Mindthinkr March 23, 2021 Share March 23, 2021 @theartandsound Congratulations on your win and consistency 🏆 5 Link to comment
Driad March 24, 2021 Share March 24, 2021 Saber -- on Tuesday, at least three of us (M. Darcy, Mindthinkr, and I) said 50 years. Not correct (they wanted 52) but much closer than any of the contestants wrote. Any chance of partial credit? 1 Link to comment
bybrandy March 27, 2021 Share March 27, 2021 (edited) 2/5 The olympics are my jam. I know the Olympics. And Ikea which is not my jam but I also knew (don't know if any of these have * just looked them up on TJF) According to Toothbrush that is 1* SCORE! Edited March 27, 2021 by bybrandy 1 Link to comment
Toothbrush March 27, 2021 Share March 27, 2021 3/5 w/* I got the Olympics response correct because I remembered the first LA games had been in the 30s, and the number of years had to be divisible by 4. So either 1932 or 1936 & 1936 was Hitler’s infamous games in Berlin with Jesse Owens kicking all kinds of butt. The dates of the UK labor issues led me to winter and then the Richard III quote, and IKEA was a total guess that I actually thought was probably wrong. I had no clue for Thursday or Friday. I keep forgetting that Frankenstein is an early 19th century book (not that I would have gotten it anyway), and the name John Muir sounded familiar but no way would it have crossed my brain. 2 Link to comment
Toothbrush March 27, 2021 Share March 27, 2021 3 hours ago, bybrandy said: 2/5 The olympics are my jam. I know the Olympics. And Ikea which is not my jam but I also knew (don't know if any of these have * just looked them up on TJF) The Olympics question has an * 2 Link to comment
Clanstarling March 27, 2021 Share March 27, 2021 (edited) 1/5 Muir due to an advantageous brain fart. Edited March 27, 2021 by Clanstarling 1 2 Link to comment
saber5055 March 27, 2021 Author Share March 27, 2021 On 3/24/2021 at 5:08 PM, Driad said: Saber -- on Tuesday, at least three of us (M. Darcy, Mindthinkr, and I) said 50 years. Not correct (they wanted 52) but much closer than any of the contestants wrote. Any chance of partial credit? No. Bwaha ha ha! 5 2 Link to comment
saber5055 March 27, 2021 Author Share March 27, 2021 WEEK 28 • March 22, 2021 — ONE asterisk * 136. Shakespearean References. This name given to U.K. labor strife in Dec. 1978 & Jan. 1979 was taken from the first line of a Shakespeare history play. *137. The Olympics. The “City of Angels” hosted the Olympics twice, the second time this many years after the first. * 138. International Business. The “effect” named for this company founded in 1943 refers to increased value of a product to a consumer whose own labor is needed. 139. Literary Inspirations. The now-debunked theories of Luigi Galvani influenced the science in this 1818 novel. 140. 19th Century Americans. In 1869 he moved to Yosemite Valley & was the first to say the area was formed by glacial erosion, a theory generally accepted today. Link to comment
saber5055 March 27, 2021 Author Share March 27, 2021 14 hours ago, Toothbrush said: I had no clue for Thursday or Friday. We should have teamed up @Toothbrush, for a perfect week. I got Frankenstein but don't have a clue why. It just came to me. And Friday's clue was as easy for me as if it had been "This number comes after 23 and also is the number of hours in a day." Of course, the environment is my No. 1 interest as are national parks and the outdoors, plus maybe being a member of The Sierra Club helped with that FJ too. 3 Link to comment
saber5055 March 27, 2021 Author Share March 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Mindthinkr said: A big fat nothing. Nothing Burgers are DELICIOUS with pickles, sweet onions and salsa ranch dressing. I know from experience! 2 Link to comment
Prevailing Wind March 28, 2021 Share March 28, 2021 5 hours ago, saber5055 said: No. Bwaha ha ha! I agree. Fifty is not evenly divisible by 4. Close, but no cigar. 2 Link to comment
saber5055 March 28, 2021 Author Share March 28, 2021 There was no way I would ever get the IKEA FJ. I've never been to an IKEA store nor have I ever even seen one, or seen anything from there. I looked up where they are ... the closest is a three-hour drive east. There is another a five-hour drive south. I'd have to go all the way to Utah to find one to the west. And since I've been building my own furniture and cabinets since forever, IKEA is just not part of my world. And the Shakespeare clue? I was out as soon as I saw the category! 10 minutes ago, Prevailing Wind said: I agree. Fifty is not evenly divisible by 4. Close, but no cigar. LOL. I didn't even think of the math, another one of my not-so-strong suits. 3 Link to comment
