Wednesday, May 27, 2015 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]

[bomtr]

If you think Rick Perry was a dumb-sounding governor, take a listen to that current governor of Arizona. Yeah, it's not Brewer. Took me about 20 seconds for FJ off the archive. I'm an outlier in Opusland. Haven't watched the game, but had $11k in trash off the archive.

[alietr]

Seriously, people, the whole Caesar thing should be moved over to the thread devoted specifically to that kind of question. It's getting ridiculous again.

[patkav]

And if there is a more famous non-fictional nun in the last 50 years other than Mother Teresa, I'm on pins and needles to hear who you think it might be.

...who quite literally cared for people in gutters.

[kristinsausville]

I've lived in Delaware for almost four years, Maryland for eight years before that, and Virginia for thirteen years before that, and had never heard the "Uncle Sam's pocket handkerchief" thing before.

[Category 13]

NHO Uncle Sam's pocket handkerchief either, but it certainly makes sense after hearing it.
U.S. geography has always been one of my favorite categories.

[TenPoundHammer]

No comment on AT mentioning Connery in the opening chat, then Connery being a correct response only two clues in? I'm surprised they didn't do something about that.

The laurel leaves on the victim's head was a dead giveaway too, only one person in art has those all the time, and it's Caesar. Just like another JC is always depicted with a halo, this JC is always depicted with a crown of laurel leaves.

Between this and all the time I miss objects in Idiotest pictures that aren't even hidden, I think I need to pay another visit to the optometrist. Maybe there is some truth to that whole "it'll make you go blind" thing after all...

Also didn't know that Caesar was stabbed and/or didn't process anything about the image as being "Roman". I knew "et tu, Brute?" was a thing, but had no idea on the context. The only Caesar I have more than a passing familiarity with is Little.

TPH: Toronto is about a four hour drive from where you live. You should visit sometime. Lots to see and do there including riding the subway.

Will you PayPal me the money for a passport then? (At least I don't need a passport for Tim Hortons, since there is one in this very town.)

...who quite literally cared for people in gutters.

Ah, that was it. My mind got snagged on "gutters", went "wait, someone famous for bowling?!?", and couldn't rebound in time. (So I guess you could say I had to get my mind out of the gutter.)

[barandall800]

If you think Rick Perry was a dumb-sounding governor, take a listen to that current governor of Arizona. Yeah, it's not Brewer.

Amen to that...

[patkav]

...who quite literally cared for people in gutters.

Ah, that was it. My mind got snagged on "gutters", went "wait, someone famous for bowling?!?", and couldn't rebound in time. (So I guess you could say I had to get my mind out of the gutter.)

Never change, TPH. You crack me up.

[Volante]

MST3K fans probably recognized Operation Kid Brother which included this classic chart tracking the lives of Sean and Neil Connery.

(If you can't make it out, that massive drop in Sean's line graph? 1991.)
Bigger hint:

Spoiler

Highlander 2

Also Joe Estevez from his classic (*cough*) roles in Soultaker and Wharwulf (or, properly pronounced, Werewolf).

[Silverfox]

Christie came to me quickly. But I could not remember Cuomo in time.
I live in NJ. But to be honest, the air here does funny things to your ability to think. Just check out our drivers for the proof.

[GhostStalker]

The laurel leaves on the victim's head was a dead giveaway too, only one person in art has those all the time, and it's Caesar. Just like another JC is always depicted with a halo, this JC is always depicted with a crown of laurel leaves.

Also didn't know that Caesar was stabbed and/or didn't process anything about the image as being "Roman". I knew "et tu, Brute?" was a thing, but had no idea on the context. The only Caesar I have more than a passing familiarity with is Little.

Really? The Ides of March don't ring any bells at all? Never seen Rome? What the heck do kids these days learn about ancient history?

[TenPoundHammer]

The laurel leaves on the victim's head was a dead giveaway too, only one person in art has those all the time, and it's Caesar. Just like another JC is always depicted with a halo, this JC is always depicted with a crown of laurel leaves.

Also didn't know that Caesar was stabbed and/or didn't process anything about the image as being "Roman". I knew "et tu, Brute?" was a thing, but had no idea on the context. The only Caesar I have more than a passing familiarity with is Little.

Really? The Ides of March don't ring any bells at all? Never seen Rome? What the heck do kids these days learn about ancient history?

I knew the Ides of March were a thing, but knew nothing other than "something on the 15th of March". Our family has never been a movie-going one.

And for the record, I somehow graduated without taking world history. Mom insists I did, but I know I didn't.

[GhostStalker]

The laurel leaves on the victim's head was a dead giveaway too, only one person in art has those all the time, and it's Caesar. Just like another JC is always depicted with a halo, this JC is always depicted with a crown of laurel leaves.

Also didn't know that Caesar was stabbed and/or didn't process anything about the image as being "Roman". I knew "et tu, Brute?" was a thing, but had no idea on the context. The only Caesar I have more than a passing familiarity with is Little.

