Guest Host: Billy Bush
Linda Nguyen
Riverside, CA
College student
Linda is studying at the University of California San Bernadino to be a teacher. Before going to tape Millionaire, she sent an e-mail to her professor saying she had food poisoning.
$100
Which of these names for a hardware item is also a term used to refer to an attractive man?
A: Washer B: Stud
C: Bolt D: Russell Crowbar
$200
Perhaps a nod to its "royal" name, what fast-food chain has traditionally made free paper crowns available to its customers?
A: Burger King B: Wendy's
C: KFC D: Taco Bell
$300
Because they arrive slower than e-mail, letters sent via the postal service are often given what animal-themed nickname?
A: Whale mail B: Snail mail
C: Tail mail D: Quail mail
$500
"Don't Hassel the Hoff" is a 2007 autobiography written by the star of what '90s TV show?
A: Lois & Clark B: The X-Files
C: Walker, Texas Ranger D: Baywatch
$1,000
The term "classical antiquity" usually refers to the time period dominated by the ancient civilizations of Rome and what?
A: Russia B: India
C: Greece D: Denmark
After answering the question, Linda asks Billy for a hug.
After asking Linda's fiance if that's okay with him, Billy gives her one.
$2,000
If you had one of each of the fifty U.S. state commemorative quarters, how much money would you have?
A: $10.00 B: $12.50
C: $15.00 D: $17.50
$4,000
According to a nerdy joke about chemical symbols, a female is made up of a male "plus" what element?
A: Platinum B: Lead
C: Aluminum D: Iron
ATA: A: 26% B: 15% C: 4% D: 55%
$8,000
The 2007 movie "Becoming Jane" stars Anne Hathaway as what famous Jane?
A: Calamity Jane B: Jane Addams
C: Jane Austen D: Lady Jane Grey
-- Commercial Break --
Linda will be getting married soon. Her fiance, Brad, is in the audience. Billy asks Brad if he proposed before or after he learned Linda would be on Millionaire.
Brad: Oh, definitely before, but keep up the good work.
$16,000
Which of these Southeast Asian nations is completely landlocked?
A: Laos B: Indonesia
C: Malaysia D: Thailand
Linda knows it's not Malaysia or Indonesia.
PAF: Linda calls Bart, her future brother-in-law.
Bart: I do not have a very good guess for you, Linda. I'm sorry.
Linda: Okay--between Laos and Thailand?
Bart: Don't got it.
50/50 leaves A & D.
Billy: You have a motto, don't you?
Linda: "If I don't know it, don't blow it." So I will have to follow my motto and I'm gonna take my money.
Linda walks with $8,000.
Answers:
$100: B: Stud
$200: A: Burger King
$300: B: Snail mail
$500: D: Baywatch
$1,000: C: Greece
$2,000: B: $12.50
$4,000: D: Iron
$8,000: C: Jane Austen
$16,000: A: Laos
Transcript 04/24/08 - Linda Nguyen
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Re: Transcript 04/24/08 - Linda Nguyen
Definitely the question from Capcom. A and D answers are the same, but the other two choices are Cambodia and Myanmar, IIRC. Can't recall the level. Maybe a little tougher than most of the geography questions, but not much. If you remember "The King and I", or "Anna and the King of Siam", you know that Anna arrived there by ship from England. That eliminates Thailand. Indonesia isn't much more than a group of islands.BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Guest Host: Billy Bush
Linda Nguyen
Riverside, CA
College student
$16,000
Which of these Southeast Asian nations is completely landlocked?
A: Laos B: Indonesia
C: Malaysia D: Thailand
I just ordered chicken and an egg from Amazon. I'll let you know.
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this Q was also on the old Cosmo's Conundrum site - aka trivia free for all
it was an interactive trivia game, had 5 ten question sets per hour, faster you answered more points you got. in its heyday, there would be 200-plus players online, and they would have an hourly draw for $ prize ($5)
I used to think one or more of the prime time Millionaire writers was a player there, as there would be Q's and the 4 possible answers lifted verbatim off this site
it was an interactive trivia game, had 5 ten question sets per hour, faster you answered more points you got. in its heyday, there would be 200-plus players online, and they would have an hourly draw for $ prize ($5)
I used to think one or more of the prime time Millionaire writers was a player there, as there would be Q's and the 4 possible answers lifted verbatim off this site
In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king...
