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Betty is seriously cute, but for "best dressed TV animal" she has not yet displaced Clyde the tortoise on Elementary, IMO.

Reminds me of when someone accused Abraham Lincoln of being two-faced. Lincoln replied, "If I had another face, do you think I would wear this one?"

Maybe, but you're not alone.

Jeopardy is getting to be like British television, with a small number of actors we see frequently.

And it's quite a bit longer than 30 seconds, so it would give us a better chance to get FJ.

Is "Touring the Dales" on the PBS site? All I can find are previews. I have Passport.

Playing a song you like better, or a song you hate even more, sometimes helps. Try "Winchester Cathedral." Once I got the 1812 Overture stuck in my head: church bells, cannons, and all. For hours, not days, but I had the most awful headache by the time it went away.

IIRC, Hetty did not have a lot of choice in the matter. Didn't her father more or less trade her to Elias in exchange for land or something?

Week 24: 4/5. No * because I thought Thursday's FJ meant there was a famous WWII battle in that Italian town.

Are there photographs of the scenes in the intro? Especially the train going over what looks like an aqueduct.

Did anyone catch the list of ingredients?

PBS article "The Surprising Real History in Season 4" It says "Tristan is serving in the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, and James is awaiting his call by the RAF." How did James get assigned to the RAF? Did he have a choice?

IIRC, Sam saw the pillar of light and said that someone had, uh, ascended. The ghosts did not appear to know until she told them. Maybe the pillar of light was caused by something else, and none of the ghosts are actually gone?

Week 23: 4/5 + 1*.

Last night Stephen was unhappy that a big news story was expected today, when there is not a new LSSC scheduled for tonight. What would it take to produce a new show with a day or two notice? Probably not every staff member would be able to participate, but some could (given extra overtime pay).

Yes, I suspect the desk is for the judges. What can the contestants see during the game? They can see the big board, although at an angle. Where can they see everyone's score, and where is the screen for video clues? Maybe the podia have little screens?

The current USA was not the only place with slavery. Have they had guests whose ancestors were enslaved in the Caribbean or South America? Mentioning the available resources could be useful for people in that situation.

Are the producers telling contestants to say the entire category name now? I got tired of hearing "Lending You a Poker Hand" when "Poker" would have identified the category and saved time.

As for what jobs women can do, on one episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Mary and a friend tried to think of jobs only men can do. They came up with only two: sperm donor and female impersonator.

At first I didn't think Audrey was really breaking up with Gerald. But he clearly thought she was. If she really only wanted to delay getting together, she could have clarified, but she didn't. Smokey was a pretty calf. Jersey? Male calves did not necessarily get so much care, so maybe they planned for him to be a breeding bull. If so, I hope he would be more successful than the bull a couple of seasons back (Clive?).

Nobel prizes are not awarded posthumously.

Week 22: 2/5 + 1*. Tuesday I got as far as Kurt but that doesn't count. Wednesday I was sure it was the Great Pyramid because it originally had a shiny cap. Country music is not my category but "I" got this one.

FJ: I have not read "Heart of Darkness" but I know a little German so I said Kurt, which might be someone's name. On the grounds of pronunciation I assume that it would not be ruled correct.

Why did they name Margaret's husband Donald Penobscot? From what we heard about his family, they were upper crust New Englanders who might tolerate the Winchesters. But Penobscot is the name of a Native American people, whose homeland is in Maine but who would not have the snooty attitude that Donald's family did. It sounds to me as if the writers chose a New Englandish name but didn't do their homework.

There was a line (maybe in the movie?). Trapper was silent but someone else said, "He's from Boston and he was drafted."