Jeopardy! Season 38 (2021-2022)

[Katy M]

I got FJ.  Not saying I was comfindent in that, though. I thought it had been called the Bermuda Triangle since before the 1960s, but I may not fully have understood the clue.

I got the missed clues of Fortnight (guess) and Tuppence.

I ran the category of fashion which is a weird category for me to be running.

I was annoyed I didn't get L'Enfant because earlier this year I read a whole book about the planning and building of Washington.  And, embarrassingly Carnegie Hall would not come to my head. All I could do was say Juilliard.

[bad things are bad]

On 4/11/2022 at 10:39 AM, proserpina65 said:

Thor very open to change!

Yay, Ghosts shoutout!

[stonehaven]

I am so pleased that FJ was an Insta-Get for me. I suck at Geography questions so to get that one and not have it be about 60s-90's music was a major triumph for me....

[zoey1996]

On 4/10/2022 at 6:05 AM, shapeshifter said:

So nobody else yelled “Smallville!” instead of Metropolis? 😊

*Sheepishly raises hand.*

[Bastet]

The lymphoma TS was a doozy.  I was also surprised by doctor in that same category, but I think with that one they didn't read the clue carefully.  Charcoal also surprised me.

I missed two in games and one in rock art, but got everything else in the first round.  And I was on fire in DJ; I missed one new word (I'd never heard of hygge), one plan, and one in hall (I could not remember Carrie Nation's name), but got everything else.

I just stared at the TV for several moments when the FJ clue was revealed, and then "Oh!  The Bermuda Triangle!" popped into my head clear as day.

[secnarf]

33 minutes ago, Bastet said:

The lymphoma TS was a doozy.  I was also surprised by doctor in that same category, but I think with that one they didn't read the clue carefully. 

Iatrogenic was weird to me, because that is not how we use iatrogenic in common usage. Oxford's definition is much more in line with how we use the word:

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relating to illness caused by medical examination or treatment.

I either use or hear the term iatrogenic at least once a day at work, and I would never have gotten that the clue was referring to something "caused by the act of a doctor".

I did at least get Bermuda Triangle easily.

[30 Helens]

Yesterday was my favorite kind of FJ, the kind you have to solve like a puzzle: Latin word for cow? Don’t know, but French is vache… take into consideration 2021 events… vache, vac… oh, vaccine/ vax! Antivaxxers, grr.

Today was my most hated kind of FJ, the kind where the wording of the clue totally confuses me: A menace off the southeastern Atlantic coast? Sounds like the Bermuda Triangle… but they’re looking for a “term”. The Bermuda Triangle is a location, not a term. “Gave this term it’s current use”? Huh? I don’t understand what they’re asking f— AND time’s up. Should have just answered “Bov”.

Edited April 13, 2022 by 30 Helens

[InternetToughGuy]

Am I alone in thinking Mattea is really annoying? I don't allow myself an original thought.

[possibilities]

3 hours ago, secnarf said:

Iatrogenic was weird to me, because that is not how we use iatrogenic in common usage. Oxford's definition is much more in line with how we use the word:

I either use or hear the term iatrogenic at least once a day at work, and I would never have gotten that the clue was referring to something "caused by the act of a doctor".

 

I was surprised they didn't accept malpractice for that one. I think doctor-caused problems and malpractice are close enough for it to count. I think the other players had the same confusion, and that's why neither of them rang in after Zhe's answer was ruled wrong.

Edited April 13, 2022 by possibilities

[Leeds]

On 4/11/2022 at 6:33 PM, possibilities said:

That president category was hard, but it should have been easy. If you know the order of the presidents, and what number each is, picking the first and last names is a gimme, even if you don't know the person their name combination refers to.

But I sure didn't have their numbers all memorized, and I guess no one on the panel did, either.

It was a fun idea for a category, though.

Isn't the presidents' order (and numbers and dates) the kind of thing hard-core quizzers would memorize?

[Bastet]

20 minutes ago, possibilities said:

I was surprised they didn't accept malpractice for that one. I think doctor-caused problems and malpractice are close enough for it to count.

