To be honest, I came up with "bub" just as time ran out. But in a category like palindromes, number of letters specified, I'm going with the one that comes to mind first...opusthepenguin wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 6:23 am"Bub" was my immediate thought and would have been my guess on a DD. Since this was a regular clue, I clammed. There's no time to think through all the options and confirm that "bub" is the ONLY word similar to "pal" that's palindromic.
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Re: Monday, May 28, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
If the category or clue had specified the number of letters, I'd at least have been tempted to pull the trigger.davey wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 10:35 amTo be honest, I came up with "bub" just as time ran out. But in a category like palindromes, number of letters specified, I'm going with the one that comes to mind first...opusthepenguin wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 6:23 am"Bub" was my immediate thought and would have been my guess on a DD. Since this was a regular clue, I clammed. There's no time to think through all the options and confirm that "bub" is the ONLY word similar to "pal" that's palindromic.
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Please tell me somebody sang "I left my head in San Francisco".earendel wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 8:57 am There was a 2-part episode, "Time's Arrow", that featured Mark Twain. The plot revolved around an archaeological excavation in 24th century San Francisco finding Data's head. The crew went back to 19th century San Francisco and met Mark Twain and Jack London.
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I'm sure every game is a "What If" game for Jeopardy losers, even for the losers who were winners.MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Mon May 28, 2018 11:51 am Ross: If you knew that FJ! clue your "What If" game continues as Dev proved he was not going to do much with the DDs.
It's hard to put myself back in the mindset of the time where I was spending a couple hours every evening studying Jeopardy clues. As others have said, Twain is one of the only authors that makes sense. He would have been #2 on my list of pre-call "19th Century Authors" (after Dickens).
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Sorry, I see only the "ere" clue specified 3 letters, although all the responses but $1000 were that length...opusthepenguin wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 10:59 amIf the category or clue had specified the number of letters, I'd at least have been tempted to pull the trigger.davey wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 10:35 amTo be honest, I came up with "bub" just as time ran out. But in a category like palindromes, number of letters specified, I'm going with the one that comes to mind first...opusthepenguin wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 6:23 am"Bub" was my immediate thought and would have been my guess on a DD. Since this was a regular clue, I clammed. There's no time to think through all the options and confirm that "bub" is the ONLY word similar to "pal" that's palindromic.
I could also have sworn we had a palindromic "gig" clue already this season, but I can't find it...
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Anyone else remember Brent Spiner's album of standards "Ol' Yellow Eyes Is Back"? I don't recall what songs are on it besides "It's a Sin to Tell a Lie," for which his TNG costars provide backing vocals. There's a copy somewhere in our house. Where the heck did we put that thing?opusthepenguin wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 11:00 amPlease tell me somebody sang "I left my head in San Francisco".earendel wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 8:57 am There was a 2-part episode, "Time's Arrow", that featured Mark Twain. The plot revolved around an archaeological excavation in 24th century San Francisco finding Data's head. The crew went back to 19th century San Francisco and met Mark Twain and Jack London.
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In the holodeck?squarekara wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 11:49 amAnyone else remember Brent Spiner's album of standards "Ol' Yellow Eyes Is Back"? I don't recall what songs are on it besides "It's a Sin to Tell a Lie," for which his TNG costars provide backing vocals. There's a copy somewhere in our house. Where the heck did we put that thing?opusthepenguin wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 11:00 amPlease tell me somebody sang "I left my head in San Francisco".earendel wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 8:57 am There was a 2-part episode, "Time's Arrow", that featured Mark Twain. The plot revolved around an archaeological excavation in 24th century San Francisco finding Data's head. The crew went back to 19th century San Francisco and met Mark Twain and Jack London.
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Fascinating...squarekara wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 11:49 amAnyone else remember Brent Spiner's album of standards "Ol' Yellow Eyes Is Back"? I don't recall what songs are on it besides "It's a Sin to Tell a Lie," for which his TNG costars provide backing vocals.opusthepenguin wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 11:00 amPlease tell me somebody sang "I left my head in San Francisco".earendel wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 8:57 am There was a 2-part episode, "Time's Arrow", that featured Mark Twain. The plot revolved around an archaeological excavation in 24th century San Francisco finding Data's head. The crew went back to 19th century San Francisco and met Mark Twain and Jack London.
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Well, as long as TNG has come up, this was making the rounds recently:squarekara wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 11:49 amAnyone else remember Brent Spiner's album of standards "Ol' Yellow Eyes Is Back"? I don't recall what songs are on it besides "It's a Sin to Tell a Lie," for which his TNG costars provide backing vocals. There's a copy somewhere in our house. Where the heck did we put that thing?opusthepenguin wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 11:00 amPlease tell me somebody sang "I left my head in San Francisco".earendel wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 8:57 am There was a 2-part episode, "Time's Arrow", that featured Mark Twain. The plot revolved around an archaeological excavation in 24th century San Francisco finding Data's head. The crew went back to 19th century San Francisco and met Mark Twain and Jack London.
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I don't care for the bland moniker "Cowboy Pat."
