Tuesday, February 9, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

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Re: Tuesday, February 9, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)

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Went on a senior trip to Ocean City, Md. in high school and that centered me for the FJ solve. I was very worried it would be another part of the Delmarva.
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Am I the only one who was floored at how quickly the contestants got the "Countries' Translated Names" clues? I had barely finished reading, let alone attempt a translation, and they had already rung in and moved on.
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heppm01 wrote: Wed Feb 10, 2021 10:39 am Am I the only one who was floored at how quickly the contestants got the "Countries' Translated Names" clues? I had barely finished reading, let alone attempt a translation, and they had already rung in and moved on.
I was struck by "in the navel of the moon" - Mexico - never heard that before - and Lichtenstein was a smart get, but the rest of them weren't hard.
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This was one of those Finals where having a coloring book of the United States as a kid really helped. I remember distinctly what a hassle it was to color in all of Maryland with all of its nooks and crannies. There was a lot of green in the Chesapeake when I was through with it. :lol:
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davey wrote: Wed Feb 10, 2021 11:17 am
heppm01 wrote: Wed Feb 10, 2021 10:39 am Am I the only one who was floored at how quickly the contestants got the "Countries' Translated Names" clues? I had barely finished reading, let alone attempt a translation, and they had already rung in and moved on.
I was struck by "in the navel of the moon" - Mexico - never heard that before - and Lichtenstein was a smart get, but the rest of them weren't hard.
I agree. That one was new to me as well.
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This Is Kirk! wrote: Wed Feb 10, 2021 12:17 am Wow, I'm surprised no one has yet remarked on the inherent problem of measuring coastline length.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coastline_paradox
I remember having a problem with this clue for that sort of reason but since here they gave such very different numbers for "shoreline" and "coastline", the actual numbers were weren't so important. I was briefly confused as to whether "coastline on the Atlantic" meant "not counting its gulf coast", but i guess you can always talk yourself into confusion if you try.
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I goofed w/ Rhode Island. Another great game this week for the contestants!

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Surprised myself by running Nonfiction. Also ran Ends with "TH" and got all but Aristotle in Squid.

I could have stared at "Land of the angles" for a day and never come up with England.

Pritchett's Closets & Blinds = Modern Family seemed like an awfully deep cut for the top box. I thought Central Perk = Friends should have been $400 there.

For some reason, I always conflate D-Day and Pearl Harbor day, and can never disentangle them in my brain.

Let's see, Maryland is tiny, but gets a crapton of aquatic real estate because of Chesapeake Bay, so I'll try that.

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Morgan sure didn't put much preasure on John in that Final. There wasn't any reason not to bet at least $5999.

I went with New Hampshire, because it's similar to asking about the shortest coastline on Lake Michigan. Didn't bother to think of anything else.
In hindsight, I realize over 3,000 miles in estuary & tributaries would not be logical for NH.
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I was rooting for Myles. I think I’ve seen/met him at that Las Vegas Trivia thing plus he’s either hosted or contested on The Experts. Easy FJ. My sister went to college in Chestertown & some of my other sisters have lived in Columbia.
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AntmanB wrote: Tue Feb 09, 2021 4:53 pm Love Seeing Clues about SpongeBob and Weird Al in the same Day.

... I knew Rhode Island was a Trap.
Not if you misread the clue like I did -- 320 miles makes Rhode Island plausible. 3200 rules it out, but not if you don't read it correctly until time is up.
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