Danmel wrote: ↑Tue Jan 11, 2022 10:22 pm
All I could think of for Sarah Jessica Parker was "How to Succed in Business " which I saw her in with Matthew Broderick before they were married, probably in the late eighties but I couldn't remember her character's name.
Her name was Rosemary. It seems likely that the awkward a show that ran more than 2 years was there to avoid an argument that Rosemary and Rose are close enough...That revival and the original Gypsy both ran less than 2 years. But citing "title roles" would have done the elimination too...And would have eliminated Gypsy for anybody...everybody, right?...who knows that's not the role Merman played. Leaving Annie as Merman's other most famous role.
floridagator wrote: ↑Tue Jan 11, 2022 11:06 pm
Jeopardy is broken. It isn't supposed to be one super champ after another.
Jeopardy hasn't changed. How do you think it should be "fixed" if it's "broken"?
Something has changed. It could be the contestant screening is off because of the pandemic. It could be the writing is off because of the pandemic. Jeopardy used to be written by the writers as a group and I suspect now they're doing more of their writing individually.
I'd rather cuddle then have sex. If you're into grammar, you'll understand.
alietr wrote: ↑Wed Jan 12, 2022 9:15 pm
Anyone able to explain why 'tailspin' was accepted?
Why would it not?
Definition of tailspin
1 : spin sense 2a
3 : a sustained and usually severe decline or downturn
// stock prices in a tailspin
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spin
2a : an aerial maneuver or flight condition consisting of a combination of roll and yaw with the longitudinal axis of the airplane inclined steeply downward
alietr wrote: ↑Wed Jan 12, 2022 9:15 pm
Anyone able to explain why 'tailspin' was accepted?
Sometimes used of the stock market, it's a plunge by an aircraft with the forward part pointing down
The stock market portion is fine by you? I'm guessing it's the aircraft part you have more of a dispute with?
A plane hits the ground or water all spun around and out of control with the tail in front and slamming first? Perhaps not typical, but is it impossible? J! wanting to be fair to Amy (or any contestant) decided to accept it. Nosedive is clearly better, but I'm not one to deem Amy completely wrong.
da Doctah wrote: ↑Wed Jan 12, 2022 5:11 am
I'm very surprised that nobody even wanted to guess the "dark" name of the first postage stamp.
I guessed "Black Jenny", conflating, I guess, Inverted Jenny and Penny Black.
I suspect davey has it as to why the FJ was so awkwardly weighted down, but if that presentation was the best they could do, better to scrap the clue altogether.