3 and 2 so far; basically getting 3-4 questions right every day
― Four Seasons Total Manscaping (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 11 November 2020 18:39 (four years ago) link
Ohhhhh, I was 100% thinking of that Laos flag.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Wednesday, 11 November 2020 20:41 (four years ago) link
Hope you all got Whale, one way or another
― An Andalusian Do-rag (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 12 November 2020 14:36 (four years ago) link
not a clue on that one
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 12 November 2020 19:43 (four years ago) link
I totally got it due to "Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe" which means I got 2 questions in 1 day due to teenaged watching of Beavis & Butthead.
― justfanoe (Greg Fanoe), Thursday, 12 November 2020 21:40 (four years ago) link
whale was a random guess because the only WHA animal team i could think of was hartford
― Kompakt Total Landscaping (Will M.), Thursday, 12 November 2020 21:43 (four years ago) link
im having an awful season defensively & strength of schedule-wise; last in correct answers against, DE at .636 (aside from a couple of bad seasons i'm usually around .780)... really hope i regress very soon
― Kompakt Total Landscaping (Will M.), Thursday, 12 November 2020 21:48 (four years ago) link
WAIT were they called the Whalers because WHAlers???
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 12 November 2020 21:57 (four years ago) link
oh damn that never even occurred to me
― Kompakt Total Landscaping (Will M.), Thursday, 12 November 2020 22:16 (four years ago) link
If I'd thought of that I might have gotten the question right
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 12 November 2020 22:19 (four years ago) link
if you're not a universal monsters nerd, james whale is memorable for being the subject of the film Gods and Monsters with Ian McKellen and Brendan Fraser in one of his last films before he went action hero
― Four Seasons Total Manscaping (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 12 November 2020 22:32 (four years ago) link
G&M is exactly how I got it.
― I want to luhbahguh babum gum (Leee), Thursday, 12 November 2020 22:39 (four years ago) link
Dare I praise na for reaching the top of our rundle?
― I want to luhbahguh babum gum (Leee), Friday, 13 November 2020 16:46 (four years ago) link
i don't really feel like i'm dominating. it's early days yet and i'll likely fall back into the middle of the group before season ends
― na (NA), Friday, 13 November 2020 19:01 (four years ago) link
Part of me wants to comment upon my experience working on the 60s Music ML now that it is over and I have some distance from it but maybe I should just let it pass.
― An Andalusian Do-rag (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 16 November 2020 19:23 (four years ago) link
My first 9/6 yesterday!
― Four Seasons Total Manscaping (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 17 November 2020 16:04 (four years ago) link
hey i got 9/6 yesterday too. still pretty rare for me.
― na (NA), Tuesday, 17 November 2020 16:15 (four years ago) link
there's always a 9/6 in the banana stand
― Four Seasons Total Manscaping (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 17 November 2020 16:34 (four years ago) link
lol
― Indieland Phil and Indieland Don (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 17 November 2020 16:38 (four years ago) link
That's the only one I missed.
9(6) yesterday for me! not counting minileagues obv, this is only my third sixpack in 11 seasons (I've had a 9(5) as well). yaaaaaay!
― Kompakt Total Landscaping (Will M.), Wednesday, 18 November 2020 19:10 (four years ago) link
i lost on a 3/3 vs 7/3 yesterday, annoyedface.emoji
― Four Seasons Total Manscaping (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 18 November 2020 19:24 (four years ago) link
I was gifted a 3 on the Eswatini question even though I made explicit mention of it in the Djibouti thread.
― I want to luhbahguh babum gum (Leee), Wednesday, 18 November 2020 19:25 (four years ago) link
Which was enough to give me a tie instead of a loss.
how many days in a row can I get 5 out of 6 and lose I ask you
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 19 November 2020 14:51 (four years ago) link
It's happened to me the last two days!
(Annoyed at myself because I literally typed in Raphael and then erased it and put Donizetti, who isn't even an artist.)
― jaymc, Thursday, 19 November 2020 15:02 (four years ago) link
Never delete your first answer and replace it with something less famous is the lesson o keep learning over and over and not remembering somehow
― is right unfortunately (silby), Thursday, 19 November 2020 15:05 (four years ago) link
Yup. I think changing the answer is OK if there is actual logic behind it, but not because "this kinda sounds right?"
