Thursday, March 22, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
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Re: Thursday, March 22, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
R: 32, W: 2, costing 1400
Coryat: 25,000
FJ:
DD: 3/3
LT: high c, Lloyds of London, (Lebanon), (pressure), glider
Timing:
2:51 + 3:24 = 6:15 (break at 13 clues)
6:52
1:29
The break happened after 13 clues, which I believe is pretty standard when the DD pops up just before clue 15. The game would feel very strange restarting after the DD and stopping again just a couple of clues later.
After my bad day yesterday, the averages work out today. Ran board games. Stumped in songs. Fittingly, I went backwards in backwards words, with both of my misses and none right. Only got one novel. Kind of bummed that I didn't recognize Catcher in the Rye, since it is one of the pieces of lit I've read in the last couple of years, trying to fill in some of the gaps in my high school education.
In FJ, I assumed that the islands were in the Adriatic, since there are a lot of islands there, most of which are part of Greece. My problem was recalling what country was the next one over. Went with Turkey, thinking I only had a 50/50 shot of being right. Turns out I had that bit of geography down better than I thought, (Way better than the Balkans, which are still mostly a jumble.)
Wagering: Rebecca stuck to the leader's script. Natasha is in a nasty case of Stratton's dilemma. Her choices are wagering almost nothing (to win if both other players miss), or almost everything (to win if both she and Lynn are right). Her wager in the middle accomplished neither. Lynn needs both other players to miss to have a shot at winning. If that happens, there's a good chance she will miss as well. My calculated max wager for her was 399. And if your going to risk that little on the hope of both other players missing, wagering nothing is not at all crazy.
Coryat: 25,000
FJ:
DD: 3/3
LT: high c, Lloyds of London, (Lebanon), (pressure), glider
Timing:
2:51 + 3:24 = 6:15 (break at 13 clues)
6:52
1:29
The break happened after 13 clues, which I believe is pretty standard when the DD pops up just before clue 15. The game would feel very strange restarting after the DD and stopping again just a couple of clues later.
After my bad day yesterday, the averages work out today. Ran board games. Stumped in songs. Fittingly, I went backwards in backwards words, with both of my misses and none right. Only got one novel. Kind of bummed that I didn't recognize Catcher in the Rye, since it is one of the pieces of lit I've read in the last couple of years, trying to fill in some of the gaps in my high school education.
In FJ, I assumed that the islands were in the Adriatic, since there are a lot of islands there, most of which are part of Greece. My problem was recalling what country was the next one over. Went with Turkey, thinking I only had a 50/50 shot of being right. Turns out I had that bit of geography down better than I thought, (Way better than the Balkans, which are still mostly a jumble.)
Wagering: Rebecca stuck to the leader's script. Natasha is in a nasty case of Stratton's dilemma. Her choices are wagering almost nothing (to win if both other players miss), or almost everything (to win if both she and Lynn are right). Her wager in the middle accomplished neither. Lynn needs both other players to miss to have a shot at winning. If that happens, there's a good chance she will miss as well. My calculated max wager for her was 399. And if your going to risk that little on the hope of both other players missing, wagering nothing is not at all crazy.
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Re: Thursday, March 22, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
38 R
DD: 3/3
FJ:
LT: Bernadette, (Pressure), (Lebanon), Ear, Meriwether Lewis
Ran On the Board Game.
DD: 3/3
FJ:
LT: Bernadette, (Pressure), (Lebanon), Ear, Meriwether Lewis
Ran On the Board Game.
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Re: Thursday, March 22, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
Yeah, I was disgusted with myself for picking "Cyprus", as I realized mainland should disqualify it.CasketRomance wrote: ↑Thu Mar 22, 2018 8:17 pm the clue mentioned mainland...how does one choose cyprus (an island) as the country?
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Re: Thursday, March 22, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
That was really unexpected. The elder Ross Perot was born and raised in Texarkana, then moved to Dallas and raised his family here. The family's name is on our outstanding science and nature museum.
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Re: Thursday, March 22, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
FJ was a WECIB for me. Sad news that no one knew Van the Man Morrison but I’m used to that. Those contestant interviews seemed badly edited today.
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Re: Thursday, March 22, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
I said "Morrison" for that one and after Alex said "Van Morrison" my wife said "Oh, I thought you meant Jim." No respect I tell ya.
I probably would have been more hesitant about Turkey on FJ if it hadn't been for the Syrian refugees being in the news recently.
