Friday, November 12, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
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Knew the play being referenced, but couldn't come up with Stoppard. I said Inge.
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59 R (Missed Movies by Oscar Winning Song $2000.)
DD: 3/3
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DD: 3/3
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WTG proving me wrong about Disney and sorry to see the fogey-est of the clues got you.LucarioSnooperVixey wrote: ↑Fri Nov 12, 2021 11:28 pm 59 R (Missed Movies by Oscar Winning Song $2000.)
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In before opus--That FJ! clue was no "Picnic" for you.This Is Kirk! wrote: ↑Fri Nov 12, 2021 11:16 pm Knew the play being referenced, but couldn't come up with Stoppard. I said Inge.
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Same here, except came up with Pinter, but knew it was wrongThis Is Kirk! wrote: ↑Fri Nov 12, 2021 11:16 pm Knew the play being referenced, but couldn't come up with Stoppard. I said Inge.
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Didn't even think of that one! Glad to know I constitute a genre of quips.MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Fri Nov 12, 2021 11:37 pmIn before opus--That FJ! clue was no "Picnic" for you.This Is Kirk! wrote: ↑Fri Nov 12, 2021 11:16 pm Knew the play being referenced, but couldn't come up with Stoppard. I said Inge.
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Have you ever heard the expression "weasel words"? Or used it as a verb?opusthepenguin wrote: ↑Fri Nov 12, 2021 9:55 pm
I joined He in his puzzlement over and eventual right response to DD3: "This animal is a synonym for evasive or sneaky as it was thought to suck out the contents of an egg while leaving the shell intact." Weasel is NOT a synonym for evasive or sneaky. Unless the writers have some weasel excuse. With apologies to Ron and his family, weaselly is the synonym. Would they have accepted "What is weaselly?" I hope so. It's no more wrong than the response they did accept.
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I could be wrong, but I took Contemporary Playwrights (rather than Modern, say) to indicate still around...And btw, Eve Ensler appears never to have been invoked on J!, any more than her only well-known work would ever be mentioned...Luckily, Tom Stoppard's latest play Leopoldstat premiered in London just before the pandemic began...MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Fri Nov 12, 2021 1:43 pm
The FJ! category had me precall four names: Shepard, Wasserstein, Ensler and what turned out to be the right name
I'm pretty sure I would have gotten this FJ under any circumstances, but it helped that I just picked up a copy of R&G Are Dead from a box of books someone left in my neighborhood, a few weeks ago...and a few minutes before watching the episode, I read the obituary of another playwright, Jonathan Reynolds, which mentioned that he was an understudy in the Broadway production of R&G are Dead in the 60s...
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Of course. In neither case would I agree that "weasel" on its own is "a synonym for evasive or sneaky". "Evasive" and "sneaky" are not verbs. "Weasel words" is an idiom that has to be taken as a whole. It doesn't parse out to weasel=sneaky+words=words any more than "love letter" parses out to love=loving+letter=letter. I'll drop my objection if someone provides a clear example of weasel being used as an adjective.davey wrote: ↑Sat Nov 13, 2021 3:25 pmHave you ever heard the expression "weasel words"? Or used it as a verb?opusthepenguin wrote: ↑Fri Nov 12, 2021 9:55 pm
I joined He in his puzzlement over and eventual right response to DD3: "This animal is a synonym for evasive or sneaky as it was thought to suck out the contents of an egg while leaving the shell intact." Weasel is NOT a synonym for evasive or sneaky. Unless the writers have some weasel excuse. With apologies to Ron and his family, weaselly is the synonym. Would they have accepted "What is weaselly?" I hope so. It's no more wrong than the response they did accept.
I don't know if this would put the clue over the character limit, but I'd be happy with "This animal lends its name to a synonym for...."
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Good point, thanks, and I'll have to remember that the next time "contemporary" comes up for the FJ! round. I would have recalled for sure that Shepard and Wasserstein had died. Ensler outside the realms of J! sphere makes sense. I would have had no idea whether Stoppard was alive or had died.davey wrote: ↑Sat Nov 13, 2021 3:45 pmI could be wrong, but I took Contemporary Playwrights (rather than Modern, say) to indicate still around...And btw, Eve Ensler appears never to have been invoked on J!, any more than her only well-known work would ever be mentioned...Luckily, Tom Stoppard's latest play Leopoldstat premiered in London just before the pandemic began...MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Fri Nov 12, 2021 1:43 pm
The FJ! category had me precall four names: Shepard, Wasserstein, Ensler and what turned out to be the right name
I'm pretty sure I would have gotten this FJ under any circumstances, but it helped that I just picked up a copy of R&G Are Dead from a box of books someone left in my neighborhood, a few weeks ago...and a few minutes before watching the episode, I read the obituary of another playwright, Jonathan Reynolds, which mentioned that he was an understudy in the Broadway production of R&G are Dead in the 60s...
