So he rushes through whatever was so vitally important to tell us at that instant, and we cut back just as Alex has finished reading the FJ clue, so the clue has left the full-screen and is now taking up the bottom third of the screen while the camera floats around the studio. Guess what? The gigantic weather bulletin is also occupying the lower third of the screen, along with a map of the entire state of Indiana showing what counties are currently in a tornado warning. I can read everything except the words "bags to". So I see: "In 1953 the maker of this board game was flooded with letters with ideas for timing devices, turntables & ....... hold game pieces."
I was stumped. I couldn't even think straight I was so mad at the damn television for not letting me see whatever that vital word or words were that were obscured by the weather bulletin. In hindsight, I should have gotten it just based on timer and turntable, because my family had one of the deluxe versions of Scrabble with the turntable, but I was so caught up in trying to somehow see over, around, or through the weather bulletin that I couldn't even make myself figure out the answer. So at the end of the Think music I still can't see those words, so I pause the DVR, then rewind it, and realize that for just a split second the entire clue was visible on screen, so as soon as I saw the word "bags" I instantly knew it was Scrabble. I'm counting it as a get, as I desperately need to at least finish a week 3 for 5 after some woeful recent performances on FJ, but man, what a frustrating experience. Perhaps I take this stuff a little too seriously?