"Medical problem caused by the act of one of these" doesn't make any sense with "malpractice" as the "one of these"; "the act of this" would fit, but "the act of one of these" has to be the person committing the act.  Iatrogenic refers to an illness caused by medical examination or treatment, and the wording of the clue seeks the one committing the act causing that problem (which arguably could have been medical professionals in general, not just doctors), not the negligent activity.

[GreekGeek]

5 hours ago, InternetToughGuy said:

Am I alone in thinking Mattea is really annoying? I don't allow myself an original thought.

You're allowed your original thought, but I'm curious why you find her annoying. I haven't noticed anything about her demeanor that people typically gripe about in contestants, other than possibly the fact that she often sounds uncertain about her answers.

I was nervous she would fall victim to the "four game curse" on Monday, but she came through with that "vax" answer. It's interesting that we seem to veer between really close games and huge runaways, though the former have been less frequent than the latter.

[Mindthinkr]

I thought I had a good night. I ran fashion, rock art, and game changers. I wonder if they would have accepted water lily for lily pad. Silly me knew they were lily pads, but the other words just flew out of my mouth. I got Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, charcoal, and had trouble figuring out FJ and went duh when the question was revealed.  

[SomeTameGazelle]

9 minutes ago, Mindthinkr said:

I wonder if they would have accepted water lily for lily pad.

Water lily was the accepted response. The contestant said lily, Ken asked her to be more specific, and she got to water lily. Pad was in the clue. 

[Trey]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who had some trouble figuring out exactly what FJ was going for.  My first answer was Cuba, then I switched to global warming.  Bermuda Triangle never crossed my mind.

Otherwise I had a decent enough game.

I don't get Britbox but I may have to sign up, just to watch Why Didn't They Ask Evans.

[secnarf]

7 hours ago, possibilities said:

I was surprised they didn't accept malpractice for that one. I think doctor-caused problems and malpractice are close enough for it to count. I think the other players had the same confusion, and that's why neither of them rang in after Zhe's answer was ruled wrong.

 

6 hours ago, Bastet said:

"Medical problem caused by the act of one of these" doesn't make any sense with "malpractice" as the "one of these"; "the act of this" would fit, but "the act of one of these" has to be the person committing the act.  Iatrogenic refers to an illness caused by medical examination or treatment, and the wording of the clue seeks the one committing the act causing that problem (which arguably could have been medical professionals in general, not just doctors), not the negligent activity.

I feel like malpractice/negligence are only a small fraction of all iatrogenic symptoms/illnesses. You can get an iatrogenic illness even without anybody doing anything wrong (and without a physician involvement - could be treatment by other members of the medical team). 

[Clanstarling]

10 hours ago, secnarf said:

Iatrogenic was weird to me, because that is not how we use iatrogenic in common usage. Oxford's definition is much more in line with how we use the word:

I either use or hear the term iatrogenic at least once a day at work, and I would never have gotten that the clue was referring to something "caused by the act of a doctor".

I did at least get Bermuda Triangle easily.

I haven't heard the term at all, and didn't even come close to realizing doctor was the answer. I guess I didn't parse it very well.

So, in what context do you use iatrogenic?

9 hours ago, InternetToughGuy said:

Am I alone in thinking Mattea is really annoying? I don't allow myself an original thought.

I really like her - but different strokes for different folks, as the saying goes.

14 minutes ago, Trey said:

I'm glad I'm not the only one who had some trouble figuring out exactly what FJ was going for.  My first answer was Cuba, then I switched to global warming.  Bermuda Triangle never crossed my mind.

I tried to come up with something that sounded threatening, so I eventually came up with "hurricane season?" 🤣

It was a pretty good game for me (based on improvement from my not so great games lately). I didn't run anything, but I answered a lot.

I kept yelling "Lymphoma!" - of course, it's well known to me since the son of a friend of ours had Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma (he's doing well now). So as soon as I saw Hodgkins, I had the answer.

[MrAtoz]

I'm glad that they got all of the Agatha Christie clues in.  That was a category I would have rocked if I were on the show; I got the two Triple Stumpers, "Witness for the Prosecution" and "Tuppence.*"  I didn't know that there was a new version of "Why Didn't They Ask Evans" being made.  I'll have to make a point to watch it.

