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(In today's troubling times, I think Lord of the Flies should be required reading in middle school, and for anyone age 13 and up who hasn't read it!)
I totally agree. Unfortunately, it's on the Banned Books list 😒
QuoteBut I wish they'd go to the one with Mattea, so I could amuse myself with all the online frothing.
Then again, if they went to the one with Matt and won, and Amy and Mattea both won their semi-final games, we'd have Amy, Mattea, and Rowan in the finals. Imagine all the folks who wouldn't know how to distribute their vitriol among those three. The only way that could get better would be if Mayim was hosting.
LOL! I couldn't have put it better 😃😄😁
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As a native Madisonian I heard Camp Randall and said Madison! Then I missed the next few clues due to my singing a few lines of On Wisconsin.
LOL. As a U of Wisonsin graduate, I did the same thing.
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Not only does he sway, but he looks like my EX husband. I'm doomed!
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So Bill wants Biden to diss the left as well as the right, eh? What could possibly go wrong with that?
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I’m behind, but that jazz routine felt awkward to me…
To me, as well. But the jidges went orgasmic over it.
I enjoy watching Beau. Maybe he's the quintessential FAVORITE dancer, rather than the best dancer.
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“Where’s the M?! That’s Maurice Ravel to you.”
I said Kit Ravel, until I realized Kit doesn't start with an M.
Jeopardy! loves Poe! If you don't know the answer, just say--or write--EA Poe (or Louisa May Alcott).
Yes, I caught the typo: "equallly"---but that's my day job (editor for a major publisher).
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Side note: A poster here knows Ms. Gabaldon. I'm curious if @MYSTERY AUTHOR got FJ correct.
I've even done a panel with Diana at an historical writers conference (I write history-mysteries as well as contemp mysteries). The panel was on...what was it on again?...oh, yeah, Sex (in our books).
So I should have gotten the answer right, right? Nope. I didn't know what a damnfool Möbius was.
As for Wheaties, piece of cake...I mean piece of 100% Whole Wheat. I have an unopened box with the Denver Broncos on the front. The John Elway Broncos, not the Peyton Manning Broncos.
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I'd completely forgotten about Inferno, but then I've tried to block Dan Brown's shitty books from memory.
Me, too, although the mystery I'm writing now is called Toe of Frog: the Da Vinci Toad.
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My correct TS answers were Dear Prudence
One of my granddaughters is Prudence, named for the Beatles song (her brother is Jude). When she was born, I called her Pru-Bear. That evolved into Bear. At 7 Bear was reading The Hunger Games. I expect to see her on Jeopardy! some day.
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I haven't visited the Forum for a while, so I was happy to see that fans like Ryan...whew. Because Mr. Author and I like him a lot and hope he keeps winning. Or am I jinxing him? Rats! Lose, Ryan, lose <wink-wink>
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I do watch for the game, but when a contestant (or host) is frequently adding extra commentary that doesn't add anything useful or entertaining, or just being slow and taking forever to pick the next clue or whatever, it really distracts me from the game.
Okay, I get that, honest. But I think, for the most part, it's due to nerves (yes, even Mattea).
If I were lucky enough to be on the show, I know for a fact I'd blather. Writing requires a loner's temperament, a high tolerance for silence, and an unhealthy preference for the company of people who are imaginary or dead. So when I'm released from my office and my computer, I'm fairly certain I bore the living daylights out of anybody who stands close to me.
I release some of that pent-up preference for imaginary or dead people by doing theatre,
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I don't get it. Seems a lot of people watch the players rather than the games (clues-board). And if people don't like a player who waves her hands around or says "What's" instead of "Who's," they won't watch. I'll admit that voices get to me at times, but I'd never consider not watching. Because I play along. Unanswered or missed questions might make me feel old, but I'm firmly convinced that playing along every night keeps me young.
To me, learning new things in various categories is like taking a college course in trivia
Am I the only one who feels this way?
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But I got everything else in the first round other than Band of Brothers and the Easy Rawlins TS.
I rode in a hotel elevator --at a writers conference-- with Walter Mosley, author of Easy Rawlins. I was so awestruck I couldn't say anything until we reached the ground floor, whereupon I said, "I like your books, Mr. Mosely." He said, "Thanks."