If I had kept thinking during the break then it's likely Mamet would have been next to occur to me. Tony Kushner is a name I could have written if there had been some kind of "angel" hint. I'm not sure who else is FJ-round known enough other than David Hwang.
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Re: Friday, November 12, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
I shouldn't have mentioned verbs, you're right. That was dumb. But weasel excuse is punchy! Is it penguin idiom?opusthepenguin wrote: ↑Sat Nov 13, 2021 3:57 pmOf course. In neither case would I agree that "weasel" on its own is "a synonym for evasive or sneaky". "Evasive" and "sneaky" are not verbs. "Weasel words" is an idiom that has to be taken as a whole. It doesn't parse out to weasel=sneaky+words=words any more than "love letter" parses out to love=loving+letter=letter. I'll drop my objection if someone provides a clear example of weasel being used as an adjective.davey wrote: ↑Sat Nov 13, 2021 3:25 pmHave you ever heard the expression "weasel words"? Or used it as a verb?opusthepenguin wrote: ↑Fri Nov 12, 2021 9:55 pm
I joined He in his puzzlement over and eventual right response to DD3: "This animal is a synonym for evasive or sneaky as it was thought to suck out the contents of an egg while leaving the shell intact." Weasel is NOT a synonym for evasive or sneaky. Unless the writers have some weasel excuse. With apologies to Ron and his family, weaselly is the synonym. Would they have accepted "What is weaselly?" I hope so. It's no more wrong than the response they did accept.
I don't know if this would put the clue over the character limit, but I'd be happy with "This animal lends its name to a synonym for...."
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Re: Friday, November 12, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
38R. 0/4 on big clues. Lots of new stuff for me to learn. Final Jeopardy's play within a play hint led me to The Taming of the Shrew which led me to Kiss Me, Kate and I had no idea who wrote that. Or that it was only a musical and never a play.
Lots of misses for me today. Genii instead of Genera, Ronald McDonald House instead of St. Jude, Ulysses instead of Finnegans Wake, Tuni instead of Tuna, and Cello instead of Viola.
Some clues that I missed that I want to get next time are clawfoot, Seton, Racial Equality, soprano sax, and amphibian.
Lots of misses for me today. Genii instead of Genera, Ronald McDonald House instead of St. Jude, Ulysses instead of Finnegans Wake, Tuni instead of Tuna, and Cello instead of Viola.
Some clues that I missed that I want to get next time are clawfoot, Seton, Racial Equality, soprano sax, and amphibian.
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I feel that I have to ask whether you did or did not have access to the video part of the clue.
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I saw the video and missed it.Linear Gnome wrote: ↑Sat Nov 13, 2021 9:17 pmI feel that I have to ask whether you did or did not have access to the video part of the clue.
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Somebody has to do it : (viola joke warning)MattKnowles wrote: ↑Sat Nov 13, 2021 10:43 pmI saw the video and missed it.Linear Gnome wrote: ↑Sat Nov 13, 2021 9:17 pmI feel that I have to ask whether you did or did not have access to the video part of the clue.
Spoiler
How is lightning like a violist's fingers?
Neither one strikes in the same place twice.
How do you keep your violin from getting stolen?
Put it in a viola case.
What's the difference between a violin and a viola?
The viola burns longer.
The viola holds more beer.
You can tune the violin.
We all know that a viola is better than a violin because it burns longer. But why does it burn longer?
It's usually still in the case.
How do you get a viola section to play spiccato?
Write a whole note with "solo" above it.
How do you get a violist to play a passage pianissimo tremolando?
Mark it "solo."
What's the difference between a viola and a coffin?
The coffin has the dead person on the inside.
What do you do with a dead violist?
Move him back a desk.
Neither one strikes in the same place twice.
How do you keep your violin from getting stolen?
Put it in a viola case.
What's the difference between a violin and a viola?
The viola burns longer.
The viola holds more beer.
You can tune the violin.
We all know that a viola is better than a violin because it burns longer. But why does it burn longer?
It's usually still in the case.
How do you get a viola section to play spiccato?
Write a whole note with "solo" above it.
How do you get a violist to play a passage pianissimo tremolando?
Mark it "solo."
What's the difference between a viola and a coffin?
