Match Game 1
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Finally my sheep hitting ability, honed in the TD's, is starting to bear fruit. Three sheeps in a row and I'm up to 7th from 21st. If only I hadn't switched away from Scary Movie, what could have been...
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Another one where the battle for sheep was neck-and-neck. A good mix of people who opted for compound words and people who chose types of saws.
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Another one where the battle for sheep was neck-and-neck. A good mix of people who opted for compound words and people who chose types of saws.
Sheep: SEE (15)
Mystcmage
Lieph82
Bamaman
Econgator
Rjaguar3
countyguy
Amorris525
gnash
Rackme32
Turd Ferguson
woof
Theycallmemrkid
dnbguy
doihavetoreally
barandall800
CHAIN (14)
Peggles
Leander
Nightreign
Gamawire
hscer
ElendiPickle
psgola
PowerofHoodoo
Mennoknight
This is Kirk!
caboom
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ihavejeoprosy
Cheezguyty
JIG (6)
DCrawShawJr
MarkBarrett
clprez
CheezeWhiz
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Last, but most certainly not least...
10) Jennifer BLANK
In part, I regret this choice. My goal here was to give a female first name that a good number of famous people had (to counter the "John BLANK" at the beginning). In my view, Jennifer is one such name. However, what this inadvertently led to was the biggest sheep of the entire game, which is not ideal. Still, it did at least elicit six answers. If anyone can think of any female first names that would yield a more diverse and wider range of responses, I'd love to hear them.
As a heads up: I'll try to have the final standings up tomorrow night, although I may not get to them until the next night.
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10) Jennifer BLANK
In part, I regret this choice. My goal here was to give a female first name that a good number of famous people had (to counter the "John BLANK" at the beginning). In my view, Jennifer is one such name. However, what this inadvertently led to was the biggest sheep of the entire game, which is not ideal. Still, it did at least elicit six answers. If anyone can think of any female first names that would yield a more diverse and wider range of responses, I'd love to hear them.
As a heads up: I'll try to have the final standings up tomorrow night, although I may not get to them until the next night.
Sheep: LAWRENCE (30
Mystcmage
DCrawShawJr
MarkBarrett
clprez
Countyguy
Nightreign
ElendiPickle
CheezeWhiz
psgola
PowerofHoodoo
Mennoknight
gnash
immaf
Mitchparov
Turd Ferguson
Blue Lion
This is Kirk!
gsn93
geolawyerman
dnbguy
caboom
whatisbishkek
doihavetoreally
goforthetie
dougforte
soxfan99
ihavejeoprosy
barandall800
Lisa0012
Cheezguyty
ANISTON (7)
Peggles
Bamaman
Gamawire
hscer
Rackme32
Theycallmemrkid
Sillymonkey
LOPEZ (5)
Econgator
Rjaguar3
Amorris525
brainpower
Leander
GARNER (2)
Vermonter
woof
HUDSON (1)
Lieph82
CONVERTIBLE (1)
spell4yr
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Re: Match Game 1
I thought the last question might do me in, but COME ON PEOPLE
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I hate to admit it, but my response on the last question was Jennifer Lopez, not Lawrence.
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If this wasn't being played at the same time as when the Jennifer Lawrence nude photos came out, I'm sure it wouldn't have sheeped by as much, but when there's one Jennifer all over the news, why would you chose a different one?Tpmorrison wrote:In part, I regret this choice. My goal here was to give a female first name that a good number of famous people had (to counter the "John BLANK" at the beginning). In my view, Jennifer is one such name. However, what this inadvertently led to was the biggest sheep of the entire game, which is not ideal. Still, it did at least elicit six answers. If anyone can think of any female first names that would yield a more diverse and wider range of responses, I'd love to hear them.
As a heads up: I'll try to have the final standings up tomorrow night, although I may not get to them until the next night.
Sheep: LAWRENCE (32!)
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soxfan99 wrote:If this wasn't being played at the same time as when the Jennifer Lawrence nude photos came out, I'm sure it wouldn't have sheeped by as much, but when there's one Jennifer all over the news, why would you chose a different one?Tpmorrison wrote:In part, I regret this choice. My goal here was to give a female first name that a good number of famous people had (to counter the "John BLANK" at the beginning). In my view, Jennifer is one such name. However, what this inadvertently led to was the biggest sheep of the entire game, which is not ideal. Still, it did at least elicit six answers. If anyone can think of any female first names that would yield a more diverse and wider range of responses, I'd love to hear them.
