opus February 24, 2015 Share February 24, 2015 I went with the Winter Olympics for FJ, but I don't know why. 3 Link to comment
peeayebee February 24, 2015 Share February 24, 2015 I figured it was the World Cup because the clue indicated multiple venues. Link to comment
how55 February 24, 2015 Share February 24, 2015 Even though it didn't make sense, I went w/Winter Olympics on FJ too. Like why would they need grass for winter sports. At the last sec, I figured out World Cup. Link to comment
HelenBaby February 24, 2015 Share February 24, 2015 I guessed the Rose Parade because sometimes the floats will use seeds to achieve effects sometimes. Needless to say I was way off. Lol. 1 Link to comment
YoureSoUrban February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 (edited) What was Gemma doing? Trying to be a "manic pixie dream girl"? Annoying. Amen. I went to Twitter seeking kindred spirits and all I saw was how adorable and funny they thought she was. Oy. The guy annoyed me as well, making wild guesses. Was he not aware he would lose money for that? I'm glad neither one of them won. And I thought the World Cup was a no-brainer but then again I'm obsessed with the World Cup. Edited February 25, 2015 by YoureSoUrban 3 Link to comment
ottoDbusdriver February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 Arrgggh !!! Man the judging is frustrating. I can't believe they gave Jeremy credit for that clue with his answer of "What is Tea Party ?" -- Wtf ? Boston wasn't even in the clue, he should have been forced to give the full answer, including the city name, since it was the DJ round. But no, Alex filled in the Boston part of the answer. And then Alex gives away the fact that the FJ answer for 1980s movies was indeed a popular movie, which removed a lot of guesswork as to what the answer could be. 6 Link to comment
CarpeDiem54 February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 I was yelling, "Make him say Boston Tea Party", but noooooo! Nightmare on Freaking Elm Street? WTF kind of a goofy guess was that? Might as well have said Alien. Link to comment
portia7 February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 On yesterday's FJ, I was sorta thinking "Kentucky Derby." Shows how little I know about sports, but I did catch myself by saying: "no that's probably local blue grass not rye and Kentucky isn't 5000 miles from Manitoba. Still didn't know that the correct response was World Cup. I've always only heard of Bakelite being pronounced as Bake-a-light. Link to comment
CarpeDiem54 February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 Amen. I went to Twitter seeking kindred spirits and all I saw was how adorable and funny they thought she was. Oy. The guy annoyed me as well, making wild guesses. Was he not aware he would lose money for that? I'm glad neither one of them won. And I thought the World Cup was a no-brainer but then again I'm obsessed with the World Cup. You're kidding? They thought she was adorable? Blech! I thought she was a flailing nitwit. I knew The World Cup as I read an article that the money spent was astronomical and could have been put to better use feeding the poor. 1 Link to comment
Bastet February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 I figured it was the World Cup because the clue indicated multiple venues. That was the clincher for me working my way to it as well -- what's played on a grass field over multiple venues? Then I double-checked myself with the geography. But it was the "venues" part of the clue that helped me most. Link to comment
GreekGeek February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 Nightmare on Freaking Elm Street? WTF kind of a goofy guess was that? Might as well have said Alien. I'm guessing she zoomed in on the word "thriller" and that was the only one she could think of from the 80's. ("Alien" appeared in 1979.) I was rooting against Jeremy from the beginning when he struck that pose. Was it supposed to be sexy? Across the River and Into the Trees isn't Hemingway's best known work, but I was a bit surprised it was a TS. E.B. White wrote a parody of it called "Across the Street and Into the Grill." 1 Link to comment
peeayebee February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 I got stuck on "giant" in the clue, esp how Alex emphasized it, so I went with Edna Ferber. I didn't even pay attention to the title, otherwise I would have known it was Hemingway. Link to comment
biakbiak February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 I did guess Die Hard but I kept thinking I was wrong because for some reason I thought it was more 84/86. 3 Link to comment
Misslindsey February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 I guessed Die Hard. I have never actually seen the movie, maybe bits and pieces so I started question if it was a thriller. I thought it was more action. 1 Link to comment
Prevailing Wind February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 it's got Alan Rickman, who, in my book, is pretty thrilling. 6 Link to comment
Bastet February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 I knew Die Hard immediately - even though I don't like the film - because of the reference to an L.A. skyscraper and the year; I was an obsessive Moonlighting fan, and shooting of the film going beyond schedule was one of the many things wreaking havoc with production of the show that year. Link to comment
Pallida February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 We guessed Die Hard in this household, but doubted it because of "thriller" in the description. Adding to the frustration about judging, I was annoyed they didn't require Frank Herbert's first name. When they give the first name of a relative, I don't think it's fair that a person can simply know the relative's last name and get the answer. Link to comment
