Transcript 03/13/2012 Laura Oldham

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Transcript 03/13/2012 Laura Oldham

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Tue Mar 13, 2012 8:00 pm

Laura Oldham
New York, NY
actress and bakery assistant
Would like to open her own bakery


Topics-randomized only
Eat at Aretha's
Floating Fun
Sister Act
Driving Directions
Mixed Up
Sticker Shock
Bad Behavior
Cinema Spoofs
Far Far Away
World Headlines

Question 1 - World Headlines
A Buenos Aires newspaper ran the headline "Una Gran Catastrofe Maritima" after what historical event?
A. Sinking of the Titanic B. Assassination of JFK
C. Stock market crash of 1929 D. Fall of the Berlin Wall
Spoiler
Laura said it is from Argentina, is Spanish and Maritima sounds like maritime
Answer and value
A. Sinking of the Titanic
Value: $15K
Bank: $15K
Question 2 - Far Far Away
A mere 25,000 light years away from us, what is the closest galaxy to our own Milky Way?
A. Centaurus A B. Large Magellanic Cloud
C. Sagittarius Dwarf D. Canis Major Dwarf

Spoiler
"This is a fun one ... I really could not even begin to guess ... I'm thinking Canis Major Dwarf, but I'm not even gonna guess it, I'm gonna be safe and" JTQ please
Answer and value
D. Canis Major Dwarf (Laura: "Me. Not being courageous")
Value: $5000 jumped
Bank: $15K
Question 3 - Cinema Spoofs
What movie franchise is spoofed in the 2010 comedy "Vampires Suck"?
A. X-Men B. Star Trek
C. Twilight D. Transformers
Spoiler
" I hope my brother is watching this" because he spoofs on Twilight.
Answer and value
C. Twilight
Value: $2000
Bank: $17K
Commercial break

Laura brought her buddy Jeremy

Not-Club-Millionaire question:
A philosophical principle called "Ockham's Razor" states that when comparing competing theories, which one is usually better?
A. The simpler one B. The more popular one
C. The more complicated one D. The newer one
Not-Club-Millionaire answer
A. The simpler one
Question 4 - Bad Behavior
Which of the Seven Deadly Sins was historically considered the worst, and the one from which the others stem?
A. Envy B. Pride
C. Lust D. Anger
Spoiler
"Lust is jumping out at me. I don't know what that says about my character, (audience laughter). Hi Mom and Dad!... I'm gonna go with C, lust, final answer.
Answer and value
B. Pride
Value: $not revealed
Bank: $1000 consolation
No carryover

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Re: Transcript 03/13/2012 Laura Oldham

#2 Post by Snaxx » Tue Mar 13, 2012 8:19 pm

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Question 2 - Far Far Away
A mere 25,000 light years away from us, what is the closest galaxy to our own Milky Way?
A. Centaurus A B. Large Magellanic Cloud
C. Sagittarius Dwarf D. Canis Major Dwarf

Spoiler
"This is a fun one ... I really could not even begin to guess ... I'm thinking Canis Major Dwarf, but I'm not even gonna guess it, I'm gonna be safe and" JTQ please
Answer and value
D. Canis Major Dwarf (Laura: "Me. Not being courageous")
Value: $5000 jumped
Bank: $15K
Yesterday, Marley posted this link that had the answer among the many things presented:
http://wwtbambored.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=38934
Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day has a very neat animated image.
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
Slide the scale slowly from one end to the other. Then try moving it more quickly. 8)
I browsed through the scale including the nearby dwarf galaxies, but I did not read the descriptions (clicking on the right one reveals the fact that it is the closest), so it helped me determine that three of them were plausible and that I would have to Jump the Question myself.
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#3 Post by Snaxx » Tue Mar 13, 2012 9:13 pm

I found some questioning that the Canis Major Dwarf exists or is classified as a galaxy:

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap071104.html
Note added in 2010: Canis Major's galaxy designation is now disputed.
http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php? ... 6&start=21
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Re: Transcript 03/13/2012 Laura Oldham

#4 Post by MarleysGh0st » Wed Mar 14, 2012 3:36 pm

Snaxx wrote:Yesterday, Marley posted this link that had the answer among the many things presented:
http://wwtbambored.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=38934
Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day has a very neat animated image.
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
Slide the scale slowly from one end to the other. Then try moving it more quickly. 8)
I browsed through the scale including the nearby dwarf galaxies, but I did not read the descriptions (clicking on the right one reveals the fact that it is the closest), so it helped me determine that three of them were plausible and that I would have to Jump the Question myself.
I never even noticed that there were pop-up info panels associated with each of those objects! :oops:

Given that nobody besides serious students of astronomy have even heard of the Canis Minor galaxy, this is definite WWOQ material, without even considering its disputed status as a galaxy.

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