Friday, November 10, 2017 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
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Re: Friday, November 10, 2017 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
I outfoxed myself on this one. I got to George easily enough. Edward's history ruled him out. But the George Cross just didn't sound familiar. I worried I was missing a step. I remembered that George VI's first name was Albert. The Albert Cross sounded right somehow. So I went with it. Sigh.
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Re: Friday, November 10, 2017 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
This is a faulty premise. He knew nothing of the sort. He could have known $16,000 should get him in, but there was no way he could have known what the actual cut line was going to be.
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Re: Friday, November 10, 2017 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
I saw the movie in the theater when I was about 14 or so. I remember looking forward to it based on the trailers, and enjoyed it right up until the end. I remember even as a 14-year-old being pretty disgusted about how stupid the ending was, with the voyagers being rescued but leaving the submarine behind in the guy's head as they returned to normal size. At least Asimov considered that when he did the later novelization.davey wrote: ↑Sat Nov 11, 2017 11:25 amI remember thinking even as a kid that the science was a little iffy...Asimov's book was a hired job, a novelization of the movie screenplay, which he otherwise wasn't involved in. He did his own version of the story 20 years later: Destination Brain.Peter the accountant wrote: ↑Fri Nov 10, 2017 11:18 pmMe too! And little a submarine coursing through blood vessels and fighting off white blood cells and all sorts of great sciency anatomy things. But I couldn't remember the name of the darn movie. (And book, I presume.)MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Fri Nov 10, 2017 11:07 amThe TS for the movie with people traveling through a body had me picturing Raquel Welch.
I remember watching the movie as a kid, fascinated by all of the anatomy I was learning.
George would have been a good default guess for this FJ. Too bad I tried to figure it out, with abject failure...
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Re: Friday, November 10, 2017 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
And then there's the Archer version...AFRET CMS wrote: ↑Sat Nov 11, 2017 2:22 pmI saw the movie in the theater when I was about 14 or so. I remember looking forward to it based on the trailers, and enjoyed it right up until the end. I remember even as a 14-year-old being pretty disgusted about how stupid the ending was, with the voyagers being rescued but leaving the submarine behind in the guy's head as they returned to normal size. At least Asimov considered that when he did the later novelization.davey wrote: ↑Sat Nov 11, 2017 11:25 amI remember thinking even as a kid that the science was a little iffy...Asimov's book was a hired job, a novelization of the movie screenplay, which he otherwise wasn't involved in. He did his own version of the story 20 years later: Destination Brain.Peter the accountant wrote: ↑Fri Nov 10, 2017 11:18 pmMe too! And little a submarine coursing through blood vessels and fighting off white blood cells and all sorts of great sciency anatomy things. But I couldn't remember the name of the darn movie. (And book, I presume.)MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Fri Nov 10, 2017 11:07 amThe TS for the movie with people traveling through a body had me picturing Raquel Welch.
I remember watching the movie as a kid, fascinated by all of the anatomy I was learning.
George would have been a good default guess for this FJ. Too bad I tried to figure it out, with abject failure...
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Re: Friday, November 10, 2017 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
I'm pretty sure I was too young to know better yet. For me it was more like one of the sparks that got me interested in science. Never did a lot of science in school, it was mostly science on my terms, the bits I wanted to learn - except for space exploration. Being the son of an actual rocket engineer working in the 60s and 70s will do that to you!
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Re: Friday, November 10, 2017 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
Here's what I know:
- The thumbnail of the promo at Jeopardy.com shows Andrew / Austin / Lilly.
- Austin tweeted his semifinal was Monday, thus Andrew / Austin / Lilly is Monday.
- Buzzy tweeted his semifinal was Tuesday.
- Alan tweeted his semifinal was Wednesday.
- Because all of Monday is known, and Pranjal can't play Buzzy, Pranjal has to be Wednesday, leaving Jason, Tim, and Lisa.
- Because Jason and Tim can't play on the same day with Buzzy, that means Lisa has to be Tuesday.
So we have:
M: Andrew / Austin / Lilly
T: Buzzy / Lisa / Jason or Tim
W: Alan / Pranjal / Jason or Tim
- The thumbnail of the promo at Jeopardy.com shows Andrew / Austin / Lilly.
- Austin tweeted his semifinal was Monday, thus Andrew / Austin / Lilly is Monday.
- Buzzy tweeted his semifinal was Tuesday.
- Alan tweeted his semifinal was Wednesday.
- Because all of Monday is known, and Pranjal can't play Buzzy, Pranjal has to be Wednesday, leaving Jason, Tim, and Lisa.
- Because Jason and Tim can't play on the same day with Buzzy, that means Lisa has to be Tuesday.
