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by TomKBaltimoreBoy
Sat Aug 13, 2011 8:37 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 2, Day 6
Replies: 94
Views: 25709

Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 2, Day 6

NOW "SEA" HERE 2: Internet marketers often engage in SEO, the “optimization” of the visibility of a website in these. What are search engines? 4: When this mark appears on a consumer product, the magazine issuing the mark will repair or replace the product if it is defective. What is the ...
by TomKBaltimoreBoy
Fri Aug 12, 2011 5:00 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 2, Day 5
Replies: 92
Views: 26123

Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 2, Day 5

GOOD PEOPLE by MinnesotaMyron 2: In 1917 William Barnes and this man partnered to open their first bookstore, in New York City. Who was Noble? 4: Known as "Big Game James", this L.A. Lakers forward and college teammate of Michael Jordan was MVP of the 1988 NBA Finals. Who was James Worthy...
by TomKBaltimoreBoy
Thu Aug 11, 2011 9:04 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: SHC Round 2 Instant Replay Thread [SPOILERS]
Replies: 169
Views: 40426

Re: SHC Round 2 Instant Replay Thread [SPOILERS]

gnash wrote:I am not so worried that I've never heard of Coeur d'Alene, but I feel really stupid from missing Baltimore. For Calvert's sake, I work in Baltimore. :roll:
A thousand lashes with a soggy Utz's Crab Chip!
by TomKBaltimoreBoy
Thu Aug 11, 2011 8:52 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 2, Day 4
Replies: 98
Views: 24772

Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 2, Day 4

US CITIES 2: This city's underground Riverwalk connects the Alamo to Rivercenter Mall. What is San Antonio? 4: With just over 44,000 people, Couer d'Alene is the second-largest city in the U. S. state. What is your own semi-private Idaho? 6: This city named for Ceclilus Calvert started as a tobacco...
by TomKBaltimoreBoy
Wed Aug 10, 2011 10:05 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 2, Day 3
Replies: 92
Views: 23389

Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 2, Day 3

CHILDREN'S BOOKS AND AUTHORS 2: Mathematician Charles Dodgson wrote children's works, including “The Hunting of the Snark,” under this pseudonym. Who was Lewis Carroll? 4: This author of The Giving Tree also wrote the Johnny Cash hit “A Boy Named Sue.” Who was Shel Silverstein? 6: In her “World,” t...
by TomKBaltimoreBoy
Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:52 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 2, Day 2
Replies: 95
Views: 27072

Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 2, Day 2

ALBUMS OF THE YEAR: 1959-1979 Not exactly Classic Rock, but I hope it'll suffice. 2: This blind piano player won his first award in 1974 for Innervisions; by 1977, he had won three times. Who is Stevie Wonder? 4: Henry Mancini's music from this TV series about a private investigator was the first r...
by TomKBaltimoreBoy
Tue Aug 09, 2011 9:11 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 2, Day 1
Replies: 97
Views: 27714

Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 2, Day 1

FILL IN THE LATIN PROVERB 2: Morituri te salutant: “We who are about to” do this “salute you.” What is die? 4: Ab igne ignum capere: “Fight” this with itself. What is fire? 6: Manus manam lavat: “One hand” does this to “the other.” What is washes? 8: Lacrimae sunt arma feminae: These “are a woman's...
by TomKBaltimoreBoy
Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:55 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Summer Hiatus Challenge Smack Talk
Replies: 126
Views: 29763

Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge Smack Talk

Oh, we've got AGGIES out here? Time for this Horned Frog to get a bit of payback -- after all, you're the ones who'd rather belong to a conference that can't even count how many members it has than invite us...
by TomKBaltimoreBoy
Fri Aug 05, 2011 7:05 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 1, Day 6
Replies: 95
Views: 29000

Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 1, Day 6

PERIODIC DOMAIN NAMES 2: A greenish-yellow gas that disinfects drinking water and the country that is home to the southernmost village in the world. What is Cl? 4: An element mined on Cyrpus during the Roman era, and the home to two three-time Olympic boxing champions. What is Cu? 6: The second-mos...
by TomKBaltimoreBoy
Fri Aug 05, 2011 6:32 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 1, Day 5
Replies: 96
Views: 27039

Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 1, Day 5

BILL & TED'S EXCELLENT PASSENGERS 2: Beginning in 1206, he led the Golden Horde in widespread conquests of Asia and eastern Europe that may have killed as many as 40 million people. Who was Genghis Khan? 4: The only Shakespearean character ever to be canonized, in Henry VI Part 1 she breaks a s...
by TomKBaltimoreBoy
Thu Aug 04, 2011 3:15 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Summer Hiatus Challenge Smack Talk
Replies: 126
Views: 29763

Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge Smack Talk

billiej wrote:
reddpen wrote:
teapot37 wrote:I was thinking this KY TD I've been working on...
Sounds slippery.
I literally LOL'd. Thanks!

