Transcript 05/01/08 - Syimphfinni Armamourne
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Transcript 05/01/08 - Syimphfinni Armamourne
Syimphfinni Armamourne
New York, NY
Musician
Syimphfinni's great-grandmother flew up from Brazil and gave him his name.
$100
Which of the following is both a children's toy and an item commonly used by boxers in training?
A: Jump rope B: Kite
C: Sled D: TKO-me Elmo
$200
Togas were a popular type of clothing in what civilization?
A: Imperial China B: Ancient Rome
C: Victorian England D: Colonial America
$300
Though mostly green, what gemstone is named for its bright red spots of iron oxide?
A: Bloodstone B: Aquamarine
C: Moonstone D: Sapphire
ATA: A: 74% B: 13% C: 4% D: 9%
$500
In the 1979 song "In the Navy," the Village People sing, "you can sail the seven seas" and study what?
A: Forestry B: Dermatology
C: Oceanography D: Dentistry
$1,000
Arkansas's official state fruit--and vegetable--since 1987, the "South Arkansas Vine Ripe Pink" is a type of what?
A: Apple B: Tomato
C: Cabbage D: Beet
50/50 leaves A & B.
$2,000
Catering to its core audience, Country Music Television regularly airs reruns of what '80s TV show?
A: The Dukes of Hazzard B: L.A. Law
C: Kate & Allie D: Taxi
$4,000
Which of these foods is commonly sold in probiotic varieties?
A: Ground beef B: Yogurt
C: Prune juice D: Bananas
Two answers, ground beef and yogurt, are standing out to Syimphfinni.
PAF: Syimphfinni calls his friend and next-door neighbor, Dan.
Dan: Say the answers one more time.
Syimphfinni: Ground beef, yogurt, prune juice, bananas. Ten seconds. Probiotic.
Dan: Probiotic food?
Syimphfinni: Yes. Five seconds.
Dan: My instinct says yogurt, but I'm not 100% sure.
[Syimphfinni makes a eek and then a gurgling noise I cannot transcribe here.]
-- Commercial Break --
$8,000
On her well-known penchant for wearing pants, what actress explained, "I realized long ago that skirts are hopeless"?
A: Bette Davis B: Ingrid Bergman
C: Vivien Leigh D: Katharine Hepburn
$16,000
Unveiled in 2007, the "new" seven wonders of the world include the Statue of Christ Redeemer, a monument in what country?
A: Armenia B: Mexico
C: Brazil D: Croatia
Syimphfinni: My homeland, C: Brazil, final answer.
Syimphfinni will return on tomorrow's show.
Answers:
$100: A: Jump rope
$200: B: Ancient Rome
$300: A: Bloodstone
$500: C: Oceanography
$1,000: B: Tomato
$2,000: A: The Dukes of Hazzard
$4,000: B: Yogurt
$8,000: D: Katharine Hepburn
$16,000: C: Brazil
New York, NY
Musician
Syimphfinni's great-grandmother flew up from Brazil and gave him his name.
$100
Which of the following is both a children's toy and an item commonly used by boxers in training?
A: Jump rope B: Kite
C: Sled D: TKO-me Elmo
$200
Togas were a popular type of clothing in what civilization?
A: Imperial China B: Ancient Rome
C: Victorian England D: Colonial America
$300
Though mostly green, what gemstone is named for its bright red spots of iron oxide?
A: Bloodstone B: Aquamarine
C: Moonstone D: Sapphire
ATA: A: 74% B: 13% C: 4% D: 9%
$500
In the 1979 song "In the Navy," the Village People sing, "you can sail the seven seas" and study what?
A: Forestry B: Dermatology
C: Oceanography D: Dentistry
$1,000
Arkansas's official state fruit--and vegetable--since 1987, the "South Arkansas Vine Ripe Pink" is a type of what?
A: Apple B: Tomato
C: Cabbage D: Beet
50/50 leaves A & B.
$2,000
Catering to its core audience, Country Music Television regularly airs reruns of what '80s TV show?
A: The Dukes of Hazzard B: L.A. Law
C: Kate & Allie D: Taxi
$4,000
Which of these foods is commonly sold in probiotic varieties?
A: Ground beef B: Yogurt
C: Prune juice D: Bananas
Two answers, ground beef and yogurt, are standing out to Syimphfinni.
PAF: Syimphfinni calls his friend and next-door neighbor, Dan.
Dan: Say the answers one more time.
Syimphfinni: Ground beef, yogurt, prune juice, bananas. Ten seconds. Probiotic.
