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IMO, that's an over analysis on writer motives. Good luck with your "it depends on the skill level of the writers" thing. I think it'd be fun if the writers forgot about Samar. You know, like they did with the dogs.

Yes! As a related side note, Phillipe placed second in the 2011 (second) season of the French version of Dancing With The Stars.

He doesn't need to go to France to have people laugh at him. I watch Jacque Pepin's cooking show and he speaks French so smoothly, it's the same as English, with such a fluent transition between languages. It's the same with Rick Bayless, an American who speaks Spanish -- there is no difference in inflection when he goes between English and Spanish. With Trebek, it's the opposite. When he says any French word, it's like he has a mouth full of garbled marbles and he's going to cough out a mouthful of phlem while working so hard to over pronounce that one word. Nasty.

So you can reck havoc? That's one of my favorite things! If you used your gun on everyone who makes a plural word a possessive, there would be a lot more empty space in America. I'd kinda be for that.

Interesting side note: Film director Michael Anderson, best known for Around the World in 80 Days (1956) and Logan’s Run (1976), died April 25 at 98 from heart problems. Yes, FJ was about the book author, but I know many authors and books because of the movie.

This show. For nearly the entire episode Danie is portrayed as the best kid ever. You know, like everyone who dies/is murdered is perfect. Then at the very end it's revealed she's been stalking Jemichael so much that he blocks her texts ... and she uses someone else's phone to get around the block to continue to harass him. She tells him she's pregnant because everyone knows that always brings back a boyfriend/husband who no longer even LIKES you and all will be happy ever after. It sounds like no one was "treating" her at all, she just did whatever she wanted, whenever. Who knows what really went on "behind the scenes" with those kids. I do feel sorry for Danie's family though. Those tears were for real, they loved her and miss her. Their lives will never be the same. i wish them the best. Still Jemichael couldn't have been that smart if he thought killing her would solve all his problems. This after he supposedly told Danie that he would support the child but not be with her? What was that about? He could still have joined the Marines and sent child support back home. He'd have plenty of company with all the guys he'd meet in the military, all doing the same. I don't get that supposedly Danie was already dead when Jemichael "woke up" from "passing out." Then why did the buddy stuff the sock in her mouth because she was "making a noise" and someone would hear her. Who would hear her way out there? That didn't make sense. I also don't know why they simply dumped her off the bridge when they could have hauled her body down river for a spell where no one would be looking down and/or fishing. But teenagers ... they are invincible. Well, most of them. Also not surprised Jemichael knew about the "delay sending" texts app. It's common knowledge, even some "oldsters" know about it. *cough* Most email providers offer that service too. As for the other kid who got in the "bad habit" of erasing his browser history: All I could think of was his parents were searching for his porn sites. No other reason to erase history. Unless you were searching how to dismantle a dead body or something.

I love Bill Nye, so that part was cool even if it didn't make any sense to bring him onto the show. Other than he rocks. I got distracted by this convo: The engaged woman says to her fiancé, "Why isn't Tasha coming to the wedding?" He stupidly answers "Because she has feelings for me" instead of saying she's on assignment that night. Or ANYTHING else. Then engaged woman, after bringing up the subject says, "I don't want to talk about it." WTH? That had to have been written by a man. First, if Tasha isn't coming to the wedding, Almost Bride should have said TO TASHA, "Oh, no, I'm so sorry. I wish you could be there. Why can't you?" and let Tasha give her own answer. Then that one sentence breaks up a wedding that's gone as far as freaking cake tasting? Oh man. That's just poor. (And obviously I don't know/remember names on this show.) Got a kick out of Jane and the Blond Woman having a gun battle in the living room, both firing multiple times and no one hits anyone, even with Blond Woman standing straight up in the center of the room, until Jane gets one to the arm. Dad's body was in the water how long and he looks like he just laid down for a nap? Alrighty then. And do bullet entry holes really look like tiny volcano cones? What's the difference between red smoke and regular smoke? I thought Jane was going to do some Native American smoke signals. You know, spelling out H-E-L-P in Apache. Avery, there's always shooting someone in the leg when you are that close. Plus, based of the earlier gun battle, the odds of you even hitting her are pretty slim. I doubt any of us realized Patterson was missing a first name. So on those dates, and with the guy she slept with, she was Patterson only? Is this show going all Seinfeld on us, like making a big deal about learning Kramer's first name? I guess maybe someone out there cares. I suppose Roman's going to die or something, which is disappointing since he's the hottest, I mean best, part of this show.

