FJs for the 7/23/18 week

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Which FJ! clues did you solve correctly for the 7/23/18 week?

Poll ended at Mon Nov 05, 2018 6:49 pm

Paramnesia is another term for this French-named phenomenon–sound familiar?
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95%
Debuting in 1946, it was deemed “four triangles of nothing”; some critics even found it sinful
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93%
In 1990 the Yalu River Bridge was renamed the “Friendship Bridge” between these 2 nations; one is the other’s best friend
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63%
Almost 100 when he died in 2018, this North Carolina man became just the 4th private citizen to lie in honor at the U.S. Capitol
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41%
The last survivor of this battle that started a war died in 1854 & more men marched at his funeral than fought with him
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56%
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:  I checked all five above.
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18%
:( :( :( :( :(  I missed all the FJ! clues.
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No votes
LITERARY TITLE REFERENCES $2000: "The Old Man and the Sea" (the man)
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48%
A RATIO $2000: A law of elasticity says stress is proportional to this "str" word, stretch divided by length
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32%
CAPITAL LETTERS $1600 box Daily Double: This 7-letter Central American capital ends in the same 4 letters as its country
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60%
In my opinion I needed "sound familiar" in the Monday FJ! clue's wording to correctly solve it.
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42%
In my opinion I still would have solved the Monday FJ! clue correctly if it did not include, "sound familiar."
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43%
I was half right for the Wednesday FJ! clue getting either China or North Korea though not both.
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13%
I missed the Thursday FJ! clue by guessing a former politician.
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21%
I had Lexington & Concord for the Friday FJ! clue.
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19%
Concord was my incorrect guess for the Friday FJ! clue.
7
6%
 
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FJs for the 7/23/18 week

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7/23 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
FRENCH PHRASES
 
7/23 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
Paramnesia is another term for this French-named phenomenon–sound familiar?
 
7/24 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
FASHION

7/24 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
Debuting in 1946, it was deemed “four triangles of nothing”; some critics even found it sinful
 
7/25 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
BRIDGES

7/25 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
In 1990 the Yalu River Bridge was renamed the “Friendship Bridge” between these 2 nations; one is the other’s best friend
 
7/26 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
FAMOUS NAMES

7/26 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
Almost 100 when he died in 2018, this North Carolina man became just the 4th private citizen to lie in honor at the U.S. Capitol
 
7/27 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
AMERICAN HISTORY

7/27 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
The last survivor of this battle that started a war died in 1854 & more men marched at his funeral than fought with him
 
Correct responses in spoiler box:
Spoiler
déjà vu (deja vu)
bikini
China & North Korea
Billy Graham
Lexington (or Lexington & Concord) [Not Concord alone]
 
The players were 9/15 (60.00%) with a 3-2-2-2-0 success pattern.
 
The extra clues have one correct by the players, a semi-requested triple stumper, and a pivotal missed Daily Double.
 
LITERARY TITLE REFERENCES $2000: "The Old Man and the Sea" (the man)
 
A RATIO $2000: A law of elasticity says stress is proportional to this "str" word, stretch divided by length
 
CAPITAL LETTERS $1600 box Daily Double: This 7-letter Central American capital ends in the same 4 letters as its country
 
Correct responses in spoiler box:
Spoiler
Santiago
strain
Managua
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :( :( 
:mrgreen: :( :mrgreen:

Did not need "sound familiar" on Monday.
No idea on strain even with the "str" hint.
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :(
:mrgreen: :( :mrgreen:

Thu - Thought Thurmond, didn't write it down, couldn't come up with a civilian
Fri - Alamo

Can't say if I -needed- 'sounds familiar' since that's what I glommed on first, not trying to tease out paramnesia by itself first. I can say I wouldn't have instantly gotten it.
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :oops: :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

'Sound familiar' was such a dead giveaway that I didn't need to spend any time on 'paramnesia'. I don't remember seeing that word before, so while I'm not 100% sure I could've sussed out deja vu in 30s with it alone, I'm not willing to say I would've been lost w/o the hint.

I definitely wouldn't have gotten 'strain' without the "this 'str' word" hint, though.

Somehow danced around China and DPRK without putting the two together :roll:

Drew a rare complete blank Thursday

Another 'meh' final week.

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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :(
:( :( :(

Strom Thurmond, no guess.
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:( :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:( :( :mrgreen:

Played Monday off Clue of the Day, had no idea initally, but got it later outside the time limit I give myself.

Friday, first thought was the Alamo, but came around to Lexington. Not sure if I would have added Concord or not.
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :(

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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :mrgreen:
:( :( :(

Like others, I blanked on the recent history, and struggled for someone more identified with NC... (Too bad neither his home state nor the lying in the Capitol were noted in the Current Events thread...)
Not much luck on the extras..."Strain" occurred to me but I didn't bite...Somehow I read Central America as Central Europe...! :roll:
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :x :x Shoulda got these. Didn't need "sound familiar?'
:( :( :?: Didn't know the old man's name, couldn't figure what the writers wanted, misread the clue as Central African.
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :( :(

I didn't catch the word "river" Wednesday, and nothing else in the clue did anything for me, so I ended up hoping it was a reference to Bron/Broen and WAGing Denmark and Sweden.

Clammed on strain.

I probably needed "sound familiar?"
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:( :( :mrgreen:

Ended this season with a streak of 8 gets in a row. I checked the box that "sound familiar?" helped me since I don't know for sure if I could've deconstructed paramnesia correctly.

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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :(

Got Monday’s response through working out paramnesia; didn’t need “sound familiar” clue
North Korea and Russia on Wednesday (there is a Friendship Bridge between the two countries, but over a different river)
Lexington & Concord on Friday
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :(
:( :mrgreen: :(

Thanks, MB or polling the strain question. I had no really parsed the clue, knowing from the "str" that it would be strain. The writers really "strained" for this one imho. I've never seen it described technically as "stretch", always just as deflection. But I don't do much tensile stuff. I also didn't realize the need to normalize it to length as the clue says. It's at 28% now, which is a testament to how good the boardies are, and that maybe the writers know where the TOC level is at.
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :( :mrgreen:

Did not need or want "sound familiar?" I detest that sort of tacked-on cutesiness in FJ clues. Be as cute as you like as long as it's embedded.

The bikini story was very familiar, and I knew enough Korean War to make the Yalu river clue a gimme. Answered "Lexington-Concord" Friday without qualms.

On Thursday, I thought of Billy Graham, but not until Friday. So the worst of both worlds. Within the time frame, my brightest ideas were Andy Griffith and Richard Petty.
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :(
:( :mrgreen: :(

Concord Friday. Got Monday's just from the category and paramnesia.
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :(

:( :mrgreen: :(
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

I ran a few hundred stress-strain tests in my met lab days, including 64 in one day. I wasn't gonna miss that one.
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :( :(
:mrgreen: :( :(

Guessed US and Canada just to have something
Could not think of a plausible NC man. Mrs P got it. I felt stupid. If I'd keyed in on "private citizen," that might have jogged my memory. This should have been easy.
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No clue on strain. Given some time and a few guesses, I'd probably have suggested that as a possibility, but not with any particular confidence.
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As far as getting the call goes, I think I've passed the point where I could make a good showing. My brain is just getting weaker and weaker. I'm losing my mind, Dave. I can feel it.
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opusthepenguin wrote: Sun Jul 29, 2018 10:53 am My brain is just getting weaker and weaker. I'm losing my mind, Dave. I can feel it.
Guess you're right -- Dave's not here, man.
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