ClareWalks March 29, 2019 Share March 29, 2019 For FJ I started with euphoria and thought of "on cloud nine" right away, then was like "9...oh meteorology, clouds! Boom!" So I think I went backwards but I got there quickly. 4 Link to comment
bad things are bad March 29, 2019 Share March 29, 2019 If anyone's interested, Steven's been posting on the Disqus Jeopardy threads 1 Link to comment
M. Darcy March 29, 2019 Share March 29, 2019 I’m very surprised- I thought FJ was super easy. 4 Link to comment
Browncoat March 30, 2019 Share March 30, 2019 Do we get extra drinking points if a whole category has "genre" in the title? Plus we got Sartre, and a "good for you" for the guy on the end. It's no wonder I blanked on FJ. I think I focused too much on the year, too. But yeah, no FJ for me tonight. Boo, hiss. I did get castle keep and loess, though, so there's that. Link to comment
BuckeyeLou March 30, 2019 Share March 30, 2019 I thought tonight's FJ was hard(for me), I guessed "Little Lord Fauntleroy" like the guy on the end. Steven from Atlanta, is a smart guy & a calm contestant. 3 Link to comment
saber5055 March 30, 2019 Share March 30, 2019 57 minutes ago, M. Darcy said: I’m very surprised- I thought FJ was super easy. I'm not surprised. 53 minutes ago, Browncoat said: Do we get extra drinking points if a whole category has "genre" in the title? I vote yes. 1 Link to comment
Popular Post teebax March 30, 2019 Popular Post Share March 30, 2019 My only gets tonight were loess (solely based on the clue and not knowledge I had before-hand) and FJ. I think FJ was one of those clues that if you got it right away it seemed really easy, but parsing it out may have been difficult. I know that makes no sense but also know you guys understand what I mean! In other news, I leave for LA tomorrow! I'm a combination of excited and nervous for Monday. 1 30 Link to comment
saber5055 March 30, 2019 Share March 30, 2019 8 minutes ago, teebax said: In other news, I leave for LA tomorrow! I'm a combination of excited and nervous for Monday. Safe travels and have fun. "Talk" to us if you are able, when you get there. Inquiring minds want to know ... everything! Well, mine does anyway. I am SO excited for you! 5 Link to comment
j5cochran March 30, 2019 Share March 30, 2019 13 minutes ago, teebax said: In other news, I leave for LA tomorrow! I'm a combination of excited and nervous for Monday. You are going to have the experience of a lifetime! Since you're going early, spend some time wandering southern California. I highly recommend the Getty Museum. 2 Link to comment
lb60 March 30, 2019 Share March 30, 2019 No clue for FJ. In my defense, it was before my time. ;-) I did get sandstone. Good for me! So ends my pathetic week of Jeopardy. 22 minutes ago, teebax said: In other news, I leave for LA tomorrow! I'm a combination of excited and nervous for Monday. To my fellow Eagles fan, I say: #FlyteebaxFly Enjoy every moment. 1 5 Link to comment
Bastet March 30, 2019 Share March 30, 2019 I don't normally do very well with children's literature; it was a very long time ago that I was a kid, and I avoid children like the plague as an adult. And I've never read the book, and don't remember if I ever saw the film. But the whole wanting to be a "real boy" thing is such a part of pop culture, that seeing "boy" in the quote made it an insta-guess, and then I couldn't think of anything else from that era that would have being a "well-behaved little boy" as its conclusion. I'm a bit surprised it was a TS. The TS that really surprised me was loess. I wonder if none of them had ever heard of it, because even though I wouldn't expect one of any given three contestants to know the fact at hand, if any of them learned along the way that loess was some sort of sedimentary deposit, the “more or …” clue within the clue (which was pretty much a neon sign within the clue) should lead them right to it. So what surprised me was that the "more or ..." hint didn't trigger an, "Oh - loess" response in at least one contestant. 2 Link to comment