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Re: Thursday, March 22, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
I thought Egypt; for some reason I had the Colossus of Rhodes being somehow Egyptian. At least the islands seem to be due north of Egypt's Mediterranean coast.
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Re: Thursday, March 22, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
I follow the retail scene very closely, so I'm surprised I never encountered the Amazon/Whole Foods buyout.
Ran Board Games, and got all but Baobab in "B" Prepared.
Lach Trash: High C, Merriweather Lewis
So have I finally snapped my FJ! losing streak as of today? The answer may or may not surprise you.
Ran Board Games, and got all but Baobab in "B" Prepared.
Lach Trash: High C, Merriweather Lewis
So have I finally snapped my FJ! losing streak as of today? The answer may or may not surprise you.
Spoiler
Yes, I got this one right.
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Re: Thursday, March 22, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Fri Mar 23, 2018 2:13 am I follow the retail scene very closely, so I'm surprised I never encountered the Amazon/Whole Foods buyout.
Ran Board Games, and got all but Baobab in "B" Prepared.
Lach Trash: High C, Merriweather Lewis
So have I finally snapped my FJ! losing streak as of today? The answer may or may not surprise you.
Spoiler
Yes, I got this one right.
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Why did you even guess on FJ? It could have been any country!
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Re: Thursday, March 22, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
You mean this guy?:
I would prefer not to.
Re: Thursday, March 22, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
I had somewhat of an idea as to how the Greek islands are positioned. They leaned eastward in my mind and that put me in Istanbul, not Constantinople.
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Re: Thursday, March 22, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
I know Van Morrison's music fairly well, and in no way is he a "bluesman". BB King, Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, and Robert Johnson are bluesmen. If Morrison has any crossover into another genre it is with jazz.
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Re: Thursday, March 22, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
I clammed for this reason. The music of his with which I'm familiar, including the great Astral Weeks, ain't blues.
Also, that giant monogram on his blazer (or is it the mic stand) in the image above -- wow.
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Re: Thursday, March 22, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
Yeah, this mystified me as well. At best, you could say that he had bluesy elements in his music. I was stuck thinking of Bono in Rattle and Hum, but that really made no sense either.Saturnalia wrote: ↑Fri Mar 23, 2018 12:21 pmI clammed for this reason. The music of his with which I'm familiar, including the great Astral Weeks, ain't blues.
Also, that giant monogram on his blazer (or is it the mic stand) in the image above -- wow.
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Re: Thursday, March 22, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Fri Mar 23, 2018 2:13 am I follow the retail scene very closely, so I'm surprised I never encountered the Amazon/Whole Foods buyout.
Ran Board Games, and got all but Baobab in "B" Prepared.
Lach Trash: High C, Merriweather Lewis
So have I finally snapped my FJ! losing streak as of today? The answer may or may not surprise you.
Spoiler
Yes, I got this one right.
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Re: Thursday, March 22, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
I'm not a judge, but I think negging yourself on this one is unduly harsh and would give you credit for a correct response. Googling "byronesque" gives a ton of hits, including https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Byronesque. According to most of the sites, even "Byronian" should have been acceptable.MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Thu Mar 22, 2018 6:19 pm “B” PREPARED $1600: This adjective means characteristic of the lord who penned “Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage”
Rebecca was correct with adding -ic to the man’s name. I took a neg with adding -esque and now wonder if that gets by the judges as well?
I'm not the defending Jeopardy! champion. But I have played one on TV.
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Re: Thursday, March 22, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
Which of these guys were from Belfast?harrumph wrote: ↑Fri Mar 23, 2018 12:16 pmI know Van Morrison's music fairly well, and in no way is he a "bluesman". BB King, Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, and Robert Johnson are bluesmen.
Van Morrison's singles with Them provide some of the most definitive statements of early blues rock.
Is this not a "bluesman"?:
I would prefer not to.
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Re: Thursday, March 22, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
By your standards The Beatles are also bluesmen because they did some R&B covers. There's a reason why some other posters who have an awareness of the Van Morrison catalogue were confused by the clue.Bartleby wrote: ↑Fri Mar 23, 2018 4:04 pmWhich of these guys were from Belfast?harrumph wrote: ↑Fri Mar 23, 2018 12:16 pmI know Van Morrison's music fairly well, and in no way is he a "bluesman". BB King, Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, and Robert Johnson are bluesmen.
Van Morrison's singles with Them provide some of the most definitive statements of early blues rock.
Is this not a "bluesman"?: