I'm wondering how paper helps. I'm imagining this big Where's Waldo diorama with a whole host of people holding up their hands. But because of yesterday's show, we know that would take illustrators ages to fill in all those fingers, so how did you do it? Is there a shortcut for drawing fingers?TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Sun Dec 03, 2017 4:28 pm
So should I stop wasting mine too, since I'm clearly never gonna get this? I literally had to sit down and figure out 592+8 on paper.
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I assume it's just arranging the numbers in a column and working out 8 + 2 = 10 so bring down 0 to the units place, carry the 1, 1 + 9 = 10 so bring down 0 to the tens place, carry the 1, 1 + 5 = 6 so bring down 6 to the hundreds place --> 600. Viola! It's the same thing we might do with a more complicated problem like 3,785 + 276. Some people can manipulate that one in their head; others feel like their head's about to explode. TPH's dyscalculia is fairly severe but it's not in principle difficult to understand.Anachronism wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2017 4:18 pmI'm wondering how paper helps. I'm imagining this big Where's Waldo diorama with a whole host of people holding up their hands. But because of yesterday's show, we know that would take illustrators ages to fill in all those fingers, so how did you do it? Is there a shortcut for drawing fingers?TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Sun Dec 03, 2017 4:28 pm
So should I stop wasting mine too, since I'm clearly never gonna get this? I literally had to sit down and figure out 592+8 on paper.
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I wouldn't know what would have a "cabin 10" since my knowledge of cruise ships begins and ends with "cruise ships exist". Train seemed like a perfectly cromulent neg.1stlvlthinker wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2017 9:26 am What kind of transportation would have a "cabin 10"? What did you wind up guessing? I can think of one wrong answer I would have given.
[citation needed]1stlvlthinker wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2017 9:26 amWhat are the monuments you know in DC? Obviously with the time, Lincoln Memorial is not the answer, so pick another one.
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Do you really need a citation to know that Lincoln wouldn't have been in attendance when the cornerstone was laid at the Lincoln Memorial?TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2017 7:28 pm[citation needed]1stlvlthinker wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2017 9:26 amWhat are the monuments you know in DC? Obviously with the time, Lincoln Memorial is not the answer, so pick another one.
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No, but I need to remember that Lincoln was in the freaking clue to begin with. That DOES narrow it down.seaborgium wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2017 8:21 pmDo you really need a citation to know that Lincoln wouldn't have been in attendance when the cornerstone was laid at the Lincoln Memorial?TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2017 7:28 pm[citation needed]1stlvlthinker wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2017 9:26 amWhat are the monuments you know in DC? Obviously with the time, Lincoln Memorial is not the answer, so pick another one.
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Not when Syria is mentioned, mate. That's on the other end of the continent. (Even if you didn't know that, I'm 82% sure you at least recognize Syria as "not Vietnam")TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2017 7:38 pm I thought "Six Days War" was very obscure for $200. Usually war + 1960s at $200 = Vietnam.
Otherwise, yes, Vietnam is a cromulent guess, as it is the most well known war of the 1960s. That's why Syria was thrown in to narrow it down. (Well, also aside from the fact that the Vietnam war didn't *end* in the 1960s, and the category was about wars ending. Hopefully you remember that (I have a hard time thinking of the Vietnam War waging any earlier than 1967, even though it was at least 10 years old then. I blame being born in 1972 for that.))
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I honestly thought the Six Days War was waaaaaaaaaaaaay earlier than that. Like around the same time as the Hundred Years' War.dhkendall wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2017 10:18 pmNot when Syria is mentioned, mate. That's on the other end of the continent. (Even if you didn't know that, I'm 82% sure you at least recognize Syria as "not Vietnam")TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2017 7:38 pm I thought "Six Days War" was very obscure for $200. Usually war + 1960s at $200 = Vietnam.
Otherwise, yes, Vietnam is a cromulent guess, as it is the most well known war of the 1960s. That's why Syria was thrown in to narrow it down. (Well, also aside from the fact that the Vietnam war didn't *end* in the 1960s, and the category was about wars ending. Hopefully you remember that (I have a hard time thinking of the Vietnam War waging any earlier than 1967, even though it was at least 10 years old then. I blame being born in 1972 for that.))
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Six-Day War. No 's' at the end of 'day'.TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2017 11:06 pm I honestly thought the Six Days War was waaaaaaaaaaaaay earlier than that. Like around the same time as the Hundred Years' War.
