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The clue having 1977 in it made it a gimme for me. There aren't many albums that intentionally use British English. Then again, I whiffed on queue so what do I know?
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If you're that un-confident in the category (although who wouldn't be confident with Classic Albums?), at least bet zero. Then when you actually know the answer, you can write down nothing and you don't look like a huge idiot on the wager. Even if he was hoping for a triple stumper, why would you bet 900 when you're only up by 600? Arrrrrghhhhhh 
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May 6, 2021 14:44
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It wasn't even a situation where second place could bet to reach first place + $1 to lock out third place. Just a tragic bid.
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May 6, 2021 14:51
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Zesty posted:Why was that early question designed to poo poo on black people? The Rastafarianism one.
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May 6, 2021 18:01
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Yeah I have to admit I'm a bit confused on that myself.
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May 6, 2021 18:24
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I've watched the episode now, and the answer appears to be 'absolutely nothing'
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May 6, 2021 22:30
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What happened tonight? So many missed easy answers and Kalee clearly got discouraged in the first round and gave up completely in the second round
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May 7, 2021 00:55
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What is a calzone, when you really think about it? Either I’m even worse at geography than I thought, or that was a bizarrely difficult final jeopardy.
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May 7, 2021 00:59
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Old Kentucky Shark posted:What is a calzone, when you really think about it? If you know anything about Andorra you know it's between Spain and France. But yes, not a gimme.
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Old Kentucky Shark posted:Either I’m even worse at geography than I thought, or that was a bizarrely difficult final jeopardy. I overthought it because I figured there was no way it could be Andorra, since it way to obvious as it’s literally a principality whose co-princes are the heads of state of France and Spain, which it is sandwiched between. Was so obvious in hindsight.
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Iron Crowned posted:What happened tonight? So many missed easy answers and Kalee clearly got discouraged in the first round and gave up completely in the second round [Category about things named for saints] "Burmese mountain dog"
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May 7, 2021 01:36
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I said Luxembourg what with Aachen being like less than 100km from there. Boo. That sure was a game. I felt bad for Kalee though, I kept hoping she'd get out of the red and be around for final.
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May 7, 2021 02:56
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I said Belgium assuming Charlemagne didn't go down there since he founded what became Holy Roman Empire which didn't have it. Forgot about the Carolingian Empire which did.
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I knew the FJ but that was entirely because I'm a geography/world politics trivia nerd and the whole 'co-prince' dynamic is a fun thing to know about a country like that (that's why the clue mentioned the bishop, the princes are a bishop from spain and the president of france). Weird episode all around though yea, between the middle lady just being...really weird and crashing and burning almost instantly to the dude on the end saying poo poo like 'calzone' it was just...weird poo poo today!
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May 7, 2021 03:25
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Apparently one of the affiliates showed final before double jeopardy tonight too, lol
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May 7, 2021 04:15
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Also Mr Hookshot jokingly answered “Vito Calzone” to that answer and I feel like someone needs to make THAT movie.
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May 7, 2021 04:21
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Island Nation posted:I said Belgium assuming Charlemagne didn't go down there since he founded what became Holy Roman Empire which didn't have it. Forgot about the Carolingian Empire which did. I said Belgium, too, except in Dutch. I also learned that gin is a Dutch creation, which was fun for me, being half-Dutch and drinking a gin+tonic!
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"Care the plate is hot" *ignores waitress* *bursts into flames from 900degree calzone*
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I would figure that Jeopardy contestants would know who the first President and Vice President were.
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:I would figure that Jeopardy contestants would know who the first President and Vice President were. That was an amazing gaffe on the contestants' part. The Constitution being ratified in July 1788 and Washington and Adams taking office in 1789 was drilled into me in, like, third grade.
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Timby posted:That was an amazing gaffe on the contestants' part. The Constitution being ratified in July 1788 and Washington and Adams taking office in 1789 was drilled into me in, like, third grade. ...were they all Canadian?  E: seriously, studying for J! tests if you're up here is mostly "read American history on Wikipedia", because it's not covered at all in school in the depth you'd need to be competitive. I learned that most US presidents were absolute monsters in the course of reading about them!
