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QFTCISG Game 8, Rounds 9-10: anatomy, cynical challenge
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Mark Brader
Dec 29, 2017, 11:15:30 PM12/29/17
to
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-11-13,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of Smith & Guessin' and are
used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see
my 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Game 8, Round 9 - Science - Where in the Body?
In which organ of the body would you find these parts?
1. Kupffer cells, central portal area, bile canaliculi?
2. Loop of Henie, juxtaglomerular apparatus, renal pyramids?
3. Bronchiole, alveoli, pneumocytes?
4. Fundus, cardiac sphincter, gastric pit?
5. White pulp, red pulp, Malpighian corpuscles?
6. Broad ligament, infundibulum, corpus luteum (sometimes)?
And in which part of the body would you find these bones?
7. Frontal bone, zygomatic bone, mandible?
8. Ischium, ilium, sacrum.
9. Coracoid process, glenoid fossa, scapular spine?
10. Calcaneus, talus, phalanges?
** Game 8, Round 10 - Cynical Challenge Round
Tonight's challenge round consists of a cynic's descriptions.
Who or what is Donnie Downer talking about in each case?
* A. Head-Scratching Music
A1. Wow, this might be the worst band in the history of music.
They call their music "Hardcore hip-hop?" There idiot fans
call themsevles "juggalos"? And what's with the bizarre
makeup? They look like a scary Ronald McDonald and Bozo.
Jeez, the '90s had some terrible bands.
A2. The music is okay, but what in the world is with the
costume changes? First a jacket covered in Kermit the
Frog stuffed animals, then a suit made out of real meat?
Did she have a bad childhood or was she just born that way?
* B. *That* Made "Time" Magazine's Top 100 Books of All Time?
B1. I didn't like it. Hard to follow with all the "unstuck in
time" shenanigans. Present day, back to World War II,
back and forth, back and forth. And then I couldn't tell
whether or not he was really killed by that soldier, or if
he was still living in a display about humans in a zoo on
some alien planet.
B2. They call this a novel? It's just a long comic book with
fake superheroes and a glowing blue giant dude, that
supposedly won the Vietnam War!
* C. Stupid Board Games
C1. But there's no skill involved, all you do is spin the
spinner and decide whether or not you want to buy insurance.
What a dumb game!
C2. But no one ever finishes the game, it takes forever and
we always end up just calling it when someone builds the
first hotel.
* D. Stupid Fads
D1. I can't believe people actually bought that. You stick a
stone in a fancy box and charge a fortune? And it comes with
a -- "Trainer's Manual"? I guess some people in the '70s
were really lonely. And guess what dumb name they gave it!
D2. People actually thought they would get merpeople from this
stupid kit? You throw some tiny eggs in salt water and
they come instantly to life, and and the ad says "So eager
to please, they can easly be trained". For frick's sake,
they're just *brine shrimp*. But guess what dumb name they
gave them!
* E. Where in Canada was that Pathetic Tourist Trap?
E1. That was soooo boring to see. Reversing tides? The water
is flowing in one direction, and you have to wait 3 hours
to see it flow back the other way. Remember that city?
E2. There wasn't much to it, just a 28-foot-tall goose statue.
So what if the town is named "Goose" in some language?
Good thing this was along the way, I can't imagine someone
would come all the way to the middle of nowhere just to
see this. Remember that town?
* F. You Call *That* Art?
F1. How dare the National Gallery use our public money for that
painting they bought in 1993, just called "No. 16" --
and they spent $1,800,000 on it to boot! It's garbage,
just a white blob on a red background with a horizontal
stripe through it. What talentless artist painted that?
F2. How dare the National Gallery use our public money for that
painting they bought in 1990, "Voice of Fire", and spend
more than $1,700,000 on it to boot! It's garbage, just
three vertical stripes. What talentless artist painted that?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "What Europe needs is a fresh, unused mind."
m...@vex.net | -- Foreign Correspondent
My text in this article is in the public domain.
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of Smith & Guessin' and are
used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see
my 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Game 8, Round 9 - Science - Where in the Body?
In which organ of the body would you find these parts?
1. Kupffer cells, central portal area, bile canaliculi?
2. Loop of Henie, juxtaglomerular apparatus, renal pyramids?
3. Bronchiole, alveoli, pneumocytes?
4. Fundus, cardiac sphincter, gastric pit?
5. White pulp, red pulp, Malpighian corpuscles?
6. Broad ligament, infundibulum, corpus luteum (sometimes)?
And in which part of the body would you find these bones?
7. Frontal bone, zygomatic bone, mandible?
8. Ischium, ilium, sacrum.
9. Coracoid process, glenoid fossa, scapular spine?
10. Calcaneus, talus, phalanges?
** Game 8, Round 10 - Cynical Challenge Round
Tonight's challenge round consists of a cynic's descriptions.
Who or what is Donnie Downer talking about in each case?
* A. Head-Scratching Music
A1. Wow, this might be the worst band in the history of music.
They call their music "Hardcore hip-hop?" There idiot fans
call themsevles "juggalos"? And what's with the bizarre
makeup? They look like a scary Ronald McDonald and Bozo.
Jeez, the '90s had some terrible bands.
A2. The music is okay, but what in the world is with the
costume changes? First a jacket covered in Kermit the
Frog stuffed animals, then a suit made out of real meat?
Did she have a bad childhood or was she just born that way?
* B. *That* Made "Time" Magazine's Top 100 Books of All Time?
B1. I didn't like it. Hard to follow with all the "unstuck in
time" shenanigans. Present day, back to World War II,
back and forth, back and forth. And then I couldn't tell
whether or not he was really killed by that soldier, or if
he was still living in a display about humans in a zoo on
some alien planet.
B2. They call this a novel? It's just a long comic book with
fake superheroes and a glowing blue giant dude, that
supposedly won the Vietnam War!
* C. Stupid Board Games
C1. But there's no skill involved, all you do is spin the
spinner and decide whether or not you want to buy insurance.
What a dumb game!
C2. But no one ever finishes the game, it takes forever and
we always end up just calling it when someone builds the
first hotel.
* D. Stupid Fads
D1. I can't believe people actually bought that. You stick a
stone in a fancy box and charge a fortune? And it comes with
a -- "Trainer's Manual"? I guess some people in the '70s
were really lonely. And guess what dumb name they gave it!
D2. People actually thought they would get merpeople from this
stupid kit? You throw some tiny eggs in salt water and
they come instantly to life, and and the ad says "So eager
to please, they can easly be trained". For frick's sake,
they're just *brine shrimp*. But guess what dumb name they
gave them!
* E. Where in Canada was that Pathetic Tourist Trap?
E1. That was soooo boring to see. Reversing tides? The water
is flowing in one direction, and you have to wait 3 hours
to see it flow back the other way. Remember that city?
E2. There wasn't much to it, just a 28-foot-tall goose statue.
So what if the town is named "Goose" in some language?
Good thing this was along the way, I can't imagine someone
would come all the way to the middle of nowhere just to
see this. Remember that town?
* F. You Call *That* Art?
F1. How dare the National Gallery use our public money for that
painting they bought in 1993, just called "No. 16" --
and they spent $1,800,000 on it to boot! It's garbage,
just a white blob on a red background with a horizontal
stripe through it. What talentless artist painted that?
