M. Darcy January 27, 2020 Share January 27, 2020 Of course, on the other hand, if Lin Manuel Miranda had included the Attorney General in Hamilton, I would have gotten a perfect score. Heh, I actually spent that FJ time going through all the Cabinet members that are mentioned in the show mentally. So boo on him 🙂 2 1 Link to comment
suebee12 January 27, 2020 Share January 27, 2020 2/5 with the * I had to use J!Archive for the Friday game. Our station reran the Thursday episode!....I called and they said they had technical problems....and they stated on the Friday night news they would be running it at 2:30 AM Tuesday AM....sure must have been a huge technical problem!!!! Can't wait to see if they actually run it...the woman I talked to at the station said they had loads of calls about the mistake. 1 Link to comment
Good Queen Jane January 28, 2020 Share January 28, 2020 I'm baaaack! The skating was wonderful. I waved at you, @saber5055. I hope you saw it. My scores: Week 19: 3/5 Week 20: 2/5, no * Now if only FJ had some skating questions.... 1 1 Link to comment
saber5055 January 28, 2020 Author Share January 28, 2020 4 hours ago, Good Queen Jane said: Now if only FJ had some skating questions.... There was a regular skating clue, lutz/axel if I remember correctly. I kept waving at the person wearing a blue scarf wrapped around her neck, and a purple vest/jacket/sweater. There were empty seats around her during the women's Friday night long skate. I spent more time looking at spectators than skaters. I kept seeing one woman wearing red everything. She looked like she was keeping score for herself. Others had a yellow blanket, plus there was a lot of purple so those people blended in too much. Still, I waved. I love Tara and Johnny. 2 Link to comment
saber5055 January 28, 2020 Author Share January 28, 2020 Still missing the score from @helpmerhonda for this week, but I'm doing the drawing for the Weekly Honorary Non Prize. Everyone's number is in my (empty) sour-cream container. I've shaken it up, am drawing a number, eyes closed, and the winner is ... @DXD526 Congratulations! You have won a hearty (imaginary) handshake and bragging rights as Captain of FJ Contest Week 20. 2 Link to comment
saber5055 January 29, 2020 Author Share January 29, 2020 4 hours ago, DXD526 said: Who do I brag to? Everyone who will listen, and anyone who will not listen. You rock. Impress your friends and one-up your enemies. It's your week. Be warned it might happen again. My sour-cream container is non-partisan. 3 Link to comment
annzeepark914 January 30, 2020 Share January 30, 2020 8 hours ago, saber5055 said: Everyone who will listen, and anyone who will not listen. You rock. Impress your friends and one-up your enemies. It's your week. Be warned it might happen again. My sour-cream container is non-partisan. Funny! This reminds me of some show where they kept the contest answers in a mayonnaise jar on the back porch. Was that Johnny Carson or Laugh-In? I have to say I welcome the new champion. Blondie was getting on my last nerve. Can't believe the TS in Jeopardy (I said grocery store...AT said supermarket but grocery store was acceptable). 1 Link to comment
saber5055 January 30, 2020 Author Share January 30, 2020 24 minutes ago, annzeepark914 said: Was that Johnny Carson or Laugh-In? So funny! I had totally forgotten about that. It was a Johnny Carson skit, Carnac the Magnificent. The answers had been "kept in a mayonnaise jar on Funk and Wagnalls' porch since noon today." That was the funniest thing in the world back then, when Mom would let me stay up late to watch. Looking forward to a new Hawaiian shirt tomorrow. 2 1 Link to comment
saber5055 February 1, 2020 Author Share February 1, 2020 WEEK 21 • Jan. 27 — ONE asterisk * 96. Poets. A Dartmouth dropout, he received 2 honorary degrees from Dartmouth— in 1933 & 1935. 97. World Capitals. Sharing its name with another ancient city on the sea, this African capital is called “Bride of the Mediterranean.” * 98. 21st Century Oscar Winners. This man won Best Supporting Actor twice, both for films that won Best Picture. * 99. Advertising & Music. In 2008, 34 years after it made Billboard’s top 10, this song title was used by a southern state in a tourism campaign. 100. French Towns. Legend says local farm wife Marie Harel & a priest from Brie created the famous product of this Normandy village. 1 Link to comment
suebee12 February 1, 2020 Share February 1, 2020 Lousy week! Started off well but went downhill quickly! 2/5 1 Link to comment
zoey1996 February 1, 2020 Share February 1, 2020 Week 21: 1/5 YTD: 51/105 6* Bad week, and I've slipped below 50%. 😩 1 Link to comment