*I'm always glad to see clues (or anything) referencing Tommy and Tuppence.  They are my favorite Agatha Christie detectives, but they don't seem to be nearly as well known as her other characters like Poirot or Miss Marple.  They're basically the only Christie characters who age in something like real time.  In their first book, from the early 1920s, they're a young couple falling in love (they get engaged at the end).  In their final book, from the early 1970s, they are retired grandparents.

[dgpolo]

11 hours ago, 30 Helens said:

Today was my most hated kind of FJ, the kind where the wording of the clue totally confuses me: A menace off the southeastern Atlantic coast? Sounds like the Bermuda Triangle… but they’re looking for a “term”. The Bermuda Triangle is a location, not a term. “Gave this term it’s current use”? Huh? I don’t understand what they’re asking f— AND time’s up. Should have just answered “Bov”.

I thought it was something to do with hurricanes.

8 hours ago, Leeds said:

Isn't the presidents' order (and numbers and dates) the kind of thing hard-core quizzers would memorize?

I am totally horrible with numbers, I've never been able to memorize more than my SSN and phone # and even that takes time. When my ex was in the Navy (and this was WAY before cell phones) I had to write our frequently changing ph# inside the flap of my purse. It also messed up my memorization of my SSN because I had to memorize -his- SSN for the Navy. When I moved in with my daughter a few years ago the new landline and my new cell #s were VERY similar and so I couldn't memorize either. Like I said before I got Richard E. Grant because of the picture. The numbers did nothing for me.

1 hour ago, Trey said:

I don't get Britbox but I may have to sign up, just to watch Why Didn't They Ask Evans.

I really, really hope Laurie is better than Branagh at adapting Christie. I ran this category also.

40 minutes ago, Clanstarling said:

I tried to come up with something that sounded threatening, so I eventually came up with "hurricane season?" 🤣

Yep, kept trying to think if there was such a thing as hurricane alley? or if there was a name for how they develop.

16 minutes ago, MrAtoz said:

I'm glad that they got all of the Agatha Christie clues in.  That was a category I would have rocked if I were on the show; I got the two Triple Stumpers, "Witness for the Prosecution" and "Tuppence.*"  I didn't know that there was a new version of "Why Didn't They Ask Evans" being made.  I'll have to make a point to watch it.

Yep, me too!

[proserpina65]

13 hours ago, Bastet said:

The lymphoma TS was a doozy.

I don't blame them for not getting lymphoma.  Most people have no idea what it actually is.  I said liver cancer.  (Hell, I only just realized Hodgkins was in the clue when someone here mentioned it.  D'oh.)

1 hour ago, MrAtoz said:

I got the two Triple Stumpers, "Witness for the Prosecution" and "Tuppence.*

I got Tuppence - I inherited dvds of the Tommy & Tuppence series with James Warwick and Francesca Annis (simply marvelous!) - but couldn't quite come up with Witness for the Prosecution even though I knew it.

[bankerchick]

12 hours ago, InternetToughGuy said:

Am I alone in thinking Mattea is really annoying? I don't allow myself an original thought.

Come sit by me.  At least she stopped the annoying commenting after her answers.  'I have to know that dog because I'm from Nova Scotia!!'  Who gives a shit?  Now she's moved on to that ridiculous hand flapping.  I tend to get bored by any winner after several games, but Mattea is really trying my last nerve.  And I'm Canadian, so in theory should be cheering for her, but in my defence, she does live in Toronto and the only people who love those from the centre of the universe are those who live there.

[MrAtoz]

48 minutes ago, proserpina65 said:

I got Tuppence - I inherited dvds of the Tommy & Tuppence series with James Warwick and Francesca Annis (simply marvelous!)

I love that series!  Did you know that Warwick and Annis also did a movie version of "Why Didn't They Ask Evans?"  Thus supporting the clue's assertion that those characters are very similar to Tommy and Tuppence!

[proserpina65]

13 minutes ago, MrAtoz said:

I love that series!  Did you know that Warwick and Annis also did a movie version of "Why Didn't They Ask Evans?"  Thus supporting the clue's assertion that those characters are very similar to Tommy and Tuppence!

Wow, I didn't know that.  I wonder if it's available anywhere.  Must do some research.

