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24 Dec 2018 11:11 PM
#6801
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24 Dec 2018 11:28 PM
#6802
Member
Thanks, and to you, too!
S.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. American
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24 Dec 2018 11:56 PM
#6803
IQ: Did you go to prison for stealing your own memorabilia?
IQ2: Are you the MSNBC personality known for your election night map punditry?
IQ3: Did you go from “Silver Spoins” to “NYPD Blue”?
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25 Dec 2018 05:56 PM
#6804
Member
Not O.J. Simpson, Nate Silver or... dunno.
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25 Dec 2018 07:11 PM
#6805
Correct
Steve Kornacki
Rick Schroeder
DQ: Born East of the Mississippi?
DQ2: Born after 1950?
IQ: Did you found the website fivethirtyeight?
IQ2: Were you nicknamed "The Old Ball Coach"?
IQ3: Are you the college hoops coach whose 4-corner offense led the NCAA to institute the shot clock?
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26 Dec 2018 01:14 AM
#6806
Member
Not Nate Silver (aha!), dunno and dunno.
S.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. American
5. born west of the Mississippi
6. born after 1950
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26 Dec 2018 01:38 AM
#6807
Correct
Steve Spurrier
Dean Smith
DQ: Born south of the Missouri River?
DQ: Military/Political figure?
IQ: Did you write "Where the Sidewalk Ends"?
IQ2: Were you the "Simpsons" writer who played poker?
IQ3: Were you the announcer on 2 versions of "Hollywood Squares"?
Last edited by Erictelevision; 26 Dec 2018 at 01:46 AM.
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26 Dec 2018 11:40 AM
#6808
Member
Not Shel Silverstein, dunno, and dunno.
S.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. American
5. born west of the Mississippi
6. born after 1950
7. born south of the Missouri River
8. not best known as a military/political figure
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26 Dec 2018 02:08 PM
#6809
Correct
Sam Simon
Shadoe Stevens
DQ: In the Arts, broadly defined?
DQ2: From territory gained in Mexican War?
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26 Dec 2018 02:12 PM
#6810
IQ: Did you famously perform stand up comedy with an arrow through your head?
IQ2: Were you fired by Apple, only to later return, and bring Apple to previously unknown heights?
IQ3: Are you the Trump administrative official whose dad had run for POTUS?
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26 Dec 2018 06:01 PM
#6811
Member
Not Steve Martin, Steve Jobs or Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
S.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. American
5. born west of the Mississippi
6. born after 1950
7. born south of the Missouri River
8. not best known as a military/political figure
9. not n the Arts, broadly defined
10. not from territory gained in the Mexican War
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26 Dec 2018 08:05 PM
#6812
3 for 3
IQ: Do you do comedy sketch that ALMOST makes me feel sorry for Sarah Sanders?
IQ2: Do you air opposite his lead-in?
IQ3: Were you the corrupt Nixon administration official whose corruption WAS NOT connected to Watergate?
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27 Dec 2018 12:59 AM
#6813
Member
Not Seth Meyers, dunno, and not Spiro Agnew.
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27 Dec 2018 01:16 AM
#6814
Correct (pleasant surprise)
Stephen Colbert
Correct.
DQ: Athlete?
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27 Dec 2018 01:24 AM
#6815
IQ: Are you the HOF pitcher nicknamed “Tom Terrific”?
IQ2: Do you hold the single game NBA assist record?
IQ3: Are you the Trump supporter best known for being Richie Cunningham’s brother-in-law?
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27 Dec 2018 09:39 AM
#6816
Member
Not Tom Seaver, Scottie Pippen or Scott Baiao (sp?).
S.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. American
5. born west of the Mississippi
6. born after 1950
7. born south of the Missouri River
8. not best known as a military/political figure
9. not n the Arts, broadly defined
10. not from territory gained in the Mexican War
11. not an athlete
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27 Dec 2018 03:07 PM
#6817
Correct
Scott Skiles
Yup, Scott Baio
DQ: Scientist/Inventor?
IQ: Were you the only teammate of Jordan for all 6 titles?
IQ2: Did you have the most combined time as Speaker?
IQ3: Did you found the largest retailer in America?
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28 Dec 2018 11:34 AM
#6818
Member
Not Scottie Pippen, Sam Rayburn or Mr. Sears.
