Family Feud!

[Baron Greenback]

Yay for twickers!

[twickster]

Okay, I'm willing to call this a groundswell of support.

I will post the toss-up question sometime between 9:00 and 10:00 AM, EST (US) time tomorrow.

[Avarie537]

Okay, I'm willing to call this a groundswell of support.

I will post the toss-up question sometime between 9:00 and 10:00 AM, EST (US) time tomorrow.


I'll be up by 8:30 and have my coffee so I'm ready to go!

[Dolores Reborn]

Oh boy! I'm excited!


I'm such a dork!

[JpnDude]

As much as I want twickster back on our team, it would be great to have her lead a new round. Pretty please...

[twickster]

Recap of team rosters:

Red Team

What Exit?
Zeldar
Struan
LilyoftheValley
Kat
hocow
myskepticsight
frog princess
ArizonaTeach
Rodgers01
IvoryTowerDenizen
Ruby

Blue Team

ZipperJJ
Frosted Glass
Secret Volcano Lair
Sternvogel
Taber
Abby_Emma_Sasha
Delores Reborn (playing for twickster)
Avarie537
Pygmy Rugger
cmkeller
JpnDude
MadTheSwine


I'm working on the list (Bwah ha ha ha!) -- I'm thinking I'll put the top 20 answers into play, and leave the rest of it in the "don't be an asshole, twicks" annex. As you've seen, I have a hard time preventing myself from adding just one... more ... item .... to my lists. :D

[Santo Rugger]

I'm working on the list (Bwah ha ha ha!) -- I'm thinking I'll put the top 20 answers into play, and leave the rest of it in the "don't be an asshole, twicks" annex. As you've seen, I have a hard time preventing myself from adding just one... more ... item .... to my lists. :D

At least this time I know if I come up with something completely off the wall, it's more likely to be a "popular" answer than something logical I come up with. ;)

Psst, teamate, PM me before you post the next question ;)

[twickster]

Good morning, all.

Nope, not the toss-up -- just some housekeeping/logistics before we start. (And, phooey, I have to do a couple of work things before we do.)

I never did exactly figure out the original Idle Thoughts scoring system, so I say we count his two rounds as practice, and start with the revised scoring in the third round, the one we just played. The scoring system we have agreed to is: 1 point for each correct answer; if the the team playing gets three strikes and the other team successfully steals, that other team gets all the points accrued by the first team plus 1 point for their correct answer that steals.

In round 1, Blue got 13 right before striking out, and then Red successfully stole with a 14th right answer.

Current score: Red 14, Blue 0

As I said a few posts up, I came up with a few, well, twicky answers to the next one. I'm happy to not include them in the main list -- but it doesn't seem right to have it count as a strike if someone does come up with them.Thus, I'd like to propose the following:

The main list will include 18-20 answers (I want to take another look at it), and then my bizarro answers will be on a "bonus list." If you guess something that's on the bonus list, you get 2 points -- but if no one guesses them, the failure to do so won't affect the main play of the round. Does that seem like fun, or should I just totally scrap the bizarro list?

[Dolores Reborn]

Sounds good to me! This is the Dope, you know. Bizarro is our middle name!

[jali]

Love your game and Twickster is doing a GREAT job!

[twickster]

Okay -- it looks like we've got a couple people from each team on the boards at the moment, so let's start.

Name something that comes in pairs.

[Dolores Reborn]

Shoes.

[twickster]

And ..... Blue wins the toss-up. Play or pass?

1. Shoes (boots, slippers)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
_______ Bonus list (2 points each) __________

20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.

[Dolores Reborn]

Ok, Blue team - whaddya wanna do?

[twickster]

If it makes a difference -- I put the break in the list in the wrong place. 1-20 are normal one-point answers; 21-30 are two-point answers.

[twickster]

**taps mike** Is this thing on?

So -- Blues -- play or pass?

[Dolores Reborn]

I'm trying to wait for the team to show up... I PM'd the only 2 that were online earlier. Now ZipperJJ is the only one around. Perhaps they'll show up after lunch? Should there be a time limit?

I vote play, for the record...

[cmkeller]

I also say play

[MadTheSwine]

play

[twickster]

Okay -- three votes make it official. Blue is playing. Eligible for first-round guessing:

ZipperJJ, Frosted Glass, Secret Volcano Lair, Sternvogel, Taber, Abby_Emma_Sasha, Delores Reborn, Avarie537, Pygmy Rugger, cmkeller, JpnDude, MadTheSwine

Things that come in pairs

1. Shoes (boots, slippers)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

_______ Bonus list (2 points each) __________

21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.

[Dolores Reborn]

Where is everybody??? I have to go to a meeting. I'll be back later.

[cmkeller]

Gloves

[Abby_Emma_Sasha]

Socks

[twickster]

Blue is playing. Eligible for first-round guessing:

ZipperJJ, Frosted Glass, Secret Volcano Lair, Sternvogel, Taber, Abby_Emma_Sasha, Delores Reborn, Avarie537, Pygmy Rugger, cmkeller, JpnDude, MadTheSwine

Things that come in pairs

1. Shoes (boots, slippers)
2. Socks (stockings)
3. Gloves/mittens
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

_______ Bonus list (2 points each) __________

21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.

[ZipperJJ]

Hey sorry Delores Reborn, missed your message!

My answer is uhm....speakers

[Dolores Reborn]

No prob...

Good answers, TEAM BLUE!

[twickster]

Blue is playing. Eligible for first-round guessing:

ZipperJJ, Frosted Glass, Secret Volcano Lair, Sternvogel, Taber, Abby_Emma_Sasha, Delores Reborn, Avarie537, Pygmy Rugger, cmkeller, JpnDude, MadTheSwine

Things that come in pairs

1. Shoes (boots, slippers)
2. Socks (stockings)
3. Gloves/mittens
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14. Speakers
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

_______ Bonus list (2 points each) __________

21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.

[Avarie537]

twins

[Frosted Glass]

Contact lenses

[twickster]

ZipperJJ, Frosted Glass, Secret Volcano Lair, Sternvogel, Taber, Abby_Emma_Sasha, Delores Reborn, Avarie537, Pygmy Rugger, cmkeller, JpnDude, MadTheSwine

Things that come in pairs

1. Shoes (boots, slippers)
2. Socks (stockings)
3. Gloves/mittens
4.
5. Contact lenses
6.
7.
8. Twins
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14. Speakers
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

_______ Bonus list (2 points each) __________

21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.

[MadTheSwine]

Earrings

[Dolores Reborn]

Good answer! I thought of that one this morning...

[JpnDude]

skis

[Secret Volcano Lair]

Ear plugs

[twickster]

ZipperJJ, Frosted Glass, Secret Volcano Lair, Sternvogel, Taber, Abby_Emma_Sasha, Delores Reborn, Avarie537, Pygmy Rugger, cmkeller, JpnDude, MadTheSwine

Things that come in pairs

1. Shoes (boots, slippers)
2. Socks (stockings)
3. Gloves/mittens
4. Earrings
5. Contact lenses
6.
7.
8. Twins
9. Skis
10.
11.
12.
13.
14. Speakers
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

_______ Bonus list (2 points each) __________

21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.

