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- Wed Dec 18, 2019 10:52 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Useless Sports Trivia only One Person On This Board Cares About, but Feels is Relevant for Jeopardy Even Though It Isn't
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2717
Re: Useless Sports Trivia only One Person On This Board Cares About, but Feels is Relevant for Jeopardy Even Though It I
For what it's worth, I would actually really like to see a separate thread for sports-y current events happenings. I miss news questions on sports with distressing consistency at my weekly pub quiz (just yesterday I missed a question on Drew Brees' recent accomplishment).
- Fri Dec 13, 2019 8:38 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: LL83: Learned League
- Replies: 454
- Views: 55412
Re: LL83: Learned League
Unsure if shameless self-promotion is frowned upon on this board, but I have begun a blogging project in which I attempt to write a "companion question" to each question that appears in LearnedLeague (not published until after a match day has concluded). It can be found here: https://mercurialmisery...
- Fri Nov 01, 2019 12:00 am
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: LL82: LearnedLeague
- Replies: 487
- Views: 60184
Re: LL82: LearnedLeague
Has anyone here had to settle a scoring dispute with Thorsten? If so, how long did it take? I was marked incorrect for an answer that (I think) clearly meets the "sounds like" criterion yesterday, and was hoping to get it resolved ASAP, as this match outcome could very well determine whether I make...
- Wed Oct 30, 2019 10:09 am
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: LL82: LearnedLeague
- Replies: 487
- Views: 60184
Re: LL82: LearnedLeague
Has anyone here had to settle a scoring dispute with Thorsten? If so, how long did it take? I was marked incorrect for an answer that (I think) clearly meets the "sounds like" criterion yesterday, and was hoping to get it resolved ASAP, as this match outcome could very well determine whether I make ...
- Fri Oct 18, 2019 6:29 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Article about quiz show scandals - mentions Holzhauer
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2107
Re: Article about quiz show scandals - mentions Holzhauer
Thanks for the resource - I've not seen the movie and wasn't aware of some of the narrative. I'm not sure the scandal was that big a hit to our national psyche. Not much connection to Holzhauer - it looks like just a throwaway clickbait comment on top of an otherwise decent essay. you are right...i...
- Thu Oct 03, 2019 9:42 am
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: LL82: LearnedLeague
- Replies: 487
- Views: 60184
Re: LL82: LearnedLeague
I did alright this season, but TV questions absolutely destroyed me. Does anyone know of any good, info-dense books about 1950s-1960s television? May leaf through reference books at some point, but I'd prefer something more readable.
- Wed Sep 25, 2019 11:18 am
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: LL82: LearnedLeague
- Replies: 487
- Views: 60184
Re: LL82: LearnedLeague
I thought yesterday's set (MD 19) was brutal. I only got two right (Stallone/Rocky and Singapore). I've heard of the Bechdel test, but couldn't come up with the name. Agreed. I felt bad about getting only 3 right (narrowly missed the Taco Bell one) but then saw that Reddpen, my opponent for the day...
- Tue Sep 03, 2019 2:38 am
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: TD 429 - All Music (FINAL STANDINGS)
- Replies: 50
- Views: 10156
Re: TD 429 - All Music
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackened_death_metalCasketRomance wrote: ↑Mon Sep 02, 2019 11:14 pmno such thing
- Wed Jul 24, 2019 11:06 am
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: LL81: LearnedLeague
- Replies: 445
- Views: 55332
Re: LL81: LearnedLeague
Bizarrely, I seem to have not received credit for answering "sahel" with "sehel..." which seems well within range of a reasonable "Sounds Like" equivalent. Doesn't affect match outcome, so I'm not going to bother Thorsten about it, but slightly irked nonetheless.
- Wed Jul 03, 2019 1:36 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Wednesday, July 3, 2019 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4941
Re: Wednesday, July 3, 2019 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
BAD-JECTIVES $1600: If someone calls you this, it can mean you are inadequate (or you arouse compassion) Dan got a correct response for pitiful while Alex was clearly looking for something else. What was the expected response? I was 0/5 in the category and it felt like salt on the skunk wound when ...
- Thu Jun 06, 2019 12:34 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Thursday, June 6, 2019 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
- Replies: 130
- Views: 19547
Re: Thursday, June 6, 2019 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Checking "I matched Emma" in the weekly poll. Too much Arlo and Janis, I suppose. And to Roadgeek Adam, naturally the James fans are going to root against Emma. They wanted him to go all the way. I'd consider myself a "James fan" I suppose, in that I was rooting for him to break the all time money ...
- Tue Jun 04, 2019 10:24 am
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: James wouldn't have lost pre-James
- Replies: 75
- Views: 11520
Re: James wouldn't have lost pre-James
Emma clearly knows her stuff, and has apparently spent a fair amount of time studying the mechanics of the game. She didn't miss a single question, and bet big when the situation demanded it. It's not impossible that, like Adam Levin, she played more aggressively because she knew she was up against ...
- Tue Jun 04, 2019 9:24 am
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: LL81: LearnedLeague
- Replies: 445
- Views: 55332
Re: LL81: LearnedLeague
Yet another 4(4) for me. Frustratingly, I figured out the gist of both questions I missed (i.e., the book cover was a female comedian's head on a male body, and the list of characters in Q6 never appear on screen), but was unable to convert either into a get (lamely punting with "Joan Rivers" and "M...
- Mon Jun 03, 2019 3:57 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Monday, June 3, 2019 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
- Replies: 201
- Views: 29540
Re: Monday, June 3, 2019 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Almost poetic that James came so close to Ken's total and found himself just barely unable to overtake him. Ah well. It's been a blast following James, and I think there's a very strong argument in favor of him as the best player of all time, even without the total cash record.
- Mon Jun 03, 2019 2:29 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Jeopardy 2019 North American Audition Tour
- Replies: 438
- Views: 94549
- Thu May 23, 2019 1:26 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: LL81: LearnedLeague
- Replies: 445
- Views: 55332
Re: LL81: LearnedLeague
Argh, should have pieced "fishing" together. For some reason, I was oddly confident that the answer was "horseshoes." 

- Thu May 23, 2019 1:11 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: J! in the Media
- Replies: 984
- Views: 246719
Re: J! in the Media
For all his prep and focus, James absolutely deserves every dollar he's earning. But gameplay aside, Robin's overall experience was clearly marred by behavior backstage that affected not only her, but other contestants, and even staff. That's a shame. If there was improper behavior that affected he...