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Week 28: 3/5, one *
YTD: 58/140 six *, two C *
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I first thought Bond, but every movie has its own theme song, so then I moved to Pink Panther. Waffled a bit but stuck with Pink Panther.
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11 hours ago, ProudMary said:
I had never heard of a trap door spider until Wednesday morning, when I read this story about a new, extra large species of golden trap door spider discovered in Queensland, Australia. I would not have given the correct response during Wednesday evening's Jeopardy! had I not read the article just a few hours before!
My second grade teacher had a trap door spider story she shared with every class she taught for years, and had a sample that was the actual trap door she had dug up.
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I knew Holbein thanks to Hilary Mantel’s trilogy about Cromwell. Looking glass didn’t come to me because I was trying to think what a mirror on a stand like that was called.
For FJ, I got stuck on Dr. Strangelove instead of Catch-22.-
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15 hours ago, Prevailing Wind said:
I slept through the show, but looking at the archives, I'm sure I would have scared the cat by yelling out, "Harlan Ellison!!!!" In my younger days, I owned every book of his ever published.
I remembered reading the story {shudder}, but couldn't recall the author.
I'd visited Canterbury and the Cathedral a couple of times, so FJ came pretty quickly.
I didn't get Ben Stiller's "joke."
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Week 27: 2/5, no *
YTD: 55/135 five *, two C *
YTD 40%. Arghh!
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7 hours ago, Harvey said:
Grover's enthusiasm about interacting with the library box was so cute 🤣
It was nice to see Oliver from American Housewife in this episode. I'm glad the actor is still getting work.
That's who that was! I knew he looked familiar, but couldn't place him!
When Grover came out of the house the first time, I wondered who the new girl was! I'm not usually one to criticize long hair, but his is a bit too extra for me.
I like the idea of Calvin and Marty teaming up with the new business idea.
2 hours ago, Browncoat said:I can believe Malcolm being a little lost with Portal and Blackboard at first. A lot of our students are fairly computer savvy, but some of the apps and things we use require some instruction. Just because you've used a computer doesn't necessarily mean you'll be instantly familiar with all things computer-related.
i'm old, but pretty computer savvy. With new apps, they aren't always that intuitive to use the first time. He probably should have checked out the ones he'd be using, but since he was newly back to college, that's not surprising that he wasn't familiar with them. And a bag of sharpened pencils - love it!
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Week 26: 3/5, one *
YTD: 53/130 five *, two C *
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Did they figure out Mavis also killed the surfer?
Was the reporter/“journalist” an ex-wife or romantic interest? I didn’t think ex-wife, but not sure.
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5 minutes ago, shura said:
Yeah, I did not buy that. First, Little Pete has an emergency and is rushed to the hospital, and his family immediately emails… Sam? I don’t think so. Second, there is modern medicine, just hearing that someone is in the ER is no reason to go and sell your soul to the devil.
I do agree though, most zooms and in-person meetings can absolutely be handled via email.
Sam was included in a family group e-mail. Really nice that Pete’s family includes her as family, too.
Pete died long before many advances in medicine were common, and wouldn’t have known that his grandson would benefit from modern medical practices.
Poor Jay! Not remembering his creation after Flower’s influence, and Trevor, Flower, Sassapis were no help.
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My first thought on FJ was Southampton, but that’s not a state capital. Then I went to Portsmouth, and couldn’t go beyond that. I’ve been to both of those in England, but I’ve also been to Dover.
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On 2/23/2023 at 3:01 PM, realityplease said:
When I watch this show, I always regret not asking more questions of my elders while they were still around.
In the early 70's, when passage of the ERA and the feminist movement was very much in the news, I asked my grandma, born in 1893, about when women got the vote, what she thought, did she vote when she could. She said she didn't remember about that time. My mom would have been around six at the time women got the vote, so my grandma would have been a young mother at the time. She had been a school teacher before she married, but had been a homemaker all of her married life. She generally didn't understand the women's liberation movement, and didn't approve of it. I really wish she could have told me more about her life at that time.
