WWTBAM Bored

Reg Jones
Silver Spring, MD
Labor consultant

Says meeting Mere was worth the trip even if he does not get the million, but he still wants the million.



Topic tree:
Great Thinkers
The Civil War
Business
Elvis
Famous Paintings
American Lit
Philantropy
Nursery Rhymes
Celebrity Speakers
Fact or Fiction?
Recent Movies
Buzzwords
Brand Names
Adages
Health


$100- The uncomfortable mental and physical symptoms known as a hangover typically result from excessive what?
A. Sun exposure B. Physical exertion
C. Alcohol consumption D. Self-Googling

Spoiler

C. Alcohol consumption (:04)

$200- A common sports adage wisely observes that "there is no" what "in team"?
A. I B. E
C. A D. M

Spoiler

A. I (:05)

$300- "Choosing a Dog Food" is one of many articles featured on a Web site sponsored by which of these brands?
A. Stouffer's B. Purina
C. Campbell's D. Clorox

Spoiler

B. Purina (:03)
FYI - Reg is just taking his time answering.

$500- Often heard in the news, the term "carbon footprint" refers primarily to the impact a person's lifestyle on the what?
A. Economy B. Environment
C. Education system D. Crime rate

Spoiler

B. Environment (:03)

$1000- The 2008 film "Mongol" tells "the untold story of" what historic figure?
A. Montezuma B. King Tut
C. Genghis Khan D. Joan of Arc

Spoiler

C. Genghis Khan (:00)
FYI contestant reasoned out loud and clock hit zero as he was reading the answer and "final"

Meredith warned Reg to be careful about the clock.

Commercial break

Mere repeated her warning about the clock as Reg is taking it to the edge. Reg's wife and his daughter are in the audience. His daughter's advice to him is "Show me the money, Dad!"

$2000- Which of the following is the name of a current U.S. military leader and not the name of a character on "Battlestar Galactica"?
A. Adm. William Adama B. Col. Saul Tigh
C. Capt. Karl Agathon D. Gen. David Petraeus

Spoiler

D. Gen. David Petraeus (:14)

$4000- In her commencement address to Stanford's Class of 2008, who said, "I really wanted to give you cars"?
A. Ellen DeGeneres B. Barbara Walters
C. Oprah Winfrey D. Martha Stewart

PAF used

Spoiler

"I think I know this but..." PAF called at :16. PAF Amy from Seattle, WA (chosen over Wally from Silver Spring MD and Candida from Washington DC)
Amy says Oprah right away and she is positive

C. Oprah Winfrey (:14)

$8000- How many blackbirds are mentioned in the nursery rhyme "Sing a Song of Sixpence"?
A. One gross B. Two dozen
C. Three score D. Four pairs

Lifeline used- ATA

Spoiler

ATA called at :15

Result: A-1% B-65% C-14% D-20%

B. Two dozen (:09)

Reg will return tomorrow with Expert and Double Dip available.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Great Thinkers
The Civil War
Business
Elvis
Famous Paintings
American Lit
Philantropy
Nursery Rhymes
Celebrity Speakers
Fact or Fiction?
Recent Movies
Buzzwords
Brand Names
Adages
Health

Anything after $8,000 could be a problem for me.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$8000- How many blackbirds are mentioned in the nursery rhyme "Sing a Song of Sixpence"?
A. One gross B. Two dozen
C. Three score D. Four pairs

Let's ask Brian Fodera.