X: Earplugs. ( :smack: )

[Dolores Reborn]

Darn. It was a good answer, SVL.

[Avarie537]

Just an FYI for the Blue Team - I am going out of town tomorrow at 1:00 PM and won't be back until Saturday night. So if we get to a second round of guessing, don't wait for me!

[Baron Greenback]

Just an FYI for the Blue Team - I am going out of town tomorrow at 1:00 PM and won't be back until Saturday night. So if we get to a second round of guessing, don't wait for me!

For the Red Team and Twickster, I'm going to be away from early Saturday morning 31/03 until late Friday night 6/04. No possibility of contact in between those two dates.

[twickster]

So noted, and so noted. Going on vacation, Struan?

[Taber]

pear seeds

elbow pads, for a real guess

[twickster]

ZipperJJ, Frosted Glass, Secret Volcano Lair, Sternvogel, Taber, Abby_Emma_Sasha, Delores Reborn, Avarie537, Pygmy Rugger, cmkeller, JpnDude, MadTheSwine

Things that come in pairs

1. Shoes (boots, slippers)
2. Socks (stockings)
3. Gloves/mittens
4. Earrings
5. Contact lenses
6.
7.
8. Twins
9. Skis
10.
11.
12.
13.
14. Speakers
15.
16.
17.
18. Kneedpads/elbow pads
19.
20.

_______ Bonus list (2 points each) __________

21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.

X: Earplugs

[Baron Greenback]

So noted, and so noted. Going on vacation, Struan?

I'm off to the but'n'ben* in Perthshire for a week of tramping around the hills and general avoidance of the trappings of modern life. That said, I'll be taking my laptop (I'm in the middle of a particularly tense game of Europa Universalis), and will try and get on-line via my mobile phone, but past experience suggests that this will be a slow and frustrating experience.

* the but'n'ben is a glorified shack but it is in one of the beautiful places on the planet and I love it to bits.

[twickster]

That sounds nice, Struan -- I personally like being totally offline for a week when I'm on vacation -- but I've never gone on vacation in the middle of a hot game of Family Feud.

Does someone from Blue want to PM or email Sternvogel and/or Pygmy Rugger before we head into the weekend?

[Abby_Emma_Sasha]

I can PM Pygmy

[Abby_Emma_Sasha]

Forum says I can't edit but I swear it hasn't been five minutes. Anyway, I PM'ed Pygmy I hope I did it right. This PM stuff is new to me.

[Santo Rugger]

Pants.

(Sorry I didn't answer sooner, I opened the thread and fell asleep before I could reply!)

[Abby_Emma_Sasha]

Thanks, rPygmy Rugger

[twickster]

ZipperJJ, Frosted Glass, Secret Volcano Lair, Sternvogel, Taber, Abby_Emma_Sasha, Delores Reborn, Avarie537, Pygmy Rugger, cmkeller, JpnDude, MadTheSwine

Things that come in pairs

1. Shoes (boots, slippers)
2. Socks (stockings)
3. Gloves/mittens
4. Earrings
5. Contact lenses
6.
7.
8. Twins
9. Skis
10.
11.
12.
13.
14. Speakers
15.
16.
17.
18. Kneepads/elbow pads
19.
20.

_______ Bonus list (2 points each) __________

21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.

X: Earplugs
X: Pants (note -- although you buy "a pair of pants," you don't buy two pantses at a time.)

[Dolores Reborn]

:: grumbling from the blue team :: ;)

I emailed Sternvogel (as well as Pygmy) this morning, too.

:: claps hands and hoots for Sternvogel! ::

[Santo Rugger]

<snip>
X: Earplugs
X: Pants (note -- although you buy "a pair of pants," you don't buy two pantses at a time.)
I was hoping it'd be on the bonus list :D

[ZipperJJ]

Oh good - I was waiting for "pants" to come up. That strikes off a lot of my (wrong) ideas for answers for my next turn :)

[twickster]

I figured saying that much didn't count as a hint. A hint would be something like ....

Oh puh-leeze, you really think I'd give my former Blue teammates a hint? **grin**

[Dolores Reborn]

*BUMP*

Has a rule been set for waiting for a team member to show up?

[twickster]

Someone said 36 hours, which seems fair to me. That would be 3 AM EDT.

I'll check the thread in the morning.

[Avarie537]

I don't see any activity here from our missing Blue Member.

My guess would be chairs.

[twickster]

Chairs? :dubious:


Things that come in pairs

1. Shoes (boots, slippers)
2. Socks (stockings)
3. Gloves/mittens
4. Earrings
5. Contact lenses
6.
7.
8. Twins
9. Skis
10.
11.
12.
13.
14. Speakers
15.
16.
17.
18. Kneepads/elbow pads
19.
20.

_______ Bonus list (2 points each) __________

21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.

X: Earplugs
X: Pants
X: Chairs

There are 9 points up for grabs -- Red, start caucusing.

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

How about:

skates

hands/feet

dice

flippers

[What Exit?]

How about:

skates

hands/feet

dice

flippers
I really like Dice for the answer. It has my vote. Good guess.

[Kat]

I've been thinking dice myself.

Other than that: eyes, ears.

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

I really like Dice for the answer. It has my vote. Good guess.


Dice was my choice, too- but I didn't want to influence the vote!

[JpnDude]

I'm wondering about the rules during the "take the points" section.

The rounds have so far been started by the blue team but the red team has taken the points by giving one correct answer.

The current round has 30 possible answers and the blue team got 9. So the red team has to get only one of the remaining 21 to get all the points.

I think the red team should be required to give an answer in one of the top 5 of the remaining blanks in order to get all the points. In this case, an answer in the 6, 7, 10, 11, 12 position.

I hope I don't sound like a spoil sport by mentioning this. This would apply for both teams when the situation arises.

What do you all think?

[What Exit?]

I'm wondering about the rules during the "take the points" section.

The rounds have so far been started by the blue team but the red team has taken the points by giving one correct answer.

The current round has 30 possible answers and the blue team got 9. So the red team has to get only one of the remaining 21 to get all the points.

I think the red team should be required to give an answer in one of the top 5 of the remaining blanks in order to get all the points. In this case, an answer in the 6, 7, 10, 11, 12 position.

I hope I don't sound like a spoil sport by mentioning this. This would apply for both teams when the situation arises.

What do you all think?
You sound like a spoil sport only because Blue team has chosen to go first each time. ;)

They have had the option of passing. It should not be changed until after this round at the soonest.

Jim

[JpnDude]

You sound like a spoil sport only because Blue team has chosen to go first each time. ;)

They have had the option of passing. It should not be changed until after this round at the soonest.

