Thursday, October 19, 2017 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]

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Re: Thursday, October 19, 2017 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]

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seaborgium wrote: Thu Oct 19, 2017 10:53 pm Justin got away with a couple of odd pronunciations, like "LaFont" for L'Enfant
I heard it that way, too, and was surprised Alex didn't make him repeat it. No way that pronunciation should be accepted.
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This Is Kirk! wrote: Fri Oct 20, 2017 11:11 am
opusthepenguin wrote: Fri Oct 20, 2017 10:10 am * Looking it up, I see that The Police also had a guitarist named Andy Summers. So there were TWO correct wrong responses. I now recognize the clue's genius and withdraw my objection.
Yes, this was an ingenius clue, but difficult. I know Sting's real name, but expecting us to weed out Summers and Sumner, leaving only Copeland in a few seconds is a tall order. On second thought, this might be a clue where knowing too much hurts you. Some people might only need to choose between Copeland and Summers due to only knowing Gordon Sumner as Sting, which obviously isn't a last name.

I had zero confidence in my FJ answer of Day-Lewis, but knew he'd won for Lincoln, so stuck with it. I knew he'd won for My Left Foot but totally forgot about There Will Be Blood.
I forgot There Will Be Blood, but mistakenly thought he won for Last of the Mohicans. Being wrong still landed me right, this time.
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I didn't care for the Zero Sum category. Inserting the occasional neg bait clue on a board is one thing, but this entire category was built on the misdirection concept. The players seemed uncomfortable with it, and it wasn't compelling TV.
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I liked the zero sum category. Kind of an anti-quotation marks concept. I agree Sting is wrong but I didn't know any other band members.

I got free range but am on the fence on if cage free deserved a BMS or an outright neg.

I can't recall how I pronounced the D.C. designer's name. I don't think I have ever heard his name spoken before.

I got FJ pretty quickly. I accidentally saw "three" when fast forwarding my DVR. But I'll count it even though I had his name before seeing the complete answer. I also could tell you the only other man to win three acting Oscars.

Tom seemed to employ the FJ betting strategy of putting down one dollar more than second place. But he would have won on a TS thanks to third's unnecessary all in wager.
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This Is Kirk! wrote: Fri Oct 20, 2017 3:33 pm
seaborgium wrote: Thu Oct 19, 2017 10:53 pm Justin got away with a couple of odd pronunciations, like "LaFont" for L'Enfant
I heard it that way, too, and was surprised Alex didn't make him repeat it. No way that pronunciation should be accepted.
The nasal n is almost a silent letter, so this doesn't bother me. They're properly loose with personal names and foreign pronunciation. But stricter than me evidently. I didn't hear much of an L in Apennines. Funny too how Justin's Mount Blanc balances Austin's recent Montbatten!
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davey wrote: Fri Oct 20, 2017 6:30 pm
This Is Kirk! wrote: Fri Oct 20, 2017 3:33 pm
seaborgium wrote: Thu Oct 19, 2017 10:53 pm Justin got away with a couple of odd pronunciations, like "LaFont" for L'Enfant
I heard it that way, too, and was surprised Alex didn't make him repeat it. No way that pronunciation should be accepted.
The nasal n is almost a silent letter, so this doesn't bother me. They're properly loose with personal names and foreign pronunciation. But stricter than me evidently. I didn't hear much of an L in Apennines. Funny too how Justin's Mount Blanc balances Austin's recent Montbatten!
It was a case of what the L is that doing in Apennines.
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Bamaman wrote: Fri Oct 20, 2017 5:25 pm I got FJ pretty quickly. I accidentally saw "three" when fast forwarding my DVR. But I'll count it even though I had his name before seeing the complete answer. I also could tell you the only other man to win three acting Oscars.
I looked it up because I didn't know there was more than just Daniel Day-Lewis. There are two other actors that have won 3 acting Oscars.

Jack Nicholson won with "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", "As Good as it Gets", and "Terms of Endearment".

Walter Brennan won with "Come and Get It", "Kentucky", and "The Westerner".

The first two mentioned for Jack Nicholson were for Best Actor and the other four were all for Best Supporting Actor.
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I didn’t know Nicholson had won three. Thanks.
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cinemaniax7 wrote: Fri Oct 20, 2017 4:25 pm I didn't care for the Zero Sum category. Inserting the occasional neg bait clue on a board is one thing, but this entire category was built on the misdirection concept. The players seemed uncomfortable with it, and it wasn't compelling TV.
That's why this sort of category needs to be a regular occurrence! :D

Maybe next time the category can be NO WAY

THE PART OF A GOLF COURSE WHERE YOU'LL PROBABLY USE A PUTTER
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The green
LITTLE MISS MUFFET SAT ON A TUFFET EATING THESE TWO ITEMS
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Curds and whey
ONE OF TWO MAJOR AIRPORTS IN CHICAGO
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Toronto
AMERICAN NOVELIST AND NOBEL LAUREATE WHO DIED IN THE 1960S
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John Steinbeck or William Faulkner
ACTOR WHO PLAYED ROOSTER COGBURN IN TRUE GRIT
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Jeff Bridges
DAG HAMMARSKJÖLD'S COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
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Sweden
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opusthepenguin wrote: Sat Oct 21, 2017 10:34 am Maybe next time the category can be NO WAY

THE PART OF A GOLF COURSE WHERE YOU'LL PROBABLY USE A PUTTER
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The green
Where else would you probably use a putter regardless of negbait?
ACTOR WHO PLAYED ROOSTER COGBURN IN TRUE GRIT
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Jeff Bridges
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Marion Morrison
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Golf wrote: Sat Oct 21, 2017 10:33 pm
opusthepenguin wrote: Sat Oct 21, 2017 10:34 am Maybe next time the category can be NO WAY

THE PART OF A GOLF COURSE WHERE YOU'LL PROBABLY USE A PUTTER
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The green
Where else would you probably use a putter regardless of negbait?
Yeah, I knew that one was pretty weak. Attempting to write clues of this sort really increases my admiration for the ZERO SUM category.
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Golf wrote: Sat Oct 21, 2017 10:33 pm
ACTOR WHO PLAYED ROOSTER COGBURN IN TRUE GRIT
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Jeff Bridges
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Marion Morrison
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I was thinking you could call the category AN”T”I, with the responses not starting with a t, but the negbait would.
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opusthepenguin wrote: Sat Oct 21, 2017 10:34 am ONE OF TWO MAJOR AIRPORTS IN CHICAGO
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Toronto
I don't understand this one. What am I missing?
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Foretopman wrote: Sun Oct 22, 2017 12:02 pm
opusthepenguin wrote: Sat Oct 21, 2017 10:34 am ONE OF TWO MAJOR AIRPORTS IN CHICAGO
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Toronto
I don't understand this one. What am I missing?
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Thank you, Volante. I know I saw that game; I wonder why I don't seem to remember any of it.
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Yep, don't know film after 1970 very well at all, unless it's really niche. I also happen to not enjoy the kinds of films that DDL makes.

Still a fun game, except for that "Zero Sum Game" category. It takes too long to play a category that is all misdirection, and thus the left-behind clue and off-kilter game tempo. Too twee, and I'm not a fan. (The entire Double Jeopardy round was not anywhere close to my happy place, so I fell off a little.)
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