The Swamp

NFL short week really hits home in this game. Less the soreness

Very close to having the most popular answer be wrong on one of these.

OK we gots (not guts, that's a Mega Man boss) everyone so I'll see you around 12:30 et.

Game of the Week

Enoch Bucs (7-4) vs Carwash Panthers (7-4) for control (of second place) in the NFC South

NFL SNL Skit of the Week



Halftime Report of the Week

Jack Del Rio! Scott Zolak!

Q1 - From this list of 16 words, name any that actually precede the word "Man" in a Mega Man boss name (8)

CORRECT
Pump (MINUS-1) - Mister D
Plug (2) - Bronto, GPJ
Wood (3) - BSF, Enoch, Nonlinear
Junk (4) - AB, DSafe, Duff, Sancarlos
Drill (4) - Bengal, Chedda, Citgo, Syb
Flash (4) - Brian, LJam, Rex, Rush
Blast (4) - BFJ, Cerrano, DiS, Tony
Hard (5) - Carwash, Giff, GoodKarma, PDX, Pruitt

INCORRECT (10)
Stiff - Jerloma
Nail - Rass
Grind - Romero
Thrust - Shirley
Screw - Trav

LEFTOVERS
None

Q2 - Name any current MINOR League Baseball team whose geographic identifier (e.g. "Carolina", "Down East" or "Scranton Wilkes-Barre) starts with P, Q, or R (13)

CORRECT
RENO Aces (1) - Brian
ROCKET CITY Trash Pandas (1) - Enoch
RANCHO CU...CAMONGA Quakes (1) - Rex
PENSACOLA Blue Wahoos (2) - AB, GoodKarma
QUAD CITIES River Bandits (2) - Bengal, LJam
READING Fightin' Phils (2) - Cerrano, Syb
ROUND ROCK Express (2) - DSafe, Sancarlos
PEORIA Chiefs (2) - Duff, Giff
ROCHESTER Red Wings (3) - BSF, Citgo, PDX
RICHMOND Flying Squirrels (4) - BFJ, Bronto, Carwash, Trav
PORTLAND Sea Dogs (6) - DiS, Mister D, Nonlinear, Romero, Rush, Tony

INCORRECT (11)
Pawtucket - Chedda, Pruitt, Rass, Shirley
Rapid City - GPJ
Raleigh - Jerloma

LEFTOVERS
PALM BEACH Cardinals
The recently and awesomely rebranded ROME Emperors

I'm seeing what I think is an active website for the Pawtucket Red Sox.

ETA - nope. They stopped in 2020? Who knew?

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 12:57 pm I'm seeing what I think is an active website for the Pawtucket Red Sox.

Check the headlines on that page.

Q3 - Name a U.S. President who lived/has lived past his 80th birthday (12)

CORRECT
John Adams (1) - Brian
Thomas Jefferson (1) - PDX
James Madison (1) - LJam
John Quincy Adams (1) - GPJ
Herbert Hoover (1) - Carwash
Harry Truman (1) - Sancarlos
Gerald Ford (1) - Duff
Joe Biden (2) - Nonlinear, Rush
Richard Nixon (4) - Bengal, Enoch, Pruitt, Syb
Ronald Reagan (4) - Chedda, DSafe, Romero, Shirley
George HW Bush (4) - Bronto, Cerrano, Mister D, Rex
Jimmy Carter (10) - BFJ, BSF, DiS, Giff, GoodKarma, Citgo, Jerloma, Rass, Tony, Trav

INCORRECT (15)
Andrew Jackson - AB (Died at 78 of the ol' chronic dropsy)

LEFTOVERS
none

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 12:57 pm I'm seeing what I think is an active website for the Pawtucket Red Sox.

ETA - nope. They stopped in 2020? Who knew?

Ryan.

Pawtucket is a bad beat. Trying to remember.. were they part of the longest game ever?

