LearnedLeague 76 - Official Thread
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Re: LearnedLeague 76 - Official Thread
My chances of winning my rundle took a hit yesterday when I lost 6(4)-7(5). I'm now in third place but four points below the leader. My opponent's only miss was Fortnite and I missed that and polyester--going with nylon instead. For some reason my opponent gave me three points for Terence Trent D'Arby.
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Re: LearnedLeague 76 - Official Thread
Missed the Fortnite question yesterday morning, then over a couple afternoon hours I saw at least three different articles about it. Classic.
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On the Fortnite question, I figured at first that it would just be some newer version of Minecraft, but "survival video game" didn't sit right with me. Then I remembered Fortnite as a recent craze that fit the survival bill decently, and I thought I remembered it being free (a lot of this was thanks to having a 10-year-old nephew who plays it). I thought October was too long ago, though, and I combed over the question for reassurance and an excuse not to change my answer. Then I saw the last two words were "two weeks." Boom!
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I got my first ever Dolly Parton! I missed fortnite, and looking back at the question it does mention two weeks, but I didn't catch that.
Actually, I thought I had never had a 9(6), but looking back it shows that I did once. Even weirder is that I looked at those questions, and I don't know the answers to two of them. I must have just had some good guesses, but you'd think that I'd remember getting a sole 9(6).
Actually, I thought I had never had a 9(6), but looking back it shows that I did once. Even weirder is that I looked at those questions, and I don't know the answers to two of them. I must have just had some good guesses, but you'd think that I'd remember getting a sole 9(6).
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Re: LearnedLeague 76 - Official Thread
One of top local attractions, the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, is going to open a display devoted to the works of Charles and Ray Eames: https://www.thehenryford.org/current-ev ... -ray-eames
So that question, at least, was an instaget.
So that question, at least, was an instaget.
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I knew that was an Eames chair, but didn't know previously the Eames' were a husband and wife. Since they're named Charles and Ray I guess I'd always assumed they were brothers!Blue Lion wrote: ↑Wed Mar 28, 2018 2:26 pm One of top local attractions, the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, is going to open a display devoted to the works of Charles and Ray Eames: https://www.thehenryford.org/current-ev ... -ray-eames
So that question, at least, was an instaget.
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I was there in December. Why couldn't they have opened 6 months earlier?Blue Lion wrote: ↑Wed Mar 28, 2018 2:26 pm One of top local attractions, the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, is going to open a display devoted to the works of Charles and Ray Eames: https://www.thehenryford.org/current-ev ... -ray-eames
So that question, at least, was an instaget.
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There's an Eames chair in the museum. Also a Dymaxion house, which recently came up on Jeopardy.Wpwells wrote: ↑Wed Mar 28, 2018 5:25 pmI was there in December. Why couldn't they have opened 6 months earlier?Blue Lion wrote: ↑Wed Mar 28, 2018 2:26 pm One of top local attractions, the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, is going to open a display devoted to the works of Charles and Ray Eames: https://www.thehenryford.org/current-ev ... -ray-eames
So that question, at least, was an instaget.
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Had I simply gone with my gut and put Dominican Republic the other day, I would be in line to promote into a C rundle from my rookie rundle. But I didn't, and now I'm sitting squarely on top of the D pack (I'm hopelessly behind on the tiebreaker with the person ahead of me)
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On a related note, I ran across this story in the local paper tonight. The headline: "Michigan basketball players - like everyone else - going crazy over Fortnite": http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.s ... story.htmlWpwells wrote: ↑Wed Mar 28, 2018 5:25 pmI was there in December. Why couldn't they have opened 6 months earlier?Blue Lion wrote: ↑Wed Mar 28, 2018 2:26 pm One of top local attractions, the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, is going to open a display devoted to the works of Charles and Ray Eames: https://www.thehenryford.org/current-ev ... -ray-eames
So that question, at least, was an instaget.
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88% remember "fire and fury" ? Heck, I was the only one in my rundle to miss it.
I did, however, manage to get 4 MCWA.
And who are the 7% who have clearly never seen a Stratego board?
I did, however, manage to get 4 MCWA.
And who are the 7% who have clearly never seen a Stratego board?
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Got so close with "force and fury". Oh well.
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Jeopardy! match 34:13, 2017-09-27
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The truth is rarely pure, and never simple.
