Depends on the clue.NoName84 wrote:I said "asocial" for "antisocial." Acceptable?
And I was a big o-fer in that category. My brain just shut down for it.
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Depends on the clue.NoName84 wrote:I said "asocial" for "antisocial." Acceptable?
Eh, it's a bit more nit-picky to require knowing the difference between Richard M. and Richard J. I'm good with just the surname.Bamaman wrote:If George Bush gets a BMS, then so should Richard Daley. Glad the money Keith got from it did not affect the game's final score.
Strange, I too said "truantism" and didn't quite count it. I wonder where we all could've heard it if it's not a word.Roadgeek Adam wrote:I just watched the show and I went truantism myself. I also am getting flagged by spell check as that not being a word.
How about this, Dr. J and Keith are split by only $27 with the same amount of wins. (Keith's $147,597 to Dr. J's $147,570)
I think the previous post meant that she had $147,570 after her seventh win (+$2,000 for her second place finish in game eight, which would be $149,000ish).Roadgeek Adam wrote:I just watched the show and I went truantism myself. I also am getting flagged by spell check as that not being a word.
How about this, Dr. J and Keith are split by only $27 with the same amount of wins. (Keith's $147,597 to Dr. J's $147,570)
Strange, I too said "truantism."
We have that Jass had $149,000+...? (The archive is not caught up.)
This FJ was one of the easiest in recent memory, especially with Utah/Mormans in the news. It makes Romney's $10,000 bet even stranger, though.teapot37 wrote:I believe the Transformer in John's pocket was a "Tiny Tins" version of W.A.R.S. (from the "Robots in Disguise" subline).
Utah was really the only thing that made sense in FJ.
Disappointed nobody knew "Walk Away Renee". One of my favorite songs from the 60s.
That's what my receipts say: $147,570 in "winnings" and $2,000 more in consolation prize. How much I'll actually get after taxes? Don't know yet!ComingUpMilhouse wrote:I think the previous post meant that she had $147,570 after her seventh win (+$2,000 for her second place finish in game eight, which would be $149,000ish).How about this, Dr. J and Keith are split by only $27 with the same amount of wins. (Keith's $147,597 to Dr. J's $147,570)
We have that Jass had $149,000+...? (The archive is not caught up.)
After Pirates came out, there was a long delay before Rickie Lee Jones' third album, The Magazine. While we were waiting, she offered us Girl At Her Volcano, an EP of covers.soxfan99 wrote:I never heard the original "Walk Away Renee", but got it from Billy Bragg's version. Until tonight, I didn't even realize his was a cover.
Which is funny since his Howdy is about the Bobcats and their failures.Dr. J wrote:I'm hoping there are some serious sports categories come February...it seems to be one of Keith's few week spots apart from a few popular culture misses.
Nope.TenPoundHammer wrote:So am I the only one who was completely lost on this clue?
As someone who had to shout out George Herbert Walker Bush, I will still give him just Daley.Bamaman wrote:I was wtaching the show on tape and didn't stop the fast forarding in time and saw the FJ answer pop up. I stopped and rewound it so I could hear and see Alex introducing and reading the answer, but before I stopped it I saw it was about states not having legal gambling and knew Utah and Hawaii right away. Then I saw the whole thing and wa salready there.
I think part of the reason there is no gambing in Hawaii is that they have so much tourism they don't need it and may not want to drain money from there own citizens. Plus, getting there is a huge trip and expense so not many would go there just to gamble.
If George Bush gets a BMS, then so should Richard Daley. Glad the money Keith got from it did not affect the game's final score.
Since you're salaried, I should recommend you consult an accountant when it comes in. I've been self-employed for decades, so all my income is in the form of a question — I mean, the form of income that has no deductions taken out. California takes 7% off the top before we get the checks, if I read my contestant materials right, and then we're responsible for federal tax. Since I have to file estimated quarterly taxes already, the Jeopardy money is just like another job (although no self-employment tax since it's a "prize" not "work") and if they send the check in Q1, it'll go to the revenuers on April 15th (sadly the same day as Q1 estimated payments and previous year filing).Dr. J wrote:That's what my receipts say: $147,570 in "winnings" and $2,000 more in consolation prize. How much I'll actually get after taxes? Don't know yet!
It could have been worse; Alex could have done a Ken Jennings impression when reading the FJ clue.MarkBarrett wrote: Nothing in Alex's opening remarks about Keith and 75 wins gave anything away about Utah being the correct response to the FJ clues, but with Alex knowing what was coming with the clue I'm not sure he should even mention Ken Jennings at the top of the program. Who's to say a player couldn't be aided subliminally.
The way I understand it, gambling is a moral opposition, while the prohibition of tea and coffee is from "revealed truth." The Lord told Joseph Smith on February 27, 1833 that "hot drinks" are bad.debramc wrote:I thought of Utah right away, it being at least stereotypically the "most conservative" state, and wound up with it for lack of anything better. The thing that made me nervous is that I've never actually heard anyone (including my DH, who is a former Mormon) mention them being opposed specifically to gambling - other "vices" sure, but I'd just never heard of that. And there's plenty of Mormons in Nevada as well. I associate opposition to gambling with Baptists more than anyone else, so I was trying to decide which Bible Belt state is "most Baptist" and decided that was a dead end, and stuck with Utah. When I presented DH with the clue, he actually didn't get it, even after some thought and hints. When I told him, he felt a little silly. I asked him what's the deal, is it like the opposition to drinking alcohol, etc. and he said well, gambling is certainly not encouraged or condoned but it's also not actually forbidden the way alcohol & caffeine are. So it's not really as clear-cut as the stereotype would have it, but still kinda makes sense.