secnarf March 28, 2021 Share March 28, 2021 Back at the table for 1. Thank goodness for Ikea, which was a total instaget. Hadn't a clue for any of the others. 1 Link to comment
biakbiak March 28, 2021 Share March 28, 2021 3/5! I should thank my boyfriend for always prattling on about John Muir so it wasn’t lower! 5 Link to comment
Prevailing Wind March 28, 2021 Share March 28, 2021 11 hours ago, saber5055 said: There was no way I would ever get the IKEA FJ. I've never been to an IKEA store nor have I ever even seen one, or seen anything from there. I looked up where they are ... the closest is a three-hour drive east. There is another a five-hour drive south. I'd have to go all the way to Utah to find one to the west. And since I've been building my own furniture and cabinets since forever, IKEA is just not part of my world. And the Shakespeare clue? I was out as soon as I saw the category! LOL. I didn't even think of the math, another one of my not-so-strong suits. When my brother lived in Richmond, VA, their closest IKEA was in D.C. They bought some goofy chairs there and a few months later, SIL decided she wanted different color cushions. She asked me to go to my IKEA, buy them, & ship them to her; she'd pay for it all. It was worth it to her not to have to drive up to DC to get them. That was the one and only time I've ever been IN an IKEA. It's about 12 miles from me, across Atlanta. I do not want to suffer that traffic again. There's nothing IKEA can offer me that's worth that. 4 Link to comment
Mindthinkr March 28, 2021 Share March 28, 2021 17 hours ago, saber5055 said: Nothing Burgers are DELICIOUS with pickles, sweet onions and salsa ranch dressing. I know from experience! I make a good burger and even grill the onion. Anyone who wants one is welcome to join me. Sometimes things aren’t so bad at the lower scored tables. 1 3 Link to comment
saber5055 March 28, 2021 Author Share March 28, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, Prevailing Wind said: There's nothing IKEA can offer me that's worth that. I've heard that IKEA has samples and sells Swedish meatballs. True? It would be worth suffering Atlanta traffic for some of those, me being Swedish and all. Those meatballs are THE BEST and I haven't had any for many years. Oh, they sell furniture too? Who knew! @Mindthinkr, great photo, and thanks for that before I have my oatmeal breakfast. I have been staring at it for a while now, and will continue to do so, me with my bowl of oatmeal ... Edited March 28, 2021 by saber5055 4 Link to comment
Grundoon59 March 28, 2021 Share March 28, 2021 (edited) Somehow or other I stumbled into a 5/5, one * week. I am not really sure how - the only ones I was certain on were "winter of our discontent" ( I have seen all of the history plays - thank you Stratford Ontario! - and Richard III has the only memorable opening line that I could come up with) and the Olympics question - like Toothbrush I knew it was the 30s (I think from a long ago LA city tour that stopped there) and was able to rule out 1936 due to knowing that was Berlin. The others were guesses - I have never been to an IKEA although there is one fairly near me, I have never read Frankenstein but it was all I could come up with having been written at the time and I have never been to Yosemite but think I connected it through Ken Burns' National Parks documentary which I rewatched during the pandemic. Anyway however I got there, I am happy to have the result especially after a trying week. In real life, a couple of students at the career training school where I work tested positive for COVID - I hadn't had any contact with them but a coworker who did then tested positive which led to our entire team being quarantined and me finally getting tested for the first time (never had known exposure or symptoms before). Good news is the test was relatively painless and came out negative and I am surviving working from home (again new experience since I wasn't full time employed until late last summer). Edited March 28, 2021 by Grundoon59 bad proof reading 7 Link to comment
theartandsound March 29, 2021 Share March 29, 2021 22 MAR [totally blanked] 0/1 23 MAR 52 years 1/2 24 MAR the IKEA effect 2/3 25 MAR Frankenstein 3/4 26 MAR John Muir 4/5 4/5, one *. 1 Link to comment
Clanstarling March 29, 2021 Share March 29, 2021 12 hours ago, DXD526 said: Ugh. Table for one, 1/5. Welcome to our table. 3 Link to comment
Good Queen Jane March 29, 2021 Share March 29, 2021 0/5. I have angered the Jeopardy gods again. I may need to sacrifice Dr. Oz to appease them. 9 2 Link to comment
PBnJay March 29, 2021 Share March 29, 2021 4/5 and one *. I guess Ansel Adams didn't live in Yosemite, although he sort of does now. 2 Link to comment