Because of the spelling, I said "Rack your balls," (billiards) which also fits the "body parts" category. That's almost as good as Ken Jennings' "What is a ho/hoe." That was a lead story on Yahoo two (?) days ago, so congrats Teebax. Vaca is over, back to the grind! I've never had Nutella. I know, go figure! But I'll bet I could answer a Jeopardy clue about it. I think it was one a while back. I have to steal an overused word and say this post is AWESOME. Plus it illustrates the crazy ways we get enough smarts to play J. Oh, I know, WTHeck was that. And just image: Trebek practiced it in his dressing room before the show, so that was his BEST Brit speak. Hilarious! I want more UK categories. You are being generous.

Oh, I know. So irritating. That and all the "Good for yous" this week. I'm too tired to care any more, so thanks for cranking about it so I don't have to, Peeaye.

This made me laugh because no, first one had to know who the heck is Passepartout, THEN come up with the author. All I could think was Passepartout was French for Tinkerbell, then couldn't come up with Peter Pan's author. (I since looked it up.) So again, this FJ was another EIYKI. Why does Josh play all the first clues in every category instead of moving down the one same category to the bigger money? As a former bike racer, I easily got velodrome. I knew Mystic is in Connecticut as I've seen Mystic Pizza several times. (More than a few!) I easily got the DD of Titan since I've read all of Vonnegut's books. I know those weren't TSs but I was pleased for knowing things in a convoluted way. And YES! I've seen the original Around The World In 80 Days movie, with Cantinflas as Passepartout. I was just single digits old though. Maybe if I had seen the remake with Jackie Chan, FJ would have been a different outcome for me. I remember Cantinflas to this day, just not the character. I've never watched Columbo, but still knew "Just one more thing ..." I can't stand Josh, he's a horrible player. *wink wink* Will we see Teebax on Teacher's Tourney?

Two.

"Hell yes." Too (Hellmanns) funny. I can locate people by mayo preference. I really did do a study!

I thought of Moops too, after the fact, and it made me happy. Let me guess: You live west of the Rockies. I'm hoping some day to acquire Blue Plate and Dukes for my own testing. Mayo is ridiculously easy to make, although not as easy as unscrewing a jar lid.

There's also this: One might never watch some television show yet still know characters from it through pop culture knowledge and "water cooler" talk. For instance, I've never seen RuPaul's Drag Race, yet I know who he is and the name of the show so could (probably) answer a J question about it. I know about many cable shows even though I only have over-the-airwaves antenna tv. I guess it's what you are interested in. Speaking of: Heinz is coming out with a mayo/catsup mix. This could be a J clue! While not a huge mayo person, I have done an independent study on best mayo anywhere since there are so many regional ones that people defend as the best.

Your daughter has her own Nutella jar? You ARE germ obsessed!

I had forgotten about that one. LA was a gobsmack moment. I was waiting for Trebek to ask for "Yes, but what state?" after Springfield was answered. If he had said that when the clue was revealed, it would have helped me. Still, I think Letters From Iwo Jima was a good (if wrong) answer. We need an acronym for this because it's so true. Everything is easy when one knows it. Maybe Josh has never seen a picture of a moor. It did kinda look like the Flint Hills in Kansas, if anyone has been there. I can help! Hold down the option key and type a u. Then type the e: Brontë Yes, a perfect example of EIYKI* *See above. You did not derail anything. We digress on a daily basis here. It's kinda how we all learn things that are not EIYKI. Please keep us updated.

Geez Bastet. I'm so sorry to hear about your mom. A non-harassment cyber hug to her and to you.