Jim

It's merely a suggestion. And of course, I wouldn't want the rules to change in the middle of a round. The game is fun as it is now anyway.

[twickster]

Well, we definitely can't change horses in midround.

And, much as I love the Blue Team, I've got to agree with What Exit? -- if Blue sees a long list, knows I wrote the damn list and therefore it's probably a bit challenging :D , wnd chooses to play ... they've got to risk getting their points stolen.

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

Perhaps all the list lengths should be standardized- maybe 10 or 12 answers, that way Blue team- um, I mean whichever team goes first- has a fighting chance of winning a round.

[JpnDude]

Perhaps all the list lengths should be standardized- maybe 10 or 12 answers, that way Blue team- um, I mean whichever team goes first- has a fighting chance of winning a round.
That's what I wanted to explain, but failed miserably. Thanks IvoryTower.

JoeInJpn
http://www.jtcent.com

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

That's what I wanted to explain, but failed miserably. Thanks IvoryTower.

JoeInJpn
http://www.jtcent.com


You betcha' :)

Now- when does red get to steal all those lovely points???

[What Exit?]

That's what I wanted to explain, but failed miserably. Thanks IvoryTower.

JoeInJpn
http://www.jtcent.com
Ivory Tower's suggestion has much merit me thinks. We should have others weigh in on it tomorrow.

[LilyoftheValley]

Is it finally time to play again? I vote for shorter lists just so that we get more chances to guess! :cool:

And as for guessing...

I've got a brand-new pair of roller skates, you've got a brand-new key...

[twickster]

Hmph. Ingrates. My lists are too long? But they're freakin' brilliant!

Sorry, folks -- it's the years at the puzzle factory. I'm used to coming up with long, long lists and editing them down according to the specific needs of the puzzle. With this format -- and an hour-plus-each-way commute to ruminate -- I tend to get a trifle carried away.

How 'bout -- ten items max on the list, and the rest on the bonus list? **puppy dog eyes**

[twickster]

Re: the steal -- I'm seeing three votes for dice and one for skates. Anyone else?

[JpnDude]

Twickster, no complaints at all about your lists and categories. Some of us (read: me) are just slow in getting the answers need to get some darn points! ;) I'm enjoying the game under your "hosting."

[twickster]

Well, I came up with a nice manageable list for the next round -- if I'm not hung in effigy before then ...

[hocow]

I vote for skates, myself.

Although dice is good too.

[What Exit?]

Well, I came up with a nice manageable list for the next round -- if I'm not hung in effigy before then ...
This is the dope, we do not hang posters in effigy, we are much too learned in science and reason for that.










We burn them at the stake of course.

[frog princess]

I vote for skates, myself.

Although dice is good too.

If it's not to late, I'd have to say I like skates too.

[twickster]

Okay -- three skates and three dice. Any other Redders want to vote?

[twickster]

Red Team

What Exit?
Struan
LilyoftheValley
Kat
hocow
myskepticsight
frog princess
ArizonaTeach
Rodgers01
IvoryTowerDenizen
Ruby

Struan is on holiday this week -- who else hasn't voted?

[What Exit?]

Red Team

What Exit?
Struan
LilyoftheValley
Kat
hocow
myskepticsight
frog princess
ArizonaTeach
Rodgers01
IvoryTowerDenizen
Ruby

Struan is on holiday this week -- who else hasn't voted?
Red Team, just a reminder, twickster really likes crossword puzzles and games. It seems extraordinarily unlikely that Dice would not be on the list. I like skates, I just think Dice has a higher percent chance of being on her list.

Jim

[twickster]

If y'all would make a decision, we could finish this round and move on to the next.

[Dolores Reborn]

Odds are, they're both there! ;)

[What Exit?]

If y'all would make a decision, we could finish this round and move on to the next.
Odds are, they're both there! ;)
Lets roll the Dice and slide things along. I change my vote to Skates in the interests of starting another round.

However, I do want to at least know where Dice were on the list. ;)

Jim

[twickster]

Yup -- you're right -- they're both there. :D

Things that come in pairs

1. Shoes (boots, slippers)
2. Socks (stockings)
3. Gloves/mittens
4. Earrings
5. Contact lenses
6.
7.
8. Twins
9. Skis
10. Skates
11. Dice
12.
13.
14. Speakers
15.
16.
17.
18. Kneepads/elbow pads
19.
20.

_______ Bonus list (2 points each) __________

21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.


Score: Red 24, Blue 0. :(

[twickster]

The list in its (brilliant) entirety:

1. Shoes (boots, slippers)
2. Socks/stockings
3. Mittens/gloves
4. Earrings
5. Contact lenses
6. Chopsticks
7. Knitting needles
8. Twins
9. Skis
10. Skates (inline, ice)
11. Dice
12. Curtains/drapes
13. Drumsticks
14. Speakers
15. Legwarmers
16. Bookends
17. Crutches
18. Kneepads/elbow pads
19. Castanets
20. False eyelashes


21. Hot pads/oven mitts
22. Maracas
23. Pasties
24. Windshield wipers
25. Earbuds
26. Saddlebags
27. Salt and pepper shakers
28. Noah’s animals
29. TV detectives
30. Nuns/JWs/Mormon missionaries

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

Yup -- you're right -- they're both there. :D



Score: Red 24, Blue 0. :(


Yeah us! Do I get to be a little proud I gave the last two winning answers? :o

[twickster]

Yeah us! Do I get to be a little proud I gave the last two winning answers? :o
It means you're starting to think like me.

I'm not at all sure that's a good thing. ;)

[What Exit?]

I need to know one thing?


Why do TV detectives come in pairs?

[twickster]

I need to know one thing?


Why do TV detectives come in pairs?

Why? Beats me.

They definitely do, though.

Cagney and Lacey, Starsky and Hutch, Crockett and Tubbs, Stabler and Benson ... etc., etc., etc.

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

It means you're starting to think like me.

I'm not at all sure that's a good thing. ;)


Runs screaming from the room.... ahhhh!

(Just kidding :) )

[What Exit?]

Why? Beats me.

They definitely do, though.

Cagney and Lacey, Starsky and Hutch, Crockett and Tubbs, Stabler and Benson ... etc., etc., etc.
Oh, see when I think of TV Detectives I think of Columbo, Monk, Ellery Queen, Rockford Files, Cannon, Murder She wrote, etc. (also Simon & Simon and Mac Million and Wife)

Who are Stabler and Benson?

Jim

[twickster]

Who are Stabler and Benson?

L&O:SVU.

[Sternvogel]

:: grumbling from the blue team :: ;)

I emailed Sternvogel (as well as Pygmy) this morning, too.