[Prevailing Wind]

Just finished watching "Evans" on Britbox. It's 3 episodes, 57 minutes each. You should easily knock it out with days to spare on the 7-day free trial.  It was OK.  Not anything to rave about, but decent mystery TV.

[Bastet]

3 hours ago, proserpina65 said:

I don't blame them for not getting lymphoma.  Most people have no idea what it actually is.  I said liver cancer.  (Hell, I only just realized Hodgkins was in the clue when someone here mentioned it.  D'oh.)

Yeah, I wasn't surprised none of the three got lymphoma based on glands and spleen, I was surprised none of the three realized Hodgkin's + type of cancer = lymphoma.

5 hours ago, MrAtoz said:

*I'm always glad to see clues (or anything) referencing Tommy and Tuppence. 

I got Tuppence thanks to Mary Poppins.  The other Christie clues were all about characters I knew (from seeing the films, not reading the books), but not that one.  So I just concentrated on "slang for a British coin", figured the character was not named Quid, and next thought of Tuppence, as in "Feed the birds, tuppence a bag", and thought that sounded good as a nickname, especially given the alliteration with Tommy.

[InternetToughGuy]

10 hours ago, GreekGeek said:

You're allowed your original thought, but I'm curious why you find her annoying. I haven't noticed anything about her demeanor that people typically gripe about in contestants, other than possibly the fact that she often sounds uncertain about her answers.

I was nervous she would fall victim to the "four game curse" on Monday, but she came through with that "vax" answer. It's interesting that we seem to veer between really close games and huge runaways, though the former have been less frequent than the latter.

Like the other person who I'm going to reply to said, the need to supplement answers with some personal tie in like "Thank goodness, I better have known that cause I do xyz". She also does the same thing Mayim does, like when in a category that nobody knows any answers to, she says something like "Ummm.....moving on" or something equivalent to the "uh, that just happened" type of humor that doesn't take any personal adding-on to make it into a joke. Also, I am guessing most users on this thread are older and hence don't have much exposure to them, but the girls who have facial piercings and that alternative look typically have something wrong with them mentally - not an insult per se, but it's common enough to make me have anticipatory annoyance whenever seeing one.

3 hours ago, bankerchick said:

Come sit by me.  At least she stopped the annoying commenting after her answers.  'I have to know that dog because I'm from Nova Scotia!!'  Who gives a shit?  Now she's moved on to that ridiculous hand flapping.  I tend to get bored by any winner after several games, but Mattea is really trying my last nerve.  And I'm Canadian, so in theory should be cheering for her, but in my defence, she does live in Toronto and the only people who love those from the centre of the universe are those who live there.

I'll sit at your feet and growl like an annoyed mutt whenever she's on screen haha. I'm from BC and it's extra weird when feeling some sort of national alliance with someone who lives 5000km away. I'd think Toronto is the only city on earth where testosterone is completely banned, as the men look so weak, opening a pickle jar is probably the police academy's fitness test.

Edited April 13, 2022 by InternetToughGuy

[zapper]

18 minutes ago, InternetToughGuy said:

Like the other person who I'm going to reply to said, the need to supplement answers with some personal tie in like "Thank goodness, I better have known that cause I do xyz". She also does the same thing Mayim does, like when in a category that nobody knows any answers to, she says something like "Ummm.....moving on" or something equivalent to the "uh, that just happened" type of humor that doesn't take any personal adding-on to make it into a joke. Also, I am guessing most users on this thread are older and hence don't have much exposure to them, but the girls who have facial piercings and that alternative look typically have something wrong with them mentally - not an insult per se, but it's common enough to make me have anticipatory annoyance whenever seeing one.

I'll sit at your feet and growl like an annoyed mutt whenever she's on screen haha. I'm from BC and it's extra weird when feeling some sort of national alliance with someone who lives 5000km away. I'd think Toronto is the only city on earth where testosterone is completely banned, as the men look so weak, opening a pickle jar is probably the police academy's fitness test.

as an "older person" - about 60 - who was involved in the modern primitives body art movement back in the late 80s/early 90s, I have to ask you to consider apologizing for your statement as fact that "girls who have facial piercings and that alternative look" as typically having "something wrong with them mentally"

I feel that ad hominem attacks on contestants should have no place on this forum.