Clearly, the man's cowboy name should be "Trick."
Clearly, the man's cowboy name should be "Trick."
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Never was a "Suck It, Trebek!" cake more justly earned. Belated congrats, raccoonleaf!raccoonleaf wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 11:02 amI'm sure every game is a "What If" game for Jeopardy losers, even for the losers who were winners.MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Mon May 28, 2018 11:51 am Ross: If you knew that FJ! clue your "What If" game continues as Dev proved he was not going to do much with the DDs.
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That's so Spursyteapot37 wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 10:22 am(during which Alex called them "the Hotspurs"... )This Is Kirk! wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 10:06 amNot a clue, but Josh mentioned in one of his interview segments that he's a fan of Tottenham Hotspur the Premier League team.John Boy wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 8:51 amI should've thought of her but didn't, although when the clue came up she was an Instaget. My precall was Ann Richards.threearruda wrote: ↑Mon May 28, 2018 8:00 pm I can't be the only one who precalled Lurleen Wallace thanks to the '03 ToC.
Am I imagining things, or didn't they just recently have another "hotspur" clue?
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Quite casting aspursions.Woof wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 1:02 pmThat's so Spursyteapot37 wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 10:22 am(during which Alex called them "the Hotspurs"... )This Is Kirk! wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 10:06 amNot a clue, but Josh mentioned in one of his interview segments that he's a fan of Tottenham Hotspur the Premier League team.John Boy wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 8:51 amI should've thought of her but didn't, although when the clue came up she was an Instaget. My precall was Ann Richards.threearruda wrote: ↑Mon May 28, 2018 8:00 pm I can't be the only one who precalled Lurleen Wallace thanks to the '03 ToC.
Am I imagining things, or didn't they just recently have another "hotspur" clue?
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To add a little more to this, ARod was set to break the all-time SS record, but fate intervined, the Yankees acquired him to play third, and he never hit another HR as a SS. Hr finished his career one behind Ripken.xxaaaxx wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 6:22 am"He holds the MLB record for home runs by a shortstop, 345; there was a reason his manager let him play every day"Cat Hammarskjold wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 5:39 am I'm not sure how Ripken counts as a SS if ARod and Ernie Banks (who both have more career HRs) don't.
The clue could've been a bit clearer, but it was asking for most HRs hit while playing SS, not just by someone who primarily played SS. Ripken actually hit 431 career HRs, but only 345 while at short. Banks and ARod have more career HRs, but they hit lot of them while playing other positions (ARod at 3B, Banks at 1B; Ripken played 1,000 more games at SS than either of them).
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Yes, but we'll never know how many legitimate HRs behind Ripken he finished.yclept wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 1:51 pmTo add a little more to this, ARod was set to break the all-time SS record, but fate intervined, the Yankees acquired him to play third, and he never hit another HR as a SS. Hr finished his career one behind Ripken.xxaaaxx wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 6:22 am"He holds the MLB record for home runs by a shortstop, 345; there was a reason his manager let him play every day"Cat Hammarskjold wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 5:39 am I'm not sure how Ripken counts as a SS if ARod and Ernie Banks (who both have more career HRs) don't.
The clue could've been a bit clearer, but it was asking for most HRs hit while playing SS, not just by someone who primarily played SS. Ripken actually hit 431 career HRs, but only 345 while at short. Banks and ARod have more career HRs, but they hit lot of them while playing other positions (ARod at 3B, Banks at 1B; Ripken played 1,000 more games at SS than either of them).
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I knew that Ripken began his career at 3B and ended it there, and I guess I thought he spent more time there and less at SS than he actually did.
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19th century author who smoked cigars and might have interacted with Helen Keller? Has to be Twain
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Sorry, guys. . . just one more:alietr wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 12:04 pmWell, as long as TNG has come up, this was making the rounds recently:squarekara wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 11:49 amAnyone else remember Brent Spiner's album of standards "Ol' Yellow Eyes Is Back"? I don't recall what songs are on it besides "It's a Sin to Tell a Lie," for which his TNG costars provide backing vocals. There's a copy somewhere in our house. Where the heck did we put that thing?opusthepenguin wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 11:00 amPlease tell me somebody sang "I left my head in San Francisco".earendel wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 8:57 am There was a 2-part episode, "Time's Arrow", that featured Mark Twain. The plot revolved around an archaeological excavation in 24th century San Francisco finding Data's head. The crew went back to 19th century San Francisco and met Mark Twain and Jack London.
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My copy is on my hard drive. The only title with geographic content is "Carolina in the Morning".squarekara wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 11:49 amAnyone else remember Brent Spiner's album of standards "Ol' Yellow Eyes Is Back"? I don't recall what songs are on it besides "It's a Sin to Tell a Lie," for which his TNG costars provide backing vocals. There's a copy somewhere in our house. Where the heck did we put that thing?opusthepenguin wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 11:00 am Please tell me somebody sang "I left my head in San Francisco".
Unrelated item: when Alex asked in the interviews whether there were any tarot cards of game show hosts, I'm surprised nobody pointed out that there's a card titled "The Wheel of Fortune".