F2. How dare the National Gallery use our public money for that
painting they bought in 1990, "Voice of Fire", and spend
more than $1,700,000 on it to boot! It's garbage, just
three vertical stripes. What talentless artist painted that?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "What Europe needs is a fresh, unused mind."
m...@vex.net | -- Foreign Correspondent
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Dec 29, 2017, 11:40:32 PM12/29/17
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> 1. Kupffer cells, central portal area, bile canaliculi?
liver
> 2. Loop of Henie, juxtaglomerular apparatus, renal pyramids?
> 3. Bronchiole, alveoli, pneumocytes?
lungs
> 4. Fundus, cardiac sphincter, gastric pit?
> 5. White pulp, red pulp, Malpighian corpuscles?
> 7. Frontal bone, zygomatic bone, mandible?
> 8. Ischium, ilium, sacrum.
back
> 9. Coracoid process, glenoid fossa, scapular spine?
> 10. Calcaneus, talus, phalanges?
hand
> ** Game 8, Round 10 - Cynical Challenge Round
> * A. Head-Scratching Music
> A1. Wow, this might be the worst band in the history of music.
> They call their music "Hardcore hip-hop?" There idiot fans
> call themsevles "juggalos"? And what's with the bizarre
> makeup? They look like a scary Ronald McDonald and Bozo.
> Jeez, the '90s had some terrible bands.
Insane Clown Posse
> A1. Wow, this might be the worst band in the history of music.
> They call their music "Hardcore hip-hop?" There idiot fans
> call themsevles "juggalos"? And what's with the bizarre
> makeup? They look like a scary Ronald McDonald and Bozo.
> Jeez, the '90s had some terrible bands.
> A2. The music is okay, but what in the world is with the
> costume changes? First a jacket covered in Kermit the
> Frog stuffed animals, then a suit made out of real meat?
> Did she have a bad childhood or was she just born that way?
> * B. *That* Made "Time" Magazine's Top 100 Books of All Time?
> B1. I didn't like it. Hard to follow with all the "unstuck in
> time" shenanigans. Present day, back to World War II,
> back and forth, back and forth. And then I couldn't tell
> whether or not he was really killed by that soldier, or if
> he was still living in a display about humans in a zoo on
> some alien planet.
> B2. They call this a novel? It's just a long comic book with
> fake superheroes and a glowing blue giant dude, that
> supposedly won the Vietnam War!
> * C. Stupid Board Games
> C1. But there's no skill involved, all you do is spin the
> spinner and decide whether or not you want to buy insurance.
> What a dumb game!
> C2. But no one ever finishes the game, it takes forever and
> we always end up just calling it when someone builds the
> first hotel.
> * D. Stupid Fads
> D1. I can't believe people actually bought that. You stick a
> stone in a fancy box and charge a fortune? And it comes with
> a -- "Trainer's Manual"? I guess some people in the '70s
> were really lonely. And guess what dumb name they gave it!
> D2. People actually thought they would get merpeople from this
> stupid kit? You throw some tiny eggs in salt water and
> they come instantly to life, and and the ad says "So eager
> to please, they can easly be trained". For frick's sake,
> they're just *brine shrimp*. But guess what dumb name they
> gave them!
> * E. Where in Canada was that Pathetic Tourist Trap?
> E1. That was soooo boring to see. Reversing tides? The water
> is flowing in one direction, and you have to wait 3 hours
> to see it flow back the other way. Remember that city?
> E2. There wasn't much to it, just a 28-foot-tall goose statue.
> So what if the town is named "Goose" in some language?
> Good thing this was along the way, I can't imagine someone
> would come all the way to the middle of nowhere just to
> see this. Remember that town?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Joshua Kreitzer
Dec 30, 2017, 12:04:30 AM12/30/17
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:J5KdnZj5ZoxBj9rHnZ2dnUU7-
ePN...@giganews.com:
> ** Game 8, Round 9 - Science - Where in the Body?
>
> In which organ of the body would you find these parts?
>
> 8. Ischium, ilium, sacrum.
pelvis
> 10. Calcaneus, talus, phalanges?
hand; foot
> ** Game 8, Round 10 - Cynical Challenge Round
>
> Tonight's challenge round consists of a cynic's descriptions.
> Who or what is Donnie Downer talking about in each case?
>
> * A. Head-Scratching Music
>
> A1. Wow, this might be the worst band in the history of music.
> They call their music "Hardcore hip-hop?" There idiot fans
> call themsevles "juggalos"? And what's with the bizarre
> makeup? They look like a scary Ronald McDonald and Bozo.
> Jeez, the '90s had some terrible bands.
Insane Clown Posse
> A2. The music is okay, but what in the world is with the
> costume changes? First a jacket covered in Kermit the
> Frog stuffed animals, then a suit made out of real meat?
> Did she have a bad childhood or was she just born that way?
Lady Gaga
> * B. *That* Made "Time" Magazine's Top 100 Books of All Time?
>
> B1. I didn't like it. Hard to follow with all the "unstuck in
> time" shenanigans. Present day, back to World War II,
> back and forth, back and forth. And then I couldn't tell
> whether or not he was really killed by that soldier, or if
> he was still living in a display about humans in a zoo on
> some alien planet.
"Slaughterhouse Five"
> B2. They call this a novel? It's just a long comic book with
> fake superheroes and a glowing blue giant dude, that
> supposedly won the Vietnam War!
"Watchmen"
> * C. Stupid Board Games
>
> C1. But there's no skill involved, all you do is spin the
> spinner and decide whether or not you want to buy insurance.
> What a dumb game!
The Game of Life
> C2. But no one ever finishes the game, it takes forever and
> we always end up just calling it when someone builds the
> first hotel.
Monopoly
> * D. Stupid Fads
>
> D1. I can't believe people actually bought that. You stick a
> stone in a fancy box and charge a fortune? And it comes with
> a -- "Trainer's Manual"? I guess some people in the '70s
> were really lonely. And guess what dumb name they gave it!
Pet Rock
> D2. People actually thought they would get merpeople from this
> stupid kit? You throw some tiny eggs in salt water and
> they come instantly to life, and and the ad says "So eager
> to please, they can easly be trained". For frick's sake,
> they're just *brine shrimp*. But guess what dumb name they
> gave them!
Sea Monkeys
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
ePN...@giganews.com:
> ** Game 8, Round 9 - Science - Where in the Body?
>
> In which organ of the body would you find these parts?
>
> 3. Bronchiole, alveoli, pneumocytes?
lungs
lungs
> And in which part of the body would you find these bones?
>
> 7. Frontal bone, zygomatic bone, mandible?
jaw
>
> 7. Frontal bone, zygomatic bone, mandible?
> 8. Ischium, ilium, sacrum.
pelvis
> 10. Calcaneus, talus, phalanges?
hand; foot
> ** Game 8, Round 10 - Cynical Challenge Round
>
> Tonight's challenge round consists of a cynic's descriptions.
> Who or what is Donnie Downer talking about in each case?
>
> * A. Head-Scratching Music
>
> A1. Wow, this might be the worst band in the history of music.
