Magna wrote: ↑Mon Aug 07, 2017 5:07 pm
The 8-pointer in heteronyms is confusingly phrased, I think: "As an adjective, to be false or unsound; as a noun, to be incapacitated". Although one meaning is an adjective and one is a noun, both definitions are verbs. With the adjective definition, people might guess that the "to be" is extraneous, but it's a bit harder with the noun definition - what noun means "to be incapacitated"? I think it was supposed to say "As an adjective, false or unsound; as a noun, one who is incapacitated". If that's it, I think the intended answer is
Spoiler
invalid
But just in case, a RQ might be in order.
I had to give up on this one, because I was so hung up on how "to be ..." could define a noun. I wish I'd been flexible and translated it to "one who is..." as Magna shows. That should have been possible to do on one's own.
However, I don't think it's a bad clue. The answer seems obvious now.
Anyway, it's too bad I had to clam this one, because R2D1 was probably my one and only chance for a perfect day...
Looks like I'm the only one(so far) to answer Watt on the 4 pointer. I have always had an almost Pavlovian association with Watt to the steamboat, and now with further research I can see that thinking is flawed. I had never heard of Fulton until now.
ChexMix wrote: ↑Tue Aug 08, 2017 11:39 am
Looks like I'm the only one(so far) to answer Watt on the 4 pointer. I have always had an almost Pavlovian association with Watt to the steamboat, and now with further research I can see that thinking is flawed. I had never heard of Fulton until now.
I knew it was an F-name, and that it went with the phrase "(This Guy)'s Folly," but was stuck on similar-sounding names that weren't it. I kept coming up with stuff like Folsom (STOP IT, BRAIN, THAT'S GROVER CLEVELAND'S WIFE).
Foretopman wrote: ↑Tue Aug 08, 2017 9:28 am
You win some, you lose some. On day two, I ran "Inventions & Discoveries" while clamming on 4 of 5 in "Calendar Women". Ouch.
Yup, and some depends on social awareness. I only got two of the Calendar Women. Should probably have gotten Sontag, but both Avril Levigne and "Beat Shazzam" hit me squarely in my black hole concerning pop culture.
I'm not the defending Jeopardy! champion. But I have played one on TV.
Magna wrote: ↑Mon Aug 07, 2017 5:07 pm
The 8-pointer in heteronyms is confusingly phrased, I think: "As an adjective, to be false or unsound; as a noun, to be incapacitated". Although one meaning is an adjective and one is a noun, both definitions are verbs. With the adjective definition, people might guess that the "to be" is extraneous, but it's a bit harder with the noun definition - what noun means "to be incapacitated"? I think it was supposed to say "As an adjective, false or unsound; as a noun, one who is incapacitated". If that's it, I think the intended answer is
Spoiler
invalid
But just in case, a RQ might be in order.
I had to give up on this one, because I was so hung up on how "to be ..." could define a noun. I wish I'd been flexible and translated it to "one who is..." as Magna shows. That should have been possible to do on one's own.
However, I don't think it's a bad clue. The answer seems obvious now.
Anyway, it's too bad I had to clam this one, because R2D1 was probably my one and only chance for a perfect day...
That one was an instaget for me, as I remembered the FJ from this game:
The other clues involved women named January, October, June, and Avril. I don't understand Susan's place in that pattern.
I was pretty sure the elevator answer was "Otis" but I also knew that "Otis Redding" was a person's name but had no idea who. I talked myself out of Otis because a first name only wouldn't be accepted. At least now I'll be prepared if "Elisha Otis Redding" ever shows up in a Before & After category.
I had a dream that I was asleep and then I woke up and Jeopardy! was on.
MattKnowles wrote: ↑Tue Aug 08, 2017 3:37 pm
What does Susan Sontag have to do with calendars?
The other clues involved women named January, October, June, and Avril. I don't understand Susan's place in that pattern.
I was pretty sure the elevator answer was "Otis" but I also knew that "Otis Redding" was a person's name but had no idea who. I talked myself out of Otis because a first name only wouldn't be accepted. At least now I'll be prepared if "Elisha Otis Redding" ever shows up in a Before & After category.
