Didn't she also get the Adlai Stevenson clue (and pronounced with to sound like "eye")? I saw that as a perfect example of studied trivia knowlege. Now I suppose I'll learn I've been wrong going with the Ad-"lee" pronunciptation .opusthepenguin wrote: ↑Fri Apr 24, 2020 10:24 pm Anyone else yell at their TV when Sarah mispronounced the title of the John Fowles novel.Anyway, congrats to Sarah for an impressive performance.for those who don't know
It's The French LEF-tenant's Woman
I don't like to root against a deserving winner, but I was hoping Tim would get a mulligan for his injudicious DD3 bet choice. However, it likely would have been DOA with a tough FJ due to the suicide wager.
Sarah was solid and stealthy. I'm with MB on the "you knows", but I can stand them better than multiple "likes". At least they are a placeholder construct to indicate the speaker is not finished speaking.
Pavlov to Wright Brothers, then further processing of clue took me to Mercedes with no Benz, but I couldn't connect any historical links. Once I went back to England and thought of Rolls Royce, it was game, set, and match because I have extensive business experience with their nuclear program and cables for their engines. But, TIL it is the named after two people.
For all the boardies that are caterwauling about the NFL draft - let the diehard sports fans have a bone . At least they aren't telling you to inject Lysol in your veins.
ETA - MB, as I was checking the truthiness of my post I spotted a type. Or you may have been channeling some of Tim's math for the recap of the FJ bets:
Tim Latham: 15200+15000=30400