Bastet February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 I'd say I'm waiting for a Male (or Men) Authors category, but not even if I was a real-life Methuselah would I live to see that. Maybe one of these days they'll manage to just call it Authors and include women, but I agree -- understanding the difference between a noun and an adjective is a welcome change. 3 Link to comment
mojoween February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 Honestly. FDR as a TS for teachers is disgraceful. Perhaps it's because I've lived in Central New York my entire life and it's still kind of a big deal, but I was really surprised at the Erie Canal miss. However, I am still giggling at the thought of Norah Roberts as a children's author. Good god I've never heard anyone outside of porn as excited about the possibility of a beard-off before. 6 Link to comment
opus February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 Good god I've never heard anyone outside of porn as excited about the possibility of a beard-off before. Wow, what movies are you watching? Link to comment
rereader2 February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 (edited) However, I am still giggling at the thought of Nora Roberts as a children's author. Me, too! I thought of Jersey Boys, but rejected it on the grounds that how would that win a Tony? I guessed Beautiful, instead. (Which is profoundly illogical, but there you go.) Edited February 11, 2015 by rereader2 Link to comment
ottoDbusdriver February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 I was distracted by HOW LOUD JENNIFER's SWEATER was. At what point in Billy Elliott does Billy enter the Hall of Fame ? Because that was a really bad FJ guess by Eric. Link to comment
GreekGeek February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 Yikes, Eric had a really bad game. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt that he was out-buzzed by the other two, because I can't believe he didn't know some of those answers. Those prefixes were right up a Latin teacher's alley, as was "E Pluribus Unum." But he did irk me a little in his interview when he said that he became a teacher because he had no practical skills. Way to reinforce that damned "Those who can't, teach" stereotype! I agree that it was shocking that all three missed FDR, although Truman made more sense as an answer than Eisenhower. Truman did become president the next year on FDR's death. There were a number of plausible candidates for FJ, with all the jukebox musicals around. My first thought was Dreamgirls, although it would be a stretch to call them rock and rollers. 1 Link to comment
Kitkat52 February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 (edited) I was shocked all three missed FDR. 1944 should have been a no brainer. Edited February 11, 2015 by Kitkat52 2 Link to comment
Bastet February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 Some of the clues would have been better suited to the contestants' students than these adults. Yet some of them were TS. 2 Link to comment
Etta Place February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 I am unsurprised that others had the same thought I did - three teachers cannot answer a question that is, essentially, "who was being re-elected in 1944?" Truman? Eisenhower? And silence? Embarrassing game for the guy with no skills and no sense of humor. Guess he shouldn't quit his day job ... or maybe he should, but I don't know what his fall-back plan would be. 1 Link to comment
proserpina65 February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 There were a number of plausible candidates for FJ, with all the jukebox musicals around. My first thought was Dreamgirls, although it would be a stretch to call them rock and rollers. No more of a stretch than calling Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons rock and rollers. There's some messed up stuff in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Link to comment
dcalley February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 What is a beard-off? Alex said people were talking about a possible beard-off because each semi-final had a bearded guy in it, one of whom was already into the finals. Since the show tapes way before it airs, who knows who these people are. Maybe it's just Alex. And then Alex said "But don't underestimate the women" (or was it "ladies"?). Okay. Then when it was clear the bearded guy in Tuesday's game wasn't going to win, Alex said there would be no beard-off. Oy with the beards already! 2 Link to comment
alias1 February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 I cringed when Alex first mentioned there might be a "beard-off" in the contest, and then he made it worse by mentioning there would not be a "beard-off" after all (presumably because Eric was such a crappy player). 2 Link to comment
peeayebee February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 And then Alex said "But don't underestimate the women" (or was it "ladies"?). Okay. I thought he was making a joke that one of the bearded finalists was a woman. Link to comment
ChicagoCita February 12, 2015 Share February 12, 2015 I consider myself a pretty educated Chicagoan, so I was surprised to hear Mary talk about working at a suburban school that has always had open education and just celebrated its 175th anniversary. If anyone else is curious, it's Elgin Academy in Elgin. I don't know why or how it flew under my radar. It was founded when Chicago just had a couple thousand residents. Impressive longevity. Link to comment
Browncoat February 12, 2015 Share February 12, 2015 I am surprised that no one got FJ. It seemed obvious to me. 1 Link to comment