saber5055 March 29, 2021 Author Share March 29, 2021 17 hours ago, DXD526 said: Ugh. Table for one, Trying not to take that personally. Although I am at the T42 this week, where I am strangely uncomfortable. 3 Link to comment
Ailianna March 29, 2021 Share March 29, 2021 On 3/27/2021 at 10:18 PM, secnarf said: Back at the table for 1. Thank goodness for Ikea, which was a total instaget. Hadn't a clue for any of the others. Are you me? Am I you? That was exactly my week and experience too. 2 Link to comment
j5cochran March 30, 2021 Share March 30, 2021 Week twenty-eight: one. Just freaking one. No freaking asterisk. I got Frankenstein and that's all. Table for one, here I come! 5 Link to comment
saber5055 March 31, 2021 Author Share March 31, 2021 (edited) It's Toot Toot Time to Tell Tuesday's Triumphant Two Trivia Toppers of FJ's Week 28. Yes, TWO! Topping the list is Long Time Player, First Time Winner @biakbiak, It took biakbiak 23 weeks to duplicate a certain score, an amazing feat of sticktoitiveness worthy of recognition. The Second Tuesday Triumphant Trivia Topper of FJ's Week 28 is @Good Queen Jane, who takes home the honor of Co-Winner of Week 28 because she deserves it. And what better reason is there than that? Congratulations to you both for having special weeks. As a token of appreciation to you both for being loyal FJ Contest players, here is a medal for each of you to prove your brilliance. Wear them in good health. And wear them often! Even after this week. Edited March 31, 2021 by saber5055 9 Link to comment
Good Queen Jane March 31, 2021 Share March 31, 2021 (edited) Wow! I went from zero to hero in one day. Even if the Jeopardy gods don't love me, it appears @saber5055 does. Thanks so much! Edited March 31, 2021 by Good Queen Jane 4 Link to comment
Mindthinkr March 31, 2021 Share March 31, 2021 Congratulations on your wins Biakbiak and Good Queen Jane. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 2 Link to comment
Toothbrush April 1, 2021 Share April 1, 2021 Tl;dr I won a free sofa from IKEA About 7 years ago I went to IKEA for Christmas lights (& Swedish meatballs), & they were giving away scratch cards for prizes & I won an Ektorp sofa. We were shopping for family room furniture at the time and were designing a sectional, but cheap Dr Toothbrush decided that with 3 kids under the age of 7 a free sofa made more sense than spending a lot of money on furniture. I grudgingly agreed, and we got the sofa & a few other pieces of the Ektorp grouping and upgraded to a more durable, stain-resistant fabric. Turns out Ektorp isn’t the most comfortable for someone with a long torso like Dr T, so within 2 or three years we had donated the furniture & bought what we originally planned to, and have had no problems even with 3 active kids & cats. And Dr Toothbrush is still cheap. Lol 8 Link to comment
Browncoat April 3, 2021 Share April 3, 2021 2/5 this week -- Started off strong and ended strong. Not so much with the middle of the week! 1 Link to comment
saber5055 April 3, 2021 Author Share April 3, 2021 (edited) WEEK 29 • March 29, 2021 — TWO asterisk ** 141. Authors: Book to Screen. Horrified by the 1964 movie musical from her work, she okayed a U.K. stage version as long as “no Americans” were involved. 142. American History. While performing in Philadelphia, the future father of this man sent a letter threatening to slit Andrew Jackson’s throat. *143. Logos. After 9/11, designer Milton Glaser modified this iconic logo of his, adding a bruise & the words “more than ever.” * *144. Antidisestablishmentarianism. A real-life antidisestablishmentarian, William Bridgeman opposed the 1920 disestablishment of this in Wales. * 145. Eponymous Landmarks: In 1960 the ashes of this aviator were spread over the Venezuela natural wonder he famously sighted decades earlier. Edited April 3, 2021 by saber5055 Link to comment
Driad April 3, 2021 Share April 3, 2021 4/5 + 2*. Slow start (not into kidsy stuff) but improved, to celebrate the end of Dr. Snakeoil's hosting gig. 2 Link to comment
Mindthinkr April 3, 2021 Share April 3, 2021 There seems to be some curse that has loomed over me during Dr Oz’s residency in the hosting spot. I never got one FJ right. I’m doing well enough in the games. I’m getting DDs and clearing some categories. It’s not like I’ve been cleaning up, but I’m flummoxed. I even began to wonder yesterday if I’d raised up some kind of curse or sudden onset dementia. I seem to be my usual self otherwise. So for the second week in a row I have to tell you that I got another zero. 1 Link to comment
Clanstarling April 3, 2021 Share April 3, 2021 13 hours ago, Browncoat said: 2/5 this week -- Started off strong and ended strong. Not so much with the middle of the week! That's exactly what happened with me. Maybe I relaxed too much. 😉 2/5 3 Link to comment
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