S.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. American
5. born west of the Mississippi
6. born after 1950
7. born south of the Missouri River
8. not best known as a military/political figure
9. not n the Arts, broadly defined
10. not from territory gained in the Mexican War
11. not an athlete
12. not a scientist/inventor
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28 Dec 2018 02:10 PM
#6819
Correct
Correct
Sam Walton
DQ: Businessman?
IQ: Did you play Punky Brewster?
IQ2: Are you the comic book icon who recently passed away?
IQ3: Did your loss in the 2003 Main Event launch the poker boom?
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29 Dec 2018 01:25 AM
#6820
Member
Dunno, not Stan Lee, and dunno.
S.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. American
5. born west of the Mississippi
6. born after 1950
7. born south of the Missouri River
8. not best known as a military/political figure
9. not n the Arts, broadly defined
10. not from territory gained in the Mexican War
11. not an athlete
12. not a scientist/inventor
13. not a businessman
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29 Dec 2018 01:31 AM
#6821
Soleil Moon Frye
Correct
Sam Farha
DQ: Associated with a crime, as either victim or perpetrator?
DQ2: Born after 1975?
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29 Dec 2018 03:12 AM
#6822
IQ: Did you originally host shows now hosted by Seth Meyers and James Corden?
IQ2: Did you play both a Duke brother and Superman’s dad?
IQ3: Are you the incoming Senate Minority Leader?
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29 Dec 2018 09:17 PM
#6823
Member
Dunno, dunno and not Chuck Schumer.
S.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. American
5. born west of the Mississippi
6. born after 1950
7. born south of the Missouri River
8. not best known as a military/political figure
9. not n the Arts, broadly defined
10. not from territory gained in the Mexican War
11. not an athlete
12. not a scientist/inventor
13. not a businessman
14. not associated with a crime, as either victim or perpetrator
15. born before 1975
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29 Dec 2018 10:33 PM
#6824
Tom Snyder
John Schneider
Correct
DQ: Infamous rather than famous?
DQ2: Had secondary fame as a political/Military figure?
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30 Dec 2018 01:08 PM
#6825
Member
S.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. American
5. born west of the Mississippi
6. born after 1950
7. born south of the Missouri River
8. not best known as a military/political figure
9. not n the Arts, broadly defined
10. not from territory gained in the Mexican War
11. not an athlete
12. not a scientist/inventor
13. not a businessman
14. not associated with a crime, as either victim or perpetrator
15. born before 1975
16. not infamous rather than famous
17. did not have secondary fame as a political/military figure
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30 Dec 2018 02:31 PM
#6826
IQ: Are you the coach of the New Orleans Saints?
IQ2: Did you drive a runaway bus?
IQ3: Were you the intimidating Bears MLB during the 80s?
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30 Dec 2018 03:24 PM
#6827
Member
Dunno, not Sandra Bullock, and dunno.
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30 Dec 2018 10:05 PM
#6828
Sean Payton
Correct
Mike Singletary
DQ: Associated with tangible object?
DQ2: Namesake of something (tangible or not)?
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31 Dec 2018 12:50 AM
#6829
Member
S.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. American
5. born west of the Mississippi
6. born after 1950
7. born south of the Missouri River
8. not best known as a military/political figure
9. not n the Arts, broadly defined
10. not from territory gained in the Mexican War
11. not an athlete
12. not a scientist/inventor
13. not a businessman
14. not associated with a crime, as either victim or perpetrator
15. born before 1975
16. not infamous rather than famous
17. did not have secondary fame as a political/military figure
18. associated with a tangible object
19. namesake of something (tangible or not)
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31 Dec 2018 02:07 AM
#6830
IQ: Did you invent the wire toy that can climb down stairs?
IQ2: Did you lose 2 Presidential elections to the same man?
IQ3: Were you Happy Gilmore's rival?
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31 Dec 2018 11:43 AM
#6831
Member
Not Mr. Slinky or Adlai Stevenson, and dunno.
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31 Dec 2018 01:55 PM
#6832
Correct
Correct
Scooter McGavin
DQ Object owned by typical American?
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01 Jan 2019 04:17 AM
#6833
The Coolidge anecdote you mentioned awhile back was cited on the beige prose tvtropes page.
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02 Jan 2019 12:33 AM
#6834
Member
Thanks - I just looked that up. Never heard it said that Coolidge immediately left, though.