Really? The Ides of March don't ring any bells at all? Never seen Rome? What the heck do kids these days learn about ancient history?

I knew the Ides of March were a thing, but knew nothing other than "something on the 15th of March". Our family has never been a movie-going one.

And for the record, I somehow graduated without taking world history. Mom insists I did, but I know I didn't.

Rome was an HBO show, not a movie, and a damn good one too.

I find the lack of taking world history strange, but somehow believable, given the state of our education system...

[dhkendall]

The laurel leaves on the victim's head was a dead giveaway too, only one person in art has those all the time, and it's Caesar. Just like another JC is always depicted with a halo, this JC is always depicted with a crown of laurel leaves.

Also didn't know that Caesar was stabbed and/or didn't process anything about the image as being "Roman". I knew "et tu, Brute?" was a thing, but had no idea on the context. The only Caesar I have more than a passing familiarity with is Little.

Really? The Ides of March don't ring any bells at all? Never seen Rome? What the heck do kids these days learn about ancient history?

I knew the Ides of March were a thing, but knew nothing other than "something on the 15th of March". Our family has never been a movie-going one.

And for the record, I somehow graduated without taking world history. Mom insists I did, but I know I didn't.

Rome was an HBO show, not a movie, and a damn good one too.

I find the lack of taking world history strange, but somehow believable, given the state of our education system...

I graduated high school with a mark of exactly 50% in math - my math teacher told me at grad if I had one more question wrong on final I would have been held back a year and not allowed to graduate when I did (1990, for the record). I vowed to never take another math class again and got my B.A. four years later having succeeded. In my last year of university there was an announcement that starting next year, math was a requirement for any major. I felt very lucky.

[GhostStalker]

I find the lack of taking world history strange, but somehow believable, given the state of our education system...

I graduated high school with a mark of exactly 50% in math - my math teacher told me at grad if I had one more question wrong on final I would have been held back a year and not allowed to graduate when I did (1990, for the record). I vowed to never take another math class again and got my B.A. four years later having succeeded. In my last year of university there was an announcement that starting next year, math was a requirement for any major. I felt very lucky.

Being a math major, I can completely understand. When you get to the higher level math stuff like I'm in, it's all theory and proofs, you don't even work with numbers anymore. I can do basic calculus instantly, but I blundered through my most recent Advanced Calc course, just barely passing.

[legendneverdies]

Being a math major, I can completely understand. When you get to the higher level math stuff like I'm in, it's all theory and proofs, you don't even work with numbers anymore. I can do basic calculus instantly, but I blundered through my most recent Advanced Calc course, just barely passing.

SOme 300 and 400 level undergrad and a lot of grad math courses are this way..... I got through them somehow, despite some here thinking I'm stupid, somehow 20 years ago before I lived on the internet I got through it somehow.

[DBear]

but seriously stupid clue for an FJ.

Agreed...
If you don't know it right away, you'll never figure it out in 30 seconds.

Um, I didn't know it right away and I figured it out. Christie was a SWAG since I seemed to remember him being a prosecutor. That led to Cuomo.

Loved the Monty Python reference on the 1000 "rub" clue.

Got Harare and Westinghouse trash.

[GhostStalker]

Being a math major, I can completely understand. When you get to the higher level math stuff like I'm in, it's all theory and proofs, you don't even work with numbers anymore. I can do basic calculus instantly, but I blundered through my most recent Advanced Calc course, just barely passing.

SOme 300 and 400 level undergrad and a lot of grad math courses are this way..... I got through them somehow, despite some here thinking I'm stupid, somehow 20 years ago before I lived on the internet I got through it somehow.

Some courses? Try almost all. I haven't really worked with any numbers since Linear Algebra. After that, its been all Group Theory, Abstract Algebra, Theorems of Calculus, Proofs up the wazoo, etc.

[seaborgium]

Being a math major, I can completely understand. When you get to the higher level math stuff like I'm in, it's all theory and proofs, you don't even work with numbers anymore. I can do basic calculus instantly, but I blundered through my most recent Advanced Calc course, just barely passing.

SOme 300 and 400 level undergrad and a lot of grad math courses are this way..... I got through them somehow, despite some here thinking I'm stupid, somehow 20 years ago before I lived on the internet I got through it somehow.

Some? Try almost all.

I assume you're responding to "some...courses" and not to "some here" in that post.

[GhostStalker]

Being a math major, I can completely understand. When you get to the higher level math stuff like I'm in, it's all theory and proofs, you don't even work with numbers anymore. I can do basic calculus instantly, but I blundered through my most recent Advanced Calc course, just barely passing.

SOme 300 and 400 level undergrad and a lot of grad math courses are this way..... I got through them somehow, despite some here thinking I'm stupid, somehow 20 years ago before I lived on the internet I got through it somehow.

Some? Try almost all.

I assume you're responding to "some...courses" and not to "some here" in that post.

Yes, I was. Sorry, I'll make it more clear in my post.