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I guess I'm missing the drama because if couples "leave together," that doesn't mean they have to get married, right? They can leave together, then leave again, alone. I don't get why this is such a big crisis. And everyone there has based their relationships on Abigail and Noah? Oh man, of course y'all are destined to fail.

BLINDSIDED! *drink*

One, two, three ... who do we see? The winners of Week THREE, that's who. And the whosits are @helpmerhonda and @labresq, both of whom scored a 1, 2 and 3 in Weeks 1, 2 and 3. I'm not going to say they copied each other's papers; I am going to award this document to document their success as two players who know how to COUNT. Other contest players are pictured here with The Count. It's up to viewer discretion to figure out who is which. Or which is who. Congratulations helpmerhonda and labresq!

@Prevailing Wind's photo reminded me that yesterday, when FaceBook was down, my friend brought her dinner over to show me since she couldn't post a photo of it.

Yeay, we had five five scores this week, counting Pretend Matt Amodio. Weeky Winner to be announced later today if the creek don't rise. Interesting side note: @PBnJay, @theartandsound and @Toothbrush are ahead of Pretend Matt Amodio in total score. Yeay you guys!

I have no problem with James and anything he says or writes. Sarcasm and jokes don't always come across in the written word. There is nothing "evil" or "mean" about James. He is doing quite fine IRL after his Jeopardy run, and his posts are teasing in the way a big brother teases a little brother. Sometimes interpreted as mean but always meant in a joking way. I say this after my big brother did and said a lot of "mean" things to me, the little sister. I knew he wasn't some serial killer or gang-banging brute. Same with James. Lighten up and have some fun with it because James and Matt are. If everyone followed mom's advice to not say anything if you don't have anything nice to say, this thread would still be on its first page.

Oh, man. That looks like the BEST. So, how was it? You neglected to say! Wish RBG was there to comment on your choice of appetizer. I think she would have approved.

I do. Joe Btfsplk was my fav character, we shared a black cloud. But now I know how to pronounce his name, so thanks! ETA: Raspberries = seeds stuck in teeth. Won't even do a raspberry milkshake. Same with blackberries, unless I can run them through a food mill first.

I'm not sure you understand what "blowing raspberries" means. No fruit is involved ...

Sorry, that was my weak way of "blowing" raspberries. (A fruit which I dislike, BTW.) Without naming names or locations, but I know a lot of vets and dog people, someone brought in a Chihuahua to be euthed. Signed the paper and left. The dog wasn't euthed, he went home with a show dog handler who took the dog to all the dog shows. He'd sit in his bed on top of all the show dogs' crates, and at night he slept on the end of his "new owner's" bed. Interestingly, this is National Taco Day and that little dog was renamed Taco. He was a favorite with everyone at the dog shows and lived happily for many years.

I did. It looks wonderful and your room is beautiful. Wish I were there! Don't worry about Stella and Her Groove, Bounce reruns movies multiple times.

Happy National Taco Day Jeopardy! fans. See if you can score from free ones.

Then I'll sit next to you as you drink peach sangria and I eat all the bread sticks and salad. Although I can't remember the last time I was at OG. It's so long ago my long-term memory can't even recall it. I guess I should pack a lunch for me all by myself at MY table. *raspberries* We're all friends here and extra convo is welcome. So, you are in the correct place! ETA: The neighbor behind me had a big black dog named Lucy that was hit by a car and lost a front leg during surgery. She got around great on three legs and my dogs loved her, she was the best.

Just fyi, How Stella Got Her Groove Back is airing later this afternoon on Bounce tv. I might watch, in honor of Stella and Bosco.

That has nothing to do with it. I saw a bunch of rando letters and read it as la-bre-esque. After @Driad pointed it out, I was like, oh, DUH. NOW I can see/read it as you intended. So thank you Driad. And yeah, it made me feel like a dolt, but I'm very accustomed to that feeling. Side note: I've shown and finished a ton load of Labs, it's a great breed. One owner got upset with me because I was letting her dog, that was staying with me during its show career, sleep in the recliner chair while we watched tv at night. I got yelled at for teaching him that bad habit. Heh.

"AP Style holds to the traditional distinction between “fewer” and “less.” This rule states that, in general, you should use “fewer” for individual items, and “less” for bulk or quantity." Since newspaper heds are in a large quantity through a multi-section edition, I'm sticking with less. You're welcome.

Just saw a commercial for The Bachelorette. Kaitlyn tells her "30 men are here JUST FOR YOU." Me: No they're not.

To clarify the headline-writer thing, headlines are written after the stories are in place in the layout, then the hed is written to fit the length: two columns, three columns, four columns and so forth. The font size also is relative to the story's placement on the page and importance on the page. Larger font = less words. So hed writers had full-time jobs.

Actually, at the larger newspapers and magazines, headline writers were a separate department and that's all they did, write headlines, while the journalists did interviews and wrote the stories. Side note: In newspaper speak, headlines are heds and the lead is spelled lede. (I've worked many decades with newspaper/magazine editors and writers.) Anyway, my guess is the author of Matt's article was not the person who wrote that (awful) hed. Your daughter is a true journalist if she says "more than 10" instead of "over 10." That's this AP writer's pet peeve, and high kudos are given to people who write/say "more than."

Yes, great article but the headline is misleading and makes it sound like Matt is all blustery and cocky, like he's going after Ken. Read the article and you will see that headline is taken WAY out of context, that was not really what he meant. The headline made me think "Oh, crap" then the article made me think "That hed writer sucks." Thanks for posting shapeshifter.

Same here. I even have some "things" crossed as I type this! I think that scenario would be awesome, and Ken would get even more play and publicity if Matt goes 75 under his hosting. To me, that's a win for everyone, including the show itself. I can hear the rate Jeopardy charges for commercials going up already ...

Time to light a fire under your BIL @shapeshifter.

Thanks to @Driad for pointing out your nom de group and to @labresq for the explanation. To show how dense I am, I thought those are a bunch of random letters that don't mean anything, how can I remember that. (Like a dolt, I was reading it la-bre-esque.) But now I can, thanks to the brains more brilliant than mine who frequent this thread.

Whatever happens, SM will be full of BS because trolls are gonna troll. Just take a look around. Trolls ranking on everything everywhere. I for one am not going to worry about it. It's not like Ken loses his house and kids if Matt gets 75 wins. He's doing fine.

@ams1001that is so cute I can hardly stand it. A doughnut AND a hot dog. Yeay!