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There was some discussion last time about Alex's reading the clue in a German accent, though he dropped it about halfway through, if I remember right. He reportedly said afterward that he became suddenly concerned about leading the contestants. Falk said that he was so focused on reading that he did...

I had the outcome spoiled for me, but this was still fun to watch. I wonder if K.C. remembers what she was thinking on DD3. She decided to lose right then and there by betting too little to get past half Ken's score even if she picks up the $3600 left on the board. Alex even says, "You know what yo...

I was just playing this Sporcle quiz: https://www.sporcle.com/games/MSUKent/put-a-name-to-a-face-iii and now I've got a question. Why did Noël Coward pronounce his first name with only one syllable or am I wrong about the pronunciation? The presence of the ë would suggest it should be pronounced No...

opusthepenguin wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 18, 2020 7:02 pm

What, you figure all us flightless types are pals? Lat time I talked to a road runner was when ACME left a package on my front porch that was supposed to go somewhere else.

But you got the last five words right, so... partial credit.

"If I'd thought of the right response I'd have said".

Surprised they didn't place a "Gloria" cat to the left of "In excelsis deo". I'm wondering though if it's written up correctly in the archive? It's not In "excelsis deo'? I ask because this way seems more logical and because the letter N actually does not appear in any answers. Of the bottom-row clu...

The FJ would have played much better if the category name itself eliminated English plays. I can see people spending a lot time thinking of Shakespearean characters with an unusual face/nose/mouth given the language in the clue. I agree that that is a good idea for any quote-dependent clue. Congrat...

I'm looking forward to joining y'all next season. It's been a really good rookie campaign, although based on what I'm hearing, I happened to luck into one of the easiest seasons in recent memory. I'll be playing in a B rundle next time around (anybody else here in Fjord?), so I may not be this sang...

An almost timely Sporcle quiz.

:( :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: --- :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: --- I found Tuesday's clue odd and and not too helpful. I chose Socrates as more of a joker than Jesus, but the actual sentence had nothing to do with his proposal (hemlock not constituting a meal by itself). I could spell ...

I agree with you in principle, but this seems to be analogous to accepting Alice in Wonderland or The Wizard of Oz as a book title: it's wrong, but it's such a common mistake that it would be overly tricky/picky (even for J!) not to accept it. This case is arguably worse since Appomattox is some ot...

Since, evidently, none of the three knew the answer to FJ, I'm disappointed none said "I don't know what it is, but it is gonna be great". Happy they added "humorously" to the Julia Child clue. I frequently miss out on humor because I'm not told it's there. I'm often thought of as dour and buttoned-...

Rough day for me. I'd heard of "stans", but I assumed it was a play on Tajiki"stan", Turkmeni"stan", etc. I answered "shade", as in "throwing shade" (on the other side), after the only Eminem composition I remember having heard of. My mother used to sew, but I never really talked sewing with her. I ...

Bratislava is also notable for bordering, or very nearly bordering, two foreign countries. Is it now called the "Wayne Brady paradox"? I may need to update my files. I needed more verbiage to get "flavor profile" but I found the other four clues excessive in their prolixity. Could they not have writ...

I know there's usually more to those movie questions than remembering what won the Best Picture Oscar that year, but I was still hopeful because Southampton is on the waterfront after all.

I felt pretty sure about Charlotte and not particularly about the rules. I suspect that a "first and last" requirement would have convinced many to go with Anne, a la that recent Anna Freud question. I wavered but in the end I felt pretty good about the Vatican, figuring Fellini had a strong identif...

Yet another TDD on the penultimate DJ clue by the player till then in third place to get back in the thick of it with $16,400 by round's end, only for them to bet too much on a TS FJ about the Bible. I guess I should have checked before burying and buying. Anyway, I declare the old clue a fail for ...

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Mon Dec 07, 2020 10:12 pm

Lefty wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 07, 2020 9:47 pm

So Charlie McCarthy was a "ventriloquism" Who knew?

"Puppet" was in the clue, so presumably an adjective was all they needed. And here "ventriloquism" was a noun-as-adjective.

I thought "dummy" was the right answer. As you say, "puppet" was in the clue.

You and me both. Had no idea the Bible mentioned unicorns. The odd thing is that all the references seem to be post-Noah. After all, Old Noah looked out into the driving rain, Them Unicorns was hiding, playing silly games, Kicking and splashing while the rain was pouring, Oh, them silly Unicorns. T...

9/12, missing Wagyu (NHO), PG-13 (I did know it was letter letter-number number), and Hawkeye (which on reflection sounds better than leatherstocking). I'm not sure how I defended because I didn't know where to look just now, but I did manage to top my B rundle. Ginza was my proudest get, and I knew...

:( :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: ---- :( :mrgreen: :( ---- Too slow on Monday. My first thought was a Pink Panther sequel, but I don't think I'd have written it down, even if I had a particular title in mind. I have watched Holy Grail, but only once. I'm sort of familiar with the "elderber...