FJs for the 6/24/19 week

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Which FJ! clues did you solve correctly for the 6/24/19 week?

Poll ended at Sun Oct 20, 2019 7:48 pm

Starting a university after his only son died in 1884, this man said, "The children of California shall be our children"
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90%
This nation's 1st 8 presidents were all born in the U.S.; the 1st local-born president came in 1884, 37 years after independence
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83%
"Hard and sharp as flint...he iced his office in the dog-days; and didn't thaw it one degree at Christmas"
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96%
The first time this organization invoked Article 5 was on September 12, 2001
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63%
The first mention of this locale is in Chretien de Troyes' 12th century poem "Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart"
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88%
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: I checked all five above.
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45%
:( :( :( :( :( I missed all the FJ! clues.
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No votes
INTERNATIONAL PARKS $2000: Germany's Schwarzwald is this colorful national park in English
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80%
BROADWAY MUSICALS BY SONGS $1600: "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" & "If I Were A Rich Man"
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85%
EXPLORERS $2000: In 1911 local Quechua speaker Melchor Arteaga led Hiram Bingham to this "lost" Incan city
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74%
(Request inspired by the Emoji category) I can do lotus position.
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18%
I missed the Tuesday FJ! clue guessing a country in North America.
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8%
United Nations was my incorrect guess for the Thursday FJ! clue.
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27%
Avalon was my incorrect guess for the Friday FJ! clue.
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4%
I was 10/10 on the FJ! clues for the Teen Tournament.
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32%
I was 9/10 on the FJ! clues for the Teen Tournament.
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32%
 
Total votes: 92

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Lefty wrote: Sun Jun 30, 2019 2:13 am
seaborgium wrote: Sat Jun 29, 2019 8:17 pm :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :(

UN, Cuzco. 9/10 on TT FJs.
Slightly less trouble than typing it myself, but mostly it feels better.
I generally start out my "FJs for the x week" by quoting MarkBarrett and stripping away the evidence of such regardless of whether we've performed similarly, because a) let's face it, we usually do perform similarly, and b) he puts a single space between his smiley codes, which I prefer despite its not making a visual difference, and which is annoying to do manually on my phone (where I usually do my posting).
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MarkBarrett wrote: Sat Jun 29, 2019 7:49 pm :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :mrgreen:
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
This was exactly my result as well. Danged short-term memory glitch made me forget the NATO conversation of not very long ago.

I could get into a lotus position but would never walk again.

I never heard of "criss-cross applesauce" until it was uttered during this tournament.
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LucarioSnooperVixey wrote: Sun Jun 30, 2019 12:55 pm
Lefty wrote: Sun Jun 30, 2019 2:13 am Never heard of "criss cross applesauce" till this week.
Just how old are you?
I'm at that awkward in-between age.
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I'd never heard the term "criss-cross applesauce" until a few years ago. Just not something you're ever going to hear unless you have kids.

I'm also surprised a few people have said they're not sure if they can do lotus position. You're telling me you're not even going to try?
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This Is Kirk! wrote: Mon Jul 01, 2019 10:18 am I'd never heard the term "criss-cross applesauce" until a few years ago. Just not something you're ever going to hear unless you have kids.

I'm also surprised a few people have said they're not sure if they can do lotus position. You're telling me you're not even going to try?
Crap. So are YOU going to be paying this orthopedist bill for me?!?!?
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :( :mrgreen:
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This Is Kirk! wrote: Sun Jun 30, 2019 12:49 am I thought "of course I can do lotus position" but I just tried and I can't do it anymore. :oops:
Like most (all?) things physical, it gets harder as you get older.

And unlike most things, at least for me, it never got any easier with practice.

Thanks for entertaining my request for this poll question, Mark.
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Lefty wrote: Sun Jun 30, 2019 2:13 amI use my hands to lift my feet into position
If there's YouTube video out there of somebody getting into lotus without using their hands, I don't want to see it.
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Robert K S wrote: Tue Jul 02, 2019 11:19 pm
This Is Kirk! wrote: Sun Jun 30, 2019 12:49 am I thought "of course I can do lotus position" but I just tried and I can't do it anymore. :oops:
Like most (all?) things physical, it gets harder as you get older.
Some things must get easier, right? Let's see...I've got throwing your back out. Anything else?
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When I was a kid, "criss cross applesauce" was called "Indian style", which I doubt persists today for obvious reasons.
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Robert K S wrote: Tue Jul 02, 2019 11:21 pm
Lefty wrote: Sun Jun 30, 2019 2:13 amI use my hands to lift my feet into position
If there's YouTube video out there of somebody getting into lotus without using their hands, I don't want to see it.
Ok, I won't link that one but another that might make you feel better. Columbo cries "UNCLE" (from about 36:10).
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Look how masterfully he pretends to be inflexible! Way to commit to the role, Peter Falk. (raises glass)
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