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Verbing Weirds Language only if you're expecting it to work in a simple way. This is a special case of the more general truth that Language Weirds.
Only when a republic's life is in danger should a man uphold his government when it is in the wrong. There is no other time.
The church says Earth is flat; but I have seen its shadow on the moon, and I have more confidence in a shadow than the church.
If we can't find Heaven, there are always bluejays.
This is what I think of as the quintessential Jeopardy! question:
A deep ravine that's often dry in summer, it shares its name with a "grand" dam in Washington state.The first part of the question might have led me to "arroyo", as it did one of the contestants, but the format of the full thing gave me the answer: though I had no idea what a "coulee" was, I knew the dam.
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I used to teach Russian and Ukrainian, and some basic English, to civil servants. Now I teach Russian at a local continued-learning institute. I dabble in Gaelic and Welsh. I'm am amateur photographer and I love birding (in a small way). I'm a Progressive, and a Freethinker, and I know Evolution is a fact - that's FCD, Friend of Charles Darwin (look down the sidebar). I read a lot, and follow women's college basketball. Also I love astronomy, though I'm a rank amateur at it. Most of all, I like living in the reality-based community...
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At 11:39 AM, February 04, 2011
Kathie had this to say...
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At 1:03 PM, February 04, 2011
The Ridger, FCD had this to say...
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At 2:19 PM, February 06, 2011
Kathie had this to say...
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<-- Older Post ^ Home Newer Post -->Ridger, I experienced EXACTLY the same though processes as you re: Grand Coulee.
BTW, were you as astonished as we a few nights ago when the leader going into Final Jeopardy did a "Cliff Claven" -- waged her entire winnings on the final answer, then missed it, winding up with $0? Husband and I couldn't believe anyone would do that when it was unnecessary in order to win. She looked way too young to have seen "Cheers" when it originally aired, and probably never saw that epi in reruns either.
Of course, we also couldn't believe that none of that night's three contestants could get such an easy clue (name two of the three US Presidents who didn't complete their second term in office). Guess those hand-wringers lamenting the state of American education lately haven't been kidding.
Actually, I missed that episode. I did hear Alex say the Final was "very hard" and that two of the contestants ended up with $0, but he didn't give all the details.
Ridger, I've been waiting for your pre-match commentary on, "IBM prepares for machine-vs.-man 'Jeopardy!' showdown":
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/05/AR2011020502089.html
A lot probably hinges on the style of the clues. There seem to be whole formulas that confuse Watson, so it'll wind up being a matter of how many of those are in the game (versus more straightforward ones that Watson can solve correctly as well as fastest).
Your call?
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