brad day 25

2/6 ... a poor season in the standings, but actually an average one by tca ... another season in e ...

1) custard d2/1

close but no cigar

2) (billie jean) king d1/2

when all alse fails i always go for sports in

3) type d3/3

my kids love this, and im betting my opponents dont have kids of right age

4) macau d2/1

also close

5) lever d1/0

only company i could think of in europe that starts with uni(e)

6) family game night d0/2

in retrospect this should have been my d3

Brian Day 25 vs Kim

 That's all folks! 2/6 to finish the season

1) Meringue 0/1 I guess I've paid attention to Nailed It and Sugar Rush with my kids

2) Shirley Temple (Black) 1/1 on the good ship lollipop

3) Dance (tap) 2/0  nope

4) Sri Lanka 1/3 nope

5) Johnson 2/2  This should be really tough

6) Celebrity Showdown 3/2  Even I'm not old enough to watch these shows. (No offense if you watch them.)

Interesting that I'm the only one to get Shirley Temple, and the only one to miss Lever.   But I'm safely below promotion, and that's all that matters.  Have an easy fast everyone!

David S Addendum

Non-vintage season, indeed.  Well put, Mirkin.  You and Steiny are above me, and all I had to do to guarantee not being relegated was not forfeit, so I think we're all good to go.

Personally, this was my lowest Qpct in 10 seasons and by far my worst defensive season ever.

Dave M day 25

3/6 an appropriate score to end this decidedly non-vintage season. Jostling with Steiny and Seif in the C relegation zone though hopefully we all pull through!

 

1 : ) Meringue. I make meringue occasionally and especially the New Zealand variation of it – Pavlova D11

2 : ( Graham (the Washington Post owner at the time). I had no idea it would be an actor. D22

3 : ( Tap Dance. I thought given the era ‘surf the internet’ but decided click clack was more dance-y. D31

4 : ) Hong Kong Island. Geography gimme. D10

5 : ) Lever. The NZ branch of Unilever was still called Lever Brothers in the 1980s for some reason so saw it on shampoo bottles and the like. D22

6 : ( Late Show with James Corden. Sounded like a talk show bit, and James Corden was quite recent I think (no idea if NBC or not). D03

Jesse day 25

3/6 I am on the edge of relegation down to D. I am on the edge of relegation down to D. 

1. One-quarter cup (50g) of granulated sugar per egg white is a standard ratio for preparing a "hard" version of what light and airy whipped dessert and topping ("soft" versions use less sugar)?
Correct Answer: MERINGUE
Your Answer: Meraingue
Points Assigned: 1

I love meringue. 

2. Name the woman whose most prominent government roles included US ambassadorships to Czechoslovakia and Ghana as well as President Gerald Ford's chief of protocol (a position she was the first woman to hold).
Correct Answer: SHIRLEY TEMPLE BLACK
Your Answer: Johnson
Points Assigned: 3

Oh, I could not pull this but now that I see the answer I remember she was a diplomat. 

3. The children's book Click Clack Moo, written by Doreen Cronin and published in 2000, tells a story of a demanding group of cows who have the surprising ability to do what activity?
Correct Answer: TYPE
Your Answer: Drive trains
Points Assigned: 2

Well that makes more sense than my answer. 

4. A body of water known as Victoria Harbour separates the Kowloon Peninsula from what island?
Correct Answer: HONG KONG (ISLAND)
Your Answer: Hong Kong
Points Assigned: 1

I just knew this. 

5. What was the last name of the entrepreneurial brothers whose diversified company—which began as a soap-making firm in 1890—was merged with a Dutch margarine producer (Margarine Unie) in 1930?
Correct Answer: LEVER
Your Answer: Lever
Points Assigned: 0

Seems like a gimmie. 

6. Aw Snap!, Blindfolded Musical Chairs, Danger Word, Say Whaaat?, and You Bet Your Wife are among the contests that have appeared on what television show that debuted on NBC in December 2017?
Correct Answer: (ELLEN'S) GAME OF GAMES
Your Answer: The Masked Singer
Points Assigned: 2

I have never watched this show or the the masked singer

David S Day 25 vs. Ben (LLL)

2/6.  Ugly last day.  I thought I had at least 4.

1. Madeleine :(, D21.  I thought this was right.  Kind of close, perhaps.  But certainly not right.

2. Taylor :(, D02.  I remembered that this was an actress, but I couldn't remember who.  Thought this had a chance.

3. Write :(, D32.  Ugh.  I read this book so many times, but I forgot the typing vs. writing part of it.  Too bad.  I had no doubt I was correct here.

4. Hong Kong :), D10.  Gimme.

5. Lever :), D11.  Lots of clues here to figure out that this was Unilever and, therefore, what the name had to be.

6. Wipeout :(, D23.  No shot here.

Have good offseason, everyone.  Hopefully next season we can get our blog posting rate up from this season's abysmal level...

Re: Debbie Day 24

Between a 4 and a 6, which would all be better than my streak this season (though pleased that I'm still doing relatively well in my rundle)

Day 24:

1. Stowe.  ?  Was thinking her brother  (though had no idea she had a brother)- seems like this may not count?

2. Good Times.  :).  Even know his name - Jimmie Walker, probably helped by reference in Sandler's Hanukkah song (and he just showed up in some random commercial).

3. synchronized swiiming :)  Was afraid might be too easy to be right?

4. VIa Appia :) I feel like I have traveled on it

5. tornado.  ?  Probably too specific?

6. Switzerland. :) Wasn't sure but figured probably right