:checks wiki:

YEP! Pawtucket versus the Rochester Red Wings.

There's a very good 30 for 30 podcast on that game, if anyone's looking for a good one off to listen to...

Old Hickory my ass!

Fuck you guys

Q4 - Name a state that has been a host, winner, or runner-up in either the NCAA Beach Volleyball or NCAA Alpine Skiing championships since and including 2016 (9)

CORRECT
Florida (1) - Enoch
New York (1) - Rush
Montana (1) - Sancarlos
Vermont (2) - Brian, Shirley
Alabama (2) - GoodKarma, Nonlinear
Utah (5) - AB, Chedda, DiS, LJam, Rass
Colorado (5) - Bengal, Duff, Jerloma, Tony, Trav
California (11) - Bronto, Carwash, DSafe, Giff, GPJ, Citgo, Mister D, Pruitt, Rex, Romero, Syb

INCORRECT (16)
Idaho - BFJ, PDX
Minnesota - BSF
Maine - Cerrano

LEFTOVERS
New Hampshire

Q5 - Name one of the world RIVERS pictured below flowing through one of its major cities (9)

CORRECT
MEKONG in Phnom Penh (MINUS-1) - DiS
LIFFEY in Dublin (2) - Chedda, Rex
MOSKVA in Moscow (2) - Enoch, Syb
RHINE in Cologne (2) - Jerloma, Rass
YANGTZE in Shanghai (4) - AB, BFJ, LJam, Shirley
SAINT LAWRENCE in Quebec City (7) - Carwash, GoodKarma, Pruitt, Rush, Sancarlos, Tony, Trav

INCORRECT (12)
Danube - Brian, BSF, DSafe, GPJ, Citgo, PDX, Romero
Thames - Cerrano, Mister D
Seine - Bengal
St Johns - Bronto
Volga - Nonlinear
Yellow - Giff
Huangpu (which I had never heard of, looked up, and feel pretty bad about) - Duff

LEFTOVERS
YUKON in Whitehorse
COLUMBIA in Portland
CONGO in Brazzaville and Kinshasa

Giff wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 1:00 pm

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 12:57 pm I'm seeing what I think is an active website for the Pawtucket Red Sox.

ETA - nope. They stopped in 2020? Who knew?

Ryan.

And every red sox fan everywhere. Getting your team taken by woosta is whats wrong with the world. Spags gone. White City pizza gone? Candlepins too huh?

Ryan wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 1:10 pm Q5 - Name one of the world RIVERS pictured below flowing through one of its major cities (9)

CORRECT
MEKONG in Phnom Penh (MINUS-1) - DiS
LIFFEY in Dublin (2) - Chedda, Rex
MOSKVA in Moscow (2) - Enoch, Syb
RHINE in Cologne (2) - Jerloma, Rass
YANGTZE in Shanghai (4) - AB, BFJ, LJam, Shirley
SAINT LAWRENCE in Quebec City (7) - Carwash, GoodKarma, Pruitt, Rush, Sancarlos, Tony, Trav

INCORRECT (12)
Danube - Brian, BSF, DSafe, GPJ, Citgo, PDX, Romero
Thames - Cerrano, Mister D
Seine - Bengal
St Johns - Bronto
Volga - Nonlinear
Yellow - Giff
Huangpu (which I had never heard of, looked up, and feel pretty bad about) - Duff

LEFTOVERS
YUKON in Whitehorse
COLUMBIA in Portland
CONGO in Brazzaville and Kinshasa

Dammit. Just looked it up... Moskva (which I didn't know until now) flows into the Volga.

