Think it’s worth a wag
― Isinglass Ponys (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 28 August 2020 04:50 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYdVAs18jCg
― Isinglass Ponys (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 28 August 2020 05:04 (four years ago) link
i mean i only gave the subject matter, nothing else. but point taken.
― maura, Friday, 28 August 2020 14:56 (four years ago) link
got the elusive 9(5) yesterday lol
― maura, Friday, 28 August 2020 14:57 (four years ago) link
the baconator was one of those answers where i realized 'everyone is going to know this except me'
― mookieproof, Friday, 28 August 2020 15:03 (four years ago) link
My A rundle did worse than the league average on that one. Both my opponent and I missed it.
― jaymc, Friday, 28 August 2020 15:05 (four years ago) link
Yesterday's tiny slip might have actually helped me narrow it down. I lost anyway so not going to lose sleep over it but yeah, for future reference.I have a friend who I sometimes talk to about questions on the day of after we have both submitted. I *believe* that is legit, please correct me if I am wrong. Ha, was wondering about the baconator get rate, I couldn't remember it and figured "everyone else" would know as well.
― Two Little Hit Parades (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 28 August 2020 15:07 (four years ago) link
As for the KISS question, I was pleasantly surprised to get it right since "Paul Stanley" was a wild guess. (I thought it was possible that at least one of them was self-titled and for some reason Stanley seemed more likely than the others.)
― jaymc, Friday, 28 August 2020 15:08 (four years ago) link
i owe getting that (and so much more) to 'back in the new york groove'
― mookieproof, Friday, 28 August 2020 15:10 (four years ago) link
I could picture the album covers and was thinking they’ve got to have their names in the title, could it be “Ace Alive”? “Ace Solo”? which wasn’t converging but then I stumbled upon the obvious. I guess I might have figured it out anyway, even without the tiny boost.
― Two Little Hit Parades (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 28 August 2020 15:21 (four years ago) link
I went with "Criss Live" which was probably not the most likely answer in any case.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 28 August 2020 15:30 (four years ago) link
Somewhere else yesterday I was reminded that he was a good friend of Jerry Nolan of The New York Dolls (maybe one was best man at the other’s wedding) and almost played drums for them himself instead.
― Two Little Hit Parades (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 28 August 2020 15:35 (four years ago) link
Not me, I was startled that so many people knew the name of a random sandwich, but I live in an area where there's not a ton of Wendy's, maybe it has more penetration elsewhere.
BTW I also strongly endorse the "never say anything no matter how vague and seemingly innocuous about today's questions" policy
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 28 August 2020 15:35 (four years ago) link
"baconator" was a late night talk show punchline for awhile
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 28 August 2020 15:37 (four years ago) link
Realistically there was no way we would be expected to know the names of KISS solo albums so I assumed it had to be some sort of trick.
― justfanoe (Greg Fanoe), Friday, 28 August 2020 17:02 (four years ago) link
See I just put the only thing I could think of but didn't think there was a meaningful probability of being right
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 28 August 2020 17:28 (four years ago) link
I went with Live Frehley which I assume would be followed up by ...Or Die Hardley
― TRANCED INTO RADIOACTIVE PUREE (Will M.), Friday, 28 August 2020 18:12 (four years ago) link
lol
― Two Little Hit Parades (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 28 August 2020 18:49 (four years ago) link
i answered “the demon”
― maura, Saturday, 29 August 2020 13:11 (four years ago) link
i am not that knowledgeable about kiss but decades of skimming through used records was all i needed to get that one
― na (NA), Saturday, 29 August 2020 15:12 (four years ago) link
I’m old enough to remember when it came out and seem to recall valuable candy store record section real estate being taken up to display all four.
― Two Little Hit Parades (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 29 August 2020 15:14 (four years ago) link
Really convinced myself a Dalmatian was a toy breed
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Saturday, 29 August 2020 21:55 (four years ago) link
I guessed Friesland (which I misspelled as "Frisland"), thinking of a Bichon Frise. Too far west, and "frise" is apparently just French for "curly."
― jaymc, Saturday, 29 August 2020 22:17 (four years ago) link
Totally feel for Dalmatian as well.
― Two Little Hit Parades (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 29 August 2020 22:22 (four years ago) link
tried to pretend borzhoi was something it wasn't
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Saturday, 29 August 2020 23:07 (four years ago) link
Remote coworker has a pom that he showed off on Slack to much adulation, so the breed definitely came to me quickly, but I wasn't sure about deriving the region so just entered the breed and got credit.