S.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. American
5. born west of the Mississippi
6. born after 1950
7. born south of the Missouri River
8. not best known as a military/political figure
9. not n the Arts, broadly defined
10. not from territory gained in the Mexican War
11. not an athlete
12. not a scientist/inventor
13. not a businessman
14. not associated with a crime, as either victim or perpetrator
15. born before 1975
16. not infamous rather than famous
17. did not have secondary fame as a political/military figure
18. associated with a tangible object
19. namesake of something (tangible or not)
20. object could be owned by a typical American, but the odds are against it
Right! Please ask your "Are you Firstname Lastname?" question by noon Fri. EST, please.
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03 Jan 2019 09:30 PM
#6835
My (wrong) guess:
Johann Saab
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04 Jan 2019 12:26 AM
#6836
Member
Not bad, but I'm actually
Chesley Sullenberger
Quick-thinking pilot of a US Airways flight who was able to successfully land his plane in the Hudson River in 2009, saving everyone aboard. Tom Hanks played him in the movie that bears his nickname: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesley_Sullenberger
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04 Jan 2019 01:35 PM
#6837
GREAT PICK! Did you see the movie yet?
Next letter?
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04 Jan 2019 01:50 PM
#6838
Member
Yes, I saw the movie. It was pretty good.
You can start the next round, if you like.
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04 Jan 2019 02:45 PM
#6839
The first new letter of 2019 is:
C
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05 Jan 2019 12:20 AM
#6840
Member
Righto!
IQs:
In "The Red-Headed League," did Holmes foil your criminal scheme?
Was it said by a foe that you were "like a rotten mackerel by moonlight"?
Was this the birth name, later changed, of one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century?
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05 Jan 2019 12:56 AM
#6841
DQ
Not Cameron
Not Cassius Clay, much better known as Muhammad Ali
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06 Jan 2019 12:24 AM
#6842
Member
Previous IQs:
In "The Red-Headed League," did Holmes foil your criminal scheme? - John Clay
Was it said by a foe that you were "like a rotten mackerel by moonlight"? - Not anyone named Cameron, but Henry Clay, "in that he both shined and stank"
Was this the birth name, later changed, of one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century? - Yes, Cassius Clay
Clay x3!
DQs:
Real?
Male?
IQs:
Were you the first to fly across America, "crash by crash"?
Did you command the 20th Maine on Little Round Top?
Were you apocryphally said to have remarked, "I have never wished anyone dead, but I have read some obituaries with a great deal of satisfaction"?
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06 Jan 2019 02:59 AM
#6843
Not Corrigan
Not Joshua Chamberlain
Not Winston Churchill
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06 Jan 2019 02:59 AM
#6844
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06 Jan 2019 02:42 PM
#6845
Member
Previous IQs:
Were you the first to fly across America, "crash by crash"? - Not "Wrong Way" Corrigan, but Cal Rodgers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calbraith_Perry_Rodgers
Did you command the 20th Maine on Little Round Top? - Yes, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Were you apocryphally said to have remarked, "I have never wished anyone dead, but I have read some obituaries with a great deal of satisfaction"? - Not Churchill, but Clarence Darrow
DQs:
Living?
American?
IQs:
Are you a conservative newspaper columnist?
Were you a robopsychologist in the stories of Isaac Asimov?
Was a lake stocked with fish for your visit to South Dakota?
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06 Jan 2019 03:00 PM
#6846
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06 Jan 2019 03:01 PM
#6847
C
1.Real
2.Female
3.Living
4.American
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06 Jan 2019 03:35 PM
#6848
Not Martha Crowley
DQ
Not Calvin Coolidge
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07 Jan 2019 01:02 AM
#6849
Member
Previous IQs:
Are you a conservative newspaper columnist? - I'll rephrase
Were you a robopsychologist in the stories of Isaac Asimov? - Dr. Susan Calvin
Was a lake stocked with fish for your visit to South Dakota? - Yes, Calvin Coolidge (the same visit in which he dedicated the Mount Rushmore project)
DQ:
Last name start with C?
IQs:
You are not Martha Crowley. Are you a conservative newspaper columnist?
Were you a Tennessee Republican critic of President Trump?
Did you perform with Patrick Stewart both on TV and on stage?
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07 Jan 2019 01:25 AM
#6850
Not Charles Krauthammer
Not Bob Corker
DQ
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