Hmmm, not much of a smackdown, is it?
Making note - no double entendres near anyone who's avatar is a sheep......
by TomKBaltimoreBoy
Thu Aug 04, 2011 3:03 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: SHC Round 1 Instant Replay Thread [SPOILERS]
Replies: 178
Views: 45021

Re: SHC Round 1 Instant Replay Thread [SPOILERS]

I'm not sure 10 is correct, assuming Elway is the intended response (which I only got from Pig-Latining every word in the clue). The clue says "this Yankees #1 draft pick", but the Yankees drafted him in the 2nd round and 52nd overall (at least according to Wikipedia). The Broncos did dra...
by TomKBaltimoreBoy
Thu Aug 04, 2011 3:00 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Summer Hiatus Chalenge -- Round 1, Day 4
Replies: 105
Views: 27639

Re: Summer Hiatus Chalenge -- Round 1, Day 4

PIG LATIN (All correct responses will be a Pig Latin homophone for a word in the clue.) by Aucle-pay. 2: At ComiCon, Manny expanded his collection of this Japanese art form. What is anime? 4: The jury may have acquitted, but your average ordinary Joe thought this 1994 defendant did it. Who is O. J....
by TomKBaltimoreBoy
Wed Aug 03, 2011 4:50 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Summer Hiatus Chalenge -- Round 1, Day 3
Replies: 101
Views: 29254

Re: Summer Hiatus Chalenge -- Round 1, Day 3

NEW TESTAMENT 2: While most New Testament books are named for their authors, this writer's books are more commonly known by the name of the recipients. Who was Paul? 4: Of the three gifts brought to Jesus by the Magi, this was the only elemental substance. What is gold? 6: When Jesus wanted to retu...
by TomKBaltimoreBoy
Tue Aug 02, 2011 4:31 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: NFL is not locked out of Before & After
Replies: 14
Views: 5692

NFL is not locked out of Before & After

The Monty Python thread the other day got me thinking... and you know that's dangerous, right? 200 NFC East team that shows Jon Favreau should stick to Iron Man . 400 NFC East team that is a tale of Norwegian pioneers in North Dakota. 600 AFC North team that sings "Stuck in the Middle With You&...
by TomKBaltimoreBoy
Tue Aug 02, 2011 4:00 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Summer Hiatus Chalenge -- Round 1, Day 2
Replies: 102
Views: 29479

Re: Summer Hiatus Chalenge -- Round 1, Day 2

ATLANTIC OCEAN ISLANDS 2: This island, the largest in the Atlantic and home to Fessik in The Princess Bride, has coasts on both the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. What is Greenland? (and he was unemployed, to boot!) 4: Britain and Argentina fought an undeclared war in 1982 over control of this island ...
by TomKBaltimoreBoy
Tue Aug 02, 2011 3:41 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Summer Hiatus Challenge: Round 1, Day 1
Replies: 105
Views: 31578

Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge: Round 1, Day 1

2: In this game developed in Finland the title “upset” objects are hurled at structures which, when they collapse, kill the pigs underneath. What are the Angry Birds? 4: Cleveland Browns running back Peyton Hillis will appear on the cover of the 2012 EA Sports game named for this announcer. What is...
by TomKBaltimoreBoy
Tue Jul 26, 2011 12:21 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Think Different "2": Not Quite Dog Days Of Summer
Replies: 49
Views: 21364

Re: Think Different "2": Not Quite Dog Days Of Summer

5. Name any person who has served as an anchor on the CBS Evening News weekday edition. You know you're playing Think Different when one of the sheep is a person I'd never even heard of until I wrote this question. Walter Cronkite(4): gamawire Uncle Jeff debramc jeff6286 Douglas Edwards(4): MarkBar...
by TomKBaltimoreBoy
Sat Jul 02, 2011 1:27 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Bravo, agefen!
Replies: 84
Views: 40458

Re: Bravo, agefen!

trainman wrote:Hope people recognize me here, since I was able to register as "trainman" instead of having to settle for "trainman1."
There can only be "one man of trains"!
by TomKBaltimoreBoy
Sat Jul 02, 2011 1:23 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: Reretaken Down
Replies: 5469
Views: 1452955

Re: Reretaken Down

Yeah, I'm gonna have to 'fess up and admit that it was apparently my posts that rankled Myron so much that day -- but, as to what, I have no idea, and prefer to let it drift off into the sargasso weeds of history. But, as I had far too much time on my hands that day, I started a new thread called Ta...