Hi,
Thanks for all the good wishes. At home now and recuperating.
--Pete
Search found 116 matches
- Tue Sep 20, 2011 8:44 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 6, Day 5
- Replies: 82
- Views: 21460
- Thu Sep 15, 2011 9:25 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 6, Day 5
- Replies: 82
- Views: 21460
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 6, Day 5
Hello JBoard folks. This is Sue, --Pete's wife. --Pete is going to be in the hospital for awhile and will not be able to score this until he gets back home. He is not sure how long he will be off line so, he wanted me to be sure you know that if he is away for too long it is OK with him if someone e...
- Tue Sep 13, 2011 1:13 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Season 28 airdates
- Replies: 81
- Views: 23125
Re: Season 28 airdates
Hi, I'm not offended by the Teachers Tournament, just puzzled. All other J! tournaments feature either (a) contestants who ordinarily couldn't compete in normal J!*, or (b) contestants who have some degree of fame outside of J!. [Actually, most of (b) are also (a).] Both qualities offer a novelty th...
- Tue Sep 13, 2011 12:51 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Reretaken Down
- Replies: 5469
- Views: 1453390
Re: Reretaken Down
Hi, Can't believe "Reretaken Down" needed a bump! http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/meet-dr-watson-jeopardy-winning-supercommittee-heads-into-health-care/2011/09/12/gIQAx6kbNK_blog.html Rex This will happen; I just know it: Doctor: *feeding all the symptoms into Watson* W...
- Tue Sep 13, 2011 12:38 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 6, Day 6
- Replies: 77
- Views: 19800
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 6, Day 6
Hi,
--Pete
Spoiler
2: Hesperus
4: Bacchus
6: Artemis
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- Mon Sep 12, 2011 11:40 am
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 6, Day 5
- Replies: 82
- Views: 21460
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 6, Day 5
Hi,
--Pete
Spoiler
2: Wikipidiea
4:
6: Sagittarius
8: Mesons
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3: Henry
6: Alexandria
9: Predator
12: Cybernetics
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6: Sagittarius
8: Mesons
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3: Henry
6: Alexandria
9: Predator
12: Cybernetics
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- Fri Sep 09, 2011 11:05 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 5, Day 5
- Replies: 86
- Views: 24666
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 5, Day 5
Hi, Round 5 day 5 scores: 75 AcadamiaNut 75 bigbor 75 BoK 75 gnash 75 jbillygirl 75 Lefty 75 nlw44 75 OldSchoolChamp 75 paul5562 75 plasticene 75 reddpen 75 saintanthony 75 Sir Thopas 75 tagNV 75 TomKBaltimoreBoy 75 Vanya 75 Woof 71 Peggles 69 billy pilgrim 69 bomtr 69 cbec 69 JeanneJag 69 mrbungle ...
- Fri Sep 09, 2011 7:50 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Pet Intellectual Peeves
- Replies: 727
- Views: 162367
Re: Ya doesn’t hasta call me Johnson
Hi, Suppose you meet a man, born in Italy, who introduces himself as "Giovanni Verdi -- but my former co-workers called me 'Il Mago', because I could get miraculous things done". He has just moved to this country and will be working for the same company you work for, and he asks you for he...
- Fri Sep 09, 2011 6:02 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 6, Day 4
- Replies: 83
- Views: 19577
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 6, Day 4
Hi,
--Pete
Spoiler
2: Flintstones
4: Ice Hockey
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8: Railroad trains
10: boatswain (boson)
3: Cochise
6: Chief Joseph
9: Blackfoot
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15: Delaware
4: Ice Hockey
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8: Railroad trains
10: boatswain (boson)
3: Cochise
6: Chief Joseph
9: Blackfoot
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15: Delaware
- Fri Sep 09, 2011 5:53 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 6, Day 3
- Replies: 84
- Views: 18114
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 6, Day 3
Hi,
--Pete
Spoiler
2: Howe
4: Bayux tapestry
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8: batting
10: chain
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4: Bayux tapestry
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- Fri Sep 09, 2011 12:00 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: SHC Round 6 Instant Replay Thread [SPOILERS]
- Replies: 111
- Views: 26979
Re: SHC Round 6 Instant Replay Thread [SPOILERS]
Hi,
--Pete
You did mean Byzantium, didn't you?alietr wrote: What about Constantinople?