Prevailing Wind February 12, 2015 Share February 12, 2015 I thought FJ was easy, too. (Or is that "too easy"?) Link to comment
peeayebee February 12, 2015 Share February 12, 2015 Heck, my guess for FJ was 'Roget'. For the one DD, I said The Sea of Tasmanian. Is that acceptable for The Tasman Sea? I got Larry Fine. Seemed easy to me. 1 Link to comment
ottoDbusdriver February 12, 2015 Share February 12, 2015 Heck, my guess for FJ was 'Roget'. Me too. Link to comment
ABay February 12, 2015 Share February 12, 2015 Roget for me, too, but knew it wasn't right. I couldn't think of Bartlett's name. 1 Link to comment
proserpina65 February 12, 2015 Share February 12, 2015 (edited) I went with Webster for the FJ because I couldn't think of anyone else. Then metaphorically did the V-8 head slap when the correct answer was revealed. D'oh! Heck, my guess for FJ was 'Roget'. For the one DD, I said The Sea of Tasmanian. Is that acceptable for The Tasman Sea? I got Larry Fine. Seemed easy to me. Tasman Sea was a complete guess for me. I knew it existed, but thought it might have been between mainland Australia and Tasmania, not between Australia and New Zealand. I've never found the Three Stooges to be funny, and know almost nothing about them as individuals, so although I recognized Larry, I wouldn't have known his last name if my life had depended on it. Edited February 12, 2015 by proserpina65 1 Link to comment
peeayebee February 12, 2015 Share February 12, 2015 Gosh, I just remembered that a motel down the street from me used to be called The Tasman Sea. Link to comment
6 MeowMeowBeenz February 12, 2015 Share February 12, 2015 I came up with Webster but not confidently And yay for Cathy! Link to comment
PaulaO February 12, 2015 Share February 12, 2015 (edited) I consider myself a pretty educated Chicagoan, so I was surprised to hear Mary talk about working at a suburban school that has always had open education and just celebrated its 175th anniversary. If anyone else is curious, it's Elgin Academy in Elgin. I don't know why or how it flew under my radar. It was founded when Chicago just had a couple thousand residents. Impressive longevity. I was excited when they said she was Hoffman Estates (used to live in Hoffman) and even more excited when they showed her kids with the banner of Elgin Academy cuz I live in Elgin! As a decades long equestrian, I have a nit to pick about the clue that had "jodhpurs" as the answer. What was shown was breeches. Breeches are worn with high (aka tall) boots. Jodhpurs are worn with paddock boots or jodhpur boots. Both are ankle boots and the jods go over the boots and have an elastic strap that goes under the sole of the boot to keep the jods from riding up. Edited February 12, 2015 by PaulaO Link to comment
ottoDbusdriver February 12, 2015 Share February 12, 2015 I'm just glad the judges eventually ruled correctly on Colin over the 'What is Consumer Report ?' answer that he gave. When Alex let that slide, I actually yelled "What the hell ?" at the TV. 6 Link to comment
Prevailing Wind February 12, 2015 Share February 12, 2015 Same as Hearts of Darkness, if you ask me. Alex got that one right. Sometimes, I think he just doesn't hear correctly. Link to comment
ottoDbusdriver February 13, 2015 Share February 13, 2015 I guessed the Danube as well -- completely forgot about the Ganges, but it is in a country with a billion people. What was with accepting first names only in the weddings category ? I know that they were famous people, but come on. Jennifer has a big lead going into Day 2. 2 Link to comment
opus February 13, 2015 Share February 13, 2015 Do I guess that "the person way behind in third place" has maybe rallied once or twice in past tournaments, or is it actually "many times" , as Alex likes to say. 3 Link to comment
CarpeDiem54 February 13, 2015 Share February 13, 2015 Yay, Jennifer! I'd be happy with either Jennifer or Cathy winning. Adam acted like a baby so I hope he crashes and burns tomorrow. No one knew Longfellow wrote Evangeline? 5 Link to comment
Gianthambeast February 13, 2015 Share February 13, 2015 Blah. I hate the teachers' tournament along with kids' week and the teen tournament. 4 Link to comment
The Wild Sow February 13, 2015 Share February 13, 2015 I've never found the Three Stooges to be funny, and know almost nothing about them as individuals, so although I recognized Larry, I wouldn't have known his last name if my life had depended on it. Not even "Dr. Howard....Dr. Fine.....Dr. Howard!"? That's a classic, I tell ya! 3 Link to comment
PaulaO February 13, 2015 Share February 13, 2015 Along with the t-shirt depicting the three with the caption "it's fine in the middle." Larry was between Moe and Curly.... Link to comment
mojoween February 14, 2015 Share February 14, 2015 The question that the guy answered Pharrell to...shouldn't he have been made to say Pharrell Williams? Because I could have sworn Pharrell one-name was a totally different performer. I mean, I also could be talking out my ass and it's all the same person. Link to comment
Browncoat February 14, 2015 Share February 14, 2015 Well, that was a most enjoyable Teacher's Tournament, and I would have been fine with any of the finalists winning. I'm glad it was a woman, though! And for FJ, somehow I pulled the right answer out of my butt, but second-guessed myself trying to think of someone appropriate from Jamestown, VA. Link to comment
