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by earendel
Wed Mar 06, 2024 8:38 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Wednesday, March 6, 2024 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 25
Views: 1695

Re: Wednesday, March 6, 2024 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

mahatma wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 4:09 pm I was on the right track, but two years too late because
Spoiler
I went with the end of the war, and thought he would have said this post-Civil Rights Act
.
Same here. I knew the source of the quote but not the date and guessed 1965.
by earendel
Wed Feb 28, 2024 8:43 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Monday, February 26, 2024 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 36
Views: 3056

Re: Monday, February 26, 2024 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

i wonder if anyone else is old enough (or weird enough) to come up with the correct response "What is 'Marching to Pretoria'?" because of the long-ago Smothers Brothers recording of that song.... That would be I. Interesting. I thought that would be no one. I don't know if it's any consol...
by earendel
Tue Feb 27, 2024 9:40 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Monday, February 26, 2024 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Replies: 36
Views: 3056

Re: Monday, February 26, 2024 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

John Boy wrote: Mon Feb 26, 2024 8:07 pm i wonder if anyone else is old enough (or weird enough) to come up with the correct response "What is 'Marching to Pretoria'?" because of the long-ago Smothers Brothers recording of that song....
That would be I.
by earendel
Sat Feb 24, 2024 8:45 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: 2024 RIP thread
Replies: 40
Views: 7450

Re: 2024 RIP thread

Golden Richards, wide receiver most notable for his five seasons with the Dallas Cowboys and catching a pass on a trick play in the 1978 Super Bowl. Age 73, from congestive heart failure.
by earendel
Thu Feb 22, 2024 9:03 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Fun with Fox's "The Floor"
Replies: 97
Views: 9209

Re: Fun with Fox's "The Floor"

MarkBarrett wrote: Wed Feb 21, 2024 9:54 am The funniest error of the night was mine and not a contestant's as I saw KM and blurted Frederick Douglass.
I did the same thing.
by earendel
Wed Jan 24, 2024 7:49 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: 2024 RIP thread
Replies: 40
Views: 7450

Re: 2024 RIP thread

Longtime CBS This Morning host Charles Osgood has died at the age of 91. A five-time Emmy winner also known for his work on radio, Osgood appears four times in the J! Archive. You can read more about him here . As longtime viewers of the program know, Charles Osgood hosted CBS Sunday Morning . &quo...
by earendel
Thu Jan 18, 2024 1:50 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: 2024 RIP thread
Replies: 40
Views: 7450

Re: 2024 RIP thread

Peter Schickele, better known as PDQ Bach, "the only forgotten son of Johann Sebastian". Age 88.
by earendel
Wed Dec 06, 2023 9:34 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: 2023 RIP thread
Replies: 289
Views: 272596

Re: 2023 RIP thread

Denny Laine, co-founder of the Moody Blues and later a member of Paul McCartney's Wings, age 79, from interstitial lung disease.
by earendel
Fri Dec 01, 2023 8:25 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Fun with ABC's "Celebrity Jeopardy!"
Replies: 147
Views: 93856

Re: Fun with ABC's "Celebrity Jeopardy!"

MinnesotaMyron wrote: Thu Nov 30, 2023 5:16 pm
(I just ran across this cover this morning. Bonus essay question: Identify the design flaw in Miss Grundy's wheel.)
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"Class dismissed" has four pegs instead of three.
by earendel
Wed Nov 08, 2023 1:00 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Fun with GSN's "Master Minds"
Replies: 724
Views: 201474

Re: Fun with GSN's "Master Minds"

New list: Hawaiian Alphabet: 13 letters Greek Alphabet: 24 letters Hebrew Alphabet: 28 letters Welsh Alphabet: 29 letters Cyrillic Alphabet: 32 letters Japanese Alphabet: 46 letters Hindi Alphabet: 48 letters Cambodian Alphabet: 74 letters Ethiopian(Ge'ez) Alphabet: 345 letters There are only 22 le...
by earendel
Mon Nov 06, 2023 2:02 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: 2023 RIP thread
Replies: 289
Views: 272596

Re: 2023 RIP thread

Ken Mattingly, famously replaced as Command Module pilot on Apollo 13 (he was exposed to measles but didn't contract them). Played by Gary Sinese in the movie. He later went to the moon on Apollo 18. Age 87. *Apollo 16 For that matter, there was no Apollo 18. There was, but the mission was cancelle...
by earendel
Sat Nov 04, 2023 9:21 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: 2023 RIP thread
Replies: 289
Views: 272596

Re: 2023 RIP thread

Ken Mattingly, famously replaced as Command Module pilot on Apollo 13 (he was exposed to measles but didn't contract them). Played by Gary Sinese in the movie. He later went to the moon on Apollo 18. Age 87.
by earendel
Fri Oct 27, 2023 11:57 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: 2023 Current Events Discussion Thread
Replies: 125
Views: 154415

Re: 2023 Current Events Discussion Thread

opusthepenguin wrote: Wed Oct 25, 2023 6:31 pm
cinemaniax7 wrote: Wed Oct 25, 2023 6:29 pm
econgator wrote: Tue Oct 24, 2023 11:14 pm Richard Roundtree, the titular Shaft, dies at 81 of cancer.
"Shut your mouth!"
He's just talkin' 'bout Shaft.
Then we can dig it.
by earendel
Thu Oct 19, 2023 11:59 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: 2023 Current Events Discussion Thread
Replies: 125
Views: 154415

Re: 2023 Current Events Discussion Thread

A second round of voting has failed to elect a new Speaker of the House. It'll be notable if (when?) someone actually gets elected... Belgium didn't have a government for nearly TWO YEARS and yet managed to still get the basics done. Meanwhile, us... Was it Will Rogers who, when asked if he belonge...
by earendel
Tue Oct 17, 2023 9:06 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: 2023 RIP thread
Replies: 289
Views: 272596

Re: 2023 RIP thread

Actor best known for playing Major Don West, the co-pilot of the Jupiter 2, on the 60s TV series Lost in Space. He also appeared in a cameo in the 1997 movie version of the show, along with several other then-surviving cast members, and as a guest star on numerous 60s and 70s TV shows. Age 87 No men...
by earendel
Sat Oct 14, 2023 9:45 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: 2023 RIP thread
Replies: 289
Views: 272596

Re: 2023 RIP thread

Rudolph Isley, singer who co-wrote most of the Isley Brothers' greatest hits, including "Shout". Age 84.
by earendel
Wed Aug 16, 2023 10:14 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Fun with GSN's "Switch"
Replies: 70
Views: 23617

Re: Fun with GSN's "Switch"

seaborgium wrote: Tue Aug 15, 2023 7:49 pm I taped an episode of Switch yesterday! I sat on my J! news way back when, and I've decided I don't want to do that this time.
When will it air?
by earendel
Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:44 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Fourth Podium Poll for Thursday, July 27, 2023
Replies: 8
Views: 1004

Re: Fourth Podium Poll for Thursday, July 27, 2023

$16,000 plus the DJ and and FJ! :D
by earendel
Sat Jul 22, 2023 9:44 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Fourth Podium Poll for Friday, July 21, 2023
Replies: 17
Views: 1687

Re: Fourth Podium Poll for Friday, July 21, 2023

$14,400 + FJ!
But "dents" and "dense" are NOT homophones.
by earendel
Fri Jul 21, 2023 9:45 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Fourth Podium Poll for Thursday, July 20, 2023
Replies: 8
Views: 807

Re: Fourth Podium Poll for Thursday, July 20, 2023

Only $6,000 and no FJ! :(