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I think tonight was "the war of the buzzer." Mr. Author and I were both on the edge of our seats. When James hit the DD in the second round, we both said whew, thank the gods.
And that was BEFORE he answered the clue :)
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Does anyone know how much more $$ James has to win to reach the $2 Million?
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My first thought for FJ was Cold Mountain, but I could think of only one Oscar for that movie.
I simply can't get my answers (questions?) out as quickly as James, so I'm skipping the "What is" or "Who is/are" part of the answer (question).
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I also got sick of the judges' repetitive yammer -- it would be better if that was cut WAY down. I'm sick of hearing "YOU are the reason this show is important," and "YOU can win this whole thing!" and "Your voice has such POWER" and "We really learned who you are through that song" and "I can't wait to buy your album / you will fill up concert arenas" and "AMERICA, please, please, please vote for XX!". Gah.
THIS X 1,000,000,000!
I've given up because of the above...and because I can't understand more than 3 words of a song unless I know the song to start with (I'm not counting the massacre of the Beatles, for which I tuned in then tuned out).
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I made the Dreyfuss connection, but never made it to Zola.
Me, too, then was kicking myself! Ouch!
No James fatigue here. I love to watch him, love when he hits the DDs, love when he gets them right and Mr. Author and I high-five (ouch!)
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True, Ryan doesn't have much of a chance for pulling ahead of the pack, but he had some good things to say
Did he? I thought he merely spouted platitudes. And why didn't Bill ask him about the 11-year-old child who was raped and is being forced to carry the baby to term? According to Ohio's new law [which, btw, is unconstitutional] they will force this child to bear her rapists child! I would have liked to hear Ryan's response to that!!!
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"Tubular bells (also known as chimes) are musical instruments in the percussion family. . .
All righty-right. TEEBAX has to be invited back! (If she wants to do J! again.) It's only fair.
I was a major Peanuts fan, but couldn't get "good grief" out of my head.
In any case, I wouldn't have come up with security blanket. Maybe "stormy night" from "It was a dark and stormy night."
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I thought today’s questions were considerably more difficult than yesterday's.
Me, too!
F'rinstance, Carl Sagan was the only clue I could get in that whole category.
Tara, I'm so proud of you. And you looked gorgeous in "power colors."
I kept saying to Mr. Author, "Dammit, she's getting beat by the buzzer!" I'm not bias or anything (the hell I'm not), but I bet you'd have won yesterday's game.
FJ was an instaget. Over the years I've seen The Miracle Worker countless times, always tearing up when Patty Duke says waaaa-waaaa for water.
When my EX-husband wanted me to cry, he'd say waaaa-waaaa.
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I wonder how many of my colleagues--never mind my students--would know what I mean when I refer to a kid as an Eddie Haskell?
Me. Me. I haven't heard that reference in years, but boy, does it present an immediate image of an overly polite, well-dressed kid saying, "Good afternoon, Mrs. Cleaver." Eddie Haskell was an archetype for insincere sycophants. He was also a bully.
That said, I called last night's Jeopardy! the "Before your time show."
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I am below poverty level yet I support and give to causes I believe in.
THIS!
I give the proceeds from one of my books to Canine Companions and the proceeds from another to IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare). I also donate to the ACLU and political candidates. Why? Because it makes ME feel good :)
I'm still enjoying James. Eventually, he has to lose. He'll bet big on a DD and miss. But until he does, I'm rooting for him.
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It really seems like the talent pool is becoming more and more generic. All GOOD singers, no great/memorable ones.
THIS!
I'm impressed that so many of you actually know names. I remember Oliv because of the spelling, but I don't even know the names of the "long-hair kids." I thought the long-hair kid who looks like David Cassidy would get more tweenie votes than the one who sang Elvis <yawn>.
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OOPS. I meant the Van Johnson/Judy Garland, not James Stewart's Shop Around the Corner <thunking head on keyboard>
In Good Old Summertime Judy sings a Christmas song ("Merry Christmas"?) that's not as popular as "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" but really pretty.
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The Jimmy Stewart/Judy Garland movie is "In The Good Old Summertime." It also stars S.Z. 'Cuddles' Sakall (remember him?) and Spring Byington. The shop is a music store and Judy sings (major Judy fan here).
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Ugh (*Senate confirmation hearing flashbacks*)
Ha! Me too.
Me three.
btw, Does everybody else have to sign in every damn night in order to "like" a comment and/or post a comment?
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Side note: A Sunday on La Grande Jatte is at the Chicago Art Museum. It takes up an entire wall, floor to ceiling almost, and is on a wall between two doors so it's the only painting there.
Ooh Saber5055, I'd love to see that painting in person. Next time I'm in Chicago. . .
I did see Sunday in the Park with George in person. On Broadway. With Mandy Patinkin (be still my heart) and Bernadette Peters. Love me some Sondheim.
When I was a kid, growing up in NYC, my friend Micki and I would do our homework at the Donnell Library, across the street from MOMA. We'd eat lunch in MOMA's garden and, before leaving the museum, study Guernica. We never tired of that wall. . .a masterpiece.
