Monday, July 15, 2019 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
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Re: Monday, July 15, 2019 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Some of you really need to get acquainted with the classics. By which I mean early seasons of "The Simpsons."
"The whole state is suddenly in the grip of lottery fever, and Springfield is no exception. In fact, every copy of Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery' has been checked out from the Springfield Public Library. Of course, the book does not contain any hints on how to win the lottery. It is, rather, a chilling tale of conformity gone mad."
"The whole state is suddenly in the grip of lottery fever, and Springfield is no exception. In fact, every copy of Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery' has been checked out from the Springfield Public Library. Of course, the book does not contain any hints on how to win the lottery. It is, rather, a chilling tale of conformity gone mad."
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Re: Monday, July 15, 2019 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
I had the same reaction - almost like he was encouraging a big wager.opusthepenguin wrote: ↑Mon Jul 15, 2019 8:32 pm It was interesting to hear Alex mention the rarity of a DD in the top box. I don't know that we've ever heard it acknowledged on the show before that the DDs are not randomly distributed.
NHO Shirley Jackson. Don't like fiction, and don't like violence or horror. Guessed Agathie Christie just to have a guess.
Sam's 4 day total is even better in context of his low payday in the FJ triple stumper game (which would have sent him home with savvy wager by second). And great get on his DD3 - I was careless with parsing the clue and just Pavlov'd Ionizing Radiation. Yes, please finish the 5-pack!
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Re: Monday, July 15, 2019 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
My mom was a fan of The Lottery, and I read it in high school for fun when noticing it was in the short story anthology we were read something out of, so I did get this one.
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I thought that "The Lottery" was a much older story than that, so I guessed Edward Bulwer-Lytton for FJ.
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category was women authorsCat Hammarskjold wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2019 1:20 am I thought that "The Lottery" was a much older story than that, so I guessed Edward Bulwer-Lytton for FJ.
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That was a big fail on my part, then. I hope I don't do anything that stupid in the LLRC.CasketRomance wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2019 3:29 amcategory was women authorsCat Hammarskjold wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2019 1:20 am I thought that "The Lottery" was a much older story than that, so I guessed Edward Bulwer-Lytton for FJ.
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I've never heard of her either.
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Surprised This Machine Kills Fascists was a TS.
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Also, B-L died in 1873. On the plus side, he does have an "award" named after him-CasketRomance wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2019 3:29 amcategory was women authorsCat Hammarskjold wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2019 1:20 am I thought that "The Lottery" was a much older story than that, so I guessed Edward Bulwer-Lytton for FJ.
https://www.bulwer-lytton.com/#!
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Re: Monday, July 15, 2019 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
FWIW, I was 80% sure that was the correct response, but if was wrong I would have dropped to 31200, giving Christina a chance to get it and rise to 15600, taking away the runaway chance. It just wasn't worth that risk.
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Add me to the NHOI club for FJ (and I can name some fairly obscure book awards)
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Re: Monday, July 15, 2019 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
There's a big difference between never having heard of the Shirley Jackson Awards (I hadn't either, but it was immaterial to getting the clue)-
https://www.shirleyjacksonawards.org/nominees/
and never having heard of Shirley Jackson. "The Lottery" is one of the most famous short stories of the 20th C. She also wrote the novel The Haunting of Hill House, which has been made into 2 films and a Netflix series...
BTW, it looks like the awards only started in 2017. (Maybe with some of that Netflix cash?) The website hasn't been updated in a while...
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Wow! That is some clutch analysis to sort all that out in real time! That 'stache must be the source of your superpower .
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Re: Monday, July 15, 2019 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Wasn't there a Shirley Jackson clue in either an FJ or DD not too many years ago?
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There was indeed:
20th CENTURY WOMEN AUTHORS
Readers' letters to this author about her 1948 short story asked where the title event was held & if they could go & watch.
http://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=4417
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Re: Monday, July 15, 2019 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
And I got it then. Just couldn't get the gray matter out of first gear this time.leszekp wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2019 12:42 pmThere was indeed:
20th CENTURY WOMEN AUTHORS
Readers' letters to this author about her 1948 short story asked where the title event was held & if they could go & watch.
http://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=4417
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Re: Monday, July 15, 2019 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Were you really introduced as "a shovel bum"?leszekp wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2019 12:42 pmThere was indeed:
20th CENTURY WOMEN AUTHORS
Readers' letters to this author about her 1948 short story asked where the title event was held & if they could go & watch.
http://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=4417
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Re: Monday, July 15, 2019 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Don't tell anyone, but I have a little calculator hidden in there.twelvefootboy wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2019 11:53 amWow! That is some clutch analysis to sort all that out in real time! That 'stache must be the source of your superpower .
In reality though, I just practiced doing quick math with different J! dollar amounts. For example, knowing that each column in double Jeopardy adds up to $6000, or that the bottom row is $12000 is super helpful. I only had to do that near the end of games, the rest of it I'm completely ignoring the scoreboard.
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55 R (Missed Morgan, Hank, Wild Wild Country, Laura Ingram, and Fascists.)
DD: 3/3
FJ:
LT: Little Lord Fauntleroy, Harbor Barber, Feeding America, France, Congo, Alger Hiss
DD: 3/3
FJ:
LT: Little Lord Fauntleroy, Harbor Barber, Feeding America, France, Congo, Alger Hiss
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