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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.
Scheherazade? What 1960s tv show was she in?
One of her first lines was translated as "You have the face of a wise and gentle caliph."Now there is no way in hell I'd have known the answer to "What was Jeanie in I Dream of Jeanie's first line?" But asked like this?
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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 5:04 AM, January 31, 2012
Anonymous had this to say...
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At 5:06 AM, January 31, 2012
Anonymous had this to say...
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At 10:27 AM, January 31, 2012
The Ridger, FCD had this to say...
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At 2:27 PM, January 31, 2012
Kathie had this to say...
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At 2:46 PM, January 31, 2012
The Ridger, FCD had this to say...
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At 4:00 PM, January 31, 2012
Kathie had this to say...
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<-- Older Post ^ Home Newer Post -->I got it. The caliph gave it away. Wasn't even sure what it meant, but looked Arabic. The woman who came in second annoyed me--you should never be ahead of someone, get the right answer, & lose due to bad wagering.
BTW, champ didn't win, he came in last. Last shall be first, & the first shall be last, as it were.
Really? Guess I wasn't paying enough attention, I was so dumbstruck by the question.
Like Anonymous, husband and I both got it right away because of "caliph." But I'm still slack-jawed over the two contestants last week who missed "What is Central Park West?" for the street bounding the west side of Central Park in the "Stupid Answers" category (see my prior comment re this). Had they never watched, e.g., any of the "Law & Order" oeuvre, "CSI NY," "Castle," or any of a number of other police procedurals set in Manhattan?
I meant to comment on that, Kathie. I think they probably couldn't believe it would be that simple.
You're right, Ridger, there's a tendency (perhaps born of stage-fright?) for contestants occasionally to overthink the lower-value clues, which usually have obvious solutions (even ones NOT in the "Stupid Answers" category!). We'll see what tonight may bring...
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