Return of Confessions

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 10:16 am

Jerloma wrote:
tennbengal wrote:I haven't seen Top Gun or Footloose.

Graduated HS in 1988 to put that in context.
Wait. What? How? Why?

Come to think of it, I never saw Footloose either. Flipped past it numerous times in the 90s.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 10:19 am

Footloose is completely insane. An absolute goldmine of unintentional comedy.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 1:16 pm

I...don't know. It wasn't like I was avoiding movies back then, saw pretty much everything.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 4:15 pm

I have also never seen "Footloose."

Post by **brian** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 4:26 pm

Never seen it either.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 5:00 pm

There's a viable list of "classics" that if you haven't seen by a certain age, you probably just shouldn't bother. Footloose is at the top.

TheHumanComa · Post by **TheHumanComa** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 9:04 pm

I watch Jeopardy at least 3 times a week and do very well in everything but final jeopardy. I think i get about 5% of the final jeopardy answers right but Thursday night's answer seemed way too easy to me. Tell me if i'm wrong here but isn't this common knowledge? two of the contestants got it wrong, i was expecting them all to get it right...
Catagory - Foreign Words
Answer - The Holy Roman Empire from 800 to 1806 was the first; the German Empire from 1871 to 1918 was the second.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 9:19 pm

TheHumanComa wrote:I watch Jeopardy at least 3 times a week and do very well in everything but final jeopardy. I think i get about 5% of the final jeopardy answers right but Thursday night's answer seemed way too easy to me. Tell me if i'm wrong here but isn't this common knowledge? two of the contestants got it wrong, i was expecting them all to get it right...
Catagory - Foreign Words
Answer - The Holy Roman Empire from 800 to 1806 was the first; the German Empire from 1871 to 1918 was the second.

I didn't get that one.

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 9:34 pm

I was surprised two of the three players missed it. Champ got it (but he lost tonight.)

Holy Roman Empire is one of my favorite names. Wasn't holy; wasn't Roman; wasn't an empire. Kinda like Madison Square Garden.

TheHumanComa · Post by **TheHumanComa** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 9:42 pm

howard wrote:I was surprised two of the three players missed it. Champ got it (but he lost tonight.)

Holy Roman Empire is one of my favorite names. Wasn't holy; wasn't Roman; wasn't an empire. Kinda like Madison Square Garden.

Yeah, me too. And when I said I thought it was common knowledge, i meant the word 'reich' not the history of the Roman and German "empires".
Missed tonight's episode unfortunately but it's good to see Trebek's moustache is back! he looks better with it.

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 9:45 pm

Yeah, I got the German word for Empire. HRE at least actually lasted 1000 years, unlike the Third Reich.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 9:53 pm

tennbengal wrote:I haven't seen Top Gun or Footloose.

Graduated HS in 1988 to put that in context.

I hadn't seen all of Footloose, start to finish, until watching it with my kids a few months ago. That movie is awful! And its sure got a lot of women-beating in it...would make the NFL proud!

TheHumanComa · Post by **TheHumanComa** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 10:22 pm

howard wrote:Yeah, I got the German word for Empire. HRE at least actually lasted 1000 years, unlike the Third Reich.

Oh sorry... i got that you got it, I was just trying to say that I know next to nothing about either empire. I even had to look up how long the third reich lasted... 12 years apparently. 1933-1945. Knew when it ended, didn't know when it started.

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 10:45 pm

I've read so much about Hitler and the Third Reich it was an easy clue for me. But 'reich' is such an odd word that is widely known and associated with WW2-era Germany, I figured Jeopardy types would've got it correct.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Tue Sep 23, 2014 9:43 am

I like Cool Whip more than real dairy whipped cream.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Sep 23, 2014 9:47 am

I pooped on the floor of Rass' office bathroom.

rass · Post by **rass** » Tue Sep 23, 2014 9:53 am

The Sybian wrote:I pooped on the floor of Rass' office bathroom.

It's not right, but it's OK

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Tue Sep 23, 2014 9:55 am

howard wrote:I've read so much about Hitler and the Third Reich it was an easy clue for me. But 'reich' is such an odd word that is widely known and associated with WW2-era Germany, I figured Jeopardy types would've got it correct.

I thought that one was a softball and was surprised when they didn't all answer correctly. The question might as well have been "There were 3 of these things in Europe, one was really nasty. 30 seconds players, good luck."

howard · Post by **howard** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 6:33 pm

Another jeopardy final. Is this one easy or hard?

Cat: World Leaders
Clue: He came to power 34 days before FDR & left it 19 days after him

Triple whiff.

cerrano · Post by **cerrano** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 7:18 pm

howard wrote:Another jeopardy final. Is this one easy or hard?

Cat: World Leaders
Clue: He came to power 34 days before FDR & left it 19 days after him

Triple whiff.

jordan answer.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 6:36 am

howard wrote:Another jeopardy final. Is this one easy or hard?

Cat: World Leaders
Clue: He came to power 34 days before FDR & left it 19 days after him

Triple whiff.

The girl (reigning champ?) who wrote down Truman instead of just a big ol' question mark absolutely told her friends not to watch last night. That's a sucky moment.

Bensell · Post by **Bensell** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 12:51 pm

Ryan wrote:
howard wrote:Another jeopardy final. Is this one easy or hard?

Cat: World Leaders
Clue: He came to power 34 days before FDR & left it 19 days after him

Triple whiff.
The girl (reigning champ?) who wrote down Truman instead of just a big ol' question mark absolutely told her friends not to watch last night. That's a sucky moment.

