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Dash-hound. I thought "Weiner-mahwer" might be the name of some obscure German dog breed that will be accepted into AKC in the near future. Too many "new" breeds are being accepted for registry already, so many that when I watch a group, I have to ask, "WTH is THAT?" and most of my life-time dog-show friends don't know either. I'm just nicer than some people.

Wait, let me grab my parka and earmuffs because for sure hell is freezing over right now. I got a laugh out of Steven answering "Wiener Dog" for the answer of Dachshund, especially since this show-dog handler said "Hot Dog" out loud. When I was a kid, everyone called them wiener dogs. I would have given it to him if I had been judging.

Groucho must also like Burger King Whoppers. I know Elvis does. I thought Steve was doing The Matt Jackson Finger Count for games won during the intro, but Trebek seems to think it's The Buzzy Cohen. I associate Buzzy with The Shoulder Swipe. But that's just me. I came up with Aretha at the last second, after going through several names, including B.B. King. Now I have three more chances to get another FJ this week. This very interesting note was posted on TheJeopardyFan, and relates to discussions we've had here: "Something I’d like to point out, because the show does receive criticism when they only feature white men in categories: Four of the five works in the BESTSELLERS category were written by women, the fifth by an Asian-American." Go figure, the Bestsellers category was not Women Bestsellers. Amazing! Can we survive this phenomena?

And I didn't make the connection with his first name until I read your post, @Clanstarling. So thank you for that. "Hercule, Hercules ... Huh. I never made the connection. Thanks, Mr. Obvious." --TM First Time Caller, Long Time Listener.

Maybe because when they came over on the boat, they changed the pronunciation so they wouldn't be all Old World. The way many immigrants changed spelling of their names for the same reason. During my quest for a five-year BFA, we said "moe-dig-gleeannie." The "g" is pronounced in the fine-arts circles I run with. Obviously, BTT* *Before Their Time. Like several of you, I thought about Holmes, but quickly switched to the other one -- Charlie Chan. And I don't even know if Chan was in books or just movies. Not that it matters. I'd like to hear Trebek say "Hercule Poirot" while eating a peanut butter sandwich, ala Aaron Burr.

While I agree with this one hundred percent, if she had done this the writers would have to come up with a new plot for the next episode to replace their scheduled Aram vs. Red. So there's that.

Yeah, because that FBI office has never been infiltrated and is staffed with the most highly competent agents ever. NOT. We've seen them fail season after season. And a big yes to Aram being tortured to give Samar up if he knew where she was. That's just a given. The Mossad would have found them both within the week, "ghosts" or not. Mostly not. I'm captain of Team Red in this case.

I don't know why everything thinks Red kidnapped Samar so Aram has to hate Red. Samar didn't want Aram to come with her from the get-go, SHE is the one who ditched Aram. Red just saved her life and will take care of her for the rest of it, something Aram could not do and never could. So for Aram to be pissed at anyone is stupid. He should be thanking Red from the bottom of his heart. I also think Red would let Aram know if Samar turns completely veg, or dies. Because both are going to happen. How could Aram possibly take care of Samar when she completely loses her memory/ability to think or function? Aram is just pissed because he's pissed. I have no sympathy for him whatsoever. I'd be fine with Red introducing him to a plastic bag and putting him out of his misery.

I love Sandra Oh, but Oh, what a disappointing show this was. It wasn't her fault, I blame the cr*ppy and not-funny writing. The only time this episode got a laugh from me was when Jeannine Piro fell out of her chair. The whole of WU was pretty good AND funny ... that must have different writers than the rest of the show. Everything else ... eh. Bring back John Mulaney, as host AND as a writer.

Question: Does anyone know what's happened to Dom, played by Brian Dennehy? Wasn't he suppose to be some big puzzle piece in the question of who Red really is? Like he was Lizzie's grandpa or something? Not that any of the writers remember that story line.

Interesting photo, thanks for posting it. So many words are pronounced in different ways, depending on where one lives. I can always tell when a newscaster isn't from "here," he or she mispronounces all the town names during storm broadcasts. And all of us viewers think, "Where? What?" I would have said "less" to answer that clue, based on the strong clue within the clue. But if I knew the answer was "loess," I would not have rung in. Which is probably why it was a TS. Conclusion: It was a poor clue.