ottoDbusdriver February 14, 2015 Share February 14, 2015 (edited) That 3-letter word category in the Jeopardy with words containing 'Y' was insultingly simple, even for the kids tournament. And then they proceeded to show each of the comedians for the clues in Comedians category -- did they really need a video clip for Jerry Seinfeld ? Both Jeopardy and Double Jeopardy rounds were really easy -- way too easy for the Finals of a tournament. The only really tough question was FJ -- I guessed Frobisher since he was another Englishman that charted North America, but he died earlier than 1611. Having said that, congrats to Jennifer on her win. Edited February 14, 2015 by ottoDbusdriver Link to comment
dcalley February 14, 2015 Share February 14, 2015 "Good girl."--Alex to Cathy after she self-corrected her answer to be in the form of a question. It rankles. 4 Link to comment
ottoDbusdriver February 14, 2015 Share February 14, 2015 (edited) "Good girl."--Alex to Cathy after she self-corrected her answer to be in the form of a question. It rankles. Could Alex have been a little more condescending to her ? I don't think so. And there's no way he would have said "Good Boy" to Colin. Edited February 14, 2015 by ottoDbusdriver 1 Link to comment
CarpeDiem54 February 14, 2015 Share February 14, 2015 Yay, Jennifer! Doing a happy dance for my local gal! Or should I say "girl"? Globe as a DD was ridiculously easy. I flamed out on FJ. 2 Link to comment
peeayebee February 14, 2015 Share February 14, 2015 The question that the guy answered Pharrell to...shouldn't he have been made to say Pharrell Williams? Because I could have sworn Pharrell one-name was a totally different performer. I mean, I also could be talking out my ass and it's all the same person. I don't think this is two people. Pharrell and Pharrell Williams are one and the same. I think the only TS I got was smoke signals. 3 Link to comment
opus February 14, 2015 Share February 14, 2015 And then they proceeded to show each of the comedians for the clues in Comedians category -- did they really need a video clip for Jerry Seinfeld ? Well, they didn't show Lenny Bruce or Gallagher. 2 Link to comment
SyracuseMug February 14, 2015 Share February 14, 2015 Adam's voice grates, and it bugged me that he mispronounced DaVinci. A teacher should know better. 1 Link to comment
mojoween February 14, 2015 Share February 14, 2015 I completely agree about the Battle of the Decades. Inserting Ken Jennings into anything ups the charm quotient, the winner Whatshisface (Brad?) had a personality even if I wasn't that enamored with him and Roger was funny, which I've come to understand was a 180 from his prior appearances. These teachers were pleasant enough, but nothing I'd really remember. Maybe it comes from the other three guys having appeared hundreds of times and these teachers just a few times. Link to comment
Ailianna February 14, 2015 Share February 14, 2015 Or maybe Alex was simply saying it was fun for him, since he seemed to be having a good time with the finalists. He may have liked this group particularly, and the BotD was probably a pretty high stress event as Jeopardy tournaments go for him. I certainly enjoyed the BotD more, but I really only watch for the clues, not the contestants. 1 Link to comment
DXD526 February 14, 2015 Share February 14, 2015 did they really need a video clip for Jerry Seinfeld ? I thought "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee" was enough of a jumbo hint, but then to have his picture too? I wonder about this show sometimes... Was pleasantly surprised when I got FJ, wasn't totally confident about it. It always gives me a smug feeling when I get a FJ TS :) 1 Link to comment
proserpina65 February 14, 2015 Share February 14, 2015 I was thrilled as heck to get the FJ. I don't know anything about Henry Hudson, but Hudson Bay was the only thing on the map that I could think of which might've fit the clue, so I guessed Hudson. Not even "Dr. Howard....Dr. Fine.....Dr. Howard!"? That's a classic, I tell ya! Nope, not a 3 Stooges fan here at all. But I won't think any less of you. ;-) Link to comment
opus February 15, 2015 Share February 15, 2015 I sort of question Alex's statement at the end of "This was the most fun of any tournament that I can recall." The contestants were as a whole very pleasant, but I didn't find it any more riveting than any other tournament. I thought the battle of the decades was far more delightful... Alex is still recovering from being browbeaten by irate behind the scene parents. 5 Link to comment
Trini February 15, 2015 Share February 15, 2015 Henry Hudson -- I was thinking the answer was related to Greenland. And people are naming their children 'Cullen'?? 2 Link to comment
Trey February 15, 2015 Share February 15, 2015 The only really tough question was FJ -- I guessed Frobisher since he was another Englishman that charted North America, but he died earlier than 1611. I also said Frobisher but switched to Henry Hudson since his name on the map is much more prominent than Frobisher's - not just a bay but a river too, right through New York. I laughed at the woman in the middle saying Horatio Alger after the other one was ruled wrong for Horatio Hornblower - and then she was wrong too. At least they both laughed about it. 1 Link to comment
peeayebee February 15, 2015 Share February 15, 2015 I laughed at the woman in the middle saying Horatio Alger after the other one was ruled wrong for Horatio Hornblower - and then she was wrong too. At least they both laughed about it. Yeah, I would have made fun of her, but it was cool that she laughed at herself. 3 Link to comment
Gianthambeast February 17, 2015 Share February 17, 2015 Again the beard is triumphant! I guess Circe too, though Medea crossed my mind. Link to comment
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