FJs for the 6/4/18 week
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Re: FJs for the 6/4/18 week
figured it was winnie the pooh, but no idea on the place's name...i said pooh corner
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Winnie the Pooh saved me from clicking the box of shame this week.
I knew the "Portugal, The Man" category was referencing something, but I didn't know what exactly.
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Portugal. The Man was an answer in a $600 clue during this year's College Tournament:
http://j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=5961
http://j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=5961
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If the show is causing you that much anxiety, maybe it would be better to either put it aside for a little bit or just enjoy watching without tracking/worrying about your FJs. The show is supposed to be about entertainment, not about causing personal stress.TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Sat Jun 09, 2018 7:52 pm Should I just give up at this point? This is the fourth week in a row that I've checked the box of shame and nothing else.
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One of my worst FJ weeks ever
At least hockey playoffs are over and won’t be messing with the local TV schedule.
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Give it till the end of July, then take a break.TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Sat Jun 09, 2018 7:52 pm Should I just give up at this point? This is the fourth week in a row that I've checked the box of shame and nothing else.
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Portugal is a man? A band? Both?
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So there's some band called Portugal the Man that we're supposed to have heard of? Whatever...
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I am pretty sure I translated De Arte Venandi cum Avibus correctly without help, but then I was thinking, "Birds, birds, what is the term for the study of birds?" when time ran out.
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Monday came quick just thinking of famous Franklin quotes and D&T seemed to fit the durability requirement.
Tuesday took about half the think music to work through well-known mustachioed characters and when I landed on Poirot, I quickly recalled Christie famously killed him off and 1975 seemed like the right time.
Didn't think through Wednesday and went too quickly with rook sounding like a rouva/malka combo. Probably would have got this on another day.
Noticed "avibus" as indicating birds on Thursday but wasn't sure what "venandi" meant and went with zoology. Still unsure of how this is considered the first work on ornithology over earlier treatises on birds.
Friday was an instaget.
Ganymede = largest moon is very basic trivia and seemed way over valued at $2000 but is polling less than oligarchy, which I guessed triumvirate on, so what do I know.
Thought the Micawbers were from David Copperfield but clammed.
I've been aware of Portugal. The Man since at least the late Aughts but their music has never really grabbed my attention. I will say "Feel It Still" is about the best one can expect from a top 10 song.
I would prefer not to.
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I'm not the defending Jeopardy! champion. But I have played one on TV.
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Of course, thanks...I can't believe I missed that opportunity! (At least I've heard of them.)
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Some nights I stay up deciding whether or not I should make a rock band whose name is just a left parenthesis.
I could be the opening act, and ) would be the closing act.
I could be the opening act, and ) would be the closing act.
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When I was on the radio, I always wanted to call an album "Of the Same Name" and have a song on it called "The Title Cut" so I could play The Title Cut from the Album of the Same Name.
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Would your group be The Band of the Same Name?
Bonus: Name a group that has released an album of the same name which features a song of the same name.
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Bad Company is the one I can think of. Any others?
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