peeayebee March 30, 2019 Share March 30, 2019 2 hours ago, teebax said: My only gets tonight were loess (solely based on the clue and not knowledge I had before-hand) I didn't get it. I mean, I did think "less," but I wouldn't have said it since I didn't really understand the clue. I've seen loess in crossword puzzles I do, but I had no idea it was pronounced "less." I kinda sorta got Modigilani, but I would have butchered the pronunciation too. I did get FJ. Yea! Initially I thought Little Lord Fauntleroy for some reason, but then I went with Pinocchino. Yay for Steven! 2 Link to comment
Bastet March 30, 2019 Share March 30, 2019 2 minutes ago, peeayebee said: I kinda sorta got Modigilani, but I would have butchered the pronunciation too. That was me too -- I knew she'd said it wrong, but I couldn't manage to say it right. Link to comment
opus March 30, 2019 Share March 30, 2019 12 minutes ago, peeayebee said: but then I went with Pinocchino. Uh oh. If that’s what you would have written down, I don’t know if they would have credited you with the correct answer. 5 Link to comment
saber5055 March 30, 2019 Share March 30, 2019 This nugget is from TheJeopardyFan.com. The original story of Pinocchio was serialized in an Italian magazine. (Not a zine!) Once the serialization was finished, it was published as a book. In the original serialization, Pinocchio was hanged for his faults, but the book’s editor requested that The Fairy with the Turquoise Hair rescue Pinocchio and turn him into a real boy. I'm kind of in the mood that I wish he was hanged in the book, too. Although I'm not sure how efficient hanging would be to kill a wooden puppet. 3 1 Link to comment
saber5055 March 30, 2019 Share March 30, 2019 (edited) 32 minutes ago, peeayebee said: I kinda sorta got Modigilani, but I would have butchered the pronunciation too. I did get FJ. Yea! Initially I thought Little Lord Fauntleroy for some reason, but then I went with Pinocchino. This made me laugh so hard after reading the post from Opus. "Modigiliani" and "Pinocchino." Hahahaha! (Moe-dee-GIL-lee-an-nee and Pee-no-CHEE-no) Edited March 30, 2019 by saber5055 1 Link to comment
SHD March 30, 2019 Share March 30, 2019 (edited) They’ve had a nice run of relatively calm and unquirky contestants this week and I’m really enjoying that. Though if I had to caption the woman who was on today in a Colbert show style, I’d say “Jeopardy contestant, and PTA Mom who’s going to tell you a thing or two about how to run this school...” She was ready to take charge of the game and almost made it! Edited March 30, 2019 by SHD 6 Link to comment
teebax March 30, 2019 Share March 30, 2019 2 hours ago, peeayebee said: I didn't get it. I mean, I did think "less," but I wouldn't have said it since I didn't really understand the clue. I've seen loess in crossword puzzles I do, but I had no idea it was pronounced "less." I kinda sorta got Modigilani, but I would have butchered the pronunciation too. I did get FJ. Yea! Initially I thought Little Lord Fauntleroy for some reason, but then I went with Pinocchino. Yay for Steven! Modigliani was in a book about artists I just read. I was so freaking excited to get that one right, but I don't think it was a TS, was it? Link to comment
teebax March 30, 2019 Share March 30, 2019 4 hours ago, j5cochran said: You are going to have the experience of a lifetime! Since you're going early, spend some time wandering southern California. I highly recommend the Getty Museum. We were just looking for something to do Sunday. I go to California a lot, but usually to San Diego, which I love. Thanks for the tip about the Getty. That's a great idea. 1 Link to comment
Sharpie66 March 30, 2019 Share March 30, 2019 I got loess (although I would have pronounced it low-ess), FJ, and keep, the DD, which I was yelling at the tv. I got Pinocchio by concentrating on the year, which ruled out Peter Pan, and then going through stories about boys. 1 Link to comment