> They call their music "Hardcore hip-hop?" There idiot fans
> call themsevles "juggalos"? And what's with the bizarre
> makeup? They look like a scary Ronald McDonald and Bozo.
> Jeez, the '90s had some terrible bands.
> A2. The music is okay, but what in the world is with the
> costume changes? First a jacket covered in Kermit the
> Frog stuffed animals, then a suit made out of real meat?
> Did she have a bad childhood or was she just born that way?
> * B. *That* Made "Time" Magazine's Top 100 Books of All Time?
>
> B1. I didn't like it. Hard to follow with all the "unstuck in
> time" shenanigans. Present day, back to World War II,
> back and forth, back and forth. And then I couldn't tell
> whether or not he was really killed by that soldier, or if
> he was still living in a display about humans in a zoo on
> some alien planet.
> B2. They call this a novel? It's just a long comic book with
> fake superheroes and a glowing blue giant dude, that
> supposedly won the Vietnam War!
> * C. Stupid Board Games
>
> C1. But there's no skill involved, all you do is spin the
> spinner and decide whether or not you want to buy insurance.
> What a dumb game!
> C2. But no one ever finishes the game, it takes forever and
> we always end up just calling it when someone builds the
> first hotel.
> * D. Stupid Fads
>
> D1. I can't believe people actually bought that. You stick a
> stone in a fancy box and charge a fortune? And it comes with
> a -- "Trainer's Manual"? I guess some people in the '70s
> were really lonely. And guess what dumb name they gave it!
> D2. People actually thought they would get merpeople from this
> stupid kit? You throw some tiny eggs in salt water and
> they come instantly to life, and and the ad says "So eager
> to please, they can easly be trained". For frick's sake,
> they're just *brine shrimp*. But guess what dumb name they
> gave them!
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Peter Smyth
Dec 30, 2017, 6:32:53 AM12/30/17
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-11-13,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of Smith & Guessin' and are
> used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
> been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see
> my 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 8, Round 9 - Science - Where in the Body?
>
> In which organ of the body would you find these parts?
>
> 1. Kupffer cells, central portal area, bile canaliculi?
Liver
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-11-13,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of Smith & Guessin' and are
> used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
> been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see
> my 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 8, Round 9 - Science - Where in the Body?
>
> In which organ of the body would you find these parts?
>
> 1. Kupffer cells, central portal area, bile canaliculi?
> 2. Loop of Henie, juxtaglomerular apparatus, renal pyramids?
Kidney
> 3. Bronchiole, alveoli, pneumocytes?
Lung
> 4. Fundus, cardiac sphincter, gastric pit?
Stomach
> 5. White pulp, red pulp, Malpighian corpuscles?
> 6. Broad ligament, infundibulum, corpus luteum (sometimes)?
> And in which part of the body would you find these bones?
>
> 7. Frontal bone, zygomatic bone, mandible?
Jaw
> 6. Broad ligament, infundibulum, corpus luteum (sometimes)?
> And in which part of the body would you find these bones?
>
> 7. Frontal bone, zygomatic bone, mandible?
> 8. Ischium, ilium, sacrum.
Base of spine
> 9. Coracoid process, glenoid fossa, scapular spine?
Shoulder
> 10. Calcaneus, talus, phalanges?
Hands
>
> ** Game 8, Round 10 - Cynical Challenge Round
>
> Tonight's challenge round consists of a cynic's descriptions.
> Who or what is Donnie Downer talking about in each case?
>
> * A. Head-Scratching Music
>
> A1. Wow, this might be the worst band in the history of music.
> They call their music "Hardcore hip-hop?" There idiot fans
> call themsevles "juggalos"? And what's with the bizarre
> makeup? They look like a scary Ronald McDonald and Bozo.
> Jeez, the '90s had some terrible bands.
>
> A2. The music is okay, but what in the world is with the
> costume changes? First a jacket covered in Kermit the
> Frog stuffed animals, then a suit made out of real meat?
> Did she have a bad childhood or was she just born that way?
Lady Gaga
> ** Game 8, Round 10 - Cynical Challenge Round
>
> Tonight's challenge round consists of a cynic's descriptions.
> Who or what is Donnie Downer talking about in each case?
>
> * A. Head-Scratching Music
>
> A1. Wow, this might be the worst band in the history of music.
> They call their music "Hardcore hip-hop?" There idiot fans
> call themsevles "juggalos"? And what's with the bizarre
> makeup? They look like a scary Ronald McDonald and Bozo.
> Jeez, the '90s had some terrible bands.
>
> A2. The music is okay, but what in the world is with the
> costume changes? First a jacket covered in Kermit the
> Frog stuffed animals, then a suit made out of real meat?
> Did she have a bad childhood or was she just born that way?
>
> * B. That Made "Time" Magazine's Top 100 Books of All Time?
>
> B1. I didn't like it. Hard to follow with all the "unstuck in
> time" shenanigans. Present day, back to World War II,
> back and forth, back and forth. And then I couldn't tell
> whether or not he was really killed by that soldier, or if
> he was still living in a display about humans in a zoo on
> some alien planet.
>
> B2. They call this a novel? It's just a long comic book with
> fake superheroes and a glowing blue giant dude, that
> supposedly won the Vietnam War!
>
>
> * C. Stupid Board Games
>
> C1. But there's no skill involved, all you do is spin the
> spinner and decide whether or not you want to buy insurance.
> What a dumb game!
Game of Life
> B1. I didn't like it. Hard to follow with all the "unstuck in
> time" shenanigans. Present day, back to World War II,
> back and forth, back and forth. And then I couldn't tell
> whether or not he was really killed by that soldier, or if
> he was still living in a display about humans in a zoo on
> some alien planet.
>
> B2. They call this a novel? It's just a long comic book with
> fake superheroes and a glowing blue giant dude, that
> supposedly won the Vietnam War!
>
>
> * C. Stupid Board Games
>
> C1. But there's no skill involved, all you do is spin the
> spinner and decide whether or not you want to buy insurance.
> What a dumb game!
> C2. But no one ever finishes the game, it takes forever and
> we always end up just calling it when someone builds the
> first hotel.
Monopoly
> we always end up just calling it when someone builds the
> first hotel.
>
> * D. Stupid Fads
>
> D1. I can't believe people actually bought that. You stick a
> stone in a fancy box and charge a fortune? And it comes with
> a -- "Trainer's Manual"? I guess some people in the '70s
> were really lonely. And guess what dumb name they gave it!
>
> D2. People actually thought they would get merpeople from this
> stupid kit? You throw some tiny eggs in salt water and
> they come instantly to life, and and the ad says "So eager
> to please, they can easly be trained". For frick's sake,
> they're just *brine shrimp*. But guess what dumb name they
> gave them!
>
>
> * E. Where in Canada was that Pathetic Tourist Trap?
>
> E1. That was soooo boring to see. Reversing tides? The water
> is flowing in one direction, and you have to wait 3 hours
> to see it flow back the other way. Remember that city?
>
> E2. There wasn't much to it, just a 28-foot-tall goose statue.
> So what if the town is named "Goose" in some language?
> Good thing this was along the way, I can't imagine someone
> would come all the way to the middle of nowhere just to
> see this. Remember that town?
>
>
> * F. You Call That Art?