— from Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest
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My family had the game Sorry! so I played it quite a bit, but had forgotten it used cards. I ended up putting down Diplomacy just to have something and I'm sure lots of people were in the same boat. It is sort of strange that 7% came up with Stratego for their guess. I think the "man" and "men" references on the card led lots of people to think it was a war game. I know it did for me.
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No offense, but Diplomacy?!? Part of the beauty of that game is that there is no element of chance since there are no cards or dice.This Is Kirk! wrote: ↑Thu Mar 29, 2018 12:08 pmMy family had the game Sorry! so I played it quite a bit, but had forgotten it used cards. I ended up putting down Diplomacy just to have something and I'm sure lots of people were in the same boat. It is sort of strange that 7% came up with Stratego for their guess. I think the "man" and "men" references on the card led lots of people to think it was a war game. I know it did for me.
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I knew absolutely nothing about the game other than the name and that it existsalietr wrote: ↑Thu Mar 29, 2018 12:14 pmNo offense, but Diplomacy?!? Part of the beauty of that game is that there is no element of chance since there are no cards or dice.This Is Kirk! wrote: ↑Thu Mar 29, 2018 12:08 pmMy family had the game Sorry! so I played it quite a bit, but had forgotten it used cards. I ended up putting down Diplomacy just to have something and I'm sure lots of people were in the same boat. It is sort of strange that 7% came up with Stratego for their guess. I think the "man" and "men" references on the card led lots of people to think it was a war game. I know it did for me.
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Thankfully, this is one of the games my brother, my mother, and I played this Christmas.This Is Kirk! wrote: ↑Thu Mar 29, 2018 12:08 pmMy family had the game Sorry! so I played it quite a bit, but had forgotten it used cards.
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It's a great way for 7 friends to kill a whole day. You'd probably like it. A few years back, I organized a game via email. It was nice to remember how to play it.This Is Kirk! wrote: ↑Thu Mar 29, 2018 12:19 pmI knew absolutely nothing about the game other than the name and that it existsalietr wrote: ↑Thu Mar 29, 2018 12:14 pmNo offense, but Diplomacy?!? Part of the beauty of that game is that there is no element of chance since there are no cards or dice.This Is Kirk! wrote: ↑Thu Mar 29, 2018 12:08 pmMy family had the game Sorry! so I played it quite a bit, but had forgotten it used cards. I ended up putting down Diplomacy just to have something and I'm sure lots of people were in the same boat. It is sort of strange that 7% came up with Stratego for their guess. I think the "man" and "men" references on the card led lots of people to think it was a war game. I know it did for me.
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Oh, I'm so Sorry! to hear that.econgator wrote: ↑Thu Mar 29, 2018 12:26 pmThankfully, this is one of the games my brother, my mother, and I played this Christmas.This Is Kirk! wrote: ↑Thu Mar 29, 2018 12:08 pmMy family had the game Sorry! so I played it quite a bit, but had forgotten it used cards.
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I figured the muscle group had to be the muscles at the back of the thigh since the biceps femoris would be the analogue of the biceps muscle of the arm, but I had never before heard of that group of muscles of a single leg being referred to as a plural. "I pulled my left hamstrings"? Who says that? I ended up going with "quads," knowing I was going to be disappointed.
I also didn't know "Cantaloupe Island," but I should have. About an hour after submitting (and without having listened to the song), I had an epiphany. "I bet that's the song that Us3 sampled as the background track for 'Cantaloop'! I've always wondered why that song was called that!" Yep. Can't believe I've never looked that up/committed it to memory.
I was pretty happy to pull Goa out of absolutely nowhere, though.
I also didn't know "Cantaloupe Island," but I should have. About an hour after submitting (and without having listened to the song), I had an epiphany. "I bet that's the song that Us3 sampled as the background track for 'Cantaloop'! I've always wondered why that song was called that!" Yep. Can't believe I've never looked that up/committed it to memory.
I was pretty happy to pull Goa out of absolutely nowhere, though.
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For some reason, I thought Sorry! was played with dice, not cards. Oh well.
Still got the win, and am guaranteed to be promoted back into D since I'm 2 points ahead of the last promotion spot, and didn't forfeit today.
Still got the win, and am guaranteed to be promoted back into D since I'm 2 points ahead of the last promotion spot, and didn't forfeit today.
Now swimming in the J! pool.