Friday, June 1, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
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Re: Friday, June 1, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
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FJ:
LT: Hong Kong, chipotle
I had no idea where Nixon died, but I was pretty sure he was the only president born in California.
I must have had the Houdini/Halloween connection somewhere deep in my brain, but I have no recollection of learning that fact. OTOH, I totally should have nailed The Remains of the Day and Clara Bow, but I blanked on both.
43 R/1 W
DD: 2/3
FJ:
LT: Hong Kong, chipotle
I had no idea where Nixon died, but I was pretty sure he was the only president born in California.
I must have had the Houdini/Halloween connection somewhere deep in my brain, but I have no recollection of learning that fact. OTOH, I totally should have nailed The Remains of the Day and Clara Bow, but I blanked on both.
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ALTERNATIVE FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
PRESIDENTS: BORN & DIED
This President died while not a United States citizen.
PRESIDENTS: BORN & DIED
This President died while not a United States citizen.
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Re: Friday, June 1, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
Now there's something I did not know.
I knew Nixon was born in CA but could not recall his NY death, and guessed he died close to home.
So I looked for someone else and made the same mistake I believe the champ made: Hoover, known for connections to Stanford, was not born there (Iowa, it turns out).
I started the week with three straight FJ gets, then booted the last two to go 3-for-5 yet again (now 7 times in the last 8 weeks). Helluva rut.
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No, but the second part will most likely no longer apply to Nixon after Obama dies.
The J Facebook page was too upset over Roseanne being canceled to worry about the implementation that Obama was born in Hawaii. Or else birthers don’t watch Jeopardy.
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Another Hoover because of the strong Stanford connection here. Considered Nixon, but Palo Alto's farther west, so I outfoxed myself. In any other context, if you'd asked me for Hoover's birth state, I'd have guessed Iowa (and I'd have been right).
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When that clue about lutefisk came up I decided I would post in here about the amazing number of items from my current TD ring that have turned up on Jeopardy in the same time period.
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How did we have LTaM with nearly two full categories left?!
Saw no way to figure out Nobel Prize for Literature or Russia in the top boxes.
Precalled Airplane! in the Movies category, but no way was I getting Hello, Dolly!
"This type of turtle". Wait, there's more than one? Can't say I've heard of a box turtle.
I got to South Africa, but even with "P" staring me in the face I couldn't pull anything but "Cape Town".
Chive was a stupid miss. I misread "potato" as "tomato" and was confused.
I clammed on lutefisk and cellophane because I couldn't suss out the instrument in either.
Farthest west? Had no idea. Not even a guess, because what ever I put down will be wrong.
Lach Trash: Canada Day = July, chipotle
Saw no way to figure out Nobel Prize for Literature or Russia in the top boxes.
Precalled Airplane! in the Movies category, but no way was I getting Hello, Dolly!
"This type of turtle". Wait, there's more than one? Can't say I've heard of a box turtle.
I got to South Africa, but even with "P" staring me in the face I couldn't pull anything but "Cape Town".
Chive was a stupid miss. I misread "potato" as "tomato" and was confused.
I clammed on lutefisk and cellophane because I couldn't suss out the instrument in either.
Farthest west? Had no idea. Not even a guess, because what ever I put down will be wrong.
Lach Trash: Canada Day = July, chipotle
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Airplane! was my precall as well. I also thought of The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! but decided that was too obscure.TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Sat Jun 02, 2018 9:12 pm Precalled Airplane! in the Movies category, but no way was I getting Hello, Dolly!
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Box, snapping, ninja...TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Sat Jun 02, 2018 9:12 pm "This type of turtle". Wait, there's more than one? Can't say I've heard of a box turtle.
One day I'll make it to the Nixon birthplace...it's just up the street...
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Hah. We must be neighbors. I'm just a couple miles away, and haven't ever visited. It's on my list for this year.Volante wrote: ↑Sat Jun 02, 2018 10:29 pmBox, snapping, ninja...TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Sat Jun 02, 2018 9:12 pm "This type of turtle". Wait, there's more than one? Can't say I've heard of a box turtle.
One day I'll make it to the Nixon birthplace...it's just up the street...
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Re: Friday, June 1, 2018 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
I had both Airplane! and The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! on my precall list along with Tora! Tora! Tora!.opusthepenguin wrote: ↑Sat Jun 02, 2018 9:25 pmAirplane! was my precall as well. I also thought of The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! but decided that was too obscure.TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Sat Jun 02, 2018 9:12 pm Precalled Airplane! in the Movies category, but no way was I getting Hello, Dolly!
I'm not the defending Jeopardy! champion. But I have played one on TV.
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Oooh, nice one. I also just now thought of Them! If I cheat and Google, I can add possibilities like Oklahoma!, Oliver!, and Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!AFRET CMS wrote: ↑Sun Jun 03, 2018 2:35 pmI had both Airplane! and The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! on my precall list along with Tora! Tora! Tora!.opusthepenguin wrote: ↑Sat Jun 02, 2018 9:25 pmAirplane! was my precall as well. I also thought of The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! but decided that was too obscure.TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Sat Jun 02, 2018 9:12 pm Precalled Airplane! in the Movies category, but no way was I getting Hello, Dolly!
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Last week I added this 1987 game to the Archive that had that kind of of ! category: http://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=5989