> * D. Stupid Fads
>
> D1. I can't believe people actually bought that. You stick a
> stone in a fancy box and charge a fortune? And it comes with
> a -- "Trainer's Manual"? I guess some people in the '70s
> were really lonely. And guess what dumb name they gave it!
>
> D2. People actually thought they would get merpeople from this
> stupid kit? You throw some tiny eggs in salt water and
> they come instantly to life, and and the ad says "So eager
> to please, they can easly be trained". For frick's sake,
> they're just *brine shrimp*. But guess what dumb name they
> gave them!
>
>
> * E. Where in Canada was that Pathetic Tourist Trap?
>
> E1. That was soooo boring to see. Reversing tides? The water
> is flowing in one direction, and you have to wait 3 hours
> to see it flow back the other way. Remember that city?
>
> E2. There wasn't much to it, just a 28-foot-tall goose statue.
> So what if the town is named "Goose" in some language?
> Good thing this was along the way, I can't imagine someone
> would come all the way to the middle of nowhere just to
> see this. Remember that town?
>
>
>
> F1. How dare the National Gallery use our public money for that
> painting they bought in 1993, just called "No. 16" --
> and they spent $1,800,000 on it to boot! It's garbage,
> just a white blob on a red background with a horizontal
> stripe through it. What talentless artist painted that?
>
> F2. How dare the National Gallery use our public money for that
> painting they bought in 1990, "Voice of Fire", and spend
> more than $1,700,000 on it to boot! It's garbage, just
> three vertical stripes. What talentless artist painted that?
Peter Smyth
> F1. How dare the National Gallery use our public money for that
> painting they bought in 1993, just called "No. 16" --
> and they spent $1,800,000 on it to boot! It's garbage,
> just a white blob on a red background with a horizontal
> stripe through it. What talentless artist painted that?
>
> F2. How dare the National Gallery use our public money for that
> painting they bought in 1990, "Voice of Fire", and spend
> more than $1,700,000 on it to boot! It's garbage, just
> three vertical stripes. What talentless artist painted that?
Pete Gayde
Dec 30, 2017, 9:12:13 PM12/30/17
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-11-13,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of Smith & Guessin' and are
> used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
> been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see
> my 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 8, Round 9 - Science - Where in the Body?
>
> In which organ of the body would you find these parts?
>
> 1. Kupffer cells, central portal area, bile canaliculi?
Spleen; Liver
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of Smith & Guessin' and are
> used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
> been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see
> my 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 8, Round 9 - Science - Where in the Body?
>
> In which organ of the body would you find these parts?
>
> 1. Kupffer cells, central portal area, bile canaliculi?
> 2. Loop of Henie, juxtaglomerular apparatus, renal pyramids?
Kidney
> 3. Bronchiole, alveoli, pneumocytes?
Lungs
> 3. Bronchiole, alveoli, pneumocytes?
> 4. Fundus, cardiac sphincter, gastric pit?
> 5. White pulp, red pulp, Malpighian corpuscles?
> 6. Broad ligament, infundibulum, corpus luteum (sometimes)?
>
> And in which part of the body would you find these bones?
>
> 7. Frontal bone, zygomatic bone, mandible?
Jaw
> 8. Ischium, ilium, sacrum.
Spine
> 8. Ischium, ilium, sacrum.
> 9. Coracoid process, glenoid fossa, scapular spine?
Shoulder
> 10. Calcaneus, talus, phalanges?
Boot
> 10. Calcaneus, talus, phalanges?
>
>
> ** Game 8, Round 10 - Cynical Challenge Round
>
> Tonight's challenge round consists of a cynic's descriptions.
> Who or what is Donnie Downer talking about in each case?
>
> * A. Head-Scratching Music
>
> A1. Wow, this might be the worst band in the history of music.
> They call their music "Hardcore hip-hop?" There idiot fans
> call themsevles "juggalos"? And what's with the bizarre
> makeup? They look like a scary Ronald McDonald and Bozo.
> Jeez, the '90s had some terrible bands.
>
> A2. The music is okay, but what in the world is with the
> costume changes? First a jacket covered in Kermit the
> Frog stuffed animals, then a suit made out of real meat?
> Did she have a bad childhood or was she just born that way?
>
>
> * B. *That* Made "Time" Magazine's Top 100 Books of All Time?
>
> B1. I didn't like it. Hard to follow with all the "unstuck in
> time" shenanigans. Present day, back to World War II,
> back and forth, back and forth. And then I couldn't tell
> whether or not he was really killed by that soldier, or if
> he was still living in a display about humans in a zoo on
> some alien planet.
>
> B2. They call this a novel? It's just a long comic book with
> fake superheroes and a glowing blue giant dude, that
> supposedly won the Vietnam War!
>
>
> * C. Stupid Board Games
>
> C1. But there's no skill involved, all you do is spin the
> spinner and decide whether or not you want to buy insurance.
> What a dumb game!
>
> C2. But no one ever finishes the game, it takes forever and
> we always end up just calling it when someone builds the
> first hotel.
>
>
> * D. Stupid Fads
>
> D1. I can't believe people actually bought that. You stick a
> stone in a fancy box and charge a fortune? And it comes with
> a -- "Trainer's Manual"? I guess some people in the '70s
> were really lonely. And guess what dumb name they gave it!
Dan Tilque
Dec 30, 2017, 10:19:03 PM12/30/17
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> ** Game 8, Round 9 - Science - Where in the Body?
>
> In which organ of the body would you find these parts?
>
> 1. Kupffer cells, central portal area, bile canaliculi?
spleen
>
>
> ** Game 8, Round 9 - Science - Where in the Body?
>
> In which organ of the body would you find these parts?
>
> 1. Kupffer cells, central portal area, bile canaliculi?
> 2. Loop of Henie, juxtaglomerular apparatus, renal pyramids?
> 3. Bronchiole, alveoli, pneumocytes?
lungs
> 4. Fundus, cardiac sphincter, gastric pit?
stomach
> 5. White pulp, red pulp, Malpighian corpuscles?
> 6. Broad ligament, infundibulum, corpus luteum (sometimes)?
>
> And in which part of the body would you find these bones?
>
> 7. Frontal bone, zygomatic bone, mandible?
> 8. Ischium, ilium, sacrum.
knee
> 9. Coracoid process, glenoid fossa, scapular spine?
shoulder
> 10. Calcaneus, talus, phalanges?
foot
> 10. Calcaneus, talus, phalanges?
>
> C2. But no one ever finishes the game, it takes forever and
> we always end up just calling it when someone builds the
> first hotel.
>
>
> * D. Stupid Fads
>
> D1. I can't believe people actually bought that. You stick a
> stone in a fancy box and charge a fortune? And it comes with
> a -- "Trainer's Manual"? I guess some people in the '70s
> were really lonely. And guess what dumb name they gave it!
>
> D2. People actually thought they would get merpeople from this
> stupid kit? You throw some tiny eggs in salt water and
> they come instantly to life, and and the ad says "So eager
> to please, they can easly be trained". For frick's sake,
> they're just *brine shrimp*. But guess what dumb name they
> gave them!
>
>
> * E. Where in Canada was that Pathetic Tourist Trap?
>
> E1. That was soooo boring to see. Reversing tides? The water
> is flowing in one direction, and you have to wait 3 hours
> to see it flow back the other way. Remember that city?