zoey1996 March 30, 2019 Share March 30, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, teebax said: Modigliani was in a book about artists I just read. I was so freaking excited to get that one right, but I don't think it was a TS, was it? No, the first answer (from Natasha) was mispronounced, so then Andrew was able to answer with correct pronunciation. I liked Andrew; he's really retained his accent. I first learned a little about "loess" when we lived in Nebraska. The Loess Hills are across the river in Iowa. There's even a Loess Hills State Forest in Iowa! I still didn't think of it for the answer. I'd heard them pronounced as "luss" not "less." Edited March 30, 2019 by zoey1996 1 Link to comment
Clanstarling March 30, 2019 Share March 30, 2019 11 hours ago, Bastet said: I don't normally do very well with children's literature; it was a very long time ago that I was a kid, and I avoid children like the plague as an adult. And I've never read the book, and don't remember if I ever saw the film. But the whole wanting to be a "real boy" thing is such a part of pop culture, that seeing "boy" in the quote made it an insta-guess, and then I couldn't think of anything else from that era that would have being a "well-behaved little boy" as its conclusion. I'm a bit surprised it was a TS. The TS that really surprised me was loess. I wonder if none of them had ever heard of it, because even though I wouldn't expect one of any given three contestants to know the fact at hand, if any of them learned along the way that loess was some sort of sedimentary deposit, the “more or …” clue within the clue (which was pretty much a neon sign within the clue) should lead them right to it. So what surprised me was that the "more or ..." hint didn't trigger an, "Oh - loess" response in at least one contestant. My problem was there were a number of boys in children's literature that were roughly in the same time period (well, the 19th century anyway). And Pinnochio was not my jam. So I chose Oliver Twist (who I think was a good boy again in the end...). Very wrong. I've seen "loess" in print, but didn't know what it was so I didn't get there. 10 hours ago, peeayebee said: I kinda sorta got Modigilani, but I would have butchered the pronunciation too. I was so proud of myself, until I realized I'd mangled it. Sigh... 1 Link to comment
Prevailing Wind March 30, 2019 Share March 30, 2019 I took this pic years ago on the Natchez Trace. If you can read the sign, you'll see the National Park Service pronounces it LOW-ess... 2 3 Link to comment
Lois Sandborne March 30, 2019 Share March 30, 2019 On 3/28/2019 at 7:55 PM, GenerationX said: As a kid, I remember watching The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. It was a huge TV movie event, as I recall. For today's contestants, it was before their time, of course. It's before mine as well, but we read/watched it in Language Arts class in middle school. I think it was the first thing I saw Cicely Tyson in. I thought I liked Steven until he hated on the Saints. I was pleasantly surprised by Andrew's accent. I've never heard of loess in my life. I too got what the clue wanted because wordplay, but I probably would've been afraid to ring in. The Pinocchio FJ came to me immediately because him being a good boy was such a big deal; I waffled because I thought the story might've been older, but I was pretty certain. Am I forgetting something about the Velveteen Rabbit becoming human at the end? I'll be crossing my fingers for you next week, @teebax! I hope you enjoy every minute. 2 Link to comment
peeayebee March 30, 2019 Share March 30, 2019 12 hours ago, opus said: Uh oh. If that’s what you would have written down, I don’t know if they would have credited you with the correct answer. I guess I could have been going for Augusto Pinocchino. 😄 Yeah, I struggled with the spelling but decided not to google. 11 hours ago, saber5055 said: This made me laugh so hard after reading the post from Opus. "Modigiliani" and "Pinocchino." Hahahaha! (Moe-dee-GIL-lee-an-nee and Pee-no-CHEE-no) Glad to be of service! 2 1 Link to comment