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Re: Transcript 04/24/08 - Linda Nguyen
$8K: Never heard of this movie. ATA.
My only snag in this stack.
My only snag in this stack.
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For some reason, I have been awoken from my deep slumber. Some poor dumbasses are going to pay for this!
Guest Host: Billy Bush
Who? Seriously, who in the hell is this? I know that when they selected Mere to host this show, they set the standards for game show hosting to a new all-time low, but I guess they just throw anyone in the other chair now just like they throw anyone in the damn Hot Seat....
Linda Nguyen
Riverside, CA
College student
Linda is studying at the University of California San Bernadino to be a teacher. Before going to tape Millionaire, she sent an e-mail to her professor saying she had food poisoning.
Is this how things work now? Not that I ever missed a day of school in my life, but back in my day we forged notes from our parents saying we were sick if we wanted to skip a day of school. Sending an email just sounds so impersonal...
$100
Which of these names for a hardware item is also a term used to refer to an attractive man?
A: Washer B: Stud
C: Bolt D: Russell Crowbar
Mere is nowhere in sight, yet they're still letting her write the questions. Wonderful...
$200
Perhaps a nod to its "royal" name, what fast-food chain has traditionally made free paper crowns available to its customers?
A: Burger King B: Wendy's
C: KFC D: Taco Bell
$300
Because they arrive slower than e-mail, letters sent via the postal service are often given what animal-themed nickname?
A: Whale mail B: Snail mail
C: Tail mail D: Quail mail
Yet another crack at the fine art of actually writing something instead of typing on a damn keyboard. I should have never even invented the computer...
$500
"Don't Hassel the Hoff" is a 2007 autobiography written by the star of what '90s TV show?
A: Lois & Clark B: The X-Files
C: Walker, Texas Ranger D: Baywatch
$1,000
The term "classical antiquity" usually refers to the time period dominated by the ancient civilizations of Rome and what?
A: Russia B: India
C: Greece D: Denmark
After answering the question, Linda asks Billy for a hug.
After asking Linda's fiance if that's okay with him, Billy gives her one.
Since when can one fraternize with the host like this? It may have been cute when Richard Dawson used to kiss every contestant who didn't have a set of nuts, but for the contestant to initiate the contact is absolutely unethical... not to mention completely insane to want to hug some nobody who 10 minutes ago was probably selling umbrellas on a street corner in Times Square....
$2,000
If you had one of each of the fifty U.S. state commemorative quarters, how much money would you have?
A: $10.00 B: $12.50
C: $15.00 D: $17.50
Yeah, math is hard. Go ahead and use your lifeline, Kazoo, I'll forgive you...
$4,000
According to a nerdy joke about chemical symbols, a female is made up of a male "plus" what element?
A: Platinum B: Lead
C: Aluminum D: Iron
ATA: A: 26% B: 15% C: 4% D: 55%
Funny, I don't remember learning this is chemistry class. Then again, I hadn't reached puberty yet when I was taking those 4 years of chemistry....
$8,000
The 2007 movie "Becoming Jane" stars Anne Hathaway as what famous Jane?
A: Calamity Jane B: Jane Addams
C: Jane Austen D: Lady Jane Grey
I guess someone saw this movie, or even heard of it...
Linda will be getting married soon. Her fiance, Brad, is in the audience. Billy asks Brad if he proposed before or after he learned Linda would be on Millionaire.
Brad: Oh, definitely before, but keep up the good work.
Don't throw away the receipt on that ring yet, Brad. She hasn't made it out of 4 figures yet, and you don't need to be carrying around that shame for the rest of your life...
$16,000
Which of these Southeast Asian nations is completely landlocked?
A: Laos B: Indonesia
C: Malaysia D: Thailand
Linda knows it's not Malaysia or Indonesia.
PAF: Linda calls Bart, her future brother-in-law.
Bart, Bart! Calling someone named Bart is almost always as bad an idea as calling someone who has the suffix "in-law" after their relationship.... oh, I see Bart's doubly cursed....
Bart: I do not have a very good guess for you, Linda. I'm sorry.
Thanks for being my PAF, Bart! You're the greatest!
