Thursday, December 2, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
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Re: Thursday, December 2, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Second time this week I see a clue on something I had planned for a future TD.
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I'm old enough to remember singing along to this silly song back in '59 or '60 when it was on the radio all the time, probably competing with Bobby Rydel, Bobby Vee, Bobby Vinton and many more teen idols for primacy on the top ten or at least the top forty. Back then, I don't remember anyone taking offense as to the "humorous" lyrics, but listening to it now, after 60 years or so, I'm kind of surprised that it hasn't yet evoked any outrage here as to how "offensive" it is. Well, I guess it is that, but I can't help but laugh at how silly it was and is. And you gotta love the back up singers! Forgive me, but I do miss those days (sometimes).
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Ha ha. Totally agree.seaborgium wrote: ↑Thu Dec 02, 2021 10:45 pmWe're overdrawn on U's from people mispronouncing "nuptial"; we've got to make cutbacks somewhere!tddeveryday wrote: ↑Thu Dec 02, 2021 6:37 pm Two rulings I wish went differently. Jessica pronounced it "unk-CHUSS" but unctuous has three syllables.
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Quite the contrary, I saw that DD opportunity as free money and I suspect Amy did as well. I really thought she might go even bigger. If you know the periodic table reasonably well and you know...words, how hard could this be? Even in a bottom row DD it wasn't like they were gonna throw Praseodymium at you.MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Thu Dec 02, 2021 1:44 pm Those were big moves on wagering clues for Amy today and if floridagator want to call hubris on DD3 with 9000 of 19400 with 2nd at 3800 then that will be closer than previous times the term has been used. A miss by Amy and a get by Sinnott on the next clue would suddenly have a sure win a lot more interesting even though Amy would still win by the end of things.
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I stand corrected. In addition to that, the dictionary I used was Lexico, but I misread their pronunciation guide. 2 and 3 syllables are both acceptable there too.Robert K S wrote: ↑Thu Dec 02, 2021 7:02 pmM-W has two two-syllable variants. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unctuous
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I still feel "Garfield" has three syllablestddeveryday wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 3:47 am I stand corrected. In addition to that, the dictionary I used was Lexico, but I misread their pronunciation guide. 2 and 3 syllables are both acceptable there too.
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Re: Thursday, December 2, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
She had cruised through the category so I didn’t think a $9,000 wager was particularly risky.jeff6286 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 2:13 amQuite the contrary, I saw that DD opportunity as free money and I suspect Amy did as well. I really thought she might go even bigger. If you know the periodic table reasonably well and you know...words, how hard could this be? Even in a bottom row DD it wasn't like they were gonna throw Praseodymium at you.MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Thu Dec 02, 2021 1:44 pm Those were big moves on wagering clues for Amy today and if floridagator want to call hubris on DD3 with 9000 of 19400 with 2nd at 3800 then that will be closer than previous times the term has been used. A miss by Amy and a get by Sinnott on the next clue would suddenly have a sure win a lot more interesting even though Amy would still win by the end of things.
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Exactly. That's an "all-in-and-I don't-even-have-to-think-about-it" wager.jeff6286 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 2:13 amQuite the contrary, I saw that DD opportunity as free money and I suspect Amy did as well. I really thought she might go even bigger. If you know the periodic table reasonably well and you know...words, how hard could this be? Even in a bottom row DD it wasn't like they were gonna throw Praseodymium at you.MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Thu Dec 02, 2021 1:44 pm Those were big moves on wagering clues for Amy today and if floridagator want to call hubris on DD3 with 9000 of 19400 with 2nd at 3800 then that will be closer than previous times the term has been used. A miss by Amy and a get by Sinnott on the next clue would suddenly have a sure win a lot more interesting even though Amy would still win by the end of things.
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And it turned out that DD was just about the easiest clue in the category...econgator wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 6:28 pmExactly. That's an "all-in-and-I don't-even-have-to-think-about-it" wager.jeff6286 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 2:13 amQuite the contrary, I saw that DD opportunity as free money and I suspect Amy did as well. I really thought she might go even bigger. If you know the periodic table reasonably well and you know...words, how hard could this be? Even in a bottom row DD it wasn't like they were gonna throw Praseodymium at you.MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Thu Dec 02, 2021 1:44 pm Those were big moves on wagering clues for Amy today and if floridagator want to call hubris on DD3 with 9000 of 19400 with 2nd at 3800 then that will be closer than previous times the term has been used. A miss by Amy and a get by Sinnott on the next clue would suddenly have a sure win a lot more interesting even though Amy would still win by the end of things.
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Re: Thursday, December 2, 2021 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Never having heard this before, with that insistent percussion, the performer's bug eyes, and the weird echo in the vocal, I find this not offensive (or funny) but utterly creepy...mrparadise wrote: ↑Thu Dec 02, 2021 11:06 pmI'm old enough to remember singing along to this silly song back in '59 or '60 when it was on the radio all the time, probably competing with Bobby Rydel, Bobby Vee, Bobby Vinton and many more teen idols for primacy on the top ten or at least the top forty. Back then, I don't remember anyone taking offense as to the "humorous" lyrics, but listening to it now, after 60 years or so, I'm kind of surprised that it hasn't yet evoked any outrage here as to how "offensive" it is. Well, I guess it is that, but I can't help but laugh at how silly it was and is. And you gotta love the back up singers! Forgive me, but I do miss those days (sometimes).
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I wasn't around in 1960, but I remember "Mr. Custer" from Wacky Favorites, a 2-CD collection of novelty tunes sold in 1993. I got it for Christmas, perhaps the first Christmas I got a CD player.
And, yeah, the song probably wouldn't be resold today without "wrong then, wrong now" content advisory like you see on Disney+.
And, yeah, the song probably wouldn't be resold today without "wrong then, wrong now" content advisory like you see on Disney+.
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I have a Dr. Demento 25th anniversary compilation that has "Mr. Custer" on it. It was one of the more forgettable songs for preteen/teenage me (though I can at least quote it; "Second Week of Deer Camp" and "Leader of the Laundromat" are forgotten entirely, if I ever knew them beyond the title in the first place).
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I'm assuming you mean the "Mr. Custer" song - I didn't think Alan Sherman's camp parody was a problem. My seven-year-old grandchild just discovered it and can't get enough of it - she loves song parodies.Robert K S wrote: ↑Sun Dec 05, 2021 11:11 am I wasn't around in 1960, but I remember "Mr. Custer" from Wacky Favorites, a 2-CD collection of novelty tunes sold in 1993. I got it for Christmas, perhaps the first Christmas I got a CD player.
And, yeah, the song probably wouldn't be resold today without "wrong then, wrong now" content advisory like you see on Disney+.