--Pete
- Thu Sep 08, 2011 5:57 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 6, Day 2
- Replies: 85
- Views: 21601
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 6, Day 2
Hi,
--Pete
Spoiler
2: Ottawa
4: Oxford
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8: Odessa
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3: Hamlet
6: King Lear
9: Richard III
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4: Oxford
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8: Odessa
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3: Hamlet
6: King Lear
9: Richard III
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- Wed Sep 07, 2011 6:43 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 5
- Replies: 92
- Views: 24318
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 4, Day 5
Hi, UN-Official Answers: 2: Koran 4: Book of Mormon 6: Septuagint 8: Veda(s) 10: Baháí 3: Fantasia 6: John Williams 9: Isaac Stern 12: NBC Symphony Orchestra 15: Marine Corps Band Scores: 75 cinemaniax7 75 demomoke 75 nlw44 75 Schliemann 75 TomKBaltimoreBoy 69 mennoknight 69 pres de lys 69 RCraig 69...
- Wed Sep 07, 2011 3:58 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: SHC Round 6 Instant Replay Thread [SPOILERS]
- Replies: 111
- Views: 26979
Re: SHC Round 6 Instant Replay Thread [SPOILERS]
Hi, I broke my ten second rule for Liberia but I'll be damned if I let a category like that go entirely unanswered :lol: In my drug induced haze, I've been sticking to a 2 second rule. Thinking hurts my head and makes my answers worse. But at least I get to sleep 16-18 hours a day (and the cats love...
- Wed Sep 07, 2011 3:53 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: SHC Round 5 Instant Replay Thread {SPOILERS}
- Replies: 155
- Views: 37171
Re: Anybody out there?
Hi,
--Pete
I agree. I check a few people, but for the most part I miss any humor hidden by the spoiler tags.bengland wrote: Moving to spoiler tags this year has ruined one of my favorite parts of the SHC -- scrolling through and reading everyone's funny answers and comments.
--Pete
- Wed Sep 07, 2011 3:47 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Pet Intellectual Peeves
- Replies: 727
- Views: 162367
Re: Pet Intellectual Peeves
Hi, Hi, All arithmetic is math but not all math is arithmetic. --Pete Please excuse my ignorance, but the distinction escapes me. Please elaborate. Woof and econgator have addressed this perfectly, so all I can add is an anecdote. When I was about 10 years old, I went to my teacher and said, "I...
- Wed Sep 07, 2011 3:40 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 6, Day 1
- Replies: 84
- Views: 23529
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 6, Day 1
Hi,
--Pete
Spoiler
2: Life
4: Risk
6: Battleship
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- Tue Sep 06, 2011 9:33 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Pet Intellectual Peeves
- Replies: 727
- Views: 162367
Re: Pet Intellectual Peeves
Hi, Pet peeve of mine: everything discussed in that article is arithmetic, not mathematics (not "math," another pet peeve). (Also...since when is arithmetic not math?) All arithmetic is math but not all math is arithmetic. And "math" has been used for "mathematics" sinc...
- Tue Sep 06, 2011 4:02 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Pet Intellectual Peeves
- Replies: 727
- Views: 162367
Re: Pet Intellectual Peeves
Hi, Wisdom from USA Today: http://www.usaweekend.com/article/20110902/MONEY/309020007/Math-tips-rest-us That raise actually might not be as good as it looks. The extra money is nice, but it could very well bump you into the next tax bracket, possibly leaving you with less money than you had before t...
- Tue Sep 06, 2011 2:27 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 5, Day 6
- Replies: 88
- Views: 21286
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 5, Day 6
Hi,
--Pete
Spoiler
2: faeries
4: pixie
6: leprechaun
8: trolls
10: kobolts
3: beep-beep
6: ta-ta
9: can can
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4: pixie
6: leprechaun
8: trolls
10: kobolts
3: beep-beep
6: ta-ta
9: can can
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