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I can see where that comes from, as that's the age of Let's Name A War After How Long It Is Because It's The Dark Ages And We're Uncreative And Hey At Least If We Name It We'll Know When To End The War In Advance Period. But, you may have noticed that the Hundred Years War was a very long time, a lot longer than the Six Day War. (*Please* tell me you know this.) Because wars back then took a Bloody Long Time due to warfare technology. The Thirty Years War was the Six Day War of the period. So anything with a short time frame has to be very recent. (Although the shortest war in history, the approximately 40 minute long Anglo-Zanzibar War was over 100 years ago, a lifetime ago in the war technology department.)TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2017 11:06 pmI honestly thought the Six Days War was waaaaaaaaaaaaay earlier than that. Like around the same time as the Hundred Years' War.dhkendall wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2017 10:18 pmNot when Syria is mentioned, mate. That's on the other end of the continent. (Even if you didn't know that, I'm 82% sure you at least recognize Syria as "not Vietnam")TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2017 7:38 pm I thought "Six Days War" was very obscure for $200. Usually war + 1960s at $200 = Vietnam.
Otherwise, yes, Vietnam is a cromulent guess, as it is the most well known war of the 1960s. That's why Syria was thrown in to narrow it down. (Well, also aside from the fact that the Vietnam war didn't *end* in the 1960s, and the category was about wars ending. Hopefully you remember that (I have a hard time thinking of the Vietnam War waging any earlier than 1967, even though it was at least 10 years old then. I blame being born in 1972 for that.))
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Yes, I think train would have been a perfectly acceptable guess at it. That's probably what I would have done.TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2017 7:28 pmI wouldn't know what would have a "cabin 10" since my knowledge of cruise ships begins and ends with "cruise ships exist". Train seemed like a perfectly cromulent neg.1stlvlthinker wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2017 9:26 am What kind of transportation would have a "cabin 10"? What did you wind up guessing? I can think of one wrong answer I would have given.
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Who do you think fought in this war?TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2017 11:06 pm
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I don't know and honestly, war is one of the only subjects I haven't even tried to learn anything about, because it just holds that little interest to me. At least my endless barrage of WLTs shows some desire of wanting to at least TRY to learn... but war, just nope.1stlvlthinker wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2017 11:35 pmWho do you think fought in this war?TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2017 11:06 pm
I honestly thought the Six Days War was waaaaaaaaaaaaay earlier than that. Like around the same time as the Hundred Years' War.
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Yes. Alex: You have to name the actor or actress from the film dialogue we will give you as a quote.TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2017 8:06 pm I recognized The Blind Side as a Sandra Bullock movie, but I forgot to RTFC and had no idea what they wanted. Then in the second box, I recognized the quote, but gave the movie and not the actor. Did AT explain the category?
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The 2017 Person of the Year was announced this week and has been all over the news everywhere you look and hear. Do you know that one? It's not a good clue for you while it will play a little better for many others. I would not have risked more than $20 on it going 3/3 on the show, so good for them for all coming through with her.
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I have "Uhhhhhhhhh.............."MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2017 8:30 pm If the FJ! clue had been: Name a famous 2015 European woman
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Surely you have heard of Angela MerkelTenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2017 8:36 pmI have "Uhhhhhhhhh.............."MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2017 8:30 pm If the FJ! clue had been: Name a famous 2015 European woman
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I have, but she completely failed to surface in 30 seconds.nklotz wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2017 9:30 pmSurely you have heard of Angela MerkelTenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2017 8:36 pmI have "Uhhhhhhhhh.............."MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2017 8:30 pm If the FJ! clue had been: Name a famous 2015 European woman
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Did you notice he was quoting your avatar?nklotz wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2017 9:30 pmSurely you have heard of Angela MerkelTenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2017 8:36 pmI have "Uhhhhhhhhh.............."MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2017 8:30 pm If the FJ! clue had been: Name a famous 2015 European woman
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I like to imagine that TPH spends the entire 30 seconds of FJ just making the Tina Belcher moan only to fail to come up with a response.opusthepenguin wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2017 9:34 pmDid you notice he was quoting your avatar?nklotz wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2017 9:30 pmSurely you have heard of Angela MerkelTenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2017 8:36 pmI have "Uhhhhhhhhh.............."MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2017 8:30 pm If the FJ! clue had been: Name a famous 2015 European woman
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But even Tina Belcher would come up with a response! (Said response is likely to be 'butts' but she's not worried about being incorrect either.)nklotz wrote: ↑Fri Dec 08, 2017 12:24 pmI like to imagine that TPH spends the entire 30 seconds of FJ just making the Tina Belcher moan only to fail to come up with a response.opusthepenguin wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2017 9:34 pmDid you notice he was quoting your avatar?nklotz wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2017 9:30 pmSurely you have heard of Angela MerkelTenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2017 8:36 pmI have "Uhhhhhhhhh.............."MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2017 8:30 pm If the FJ! clue had been: Name a famous 2015 European woman
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Of course she's worried about being incorrect. She's worried about everything! She just doesn't let that stop her. Tina is a true heroine to neurotics everywhere. "What are... butts? No. Wait. What are zombies? Ummmm..... What are zombie butts?"