― jaymc, Thursday, 19 November 2020 15:49 (four years ago) link
yeah, i did that with raphael/michaelangelo
― Four Seasons Total Manscaping (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 19 November 2020 15:49 (four years ago) link
raphael is my stock answer for anything involving italian renaissance painting; finally it paid off
― mookieproof, Thursday, 19 November 2020 15:57 (four years ago) link
cowabunga dude
― Four Seasons Total Manscaping (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 19 November 2020 18:57 (four years ago) link
btw is there some reason those prizes are specific to the newlywed game? idgi
― mookieproof, Friday, 20 November 2020 23:11 (four years ago) link
yeah that was terrible. also i voted for The Price Is Right, which is correct.
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Friday, 20 November 2020 23:16 (four years ago) link
I don't think the prizes themselves are notable. The clue was the phrase "special prizes chosen just for the winners."
I was all set to submit "The Price Is Right," but that phrase kept nagging at me, and "The Newlywed Game" came to mind. It was a guess, but it turned out to be a good one.
― jaymc, Friday, 20 November 2020 23:17 (four years ago) link
Aargh
― Indieland Phil and Indieland Don (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 21 November 2020 00:08 (four years ago) link
ya boy is like last in his E division, but we carry on
― unashamed and trash (Unctious), Saturday, 21 November 2020 01:05 (four years ago) link
Okay, I will spill the beans. It was a lot of work but I really enjoyed helping write the 60s Music recaps.
― Indieland Phil and Indieland Don (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 21 November 2020 02:18 (four years ago) link
shocking beans
― mookieproof, Saturday, 21 November 2020 02:45 (four years ago) link
James Redd in Recap Shockah
― Indieland Phil and Indieland Don (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 21 November 2020 03:15 (four years ago) link
I said "The Price is Right" but the crucial clue is that it was an all-expenses paid cruise FOR TWO, i.e. the couple. Good question!
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Saturday, 21 November 2020 03:16 (four years ago) link
Learned League really makes you realize you don't know what other people know. I thought Flannery O'Connor was a gimme but wrestled with mimosa; I got them both but I really wasn't sure about mimosa. And like 90% of people got that right!
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Saturday, 21 November 2020 03:17 (four years ago) link
Yes, defense is a mug’s game. I thought everyone would get the game show except me, hah. Also thought Fatima might be easy but was hoping more people would fall into the Leila trap.
― Indieland Phil and Indieland Don (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 21 November 2020 03:22 (four years ago) link
Think people who are really into it maybe have a better idea of what is a “Pavlov” or things like that.
― Indieland Phil and Indieland Don (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 21 November 2020 03:25 (four years ago) link
an all-expenses paid cruise FOR TWO
idk, it's not like showcase showdowns suggested you go on cruises or live on a camping trailer by yourself? feel like there was a general assumption that all game show contestants were married
if the newlywed game adjusted its prizes according to whether it thought the winners would better appreciate a BC cruise or camper, then okay i had no idea
― mookieproof, Saturday, 21 November 2020 04:12 (four years ago) link
Yeah, it wasn’t quite enough to hang one’s hat on. There is a thing about looking for those kind of clues or ins, but this one was a little too, um, subtle.
― Indieland Phil and Indieland Don (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 21 November 2020 04:22 (four years ago) link
I put Canadian Jeopardy
― is right unfortunately (silby), Saturday, 21 November 2020 04:28 (four years ago) link
Lol
― Indieland Phil and Indieland Don (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 21 November 2020 04:28 (four years ago) link
Now I remember that for the ML question about “Blue Moon” we spent a little time discussing the wording of such a hint which ended up being “The Marcels stood alone atop the Billboard charts.” I suggested changing it to “The Marcels were seen standing alone,” which sounding more like the lyric, but somebody thought that would be a gimmie. The get rate was 30%
― Indieland Phil and Indieland Don (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 21 November 2020 04:35 (four years ago) link
Like some hints are just “passing” as clues, kind of mugging and grimacing but not really quite acknowledging they are actual hints.
― Indieland Phil and Indieland Don (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 21 November 2020 04:46 (four years ago) link
lol i'd have gotten 'blue moon' if the clue had been 'clapton solo ripoff' but i have literally never heard of the marcels
anyway the obvious answer is that you should do (absurdly difficult) one-days by yourself
― mookieproof, Saturday, 21 November 2020 04:52 (four years ago) link