saber5055 March 30, 2019 Share March 30, 2019 2 hours ago, Prevailing Wind said: If you can read the sign, you'll see the National Park Service pronounces it LOW-ess... Interesting photo, thanks for posting it. So many words are pronounced in different ways, depending on where one lives. I can always tell when a newscaster isn't from "here," he or she mispronounces all the town names during storm broadcasts. And all of us viewers think, "Where? What?" I would have said "less" to answer that clue, based on the strong clue within the clue. But if I knew the answer was "loess," I would not have rung in. Which is probably why it was a TS. Conclusion: It was a poor clue. 2 Link to comment
ABay March 30, 2019 Share March 30, 2019 For a split second, I doubted my immediate response of Pinocchio because thanks to Warehouse 13, I knew the author was a miserable bastard and the original story was not Disney-ready. 1 Link to comment
GreekGeek March 30, 2019 Share March 30, 2019 17 hours ago, saber5055 said: This nugget is from TheJeopardyFan.com. The original story of Pinocchio was serialized in an Italian magazine. (Not a zine!) Once the serialization was finished, it was published as a book. In the original serialization, Pinocchio was hanged for his faults, but the book’s editor requested that The Fairy with the Turquoise Hair rescue Pinocchio and turn him into a real boy. I'm kind of in the mood that I wish he was hanged in the book, too. Although I'm not sure how efficient hanging would be to kill a wooden puppet. Re-reading the book as an adult, I was amazed how Pinocchio seemed to be all but human already. He not only walked and talked but could get hungry (and eat humans' food) and sick. After the Fairy rescued him, he nearly died because he didn't want to take his medicine. Only when four black rabbits entered carrying his bier did he gulp it down. So he could have been killed by hanging. I've only seen bits of the Disney movie, but I assume none of this was in it. The scene of Lamp Wick turning into a donkey was nightmarish enough! I didn't see last night's episode, but I read the recap. I wouldn't have known loess either. 1 Link to comment
GenerationX March 31, 2019 Share March 31, 2019 Good group of contestants on Friday. I don't know that I had any TS (other than FJ in an instaget), but Mrs. GenX was on fire the entire game, including loess, keep, and whelk. Our deep specialty areas are completely different, which helps us in pub trivia, but wouldn't work quite as well in individual games like J!. 1 Link to comment
Toothbrush March 31, 2019 Share March 31, 2019 Steve is a machine! Thursday's TS were Howard Hughes, feathers, Jane Pittman. FJ was easy as soon as my brain registered 'euphoria' & '9' so I was surprised that all 3 players (& Dr. Toothbrush -haha) got it wrong. He got stuck on the word plate & said earthquakes..lol Friday's game was great! I was already going to root for Andrew since that is my son's name, and then the accent cemented it. A whole genre category & a GFY? That's 6 drinks by my count. Cheers! As soon as the sports/religious category was revealed we were waiting for a Saints question. Love that is was related to their Super Bowl win - one of the best days ever!! Steve's answer of 'Fett' for Boba Fett was weird & needed a BMS since his dad (Jango Fett) also used Slave I. FJ was an instaget even though I don't think I have ever read the non-Disneyfied version of the book. On 3/28/2019 at 7:43 PM, saber5055 said: As for what HS Gym hair is, you nailed it exactly. Good For Me! 🍹 23 hours ago, teebax said: In other news, I leave for LA tomorrow! I'm a combination of excited and nervous for Monday. So excited for you!!!! 5 Link to comment
bad things are bad April 1, 2019 Share April 1, 2019 Quote Moe-dee-GIL-lee-an-nee Now I'm curious...is the G pronounced? I'm thinking about the Alfa Romeo Quadrifoglio trims, where you are chastised by the sophisticated 🙂 if you pronounce the G. Link to comment
Gimmick Genius April 1, 2019 Share April 1, 2019 33 minutes ago, bad things are bad said: Now I'm curious...is the G pronounced? I'm thinking about the Alfa Romeo Quadrifoglio... Likewise body-builder Lou Ferrigno... I've heard "Fer-RIGG-no", also "Fer-REE-no" and, rarely, "Fer-IN-yo." Link to comment