Nihil obstat® so far.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Reg Jones
Silver Spring, MD
Labor consultant

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$4000- In her commencement address to Stanford's Class of 2008, who said, "I really wanted to give you cars"?
A. Ellen DeGeneres B. Barbara Walters
C. Oprah Winfrey D. Martha Stewart

PAF used

Spoiler

"I think I know this but..." PAF called at :16. PAF Amy from Seattle, WA (chosen over Wally from Silver Spring MD and Candida from Washington DC) Amy says Oprah right away and she is positive

C. Oprah Winfrey (:14)

So why didn't she? She could afford it.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$8000- How many blackbirds are mentioned in the nursery rhyme "Sing a Song of Sixpence"?
A. One gross B. Two dozen
C. Three score D. Four pairs

Lifeline used- ATA

Spoiler

ATA called at :15

Result: A-1% B-65% C-14% D-20%

B. Two dozen (:09)

"Sing a song of sixpence, a pocketful of rye.
Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie.
When the pie was opened the birds began to sing.
Wasn't that a dainty dish to set before the king?"

It's nihil obstat® so far.

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$8000- How many blackbirds are mentioned in the nursery rhyme "Sing a Song of Sixpence"?
A. One gross B. Two dozen
C. Three score D. Four pairs

Let's ask Brian Fodera.

LOL. Made me snort my coffee. Good one.

gsabc wrote:

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$8000- How many blackbirds are mentioned in the nursery rhyme "Sing a Song of Sixpence"?
A. One gross B. Two dozen
C. Three score D. Four pairs

Let's ask Brian Fodera.

LOL. Made me snort my coffee. Good one.

I confess - I don't get this reference at all.

earendel wrote:

gsabc wrote:

NellyLunatic1980 wrote: Let's ask Brian Fodera.

LOL. Made me snort my coffee. Good one.

I confess - I don't get this reference at all.

One of the early llamas. Here's the video, ear.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbNQVYo7FME

gsabc wrote:

earendel wrote:

gsabc wrote: LOL. Made me snort my coffee. Good one.

I confess - I don't get this reference at all.

One of the early llamas. Here's the video, ear.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbNQVYo7FME

Unfortunately youtube is blocked here. But now that you say that, I think I recall the incident.

earendel wrote:

gsabc wrote:

NellyLunatic1980 wrote: Let's ask Brian Fodera.

LOL. Made me snort my coffee. Good one.

I confess - I don't get this reference at all.

In a nutshell, Fodera was the second llama on PTBAM, after Robby Roseman gave us the term. Missed the $100 question on what Little Jack Horner pulled out of his pie. Choices were Ribbon, Plum, Blackbird, Little Jill Horner. He picked Blackbird. In later interviews, his mother told him that he had never liked nursery rhymes as a child. He did manage to pick up $16K in the subsequent Llamarama.

Did he really come that close to not saying "final answer" soon enough? I wasn't paying attention to the clock and only woke up when Meredith made it sound like he was close to leaving with his $500.

peacock2121 wrote:Did he really come that close to not saying "final answer" soon enough? I wasn't paying attention to the clock and only woke up when Meredith made it sound like he was close to leaving with his $500.

He said "C" right as the clock hit 0 and "Final Answer" right after that.

peacock2121 wrote:Did he really come that close to not saying "final answer" soon enough? I wasn't paying attention to the clock and only woke up when Meredith made it sound like he was close to leaving with his $500.

Yes, the clock actually hit 0 before he said the word "final". But that was apparently accepted because he was in the process of giving his response.

When Mere warned him about the clock after that, he seemed to be unaware of his tendency to drag out his answers. He could have used seeing a few more contestants from the green room, so that he could adjust his game plan better.

luv2jog wrote:

peacock2121 wrote:Did he really come that close to not saying "final answer" soon enough? I wasn't paying attention to the clock and only woke up when Meredith made it sound like he was close to leaving with his $500.

He said "C" right as the clock hit 0 and "Final Answer" right after that.

Doesn't that mean they let him break the rule?

Isn't the rule that you have to say 'final answer' or you walk?

peacock2121 wrote:

luv2jog wrote:

peacock2121 wrote:Did he really come that close to not saying "final answer" soon enough? I wasn't paying attention to the clock and only woke up when Meredith made it sound like he was close to leaving with his $500.

He said "C" right as the clock hit 0 and "Final Answer" right after that.

Doesn't that mean they let him break the rule?

