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Re: Wednesday, January 9, 2019 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

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Three out of the five composers got pronounced incorrectly. Wagner with w sound rather than a v, Verdi with the first syllable rhyming with fur rather than fair, and Haydn to rhyme with maiden rather than Biden. So of course Alex only asks for a repeat on one response in the category--the correctly pronounced Mendelssohn. For the sake of completeness, we'll note that the remaining response was Brahms, also pronounced correctly.
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Please let "Voyage of a Beagle" be about Snoopy. Pretty please?

That was impressive.

YES IT IS I AM SO HAPPY!

The Christmas version of "Snoopy vs. the Red Baron" is definitely my favorite of all non-traditional Christmas songs.

The leading "On" isn't an article, so I don't think they should accept it being dropped from the title.

I said "mussels," and subsequent Internet research suggests that mussels are a distinct taxonomic grouping from barnacles (and apparently the Darwin work used the scientific name for the barnacle grouping explicitly in its title), so I'll neg myself for it.

Siobhan looked really annoyed that she couldn't ring in on time on Angel Falls...

"Tranquil" is NOT a good choice for the $2000 clue, given some of the other ones...

So three of the people in this category actually figure into my Ph.D. dissertation...

Nice to get through the whole board.

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MinnesotaMyron wrote: Wed Jan 09, 2019 1:47 pm Thanks. I figured it was something like that based on your sentence. (I'd have gotten it without the extra clue #hb)

No one blessed you with this at Christmas, huh? Sad.

Not a huge fan of the show, but I am familiar with this and it will always shape my perception of the Kool-Aid Man:

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TenPoundHammer wrote: Wed Jan 09, 2019 7:38 pm Mount Logan could be literally anywhere in Canada for all I know. Saw no way to narrow that down
"Territory"
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Kool-Aid aTS? Seriously? Also got the horseradish clue.

Couldn't think of anything for FJ. Finally guessed The Lone Ranger because of the William Tell Overture. :?
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opusthepenguin wrote:Three out of the five composers got pronounced incorrectly. Wagner with w sound rather than a v, Verdi with the first syllable rhyming with fur rather than fair, and Haydn to rhyme with maiden rather than Biden. So of course Alex only asks for a repeat on one response in the category--the correctly pronounced Mendelssohn.
I thought her "Melburn" for Melbourne was amusing.
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"The Sopranos" premiered 20 years ago Thursday. That milestone received a lot of play in the media this week, making it an easy precall for quite a few home viewers, I suspect. Of course, contestants taping months ago would not have been aware of that anniversary.
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MarkBarrett wrote: Wed Jan 09, 2019 4:04 pm The dish also came with a serving of a white condiment that I soon discovered was not mayonnaise. And that was the first and only time I've had horseradish. Lesson learned and not forgotten.
Have you had wasabi since?
morbeedo wrote: Wed Jan 09, 2019 8:21 pm Not a fan of Wheel of Jeopardy - was this a debut category or a reprise?
Reprise. Maybe not the category specifically, but the gimmick for certain.
Euphonium wrote: Wed Jan 09, 2019 9:46 pm The leading "On" isn't an article, so I don't think they should accept it being dropped from the title.
"(The) Origin of Species" is an acceptable response as it's been published under that title.
(E.g.: https://www.amazon.com/Origin-Species-1 ... 0451529065 )

"(On the) Origin of the Species" is not. You're not allowed to add or drop articles in the middle of the title.