>
> E2. There wasn't much to it, just a 28-foot-tall goose statue.
> So what if the town is named "Goose" in some language?
> Good thing this was along the way, I can't imagine someone
> would come all the way to the middle of nowhere just to
> see this. Remember that town?
>
>
> * F. You Call *That* Art?
>
> F1. How dare the National Gallery use our public money for that
> painting they bought in 1993, just called "No. 16" --
> and they spent $1,800,000 on it to boot! It's garbage,
> just a white blob on a red background with a horizontal
> stripe through it. What talentless artist painted that?
>
> F2. How dare the National Gallery use our public money for that
> painting they bought in 1990, "Voice of Fire", and spend
> more than $1,700,000 on it to boot! It's garbage, just
> three vertical stripes. What talentless artist painted that?
>
--
Jason Kreitzer
Dec 31, 2017, 11:35:56 PM12/31/17
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On Friday, December 29, 2017 at 11:15:30 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-11-13,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of Smith & Guessin' and are
> used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
> been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see
> my 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 8, Round 9 - Science - Where in the Body?
>
> In which organ of the body would you find these parts?
>
> 1. Kupffer cells, central portal area, bile canaliculi?
Liver
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-11-13,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of Smith & Guessin' and are
> used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
> been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see
> my 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 8, Round 9 - Science - Where in the Body?
>
> In which organ of the body would you find these parts?
>
> 1. Kupffer cells, central portal area, bile canaliculi?
> 2. Loop of Henie, juxtaglomerular apparatus, renal pyramids?
Kidneys
> 3. Bronchiole, alveoli, pneumocytes?
Lungs
Lungs
> 4. Fundus, cardiac sphincter, gastric pit?
> 5. White pulp, red pulp, Malpighian corpuscles?
Blood
> 5. White pulp, red pulp, Malpighian corpuscles?
> 6. Broad ligament, infundibulum, corpus luteum (sometimes)?
>
> And in which part of the body would you find these bones?
>
> 7. Frontal bone, zygomatic bone, mandible?
Skull
>
> And in which part of the body would you find these bones?
>
> 7. Frontal bone, zygomatic bone, mandible?
> 8. Ischium, ilium, sacrum.
> 9. Coracoid process, glenoid fossa, scapular spine?
> 10. Calcaneus, talus, phalanges?
Feet
> 9. Coracoid process, glenoid fossa, scapular spine?
> 10. Calcaneus, talus, phalanges?
>
>
> ** Game 8, Round 10 - Cynical Challenge Round
>
> Tonight's challenge round consists of a cynic's descriptions.
> Who or what is Donnie Downer talking about in each case?
>
> * A. Head-Scratching Music
>
> A1. Wow, this might be the worst band in the history of music.
> They call their music "Hardcore hip-hop?" Their idiot fans
>
> ** Game 8, Round 10 - Cynical Challenge Round
>
> Tonight's challenge round consists of a cynic's descriptions.
> Who or what is Donnie Downer talking about in each case?
>
> * A. Head-Scratching Music
>
> A1. Wow, this might be the worst band in the history of music.
> call themselves "juggalos"? And what's with the bizarre
> makeup? They look like a scary Ronald McDonald and Bozo.
> Jeez, the '90s had some terrible bands.
Insane Clown Posse. Oh, and I found two spelling errors in this question, including typing "there" instead of "their."
> Jeez, the '90s had some terrible bands.
> A2. The music is okay, but what in the world is with the
> costume changes? First a jacket covered in Kermit the
> Frog stuffed animals, then a suit made out of real meat?
> Did she have a bad childhood or was she just born that way?
Lady Gaga
> costume changes? First a jacket covered in Kermit the
> Frog stuffed animals, then a suit made out of real meat?
> Did she have a bad childhood or was she just born that way?
>
> * B. *That* Made "Time" Magazine's Top 100 Books of All Time?
>
> B1. I didn't like it. Hard to follow with all the "unstuck in
> time" shenanigans. Present day, back to World War II,
> back and forth, back and forth. And then I couldn't tell
> whether or not he was really killed by that soldier, or if
> he was still living in a display about humans in a zoo on
> some alien planet.
"Slaughterhouse Five"
> * B. *That* Made "Time" Magazine's Top 100 Books of All Time?
>
> B1. I didn't like it. Hard to follow with all the "unstuck in
> time" shenanigans. Present day, back to World War II,
> back and forth, back and forth. And then I couldn't tell
> whether or not he was really killed by that soldier, or if
> he was still living in a display about humans in a zoo on
> some alien planet.
> B2. They call this a novel? It's just a long comic book with
> fake superheroes and a glowing blue giant dude, that
> supposedly won the Vietnam War!
"Watchmen"
> fake superheroes and a glowing blue giant dude, that
> supposedly won the Vietnam War!
>
> * C. Stupid Board Games
>
> C1. But there's no skill involved, all you do is spin the
> spinner and decide whether or not you want to buy insurance.
> What a dumb game!
"The Game of Life"
> * C. Stupid Board Games
>
> C1. But there's no skill involved, all you do is spin the
> spinner and decide whether or not you want to buy insurance.
> What a dumb game!
> C2. But no one ever finishes the game, it takes forever and
> we always end up just calling it when someone builds the
> first hotel.
"Monopoly"
> we always end up just calling it when someone builds the
> first hotel.
>
> * D. Stupid Fads
>
> D1. I can't believe people actually bought that. You stick a
> stone in a fancy box and charge a fortune? And it comes with
> a -- "Trainer's Manual"? I guess some people in the '70s
> were really lonely. And guess what dumb name they gave it!
Pet rock
> * D. Stupid Fads
>
> D1. I can't believe people actually bought that. You stick a
> stone in a fancy box and charge a fortune? And it comes with
> a -- "Trainer's Manual"? I guess some people in the '70s
> were really lonely. And guess what dumb name they gave it!
> D2. People actually thought they would get merpeople from this
> stupid kit? You throw some tiny eggs in salt water and
> they come instantly to life, and and the ad says "So eager
> to please, they can easly be trained". For frick's sake,
> they're just *brine shrimp*. But guess what dumb name they
> gave them!
Sea Monkeys
> stupid kit? You throw some tiny eggs in salt water and
> they come instantly to life, and and the ad says "So eager
> to please, they can easly be trained". For frick's sake,
> they're just *brine shrimp*. But guess what dumb name they
> gave them!
>
> * E. Where in Canada was that Pathetic Tourist Trap?
>
> E1. That was soooo boring to see. Reversing tides? The water
> is flowing in one direction, and you have to wait 3 hours
> to see it flow back the other way. Remember that city?
Niagara Falls. Slowly I turned. Step by step. One by one...
> * E. Where in Canada was that Pathetic Tourist Trap?
>
> E1. That was soooo boring to see. Reversing tides? The water
> is flowing in one direction, and you have to wait 3 hours
> to see it flow back the other way. Remember that city?
Mark Brader
Jan 1, 2018, 10:57:08 PM1/1/18
to
Mark Brader:
order for DAN BLUM -- who wins by a single point!
> ** Game 8, Round 9 - Science - Where in the Body?
> In which organ of the body would you find these parts?
