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opusthepenguin wrote: ↑Thu Sep 13, 2018 11:42 am

Volante wrote: ↑Thu Sep 13, 2018 9:19 am But what if you've never heard the pronunciation and know French loves it's superfluous ending letters?

Almost as much as we love our superfluous apostrophe's.

All language's need their quirk's

Volante wrote: ↑Thu Sep 13, 2018 12:24 pm

opusthepenguin wrote: ↑Thu Sep 13, 2018 11:42 am

Volante wrote: ↑Thu Sep 13, 2018 9:19 am But what if you've never heard the pronunciation and know French loves it's superfluous ending letters?

Almost as much as we love our superfluous apostrophe's.

All language's need their quirk's

And verbing weirds language.

John Boy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 13, 2018 7:49 am

DBear wrote: ↑Wed Sep 12, 2018 7:57 pm I got Guillotin without the E.

Seems that you and Dr. G. will do anything to get ahead.

Well played, sir.

51 R
DD: 3/3
FJ:
LT: Artificial Insemination, Thomas-A-Becket, Marital and Martial, Ray Liotta, Alexander Hamilton

36 right.

What Ball Are You Chasing? (2), History in Brief (4), Mental Floss (5), Mob Rule (2), Similar Words (1), "A", Baby! (2)
Fantasy & Paranormal Lit (4), Urban Planning (1), Movie Role, TV Role (5), 3 "E"S (2), Mali (4), Or Bust (4)

Lach Trash: Thomas Becket, respite, Ray Liotta, Alexander Hamilton

My very first thought was the Marquis de Sade; I knew the invention, but wasn't exactly sure how the doctor's name was spelled, but I managed to get it without the "e".

heppm01 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 13, 2018 10:24 am Lavoisier (with near-zero confidence). Post-game research shows me that he died by guillotine, so at least there is a connection.

More like a disconnection.

TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:34 pm "Night of broken glass" joins the "NHOI in the top box" pile. That whole category was entirely alien to me. (ETA: "Night of Broken Glass" has only one Archive hit, and "Kristallnacht" only two, both in the bottom box.

There's only one other time where they spotted the contestants "night of broken this" and just wanted "glass". It was second box down in that case. Someone got it right, as I would expect.

This clue was polled at your request. Came in at 83%. There's your answer. Solid top box material, but second box wouldn't be inappropriate. Any lower down would be silly.

opusthepenguin wrote: ↑Wed Sep 19, 2018 5:47 pm

TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:34 pm "Night of broken glass" joins the "NHOI in the top box" pile. That whole category was entirely alien to me. (ETA: "Night of Broken Glass" has only one Archive hit, and "Kristallnacht" only two, both in the bottom box.

There's only one other time where they spotted the contestants "night of broken this" and just wanted "glass". It was second box down in that case. Someone got it right, as I would expect.

This clue was polled at your request. Came in at 83%. There's your answer. Solid top box material, but second box wouldn't be inappropriate. Any lower down would be silly.

So how did 83% of people know something that's only come up once before?

TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Wed Sep 19, 2018 7:16 pm

opusthepenguin wrote: ↑Wed Sep 19, 2018 5:47 pm

TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:34 pm "Night of broken glass" joins the "NHOI in the top box" pile. That whole category was entirely alien to me. (ETA: "Night of Broken Glass" has only one Archive hit, and "Kristallnacht" only two, both in the bottom box.

There's only one other time where they spotted the contestants "night of broken this" and just wanted "glass". It was second box down in that case. Someone got it right, as I would expect.

This clue was polled at your request. Came in at 83%. There's your answer. Solid top box material, but second box wouldn't be inappropriate. Any lower down would be silly.

So how did 83% of people know something that's only come up once before?

It's as if we learn stuff outside of a game show.

TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Wed Sep 19, 2018 7:16 pm

opusthepenguin wrote: ↑Wed Sep 19, 2018 5:47 pm

TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:34 pm "Night of broken glass" joins the "NHOI in the top box" pile. That whole category was entirely alien to me. (ETA: "Night of Broken Glass" has only one Archive hit, and "Kristallnacht" only two, both in the bottom box.

There's only one other time where they spotted the contestants "night of broken this" and just wanted "glass". It was second box down in that case. Someone got it right, as I would expect.

This clue was polled at your request. Came in at 83%. There's your answer. Solid top box material, but second box wouldn't be inappropriate. Any lower down would be silly.

So how did 83% of people know something that's only come up once before?

I've been to several Holocaust museums. It was an extremely pivotal night.

Coryat: 33,600
44 R/1 W
DD: 2/3
FJ:
LT: Thomas Becket, marital/martial, respite, Ray Liotta, Alexander Hamilton

Linear Gnome wrote: ↑Wed Sep 12, 2018 10:50 pm

DBear wrote: ↑Wed Sep 12, 2018 7:57 pm I got Guillotin without the E.

I found a stupid way to get this one wrong: I said Guillot.

You're not alone. I immediately wrote down "Guillotine," then decided "ine" might be a suffix. Geez Louise.