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by Peter the accountant
Sun Jan 07, 2024 5:31 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: FJs for the 1/1/24 week
Replies: 16
Views: 1592

Re: FJs for the 1/1/24 week

Felt lucky this week with with 4/5. Monday, I joined the Paris crowd. Tuesday: I live south of the sign in the OC, but still see it often enough that it is a bit mundane. Never heard of the incident, but a landmark with letters in Los Angeles doesn't leave many options, and the ability to change a b...
by Peter the accountant
Sun Nov 05, 2023 10:13 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: FJs for the 10/30/23 week
Replies: 18
Views: 3552

Re: FJs for the 10/30/23 week

I need the option: I got to Harry’s first child, but didn’t know the name.
by Peter the accountant
Tue Jul 25, 2023 12:35 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Thursday, June 29, 2023 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 35
Views: 3602

Re: Thursday, June 29, 2023 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Drangvoor wrote: Sat Jul 15, 2023 10:39 pm Here's the scene:
Sorry to dredge up an old thread, but this FJ was driving me crazy. It's been a while since I've seen the movie and I didn't recall that scene. Thank you for finding it. Still think it's a terrible clue, but at least now I understand it.

--Peter
by Peter the accountant
Fri Nov 04, 2022 6:36 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Thursday, November 3, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 15
Views: 1642

Re: Thursday, November 3, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

After rejecting Nirvana, I came up with the right answer, but with little confidence. If I had thought of Xanadu, I might have switched. Still, my first correct FJ response this week, so the box of shame is avoided. It's a shame to see rowan go, but they certainly showed that a 2nd chance tourney wi...
by Peter the accountant
Fri Nov 04, 2022 6:22 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Wednesday, November 2, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 34
Views: 2720

Re: Wednesday, November 2, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

This Is Kirk! wrote: Thu Nov 03, 2022 1:46 am It seemed a bit non-PC to be on Jeopardy! but I can't be the only person who thought of "Indian Giver" for FJ.
You are not. And I had the same feelings.
by Peter the accountant
Tue Nov 01, 2022 3:09 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Monday, October 31, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 41
Views: 3721

Re: Monday, October 31, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Put me down for another Battle Creek - with a 95% confidence of being wrong.

The correct response seems obvious in hindsight, but it never came to me. Had no idea that was the name of a waterway, although I’ve heard of it many times.
by Peter the accountant
Sun Oct 23, 2022 4:09 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Second-chance tourney coming
Replies: 158
Views: 19434

Re: Second-chance tourney coming

I like the idea of a second chance tourney. The number of super champs lately means a few people who may have won a game or two got cut down. But I’m not fond of giving this tourney two spots. One is enough. Cut it down to 15 and run the standard 2 week tournament. Or invite the same 18 to return. T...
by Peter the accountant
Sun Oct 23, 2022 3:48 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: FJs for the 9/25 - 10/16/22 Celebrity Jeopardy! games
Replies: 9
Views: 548

Re: FJs for the 9/25 - 10/16/22 Celebrity Jeopardy! games

These must be easier clues because I’ve never gotten a perfect score until now. Sorta kinda watch SNL weekly. I read the cast names out loud every week to learn them as possible J! material. So I knew Ego immediately. Haven’t watched any shows, so only had the names to go by. Might have recognized a...
by Peter the accountant
Thu Oct 13, 2022 2:14 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Tuesday, October 11, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 23
Views: 2068

Re: Tuesday, October 11, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

Put me down for another Edmund Fitzgerald. Things I knew about it: Named after a man. Sank in the Great Lakes. Memorialized in song. Things I didn't know about it, but do now: Sank in 1975. Located just days after sinking. Man it was named after was still alive and well at the time of sinking. Every...
by Peter the accountant
Sun Jul 24, 2022 3:16 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: How Do You Watch Jeopardy!?
Replies: 19
Views: 1983

Re: How Do You Watch Jeopardy!?

