ProudMary February 12 Share February 12 1 hour ago, Prevailing Wind said: I keep thinking about John Belushi's "Little Chocolate Doughnuts" SNL fake ad. Oh, here it is... 😄 Thanks for that. 😊 I realize that every generation has its own favorite group of SNL players, but I'm so glad that the original NRFPTP were my group when I was in my late teens/early 20s. 8 Link to comment
Good Queen Jane February 12 Share February 12 0/5, no * (obviously). I think I need both doughnuts and doughnut cereal. 2 2 3 Link to comment
Grundoon59 February 12 Share February 12 4/5 with 2 * - I think this week just fell into my oddly shaped wheelhouse. I swear I only got the Lighthouse at Alexandria because of a time management computer game I play once in a while. On the other hand, I read Heart of Darkness & studied German in college - still missed Kurtz. 🤣 Hope everyone feels better soon - the creeping crud is going around everywhere near me with wild weather swings not helping a bit. Would a round of hot toddies for all help a bit? 1 3 1 Link to comment
Clanstarling February 12 Author Share February 12 (edited) 22 hours ago, 30 Helens said: “Family size’”, heh. That is not a family that makes good choices. I think I’ll stick with my Cheerios. I don't eat cold cereal for breakfast. I'm not virtuous - but cold cereal just doesn't stick with me as a meal (neither does yogurt). Instead, I only eat boxed cereal for "dessert" or a snack - even so, I stick to Cheerios (though I might splurge on a Honey Nut version now and again). Cheerios has always been my favorite, though as a child I really liked Cap'n Crunch and Froot Loops. Edited February 12 by Clanstarling 3 Link to comment
shapeshifter February 12 Share February 12 2 hours ago, Grundoon59 said: Hope everyone feels better soon - the creeping crud is going around everywhere near me with wild weather swings not helping a bit. Would a round of hot toddies for all help a bit? A round of hot toddies sounds better than a group of hot, feverish, germ-spewing toddlers, but I think I'll just have an advil for now. My cereal of choice is square: https://shop.wegmans.com/product/28653/wegmans-bite-size-shredded-wheat-cereal + But occasionally with round banana slices: 5 2 Link to comment
theartandsound February 13 Share February 13 On 2/11/2024 at 7:35 PM, Prevailing Wind said: I keep thinking about John Belushi's "Little Chocolate Doughnuts" SNL fake ad. Oh, here it is... I was just gonna post that! Love that commercial. NOW HE'S GOING FOR THE WORLD RECORD!!! HE'S KICKING IT IN!!!! HE'S DONE IT!!!! 4 Link to comment
dankesean February 13 Share February 13 Week 22: 2/5 (again), but at least with an * (Lighthouse) to salve my pride. Well, that and donuts. But you gotta get your protein in, too. so... 4 2 Link to comment
Clanstarling February 14 Author Share February 14 21 hours ago, dankesean said: Week 22: 2/5 (again), but at least with an * (Lighthouse) to salve my pride. Well, that and donuts. But you gotta get your protein in, too. so... I cannot bring myself to eat one of those - not because I wouldn't like it, but I'm afraid I'd like it TOO much! 1 5 Link to comment
ams1001 February 17 Share February 17 (edited) Week 23: 4/5 with one * YTD: 61/115 (53%) with 5* I've got some leftover Sweethearts from Valentine's Day (bought on clearance the day after). Edited February 17 by ams1001 3 1 2 Link to comment
Browncoat February 17 Share February 17 4/5 this week, with the asterisk. I only missed Monday. 2 3 Link to comment
ProudMary February 17 Share February 17 Week 23: 2/5. I'm so pissed off at myself for not getting Thursday's and Friday's FJs. For Thursday, I immediately figured it was an arch, but my mind got stuck in Europe and I said Arc de Triomphe. I've been to St. Louis and have seen the Gateway Arch! 🤦♀️ Tonight, I absolutely should have gotten Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, but all I could think of was A Streetcar Named Desire and that didn't fit the clue. 🤦♀️ 2 1 Link to comment
Prevailing Wind February 17 Share February 17 56 minutes ago, ams1001 said: Week 23: 4/5 with one * YTD: 61/115 (53%) with 5* I've got some leftover Sweethearts from Valentine's Day (bought on clearance the day after). 8 1 Link to comment
Clanstarling February 17 Author Share February 17 Week 23 • Feb. 12 – One Asterisk 111. U.S. STAMPS - This Roman numeral appeared on stamps in a 2022 series for the 50th anniversary of an anti-discrimination law (IX – Title 9) 112. SOUTHERN POLITICIANS - An article written after his 1935 death asked, "Will some crown prince arise to take his place?" (Huey Long) 113. BROADWAY PLAYS - Rita Moreno & Sally Struthers were the first to star in the female version of this comedy, their characters becoming Olive & Florence (The Odd Couple) 114. *LANDMARKS - The distance between its 2 legs at ground level is 630 feet, making it as wide as it is tall (Gateway Arch) 115. THEATER -A 1955 play review noted "restless Delta folk" & "lives as uncomfortable & insecure as the proverbial" this title (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof) 2 Link to comment
SoMuchTV February 17 Share February 17 1 hour ago, shapeshifter said: Does St. Louis Arch = Gateway Arch? I’ve seen (here and/or other sites) that there was a similar clue where it was accepted, so I’d say you’re good. 3 1 Link to comment
secnarf February 17 Share February 17 Another zero for me - that makes only one single FJ in the last four weeks for me, a new low record! 8 Link to comment