:: claps hands and hoots for Sternvogel! ::

As I just explained in reply to your PM (which somehow got shunted to my spam box -- fortunately, I noticed the subject line and figured the message was truly from a Doper), I was unexpectedly unable to access the board all last week. I was staying at a house which normally has Internet access, but was offline because all devices needed to be removed from the computer room so that carpeting could be laid. Since the computer had been unplugged from the dedicated cable/wireless port, the only way I could have used a laptop would have been to subscribe for at least a month to an ISP that would have been useful to me for a mere week.

Had I realized I'd have been in this situation, I'd have announced my then-impending unavailability in a post to this thread. Still, I apologize for leaving my team in the lurch, and hope I'll be able to participate in future rounds of this game.

[Dolores Reborn]

Ok - I have a new strategy for this next game! :D

After seeing that Twicks didn't include any body parts (not even BOOBS!) I think I have her thought processes figured out...

We're ready, O Great and Powerful One!

[twickster]

After seeing that Twicks didn't include any body parts (not even BOOBS!) I think I have her thought processes figured out...


Hm, more than I've ever been able to do ... ;)

I actually have some work to do, dagnabbit. Should I do the toss-up this evening (EDT), or wait till tomorrow morning?

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

Hm, more than I've ever been able to do ... ;)

I actually have some work to do, dagnabbit. Should I do the toss-up this evening (EDT), or wait till tomorrow morning?


Tomorrow? It's Passover tonight and I will be out until late. Unless we do it late....

[Dolores Reborn]

Either's fine...

[cmkeller]

I'll be out till Wednesday night (at least) due to Passover.

[twickster]

I'll post the toss-up between 9 and 10 AM tomorrow, EDT.

[Kat]

Well, I came up with a nice manageable list for the next round -- if I'm not hung in effigy before then ...

Lynch twickster!!!


Oh, wait. Wrong thread.

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

Lynch twickster!!!


Oh, wait. Wrong thread.


There's right thread for lynching twickster?

[twickster]

There's right thread for lynching twickster?
She's just pissed off because I'm kicking some extremely serious ass in Fantasy Teevee at the moment. :D

[twickster]

Okay -- busy morning here -- people (including both of my bosses) wandering in and out of my office wanting to talk to me, but I'm ready now.

Red Team: 24 points

What Exit?
Struan (on vacation this week)
LilyoftheValley
Kat
hocow
myskepticsight
frog princess
ArizonaTeach
Rodgers01
IvoryTowerDenizen
Ruby

Blue Team: 0 points

ZipperJJ
Frosted Glass
Secret Volcano Lair
Sternvogel
Taber
Abby_Emma_Sasha
Delores Reborn
Avarie537
Pygmy Rugger
cmkeller
JpnDude
MadTheSwine

And here's the question:

Other than coffee, name something you can buy at Starbucks.

[hocow]

cappuccino

[twickster]

cappuccino

Cappuccino, espresso, mocha, etc, all are coffee.

[JpnDude]

Sandwiches.

[LilyoftheValley]

muffins

[twickster]

Sandwiches are on the list but not #1. I'm not going to count hocow's guess against her (him? for some reason I've got you mentally sorted as female -- I guess because you're not hobull :D ), so will take the next answer from a Redder as that team's guess for the tossup.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9. Sandwiches
10.
11.
12.

[twickster]

1.
2.
3. Scones/muffins/bagels
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9. Sandwiches
10.
11.
12.


Red has control -- play or pass?

[hocow]

I'm a cow, not a bull ;)

Glad you cleared that up, as those are all seperate entities in my mind.

ETA: Uh, the coffee distinctions, not the bovine ones... Looked weird when I re-read it, hah.

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

Play, please Red team???

[What Exit?]

Red has control -- play or pass?
Why don't we play team, it would be a fun Novelty. ;)

[twickster]

One more vote to play and I'll take that as consensus.

[frog princess]

Oh, let's play!

[What Exit?]

Sounds like we're playing: I'll say Coffee Mug

[twickster]

Red is playing.

Eligible to guess: What Exit?, Struan (on vacation this week), LilyoftheValley, Kat, hocow, myskepticsight, frog princess, ArizonaTeach, Rodgers01, IvoryTowerDenizen, Ruby

Other than coffee and drinks involving coffee (like capuccino, espresso, etc.), name something you can buy at Starbucks

1.
2.
3. Scones/muffins/bagels
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9. Sandwiches
10.
11.
12.

[twickster]

Eligible to guess: What Exit?, Struan (on vacation this week), LilyoftheValley, Kat, hocow, myskepticsight, frog princess, ArizonaTeach, Rodgers01, IvoryTowerDenizen, Ruby

Other than coffee and drinks involving coffee (like capuccino, espresso, etc.), name something you can buy at Starbucks

1.
2.
3. Scones/muffins/bagels
4.
5. Mug/travel mug
6.
7.
8.
9. Sandwiches
10.
11.
12.

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

Red Team:

I say Music CDs

[frog princess]

tea?

[twickster]

Eligible to guess: What Exit?, Struan (on vacation this week), LilyoftheValley, Kat, hocow, myskepticsight, frog princess, ArizonaTeach, Rodgers01, IvoryTowerDenizen, Ruby

Other than coffee and drinks involving coffee (like capuccino, espresso, etc.), name something you can buy at Starbucks

1. CDs
2. Tea/chai
3. Scones/muffins/bagels
4.
5. Mug/travel mug
6.
7.
8.
9. Sandwiches
10.
11.
12.

[What Exit?]

Red Team:

I say Music CDs
tea?
Good Answers, Good Answers!!

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

Eligible to guess: What Exit?, Struan (on vacation this week), LilyoftheValley, Kat, hocow, myskepticsight, frog princess, ArizonaTeach, Rodgers01, IvoryTowerDenizen, Ruby

Other than coffee and drinks involving coffee (like capuccino, espresso, etc.), name something you can buy at Starbucks

1. CDs
2. Tea/chai
3. Scones/muffins/bagels
4.
5. Mug/travel mug
6.
7.
8.
9. Sandwiches
10.
11.
12.


Twickster- get out of my brain!!!

[twickster]

Twickster- get out of my brain!!!
**carefully lifts foot from unidentifiable sticky substance...**

With pleasure, my dear! ;)

[twickster]

Yo -- Red Team -- you're playing -- anyone around?

[Kat]

Gift cards?