M. Darcy April 2, 2019 Share April 2, 2019 He knew Agatha Christie and he sang “Alexander Hamilton”.! Awesome showing by the champ. For a nanosecond I thought Holmes and then looked more carefully, saw the year and knew it was Poirot. 3 Link to comment
Katy M April 2, 2019 Share April 2, 2019 4 minutes ago, M. Darcy said: He knew Agatha Christie and he sang “Alexander Hamilton”.! Awesome showing by the champ. For a nanosecond I thought Holmes and then looked more carefully, saw the year and knew it was Poirot. I also thought Holmes for a brief second and realized it was too late. Then, I guessed Poirot, but I really should have known because of the Hercules connection I hate the mashup categories, because I'll only know half the clue and it annoys me:) I actually did get 3 of those right, though, which is more than I usually do with that kind of category. 3 Link to comment
lb60 April 2, 2019 Share April 2, 2019 It's a Monday miracle. I actually got FJ right. Good for me! 4 2 Link to comment
Toothbrush April 2, 2019 Share April 2, 2019 Close call for Steven. He met his match in Reid. The only TS I got was yahoo. I got FJ only because of the year, and the 12 mysteries wasn't a hint for me because I thought Hercules had 9 labors. Glad my guess was good in any case. I liked the multilingual overlap, and I normally hate those types of categories. But I'm getting to the point where if Alex has to explain how one of these so-called creative & clever categories works, there are 2 1/2 strikes against it from the start. 49 minutes ago, lb60 said: Good for me! 🍹 4 Link to comment
ClareWalks April 2, 2019 Share April 2, 2019 7 hours ago, bad things are bad said: Now I'm curious...is the G pronounced? I'm thinking about the Alfa Romeo Quadrifoglio trims, where you are chastised by the sophisticated 🙂 if you pronounce the G. Took three semesters of college Italian. The G is soft (like a J sound) before I or E, unless there is a GH. It's a hard G before other vowels. GN is pronounced with a "nyee" sound (think gnocchi). GL is a weird L sound, like if you rub your tongue on the roof of your mouth while saying it. For some reason a lot of Italian Americans completely mispronounce their own names. I'm not sure if it's because Americans screwed them up too much or what. 3 Link to comment
Browncoat April 2, 2019 Share April 2, 2019 Like several of you, I thought about Holmes, but quickly switched to the other one -- Poirot. If nothing else, the clue writers would give Alex a chance to show off his pronunciation. Middle girl shouldn't have bet anything. I loved the multilingual overlap category! Smorgasbordello! Ha! Although I've only ever heard brothel pronounced like "broth" as in soup, not as in brother as Alex did. And we know his pronunciations are always correct, right? The only TS I got was Symbionese Liberation Army. I guess the other two couldn't figure out where Steven went wrong. 3 Link to comment
saber5055 April 2, 2019 Share April 2, 2019 17 minutes ago, ClareWalks said: For some reason a lot of Italian Americans completely mispronounce their own names. Maybe because when they came over on the boat, they changed the pronunciation so they wouldn't be all Old World. The way many immigrants changed spelling of their names for the same reason. During my quest for a five-year BFA, we said "moe-dig-gleeannie." The "g" is pronounced in the fine-arts circles I run with. 4 minutes ago, Browncoat said: The only TS I got was Symbionese Liberation Army. I guess the other two couldn't figure out where Steven went wrong. Obviously, BTT* *Before Their Time. 4 minutes ago, Browncoat said: Like several of you, I thought about Holmes, but quickly switched to the other one -- Poirot. Like several of you, I thought about Holmes, but quickly switched to the other one -- Charlie Chan. And I don't even know if Chan was in books or just movies. Not that it matters. I'd like to hear Trebek say "Hercule Poirot" while eating a peanut butter sandwich, ala Aaron Burr. 5 1 Link to comment
Bastet April 2, 2019 Share April 2, 2019 I like anatomy categories, so I was annoyed they didn’t get to the last Around the Body clue. And I loved the Multilingual Overlaps category, so I was relieved they didn’t also run out of time in that round. The Symbionese Liberation Army TS really surprised me, because Steven came so close. 3 Link to comment
