I looked at the map and decided they were pointing to Ushuaia, then stopped listening to/reading the rest of the clue. There goes a wasted bit of South American geography knowledge.
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Even had time to draw a pikachu :p
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Interesting that the correct response to FJ! was Pokémon and there was a category that had "GO" in quotes, since the media-noted viral popularity of Pokémon GO! might still have been fresh on players' minds at the time of taping. I was pleased to run the table on that "GO" category and was also shocked that Neptune was a TS given the date of discovery (i.e. relatively late but before Pluto) and that Uranus and Saturn had already been eliminated.
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Cat Hammarskjold wrote: ↑Tue Nov 28, 2017 8:33 pm In case anyone is wondering, I'll be the only one who missed this on the poll this weekend. I'm sorry for ruining the otherwise 100% get rate.
Unfortunately you're not the only one. Add "Video Games" to the growing list of cultural references which collectively form the great black hole of my knowledge base.
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Coryat: $34,200 NEW HIGH SCORE ALERT
DDs: 2/3
FJ!:
Ran Emmy-Winning Women, Cold Places, Transportation, Onomatopoeia. Would have run "GO" as well, but JUST didn't pull Winnebago out in time.
FJ! took a half a second, although I went to Mario Paint first for its bug-squishing mini-game. Saw 1996 and went "duh, Pokémon." Put the accent over the "é" and drew a little Pokéball on my card as well.
Judges: "squeaking" for "creaking" in the Onomatopoeia category? Squeaky hinges cause creaky doors!
DDs: 2/3
FJ!:
Ran Emmy-Winning Women, Cold Places, Transportation, Onomatopoeia. Would have run "GO" as well, but JUST didn't pull Winnebago out in time.
FJ! took a half a second, although I went to Mario Paint first for its bug-squishing mini-game. Saw 1996 and went "duh, Pokémon." Put the accent over the "é" and drew a little Pokéball on my card as well.
Judges: "squeaking" for "creaking" in the Onomatopoeia category? Squeaky hinges cause creaky doors!
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I said that too, and marked it correct, because while they said “wooden door” they ultimately asked about the noise the hinges make.NoWhammies10 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 29, 2017 10:37 am Judges: "squeaking" for "creaking" in the Onomatopoeia category? Squeaky hinges cause creaky doors!
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If FJ had been about Centipede, I would have gotten it easily. But when I saw the year, I knew I had no chance. Didn’t even have a reasonable guess.
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Let me know what you find out. I live in Shawnee.Ironhorse wrote: ↑Tue Nov 28, 2017 11:28 pmNow I'll have to look next time I'm at the Leawood Trader Joe's.opusthepenguin wrote: ↑Tue Nov 28, 2017 9:22 pmNice! How do you know boysenberry? I can't get in the Kansas City area. I can't imagine it's available in your one-McDonalds town.
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Peter the accountant wrote: ↑Wed Nov 29, 2017 3:16 amI looked at the map and decided they were pointing to Ushuaia, then stopped listening to/reading the rest of the clue. There goes a wasted bit of South American geography knowledge.
Argentina wants to increase the population of Ushuaia so they have eliminated taxes for residents there. Good place for hiking.
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I said the same thing, and negged myself after the reveal because of the pronunciation rule. Too bad I didn't pronounce the final syllable simply as "beans" as in lima, navy, black, green, red, pinto, or pork'n'.
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I also went with "squeak" and wondered. Now after a bit of research, I wonder if "squeal" would also have been acceptable. There are several instances in literature where a door squealing is mentioned.Wheatley wrote: ↑Wed Nov 29, 2017 11:19 amI said that too, and marked it correct, because while they said “wooden door” they ultimately asked about the noise the hinges make.NoWhammies10 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 29, 2017 10:37 am Judges: "squeaking" for "creaking" in the Onomatopoeia category? Squeaky hinges cause creaky doors!
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I'm 99.9% sure squeak would be accepted, and about 75% sure that they'd take squeal if you could find an example in literature. Sometime during my week (10/30-11/4, right before this past ToC, they reviewed and ultimately accepted "what is a nebula" when the expected response was "what is a galaxy," because apparently, they used to be called nebulae (even though, in modern science terminology, they're distinctly different things). Who knew?AFRET CMS wrote: ↑Wed Nov 29, 2017 1:40 pmI also went with "squeak" and wondered. Now after a bit of research, I wonder if "squeal" would also have been acceptable. There are several instances in literature where a door squealing is mentioned.Wheatley wrote: ↑Wed Nov 29, 2017 11:19 amI said that too, and marked it correct, because while they said “wooden door” they ultimately asked about the noise the hinges make.NoWhammies10 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 29, 2017 10:37 am Judges: "squeaking" for "creaking" in the Onomatopoeia category? Squeaky hinges cause creaky doors!
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Level 40 Valor player here. Gotta catch 'em all!zerobandwidth wrote: ↑Wed Nov 29, 2017 9:25 am Interesting that the correct response to FJ! was Pokémon and there was a category that had "GO" in quotes, since the media-noted viral popularity of Pokémon GO! might still have been fresh on players' minds at the time of taping
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Coryat: $41,000
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LT: Mercury, Neptune, Jerry Orbach, artichoke, boysenberry, Howl
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FJ:
LT: Mercury, Neptune, Jerry Orbach, artichoke, boysenberry, Howl
I have mentioned this before, but my wife was the youngest-ever employee of Knott's Berry Farm. (She was four.)
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OK, I'll bite ... what did a 4 year old do to earn a paycheck?BigDaddyMatty wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2017 1:48 pm I have mentioned this before, but my wife was the youngest-ever employee of Knott's Berry Farm. (She was four.)
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Her family was an ice-skating troupe. They traveled the country performing at fairs and amusement parks. She's the little girl who shows up circa 8:33 in this episode of the early Jim Carrey vehicle The Duck Factory.alietr wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2017 1:54 pmOK, I'll bite ... what did a 4 year old do to earn a paycheck?BigDaddyMatty wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2017 1:48 pm I have mentioned this before, but my wife was the youngest-ever employee of Knott's Berry Farm. (She was four.)
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