I didn't either, and that movie wouldn't come into my mind as the answer if I went through a movie catalog every day for the next decade. My answer was Eastwood's Letters From Iwo Jima, although I knew it was wrong because it did not premier on Thanksgiving. Which I thought was a really odd part of the clue. I've seen Casablanca more times than I can count, but never knew it opened in NYC on Thanksgiving. WTH with FJ being obscure all of a sudden. Especially because of this: Yeah, no kidding. Me too. That's so whack. It's like "assuming" everyone knows what Rosebud is. Because my tv was cutting out again (force of nature), I saw the picture of the moors and said "moors." I didn't hear the clue or know it was a TS. So do I get extra points for that? I also got tartar sauce. And I don't even like tartar sauce. Yes to the Power of Josh. I like him fine, although because of comments here about him looking down, I noticed it today and when I watched yesterday's show online (because weather/tornado reports preempted most of DJ). Too funny if he has hidden answers on his hand. At least Trebek gave him respect for his $ win from yesterday, unlike the snark he threw at Geoff.

Yes to both! (TM Toothbrush) And Sonic currently has half-price shakes, floats and ice-cream slushes after 8 p.m. Not that I know anything about that.

I had never heard of the Mameluke (Mamluk) army. But it made me think of Marmaduke, which illustrates where my brain is. Got a kick out of there being a photo of a carhop, even though that was Before Your Time everyone.

Wasn't Chernow the answer and it was a TS? Don't trust me for remembering exactly, I can barely remember my name lately. About yesterday's FJ: We knew the answer had to be a man, otherwise the category would be 19th Century American WOMEN. Right?

I remember Master P who was partnered with Ashley. Shoes were a big deal that season too. Are any skating shows touring now? Stars on Ice or something like that? Adam did say he had been flying back and forth. Maybe that's where some other skaters are. With Adam and Mirai being best friends, I can see Adam saying he wouldn't appear w/o his friend. I loved his story about them eating In And Out burgers on her roof when they both missed the last Olympics. I loved James as well. I think Josh could be this season's James (except maybe he'll win?).

Feel free to YMMV and to not read my posts. I'm good with both.

I hope you borrow money from Mr. Author when you win the FJ Challenge. And congrats on your great review. It's always nice to hear/read nice things. Good things are not easy to find/read these days. Mr. Author should buy you dinner just for that review! I always wondered if he was called Meri for short. I figure kids got bullied back then just as much if not more than they do today. Especially since his life did not end well. I still remember snotty snark that was thrown at me in grade school, and I'm way older than M. Lewis was when he died. This is too funny, plus such good timing, like me with my stash of Baby Ruth candy bars when that was FJ. Aaron Burr was a clue or answer not too long ago since I remember our "Got Milk" discussion here. I agree that some clue writer has a preoccupation with Hamilton.

Agnes is only used so Lizzie can say "I'm a mom" and therefore can fully relate to whomever she is speaking. *sarcasm* The problem is, Lizzie had a kid, yes, but she is a mother in the biological sense only. Not by a long shot is she a "mom." The dogs are a running joke similar to Kit Carson on the Jeopardy thread. However, like with much humor, YMMV. Below the surface is the real question. Not "where are the dogs" but "why are the writers treating viewers like we're brainless morons." They toss something in (like a dog on two different occasions) and then they're gone, like it never happened. This show is so disjointed and all over the place with storylines, it's worse than Lost in that way. "Hey, we got renewed, we gotta think up (translation: MAKE UP) some hook for this season." And about the Blacklister of the week: Said it better than I could. Then they spend how many weeks on chasing Garvey and developing his story and then what, last week I'm thinking he'll live as we see him being wheeled into emergency. Then this week, after ALL THOSE WEEKS, we get one sentence that he's dead. WTH show. Agree wholeheartedly. Which brings me back to the crappy writers for this show. The missing-dogs posts here are just another way of saying, "WTH writers, we aren't stupid." Because of weather reports, I missed the end of this episode so don't know what was up with Aram going to some door or what that was about. But I'm glad I missed him being all smoopie about the ring. Aram proposing to Navabi (and her even considering saying yes) makes me want to voluntarily flip TO the Weather Channel. At least there they don't think I'm stupid.