biakbiak April 2, 2019 Share April 2, 2019 1 minute ago, Bastet said: The Symbionese Liberation Army TS really surprised me, because Steven came so close. I wondered if they would have accepted SLA, I didn’t remember the category, because I know I can never pronounce it correctly so I would have just said SLA. When I was a kid I was obsessed with Poirot so I have read all the books multiple times so it was an IG. 2 Link to comment
Bastet April 2, 2019 Share April 2, 2019 Just now, biakbiak said: I wondered if they would have accepted SLA, I didn’t remember the category, because I know I can never pronounce it correctly so I would have just said SLA. No, because the clue asked what SLA stood for: "On April 15, 1974, as everyone else paid taxes, this radical "Army", the S.L.A., was robbing a bank of $11,000" 1 4 Link to comment
Brookside April 2, 2019 Share April 2, 2019 (edited) $1,200 for sari? That's sad. Looks like we're back to KG Jeopardy! Categories like Multicultural Smorgasbord make me stabby. To me this show should be trivia, not cutesy idiocy. And since I'm being grumpy, the emphasis on Yeshiva is on the second syllable. I'm going to get ice-cream now. Edited April 2, 2019 by Brookside 5 Link to comment
biakbiak April 2, 2019 Share April 2, 2019 6 minutes ago, Bastet said: No, because the clue asked what SLA stood for: "On April 15, 1974, as everyone else paid taxes, this radical "Army", the S.L.A., was robbing a bank of $11,000" Thanks I had it on in the background so completely missed that! I would not have rung in because I know I screw up the pronunciation about half the time! It comes up a surprising amount! The mail drop they used when they were on the run was the building next door to me. Link to comment
Brookside April 2, 2019 Share April 2, 2019 6 minutes ago, Brookside said: $1,200 for sari? That's sad. Looks like we're back to KG Jeopardy! Categories like Multicultural Smorgasbord make me stabby. To me this show should be trivia, not cutesy idiocy. And since I'm being bad-tempered, the emphasis on Yeshiva is on the second syllable. I'm going to get ice-cream now. Link to comment
peeayebee April 2, 2019 Share April 2, 2019 (edited) I didn't get any TSs. In fact, I didn't get any clues in the Business of Comedy category. One or two I just couldn't remember, but the others I simply didn't know. I couldn't get the pronunciation of Symbionese right, though I MAY have if Steven hadn't said his version first. However, I did get FJ. I didn't consider Sherlock at all because of the year, so I took a guess at Poirot*, wondering if it might be Nero Wolfe. I'm glad Reid missed FJ so Steven could live to play another day. Edited April 2, 2019 by peeayebee *stupid autocorrect 2 Link to comment
Katy M April 2, 2019 Share April 2, 2019 9 hours ago, Browncoat said: The only TS I got was Symbionese Liberation Army. I guess the other two couldn't figure out where Steven went wrong. I completely mangled the pronunciation also, and because of that wouldn't have rung in on the show. I knew hwat it was, just couldn'r remember exactly what it was called. 1 Link to comment
Sharpie66 April 2, 2019 Share April 2, 2019 I was half-asleep during this ep, so I don’t remember much of it at all. I did wake up for FJ, but I guess not completely, because I got hung up on thinking of Mediterranean sites in titles, then Maltese Falcon, so settled on Sam Spade. Oh, well. 1 Link to comment
MrAtoz April 2, 2019 Share April 2, 2019 I got Poirot, based strictly on the date of publication. I figured he was the most prominent detective character being published in the 40s. I didn't make the connection to Hercules until afterward. In fact, apparently the collection these stories appeared in is called "The Labors of Hercules," and all 12 stories were based on the different labors. I greatly dislike the "tricksy" categories like Multilingual Overlap, and the various Before and Afters, and stuff like that. That's not trivia! 3 Link to comment
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