easily known what year they died. That pretty much left only Lincoln and Kennedy (maybe Garfield, McKinley, or FDR, but those weren't likely). OK, Kennedy ... John, John. Done. That...
- Tue Dec 08, 2015 3:24 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Think Different best practices
- Replies: 51
- Views: 13877
Think Different - an intro for newbies
To change the topic slightly: as a newbie to (this version of) the board, I would have found it very helpful to have a short intro to what a TD is . For instance: Is it (like LL) something you have to sign up for? Is there a season commitment? Are points cumulative? How is it scored? What's the time...
- Sat Dec 05, 2015 10:11 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: FJs for the 11/30/15 week
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3600
Re: FJs for the 11/30/15 week
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Montenegro on Wednesday's clue, as I lost the coin-flip with Kosovo on a 50-50-90.... The only Grimm brother I could name was Jacob. Ditto, ditto, ditto, and ditto. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
- Sat Dec 05, 2015 1:11 am
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Friday, December 4, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
- Replies: 81
- Views: 11869
Re: Friday, December 4, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
As a new-sh Minnesota resident, I thought that FJ was a softball down the middle of the plate. "Minnesota has a lot of Lutherans" is trivia in the same way that "snow is cold" is trivia. I'm surprised to see so many people having trouble with it.