A new friend of mine is close friends with Kara, so I was rooting for her. She made me nervous there!floridagator wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2019 3:52 am I was rooting for Kara so it was disheartening to see her blow $7,000 late in double jeopardy. She really didn't need to make that $5,000 Daily Double. Just finding it was enough to secure her lead.
Friday, October 4, 2019 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
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Only off by $200 from my peak Coryat this season, thanks to some good pacing by the contestants and some categories made for me (gut feeling, 90s hits), and some almost psychic responses on my part.
Surprisingly, I would have run Horror Movies despite note having seen any of the films; I got tripped up on the "jigsaw" top row clue as well. I think the row placement felt a little off in a lot of categories - I went 7/12 in the bottom row, and 7/12 for the top row if I spot myself getting the "gut feeling" question right.
Ran the "gut feelings" and "90s hits" categories. I said "Biggie Smalls" for the last clue, and I'll admit - I did have to check to make sure that it was the same person, since I know just three songs involving Biggie: "Mo Money", "Hypnotize", and Puffy's tribute "I'll Be Missing You" which samples Sting. For some reason "Notorious" wasn't on my tongue, but that category would be one that I'd find difficult to stay clam - I literally have a playlist that has every #1 hit from 1980 through 1999 (except for "Hey Mickey" because it wasn't available on Spotify at the time).
"Lingua franca" I knew from having seen the Rosetta Stone - amazing to think how it unlocked Egyptian writings.
Didn't get FJ. Thought of the Qur'an - I did pick up on the "parts" hint, and knew the response was something broken up into pieces. Qur'an fits that, since it has chapters. The years didn't seem to help me. I knew that translation of the Qur'an into other languages is problematic at best, and controversial at worst. I figured that maybe it took that long to get a European translation?
Surprisingly, I would have run Horror Movies despite note having seen any of the films; I got tripped up on the "jigsaw" top row clue as well. I think the row placement felt a little off in a lot of categories - I went 7/12 in the bottom row, and 7/12 for the top row if I spot myself getting the "gut feeling" question right.
Ran the "gut feelings" and "90s hits" categories. I said "Biggie Smalls" for the last clue, and I'll admit - I did have to check to make sure that it was the same person, since I know just three songs involving Biggie: "Mo Money", "Hypnotize", and Puffy's tribute "I'll Be Missing You" which samples Sting. For some reason "Notorious" wasn't on my tongue, but that category would be one that I'd find difficult to stay clam - I literally have a playlist that has every #1 hit from 1980 through 1999 (except for "Hey Mickey" because it wasn't available on Spotify at the time).
"Lingua franca" I knew from having seen the Rosetta Stone - amazing to think how it unlocked Egyptian writings.
Didn't get FJ. Thought of the Qur'an - I did pick up on the "parts" hint, and knew the response was something broken up into pieces. Qur'an fits that, since it has chapters. The years didn't seem to help me. I knew that translation of the Qur'an into other languages is problematic at best, and controversial at worst. I figured that maybe it took that long to get a European translation?
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I came up with the Epic of Gilgamesh for FJ; didn’t realize that the 1001 Nights were translated that early, and was confident it wasn’t the Rubiyat or the Koran. Sigh. Lousy capper to meh FJ week for me.
Thought Kevin would last longer based on his first victory, but in his other appearances, he showed a bad habit of guessing too much.
Thought Kevin would last longer based on his first victory, but in his other appearances, he showed a bad habit of guessing too much.
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58 R (Toni Collette was my only miss though I have heard of her.)
DD: 3/3
FJ:
LT: Chock, Peristaltic Waves, Jigsaw, (Lingua Franca), Howards End, Three Oranges, Saint-Denis, (St. Joseph), Names
DD: 3/3
FJ:
LT: Chock, Peristaltic Waves, Jigsaw, (Lingua Franca), Howards End, Three Oranges, Saint-Denis, (St. Joseph), Names
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OntarioQuizzer wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2019 11:54 amWell, I feel a lot better about my own miss now. (+1 for the Rubaiyat.)MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2019 11:04 am The FJ! clue was a fail for me all around. Speed reading the clue I started writing "Don Q" before seeing enough to put on the brakes. Slowing down I processed "Syrian" to Arabic and wrote "The Rubiyat" to compound my errors missing on years, century, language, spelling, etc.
Rubaiyat != Syria, Rubaiyat == Persia(Iran)
Rubaiyat != 15th century, Rubaiyat == 11th century
Rubaiyat translated by Edward Fitzgerald in Mid-19th century.
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Didn't say Rubaiyat because I thought it was right, but because it seemed "right enough" and 1001 Nights never crossed my mind. The category had me thinking literature solemn not fabulous. Anyway, not sure why you bring up RFB, since the most famous translation of Nights is his.