Linda: Okay--between Laos and Thailand?
Bart: Don't got it.
OK, Bart. You can hang up the phone now and go back to eating those paint chips off of your radon filled basement wall now...
50/50 leaves A & D.
Billy: You have a motto, don't you?
Linda: "If I don't know it, don't blow it." So I will have to follow my motto and I'm gonna take my money.
Linda walks with $8,000.
That's a hell of a motto there, Linda. Did you include that in your email to your professor, who will now hopefully be giving you the F you so richly deserve? I have a nice little motto too Linda, do you want to hear it?
You're a friggin' dumbass!!!!!!
Nihil Obstat®
Guest Host: Billy Bush
Who? Seriously, who in the hell is this? I know that when they selected Mere to host this show, they set the standards for game show hosting to a new all-time low, but I guess they just throw anyone in the other chair now just like they throw anyone in the damn Hot Seat....
Linda Nguyen
Riverside, CA
College student
Linda is studying at the University of California San Bernadino to be a teacher. Before going to tape Millionaire, she sent an e-mail to her professor saying she had food poisoning.
Is this how things work now? Not that I ever missed a day of school in my life, but back in my day we forged notes from our parents saying we were sick if we wanted to skip a day of school. Sending an email just sounds so impersonal...
$100
Which of these names for a hardware item is also a term used to refer to an attractive man?
A: Washer B: Stud
C: Bolt D: Russell Crowbar
Mere is nowhere in sight, yet they're still letting her write the questions. Wonderful...
$200
Perhaps a nod to its "royal" name, what fast-food chain has traditionally made free paper crowns available to its customers?
A: Burger King B: Wendy's
C: KFC D: Taco Bell
$300
Because they arrive slower than e-mail, letters sent via the postal service are often given what animal-themed nickname?
A: Whale mail B: Snail mail
C: Tail mail D: Quail mail
Yet another crack at the fine art of actually writing something instead of typing on a damn keyboard. I should have never even invented the computer...
$500
"Don't Hassel the Hoff" is a 2007 autobiography written by the star of what '90s TV show?
A: Lois & Clark B: The X-Files
C: Walker, Texas Ranger D: Baywatch
$1,000
The term "classical antiquity" usually refers to the time period dominated by the ancient civilizations of Rome and what?
A: Russia B: India
C: Greece D: Denmark
After answering the question, Linda asks Billy for a hug.
After asking Linda's fiance if that's okay with him, Billy gives her one.
Since when can one fraternize with the host like this? It may have been cute when Richard Dawson used to kiss every contestant who didn't have a set of nuts, but for the contestant to initiate the contact is absolutely unethical... not to mention completely insane to want to hug some nobody who 10 minutes ago was probably selling umbrellas on a street corner in Times Square....
$2,000
If you had one of each of the fifty U.S. state commemorative quarters, how much money would you have?
A: $10.00 B: $12.50
C: $15.00 D: $17.50
Yeah, math is hard. Go ahead and use your lifeline, Kazoo, I'll forgive you...
$4,000
According to a nerdy joke about chemical symbols, a female is made up of a male "plus" what element?
A: Platinum B: Lead
C: Aluminum D: Iron
ATA: A: 26% B: 15% C: 4% D: 55%
Funny, I don't remember learning this is chemistry class. Then again, I hadn't reached puberty yet when I was taking those 4 years of chemistry....
$8,000
The 2007 movie "Becoming Jane" stars Anne Hathaway as what famous Jane?
A: Calamity Jane B: Jane Addams
C: Jane Austen D: Lady Jane Grey
I guess someone saw this movie, or even heard of it...
Linda will be getting married soon. Her fiance, Brad, is in the audience. Billy asks Brad if he proposed before or after he learned Linda would be on Millionaire.
Brad: Oh, definitely before, but keep up the good work.
Don't throw away the receipt on that ring yet, Brad. She hasn't made it out of 4 figures yet, and you don't need to be carrying around that shame for the rest of your life...
$16,000
Which of these Southeast Asian nations is completely landlocked?
A: Laos B: Indonesia
C: Malaysia D: Thailand
Linda knows it's not Malaysia or Indonesia.
PAF: Linda calls Bart, her future brother-in-law.