So we have:
M: Andrew / Austin / Lilly
T: Buzzy / Lisa / Jason or Tim
W: Alan / Pranjal / Jason or Tim
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Re: Friday, November 10, 2017 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
Buzzy, Austin, and a sack of grain need to get to the other side of a river. . .OntarioQuizzer wrote: ↑Sat Nov 11, 2017 6:38 pm Here's what I know:
- The screenshot of the promo at Jeopardy.com shows Andrew / Austin / Lilly.
- Austin tweeted his semifinal was Monday, thus Andrew / Austin / Lilly is Monday.
- Buzzy tweeted his semifinal was Tuesday.
- Alan tweeted his semifinal was Wednesday.
- Because all of Monday is known, and Pranjal can't play Buzzy, Pranjal has to be Wednesday, leaving Jason, Tim, and Lisa.
- Because Jason and Tim can't play on the same day with Buzzy, that means Lisa has to be Tuesday.
So we have:
M: Andrew / Austin / Lilly
T: Buzzy / Lisa / Jason or Tim
W: Alan / Pranjal / Jason or Tim
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Re: Friday, November 10, 2017 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
Given what we know, who do we think has the toughest draw of the remaining nine? Lilly would be the simple pick given Austin's previous aura and Andrew's QF performance, but depending on Tim's landing spot he might be a contender too.OntarioQuizzer wrote: ↑Sat Nov 11, 2017 6:38 pm Here's what I know:
- The thumbnail of the promo at Jeopardy.com shows Andrew / Austin / Lilly.
- Austin tweeted his semifinal was Monday, thus Andrew / Austin / Lilly is Monday.
- Buzzy tweeted his semifinal was Tuesday.
- Alan tweeted his semifinal was Wednesday.
- Because all of Monday is known, and Pranjal can't play Buzzy, Pranjal has to be Wednesday, leaving Jason, Tim, and Lisa.
- Because Jason and Tim can't play on the same day with Buzzy, that means Lisa has to be Tuesday.
So we have:
M: Andrew / Austin / Lilly
T: Buzzy / Lisa / Jason or Tim
W: Alan / Pranjal / Jason or Tim
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Re: Friday, November 10, 2017 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
There is a thumbnail on J's website that shows three semifinalists on stage together (posted ten days ago), all of whom are in separate semifinal days. It's likely the finals are spoiled in plain sight.
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Could also just be a rehearsal shot -- those have been confirmed to be seen on the site as well by the contestants (though I don't recall which ones in particular).
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Re: Friday, November 10, 2017 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
Are you suggesting Buzzy/Lisa is tougher, or Alan/Pranjal? Because that could really go either way.
I might even say that if Jason ends up on Tuesday, Lisa also would have a pretty tough draw, all things considered.
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Re: Friday, November 10, 2017 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
I just learned (from Andy's site) that the George Cross appears on the Flag of Malta. That could be useful to know going forward.
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Re: Friday, November 10, 2017 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
I really, really hope Austin and Andrew aren't in the same game. Those are my two favorites to win it all!
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Re: Friday, November 10, 2017 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
Amen. Next they'll be missing Asimov clues.zerobandwidth wrote: ↑Sat Nov 11, 2017 8:09 am I couldn't believe the .200 batting average in Science Fiction. These guys' geek cards will officially be under review.
But, IIRC, it was some old school Science Fiction, right? Said the guy who recently rescued his Barsoom collection (and Pellucidar, Tarzan, Venus ... ) from his folks' home.
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Re: Friday, November 10, 2017 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
I assume there's some sarcasm there, because the $2,000 clue was Asimov, or at least his novelization of Fantastic Voyage.
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Sad news, guess who's on tonight.zdude69closedrofl wrote: ↑Sat Nov 11, 2017 9:16 pm I really, really hope Austin and Andrew aren't in the same game. Those are my two favorites to win it all!
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Re: Friday, November 10, 2017 Game Recap and Discussion [SPOILERS]
Agree about FJ -- I hate when it has any ambiguity or questionable wording. If they can't get it squeaky clean, they should ditch it as a FJ clue. Were I in that game, I'd be doubly frustrated, because my answer after quickly running the succession was George VI Cross, which is wrong. (I didn't know of the award, but I know the royal line, and figured George V was built-in negbait.)PhilKohn wrote: ↑Fri Nov 10, 2017 11:28 pm However, I am a little suspicious of the FJ clue itself: "...Victoria Cross is for military bravery; this cross...is for civilian bravery." Sounds as if one is for military only, and this cross (George Cross) is for civilians (only). Not true: George Cross may be awarded to a person of any military rank in any military service and to civilians. Am I just splitting hairs? I'd have thought the writing team would have been more careful with the wording.
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