Q6 - Name anyone with more PLAYOFF rebounds during the 1990s than Shaquille O'Neal's 730 (12)

CORRECT
It's been a while but yep, Michael Jordan (1) - Enoch
Shawn Kemp (1) - GPJ
Scottie Pippen (2) - Brian, Rush
Charles Barkley (2) - Shirley, AB
Patrick Ewing (3) - AB, BSF, Citgo
Horace Grant (3) - Bronto, Duff, Romero
David Robinson (3) - Carwash, LJam, Trav
Dennis Rodman (5) - Bengal, DiS, GoodKarma, Jerloma, Sancarlos
Karl Malone (5) - Cerrano, Chedda, PDX, Pruitt, Rex
Hakeem Olajuwon (5) - DSafe, Giff, Mister D, Rass, Tony

INCORRECT (10)
Tim Duncan - BFJ
Shaquille O'Neal - Nonlinear

LEFTOVERS
Charles Oakley
Clyde Drexler

Ryan wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 1:00 pm Q3 - Name a U.S. President who lived/has lived past his 80th birthday (12)

CORRECT
John Adams (1) - Brian
Thomas Jefferson (1) - PDX
James Madison (1) - LJam
John Quincy Adams (1) - GPJ
Herbert Hoover (1) - Carwash
Harry Truman (1) - Sancarlos
Gerald Ford (1) - Duff
Joe Biden (2) - Nonlinear, Rush
Richard Nixon (4) - Bengal, Enoch, Pruitt, Syb
Ronald Reagan (4) - Chedda, DSafe, Romero, Shirley
George HW Bush (4) - Bronto, Cerrano, Mister D, Rex
Jimmy Carter (10) - BFJ, BSF, DiS, Giff, GoodKarma, Citgo, Jerloma, Rass, Tony, Trav

INCORRECT (15)
Andrew Jackson - AB (Died at 78 of the ol' chronic dropsy)

LEFTOVERS
none

Seven 1 point answers has to be a record. I am absolutely sure it is.

I only answered Ewing.

tennbengal wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 1:20 pm

Ryan wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 1:00 pm Q3 - Name a U.S. President who lived/has lived past his 80th birthday (12)

CORRECT
John Adams (1) - Brian
Thomas Jefferson (1) - PDX
James Madison (1) - LJam
John Quincy Adams (1) - GPJ
Herbert Hoover (1) - Carwash
Harry Truman (1) - Sancarlos
Gerald Ford (1) - Duff
Joe Biden (2) - Nonlinear, Rush
Richard Nixon (4) - Bengal, Enoch, Pruitt, Syb
Ronald Reagan (4) - Chedda, DSafe, Romero, Shirley
George HW Bush (4) - Bronto, Cerrano, Mister D, Rex
Jimmy Carter (10) - BFJ, BSF, DiS, Giff, GoodKarma, Citgo, Jerloma, Rass, Tony, Trav

INCORRECT (15)
Andrew Jackson - AB (Died at 78 of the ol' chronic dropsy)

LEFTOVERS
none

Seven 1 point answers has to be a record. I am absolutely sure it is.

There were technically 8 unique answers.

You need to make more fun of Nonlinear for that answer.

One of my favorite answers ever, NLFC.

Q7 - Name one of the top 10 vote-getters in Boston.com's 2023 poll of favorite TV shows set in Massachusetts (10)

CORRECT
Boston Legal (1) - BFJ
Dawson's Creek (1) - GPJ
Spenser: For Hire (2) - Carwash, Citgo
The Practice (2) - LJam, Syb
Ally McBeal (3) - Brian, Cerrano, Romero
St. Elsewhere (4) - Pruitt, Rush, Sancarlos
Cheers (7) - Bronto, Chedda, DSafe, GoodKarma, Mister D, PDX, Shirley
Wings (9) - AB, Bengal, DiS, Duff, Enoch, Jerloma, Nonlinear, Rass, Rex

INCORRECT (14)
Charmed - BSF
Hill Street Blues - Giff
Bob's Burgers - Tony
Fringe - Trav

LEFTOVERS
City on a Hill
The Handmaid's Tale

Ryan wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 1:19 pm Q6 - Name anyone with more PLAYOFF rebounds during the 1990s than Shaquille O'Neal's 730 (12)

