Maybe, technically, but I'm fine with it; not doing so kept the game moving. J! is still a TV show first.
With a buzzer race like that, the writers should just pin it to one name or the other rather than leave it open ended.
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Maybe, technically, but I'm fine with it; not doing so kept the game moving. J! is still a TV show first.
It seems to me that they try to toughen the ToC FJs with obscurer material but they don't often require harder thinking.Golf wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 3:35 pm
Trying to look at this clue objectively, taking the terms surveyor and landmark indicate a natural formation. A surveyor wouldn’t be interested in the Taj Mahal for example. Even so, you still have to work your way out of present Indian geography.
I think it’s a fair clue, but perhaps more a ToC type FJ.
That’s probably accurate.Lefty wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 12:31 pmIt seems to me that they try to toughen the ToC FJs with obscurer material but they don't often require harder thinking.Golf wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 3:35 pm
Trying to look at this clue objectively, taking the terms surveyor and landmark indicate a natural formation. A surveyor wouldn’t be interested in the Taj Mahal for example. Even so, you still have to work your way out of present Indian geography.
I think it’s a fair clue, but perhaps more a ToC type FJ.
Three good TOMS indeed, but you will note that the "India" component cancelled their effect. A poll question might be "Would you (likely) have gotten there without the India reference?" Yes for me.
I'm frankly glad they just let it go at that. Cain got the blame, but who knows if it was Cain, or antifa, or just a witch hunt?
This re-phrasing is much worse. They definitely aren't mining native copper, and zinc doesn't occur in nature at all. I NHO the Crest deposit, and this clue is a coin flip between Iron vs. Aluminum, not hematite vs. bauxite (or whatever). for enlightenment:
If you happen to see this today you can look forward to more religion with the J! round CATHOLICISM category in the Ash Wednesday game.opusthepenguin wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 1:54 pm Re: Epiphany and Mardi Gras, Here beginneth the penance of Opus the Penguin in this, the beginning day of the penitential season.
Forgive me, for my instruction has been full of error through my own fault, both in things said and in things left unsaid. It looks as though for most traditions, Epiphany ends some time before Lent starts. One then enters ordinary time until Shrovetide which is the runup to Lent. Or something. Trying to figure this out is like doing taxes. In any event, the Roman Catholic tradition--which is the relevant one for New Orleans and Mardi Gras--has a gap between the end of Epiphany and the beginning of Lent, so their Mardi Gras is not the concluding day of their Epiphany.
Meanwhile, in New Orleans, Mardi Gras is a 12-day celebration. So it's fair to describe it as "culminating" on the actual day of Mardi Gras, i.e. Fat Tuesday.
I hereby withdraw my objection to Mardi Gras being the correct response, and I acknowledge that Ken and the judges were correct in negging Epiphany. In penance, I will leave the JBoard and not come back for 6.5 weeks.
Actually, most sources say it was originally named after Dr. Virginia Apgar, who developed the test criteria as "skin color, pulse rate, reflex/irritability, muscle tone, respiration" (not necessarily in that order) - then the components were retroactively renamed to make an acronym matching her name.twelvefootboy wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 1:31 pm
Was anybody else floored by APGAR? Why is all this cool stuff kept from us angry white males? Just how mean is it to give newborn infants tests right out of the womb? At least let them have some coffee first.
PSA: it stands for "Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, and Respiration."
brief paste up for further enrichment:Spoiler
What Does "Apgar" Mean?
Apgar stands for "Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, and Respiration."
In the test, five things are used to check a baby's health. Each is scored on a scale of 0 to 2, with 2 being the best score:
Appearance (skin color)
Pulse (heart rate)
Grimace response (reflexes)
Activity (muscle tone)
Respiration (breathing rate and effort)
Doctors, midwives, or nurses add up these five factors for the Apgar score. Scores are between 10 and 0. Ten is the highest score possible, but few babies get it. That's because most babies' hands and feet remain blue until they have warmed up.
Apgar Scoring
Apgar Sign 2 1 0
Appearance
(skin color) Normal color all over (hands and feet are pink) Normal color (but hands and feet are bluish) Bluish-gray or pale all over
Pulse
(heart rate) Normal (above 100 beats per minute) Below 100 beats per minute Absent
(no pulse)
Grimace
("reflex irritability") Pulls away, sneezes, coughs, or cries with stimulation Facial movement only (grimace) with stimulation Absent (no response to stimulation)
Activity
(muscle tone) Active, spontaneous movement Arms and legs flexed with little movement No movement, "floppy" tone
Respiration
(breathing rate and effort) Normal rate and effort, good cry Slow or irregular breathing, weak cry Absent (no breathing)
What Does My Baby's Score Mean?
A baby who scores a 7 or above on the test is considered in good health. A lower score does not mean that your baby is unhealthy. It means that your baby may need some immediate medical care, such as suctioning of the airways or oxygen to help him or her breathe better. Perfectly healthy babies sometimes have a lower-than-usual score, especially in the first few minutes after birth.
AKA a backronym.AFRET CMS wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 2:39 pm Actually, most sources say it was originally named after Dr. Virginia Apgar, who developed the test criteria as "skin color, pulse rate, reflex/irritability, muscle tone, respiration" (not necessarily in that order) - then the components were retroactively renamed to make an acronym matching her name.
Robert K S wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:35 am Did anybody catch that HOOPS clue in this game, "In 1990 this Chicago Bull banged the Cleveland Cavaliers with a career-high 69 points"?
Coffee is generally reserved for premature newborns who head to the Special Care Nursery or the NICU when they're having problems with apnea and bradycardia.twelvefootboy wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 1:31 pm
Was anybody else floored by APGAR? Why is all this cool stuff kept from us angry white males? Just how mean is it to give newborn infants tests right out of the womb? At least let them have some coffee first.
Like the English would let a little thing like another nation's sovereignty bother them...This Is Kirk! wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 2:02 pm I haven't read the whole thread yet, so I'm guessing this has already been discussed, but the FJ clue was slightly strange since Mt Everest is not in India. I still got it right, but that fact certainly had me scratching my head a little bit.
Except Everest is on the Nepal China border.
Right. But they didn't have to be -in- Nepal/China to measure it. It's a big mountain. These days, pollution usually blocks the view
I wonder if they were thrown by it because the initialism is not the band's official name? Everything I checked (Wikipedia, YouTube, Spotify, Billboard) refers to the band as "Electric Light Orchestra". To me, using ELO is like using CSNY, NKotB, 5SOS, or B&D.
I got that one. Sachertorte was the NHOI for me.
To you, maybe. To anyone who grew up with their music, no.TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 6:51 pm To me, using ELO is like using CSNY, NKotB, 5SOS, or B&D.
The fact still stands that "ELO" is not their official name.econgator wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 7:34 pmTo you, maybe. To anyone who grew up with their music, no.TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 6:51 pm To me, using ELO is like using CSNY, NKotB, 5SOS, or B&D.
The clue never said it was.TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 7:47 pmThe fact still stands that "ELO" is not their official name.econgator wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 7:34 pmTo you, maybe. To anyone who grew up with their music, no.TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 6:51 pm To me, using ELO is like using CSNY, NKotB, 5SOS, or B&D.