Transcript 4/9/2008
Fiona Morton
Stamford, Ct.
She's a baker now living in Stamford, Ct, but grew up in England. She makes barnyard noises. Meredith asks her to do one.
Her favorite is the chicken. My station decided to do the weekly emergency
broadcast test during her demonstration, so I don't know what it sounded like.
$100
On the job, who would most likely make use of the advanced discipline known as "number theory"?
A: Mathematician
B: Animal trainer
C: Chef
D: Compulsive gambler
$200
A kid-safe toy, the "Let's Pretend Iron" does what?
A: Pops up toast
B: Vacuums dirt
C: Sprays water
D: Plays compact discs
$300
What Demi Moore movie was given an R rating by the MPAA for, among other things,
"erotic dancing"?
A: A Few Good Men
B: The Scarlet Letter
C: G.I. Jane
D: Striptease
$500
The "e" is for "envelope" is a handy way to remember the difference between the
spellings of what two words?
A: Complement & compliment
B: Lightening & lightning
C: Stationary & stationery
D: Vain & vein
$1000
TV personality William Nye is better known as "Bill Nye the" what?
A: Science Guy
B: Math Guy
C: History Guy
D: Language Guy
Fiona says the minute her bum hit that chair, her IQ dropped!
$2000
Which of these 2007 Broadway plays is about the relationship between two retired tennis players?
A: Deuce
B: Inherit the Wind
C: Talk Radio
D: A Noon for the Misbegotten
ATA:
A: 90%
B: 3%
C: 2%
D: 5%
Commercial break.
$4000
"Rotgut" is an old-fashioned word for a cheap or inferior type of what?
A: Beef
B: Cheese
C: Porridge
D: Liquor
$8000
What U.S. state's capital was named for Princess Anne, who became Queen of England
in 1702?
A: South Carolina
B: Maryland
C: West Virginia
D: Delaware
Fiona says you'd think she would know it. She asks Meredith if she heard that - her
brain just came to a screeching halt!
50/50 leaves
B: Maryland
C: West Virginia
Fiona decides to phone David, a very good friend. She repeats the question. David says he's gonna have to guess it's Maryland. That's what she was thinking too.
The horn!
Answers:
$100 A - Mathematician
$200 C - Sprays water
$300 D - Striptease
$500 C - Stationary & stationery
$1000 A - Science Guy
$2000 A - Deuce
$4000 D - Liquor
$8000 C - Maryland
Transcript 4/9/2008 Fiona Morton
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Re: Transcript 4/9/2008 Fiona Morton
I'm perfect on the day, but I got a feeling that Fiona will be one and done® when she returns to the Hot Seat.
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Re: Transcript 4/9/2008 Fiona Morton
It was quite an entertaining and authentic impression, complete with clueless chicken eye movements!BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Fiona Morton
Stamford, Ct.
She's a baker now living in Stamford, Ct, but grew up in England. She makes barnyard noises. Meredith asks her to do one. Her favorite is the chicken. My station decided to do the weekly emergency broadcast test during her demonstration, so I don't know what it sounded like.
Unlike the last stack, this one so far is Nihil obstat®.
And how I'd love to have had the chance to utter the trademark "Bill Nye the Science Guy" response! Bill is a Cornellian, so he has a local connection.
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Re: Transcript 4/9/2008 Fiona Morton
It wasn't a bad impression. But I can do one just as good.BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Fiona Morton
Stamford, Ct.
She's a baker now living in Stamford, Ct, but grew up in England. She makes barnyard noises. Meredith asks her to do one. Her favorite is the chicken. My station decided to do the weekly emergency broadcast test during her demonstration, so I don't know what it sounded like.
It's a nihil obstat® stack thus far.
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."