The coffin has the dead person on the inside.
What do you do with a dead violist?
Move him back a desk.
Disclaimer - repeated exposure to author's musings may cause befuddlement.
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Somebody has to do it : (viola joke warning)MattKnowles wrote: ↑Sat Nov 13, 2021 10:43 pmI saw the video and missed it.Linear Gnome wrote: ↑Sat Nov 13, 2021 9:17 pmI feel that I have to ask whether you did or did not have access to the video part of the clue.
Spoiler
How is lightning like a violist's fingers?
Neither one strikes in the same place twice.
How do you keep your violin from getting stolen?
Put it in a viola case.
What's the difference between a violin and a viola?
The viola burns longer.
The viola holds more beer.
You can tune the violin.
We all know that a viola is better than a violin because it burns longer. But why does it burn longer?
It's usually still in the case.
How do you get a viola section to play spiccato?
Write a whole note with "solo" above it.
How do you get a violist to play a passage pianissimo tremolando?
Mark it "solo."
What's the difference between a viola and a coffin?
The coffin has the dead person on the inside.
What do you do with a dead violist?
Move him back a desk.
Neither one strikes in the same place twice.
How do you keep your violin from getting stolen?
Put it in a viola case.
What's the difference between a violin and a viola?
The viola burns longer.
The viola holds more beer.
You can tune the violin.
We all know that a viola is better than a violin because it burns longer. But why does it burn longer?
It's usually still in the case.
How do you get a viola section to play spiccato?
Write a whole note with "solo" above it.
How do you get a violist to play a passage pianissimo tremolando?
Mark it "solo."
What's the difference between a viola and a coffin?
The coffin has the dead person on the inside.
What do you do with a dead violist?
Move him back a desk.
Disclaimer - repeated exposure to author's musings may cause befuddlement.
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Yes, some grammarians call them adjectival nouns. But the category was Synonyms, not Parts of Speech.opusthepenguin wrote: ↑Sat Nov 13, 2021 6:35 pmSure. It's a noun modifying another noun. Happens all the time in English. Alarm clock. Safety deposit box. Alarm doesn't mean anxious, safety doesn't mean free from danger, and weasel doesn't mean sneaky.
"Anxious clock" doesn't make much sense, but "sneaky excuse" sure does, and that's exactly how I take your meaning: sneaking around your rules. Which is a lot more fun than following them, btw...
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I missed it the same way--purely slip of the tongue. I knew it wasn't violin, which was 90% of getting the clue right.MattKnowles wrote: ↑Sat Nov 13, 2021 10:43 pmI saw the video and missed it.Linear Gnome wrote: ↑Sat Nov 13, 2021 9:17 pmI feel that I have to ask whether you did or did not have access to the video part of the clue.
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I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree. Weasel is not a synonym for sneaky or evasive. Period. The clue was poorly written and there was no correct response. Do you agree that "What is weaselly?" should have been an acceptable response?davey wrote: ↑Sun Nov 14, 2021 10:47 amYes, some grammarians call them adjectival nouns. But the category was Synonyms, not Parts of Speech.opusthepenguin wrote: ↑Sat Nov 13, 2021 6:35 pmSure. It's a noun modifying another noun. Happens all the time in English. Alarm clock. Safety deposit box. Alarm doesn't mean anxious, safety doesn't mean free from danger, and weasel doesn't mean sneaky.
"Anxious clock" doesn't make much sense, but "sneaky excuse" sure does, and that's exactly how I take your meaning: sneaking around your rules. Which is a lot more fun than following them, btw...
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It's hard to misparse "this animal." But they might have accepted it - because they're notoriously lax...opusthepenguin wrote: ↑Sun Nov 14, 2021 3:12 pmI guess we'll just have to agree to disagree. Weasel is not a synonym for sneaky or evasive. Period. The clue was poorly written and there was no correct response. Do you agree that "What is weaselly?" should have been an acceptable response?davey wrote: ↑Sun Nov 14, 2021 10:47 amYes, some grammarians call them adjectival nouns. But the category was Synonyms, not Parts of Speech.opusthepenguin wrote: ↑Sat Nov 13, 2021 6:35 pmSure. It's a noun modifying another noun. Happens all the time in English. Alarm clock. Safety deposit box. Alarm doesn't mean anxious, safety doesn't mean free from danger, and weasel doesn't mean sneaky.
"Anxious clock" doesn't make much sense, but "sneaky excuse" sure does, and that's exactly how I take your meaning: sneaking around your rules. Which is a lot more fun than following them, btw...