― Ruth Bae Ginsburg (Leee), Sunday, 30 August 2020 18:16 (four years ago) link
tongue kiss is not the name of a 1979 kiss member solo album
and that bright, shiny burrowing flop monster is a caterpillar, not a worm.
who knew.
― unashamed and trash (Unctious), Sunday, 30 August 2020 18:31 (four years ago) link
I wouldn't worry too much about not getting the Kiss question right, a certain Rock Star didn't get it either, I just saw on the Message Board.
― Two Little Hit Parades (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 31 August 2020 19:06 (four years ago) link
a certain Rock Star
?
― maura, Tuesday, 1 September 2020 17:55 (four years ago) link
jaymc pointed that out. That's what her flag is.
― Two Little Hit Parades (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 1 September 2020 18:08 (four years ago) link
https://www.learnedleague.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=12886&p=190265#p190265
― Two Little Hit Parades (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 1 September 2020 18:46 (four years ago) link
DO U SEE?
― Two Little Hit Parades (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 1 September 2020 19:06 (four years ago) link
I don't know about the etiquette about talking about other players, but said player is high-profile enough in a couple different ways that you can connect the dots relatively easily.
― Ruth Bae Ginsburg (Leee), Tuesday, 1 September 2020 19:26 (four years ago) link
I don't know the etiquette totally either so don't want to talk too readily, but that link is only visible with a login so hopefully I am showing showing some discretion.
― Two Little Hit Parades (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 1 September 2020 20:19 (four years ago) link
lol, that's awesome
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Tuesday, 1 September 2020 23:50 (four years ago) link
Think the finals first reveal happens now
― Two Little Hit Parades (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 2 September 2020 02:00 (three years ago) link
Oh no, 10PM PDT.
― Two Little Hit Parades (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 2 September 2020 02:03 (three years ago) link
Ken Jennings in the top ten of round one I think
― Two Little Hit Parades (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 2 September 2020 05:16 (three years ago) link
i'm in 58th, seven points ahead of some rutter guy
not surprised so many people got 11/12 right on round 1, it was definitely the easiest of the four - i'm very curious to see what happens in round 2 (to say nothing of round 3, which was a fucking nightmare)
― the portentous pepper (govern yourself accordingly), Wednesday, 2 September 2020 05:20 (three years ago) link
I am in 110th place, in honor of Bobby Womack. I too have an embarrassing performance in R3 to reckon with, assuming that I qualify.
― justfanoe (Greg Fanoe), Wednesday, 2 September 2020 12:17 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOg_8hCC4u4Learned League Championship is a helluva tester
― Hit It And Quit It Sideways (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 2 September 2020 14:21 (three years ago) link
to say nothing of round 3, which was a fucking nightmare)So I have heard
― Hit It And Quit It Sideways (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 2 September 2020 14:23 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjwzTSOwUC0Thorsten wont let contestants go free
― Hit It And Quit It Sideways (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 2 September 2020 14:29 (three years ago) link
I've never finished higher than 7th (in an A rundle), so I've never really paid much attention to the championship.
― jaymc, Wednesday, 2 September 2020 14:34 (three years ago) link
Wonder how many more participants will show up on this thread today..
― Hit It And Quit It Sideways (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 2 September 2020 18:41 (three years ago) link
Wow, good work.
― Hit It And Quit It Sideways (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 2 September 2020 21:16 (three years ago) link
I'm not sure how to feel about how much of my high score was due to my knowledge of pro wrestling and crappy comic strips, but there we are. My reckoning is coming in Round 3 (spoiler alert)
― justfanoe (Greg Fanoe), Wednesday, 2 September 2020 21:17 (three years ago) link
now i wanna know the crappy comic strip questions
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 2 September 2020 21:22 (three years ago) link
"Most comic strip characters never age. Notable exceptions include those in Frank King's Gasoline Alley, Gary Trudeau's Doonesbury, and the Patterson family in what strip written and drawn by Lynn Johnston from 1979 to 2008?"
― justfanoe (Greg Fanoe), Wednesday, 2 September 2020 21:24 (three years ago) link
ah, that would've been my moment to shine too.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 2 September 2020 21:28 (three years ago) link