[twickster]

Eligible to guess: What Exit?, Struan (on vacation this week), LilyoftheValley, Kat, hocow, myskepticsight, frog princess, ArizonaTeach, Rodgers01, IvoryTowerDenizen, Ruby

Other than coffee and drinks involving coffee (like capuccino, espresso, etc.), name something you can buy at Starbucks

1. CDs
2. Tea/chai
3. Scones/muffins/bagels
4.
5. Mug/travel mug
6.
7.
8.
9. Sandwiches
10.
11. Gift cards
12.

[hocow]

I've only been in a starbucks once, a long time ago, so educated guess based on other coffee places:

Newspaper

[twickster]

Eligible to guess: What Exit?, Struan (on vacation this week), LilyoftheValley, Kat, hocow, , myskepticsight, frog princess, ArizonaTeach, Rodgers01, IvoryTowerDenizen, Ruby

Other than coffee and drinks involving coffee (like capuccino, espresso, etc.), name something you can buy at Starbucks

1. CDs
2. Tea/chai
3. Scones/muffins/bagels
4.
5. Mug/travel mug
6.
7.
8.
9. Sandwiches
10.
11. Gift cards
12. Newspaper

[Avarie537]

How long do these yahoos get ?!?! :D

[myskepticsight]

hot chocolate

[twickster]

Eligible to guess: What Exit?, Struan (on vacation this week), LilyoftheValley, Kat, hocow, myskepticsight, frog princess, ArizonaTeach, Rodgers01, IvoryTowerDenizen, Ruby

Other than coffee and drinks involving coffee (like capuccino, espresso, etc.), name something you can buy at Starbucks

1. CDs
2. Tea/chai
3. Scones/muffins/bagels
4.
5. Mug/travel mug
6.
7.
8.
9. Sandwiches
10. Hot chocolate
11. Gift cards
12. Newspaper

Could someone from Red pls. PM or email your dilatory teammates and let them know there's an active game going? Thanks.

[Dolores Reborn]

Anybody there?

[What Exit?]

Could someone from Red pls. PM or email your dilatory teammates and let them know there's an active game going? Thanks.
They have been paged. You should get it too.

[twickster]

Wow -- my email asking you to do this must have crossed in cyberspace.

[ArizonaTeach]

Oooh..my fiance just quit her job there...I should get this right...

I choose:
COFFEE MAKERS

[twickster]

Eligible to guess: What Exit?, Struan (on vacation this week), LilyoftheValley, Kat, hocow, myskepticsight, frog princess, ArizonaTeach , Rodgers01, IvoryTowerDenizen, Ruby

Other than coffee and drinks involving coffee (like capuccino, espresso, etc.), name something you can buy at Starbucks

1. CDs
2. Tea/chai
3. Scones/muffins/bagels
4.
5. Mug/travel mug
6. Coffeemaker/espresso machine
7.
8.
9. Sandwiches
10. Hot chocolate
11. Gift cards
12. Newspaper

[Rodgers01]

Okay, sorry I'm late. (Waaay late.) I'm gonna go with...


DVDs!! (They were selling "Akeelah and the Bee" last time I was there.)

[twickster]

Eligible to guess: What Exit?, Struan (on vacation this week), LilyoftheValley, Kat, hocow, myskepticsight, frog princess, ArizonaTeach, Rodgers01, IvoryTowerDenizen, Ruby

Other than coffee and drinks involving coffee (like capuccino, espresso, etc.), name something you can buy at Starbucks

1. CDs
2. Tea/chai
3. Scones/muffins/bagels
4.
5. Mug/travel mug
6. Coffeemaker/espresso machine
7.
8.
9. Sandwiches
10. Hot chocolate
11. Gift cards
12. Newspaper

Nope, sorry.

X: DVDs

We now give Ruby 36 hours to check in before we declare her AWOL and open things up for a second round of guesses.

[What Exit?]

We now give Ruby 36 hours to check in before we declare her AWOL and open things up for a second round of guesses.
Do we have to wait 36 hours? I think this round started over 48 hours ago. Maybe four hours would be enough to allow resumption of play by 8pm EST/ 5pm PST?

Jim

[twickster]

When was she last logged in?

[What Exit?]

When was she last logged in?
Last Activity: Today 12:03 AM shown here (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?u=14728).

[Baron Greenback]

And he's back! And he's never been in a Starbucks in his life!

I'll guess : soft drinks (Coke and the like)

[twickster]

Welcome back! Did you have a nice time? Alas, your guess was .... wrong. But we're glad you're back anyway.

Eligible to guess: What Exit, Struan, LilyoftheValley, Kat, hocow, myskepticsight, frog princess, ArizonaTeach, Rodgers01, IvoryTowerDenizen, Ruby

Other than coffee and drinks involving coffee (like capuccino, espresso, etc.), name something you can buy at Starbucks

1. CDs
2. Tea/chai
3. Scones/muffins/bagels
4.
5. Mug/travel mug
6. Coffeemaker/espresso machine
7.
8.
9. Sandwiches
10. Hot chocolate
11. Gift cards
12. Newspaper


X: DVDs
X: Soft drinks

Paging Ruby ...

[Baron Greenback]

Welcome back! Did you have a nice time? Alas, your guess was .... wrong. But we're glad you're back anyway.



Had a lovely time! The weather was really unseasonably nice and warm. The only downside was the RAF playing with their new toys overhead. Those new Eurofighters are damn loud.

[JpnDude]

Blue team.... Does anyone have any potential responses in case we get a chance to steal? :D

[Dolores Reborn]

Yes - I will PM you my guesses.

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

Yes - I will PM you my guesses.


Really- feel free to post them, we won't look! :D

[Dolores Reborn]

Heh. I'm sure you're completely trustworthy! :D

[JpnDude]

Yes - I will PM you my guesses.
cmkeller has also sent me a guess. If everyone else on the team is OK, I'll be collecting the guesses. If we have a chance to steal, I'll list them in order to decide what to finally answer.

[twickster]

I'm thinking of declaring Ruby awol at noon, which would be 36 hours of no presence on the board -- just so we can mop this puppy up before the weekend. So Reds, go ahead and start throwing out ideas.

I don't celebrate Easter, so I'll be around this weekend -- should I go ahead and start a new round tomorrow, or wait for Monday?

[twickster]

Okay, Ruby was on the boards a couple of hours ago but didn't check in here -- Reds, start caucusing.

Eligible to guess: What Exit, Struan, LilyoftheValley, Kat, hocow, myskepticsight, frog princess, ArizonaTeach, Rodgers01, IvoryTowerDenizen, Ruby

Other than coffee and drinks involving coffee (like capuccino, espresso, etc.), name something you can buy at Starbucks.

1. CDs
2. Tea/chai
3. Scones/muffins/bagels
4.
5. Mug/travel mug
6. Coffeemaker/espresso machine
7.
8.
9. Sandwiches
10. Hot chocolate
11. Gift cards
12. Newspaper


X: DVDs
X: Soft drinks

[Dolores Reborn]

I'd like another one to start as soon as possible. I love this game! And thanks so much for hosting, Twicks!

[myskepticsight]

I have a couple lame ideas for our next guess. I don't drink coffee but get dragged to Starbucks every once in awhile and consume other beverages, but I'm not sure how good of a guess either of mine would be.

[twickster]

Since we're on a new page, let me re-post this:

Eligible to guess: What Exit, Struan, LilyoftheValley, Kat, hocow, myskepticsight, frog princess, ArizonaTeach, Rodgers01, IvoryTowerDenizen, Ruby

Other than coffee and drinks involving coffee (like capuccino, espresso, etc.), name something you can buy at Starbucks.