illdoc February 1, 2020 Share February 1, 2020 Week 21: 2/5 (0 *) Overall: 51/105 (4 *) 1 Link to comment
Minaboo February 1, 2020 Share February 1, 2020 1/5 Had to read the archives for three days, so props to whoever it is who maintains that site, you are a lifesaver! I was sure my answer of T S Eliot was correct, and so proud of myself for coming up with it quickly. And I knew the Oscar winner was Mehershala Ali (spelling?) immediately. By immediately I mean I saw his face in my mind and said “that guy who was so good in the third True Detective series.” Yeah, that’s the ticket. 2 Link to comment
Clanstarling February 3, 2020 Share February 3, 2020 I'm glad that I'm not alone, but unhappy that I was 0/5 this week. 1 Link to comment
lb60 February 3, 2020 Share February 3, 2020 Week 21: 1 for 5. I'd like to thank Camembert, the cheese and the village, for saving me from a complete goose egg. 2 2 Link to comment
saber5055 February 3, 2020 Author Share February 3, 2020 This week is proof that I live in The Bizarro World. This was my first best score, it only took 20 weeks for me to have a higher score than any of you brainiacs. I've always felt I'm a bit ... "different" ... and this just confirms it. Even my brain is a non-conformist rebel. Don't worry, ya'll will be back on top this coming week and I'll be scoring 0s and 1s again. But thank you, planets, for aligning for me this one week. 20 minutes ago, lb60 said: I'd like to thank Camembert, the cheese and the village, for saving me from a complete goose egg. I'm currently creating an ad for a dog named Camembert. One of his pups is named Petite Fromage. 4 Link to comment
Driad February 3, 2020 Share February 3, 2020 Are you cheese experts familiar with Tête de Moine (monk’s head) cheese from Switzerland? Relax, it's named for its appearance, not its ingredients. 1 Link to comment
saber5055 February 3, 2020 Author Share February 3, 2020 Lots of powder-blue scarves and white jackets behind the Geico wall during the champions' freestyle skate yesterday. Link to comment
PBnJay February 4, 2020 Share February 4, 2020 Sorry I'm late. 4/5 with one *. It maybe could have been a perfect week if I had remembered the Marines' Hymn. 2 Link to comment
saber5055 February 4, 2020 Author Share February 4, 2020 Waiting for @Sharpie66 to report in, and the long-lost @Toothbrush. Don't make me give up on you! Meanwhile, I am taking the power invested in me to declare ME! SABER! MOI! as the unofficial winner of Week 20 for my achievement of Highest Score After 20 Weeks in the contest. Hey, it's not happened before and likely not to happen again, so let me toss myself a crumb, okay? Now pardon me while I put my invisible trophy in its display case. 7 Link to comment
Trey February 5, 2020 Share February 5, 2020 15 hours ago, saber5055 said: Meanwhile, I am taking the power invested in me to declare ME! SABER! MOI! as the unofficial winner of Week 20 for my achievement of Highest Score After 20 Weeks in the contest. Hey, it's not happened before and likely not to happen again, so let me toss myself a crumb, okay? Good for you! Seriously. 3 Link to comment
saber5055 February 8, 2020 Author Share February 8, 2020 WEEK 22 • Feb. 3 — NO asterisk 101. Asian Geography. This 150- by 2.5-mile area created in 1953 is now home to more than 100 endangered & protected species. 102. World Mammals. A drawing of it by John Hunter, naturalist & governor of New South Wales, published in 1802 labels it Ornithorhyncus paradoxus. 103. American History. At Harpers Ferry, John Brown & his rebels were defeated by troops commanded by this man who 2 years later led a rebel army himself. 104. Ranks & Titles. Canada, Belgium & the U.S. are among nations that bestow this artistic title that dates to the Greeks & a tree sacred to Apollo. 105. Quotes About 19th Century Authors. This author “showed that abysses may exist inside a governess”, a heroine who was a “commonplace spinster. 1 Link to comment
M. Darcy February 8, 2020 Share February 8, 2020 5/5!!! Total difference from last week. 1 1 Link to comment
Clanstarling February 8, 2020 Share February 8, 2020 4/5! Only one answer away from being a 100% improvement over last week. 1 Link to comment
lb60 February 8, 2020 Share February 8, 2020 Week 22: 2 for 5. Pooh, on the other hand, 5 for 5. Such a showoff! 1 Link to comment
DXD526 February 8, 2020 Share February 8, 2020 Started the week 2/3 and was chugging right along! Unfortunately, Thursday and Friday halted the momentum. 2/5. 1 Link to comment
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