Page 1 of 1

Transcript 5/24/17 Les Chun (carryover)

Posted: Wed May 24, 2017 2:54 pm
by BBTranscriptTeam
Les Chun
San Francisco, Cal.

$50,000
You’d be most likely to see someone in which of the following professions wearing an aiguillette?
A: Scuba diver B: Military officer
C: Dentist D: Football player

Spoiler
Les’s +1 is his trivia buddy Aleric. He’s heard of epaulets, which are worn by military officers.


Spoiler
50/50 leaves scuba diver and military officer. Les goes with scuba diver.


Spoiler
B: Military officer
Les wins $5,000.


Commercial break

Re: Transcript 5/24/17 Les Chun (carryover)

Posted: Wed May 24, 2017 5:02 pm
by ghostjmf
50K: 1st of all, I'd never heard or read the term. I would have guessed "military decoration", then thrown 50/50 at it to be sure. If the term had been "aquilette" or "aguilette" scuba might have swayed me, I admit. But "aiguilette"?

Re: Transcript 5/24/17 Les Chun (carryover)

Posted: Thu May 25, 2017 8:00 am
by MysteryMan-123
ghostjmf wrote:50K: 1st of all, I'd never heard or read the term. I would have guessed "military decoration", then thrown 50/50 at it to be sure. If the term had been "aquilette" or "aguilette" scuba might have swayed me, I admit. But "aiguilette"?
The only reason I got this question was because I confused it with an epulet, which is worn on the shoulders.

Re: Transcript 5/24/17 Les Chun (carryover)

Posted: Thu May 25, 2017 9:22 am
by ghostjmf
The +1 emphasized "sounds like 'epaulette'". Contestant went w/ scuba anyway.

Re: Transcript 5/24/17 Les Chun (carryover)

Posted: Thu May 25, 2017 10:52 am
by Appa23
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Les Chun
San Francisco, Cal.

$50,000
You’d be most likely to see someone in which of the following professions wearing an aiguillette?
A: Scuba diver B: Military officer
C: Dentist D: Football player

Spoiler
Les’s +1 is his trivia buddy Aleric. He’s heard of epaulets, which are worn by military officers.


Spoiler
50/50 leaves scuba diver and military officer. Les goes with scuba diver.


Spoiler
B: Military officer
Les wins $5,000.


Commercial break
Spoiler
From the French, aiguille, meaning needle.

Probably don't want anything to do with a needle as a scuba diver. Maybe as a dentist. But, would have guessed that it was similar to epaulet.

Re: Transcript 5/24/17 Les Chun (carryover)

Posted: Fri May 26, 2017 12:14 am
by Bob78164
Appa23 wrote:
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Les Chun
San Francisco, Cal.

$50,000
You’d be most likely to see someone in which of the following professions wearing an aiguillette?
A: Scuba diver B: Military officer
C: Dentist D: Football player

Spoiler
Les’s +1 is his trivia buddy Aleric. He’s heard of epaulets, which are worn by military officers.


Spoiler
50/50 leaves scuba diver and military officer. Les goes with scuba diver.


Spoiler
B: Military officer
Les wins $5,000.


Commercial break
Spoiler
From the French, aiguille, meaning needle.

Probably don't want anything to do with a needle as a scuba diver. Maybe as a dentist. But, would have guessed that it was similar to epaulet.
The word put me in mind of an accent aigu. I think I ended up in the right place for the wrong reason. But it would count all the same. --Bob