[InternetToughGuy]

37 minutes ago, zapper said:

as an "older person" - about 60 - who was involved in the modern primitives body art movement back in the late 80s/early 90s, I have to ask you to consider apologizing for your statement as fact that "girls who have facial piercings and that alternative look" as typically having "something wrong with them mentally"

I feel that ad hominem attacks on contestants should have no place on this forum.

I'll leave such things out next time.

[zapper]

9 minutes ago, InternetToughGuy said:

I'll leave such things out next time.

appreciated.

[Browncoat]

Catching up from last night -- I had a brief bout of dyslexia and initially said "El Nino" for FJ, then re-read the clue.  Right.  Southeastern not southwestern.  Then I thought something to do with Cuba, but discarded that quickly and came to the correct response in the nick of time.  

I also got the TS of lymphoma, charcoal, and Carrie Nation.

[ams1001]

J!: Not a bad start…Ran Reign of Error and Household Initials, missed two Books and one each in the other three categories for 83% in the first round.

DJ: Not so good in DJ…missed two in half the categories and three in the other half (I'll let you do the math on that one, if you're so inclined), and got no TSes or DDs.

FJ: Nope.

TSes: 98(-pound weakling), DOS (for Dummies), and filigree

[Katy M]

I also said the French and Indian War.

I got the missed clues of hand off, filigree, DOS, rabies, and John Cabot.

I got the entire categories of double letters, house iniitials and reign error right.

I did well in the first round, not so much in the second.

[dgpolo]

I don't remember all the TS's I got but I remember yelling Buffy the Vampire Slayer for the Dingoes Ate my Baby at the Bronze clue!

[Browncoat]

I knew as soon as I saw the category for FJ that I was unlikely to get it, and I was correct. I had no idea what war that might have been.  I could barely do the math to figure out when it might have been.  

But I did get the TS of hand off, filigree, 98, DOS, a sandwich, The Celestine Prophecy, Eastern Shore, and rabies.  

Man, I begged for the 64-crayon set with the sharpener, and I was just thrilled when I finally got it.  That was the best ever crayon set.

I actually laughed out loud at Mattea's "Porcelain Gorilla" story.

[ProudMary]

Ken's "Aliens love Liza Minnelli" had me 🤣. He was definitely "on" tonight.

[Fex]

17 minutes ago, ProudMary said:

Ken's "Aliens love Liza Minnelli" had me 🤣. He was definitely "on" tonight.

I also appreciated his Office Space reference. 

[Prevailing Wind]

19 minutes ago, ProudMary said:

Ken's "Aliens love Liza Minnelli" had me 🤣. He was definitely "on" tonight.

Best thing he's ever said.  ROFL.

I recently bought myself a box of 64 with sharpener.

[secnarf]

11 hours ago, Clanstarling said:

I haven't heard the term at all, and didn't even come close to realizing doctor was the answer. I guess I didn't parse it very well.

So, in what context do you use iatrogenic?

In my area, commonly when discussing ventilator-associated pneumonia (lung infection where bacteria enter via the endotracheal tube), and central line infection (longer IV line that goes into a large vein, that can also be a source of bacteria entering the bloodstream). Surgical site infections and adverse drug reactions (including allergic reactions) are also under the iatrogenic umbrella.

1 hour ago, dgpolo said:

I don't remember all the TS's I got but I remember yelling Buffy the Vampire Slayer for the Dingoes Ate my Baby at the Bronze clue!

Me too. So sad nobody got it.

[PBnJay]

1 hour ago, dgpolo said:

I don't remember all the TS's I got but I remember yelling Buffy the Vampire Slayer for the Dingoes Ate my Baby at the Bronze clue!

While I was trying to figure out how Seinfeld fit as an answer.

I am totally loving Mattea, love everything about her. It's refreshing to see someone (who appears to be) so young be so smart, all while being herself, just as Amy was being herself. I hope she continues to rock.

Plus Ken is cracking me up every episode, he has such off-the-cuff wit. He's just a natural at that job.

I also appreciate Mattea knowing what a Nova Scotia Duck Toller is. Raise your hands, readers, if you know .... yeah, that's what I thought. She kept that from being a TS. I was grossly disappointed when my friend in Lisbon had never heard of a Portuguese Podengo. So Mattea got an extra gold star for knowing a Toller.