1. CDs
2. Tea/chai
3. Scones/muffins/bagels
4.
5. Mug/travel mug
6. Coffeemaker/espresso machine
7.
8.
9. Sandwiches
10. Hot chocolate
11. Gift cards
12. Newspaper


X: DVDs
X: Soft drinks

I will be taking the next guess posted by a Red Team member.

[LilyoftheValley]

I have a couple lame ideas for our next guess. I don't drink coffee but get dragged to Starbucks every once in awhile and consume other beverages, but I'm not sure how good of a guess either of mine would be.

I've never been to a Starbucks, so you're welcome to go ahead as far as I'm concerned...

[What Exit?]

I will brave the wrath of my team and get this over with: Cookies!

[twickster]

Eligible to guess: What Exit, Struan, LilyoftheValley, Kat, hocow, myskepticsight, frog princess, ArizonaTeach, Rodgers01, IvoryTowerDenizen, Ruby

Other than coffee and drinks involving coffee (like capuccino, espresso, etc.), name something you can buy at Starbucks.

1. CDs
2. Tea/chai
3. Scones/muffins/bagels
4. Cookies/cake/brownies/biscotti
5. Mug/travel mug
6. Coffeemaker/espresso machine
7.
8.
9. Sandwiches
10. Hot chocolate
11. Gift cards
12. Newspaper


X: DVDs
X: Soft drinks

[myskepticsight]

Screw it.

Bottled water?

[What Exit?]

Screw it.

Bottled water?
Good answer, lets keep this thing moving.

[twickster]

Eligible to guess: What Exit, Struan, LilyoftheValley, Kat, hocow, myskepticsight, frog princess, ArizonaTeach, Rodgers01, IvoryTowerDenizen, Ruby

Other than coffee and drinks involving coffee (like capuccino, espresso, etc.), name something you can buy at Starbucks.

1. CDs
2. Tea/chai
3. Scones/muffins/bagels
4. Cookies/cake/brownies/biscotti
5. Mug/travel mug
6. Coffeemaker/espresso machine
7. Bottled water
8.
9. Sandwiches
10. Hot chocolate
11. Gift cards
12. Newspaper


X: DVDs
X: Soft drinks

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

Eligible to guess: What Exit, Struan, LilyoftheValley, Kat, hocow, myskepticsight, frog princess, ArizonaTeach, Rodgers01, IvoryTowerDenizen, Ruby

Other than coffee and drinks involving coffee (like capuccino, espresso, etc.), name something you can buy at Starbucks.

1. CDs
2. Tea/chai
3. Scones/muffins/bagels
4. Cookies/cake/brownies/biscotti
5. Mug/travel mug
6. Coffeemaker/espresso machine
7. Bottled water
8.
9. Sandwiches
10. Hot chocolate
11. Gift cards
12. Newspaper


X: DVDs
X: Soft drinks



Oh, the pressure- hero or goat...

Are coffee beans included in your "coffee and other drinks" exception? If not, my guess is coffee beans for purchase.

Sorry in advance, if it's not up there...

[twickster]

Nope, beans are included in "all coffee products" in #1. My bad for not clarifying that, so this wasn't an official guess/strike, and you may guess again if you wish.

[LilyoftheValley]

OK, I'll brave this.

Juice!

[twickster]

Other than coffee and drinks involving coffee (like capuccino, espresso, etc.), name something you can buy at Starbucks.

1. CDs
2. Tea/chai
3. Scones/muffins/bagels
4. Cookies/cake/brownies/biscotti
5. Mug/travel mug
6. Coffeemaker/espresso machine
7. Bottled water
8. Juice/fruity drinks
9. Sandwiches
10. Hot chocolate
11. Gift cards
12. Newspaper



Score:

Red: 36
Blue: 0

And how the hell is "my" team getting creamed like this?


So -- another round this weekend, or wait till Monday?

[JpnDude]

And how the hell is "my" team getting creamed like this?


So -- another round this weekend, or wait till Monday?

The Red team must have a lot of Starbucks fans. :D

(Nice game Reds.) ;)

I'm up for a new round, but I'm getting offline in about an hour.

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

OK, I'll brave this.

Juice!


Yeah Lily!

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

The Red team must have a lot of Starbucks fans. :D

(Nice game Reds.) ;)

I'm up for a new round, but I'm getting offline in about an hour.


So the old rule of long unwinnable lists worked for because Blue went first and the new rule of short doable lists worked for us because we went first.

All right, then!

[Dolores Reborn]

I want a rematch!!! Good job, Red Team.

I (think I already voted for) starting this weekend...

[twickster]

So the old rule of long unwinnable lists worked for because Blue went first and the new rule of short doable lists worked for us because we went first.


Hmmmm......

Ah well, at least you can't accuse me of favoritism.

Delores -- sounds like you're the only one ready for another round. It's really boring sitting around waiting for people to play, so I'm thinking Monday will be soon enough. Plus it gives me time to work on my list. :D

[Dolores Reborn]

Ok.

(BTW, it's DOlores.)

[twickster]

(BTW, it's DOlores.)

:smack: Sorry!

[Dolores Reborn]

No big deal! :)

[hocow]

Good job, Red! *claps*

[twickster]

Red Team: 36 points

What Exit?
Struan
LilyoftheValley
Kat
hocow
myskepticsight
frog princess
ArizonaTeach
Rodgers01
IvoryTowerDenizen
Ruby -- Pls. check in and let us know if you're still playing or not.

Blue Team: 0 points

ZipperJJ
Frosted Glass
Secret Volcano Lair
Sternvogel
Taber
Abby_Emma_Sasha
Delores Reborn
Avarie537
Pygmy Rugger
cmkeller
JpnDude
MadTheSwine

I'll be posting the next toss-up between 9 and 10 AM EDT tomorrow.

[twickster]

Okay, ready?

We surveyed the nooks and crannies of twicks's brain, and the top 14 answers are on the board.

Name a famous baldie.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.

[Dolores Reborn]

Patrick Stewart, aka Jean-Luc Picard

[twickster]

Name a famous baldie.

1.
2.
3. Picard/Patrick Stewart
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.

I will take the first answer by a Red.

[LilyoftheValley]

Yul Brynner

[twickster]

Name a famous baldie.

1.
2.
3. Picard/Patrick Stewart
4.
5. Yul Brynner
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.

Blue -- Play or pass?

(Note: This is a list I wrote myself. I am a 52-year-old white woman, and not exactly the hippest hepcat playing bongos. I did discuss it with my staff, who are in their 20s and 30s, and who gave me a couple of good names -- but no one is on the list who I said "who's that?" to.)

[LilyoftheValley]

Sorry, team. :(

[Dolores Reborn]

Play

[twickster]

Dolores -- as the person who got the top answer, what you say goes -- did you mean that to be the decision of the team or your vote for when some teammates show up?