CORRECT
It's been a while but yep, Michael Jordan (1) - Enoch
Shawn Kemp (1) - GPJ
Scottie Pippen (2) - Brian, Rush
Charles Barkley (2) - Shirley, AB
Patrick Ewing (3) - AB, BSF, Citgo
Horace Grant (3) - Bronto, Duff, Romero
David Robinson (3) - Carwash, LJam, Trav
Dennis Rodman (5) - Bengal, DiS, GoodKarma, Jerloma, Sancarlos
Karl Malone (5) - Cerrano, Chedda, PDX, Pruitt, Rex
Hakeem Olajuwon (5) - DSafe, Giff, Mister D, Rass, Tony

INCORRECT (10)
Tim Duncan - BFJ
Shaquille O'Neal - Nonlinear

LEFTOVERS
Charles Oakley
Clyde Drexler

A literal Jordan!

Ryan wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 1:22 pm Q7 - Name one of the top 10 vote-getters in Boston.com's 2023 poll of favorite TV shows set in Massachusetts (10)

CORRECT
Boston Legal (1) - BFJ
Dawson's Creek (1) - GPJ
Spenser: For Hire (2) - Carwash, Citgo
The Practice (2) - LJam, Syb
Ally McBeal (3) - Brian, Cerrano, Romero
St. Elsewhere (4) - Pruitt, Rush, Sancarlos
Cheers (7) - Bronto, Chedda, DSafe, GoodKarma, Mister D, PDX, Shirley
Wings (9) - AB, Bengal, DiS, Duff, Enoch, Jerloma, Nonlinear, Rass, Rex

INCORRECT (14)
Charmed - BSF
Hill Street Blues - Giff
Bob's Burgers - Tony
Fringe - Trav

LEFTOVERS
City on a Hill
The Handmaid's Tale

goddammit.

how. why.

Ryan wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 1:22 pm St. Elsewhere (4) - Pruitt, Rush, Sancarlos

Was there a fourth name, there?

Giff wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 1:21 pm You need to make more fun of Nonlinear for that answer.

Oh, he did.

I would've added to the Karl Malone pile if I'd been able to call a mulligan. Which, fully accept the decision of the judges on that. Thankfully on a bye.

But third straight week I've just not read a question. (Last week was putting Bhutan when the answer needed UEFA teams.)

sancarlos wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 1:29 pm

Ryan wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 1:22 pm St. Elsewhere (4) - Pruitt, Rush, Sancarlos

Was there a fourth name, there?

Nope, should be 3 points

Q8 - Name the sport for which one of the following athletes won a medal for the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics (10)

CORRECT
Molly Seidel = MARATHON (1) - Cerrano
Oshae Jones = BOXING (1) - Nonlinear
Jade Carey = GYMNASTICS (1) - Syb
Jagger Eaton = SKATEBOARDING (2) - Brian, Carwash
Ryan Crouser = SHOT PUT (2) - BSF, GPJ
Triston Casas = BASEBALL (3) - Enoch, Romero, Rush
April Ross = BEACH VOLLEYBALL (3) - Giff, GoodKarma, Trav
Kelsey Plum = 3x3 BASKETBALL (4) - Bengal, DiS, DSafe, Mister D
Nelly Korda = GOLF (6) - AB, Bronto, Jerloma, Pruitt, Rex, Sancarlos

INCORRECT (11)
Equestrian - BFJ, Chedda, Duff, Citgo
5x5 Basketball - Duff, Citgo
Cycling - LJam
Hurdles - PDX
BMX - Rass
Judo - Shirley
100m - Tony

LEFTOVERS
Carissa Moore = SURFING

tennbengal wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 1:23 pm

Ryan wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 1:22 pm Q7 - Name one of the top 10 vote-getters in Boston.com's 2023 poll of favorite TV shows set in Massachusetts (10)