[blueray]

I was shocked that they didn't get Buffy. I was yelling it at my TV, they didn't listen....

Also, I love ken's office space impersonation. IAnd that it was an interesting game.

[ams1001]

6 minutes ago, blueray said:

Also, I love ken's office space impersonation. 

For some reason I said The Office at first (but I was thinking and picturing Office Space and corrected myself) so I laughed when The Office came up in another category. (I've never watched it but I knew it was set in Scranton so I did get that one, too.)

[Bastet]

Another win for Mattea despite no DD and an anemic FJ wager (if you're going to go for the win rather than the tie, go for it -- you don't have to bet it all, but jeez).  It's going to be interesting to see how far she goes.

When DOS was a TS, I could just hear Alex saying one of his "before your time" comments.

The rabies TS surprised me; I was so sure someone would guess that.  I was also a bit surprised no one knew/came up with handoff.

The MLK response for the Malcolm X clue was something.

I wish Ken's Lumbergh impression had been better, but "aliens love Liza Minnelli" was oddly funny.

I had a pretty meh first round; I only ran household and double letters, missing two each in books and movies and one each in number and reign (I should have run reign, but couldn't remember Ethelred's name; how one forgets a name like that, I do not know).

I was just okay in DJ; I only ran bats and I missed all but one in TV, but otherwise I just missed two in faith (too bad I don't get to counteract one of those misses with extra credit for knowing both Hitchens and Dawkins in the $2000 clue) and one each in the rest.

FJ was an instaguess that, upon further thought, seemed right.  Or as good as it was going to get, at any rate - war history is not my strong suit.  So it was good to get that right.

[ams1001]

I was hoping for a Lewis Black clue in the Me of Little Faith category; he has a book by that title.

[30 Helens]

3 hours ago, PBnJay said:

While I was trying to figure out how Seinfeld fit as an answer.

Ha- that phrase also took me instantly to Seinfeld, a detour that kept me from recognizing the Buffy reference I should have known.

2 hours ago, Bastet said:

Another win for Mattea despite no DD and an anemic FJ wager (if you're going to go for the win rather than the tie, go for it -- you don't have to bet it all, but jeez).  It's going to be interesting to see how far she goes.

The timid wagering is what keeps me from rooting for Mattea. I generally like her otherwise, but come on. A game show is no place to be practical, and it’s frustrating to watch. Unleash that tiger, lady! I know you’ve got it in you.

2 hours ago, Bastet said:

The MLK response for the Malcolm X clue was something.

Ken seemed taken aback by that, too. That was a pretty expressive “Noooo...”

And was it just me, or was Ken throwing some serious shade at Ricky Gervais and his conspicuous atheism?

Together with the Liza Minnelli comment, Ken was in full snark mode today. (I’m not complaining.)

3 hours ago, ams1001 said:

For some reason I said The Office at first (but I was thinking and picturing Office Space and corrected myself) so I laughed when The Office came up in another category. (I've never watched it but I knew it was set in Scranton so I did get that one, too.)

I will forgive you for now, but just watch it, already. You can thank me later.

[Mindthinkr]

I had a decent game, and thoroughly enjoyed Ken’s hosting. I got a few TSs, and I was wrong with my FJ guess. I better start thinking of round foods/dishes 😅

[Clanstarling]

14 hours ago, Browncoat said:

Man, I begged for the 64-crayon set with the sharpener, and I was just thrilled when I finally got it.  That was the best ever crayon set.

I actually laughed out loud at Mattea's "Porcelain Gorilla" story.

It wasn't a great game for me, I got close in FJ, time wise, but no cigar.

I wanted that crayon set so much - but for some reason, I saw the date and decided it was a smaller set. Sigh...

I'll be off the forum for a few weeks. I'll miss you guys even though I'll be having fun. Going on an adventure of a sort.

[Welshman in Ca]

12 hours ago, PBnJay said:

. I was grossly disappointed when my friend in Lisbon had never heard of a Portuguese Podengo. So Mattea got an extra gold star for knowing a Toller.