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Re: Jack Reacher. I was screaming at the TV: LEE CHILD (a good friend).
Trivia on Lee. He thought of the name Jack Reacher when he was reaching for something on a grocery shelf.
Re: Names. People call me Deni, but I use my full name -Denise- on my books. I was writing during the day and waiting tables at night with another Denise when the manager shouted, "Denise, where are you?" I said, "Hey, I'm right here" and he said, "I mean the real Denise" 😄
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FJ was almost an instaget, Norwegian + Sea = Heyerdahl for me... I read about the Kon Tiki as a kid and it stuck with me.
Trivia: I was a Senior Girl Scout...a Mariner. We called our troop the Kon Tiki. Back then the GS organization took photos for a calendar (fund raiser) and our troop posed with Heyerdahl. In the flesh! I've always wanted to be a writer, so I was star-struck. He was sweet, gracious...and good looking!
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Seeing 1957 in the clue, my mind first went to the Everly Brothers, which made no sense as they were already cranking out hits by then, not to mention that real-life brothers wouldn't have *met* at a church fair!
S & G attended the same schools: Public School 164 in Kew Gardens Hills, Parsons Junior High School, and Forest Hills High School, so they couldn't have MET at a church fair. It was in high school that they became Tom and Jerry (my first husband sang backup). After Tom and Jerry, they tried Art & Paul (and went nowhere), then hit it big as S & G.
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I knew she used her fame to advocate for the rights of women, workers, and children
Definitely! Having researched Colorado's Ludlow Massacre (coal strike against John D Rockefeller) for my 1893-1923 Colorado saga, and having used real people except for my 2 protagonists in the Ludlow chapters, I know that Molly Brown donated food to the strikers.
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I was quite tickled to run that category, because, while I am a voracious reader...
I'm a voracious reader (and ran the category), but I'm a voracious novelist as well. As some of you know, I plan to dedicate my next published book to this forum 🥰
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My throat is sore from screaming GRACE!
Holy cannoli, there was even a photo!
Hi, kids. Long time. Long story.
Another story: When I was a little kid, I visited my dad at his NYC studio. He was in advertising. I saw a blonde lady from the back. In a voice that could probably be heard in New Jersey, I whispered, "Daddy, she's so skinny and her feet are so big!"
The blonde lady turned around.
Grace Kelly.
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The single dollar at the end of Matt's total cracks me up.
Me, too.
I'm loving the ride Matt is taking me on. And I DD-love the way he pats his heart when he hears his money amount (and gets FJ right).
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his smarmy bemused expression...
With all due respect -- I'm sincerely respecting your opinion -- I honestly don't see how you can get "smarmy" from Matt's enthusiastic responses and I wish I was half as intellectually "bemused" as he is.
It seems to me that every time a Jeptestant goes on an extraordinary winning streak, there are people who dislike him (it's rarely a her). That includes James, Austin (of course), even Buzzy, whom I thought, and still think, would make a great J! host.
QuoteI was amused at how delighted Matt looked when he got a 7 syllable word right. He was like a little kid with the counting on his fingers. I like his smile.
There you go. Different strokes. I like his smile, too.
As for offering more $$$ to the losers, if you've seen The Chase, the players often walk away with nothing.
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Mike Richards will host the daily show and Mayim Bialik will host new versions of Jeopardy!
New versions?
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I wasn't watching Jeopardy when Ken Jennings was playing. Were people complaining about him and his many wins? I enjoy watching Matt because he seems like a nice guy, is super intelligent, and isn't arrogant.
I watched Ken. I, along with hundreds, if not thousands, of others adjusted our schedules to make sure we watched. There was no Twitter or other social media (like Forums and YouTube), so it's hard to tell, but I do not recall people complaining. Au contraire!
I 💗 Matt. Haven't been this excited about a Jeptestent since James. Go, Matt, go!
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It is my understanding that it was always going to be Mike Richards for permanent host, no matter who guest-hosted. It reminds me of when I tried out for a Community Theatre show and, after auditions, learned it had been pre-cast.
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S09.E03: Bribery Always Works
in The Amazing Race Canada
I knew they wouldn't be eliminated. It was time for a non-elimination. But even more important, the producers always need a team that viewers don't like...every TAR has at least one of those.