[ZipperJJ]

Michael Chiklis

[twickster]

Okay: Looks like Blue is playing. Eligible to guess: ZipperJJ, Frosted Glass, Secret Volcano Lair, Sternvogel, Taber, Abby_Emma_Sasha, Dolores Reborn, Avarie537, Pygmy Rugger, cmkeller, JpnDude, MadTheSwine

Name a famous baldie.

1.
2.
3. Picard/Patrick Stewart
4.
5. Yul Brynner
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13. Michael Chiklis
14.

[Abby_Emma_Sasha]

Wow, I didn't realize the game had resumed.

My answer: Mr. Clean

You didn't say they had to be real.

[twickster]

Eligible to guess: ZipperJJ, Frosted Glass, Secret Volcano Lair, Sternvogel, Taber, Abby_Emma_Sasha, Dolores Reborn, Avarie537, Pygmy Rugger, cmkeller, JpnDude, MadTheSwine

Name a famous baldie.

1. Mr. Clean
2.
3. Picard/Patrick Stewart
4.
5. Yul Brynner
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13. Michael Chiklis
14.

[Dolores Reborn]

Ok, then! Let's go Blue Team! Good answers!!

[Abby_Emma_Sasha]

Woooooo I got the number one answer!
I won't gloat.

[Dolores Reborn]

I'll gloat for you!! Woo-hoo, Abby!! We can afford to toot our own horns a bit - we're losing our asses to the Red Team.

Go Blue!

[Abby_Emma_Sasha]

They're pinko commies, Dolores , that's what they are!

[Dolores Reborn]

Hee-hee!

[MadTheSwine]

Telly Savalis

[twickster]

Eligible to guess: ZipperJJ, Frosted Glass, Secret Volcano Lair, Sternvogel, Taber, Abby_Emma_Sasha, Dolores Reborn, Avarie537, Pygmy Rugger, cmkeller, JpnDude, MadTheSwine

Name a famous baldie.

1. Mr. Clean
2. Kojak/Telly Savalas
3. Picard/Patrick Stewart
4.
5. Yul Brynner
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13. Michael Chiklis
14.

[Frosted Glass]

Jason Alexander

[Abby_Emma_Sasha]

Good answers, good answers (clap clap clap).

Not that kind of clap, you dorks.

[twickster]

Eligible to guess: ZipperJJ, Frosted Glass, Secret Volcano Lair, Sternvogel, Taber, Abby_Emma_Sasha, Dolores Reborn, Avarie537, Pygmy Rugger, cmkeller, JpnDude, MadTheSwine

Name a famous baldie.

1. Mr. Clean
2. Kojak/Telly Savalas
3. Picard/Patrick Stewart
4.
5. Yul Brynner
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13. Michael Chiklis
14.


X: Jason Alexander

[twickster]

For the record -- the fact that Mr. Clean was #1 does mean that fictional characters are allowed.

[Taber]

Micheal Jordan

[twickster]

Eligible to guess: ZipperJJ, Frosted Glass, Secret Volcano Lair, Sternvogel, Taber, Abby_Emma_Sasha, Dolores Reborn, Avarie537, Pygmy Rugger, cmkeller, JpnDude, MadTheSwine

Name a famous baldie.

1. Mr. Clean
2. Kojak/Telly Savalas
3. Picard/Patrick Stewart
4. Michael Jordan
5. Yul Brynner
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13. Michael Chiklis
14.


X: Jason Alexander

[Sternvogel]

Dwight D. Eisenhower

[twickster]

Damn! I kept thinking of him, but decided it was too idioscyncratic. Sorry -- that's a strike.

Eligible to guess: ZipperJJ, Frosted Glass, Secret Volcano Lair, Sternvogel, Taber, Abby_Emma_Sasha, Dolores Reborn, Avarie537, Pygmy Rugger, cmkeller, JpnDude, MadTheSwine

Name a famous baldie.

1. Mr. Clean
2. Kojak/Telly Savalas
3. Picard/Patrick Stewart
4. Michael Jordan
5. Yul Brynner
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13. Michael Chiklis
14.


X: Jason Alexander
X: Dwight Eisenhower

[Kat]

Red Team: 36 points

What Exit?
Struan
LilyoftheValley
Kat
hocow
myskepticsight
frog princess
ArizonaTeach
Rodgers01
IvoryTowerDenizen
Ruby -- Pls. check in and let us know if you're still playing or not.

If we still need to do this check-in thing, I'm still in. Just waiting for Blue to miss stuff.

[twickster]

If we still need to do this check-in thing, I'm still in. Just waiting for Blue to miss stuff.
Sorry -- that was specifically for Ruby, who was a no-show during the last round.

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

oooh, I have such a good one...

Not that I wish Blue anything but the best of luck... :p

[Dolores Reborn]

C'mon Blue! There are so many good ones to choose from...

[What Exit?]

C'mon Blue! There are so many good ones to choose from...
Maybe you can PM your remaining members.

[Secret Volcano Lair]

Lenin

[twickster]

Lenin

It is possible I have exaggerated the idiosyncracy of my choices. Alas, no, Lenin isn't on the list.

Red: Prepare to steal. Again. (sigh.)


Name a famous baldie.

1. Mr. Clean
2. Kojak/Telly Savalas
3. Picard/Patrick Stewart
4. Michael Jordan
5. Yul Brynner
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13. Michael Chiklis
14.


X: Jason Alexander
X: Dwight Eisenhower
X: Lenin

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

Yes! (Sorry Blue...)


My guess:

Charlie Brown!


(I can't think of any other bald dudes). Ooh- what was her name from Star Trek Movies- Kirstie Alley's role- Lt. Savik?

On edit- Daddy Warbucks?

[Baron Greenback]

Sinead O'Connor, Britney even?

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

Sinead O'Connor, Britney even?


Sean Connery?

[What Exit?]

Sinead O'Connor, Britney even?
I cannot think of a better one than these two. I rather say Sinead, but I would go with either.

[hocow]

When I first saw the category, I thought Britney.

[LilyoftheValley]

I vote Sean Connery or Chris Daughtry.

Wasn't Sean Connery named sexiest bald man alive or something like that?

[twickster]

Y'all moving towards a consensus here?

[Dolores Reborn]

What say we do a Survivor-like mix up of teams? Just to make things interesting, you know. :D After this game, of course. What is the winning score anyway? 100?

[twickster]

What say we do a Survivor-like mix up of teams? Just to make things interesting, you know. :D After this game, of course. What is the winning score anyway? 100?
I'm thinking 50 might do it, depending on how masochistic the Blues are. (I love you guys, but damn, you can't play worth a damn.) (Damn!)

And remixing and starting over might be a good idea. Depending, of course, on Red's willingness to accept a merge...

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

I vote Sean Connery or Chris Daughtry.

Wasn't Sean Connery named sexiest bald man alive or something like that?