I know. And after he filled out all that paperwork in HR, getting his last paycheck and PTO money, filing for COBRA, getting Dead or Alive 6 off the company computer ... now he has to do all of that in reverse to get back on the company dole. I'm not sure the unit is to blame for what happened to Aram though. He dropped the dime on Samar and if he hadn't gotten that call at the lodge ... well, the Prime Assassin still would be dead in his cabin when he got back to Samar. And it was her idea to ditch Aram, Red just helped. So not Red's fault. Aram should thank Red because Aram's "love" isn't some magic shield. Plus, money, people. Samar had a go bag, Aram, not so much. Looking forward to evil Aram though. Oh, but the ending ... at least Ressler can understand, except his true love was murdered. Now THAT'S a harsh ending.

Well, now Red's lost his immunity deal beings he's back to killing anyone he gets in a tiz with. Next week: Aram is Blacklister No. What? I got a kick out of that too, although I was expecting it. What a dumbass assassin though. And that fight went on HOW long and she never put that hand on Samar? Alrighty then. But talk about a downer for that resort. And Aram's credit card. The car crash did take me by surprise and was pretty cool. But boy howdy, that was one big lot of bullets being fired in close quarters for no one even getting a scratch, not even a bad guy. I will admit I did tear up at the end during that phone call when Aram said how will she get along without him to take care of her. Awwww ... that was sweet. No mention of bones, dogs, kids, grandkids, daddys, sisters ... on to next week I guess.

I guess all the serious writers took this week off -- if there really are any serious writers on this show -- and the comedy team took over. The only good part was the party Red tossed for everyone. Otherwise, the gold story was so hackneyed and tedious I don't have words for it. I declare it an epic fail. However, I am disappointed it wasn't shown how all those gold bars were carried out since I looked up how much each bar weighs: 25 lbs. I wanted to see the boys scoop them up, stuff a bunch in their pockets, and waltz out of the opera in their tuxedos filled with gold bars. Alas, it was not to be. Now THAT might have gotten a laugh out of me.

This made me laugh so hard after reading the post from Opus. "Modigiliani" and "Pinocchino." Hahahaha! (Moe-dee-GIL-lee-an-nee and Pee-no-CHEE-no)

This nugget is from TheJeopardyFan.com. The original story of Pinocchio was serialized in an Italian magazine. (Not a zine!) Once the serialization was finished, it was published as a book. In the original serialization, Pinocchio was hanged for his faults, but the book’s editor requested that The Fairy with the Turquoise Hair rescue Pinocchio and turn him into a real boy. I'm kind of in the mood that I wish he was hanged in the book, too. Although I'm not sure how efficient hanging would be to kill a wooden puppet.

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WEEK 29 — TWO asterisks 139. Foreign Transportation. Operating for only one week a year, a train line to this city moves over half a million people a day. *140. 19th Century Americans. Though he became a Cabinet secretary & Chief Justice, once he wanted to change his name because of its “awkward, fishy” sound. * 141. World War II. In 1943 millions of matchbooks were distributed in the Philippines with this 3-word quote to boost morale. 142. Famous Phrase Origins. One theory says a phrase for euphoria comes from Plate No. 9 in an 1896 meteorological “Atlas” of these. *143. Children's Books. This 1883 classic ends with the words “A well-behaved little boy!”

Safe travels and have fun. "Talk" to us if you are able, when you get there. Inquiring minds want to know ... everything! Well, mine does anyway. I am SO excited for you!

I'm not surprised. I vote yes.

And after he said that, I thought, "It was before YOUR time too, Trebek." Except he was born in 1940. But still ... I didn't think you noticed me. Good one. Extra points for you, Peeayebee. The first time I ever got my hair cut ever, it was so long I could sit on it, it got cut into a Pixie cut. It was all the rage and style then. (The hair salon sold my hair for nice $, I found out later.) As for what HS Gym hair is, you nailed it exactly.

Did anyone else know there is a hair-cut style named The Caesar? Man, I sure didn't. I thought the picture looked like an extra-short "Moe" cut, but otherwise didn't have a clue. It was just a "regular" hair cut IMO. Does every hair cut/hair style have a name now? If so, mine is High School Gym Hair, just fyi.

Good for your uncle! This from TheJeoparyFan.com: "According to a 1995 Washington Post article, the matchbooks were worth $160 in 1995; they are definitely a prized collectible in 2019." There is a link to the WaPo article on the site. I agree that This Is Us was a bad choice for location city, especially when there are so many other tv shows that could have been used instead. That show time travels to different places more than Timeless did.

Switch, put the 9-pounder Stella under your chin, Bosco by your knees. Although I know they have their own fav places. But your breathing will be easier! I know, I thought the same. He sounded like he actually meant it.

Good luck @Tabasco Cat. Let us know what you hear. I took the practice tests and qualified easily for the Teen Tournament.