Reminds me of the first time I was asked if I would like an English muffin.

wife: would you like an English muffin?

me: WTF is an English muffin?????????????

w: it's a muffin that you toast

me: oh you mean a muffin?

w: No I mean an English muffin

Me: sure I'll have a muffin

and on and on we could have gone until we got to " well if you call an English muffin a muffin what do you call a chocolate muffin?"

Me: We call it a chocolate muffin

 

 

 

[proserpina65]

19 hours ago, InternetToughGuy said:

Also, I am guessing most users on this thread are older and hence don't have much exposure to them, but the girls who have facial piercings and that alternative look typically have something wrong with them mentally

That's utter bullshit.  I am older, but I've worked with a lot of younger people over the years, and facial piercings were no better indicators of mental illness than owning cats or driving fast cars.

15 hours ago, Katy M said:

I also said the French and Indian War.

I said the Boer War at first, but did the math and realized the date would fall in the mid 1760s and that led me to the French & Indian War.  Then I extrapolated that to a wider world involvement and got the Seven Years' War in time to write it down.  It helps that British naval history is a hobby of mine.

15 hours ago, Katy M said:

I got the missed clues of hand off, filigree, DOS, rabies, and John Cabot.

I didn't get hand off but I did get the others.  I was surprised that rabies was a TS since bat-carried disease pretty much always equals rabies.

15 hours ago, dgpolo said:

I don't remember all the TS's I got but I remember yelling Buffy the Vampire Slayer for the Dingoes Ate my Baby at the Bronze clue!

I'd completely forgotten that Dingoes Ate My Baby was the band name, but I knew the Bronze was where they hung out on Buffy.  (My favorite episode of The Tick cartoon contains a line about dingoes stealing the Tick's baby.)

15 hours ago, Browncoat said:

But I did get the TS of hand off, filigree, 98, DOS, a sandwich, The Celestine Prophecy, Eastern Shore, and rabies.

As a resident of the Eastern Shore, I was terribly disappointed that no one got that one.  On the other hand, I apparently managed to completely block The Celestine Prophecy from my memory despite having sold a crap ton of that shitty book when I was at Borders.

9 hours ago, 30 Helens said:

he timid wagering is what keeps me from rooting for Mattea. I generally like her otherwise, but come on. A game show is no place to be practical, and it’s frustrating to watch. Unleash that tiger, lady! I know you’ve got it in you.

I really don't get this attitude.  People can wager what they feel comfortable with.  Clearly it's not hurting Mattea at all since she's still winning and has amassed quit a nice total even with "timid" wagers.

[ams1001]

5 minutes ago, proserpina65 said:

I didn't get hand off but I did get the others.  I was surprised that rabies was a TS since bat-carried disease pretty much always equals rabies.

Maybe they were like me and first focused on the type of virus mentioned in the clue instead of the bats. 

I also said Baton Pass instead of handoff, which was obviously wrong because they gave the number of letters, but I couldn't think of anything that worked.

8 minutes ago, proserpina65 said:

On the other hand, I apparently managed to completely block The Celestine Prophecy from my memory despite having sold a crap ton of that shitty book when I was at Borders.

Yes, that book was big when I was working at B&N; very annoyed I couldn't think of it. (Of course, that's also the kind of book that makes me roll my eyes, so...)

[30 Helens]

16 hours ago, Browncoat said:

I actually laughed out loud at Mattea's "Porcelain Gorilla" story.

I meant to comment on this. It was a cute story, but I actually really like the nickname. It’s kind of poetic.

51 minutes ago, proserpina65 said:

I really don't get this attitude.  People can wager what they feel comfortable with.  Clearly it's not hurting Mattea at all since she's still winning and has amassed quit a nice total even with "timid" wagers.

Of course Mattea can wager whatever she wants. I didn’t say it makes her a bad person, or even that it’s hurting her. Just that as a viewer, it frustrates me. She could be amassing so much more, and at no risk to returning when it’s a runaway. Wagering in those situations can be a sign of confidence, and I just wish she had a bit more. She’s a smart woman, and probably a great money manager. But as a player? Not so much fun for me to watch. YMMV, of course.

2 hours ago, Clanstarling said:

I'll miss you guys even though I'll be having fun. Going on an adventure of a sort.

Have fun!! Bring us back some souvenirs! 😁