proserpina65 February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 This is a question for all of you have actually been on the show: Do they make suggestions of how you should stand, smile, react in the contestant introductions? I was wondering if Jeremy just thought he was cute enough to pull off that sideways, come-hither look. Alas...it just creeped me out. They didn't when I was on, but that was a few years ago. I actually thought he did the pose as a jokey thing and I found it rather amusing; I doubt he was being serious. OMG - Die Hard was the FJ!!!! Had I been Dava-Leigh, I'd have been tempted to bet big on 1980s Movies even though that would've been stupid. But hey, I could've won $40,000 for knowing my favorite Christmas movie. (Why, oh why, couldn't I have gotten THAT FJ instead of stupid Inventors?!?!?!?) 2 Link to comment
Browncoat February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 How in the world was Ann Arbor a triple stumper? I don't even really follow college sports and I knew that one. Glad Dava-Leigh won again. 5 Link to comment
teebax February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 How in the world was Ann Arbor a triple stumper? I don't even really follow college sports and I knew that one. Glad Dava-Leigh won again. She was a lesser of evils for me; I really didn't like any of the contestants. Dava-Leigh is okay, but I'm not a fan of editorializing by contestants. When she told Alex she knew about transitive verbs because she used to teach English, I wondered who asked her that. 2 Link to comment
Etta Place February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 I got stuck on "giant" in the clue, esp how Alex emphasized it, so I went with Edna Ferber. I didn't even pay attention to the title, otherwise I would have known it was Hemingway. Same. This is a question for all of you have actually been on the show: Do they make suggestions of how you should stand, smile, react in the contestant introductions? I was wondering if Jeremy just thought he was cute enough to pull off that sideways, come-hither look. Alas...it just creeped me out. They don't really tell you anything except which camera to look into during your intro. They do ask you not to do any hand signals or things like that because they have no idea what you might be communicating (shout out to your gang, who knows...). Obviously, they give more leeway to that with the tournaments, when you'll often see people mouth things, wave, or whatever. Link to comment
ottoDbusdriver February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 How in the world was Ann Arbor a triple stumper? I don't even really follow college sports and I knew that one. Or how was Tunnel Vision a TS in the T.V. category -- it was the $200 clue ? 1 Link to comment
GreekGeek February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 Tough FJ tonight! I thought the second French-speaking state was somewhere in New England, but I guessed Vermont. 2 Link to comment
CarpeDiem54 February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 I guessed Michigan for the other FJ state. If Laura's actually a medical doctor she should have run that Skeleton category. Plus, reading the entire category name and adding "please" was annoying. Guess I'm stabby tonight. 1 Link to comment
Sharpie66 February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 I got FJ! I was partly thinking about Quebec, but I also remembered that the Cajuns of LA had originated as Acadians in Maine. 3 Link to comment
CarpeDiem54 February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 I got FJ! I was partly thinking about Quebec, but I also remembered that the Cajuns of LA had originated as Acadians in Maine. *face palm* Why the heck didn't I remember the Acadians came from Maine? Evangeline is one of my favorite poems. *goes off to kick self* Link to comment
Trey February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 I got FJ with no problem. I've never heard of the Acadians originating in Maine. Thought they came from Nova Scotia. I like the new champ, she seems cool. Link to comment
secnarf February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 Acadia was originally in what is currently Nova Scotia, and then spread to what is now PEI, Quebec, (I think also a bit of NB and Nfld) and Maine. Then from Maine, on to Louisiana. 1 Link to comment
Sharpie66 February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 I learned that about Maine when I went there on a family vacation when I was 16, and we went to Acadia National Park. 1 Link to comment
peeayebee February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 I didn't get FJ. I liked the question because if you thought about it, you could probably get it. Laura certainly was fast on the buzzer. Also, she reminded me of a cross between Melanie Lynskey and Aubrey Plaza, with a little Jena Malone thrown in. 1 Link to comment
Bastet February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 FJ was pretty easy for me, although Maine was partially a guess; my immediate thought was "Louisiana and something next to Quebec," and since Maine shared the longest border, that's the one I went with (it was between ME, VT and NH). The category about completing the line should be a source of embarrassment to the show's writers; all but the last one of those clues belonged in the first round of a Teen Tournament. 2 Link to comment
NorthstarATL February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 I guessed Florida along with Louisiana, just like the winner, but that was purely from having lived there for a decade and working in the food service industry. Haitian were probably over represented, and they not only spoke French but listened to local radio stations broadcat in French. Link to comment
ABay February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 (edited) I went with Vermont because I don't think of Maine as bordering Quebec, I think of it as bordering New Brunswick. Also, Vermont has a French name. Edited February 26, 2015 by ABay 1 Link to comment
Etta Place February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 I think the FJ was easier for me just because I thought of Maine first. I went there immediately, then started casting about for what other states on the border might speak French. When I didn't come up with anything plausible, I started over with "where would there be French speakers?" and that led to "duh, Louisiana." I suspect it was harder if you thought of Louisiana first. Link to comment