No joke. I was watching it with my best friend and we couldn't believe everyone missed it. I'd make sure no one saw that episode too, even if I did back into victory.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 12:57 pm

Yeah, I scored some huge awesome dad points with the kids when I got that and the 3 contestants missed. You could tell be the way they phrased it (left it). It's so general that you knew they were going out of their way not to give up the answer.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 1:03 pm

Ryan wrote:
howard wrote:Another jeopardy final. Is this one easy or hard?

Cat: World Leaders
Clue: He came to power 34 days before FDR & left it 19 days after him

Triple whiff.
The girl (reigning champ?) who wrote down Truman instead of just a big ol' question mark absolutely told her friends not to watch last night. That's a sucky moment.

I really hope she just misunderstood the question... 3 answers immediately jumped out. 2 I knew were wrong, as they stayed in power longer. So yeah, pretty obvious.

DC47 · Post by **DC47** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 1:12 pm

You can never be sure what you'll whiff on at some particular time. I once knew a lot about this era, but I came up blank and guessed Churchill.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 1:55 pm

I think this means we need to resurrect the Final Jeopardy! challenge. Especially since this is a new month. Doc?

cerrano · Post by **cerrano** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 5:00 pm

DC47 wrote:You can never be sure what you'll whiff on at some particular time. I once knew a lot about this era, but I came up blank and guessed Churchill.

a former colleague told a story about his mentor teacher's appearance on jeopardy that reminds me, somewhat, of a combination whiff/cliff clavin response.

the mentor teacher taught only european and world history for most of his career. he had a sizable lead going into final jeopardy when the category was revealed: u.s. history. he wagered a significant amount of his winnings based on the notion that the question couldn't be too difficult for a history teacher, even though it had been over a decade since he had last dabbled in american history.

he completely whiffed on the founder and first governor of georgia. since everybody at school knew he was going on jeopardy, they pestered him about the air date, which he shared. the day after his gaffe aired, he returned to school to find a peach on his desk. and in his mail box. and in his parking spot. and in the teacher's lounge. peaches were every-fucking-where.

that is what would happen to me.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 5:06 pm

cerrano wrote:
DC47 wrote:You can never be sure what you'll whiff on at some particular time. I once knew a lot about this era, but I came up blank and guessed Churchill.
a former colleague told a story about his mentor teacher's appearance on jeopardy that reminds me, somewhat, of a combination whiff/cliff clavin response.

the mentor teacher taught only european and world history for most of his career. he had a sizable lead going into final jeopardy when the category was revealed: u.s. history. he wagered a significant amount of his winnings based on the notion that the question couldn't be too difficult for a history teacher, even though it had been over a decade since he had last dabbled in american history.

he completely whiffed on the founder and first governor of georgia. since everybody at school knew he was going on jeopardy, they pestered him about the air date, which he shared. the day after his gaffe aired, he returned to school to find a peach on his desk. and in his mail box. and in his parking spot. and in the teacher's lounge. peaches were every-fucking-where.

that is what would happen to me.

He was also the first cattle rancher in the colonies.

howard · Post by **howard** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 5:13 pm

…and a character in the film The Bad News Bears

ETA: oops, that was ogilvie. nevermind.

DC47 · Post by **DC47** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 7:14 pm

Rush2112 wrote:
cerrano wrote:a former colleague told a story about his mentor teacher's appearance on jeopardy that reminds me, somewhat, of a combination whiff/cliff clavin response.

the mentor teacher taught only european and world history for most of his career. he had a sizable lead going into final jeopardy when the category was revealed: u.s. history. he wagered a significant amount of his winnings based on the notion that the question couldn't be too difficult for a history teacher, even though it had been over a decade since he had last dabbled in american history.

he completely whiffed on the founder and first governor of georgia. since everybody at school knew he was going on jeopardy, they pestered him about the air date, which he shared. the day after his gaffe aired, he returned to school to find a peach on his desk. and in his mail box. and in his parking spot. and in the teacher's lounge. peaches were every-fucking-where.

that is what would happen to me.
He was also the first cattle rancher in the colonies.

Ben Cartwright.

I guess some questions are easier than others.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Tue Oct 14, 2014 10:39 am

That "Take Me to Church" song that was on SNL - I've heard it a couple times recently and completely assumed it was Pink Floyd or something. Does it sound like anything that used to be popular?

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Oct 14, 2014 10:42 am

Who is that guy, anyway? Usually between me and the missus, one of us knows who the musical guest is.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Oct 14, 2014 10:42 am

Just some hoser.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Oct 14, 2014 10:48 am

I doubt I would have argued if someone had said "Remember when the dude from House of Pain came back as just Everlast and he was all bluesy? Citizen Cope is doing the same thing now."

rass · Post by **rass** » Tue Oct 14, 2014 11:03 am

Ryan wrote:That "Take Me to Church" song that was on SNL - I've heard it a couple times recently and completely assumed it was Pink Floyd or something. Does it sound like anything that used to be popular?

Based on just the song, my wife thought it was Elton John.

MaxWebster · Post by **MaxWebster** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 2:17 pm

'87 grad and i'm proud to say i've also seen neither. <*internet high-fives tennbengal*>

hello boys.

tennbengal wrote:I haven't seen Top Gun or Footloose.

Graduated HS in 1988 to put that in context.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 3:15 pm

Gone for almost exactly 9 months hmmm nothing suspicious about that!!!

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 3:43 pm

Welcome back, Max! Still in Vancouver?

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 5:44 pm

sancarlos wrote:Welcome back, Max! Still in Vancouver?

You'll probably have to wait 9 months for an answer, he made a cameo because I was pestering him. Yes, he's still in the Couve.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 7:58 am

I'm sure he'll ketchup with us again soon.