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1stlvlthinker wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2017 9:44 am
econgator wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2017 9:38 am
Surprised to see the 72% on water standards. I must've missed that day in class, because that didn't ring any bells.
I had no clue, but what else could it be?
I talked myself out of the right answer on at least 3 questions. For Massachusetts, I figured the state is surrounded by water but then I looked at the date of 1890 and switched to air thinking of coal burning emissions

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econgator wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2017 9:38 am
Volante wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2017 9:15 am Huh. That photo played easier than I thought...*checks photo again*...there were FLAGS in it?! /sigh
I saw the flags and knew her (former) title, but had no clue what her name was.
Yeah, I threw out a Hail Mary of "Former Australia Prime Minister". For some reason, it was marked wrong.
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alietr wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2017 10:05 am Yeah, I threw out a Hail Mary of "Former Australia Prime Minister". For some reason, it was marked wrong.
That was my answer, too. :)
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I put Campbell, remembering Kim Campbell was the PM of some Commonwealth country. Oh yeah, that was Canada. :oops:
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econgator wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2017 10:08 am
alietr wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2017 10:05 am Yeah, I threw out a Hail Mary of "Former Australia Prime Minister". For some reason, it was marked wrong.
That was my answer, too. :)
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alietr wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2017 10:14 am
econgator wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2017 10:08 am
alietr wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2017 10:05 am Yeah, I threw out a Hail Mary of "Former Australia Prime Minister". For some reason, it was marked wrong.
That was my answer, too. :)
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morbeedo wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2017 9:49 am I talked myself out of the right answer on at least 3 questions. For Massachusetts, I figured the state is surrounded by water but then I looked at the date of 1890 and switched to air thinking of coal burning emissions
I talked myself out of water and wrote down milk. Classic case of overthinking.
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1stlvlthinker wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2017 9:44 am
econgator wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2017 9:38 am Surprised to see the 72% on water standards. I must've missed that day in class, because that didn't ring any bells.
I had no clue, but what else could it be?
Yeah, seemed like the most likely reasonable guess.
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MarkBarrett wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2017 10:19 am Are your Dustys feeling the heat with a double digit lead cut to 8.5 games?
The only race in that division is for 2nd place.
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morbeedo wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2017 9:49 am
I talked myself out of the right answer on at least 3 questions. For Massachusetts, I figured the state is surrounded by water but then I looked at the date of 1890 and switched to air thinking of coal burning emissions
I waffled between air and water for a while. I eventually decided once I noticed "Swallow" in the name and figured that you swallow water, whereas swallowing air doesn't sound quite right; that was enough for me to quit dillydallying and submit. Hooray for specious reasoning!
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RandyG wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2017 10:31 am
1stlvlthinker wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2017 9:44 am
econgator wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2017 9:38 am Surprised to see the 72% on water standards. I must've missed that day in class, because that didn't ring any bells.
I had no clue, but what else could it be?
Yeah, seemed like the most likely reasonable guess.
It's times like these that I'm glad I'm not as knowledgeable as some of you. Coal, milk, air, none of those crossed my mind at all. I'm only smart enough for one guess and I went with it.

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1stlvlthinker wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2017 9:38 am
Volante wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2017 9:15 am Huh. That photo played easier than I thought...*checks photo again*...there were FLAGS in it?! /sigh
Easier? It looks like leaguewide, it only got 18%.
In B-Pac it got 35%
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Volante wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2017 12:14 pm
1stlvlthinker wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2017 9:38 am
Volante wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2017 9:15 am Huh. That photo played easier than I thought...*checks photo again*...there were FLAGS in it?! /sigh
Easier? It looks like leaguewide, it only got 18%.
In B-Pac it got 35%
And that was easier than you origially thought?
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1stlvlthinker wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2017 12:18 pm
Volante wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2017 12:14 pm
1stlvlthinker wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2017 9:38 am
Volante wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2017 9:15 am Huh. That photo played easier than I thought...*checks photo again*...there were FLAGS in it?! /sigh
Easier? It looks like leaguewide, it only got 18%.
In B-Pac it got 35%
And that was easier than you origially thought?
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econgator wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2017 10:08 am
alietr wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2017 10:05 am Yeah, I threw out a Hail Mary of "Former Australia Prime Minister". For some reason, it was marked wrong.
That was my answer, too. :)
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Volante wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2017 12:36 pm
1stlvlthinker wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2017 12:18 pm
Volante wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2017 12:14 pm
1stlvlthinker wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2017 9:38 am
Volante wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2017 9:15 am Huh. That photo played easier than I thought...*checks photo again*...there were FLAGS in it?! /sigh
Easier? It looks like leaguewide, it only got 18%.
In B-Pac it got 35%
And that was easier than you origially thought?
Much.
Oh, I guess that was before you realized there were flags in it. Duh me.
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1stlvlthinker wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2017 2:40 pm Oh, I guess that was before you realized there were flags in it. Duh me.
OH! Now I see your confusion. Yes, imagine the photo difficulty -without- flags. Now realize they were there the whole time.
Worse, I lost a beer because of that.
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Volante wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2017 3:12 pm Worse, I lost a beer because of that.
I drank the beer for the first time this season...and ended up with a tie.

I had considered air quality but ended up spending a day wondering if "drinking water" would be accepted.
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1stlvlthinker wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2017 9:38 am
Volante wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2017 9:15 am Huh. That photo played easier than I thought...*checks photo again*...there were FLAGS in it?! /sigh
Easier? It looks like leaguewide, it only got 18%.
I saw the flags, but I knew the PM of Australia is male, so she must have been PM earlier during Obama's presidency. Way beyond me.
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I say this somewhat out of self-interest, but what's the deal with voting for the Sandra award? Isn't that the whole point of having a statistic?
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