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That's one way to get a new fact to stick. I had to learn the western terminus was Sacramento on my own, though. So many California cities start with S, you know.brick wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2019 10:51 amHappy to help!MinnesotaMyron wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2019 11:24 pmI was standing one podium over next to the guy on stage as he made a new record Daily Double wager. Thanks for asking!brick wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2019 10:51 pmHow do you know?
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...While the most famous translation of the Rubaiyat is Edward* Fitzgerald's.Robert K S wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2019 5:43 pm Didn't say Rubaiyat because I thought it was right, but because it seemed "right enough" and 1001 Nights never crossed my mind. The category had me thinking literature solemn not fabulous. Anyway, not sure why you bring up RFB, since the most famous translation of Nights is his.
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I missed by a long way in FJ, picking The Odyssey in a coin toss with The Iliad. At least it could be described as a two part work. And yes, I know it's Greek rather than from the Arabic world. 1001 Nights never crossed my mind. And now I have to go look up Rubaiyat and learn about that work thanks to several of you.
I couldn't attempt any pre-calling, but I did remind myself that World XXX meant not from the USA when used as a category name on J! Of course, the clue itself eliminated that once revealed, so the category became pretty useless as a potential hint.
I couldn't attempt any pre-calling, but I did remind myself that World XXX meant not from the USA when used as a category name on J! Of course, the clue itself eliminated that once revealed, so the category became pretty useless as a potential hint.
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The picture of Toni Collette didn’t ring any bells from me - looked different than how I remembered her.LucarioSnooperVixey wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2019 2:29 pm 58 R (Toni Collette was my only miss though I have heard of her.)
DD: 3/3
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LT: Chock, Peristaltic Waves, Jigsaw, (Lingua Franca), Howards End, Three Oranges, Saint-Denis, (St. Joseph), Names
I knew she was in “that ABBA movie from 1995ish” (Muriel’s Wedding) and “that movie with Nia Vardalos”.
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Only reason I got Toni Collette is because the clue said Australian actress. Otherwise I would not have recognized her.The picture of Toni Collette didn’t ring any bells from me - looked different than how I remembered her.
I knew she was in “that ABBA movie from 1995ish” (Muriel’s Wedding) and “that movie with Nia Vardalos”.
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I actually don't think that's a silly guess since I'm pretty sure lots of classical Greek texts were reintroduced to the West from contact with the Arab world and their Arabic translations.Peter the accountant wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2019 8:03 pm I missed by a long way in FJ, picking The Odyssey in a coin toss with The Iliad. At least it could be described as a two part work. And yes, I know it's Greek rather than from the Arabic world. 1001 Nights never crossed my mind. And now I have to go look up Rubaiyat and learn about that work thanks to several of you.
I couldn't attempt any pre-calling, but I did remind myself that World XXX meant not from the USA when used as a category name on J! Of course, the clue itself eliminated that once revealed, so the category became pretty useless as a potential hint.
I got FJ right but I did think of the Rubaiyat after 1001 Nights as a possibility, but I had a hunch that it was Persian which I confirmed after watching.
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Aha! FitzGerald's paraphrase of the Rubaiyat is the source of:Peter the accountant wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2019 8:03 pmAnd now I have to go look up Rubaiyat and learn about that work thanks to several of you.
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'Thou', I believe. Rhymes with 'bough' and 'enow'.Peter the accountant wrote: ↑Sun Oct 06, 2019 4:56 pmAha! FitzGerald's paraphrase of the Rubaiyat is the source of:Peter the accountant wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2019 8:03 pmAnd now I have to go look up Rubaiyat and learn about that work thanks to several of you.
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i didn't say it because i had never heard of it before...looked it up...doesn't seem very interesting and will not retain itRobert K S wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2019 5:43 pm Didn't say Rubaiyat because I thought it was right, but because it seemed "right enough" and 1001 Nights never crossed my mind. The category had me thinking literature solemn not fabulous. Anyway, not sure why you bring up RFB, since the most famous translation of Nights is his.
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I just figured from the clue that it must have been translated in Syria on its way over to Europe.
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Yes, tons, especially as the life expectancy gap between the rich and the poor has been widening.bomtr wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2019 11:26 pmAlmost surely true, but have there been studies done on this?gnash wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2019 10:53 pmLife expectancy of people who have any retirement savings is longer.mas3cf wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2019 8:55 pmThe age at which your life expectancy is 22 more years is 59 for men and 63 for women. So I guess the clue was aimed at women...
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Thought of the Ruby Yacht, but figured it was earlier, and went to Arabian Nights.
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Nowadays, it's a jug of wine, a loaf of bread, and a hundred thou.Lefty wrote: ↑Sun Oct 06, 2019 6:37 pm'Thou', I believe. Rhymes with 'bough' and 'enow'.Peter the accountant wrote: ↑Sun Oct 06, 2019 4:56 pmAha! FitzGerald's paraphrase of the Rubaiyat is the source of:Peter the accountant wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2019 8:03 pmAnd now I have to go look up Rubaiyat and learn about that work thanks to several of you.
A jug of wine, a loaf of bread, and thee.