> 1. Kupffer cells, central portal area, bile canaliculi?
Liver. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, and Jason. 2 for Pete.
> 2. Loop of Henie, juxtaglomerular apparatus, renal pyramids?
Kidney. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Pete, and Jason.
> 3. Bronchiole, alveoli, pneumocytes?
Lung. 4 for everyone -- Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, Pete,
and Jason.
> 4. Fundus, cardiac sphincter, gastric pit?
Stomach. 4 for Dan Tilque and Peter. 3 for Pete.
> 5. White pulp, red pulp, Malpighian corpuscles?
Spleen. 3 for Pete.
> 6. Broad ligament, infundibulum, corpus luteum (sometimes)?
Uterus.
> And in which part of the body would you find these bones?
> 7. Frontal bone, zygomatic bone, mandible?
Head (accepting skull or face, but not jaw, which is just the
mandible). 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Jason.
> 8. Ischium, ilium, sacrum.
Pelvis (waist, hips, base of spine; not accepting "spine").
4 for Joshua and Peter.
> 9. Coracoid process, glenoid fossa, scapular spine?
Shoulder. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Peter, and Pete.
> 10. Calcaneus, talus, phalanges?
Foot. (There are phalanges in the hand also, but not the others.)
I'm accepting "boot" on the assumption that it was a typo. 4 for
Dan Tilque, Pete, and Jason. 2 for Joshua.
> ** Game 8, Round 10 - Cynical Challenge Round
> Tonight's challenge round consists of a cynic's descriptions.
> Who or what is Donnie Downer talking about in each case?
> * A. Head-Scratching Music
> A1. Wow, this might be the worst band in the history of music.
> They call their music "Hardcore hip-hop?" [Their] idiot fans
> call [themselves] "juggalos"? And what's with the bizarre
See: http://img.wennermedia.com/social/rs-185664-2685580.jpg
> A2. The music is okay, but what in the world is with the
> costume changes? First a jacket covered in Kermit the
> Frog stuffed animals, then a suit made out of real meat?
> Did she have a bad childhood or was she just born that way?
Lady Gaga. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, Pete, and Jason.
See: http://peopledotcom.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/lady-gaga-15.jpg
> * B. *That* Made "Time" Magazine's Top 100 Books of All Time?
> B1. I didn't like it. Hard to follow with all the "unstuck in
> time" shenanigans. Present day, back to World War II,
> back and forth, back and forth. And then I couldn't tell
> whether or not he was really killed by that soldier, or if
> he was still living in a display about humans in a zoo on
> some alien planet.
"Slaughterhouse-Five: Or the Children's Crusade" (by Kurt Vonnegut).
4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Jason.
> B2. They call this a novel? It's just a long comic book with
> fake superheroes and a glowing blue giant dude, that
> supposedly won the Vietnam War!
"Watchmen" (writing by Alan Moore). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua,
and Jason.
> * C. Stupid Board Games
> C1. But there's no skill involved, all you do is spin the
> spinner and decide whether or not you want to buy insurance.
> What a dumb game!
(The Game of) Life. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter,
and Jason.
> C2. But no one ever finishes the game, it takes forever and
> we always end up just calling it when someone builds the
> first hotel.
Monopoly. 4 for everyone.
The game is commonly played, I hear, with the addition of unofficial
rules that increase players' incomes, either by turning the Free
Parking space into a second source of income or by increasing the
payment from the Go space in at least some cases. Since the game
is won when all players but one are bankrupt, any such rules tend
to prolong it beyond its proper length.
> * D. Stupid Fads
> D1. I can't believe people actually bought that. You stick a
> stone in a fancy box and charge a fortune? And it comes with
> a -- "Trainer's Manual"? I guess some people in the '70s
> were really lonely. And guess what dumb name they gave it!
Pet Rock. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Jason.
> D2. People actually thought they would get merpeople from this
> stupid kit? You throw some tiny eggs in salt water and
> they come instantly to life, and and the ad says "So eager
> to please, they can easly be trained". For frick's sake,
> they're just *brine shrimp*. But guess what dumb name they
> gave them!
Sea Monkeys. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Jason.
> * E. Where in Canada was that Pathetic Tourist Trap?
> E1. That was soooo boring to see. Reversing tides? The water
> is flowing in one direction, and you have to wait 3 hours
> to see it flow back the other way. Remember that city?
St. John, NB. (Not St. John's, NL.) 4 for Dan Tilque.
You may remember the so-called Reversing Falls from either or both of
two rounds I wrote on waterfalls -- a standard round from 2007-03-05,
posted here on 2008-05-23, and a high-quality-handout round from
2016-06-27, posted here on 2016-09-06.)
> E2. There wasn't much to it, just a 28-foot-tall goose statue.
> So what if the town is named "Goose" in some language?
> Good thing this was along the way, I can't imagine someone
> would come all the way to the middle of nowhere just to
> see this. Remember that town?
Wawa, ON.
> * F. You Call *That* Art?
> F1. How dare the National Gallery use our public money for that
> painting they bought in 1993, just called "No. 16" --
> and they spent $1,800,000 on it to boot! It's garbage,
> just a white blob on a red background with a horizontal
> stripe through it. What talentless artist painted that?
Mark Rothko.
See: http://www.gallery.ca/sites/default/files/styles/ngc_scape_480/public/No.%2016.jpg
> F2. How dare the National Gallery use our public money for that
> painting they bought in 1990, "Voice of Fire", and spend
> more than $1,700,000 on it to boot! It's garbage, just
> three vertical stripes. What talentless artist painted that?
Barnett Newman.
See: http://www.gallery.ca/sites/default/files/styles/ngc_scale_1200/public/Voice%20of%20Fire.jpg
My reaction to this one at the time: it's not garbage, it's a nice
piece of real art. It's obviously worth at least, oh, $200.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> His Geo Lit Can Ent Mis Sci Cha SIX
Dan Blum 32 16 40 0 24 24 20 32 172
Joshua Kreitzer 40 19 24 3 40 16 10 32 171
Dan Tilque 24 28 24 0 4 0 20 20 120
Marc Dashevsky 12 24 24 0 36 24 -- -- 120
Jason Kreitzer 27 0 4 0 36 0 20 32 119
Peter Smyth 24 19 16 0 8 24 24 12 119
Pete Gayde -- -- 8 12 34 12 24 20 110
Gareth Owen 24 12 36 0 -- -- -- -- 72
Erland Sommarskog 36 20 -- -- 0 8 -- -- 64
Bruce Bowler -- -- -- -- 8 40 -- -- 48
"Calvin" 27 16 -- -- -- -- -- -- 43
--
Mark Brader | "Don't you want to... see my ID? ... I could be anybody."
Toronto | "No you couldn't, sir. This is Information Retrieval."
m...@vex.net | --Brazil
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-11-13,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
Game 8 is over and, if there are no errors, congratulations are in
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
order for DAN BLUM -- who wins by a single point!
> ** Game 8, Round 9 - Science - Where in the Body?
> In which organ of the body would you find these parts?
> 1. Kupffer cells, central portal area, bile canaliculi?
> 2. Loop of Henie, juxtaglomerular apparatus, renal pyramids?
> 3. Bronchiole, alveoli, pneumocytes?