I vote Sean Connery or Daddy Warbucks- but I am happy to go with flow!

[Dolores Reborn]

50 sounds good to me.

[Kat]

The first person to come to mind when I saw the category: Professor X/Charles Xavier.

Of the ones already said, I'd move for either Daddy Warbucks or Sinead.

Other possibilities: Gandhi, Bruce Willis, Dennis Franz, Mikhail Gorbachev

[twickster]

...tick, tick, tick ....

[frog princess]

The first person to come to mind when I saw the category: Professor X/Charles Xavier.

Of the ones already said, I'd move for either Daddy Warbucks or Sinead.

Other possibilities: Gandhi, Bruce Willis, Dennis Franz, Mikhail Gorbachev

I'll second Bruce Willis.

[Baron Greenback]

Ok we need to get on, I'll go with Bruce Willis too.

[ArizonaTeach]

Bruce.

[twickster]

With people voting multiple times and throwing out all kinds of names, I'm seeing 4 votes for Bruce Willis and 3 each for Daddy Warbucks, Sinead O'Connor, Britney Spears, and Sean Connery.

Who's it gonna be?

I'm gonna be offline for several hours -- when I get back this afternoon, could y'all have a guess ready?

[What Exit?]

With people voting multiple times and throwing out all kinds of names, I'm seeing 4 votes for Bruce Willis and 3 each for Daddy Warbucks, Sinead O'Connor, Britney Spears, and Sean Connery.

Who's it gonna be?

I'm gonna be offline for several hours -- when I get back this afternoon, could y'all have a guess ready?
I will throw my vote to Bruce to get this over with.

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

I will throw my vote to Bruce to get this over with.


Ditto.

[hocow]

Bruce is good.

[myskepticsight]

Do it.

[twickster]

Name a famous baldie.

1. Mr. Clean
2. Kojak/Telly Savalas
3. Picard/Patrick Stewart
4. Michael Jordan
5. Yul Brynner
6. Bruce Willis
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13. Michael Chiklis
14.


That gives Red 7 points for this round, or 43 total. Sigh.

Here's the full list:

1. Mr. Clean
2. Kojak/Telly Savalas
3. Picard/Patrick Stewart
4. Michael Jordan
5. Yul Brynner
6. Bruce Willis
7. Britney Spears
8. Lex Luthor
9. Howie Mandel
10. Homer Simpson
11. Vin Diesel
12. Moby
13. Michael Chiklis
14. Sinead O’Connor

So two of the people you were considering weren't on the list.

Next round begins tomorrow morning.

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

I'll be away for a couple days- so I need to bow out...

It's been fun!

[N9IWP]

Yes! both of my guesses (Lex Luthor and Homer Simpson) were on the list!

Brian
(in the audience)

[twickster]

Yes! both of my guesses (Lex Luthor and Homer Simpson) were on the list!

Brian
(in the audience)

Thank God somebody's guessing my answers! :p

[hocow]

Are we still playing?

[Baron Greenback]

I am!

*stares at monitor, fingers hovering*

*presses F5*

*presses F5*

help, I've not slept for nearly a month

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

I am!

*stares at monitor, fingers hovering*

*presses F5*

*presses F5*

help, I've not slept for nearly a month


OK, so I just learned that F5 is refresh. cool.

(I'm back, BTW)

[twickster]

Sorry, kids -- I ended up working at work today. :eek: I'm still screwing around with the list -- I'll do the toss-up tomorrow at the usual time (between 9 and 10 EDT).

[hocow]

Sweet, I'll be just getting home from work around then. :D

[ArizonaTeach]

We rock. Yes we do.

[twickster]

I'm going to be off the boards for about 10 days, starting a week from today. (Going to Holland for a business trip -- is my job cool or what? -- and though I'll keep an eye on my email, I won't be wasting ... uh, investing ... hours a day here.)

The current plan is to put Blue out of its misery by playing to only 50 points, not 100, and then reshuffle the teams (and perhaps allow a few more people into the game to get the numbers back up) before starting another round.

Option 1: Play to 50, reshuffle the teams, and have someone else -- perhaps someone with a more normal take on the universe -- take over as emcee, at least while I'm gone. Maybe, I dunno -- Idle Thoughts, whose idea this was in the first place?

Option 2: Play till next Thursday, then take 10 days off for sign-up and to allow anticipation to build, and then resume play when I return.

Whaddya think?

[What Exit?]

I'm going to be off the boards for about 10 days, starting a week from today. (Going to Holland for a business trip -- is my job cool or what? -- and though I'll keep an eye on my email, I won't be wasting ... uh, investing ... hours a day here.)

The current plan is to put Blue out of its misery by playing to only 50 points, not 100, and then reshuffle the teams (and perhaps allow a few more people into the game to get the numbers back up) before starting another round.

Option 1: Play to 50, reshuffle the teams, and have someone else -- perhaps someone with a more normal take on the universe -- take over as emcee, at least while I'm gone. Maybe, I dunno -- Idle Thoughts, whose idea this was in the first place?

Option 2: Play till next Thursday, then take 10 days off for sign-up and to allow anticipation to build, and then resume play when I return.

Whaddya think?
I am willing if you wave the normal requirement to take over the Emcee duties until you return after the next round. I might bug you for some hints on how you devised your lists if you take me up on the offer. The advantage is that few posters are online as much as I am. ;)

We could start queuing up new players and reorganizing teams during this final round, I suppose.

Jim

[JpnDude]

If we can finish another round before you leave, then let's try it. The Blue team needs to get some points in order to "save face" at least. (giggling) So I am leaning towards option 2.

[Dolores Reborn]

Option 2 for me.

I'll be around later tonight. If Blue team wins the toss up, I vote PASS!!! We have lost three or four rounds trying to play. We also lost a round because Red got all the answers, though...

I'm heading down to the beach. It's cloudy, but warm, and my black Lab Lucy has never been...

[twickster]

Red Team: 43 points

What Exit?
Struan
LilyoftheValley
Kat
hocow
myskepticsight
frog princess
ArizonaTeach
Rodgers01
IvoryTowerDenizen


Blue Team: 0 points

ZipperJJ
Frosted Glass
Secret Volcano Lair
Sternvogel
Taber
Abby_Emma_Sasha
Dolores Reborn
Avarie537
Pygmy Rugger
cmkeller
JpnDude
MadTheSwine

And here's the toss-up. Top 12 answers are on the board.

Name something that is flat and square.

[What Exit?]

Name something that is flat and square.
Chess Board

[Frosted Glass]

CD case

[twickster]

1. Checkerboard (any game board: chess, Monopoly, Scrabble)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.

Red has control -- play or pass?

[What Exit?]

1. Checkerboard (any game board: chess, Monopoly, Scrabble)
...

Red has control -- play or pass?
I think we should play, what does the rest of the red team think?

[Baron Greenback]

Play.

[frog princess]

Let's play

[myskepticsight]

Play