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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2004 23:54:27 GMT -5
For those not attending live matches and, well, perhaps a bit bored (not that I am, of course) by stats, etc., . . . Larry King Live on CNN is spending the hour showcasing Sophia Loren and film clips of her. OMG, if only she had played VB . . . .
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Post by hwy101 on Dec 3, 2004 0:08:19 GMT -5
What about the Fox report on the Florida school teacher and her 14 yr-old student!!!
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Post by I Luv Danny R on Dec 3, 2004 0:09:45 GMT -5
What happen between the florida teacher and the student. Did they get caught !!!
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Post by The Bofa on the Sofa on Dec 3, 2004 0:12:04 GMT -5
Now that Ken Jennings has lost, it's not even worth watching Jeopardy.
(although I will say that the chick that beat the chick that beat Ken is a real babe - I wouldn't mind seeing her win 70 straight)
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Post by I Luv Danny R on Dec 3, 2004 0:14:11 GMT -5
I heart that question that he missed was easy!!!
Was it?
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Post by hwy101 on Dec 3, 2004 0:15:21 GMT -5
What happen between the florida teacher and the student. Did they get caught !!! Similar to Mary Kay Letourneau and her 14-year old lover. But the Florida school teacher looks way hotter! You should watch Greta Van Sustern tonight (replay in PT) on Fox. They played the conversation the 2 had!!
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Post by The Bofa on the Sofa on Dec 3, 2004 0:17:25 GMT -5
I heart that question that he missed was easy!!! Was it? He missed two Daily Doubles and Final Jeopardy. One of the Daily Doubles he should have known (a city in Belgium in WWII - I said Bastille, but knew that was not quite right - it is Bastonne; I came close, but he should have known it) As for final Jeopardy, I knew it, and so did the one who beat him. Personally, I think he took a dive. The answer was something like 70 000 of this company's seasonal employees work only 4 months of the year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (sing Jeopardy music here) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What is H&R Block?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2004 0:18:33 GMT -5
Now that Ken Jennings has lost, it's not even worth watching Jeopardy. (although I will say that the chick that beat the chick that beat Ken is a real babe - I wouldn't mind seeing her win 70 straight) Ken Jennings' problem was the same as many VB player: they think too much instead of reacting. He, no doubt, thought of the complexity of the tax code and thought, no way HR Block employees are only employed an average of 4 months/year. QED some other corporation. Bye Bye.
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Post by hwy101 on Dec 3, 2004 0:19:41 GMT -5
And his answer was: Fedex!
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Post by The Bofa on the Sofa on Dec 3, 2004 0:27:19 GMT -5
Ken Jennings' problem was the same as many VB player: they think too much instead of reacting. He, no doubt, thought of the complexity of the tax code and thought, no way HR Block employees are only employed an average of 4 months/year. QED some other corporation. Bye Bye. Actually, I think he got stuck into seeing the word "seasonal" and couldn't get out of "christmas season." Note that the show aired on Nov 30, in the christmas season (although it was taped a way back, they know exactly when it would air). I realized immediately that 4 months was too long for Christmas season, and then it was fairly straightforward. OTOH, I still think he took a dive.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2004 0:39:51 GMT -5
OTOH, I still think he took a dive. So do you think They, so to speak, "bought out his contract?" (Cheaper to pay a lump sum--like Willingham got after being fired as Notre Dame's FB coach--than to suffer the potential loss in advertising dollars if he were retained)
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Post by cbrown1709 on Dec 3, 2004 1:57:09 GMT -5
Atleast H&R Block offer to take care of his taxes and financial needs for life. Now he sure knows about their company! He took them up on the offer!
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Post by The Bofa on the Sofa on Dec 3, 2004 6:54:16 GMT -5
So do you think They, so to speak, "bought out his contract?" (Cheaper to pay a lump sum--like Willingham got after being fired as Notre Dame's FB coach--than to suffer the potential loss in advertising dollars if he were retained) No, I just think he saw an opportunity to get out and did. For so many weeks, he hasn't even been close to losing, so he couldn't do it without it being obvious that he was doing it on purpose. But he finally got in a situation where he could lose without being obvious, so he took it.
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Post by ugopher on Dec 3, 2004 8:43:53 GMT -5
I liked his appearance on David Letterman. Letterman asked him "Name of the #1 late night talk show host". Jennings answer - "Who is David Letterman?" Letterman - Nope, Jay Leno. You lose again!
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Post by Island on Dec 3, 2004 11:58:08 GMT -5
I don't know if he did tank or not but I know that he had been keeping his dayjob and using vacation time and absences to shoot the shows. So it may have finally got to him. The two questions you mention were easy for me. Bastogne is one of many interesting sites in WWII and is extremely famous. Unless he forgot it was in Belgium. Ken's not the strongest geography guy I've ever seen but he's no pushover and I doubt he skimmed through WWII history. For any history buff, it's a fairly general question, not a backbreaker at all. The tax one was easy for me too but I could see how he could have missed it. But Fedex? Like you said, only Macy's and Walmart wish Christmas season was four months long. He missed two Daily Doubles and Final Jeopardy. One of the Daily Doubles he should have known (a city in Belgium in WWII - I said Bastille, but knew that was not quite right - it is Bastonne; I came close, but he should have known it)
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