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- Sat Feb 27, 2021 11:30 am
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Learned League 88 - Feb/Mar '21
- Replies: 105
- Views: 2369
Re: Learned League 88 - Feb/Mar '21
I pondered the Asian rivers country for a little while yesterday and didn't come up with anything, and was thinking that it was a pretty obscure river and I was going to have to guess. I finally made it to Jordan after going through what felt like nearly every country in Asia and couldn't believe th...
- Wed Feb 24, 2021 2:32 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Learned League 88 - Feb/Mar '21
- Replies: 105
- Views: 2369
Re: Learned League 88 - Feb/Mar '21
I thought the league-wide get rates were a spreadsheet error or something. In my rundle, they looked a lot more realistic. Does anybody else think the wording of the Muslim holiday question made it more difficult. If it had said 'As it relates to its central figure,' instead of the plural, I would'...
- Sat Feb 20, 2021 9:23 am
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Friday, February 19, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
- Replies: 64
- Views: 1880
Re: Friday, February 19, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
I still don't get how this FJ! was even remotely gettable. I am actually with you on this one...well, kind of. It isn't surprising anymore when something I don't know plays easy, but I honestly had no idea on this FJ clue and don't have even the faintest recollection of having heard this fact before.
- Tue Feb 16, 2021 7:52 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Poll on Boardies Covid-19 Impact
- Replies: 70
- Views: 8146
Re: Poll on Boardies Covid-19 Impact
Sending well-wishes Bamaman's way!
- Sat Feb 13, 2021 12:00 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: OBIT: Brayden Smith
- Replies: 52
- Views: 3867
Re: OBIT: Brayden Smith
I am so sorry to hear this. May he RIP. And I am sending thoughts and prayers to his loved ones.
- Fri Jan 22, 2021 8:33 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Friday, January 22, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
- Replies: 131
- Views: 25774
Re: Friday, January 22, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
I probably heard wrong, but it sounded to me like Jack said "continent" for "consonant."
It was cool to see the clue on Jellyfish Lake in Palau. I remember when a visit to it was featured as a reward on Survivor.
I guessed Lenin on the tiebreaker clue, but I wasn't sure.
It was cool to see the clue on Jellyfish Lake in Palau. I remember when a visit to it was featured as a reward on Survivor.
I guessed Lenin on the tiebreaker clue, but I wasn't sure.
- Thu Jan 21, 2021 8:57 am
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
- Replies: 362
- Views: 13603
Re: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
I'm in group 130 for Basketball and am also wishing everyone the best of luck!
- Sun Dec 20, 2020 5:59 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Final Jeopardy! Clues
- Replies: 1452
- Views: 209338
Re: Final Jeopardy! Clues
STATE CAPITALS Both a U.S. state and its capital were named in reference to this same man. Albany, New York. James II of England/VII of Scotland. He was the Duke of York in England and the Duke of Albany in Scotland. This is basically the FJ clue that was used in game 2 of the finals of the 2004 co...
- Wed Dec 16, 2020 2:01 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
- Replies: 362
- Views: 13603
Re: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
It was a good season for me, but I finished it with a bad 1(1)-2(3) loss. On the Goya question I locked in on Bimbo and didn't think any more about it. I stock both products at my side job, so I should have thought of Goya. I am also really surprised that Goya played easier than "recycling," which I...
- Sat Dec 12, 2020 1:37 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
- Replies: 362
- Views: 13603
Re: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
Also missed the book question by guessing lemon. I've never heard of that book. I cannot believe that one played easier than Risky Business. I only knew the book because I had to read it in my 8th grade English class. I only remember it coming up in quiz bowl or trivia once or twice previously, and...
- Fri Dec 11, 2020 8:03 am
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
- Replies: 362
- Views: 13603
Re: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
For the Waldheim question I knew it was the Austrian guy, but I could not for the life of me remember his name. It was kind of similar to what happened to me on the Cat's Cradle question the previous day, though I feel confident that I would not have pulled Waldheim even if I took all day to think a...
- Thu Dec 10, 2020 8:07 am
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
- Replies: 362
- Views: 13603
Re: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
I could not for the life of me remember the name of that Vonnegut novel other than Slaughterhouse-Five and Player Piano that I learned in my quiz bowl studies. I spent about half the day trying to think of it before I gave up. It's a good thing that I am working from home now, given my reaction when...
- Wed Dec 09, 2020 9:13 am
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
- Replies: 362
- Views: 13603
Re: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
Cool stat for me: for the first time in my LL career I have made it to the halfway point of the season without having fewer than 2 correct answers on any MD (this still holds true even if you call MD 12 the halfway point). I doubt that I can keep the streak going until the end of season but I will ...
- Sat Dec 05, 2020 4:10 am
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
- Replies: 362
- Views: 13603
Re: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
I lucked into a 3(2)-1(2) win yesterday. I went the right way between Turks and Turk, but I didn't realize that the media company was not called "ReutGers." It didn't make a difference, but that still stings.
- Wed Dec 02, 2020 7:04 am
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
- Replies: 362
- Views: 13603
Re: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
When I first read yesterday's questions I thought that I might not get any of them. But the light bulb came on with Poe on the reread, and I remembered the Dickens connection to "The Raven." Corvette was my first thought on that question, and I stuck with it for lack of a better guess. Then I someho...
- Wed Nov 25, 2020 3:00 pm
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Wednesday, November 25, 2020 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
- Replies: 41
- Views: 1752
Re: Wednesday, November 25, 2020 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Cher was my first thought on FJ, but I made the switch to Bette Midler. I feel like I always guess either Streisand or Cher when a singer/actress clue comes up, and am always wrong.
- Sat Nov 21, 2020 10:42 am
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
- Replies: 362
- Views: 13603
Re: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
I got my second straight tie yesterday. I nearly gave the Rosa Luxemburg question a 3 (I had never heard of her), but thankfully I switched it to a 2 and made House the 3 (pop music was my opponent's worst category, but I didn't have that question pegged as being that difficult). Cool stat for me: f...
- Thu Nov 19, 2020 10:05 am
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
- Replies: 362
- Views: 13603
Re: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
I had no idea on the comedian question, but I went with Dave Chappelle as a guess that seem as reasonable as any. It was the difference between a win and a loss!
- Wed Nov 18, 2020 8:22 am
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
- Replies: 362
- Views: 13603
Re: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
I misinterpreted the bowling question as saying that the bowler knocked down 1 pin in each of frames 4-7, instead of on their next 4 rolls (in frames 4 and 5), and submitted 65 as my answer. My opponent gave me a 3, and it was the difference between a win and a loss 

- Tue Nov 17, 2020 8:27 am
- Forum: Game Discussions
- Topic: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
- Replies: 362
- Views: 13603
Re: Learned League 87 -- Nov/Dec 2020
I went the wrong way between choral and pastoral, and it cost me a beer. Luckily I played perfect defense and still got the win.