Bart, Bart! Calling someone named Bart is almost always as bad an idea as calling someone who has the suffix "in-law" after their relationship.... oh, I see Bart's doubly cursed....
Bart: I do not have a very good guess for you, Linda. I'm sorry.
Thanks for being my PAF, Bart! You're the greatest!
Linda: Okay--between Laos and Thailand?
Bart: Don't got it.
OK, Bart. You can hang up the phone now and go back to eating those paint chips off of your radon filled basement wall now...
50/50 leaves A & D.
Billy: You have a motto, don't you?
Linda: "If I don't know it, don't blow it." So I will have to follow my motto and I'm gonna take my money.
Linda walks with $8,000.
That's a hell of a motto there, Linda. Did you include that in your email to your professor, who will now hopefully be giving you the F you so richly deserve? I have a nice little motto too Linda, do you want to hear it?
You're a friggin' dumbass!!!!!!
Nihil Obstat®
It's sarcasm, get over it already!
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Yay! You're back!MyBigFatFabulousBrain wrote:For some reason, I have been awoken from my deep slumber. Some poor dumbasses are going to pay for this!
We woke you up because we wanted to be sure you were watching today's show. We have it on good authority that there's actually going to be a contestant with a brain as fine as yours!
Nobody can match your ego, of course.
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There will be plenty of work for MBFFB today.MarleysGh0st wrote:Yay! You're back!MyBigFatFabulousBrain wrote:For some reason, I have been awoken from my deep slumber. Some poor dumbasses are going to pay for this!
We woke you up because we wanted to be sure you were watching today's show. We have it on good authority that there's actually going to be a contestant with a brain as fine as yours!
Nobody can match your ego, of course.
Suitguy is not bitter.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
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oh joythemanintheseersuckersuit wrote:There will be plenty of work for MBFFB today.MarleysGh0st wrote:Yay! You're back!MyBigFatFabulousBrain wrote:For some reason, I have been awoken from my deep slumber. Some poor dumbasses are going to pay for this!
We woke you up because we wanted to be sure you were watching today's show. We have it on good authority that there's actually going to be a contestant with a brain as fine as yours!
Nobody can match your ego, of course.
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Funny that you should mention old people todayMarleysGh0st wrote:Oh.themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:There will be plenty of work for MBFFB today.
IIRC, the oldest contestant we've seen this week was 40 years old. Was there something in Billy's contract saying he wouldn't work with "old people"?
Suitguy is not bitter.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
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Meaning there was one? Or was today's theme "cradle robbing"?themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:Funny that you should mention old people todayMarleysGh0st wrote:Oh.themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:There will be plenty of work for MBFFB today.
IIRC, the oldest contestant we've seen this week was 40 years old. Was there something in Billy's contract saying he wouldn't work with "old people"?
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Speaking of irony, today a contestant who lived on an Indian Reservation, runs into a cowboy question.
Suitguy is not bitter.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
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Re: Transcript 04/24/08 - Linda Nguyen
I just finished watching Linda's performance. Why did she feel that she had to lie to her professor?BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Guest Host: Billy Bush
Linda Nguyen
Riverside, CA
College student
Linda is studying at the University of California San Bernadino to be a teacher. Before going to tape Millionaire, she sent an e-mail to her professor saying she had food poisoning.
I've never heard the joke but do know the answer.BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$4,000
According to a nerdy joke about chemical symbols, a female is made up of a male "plus" what element?
A: Platinum B: Lead
C: Aluminum D: Iron
ATA: A: 26% B: 15% C: 4% D: 55%
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$16,000
Which of these Southeast Asian nations is completely landlocked?
A: Laos B: Indonesia
C: Malaysia D: Thailand
Linda knows it's not Malaysia or Indonesia.
PAF: Linda calls Bart, her future brother-in-law.
Bart: I do not have a very good guess for you, Linda. I'm sorry.
Linda: Okay--between Laos and Thailand?
Bart: Don't got it.
OK she is a geo-nitwit and so is her PAF.
Good motto, but a shame she had to live by it.BBTranscriptTeam wrote:50/50 leaves A & D.
Billy: You have a motto, don't you?
Linda: "If I don't know it, don't blow it." So I will have to follow my motto and I'm gonna take my money.
Linda walks with $8,000.
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."