CORRECT
Boston Legal (1) - BFJ
Dawson's Creek (1) - GPJ
Spenser: For Hire (2) - Carwash, Citgo
The Practice (2) - LJam, Syb
Ally McBeal (3) - Brian, Cerrano, Romero
St. Elsewhere (4) - Pruitt, Rush, Sancarlos
Cheers (7) - Bronto, Chedda, DSafe, GoodKarma, Mister D, PDX, Shirley
Wings (9) - AB, Bengal, DiS, Duff, Enoch, Jerloma, Nonlinear, Rass, Rex

INCORRECT (14)
Charmed - BSF
Hill Street Blues - Giff
Bob's Burgers - Tony
Fringe - Trav

LEFTOVERS
City on a Hill
The Handmaid's Tale

goddammit.

how. why.

I knew that was gonna happen and answered it anyway, I assume everyone else did the the same.

Wings was always bad news, but I did it, and I’d fuckin do it again

Q9 - The Grammy Award for Best Country Solo Performance has been awarded since 2012. Name any artist with more than 1 nomination in that category's history (13)

CORRECT
Miranda Lambert (1) - AB
Keith Urban (1) - Carwash
Hunter Hayes (1) - GPJ
Kacey Musgraves (1) - Nonlinear
Tyler Childers (1) - Enoch
Willie Nelson (2) - Rush, Syb
Eric Church (3) - Bronto, Duff, Mister D
Carrie Underwood (4) - Chedda, Giff, GoodKarma, Jerloma
Chris Stapleton (5) - Brian, Cerrano, DiS, Sancarlos, Trav

INCORRECT (10)
Jason Aldean - Bengal, BFJ
Darius Rucker - LJam, Rass
Brandi Carlisle - BSF
Kelsey Ballerini - DSafe
Johnny Cash - Citgo
Vince Gill - PDX
Jason Isbell - Pruitt
Garth Brooks - Rex
Kenny Chesney - Romero
Luke Bryan - Shirley
Luke Combs - Tony

LEFTOVERS
Maren Morris
Blake Shelton
Brandy Clark
Mickey Guyton

Killed by country music. What a horrible way to go.

Am I forgetting, or didn’t you say those were well known people? I guess I should have guessed Willie Nelson.

Q10 - Name the HEAD COACH of one of the 11 most recent quarterbacks taken first overall in the NFL Draft when they made their first career start (11)

CORRECT
Matthew Stafford for JIM SCHWARTZ (1) - Brian
Jared Goff for JEFF FISHER (1) - Carwash
Jameis Winston for LOVIE SMITH (1) - Enoch
Andrew Luck for CHUCK PAGANO (3) - Duff, Jerloma, LJam
Kyler Murray for KLIFF KINGSBURY (3) - Bengal, GPJ, Mister D
Bryce Young for FRANK REICH (3) - Chedda, DiS, Rush
Joe Burrow for ZAC TAYLOR (3) - GoodKarma, Syb, Tony
Baker Mayfield for HUE JACKSON (5) - AB, BFJ, Bronto, Pruitt, Sancarlos
Trevor Lawrence for URBAN MEYER (5) - DSafe, Nonlinear, Rass, Romero, Trav

INCORRECT (10)
Nick Saban - BSF
Sean McVay - Cerrano
DeMeco Ryans - Giff
Jack Del Rio - Citgo
Chip Kelly - PDX
Tom Coughlin - Rex
Jim Caldwell - Shirley

LEFTOVERS
Cam Newton for RON RIVERA
Sam Bradford for STEVE SPAGNUOLO

The truck driver laid down a 33. I never had a chance.

LOL, this is my worst game ever. I guess I just thought of course Stroud was taken first.

Giff wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 1:51 pm LOL, this is my worst game ever. I guess I just thought of course Stroud was taken first.

eight live shows in 48 hours might have hurt the old brainpower.