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Fleeboy wrote: Wed Jan 09, 2019 10:10 pm "The Sopranos" premiered 20 years ago Thursday. That milestone received a lot of play in the media this week, making it an easy precall for quite a few home viewers, I suspect. Of course, contestants taping months ago would not have been aware of that anniversary.
It certainly helped me since I just read an interview with David Chase today...It and the unavoidable Breaking Bad were the only 2 shows I brought to mind during the break - and still I stared uncomprehending at the clue for the first 5 seconds or so before the right response popped in...
I would not have gotten the Kool Aid clue under any circumstances...
If anyone else meant to look it up - Richard Burton's edition of The Arabian Nights was called The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night so variations on that name would surely have been acceptable, too.
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Category 13 wrote: Wed Jan 09, 2019 9:56 pm
opusthepenguin wrote:Three out of the five composers got pronounced incorrectly. Wagner with w sound rather than a v, Verdi with the first syllable rhyming with fur rather than fair, and Haydn to rhyme with maiden rather than Biden. So of course Alex only asks for a repeat on one response in the category--the correctly pronounced Mendelssohn.
I thought her "Melburn" for Melbourne was amusing.
Why? That's how it's pronounced (maybe a little lighter on the 'r').
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econgator wrote: Wed Jan 09, 2019 10:48 pm
Category 13 wrote: Wed Jan 09, 2019 9:56 pm
opusthepenguin wrote:Three out of the five composers got pronounced incorrectly. Wagner with w sound rather than a v, Verdi with the first syllable rhyming with fur rather than fair, and Haydn to rhyme with maiden rather than Biden. So of course Alex only asks for a repeat on one response in the category--the correctly pronounced Mendelssohn.
I thought her "Melburn" for Melbourne was amusing.
Why? That's how it's pronounced (maybe a little lighter on the 'r').
The 'r' is there in spirit only.
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ABC Sacramento screwed up and showed tomorrow's main game tonight. They switched back to today's Final.
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Volante wrote: Wed Jan 09, 2019 10:52 pm
econgator wrote: Wed Jan 09, 2019 10:48 pm
Category 13 wrote: Wed Jan 09, 2019 9:56 pm
opusthepenguin wrote:Three out of the five composers got pronounced incorrectly. Wagner with w sound rather than a v, Verdi with the first syllable rhyming with fur rather than fair, and Haydn to rhyme with maiden rather than Biden. So of course Alex only asks for a repeat on one response in the category--the correctly pronounced Mendelssohn.
I thought her "Melburn" for Melbourne was amusing.
Why? That's how it's pronounced (maybe a little lighter on the 'r').
The 'r' is there in spirit only.
"Melburn" is how Australians would pronounce it if they didn't have Australian accents... :ugeek:
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Euphonium wrote: Wed Jan 09, 2019 9:49 pm
TenPoundHammer wrote: Wed Jan 09, 2019 7:38 pm Mount Logan could be literally anywhere in Canada for all I know. Saw no way to narrow that down
"Territory"
Which is still a 1 in 3.
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TenPoundHammer wrote: Wed Jan 09, 2019 11:04 pm
Euphonium wrote: Wed Jan 09, 2019 9:49 pm
TenPoundHammer wrote: Wed Jan 09, 2019 7:38 pm Mount Logan could be literally anywhere in Canada for all I know. Saw no way to narrow that down
"Territory"
Which is still a 1 in 3.
Where are there tall mountains on this continent?
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OntarioQuizzer wrote: Wed Jan 09, 2019 11:05 pm
TenPoundHammer wrote: Wed Jan 09, 2019 11:04 pm
Euphonium wrote: Wed Jan 09, 2019 9:49 pm
TenPoundHammer wrote: Wed Jan 09, 2019 7:38 pm Mount Logan could be literally anywhere in Canada for all I know. Saw no way to narrow that down
"Territory"
Which is still a 1 in 3.
Where are there tall mountains on this continent?
...so this was going to be a snarky comment saying "Alaska and California" and then I looked at the list and Mexico has a very respectable amount. Poor little Mt. Whitney doesn't even show up until #24. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_t ... th_America

And then to add further insult, Colorado shows up shortly after and just dominates the list...
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Euphonium wrote: Wed Jan 09, 2019 9:46 pm FJ: Figured it out in a couple of seconds, spend the rest of the time humming the theme song ("Woke up this morning, got yourself a gun...").
Same here. I just watched the intro on Youtube. :D
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All this composer talk reminds me of a M*A*S*H episode where Radar is taught to pronounce Bach as "Baaah". As edgy as it was, that is one sitcom that didn't age well. Sort of a period piece inside a period piece. And crossdressing schtick hasn't been funny since evah!

That opening clue - I got stuck on "YooHoo" as a similar interjection, although "Yahoo" was more synonymous. But I was sure that Yoohoo is carbonated. I don't recognize the 'Oh, Yeah' as a marketing phrase. I remember the disappointment of that stuff as adults tried to push it as a substitute for pop. I thought I could hack it one time by spiking it with about a pound of sugar I think. It went from yucky to nauseating. I suppose this prepared me for the disappointment of Tang that would come later :lol:

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Volante wrote: Wed Jan 09, 2019 10:39 pm
MarkBarrett wrote: Wed Jan 09, 2019 4:04 pm The dish also came with a serving of a white condiment that I soon discovered was not mayonnaise. And that was the first and only time I've had horseradish. Lesson learned and not forgotten.
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Yes, once. It was a staff lunch (perhaps 10 or so years ago) at Benihana and my non-adventurous eating habits were well-known by my co-workers. I took a taste (a very tiny taste) off a spoon and made the appropriate face as even mustard or ketchup are more flavor than I care for on foods. Everyone got a laugh out of it and fortunately no one had their phones on video mode.
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twelvefootboy wrote: Wed Jan 09, 2019 11:24 pm All this composer talk reminds me of a M*A*S*H episode where Radar is taught to pronounce Bach as "Baaah". As edgy as it was, that is one sitcom that didn't age well.
I don't know. Perhaps the problem is that those of us who have seen it have seen every single episode about five times. We'd need some M*A*S*H virgins to give an informed opinion.
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