Browncoat February 17 Share February 17 Oh, I lied -- I missed Tuesday, not Monday. Score's still the same, though. 3 1 Link to comment
Trey February 17 Share February 17 10 hours ago, SoMuchTV said: I’ve seen (here and/or other sites) that there was a similar clue where it was accepted, so I’d say you’re good. Good, because I also said St. Louis Arch. 3/5 1* Missed M & T, got Wed through Friday. 3 1 Link to comment
Bliss February 17 Share February 17 The week started with a bad word #$%&# (missed Mon FJ) and then turned around and ended with 4/5 plus an *. So, I'm bringing turnovers. ;-) 4 2 Link to comment
shapeshifter February 17 Share February 17 Week 23: 1/5 Thurs: St. Louis Arch * I was tempted to claim Monday because of a faint memory of a textbook image from the 1960s when we were taught about Huey Long — whose name eluded me. Fortunately, on Thursday the St. Louis ("Gateway") Arch woke me up to the folly of a false win. After 2 weeks of zeroes, I'm happy with my 1/5. 4 Link to comment
Prevailing Wind February 17 Share February 17 9 hours ago, Driad said: Week 23: 4/5 + 1*. Me, too: 4/5, 1* 1 4 Link to comment
Clanstarling February 17 Author Share February 17 14 hours ago, shapeshifter said: Does St. Louis Arch = Gateway Arch? I'll take it. 2 1 Link to comment
Clanstarling February 17 Author Share February 17 On 2/10/2024 at 11:50 AM, Prevailing Wind said: 2 asterisks for me! Yay me, Yay Johnny Cash and the Lighthouse. For Week 22 I have your asterisks (very exciting) - so I know you have at least 2/5, but I want to make sure your count is right. So let me know if you got more. Link to comment
DXD526 February 17 Share February 17 4/5, no *. I don't really think of the Arch as having 'legs', so said Eiffel Tower, even though I knew it was probably wrong. When the category was revealed on Tuesday, I yelled out, "Huey Long!" Then a few minutes later when the clue was read, I stuck with my impulse answer! 2 3 Link to comment
Clanstarling February 17 Author Share February 17 1 minute ago, DXD526 said: 4/5, no *. I don't really think of the Arch as having 'legs', so said Eiffel Tower, even though I knew it was probably wrong. When the category was revealed on Tuesday, I yelled out, "Huey Long!" Then a few minutes later when the clue was read, I stuck with my impulse answer! He was the first "Southern Politician" I thought of (though the field is much larger - Carter, Clinton, Wallace, Thurmand...and the list goes on to current ones). 3 Link to comment
SoMuchTV February 17 Share February 17 Week 23 - 4/5! But avoided the *. (Legs? Really?) Overall 53/115, 4/23*. Contestants: 8/15. 1 3 Link to comment
illdoc February 17 Share February 17 Week 23: 2/5 0* Overall: 64/115 8* 16 hours ago, ProudMary said: I've been to St. Louis and have seen the Gateway Arch! Worse for me---I've been in the Gateway Arch! 4 1 3 Link to comment
Good Queen Jane February 18 Share February 18 4/5 no *. i guess it is obvious which one I missed. I’ll bring Budweiser beer for everyone. 3 1 3 Link to comment
30 Helens February 18 Share February 18 The week started so well, I was hoping for a complete reversal of last week’s bagel. Then the arch “legs” confused me and I ended up with 4/5. But no complaints, I’ll take it!! So this week, I will bring nine-odd pounds of Southern fried chicken (with a little Louisiana hot sauce on the side). 1 1 2 2 2 Link to comment
shapeshifter February 18 Share February 18 4 minutes ago, M. Darcy said: 5/5 with 1*! 3 1 1 1 Link to comment
Grundoon59 February 19 Share February 19 5/5 with one * - Somehow my theater/history/politics loving self got the other four and a "hail mary cause I can't think of anything else" guess got me the Arch for the full week. Can't quite believe it. I will bring iced tea - sweetened, unsweetened and Long Island to complement the food and hopefully suit the taste of any non beer drinkers. 1 2 6 Link to comment
dankesean February 20 Share February 20 Week 23, 3/5, with the *, since 'St. Louis Arch' seems to be an acceptable answer and that's all I had. Given that, my choice of food contribution seems obvious. 1 2 3 Link to comment
Driad February 24 Share February 24 Week 24: 4/5. No * because I thought Thursday's FJ meant there was a famous WWII battle in that Italian town. 4 Link to comment
Clanstarling February 24 Author Share February 24 Week 24 – Feb 19 – One Asterisk 116. CANADIAN MEDICINE - Nova Scotian William Knapp Buckley devised a widely used antitussive, meaning a drug used against this (cough[ing]) 117. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS - He's the most recent presidential candidate to have officially declared his opponent in that campaign the victor (Al Gore) 118. 19th CENTURY AMERICANS - In 1896, 15 years after a famous showdown, this man was accused of fixing a championship boxing match (Wyatt Earp) 119. *ON VACATION IN ITALY - About 30 miles from Florence, a little hill gives this tiny Tuscan town its name, familiar to American visitors (Monticello) 120. FRENCH AUTHORS - Trained as a priest & a physician, in 1532 he published his first novel under the pen name Alcofribas Nasier ([François] Rabelais) 4 Link to comment
Clanstarling February 24 Author Share February 24 2 hours ago, Shrek said: 1/5 yet again. You're in good company this week (myself included). At this particular moment in time, the Table for One is the largest. 4 Link to comment
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