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Timby posted:That was an amazing gaffe on the contestants' part. The Constitution being ratified in July 1788 and Washington and Adams taking office in 1789 was drilled into me in, like, third grade. I liked that one, clearly thinking 1776 was when the first president was elected, went to the next president with Adams/Jefferson, but then the third did some weird mashup with Washington/Jefferson
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May 11, 2021 18:50
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The hell was the logic behind the defending champions Final Jeopardy bet?
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May 12, 2021 00:56
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:The hell was the logic behind the defending champions Final Jeopardy bet? One of those "hopefully they get it wrong" bets. It's worked and I remember once it hosed over a third place person who wagered correctly but it's never the right move from first.
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May 12, 2021 01:14
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Books from the Bible isn't exactly a easy category for most people. I fluked into the answer myself
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In an 1851 speech this formerly enslaved abolitionist & a feminist wondered, "Ain't I a woman?" Sojourner Truth loving jesus, Jeopardy. She spoke dutch as a primary language and was well educated but her speech (and her entire life story) was turned into a racist caricature because it sells better. https://www.thesojournertruthproject.com/compare-the-speeches?fbclid=IwAR1lrCyncrgUpF8Wy1c4uqGsciU1mhRRkqYa5Xi5TKuWTT7UxErYij7ciJE
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Zesty posted:In an 1851 speech this formerly enslaved abolitionist & a feminist wondered, "Ain't I a woman?" Wow, I've heard of this speech dozens of times, listened to an African-American history teacher lecture about Sojourner Truth's life, and had no idea this was the case. Thank you for sharing this.
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Zesty posted:In an 1851 speech this formerly enslaved abolitionist & a feminist wondered, "Ain't I a woman?" quote:Well, chillen, whar dar’s so much racket dar must be som’ting out o’kilter.  Reminds me of this The Onion piece Ask An Elderly Black Woman As Depicted By A Sophomore Creative Writing Major
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May 12, 2021 04:44
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Zesty posted:Also, a later clue characterized Columbus as "a pioneer of progress" Wasn’t that a direct quote?
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I'm just exclaiming my jerkoff motion.
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so what was the deal with the rastafarian clue? bunch of people asked
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Yeah that Sojourner Truth thing is definitely dodgy but you still haven't explained what was wrong with the clue about Rastafarianism. Did they have their facts wrong?
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Zesty posted:In an 1851 speech this formerly enslaved abolitionist & a feminist wondered, "Ain't I a woman?" Holy poo poo, thanks for sharing this.
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zakharov posted:Yeah that Sojourner Truth thing is definitely dodgy but you still haven't explained what was wrong with the clue about Rastafarianism. Did they have their facts wrong? I don't think we're ever going to get a response on that
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christmas boots posted:I don't think we're ever going to get a response on that If you check their post history they only come in to make complaints of varying validity and then vanish until the next one.
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Jeffpardy edit with guest hosts.
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Zero One posted:If you check their post history they only come in to make complaints of varying validity and then vanish until the next one. Why won’t I explain subtle racism throughout a category to hostile people like this?  But yeah, let’s be lovely to each other over criticisms of a TV show. Real healthy thread.
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Zesty posted:Why won’t I explain subtle racism throughout a category to hostile people like this? I thought my post was pretty respectful. zakharov posted:I'm genuinely confused at this comment. Here's the clue: I like learning and I'm genuinely missing the subtle racism here. What do you find offensive about it? You quoted the person being snarky to you but ignored people asking in good faith what you were talking about. zakharov fucked around with this message at 01:23 on May 13, 2021 |
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zakharov posted:I thought my post was pretty respectful. Come back to a thread to a bunch of responses, including this guy who made several posts on it, ending in this one, before I even got back to the thread. Orzo posted:I've watched the episode now, and the answer appears to be 'absolutely nothing' Think, "meh. We just had a bunch of nazi defenders in the thread. Like I care to get into it when they're starting from here." Let it go because I just don't have the spoons for this. DAYS later, same guy decides he's going to be obsessive about it. Then this winner: Zero One posted:If you check their post history they only come in to make complaints of varying validity and then vanish until the next one. Totally hostile and just a tad creepy. So sorry I have opinions on betting strategy and poorly worded clues. I just don't have it in me to be your acceptable level of white noise. Stop being snippy and lovely. It's the loving jeopardy thread. Zesty fucked around with this message at 02:20 on May 13, 2021 |
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