As a heads up: I'll try to have the final standings up tomorrow night, although I may not get to them until the next night.
Sheep: LAWRENCE (32!)
Good point, and I hadn't thought of that. The ratio of Lawrence:other answers definitely skyrocketed after that story (which I believe happened about midway through the submission period)
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Wow, thanks a LOT for your honesty! Figures I make my first mistake (err, first mistake that anyone corrected me on) on the last question.Leander wrote:I hate to admit it, but my response on the last question was Jennifer Lopez, not Lawrence.
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This is why I won't be entering first next time.Tpmorrison wrote:soxfan99 wrote:If this wasn't being played at the same time as when the Jennifer Lawrence nude photos came out, I'm sure it wouldn't have sheeped by as much, but when there's one Jennifer all over the news, why would you chose a different one?Tpmorrison wrote:In part, I regret this choice. My goal here was to give a female first name that a good number of famous people had (to counter the "John BLANK" at the beginning). In my view, Jennifer is one such name. However, what this inadvertently led to was the biggest sheep of the entire game, which is not ideal. Still, it did at least elicit six answers. If anyone can think of any female first names that would yield a more diverse and wider range of responses, I'd love to hear them.
As a heads up: I'll try to have the final standings up tomorrow night, although I may not get to them until the next night.
Sheep: LAWRENCE (32!)
Good point, and I hadn't thought of that. The ratio of Lawrence:other answers definitely skyrocketed after that story (which I believe happened about midway through the submission period)
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Shirley:Tpmorrison wrote: In part, I regret this choice. My goal here was to give a female first name that a good number of famous people had (to counter the "John BLANK" at the beginning). In my view, Jennifer is one such name. However, what this inadvertently led to was the biggest sheep of the entire game, which is not ideal. Still, it did at least elicit six answers. If anyone can think of any female first names that would yield a more diverse and wider range of responses, I'd love to hear them.
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I have some ideas but it's probably best to abstain from sharing – otherwise we might be tainting future competitions (or at least reducing the available untainted options)MarkBarrett wrote:Shirley:
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You can't be serious!MarkBarrett wrote: Shirley:
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Fast food seems so obvious in retrospect. Can't even believe I said comfort food.Tpmorrison wrote:8) BLANK Food
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Just what I was thinking.doihavetoreally wrote:Fast food seems so obvious in retrospect. Can't even believe I said comfort food.Tpmorrison wrote:8) BLANK Food
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Shirley I can be!soxfan99 wrote:You can't be serious!MarkBarrett wrote: Shirley:
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Another reduction to the Lawrence list: I said Anniston [sic]. Doesn't help my cause, but makes your statistics better, I hope!
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After such a huge sheep with someone I'd never even HEARD of, I had to Google on Jennifer Lawrence... Nope, never seen any of the flicks or TV shows she was in.
Her pic didn't look familiar to me, either. Nice looking, tho...
This proves that recent pop culture is lost on me.
Her pic didn't look familiar to me, either. Nice looking, tho...
This proves that recent pop culture is lost on me.
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I care very little about pop culture, but I knew about her solely from CELEBRITIES for $400 in this game, and sensed that she was the most famous Jennifer.Rackme32 wrote:After such a huge sheep with someone I'd never even HEARD of, I had to Google on Jennifer Lawrence... Nope, never seen any of the flicks or TV shows she was in.
Her pic didn't look familiar to me, either. Nice looking, tho...
This proves that recent pop culture is lost on me.
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She won the Academy Award two years ago for Silver Linings Playbook and has also starred in the Hunger Games series, Winter's Bone, and American Hustle. She's actually a very talented actress, I'd highly reccomend watching some of her work (especially Silver Linings and American Hustle)Rackme32 wrote:After such a huge sheep with someone I'd never even HEARD of, I had to Google on Jennifer Lawrence... Nope, never seen any of the flicks or TV shows she was in.
Her pic didn't look familiar to me, either. Nice looking, tho...
This proves that recent pop culture is lost on me.