Double Indemnity is one of my favorite noir movies, along with [John Garfield in] The Postman Always Rings Twice.
I did not get FJ (but I bet nothing- heh).
I'm still loving James.
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What's wrong with that? Marginalia is a thing.
Once upon a long time ago, editors marked up paper manuscripts by writing in the margins (I still have some of mine). That changed with computers and Track Changes. I was objecting to marking up a book. I realize she or someone bought the book (and passed it around), so it's her property, but it still offends me.
Changing the subject, is everybody else having to sign in every night? Does Primetimer honestly think someone is going to pretend to be me in order to read the Jeopardy! forum?
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@Browncoat, here's hoping the character in that book ended up drowning after unsuccessfully baling water over multiple pages.
That character could join the character in the book I just edited. While Browncoat's character was baling water, my author's character was using reigns to ride horses.
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La la la, I can't hear you.
Neither can I-I-I . . .
So <g>, I rarely detest a Jeptestant. However, how many are surprised that I bristled at Rebecca's "funny" (*ahem*) story about how she and her pals WRITE IN BOOK MARGINS? Even worse, they make fun of the book. Haha. NOT!
It reminded me of when an editor turned down my generational saga (circa 1983-1923, with an emphasis on Colorado's silent film industry) with the usual "I wasn't enthusiastic enough, maybe another editor, blah-blah-blah." Only by mistake she sent her reader's comments along with the rejection letter. The reader had a gleeful time making fun of my book. I hurt for days (weeks, months).
I contracted the book several years later and it did well (from Publishers Weekly: "Features a large cast of compelling characters, an ambitious span of time, and emotional depth"), but I digress.
I played Sister Woman in Cat On a Hot Tin Roof. In the play Maggie calls "my" kids no-neck monsters. That's what I called Rebecca (and yes, I'm packing my handbasket).
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Happy Easter, my good friends. For some reason this reminded me of our forum:
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I completely forgot about Edward and said Henry, George, and James. Oops!
Oops for me, too, for the same reason.
I was shouting ROBBINS. Jerry (Jerome) ROBBINS.
Trivia: One of my best friends, Cydney, was Jerry's niece and we had his tickets for Sat matinees of West Side Story. One such Sat the cast decided to picnic in Central Park and Cyd and I went along. Fun! Larry Kirt (Tony) was much better looking than Richard Beymer :)
QuoteWhat we should do is sit back and marvel at how James consistently excels at this game and at his wide range of knowledge. We should admire how he has developed a strategy for winning that we haven’t seen before and that we know will be copied by other contestants in the future. We should applaud him for not distracting his opponents with wild hand movements, smashing the signaling button, or mugging for the camera.
James is wonderful, and I love watching him.
I couldn't have said it better!
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I am also suspect that because he has such a broad range of knowledge that he just goes for every clue and risks a couple of incorrect answers.
I'm not sure about that, There are lots of times he doesn't ring in on a TS.
I'm really sorry some people are "bored" by James (winning all the time). I watch to play, but I'll confess that I'm truly enjoying James and look forward to watching HIM play.
He's won 11 games. Does that mean he gets to be in the TOC twice? :-)
QuoteEveryone reading here who has an occupation that contributes to society and makes a difference in the world, raise your hand:
*crickets*
Yeah, that's what I thought.
I write mysteries that have no socially redeeming values whatsoever. They are meant to entertain. Does that contribute to society? Who knows?
I tackle social issues with my historical fiction. Does that contribute to society? I like to think so.
When I worked for a newspaper I dug up info on the KKK, but I also reviewed myself in a Community Theatre play (I was very good).
And, I've taught autistic kids.
Dayum, Alex uttered his favorite word tonight: genre.
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Wow. Just WOW. Loving me some James.
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Go James!
How come, when it comes to James's teeth, I keep thinking "redacted"?
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My type of directions are: "turn left at the McDonald's" or 'go one street past the library & turn right"
Me, too.
I grew up in NYC where those were the directions, plus something like this: "Go left on Northern Blvd, drive until you see a big pink building owned by the Mafia, rented out for Bar Mitzvahs...don't do anything...keep on driving until you see a Carvel on your right...don't do anything..."
I've lived in 8 states. NOLA drove me bonkers, pun intended, but Houston was worse ("Go north on the southeast freeway..." Huh?)
Colorado was the best because the mountains are always to the west.
And for the record, I suck at geography. 'Tis lucky I have Mr. Author sitting next to me while we watch J! because he doesn't.
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Jeopardy! Season 35 (2018-2019)
in Jeopardy!
THIS! It didn't affect the outcome of the game, but I would have screamed bloody murder if it had.
I'm another who hopes Kim Darby...I mean Emma makes TOC and faces James.
The J! theme could have played three time before I reached x-ray.
Staying on topic -- sort of -- I've said before that my favorite category is Broadway musicals. My daughter was just cast as Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn in a production of The Music Man.
Ball-zac!