I said as a question, but I'm not always that way. Probably 1/3 of the time it's just the answer. But I have taken on the Amodio "what's" phrasing. When I'm going all out, I gotta beat the contestants on screen, and that's quicker. And yes, it's usually out loud. For final it's all spoken,...
by Peter the accountant
Mon May 30, 2022 11:15 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Fourth Podium Poll for Thursday, May 26, 2022
Replies: 25
Views: 1791

Re: Fourth Podium Poll for Thursday, May 26, 2022

$5200 going into FJ. That forces Ryan to wager something. And with just barely over half of his total, going all in is reasonable. Then, due to a slightly lucky guess, I got FJ for the win. I'm trying to work on bodies of water, and can never keep the two sides of Italy straight (other than the gene...
by Peter the accountant
Sun May 22, 2022 6:40 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: FJs for the 5/16/22 week
Replies: 33
Views: 2394

Re: FJs for the 5/16/22 week

:mrgreen: :( :( :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :( :( Did the unnecessary mental coin flip on Monday and settled on St. Louis. Been there in the 1970s. Rode to the top. Still recall that my dad referred to the odor in the rotating elevator cars as "rancid armpit." Probably why I remember them so we...
by Peter the accountant
Mon May 16, 2022 9:40 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: FJs for the 5/9/22 week
Replies: 36
Views: 2373

Re: FJs for the 5/9/22 week

Ironhorse wrote: Sun May 15, 2022 8:30 pm And likewise, I have never seen the whole Godfather. I'd like to but I don't have any real spare time without young kids around.
Someone needs to make us an offer to watch that we can't refuse.
by Peter the accountant
Sun May 15, 2022 8:12 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: FJs for the 5/9/22 week
Replies: 36
Views: 2373

Re: FJs for the 5/9/22 week

:cry: :cry: :cry: :mrgreen: :cry: :cry: :mrgreen: :cry: More correctly, those responses are: clueless, is Coachella one of them?, clueless, lucky guess, and bad guess clueless, Finally!!! Would you like me to sing the whole song?, and ashamed I can't remember this tidbit Been to GA a couple of times...
by Peter the accountant
Mon Mar 28, 2022 1:37 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: FJs for the 3/21/22 week
Replies: 15
Views: 1344

Re: FJs for the 3/21/22 week

Monday: Watched the birthday concert with TB and Lady Gaga. Some really good music. Also saw a longer news report (maybe 60 Minutes?) that talked about TB's Alzheimer's diagnosis and how he can still sing even when he can't remember lots of other things. Didn't think there were any other 95 year old...
by Peter the accountant
Mon Mar 21, 2022 2:13 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: FJs for the 3/14/22 week
Replies: 25
Views: 2353

Re: FJs for the 3/14/22 week

Flipped a coin between tornado and hurricane, and the coin got it right this time. It's usually wrong. Never watched Dazed & Confused. Have no idea what part Matthew may have played in it's making. But if you've got McConaughey and words said on camera, there's only one thing to guess. Friday wa...
by Peter the accountant
Sun Mar 13, 2022 12:23 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Opus Memorial Fourth Podium Poll - Wed, March 9
Replies: 12
Views: 1571

Re: Opus Memorial Fourth Podium Poll - Wed, March 9

Cleaning up in the Apollo program, plus a couple of other right answers puts me $200 ahead of the champ going into FJ. I crash and burn there, leaving me with nothing but a handshake on my way out the door.
by Peter the accountant
Sun Mar 13, 2022 12:06 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Opus Memorial Fourth Podium Poll #2 - Friday, March 11
Replies: 8
Views: 891

Re: Opus Memorial Fourth Podium Poll #2 - Friday, March 11

Did you win from the Fourth Podium? Technically yes. Had a mere 4400 on 3 correct responses going into the World Capitals DD. That subject is a weak spot, so I doubt I would have wagered much. But since I don’t have a buzzer at the 4th podium, you’ve got to risk it. In the real world, I would have ...
by Peter the accountant
Fri Feb 11, 2022 8:37 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Wednesday, February 9, 2022 FJ Poll (SPOILERS)
Replies: 21
Views: 2391

Re: Wednesday, February 9, 2022 FJ Poll (SPOILERS)

Don’t get me wrong. LA has a nice zoo. Been there a few times. But SD is a world class zoo with two locations, both inside the surprisingly large city limits. Well worth a visit to both locations if you ever get the chance. Looks like the San Diego Zoo Safari Park is in Escondido now. I assume it h...
by Peter the accountant
Fri Feb 11, 2022 3:59 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Wednesday, February 9, 2022 FJ Poll (SPOILERS)
Replies: 21
Views: 2391

Re: Wednesday, February 9, 2022 FJ Poll (SPOILERS)

Not familiar with the video, so had to suss it out from the clue alone. Never considered any kind of tree. Visiting a city to see trees didn’t make sense to me. Likewise, swim trunks aren’t something that strikes me as worthy of multiple “reallys”. Ordinary long pants are longer than any swim trunks...