Sontag=Sunday. I also got tripped up by getting stuck on months! I spent probably 15 minutes trying to think of activists named May before clamming.
MattKnowles wrote: ↑Tue Aug 08, 2017 3:37 pm
What does Susan Sontag have to do with calendars?
The other clues involved women named January, October, June, and Avril. I don't understand Susan's place in that pattern.
I was pretty sure the elevator answer was "Otis" but I also knew that "Otis Redding" was a person's name but had no idea who. I talked myself out of Otis because a first name only wouldn't be accepted. At least now I'll be prepared if "Elisha Otis Redding" ever shows up in a Before & After category.
Sontag=Sunday. I also got tripped up by getting stuck on months! I spent probably 15 minutes trying to think of activists named May before clamming.
Based on the clue's wording, I was pretty sure at least one of the answers was not a month. That said, I chickened out and clammed on Sontag.
I got as far as thinking of days of the week in English and French, and a couple in Spanish, including Domingo, but I didn't even try any German. And even if I had, It's iffy if I'd have been able to think of Sontag, although I recognized it immediately as Sunday when I looked up "On Photography" after posting. Perhaps I should make more of an effort to really learn the months and days of the week in a bunch of common languages. At least my limited knowledge there got me to Avril Lavigne - thank goodness the category specified women, because "Sk8er Boi" could have easily led me to clam that one.
On the other hand, I have never heard of Shazam the app, much less "Beat Shazam" the game show. I can't recall even seeing it on the cable TV directory, which is how I usually absorb this kind of pop TV knowledge if I'm not an active watcher.
"And has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!"
He chortled in his joy.
econgator wrote: ↑Wed Aug 09, 2017 9:45 am
Having read through the answers, I'm kinda surprised how hard the 6-pointer is playing on D3.
Which one?
I next to never watched the show, but I've seen enough TV clips over the years to know it. What I noticed in the TV category was 2 CBS and 3 NBC with no love for ABC shows. I wished that Cheers/Frasier combo had been tossed for something Lost or Desperate Housewives.
Does anyone know the correct answer for today's 15 pointer? I put Logan Airport, but I'm worried that might not cut it. I'm pretty sure Diane and Sam were at Logan in the Cheers finale, but don't remember the Frasier episode.
edit: after reading the synopses, it seems "in an airplane" was probably the appropriate answer. Frasier's flight didn't depart or land in Boston, so Logan isn't correct.
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This Is Kirk! wrote: ↑Wed Aug 09, 2017 10:32 am
Does anyone know the correct answer for today's 15 pointer? I put Logan Airport, but I'm worried that might not cut it. I'm pretty sure Diane and Sam were at Logan in the Cheers finale, but don't remember the Frasier episode.
I put "the airport" as a somewhat guess, hoping it wouldn't require specificity, and looking it up afterward, I think the Frasier clue may be referring to a scene at a Chicago airport. So maybe it's "airport" as a general thing? I was pulling it out of my ass, but if I got it right by accident, I won't complain.
I'm happy I didn't give up on Streisand. It took me a while, but I just knew it was someone I knew of, that it would click as soon as I thought of it, and I was still kicking myself over Sontag, so I sat there with it and ran through all the female B names I could think of. Finally got systematic and was like "OK, names that start with BA," which led pretty quickly to Barbra and the answer finally clicking.
KellyLasiter wrote: ↑Wed Aug 09, 2017 11:01 am
I'm happy I didn't give up on Streisand. It took me a while, but I just knew it was someone I knew of, that it would click as soon as I thought of it, and I was still kicking myself over Sontag, so I sat there with it and ran through all the female B names I could think of. Finally got systematic and was like "OK, names that start with BA," which led pretty quickly to Barbra and the answer finally clicking.
Me, too. I just racked my brain trying to come up with any females in the entertainment industry who had the initials B.S. (I did dismiss Britney Spears pro forma) As Sherlock Holmes said....