Lung. 4 for everyone -- Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, Pete,
and Jason.
> 4. Fundus, cardiac sphincter, gastric pit?
> 5. White pulp, red pulp, Malpighian corpuscles?
> 6. Broad ligament, infundibulum, corpus luteum (sometimes)?
> And in which part of the body would you find these bones?
> 7. Frontal bone, zygomatic bone, mandible?
mandible). 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Jason.
> 8. Ischium, ilium, sacrum.
Pelvis (waist, hips, base of spine; not accepting "spine").
4 for Joshua and Peter.
> 9. Coracoid process, glenoid fossa, scapular spine?
> 10. Calcaneus, talus, phalanges?
Foot. (There are phalanges in the hand also, but not the others.)
I'm accepting "boot" on the assumption that it was a typo. 4 for
Dan Tilque, Pete, and Jason. 2 for Joshua.
> ** Game 8, Round 10 - Cynical Challenge Round
> Tonight's challenge round consists of a cynic's descriptions.
> Who or what is Donnie Downer talking about in each case?
> * A. Head-Scratching Music
> A1. Wow, this might be the worst band in the history of music.
> call [themselves] "juggalos"? And what's with the bizarre
> makeup? They look like a scary Ronald McDonald and Bozo.
> Jeez, the '90s had some terrible bands.
Insane Clown Posse. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Jason.
> Jeez, the '90s had some terrible bands.
See: http://img.wennermedia.com/social/rs-185664-2685580.jpg
> A2. The music is okay, but what in the world is with the
> costume changes? First a jacket covered in Kermit the
> Frog stuffed animals, then a suit made out of real meat?
> Did she have a bad childhood or was she just born that way?
See: http://peopledotcom.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/lady-gaga-15.jpg
> * B. *That* Made "Time" Magazine's Top 100 Books of All Time?
> B1. I didn't like it. Hard to follow with all the "unstuck in
> time" shenanigans. Present day, back to World War II,
> back and forth, back and forth. And then I couldn't tell
> whether or not he was really killed by that soldier, or if
> he was still living in a display about humans in a zoo on
> some alien planet.
4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Jason.
> B2. They call this a novel? It's just a long comic book with
> fake superheroes and a glowing blue giant dude, that
> supposedly won the Vietnam War!
and Jason.
> * C. Stupid Board Games
> C1. But there's no skill involved, all you do is spin the
> spinner and decide whether or not you want to buy insurance.
> What a dumb game!
and Jason.
> C2. But no one ever finishes the game, it takes forever and
> we always end up just calling it when someone builds the
> first hotel.
The game is commonly played, I hear, with the addition of unofficial
rules that increase players' incomes, either by turning the Free
Parking space into a second source of income or by increasing the
payment from the Go space in at least some cases. Since the game
is won when all players but one are bankrupt, any such rules tend
to prolong it beyond its proper length.
> * D. Stupid Fads
> D1. I can't believe people actually bought that. You stick a
> stone in a fancy box and charge a fortune? And it comes with
> a -- "Trainer's Manual"? I guess some people in the '70s
> were really lonely. And guess what dumb name they gave it!
> D2. People actually thought they would get merpeople from this
> stupid kit? You throw some tiny eggs in salt water and
> they come instantly to life, and and the ad says "So eager
> to please, they can easly be trained". For frick's sake,
> they're just *brine shrimp*. But guess what dumb name they
> gave them!
> * E. Where in Canada was that Pathetic Tourist Trap?
> E1. That was soooo boring to see. Reversing tides? The water
> is flowing in one direction, and you have to wait 3 hours
> to see it flow back the other way. Remember that city?
You may remember the so-called Reversing Falls from either or both of
two rounds I wrote on waterfalls -- a standard round from 2007-03-05,
posted here on 2008-05-23, and a high-quality-handout round from
2016-06-27, posted here on 2016-09-06.)
> E2. There wasn't much to it, just a 28-foot-tall goose statue.
> So what if the town is named "Goose" in some language?
> Good thing this was along the way, I can't imagine someone
> would come all the way to the middle of nowhere just to
> see this. Remember that town?
> * F. You Call *That* Art?
> F1. How dare the National Gallery use our public money for that
> painting they bought in 1993, just called "No. 16" --
> and they spent $1,800,000 on it to boot! It's garbage,
> just a white blob on a red background with a horizontal
> stripe through it. What talentless artist painted that?
See: http://www.gallery.ca/sites/default/files/styles/ngc_scape_480/public/No.%2016.jpg
> F2. How dare the National Gallery use our public money for that
> painting they bought in 1990, "Voice of Fire", and spend
> more than $1,700,000 on it to boot! It's garbage, just
> three vertical stripes. What talentless artist painted that?
See: http://www.gallery.ca/sites/default/files/styles/ngc_scale_1200/public/Voice%20of%20Fire.jpg
My reaction to this one at the time: it's not garbage, it's a nice
piece of real art. It's obviously worth at least, oh, $200.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> His Geo Lit Can Ent Mis Sci Cha SIX
Dan Blum 32 16 40 0 24 24 20 32 172
Joshua Kreitzer 40 19 24 3 40 16 10 32 171
Dan Tilque 24 28 24 0 4 0 20 20 120
Marc Dashevsky 12 24 24 0 36 24 -- -- 120
Jason Kreitzer 27 0 4 0 36 0 20 32 119
Peter Smyth 24 19 16 0 8 24 24 12 119
Pete Gayde -- -- 8 12 34 12 24 20 110
Gareth Owen 24 12 36 0 -- -- -- -- 72
Erland Sommarskog 36 20 -- -- 0 8 -- -- 64
Bruce Bowler -- -- -- -- 8 40 -- -- 48
"Calvin" 27 16 -- -- -- -- -- -- 43
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Mark Brader | "Don't you want to... see my ID? ... I could be anybody."
Toronto | "No you couldn't, sir. This is Information Retrieval."
m...@vex.net | --Brazil
Marc Dashevsky
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In article <J5KdnZj5ZoxBj9rH...@giganews.com>, m...@vex.net says...
> 2. Loop of Henie, juxtaglomerular apparatus, renal pyramids?
kidney
> 3. Bronchiole, alveoli, pneumocytes?
lung
> 4. Fundus, cardiac sphincter, gastric pit?
stomach
> 5. White pulp, red pulp, Malpighian corpuscles?
marrow
> 6. Broad ligament, infundibulum, corpus luteum (sometimes)?
uterus; ovary
> And in which part of the body would you find these bones?
>
> 7. Frontal bone, zygomatic bone, mandible?
> 9. Coracoid process, glenoid fossa, scapular spine?
shoulders
> 10. Calcaneus, talus, phalanges?
foot
> * B. *That* Made "Time" Magazine's Top 100 Books of All Time?
>
> B1. I didn't like it. Hard to follow with all the "unstuck in
> time" shenanigans. Present day, back to World War II,
> back and forth, back and forth. And then I couldn't tell
> whether or not he was really killed by that soldier, or if
> he was still living in a display about humans in a zoo on
> some alien planet.
>
> B2. They call this a novel? It's just a long comic book with
> fake superheroes and a glowing blue giant dude, that
> supposedly won the Vietnam War!