Dan: Probiotic food?
Syimphfinni: Yes. Five seconds.
Dan: My instinct says yogurt, but I'm not 100% sure.
[Syimphfinni makes a eek and then a gurgling noise I cannot transcribe here.]
-- Commercial Break --
$8,000
On her well-known penchant for wearing pants, what actress explained, "I realized long ago that skirts are hopeless"?
A: Bette Davis B: Ingrid Bergman
C: Vivien Leigh D: Katharine Hepburn
$16,000
Unveiled in 2007, the "new" seven wonders of the world include the Statue of Christ Redeemer, a monument in what country?
A: Armenia B: Mexico
C: Brazil D: Croatia
Syimphfinni: My homeland, C: Brazil, final answer.
Syimphfinni will return on tomorrow's show.
Answers:
$100: A: Jump rope
$200: B: Ancient Rome
$300: A: Bloodstone
$500: C: Oceanography
$1,000: B: Tomato
$2,000: A: The Dukes of Hazzard
$4,000: B: Yogurt
$8,000: D: Katharine Hepburn
$16,000: C: Brazil
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Re: Transcript 05/01/08 - Syimphfinni Armamourne
I am sure that when he was in kindergarten and had to learn to spell his name, he was thanking her for her kindness.BBTranscriptTeam wrote:
Syimphfinni's great-grandmother flew up from Brazil and gave him his name.
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Re: Transcript 05/01/08 - Syimphfinni Armamourne
Oh great, our second WE/WE® of the week.BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Syimphfinni Armamourne
New York, NY
Musician
Nihil obstat® for me... and I say that Syimphfinni will be one and done® for the Friday show.
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Re: Transcript 05/01/08 - Syimphfinni Armamourne
It's a great name! But he's still a WE/WE®.BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Syimphfinni Armamourne
New York, NY
Musician
Syimphfinni's great-grandmother flew up from Brazil and gave him his name.
He shouldn't have needed a lifeilne here.BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$300
Though mostly green, what gemstone is named for its bright red spots of iron oxide?
A: Bloodstone B: Aquamarine
C: Moonstone D: Sapphire
ATA: A: 74% B: 13% C: 4% D: 9%
When I hear "vine-ripe" I automatically think of tomatoes. Too bad he didn't.BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$1,000
Arkansas's official state fruit--and vegetable--since 1987, the "South Arkansas Vine Ripe Pink" is a type of what?
A: Apple B: Tomato
C: Cabbage D: Beet
50/50 leaves A & B.
"Pro" meaning "for" and "biotic" meaning "life" - if he'd have thought of "antibiotic" he might have realized the key was to think of bacteria.BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$4,000
Which of these foods is commonly sold in probiotic varieties?
A: Ground beef B: Yogurt
C: Prune juice D: Bananas
Two answers, ground beef and yogurt, are standing out to Syimphfinni.
PAF: Syimphfinni calls his friend and next-door neighbor, Dan.
Dan: Say the answers one more time.
Syimphfinni: Ground beef, yogurt, prune juice, bananas. Ten seconds. Probiotic.
Dan: Probiotic food?
Syimphfinni: Yes. Five seconds.
Dan: My instinct says yogurt, but I'm not 100% sure.
[Syimphfinni makes a eek and then a gurgling noise I cannot transcribe here.]
Nihil obstat® so far.
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."
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Today at the start MV reminds him that Nancy Christie made it from 16k to a million after running out of lifelines.
Spoiler
I was reminded of Lloyd Bentsen
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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I know Nancy Christy. I post with Nancy Christy. Nancy Christy is a friend of mine.themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:Today at the start MV reminds him that Nancy Christie made it from 16k to a million after running out of lifelines.
Spoiler
I was reminded of Lloyd Bentsen
Mr. Armamourne, you're no Nancy Christy.
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Babel Fish says the Portuguese translation of symphony is "symphony".gsabc wrote: That name is Brazilian? Portuguese? I would have guessed Greek or maybe Scandanavian.
I think his great-grandmother got very creative with her spelling.
And let me say what a pleasure it was to transcribe for the contestant with the oddest name in the history of the show!
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I'd say she was Welsh or Czech, except there are too many vowels present.MarleysGh0st wrote:Babel Fish says the Portuguese translation of symphony is "symphony".gsabc wrote: That name is Brazilian? Portuguese? I would have guessed Greek or maybe Scandanavian.
I think his great-grandmother got very creative with her spelling.
I just ordered chicken and an egg from Amazon. I'll let you know.