Isn't the rule that you have to say 'final answer' or you walk?

frogman answered this in one of yesterday's threads:

As I understand the time rule - clearly saying final before the time has expired is clean and clear-cut. But if you started you answer before your time has run out and as long as your answer doesn't include a pause then final or final answer can come after time has expired.

So saying 'D Elephant Final' all in phrase will be OK even if time runs out while saying Elephant, but 'D Elephant <pause> Final' would be a walk if the time ran while saying Elephant.

It would be interesting to see it pushed to the limit but I would guess that if it was somewhat ambigous that whatever way it went they may choose to reshoot that specific answer just so it is clear-cut for TV - once they reached a judgement call.

MarleysGh0st wrote:

peacock2121 wrote:

luv2jog wrote: He said "C" right as the clock hit 0 and "Final Answer" right after that.

Doesn't that mean they let him break the rule?

Isn't the rule that you have to say 'final answer' or you walk?

frogman answered this in one of yesterday's threads:

As I understand the time rule - clearly saying final before the time has expired is clean and clear-cut. But if you started you answer before your time has run out and as long as your answer doesn't include a pause then final or final answer can come after time has expired.

So saying 'D Elephant Final' all in phrase will be OK even if time runs out while saying Elephant, but 'D Elephant <pause> Final' would be a walk if the time ran while saying Elephant.

It would be interesting to see it pushed to the limit but I would guess that if it was somewhat ambigous that whatever way it went they may choose to reshoot that specific answer just so it is clear-cut for TV - once they reached a judgement call.

Someone in TPTBland needs to get a lesson in black and white rules.

are confusing me.

I used to be able to tell whose post I was reading just by seeing the avatar - not really looking at it but knowing the colors and shapes. Now, not so much.

That is the reason I thought christie posted something Marley did - because of the colorful beastmade avatar. I still can't tell at a glance if Marley or Bob###s posted something.

I am also confusing christie with 2ndchance.

It takes more work now.

Not a complaint, just a comment.

peacock2121 wrote:Someone in TPTBland needs to get a lesson in black and white rules.

You should have a chat with them.





They won't listen to me.

MarleysGh0st wrote:

peacock2121 wrote:Someone in TPTBland needs to get a lesson in black and white rules.

You should have a chat with them.





They won't listen to me.

Who is them?

peacock2121 wrote:are confusing me.

I used to be able to tell whose post I was reading just by seeing the avatar - not really looking at it but knowing the colors and shapes. Now, not so much.

That is the reason I thought christie posted something Marley did - because of the colorful beastmade avatar. I still can't tell at a glance if Marley or Bob###s posted something.

I am also confusing christie with 2ndchance.

It takes more work now.

Not a complaint, just a comment.

Evil Squirrel's paintings are catching on like avatar wildfires!

You're going to have to actually look at the pictures now.




Or, like, read the screen names.

MarleysGh0st wrote:

peacock2121 wrote:are confusing me.

I used to be able to tell whose post I was reading just by seeing the avatar - not really looking at it but knowing the colors and shapes. Now, not so much.

That is the reason I thought christie posted something Marley did - because of the colorful beastmade avatar. I still can't tell at a glance if Marley or Bob###s posted something.

I am also confusing christie with 2ndchance.

It takes more work now.

Not a complaint, just a comment.

Evil Squirrel's paintings are catching on like avatar wildfires!

You're going to have to actually look at the pictures now.




Or, like, read the screen names.

I know - I am training myself to do that.

I also meant to start a new thread and didn't.

I am a bit off today.

peacock2121 wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote:

peacock2121 wrote:Someone in TPTBland needs to get a lesson in black and white rules.

You should have a chat with them.





They won't listen to me.

Who is them?

All of TPTB. And one of the reasons we use that abbreviation is because we really don't know who is in that group that make the important decisions for the show: Michael Davies and all the APs, but maybe other executives, sponsors...who knows?

But I do know that any direct contact between auditioners and TPTB is verboten, according to the official rules.