PaulaO February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 Re: FJ. First I said Vermont, then Maine, then back to Vermont. Recently there was a clue about Vermont coming from the French for green mountain so I figured Vermont was on the writers' minds. Link to comment
ajsnaves February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 (edited) I immediately got Maine and Louisiana. I don't know why I knew they spoke French in Maine, but it was the first state to come to mind. And then I immediately thought of the "Maine Justice" sketches on SNL, and it all made sense to me. Edited February 26, 2015 by ajsnaves Link to comment
ottoDbusdriver February 27, 2015 Share February 27, 2015 That seems like the first game in a while where they cleared all the clues off the board in both rounds, but surprisingly didn't produce a high scoring game. Too bad Laura's run only lasted one day, but congrats to new champ Jose. Link to comment
CarpeDiem54 February 27, 2015 Share February 27, 2015 Wow. I actually got FJ instantly. Little Miss Future Lawyer needs to bone up on history. The Kingston Trio a TS? I feel old. If I go on Jeopardy! can I describe myself as a future retiree? I like the new champ a lot. 6 Link to comment
GreekGeek February 27, 2015 Share February 27, 2015 Little Miss Future Lawyer needs to bone up on history. Yes, I normally don't fault people for gaps in knowledge, but thinking Gorbachev was in power in the 1950's??? Even if she was a kid in the 90's, she must have heard his name in the news even though his heyday was a few years earlier. 3 Link to comment
Bastet February 27, 2015 Share February 27, 2015 (edited) I got caught up in something during the commercial break and missed FJ. The Kingston Trio TS surprised me, too. But not as much as The Danube. Did the contestant say "Georgia girl" instead of "Georgy girl"? Or did Alex? Because I swear one of them said Georgia and one correctly said Georgy, but I'm not sure who screwed up. I correctly guessed vilify for the "V"erb clue, but was a little iffy on it because its definition is not exclusively defamatory as it was presented in the clue. Edited February 27, 2015 by Bastet Link to comment
peeayebee February 27, 2015 Share February 27, 2015 I was thinking along the lines of Germany, with the quote referring to Hitler. I guessed Willy Brandt, though I didn't really think he was in office in 1956. The Kingston Trio was my late husband's favorite group, so that was an easy one for me. I also got vilify and Picnic. Link to comment
Pallida February 27, 2015 Share February 27, 2015 I also heard the champ say "Georgia Girl." I rewound and heard it that way on a second listen, but Mr. Pallida wasn't sure. Link to comment
peeayebee February 27, 2015 Share February 27, 2015 It sounded like he said Georgy Girl to me. Link to comment
alias1 February 27, 2015 Share February 27, 2015 It sounded like he said Georgy Girl to me. I thought he said it correctly, too. I like the new champ. Link to comment
Trey February 27, 2015 Share February 27, 2015 I thought he said it correctly, too. I like the new champ. I also heard Georgy Girl. But that's what I was expecting to hear so maybe he did say it wrong. Re FJ, I wasn't sure if Khruschev was the leader directly after Stalin but he was all I had so I went with it. Luckily, it was correct:) An okay game, nothing impressive. The Kingston Trio is one of my favourite groups too so I was disappointed that it was a TS. 3 Link to comment
Sharpie66 February 27, 2015 Share February 27, 2015 I grew up listening to my dad's Kingston Trio records (my favorite to sing along with as a little girl was "Carrier Pigeon"), so as soon as I saw the first of the three names, I was yelling "Kingston Trio!!!" at the tv. There were a few other TS clues that I got as well in addition to getting FJ, so I was doing pretty well yesterday. Link to comment
Bastet February 27, 2015 Share February 27, 2015 I also heard Georgy Girl. But that's what I was expecting to hear so maybe he did say it wrong. I think he said it right, but I think when Alex repeated it back he said Georgia instead. Link to comment
AndreaK1041 February 28, 2015 Share February 28, 2015 I record this show and binge watch it randomly (you can watch a whole episode in 14 minutes!) I'm currently in November 2014 and FJ was: BRITISH MUSICMAKERS OF THE '90s One critic called them "a social phenomenon", "the most widely recognised group... since John, Paul, George & Ringo" The answer was the Spice Girls, but I thought that one contestant's response of Oasis could easily have also been true. I hope she raised a fuss and got to come back. 1 Link to comment
CarpeDiem54 February 28, 2015 Share February 28, 2015 I groaned when I saw that Supreme Court category. I knew they'd drag out Sandra Day O'Connor. I thought FJ was easy. Was surprised only Jose got it. I'm enjoying him as the champ. How cute was Richmond's story that he cuddles babies in the hospital for a living? 2 Link to comment
secnarf February 28, 2015 Share February 28, 2015 I record this show and binge watch it randomly (you can watch a whole episode in 14 minutes!) I'm currently in November 2014 and FJ was: BRITISH MUSICMAKERS OF THE '90s One critic called them "a social phenomenon", "the most widely recognised group... since John, Paul, George & Ringo" The answer was the Spice Girls, but I thought that one contestant's response of Oasis could easily have also been true. I hope she raised a fuss and got to come back. I remember that episode, and I remember being absolutely astonished at how poorly the contestants did. I don't think Oasis even comes close. I had guessed Spice Girls just based on the category, they were so popular :P How cute was Richmond's story that he cuddles babies in the hospital for a living? I was kind of annoyed with that actually - Alex said it was his job, but Richmond clearly said he volunteered. I work in a kids' hospital - they don't pay people to do that. There are tons of people who are happy to do it for free. Link to comment
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