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I knew Mudd. Booth’s alleged killer, Boston Corbett, lived not far from my hometown in Kansas. In 1887, he was appointed assistant doorkeeper to the Kansas House of Representatives, but he was involved in an incident in which he believed he was being persecuted, and brandished his weapon. He was declared insane and put in a facility, but later escaped. How his life ended is unclear. More than you wanted to know?
I knew several of the others, like Katherine Johnson, Malala, and gorge.
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I loved this episode! Interesting hospital plot with a good resolution. Robyn and Dante knowing something was up to make the lead officer so anxious to go in, and good for her being able to call in a favor to discover the reason behind it. And I loved Aunt Vi taking Dee to the old school restaurant, only to be disappointed because the traditional recipes were no longer on the menu. I admired her ability to recreate the dish, and her willingness to help out with the recipes.
I'm pretty sure Dee's father won't get full custody, or if he does, it won't stick, but not looking forward to the drama and angst a custody battle will no doubt bring.
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Week 25: 1/5
YTD: 50/125 four *, two C *
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Week 24: 3/5
YTD: 49/120 four *, two C *
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4 minutes ago, statsgirl said:
Mrs. Hall made them for her from ordinary shoes (which must have been a feat to get given the rationing of the time).
Clothing rationing wasn't yet in effect.
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According to a wiki article, in the mid-1860's, the idea of gifts in a grotto or cave began to appear, thus Father Christmas would be in such an area whilst the children told him what they wanted, etc.
The story of Eva was inspired by the mother of a Playtime Executive Producer. She was Jewish, experienced being evacuated and learning about the Christmas traditions that she was unfamiliar with.
I object to the title though; in England, Happy Christmas is much more common than Merry Christmas, at least in my experience.
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18 minutes ago, Cetacean said:
What is it about British shows and ending the Christmas episodes with me in tears? Killing off Patrick Crawley and now sending Tristan off to war.
And an added need for KKleenex when Sigfried is talking to the horse.
Good grief.
Did you mean Matthew Crawley? Patrick was the fake relative who died on the Titanic and (he claimed) survivor disfigured in battle. Matthew died in the car crash after his and Mary's baby was born. That episode aired at Christmas in the UK.
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DD visited the Bovington Tank Museum in England with family and friends this weekend. I told her about the FJ clue and how I missed it.
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I’d put this in off-topic if there was one. PBS on Facebook published Mrs. Hall’s shortbread recipe recently. I made some this week. Pretty good!
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Week 23: 0/5
YTD: 46/115 four *, two C *
No idea on most of them this week. I knew jaune would be yellow, so I tried to think of a National Park, could only think yellow river, but that didn't lead me to Yellowstone!
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3 hours ago, chessiegal said:
For FJ I never got off the ground (pun intended). All I could think of was something to address the high number of ground troops lost in Vietnam.
Yes, to me, 1969 = Viet Nam. 1st husband was stationed in San Diego in 1972 or thereabouts, for Naval training, so I lived in SD for a few months. He wasn't associated with fighter jets at all, so Top Gun didn't occur to me. I did see both movies.
I knew someone in high school, late 1960's, whose brother became a Seal, so if Seal had occurred to me, I (like to think I) would have remembered they predated 1969.
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I don’t usually watch this show, but I watched last night because Eden Sher and Neil Flynn, daughter & father from The Middle, were on. Conflict between Lopez and Steve (Flynn) was absurd and not in a good way. I like Mayan, but the two dogs and kids were the best part.
Small Talk: "I'll Take Non-Show Chat For $400, Alex."
in Jeopardy!
Changing the subject, I just heard about the explosion and destruction of the Palmer candy factory in West Reading, PA. So far, two dead. Thinking about the human loss, plus loss of business during Easter candy season. So sad.