>
>
> * C. Stupid Board Games
>
> C1. But there's no skill involved, all you do is spin the
> spinner and decide whether or not you want to buy insurance.
> What a dumb game!
Life
> C2. But no one ever finishes the game, it takes forever and
> we always end up just calling it when someone builds the
> first hotel.
Monopoly
> * D. Stupid Fads
>
> D1. I can't believe people actually bought that. You stick a
> stone in a fancy box and charge a fortune? And it comes with
> a -- "Trainer's Manual"? I guess some people in the '70s
> were really lonely. And guess what dumb name they gave it!
pet rock
> D2. People actually thought they would get merpeople from this
> stupid kit? You throw some tiny eggs in salt water and
> they come instantly to life, and and the ad says "So eager
> to please, they can easly be trained". For frick's sake,
> they're just *brine shrimp*. But guess what dumb name they
> gave them!
sea monkey
> * E. Where in Canada was that Pathetic Tourist Trap?
>
> E1. That was soooo boring to see. Reversing tides? The water
> is flowing in one direction, and you have to wait 3 hours
> to see it flow back the other way. Remember that city?
>
> E2. There wasn't much to it, just a 28-foot-tall goose statue.
> So what if the town is named "Goose" in some language?
> Good thing this was along the way, I can't imagine someone
> would come all the way to the middle of nowhere just to
> see this. Remember that town?
>
>
> * F. You Call *That* Art?
>
> F1. How dare the National Gallery use our public money for that
> painting they bought in 1993, just called "No. 16" --
> and they spent $1,800,000 on it to boot! It's garbage,
> just a white blob on a red background with a horizontal
> stripe through it. What talentless artist painted that?
>
> F2. How dare the National Gallery use our public money for that
> painting they bought in 1990, "Voice of Fire", and spend
> more than $1,700,000 on it to boot! It's garbage, just
> three vertical stripes. What talentless artist painted that?
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Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> ** Game 8, Round 9 - Science - Where in the Body?
>
> In which organ of the body would you find these parts?
>
> 1. Kupffer cells, central portal area, bile canaliculi?
liver
>
> In which organ of the body would you find these parts?
>
> 1. Kupffer cells, central portal area, bile canaliculi?
> 2. Loop of Henie, juxtaglomerular apparatus, renal pyramids?
> 3. Bronchiole, alveoli, pneumocytes?
lung
> 4. Fundus, cardiac sphincter, gastric pit?
> 5. White pulp, red pulp, Malpighian corpuscles?
> 6. Broad ligament, infundibulum, corpus luteum (sometimes)?
> And in which part of the body would you find these bones?
>
> 7. Frontal bone, zygomatic bone, mandible?
head
> 8. Ischium, ilium, sacrum.
abdomen
> 8. Ischium, ilium, sacrum.
> 9. Coracoid process, glenoid fossa, scapular spine?
> 10. Calcaneus, talus, phalanges?
foot
> ** Game 8, Round 10 - Cynical Challenge Round
>
> Tonight's challenge round consists of a cynic's descriptions.
> Who or what is Donnie Downer talking about in each case?
>
> * A. Head-Scratching Music
>
> A1. Wow, this might be the worst band in the history of music.
> They call their music "Hardcore hip-hop?" There idiot fans
> call themsevles "juggalos"? And what's with the bizarre
> makeup? They look like a scary Ronald McDonald and Bozo.
> Jeez, the '90s had some terrible bands.
>
> A2. The music is okay, but what in the world is with the
> costume changes? First a jacket covered in Kermit the
> Frog stuffed animals, then a suit made out of real meat?
> Did she have a bad childhood or was she just born that way?
Lady Gaga
>
> Tonight's challenge round consists of a cynic's descriptions.
> Who or what is Donnie Downer talking about in each case?
>
> * A. Head-Scratching Music
>
> A1. Wow, this might be the worst band in the history of music.
> They call their music "Hardcore hip-hop?" There idiot fans
> call themsevles "juggalos"? And what's with the bizarre
> makeup? They look like a scary Ronald McDonald and Bozo.
> Jeez, the '90s had some terrible bands.
>
> A2. The music is okay, but what in the world is with the
> costume changes? First a jacket covered in Kermit the
> Frog stuffed animals, then a suit made out of real meat?
> Did she have a bad childhood or was she just born that way?
> * B. *That* Made "Time" Magazine's Top 100 Books of All Time?
>
> B1. I didn't like it. Hard to follow with all the "unstuck in
> time" shenanigans. Present day, back to World War II,
> back and forth, back and forth. And then I couldn't tell
> whether or not he was really killed by that soldier, or if
> he was still living in a display about humans in a zoo on
> some alien planet.
>
> B2. They call this a novel? It's just a long comic book with
> fake superheroes and a glowing blue giant dude, that
> supposedly won the Vietnam War!
>
>
> * C. Stupid Board Games
>
> C1. But there's no skill involved, all you do is spin the
> spinner and decide whether or not you want to buy insurance.
> What a dumb game!
> C2. But no one ever finishes the game, it takes forever and
> we always end up just calling it when someone builds the
> first hotel.
> * D. Stupid Fads
>
> D1. I can't believe people actually bought that. You stick a
> stone in a fancy box and charge a fortune? And it comes with
> a -- "Trainer's Manual"? I guess some people in the '70s
> were really lonely. And guess what dumb name they gave it!
> D2. People actually thought they would get merpeople from this
> stupid kit? You throw some tiny eggs in salt water and
> they come instantly to life, and and the ad says "So eager
> to please, they can easly be trained". For frick's sake,
> they're just *brine shrimp*. But guess what dumb name they
> gave them!
> * E. Where in Canada was that Pathetic Tourist Trap?
>
> E1. That was soooo boring to see. Reversing tides? The water
> is flowing in one direction, and you have to wait 3 hours
> to see it flow back the other way. Remember that city?
>
> E2. There wasn't much to it, just a 28-foot-tall goose statue.
> So what if the town is named "Goose" in some language?
> Good thing this was along the way, I can't imagine someone
> would come all the way to the middle of nowhere just to
> see this. Remember that town?
>
>
> * F. You Call *That* Art?
>
> F1. How dare the National Gallery use our public money for that
> painting they bought in 1993, just called "No. 16" --
> and they spent $1,800,000 on it to boot! It's garbage,
> just a white blob on a red background with a horizontal
> stripe through it. What talentless artist painted that?
>
> F2. How dare the National Gallery use our public money for that
> painting they bought in 1990, "Voice of Fire", and spend
> more than $1,700,000 on it to boot! It's garbage, just
> three vertical stripes. What talentless artist painted that?
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Mark Brader
Jan 2, 2018, 3:06:01 PM1/2/18
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If Marc Dashevsky had posted his answers on time, he would have
scored 31 points on Round 9 and 20 on Round 10 for a final score
of 159.
--
Mark Brader "I don't see much sense in that."
Toronto "No, there isn't. But there was *going* to be
m...@vex.net when I began it. It's just that something
happened to it on the way." --A.A. Milne
scored 31 points on Round 9 and 20 on Round 10 for a final score
of 159.
--
Mark Brader "I don't see much sense in that."
Toronto "No, there isn't. But there was *going* to be
m...@vex.net when I began it. It's just that something
happened to it on the way." --A.A. Milne
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