The Feud: Yeah, but it’s a dry heat - by JMLVT68 [game over]

[Really Not All That Bright]

1. Sleeping bag
2. Athens
3. Potato salad
4. Spray for bugs
5. Jennifer Love Hewitt
6. Red
7. I Feel Love
8. 60
9. California Girls
10. Duke Theseus

[Maus Magill]

1. Backpack
2. LA
3. Hot Dogs
4. Vacuuming
5. Sarah Michelle Gellar
6. Yellow
7. She Works Hard for the money
8. 30
9. More Than a Feeling
10. Puck (Robin Goodfellow)

[Barkis is Willin']

1. cooler
2. Atlanta
3. hot dog
4. mowing
5. Jennifer Love Hewitt
6. yellow
7. Hot Stuff
8. 30
9. Dock of the Bay
10. Puck

[Intergalactic Gladiator]

1. sleeping bag
2. Atlanta, GA
3. watermelon
4. Mopw the lawn
5. Jennifer Love Hewitt
6. green
7. Hot stuff
8. 30
9. Good Vibrations
10. Puck

[astorian]

1. sleeping bag
2. Los Angeles
3. Watermelon
4. Mowing the lawn
5. Jennifer Love Hewitt
6. Red
7. Hot Stuff
8. 15
9. Good Vibrations
10. Puck

[Wheelz]

1. Sleeping bag
2. Atlanta
3. Ice Cream
4. Mowing the lawn
5. Jennifer Love Hewitt
6. Green
7. Last Dance
8. 30
9. Take Me Out to the Ball Game
10. Puck

[markdash]

1. Sleeping bag
2. Athens
3. Watermelon
4. Lawnmowing
5. Sarah Michelle Gellar
6. Yellow
7. Hot Stuff
8. 30
9. Surfin' USA
10. Puck

[JMLVT68]

1. sleeping bag
2. Athens
3. corn on then cob
4. mowing the lawn
5. Sarah Michelle Gellar*
6. blue
7. Hot Stuff
8. 30
9. Surfin' USA
10. Puck

ETA:
5* Had to look this up, struggled with which to pick (Gellar vs. Hewitt), clearly picked wrong!

[Happy Lendervedder]

Come on you lousy jumbawattas! A flashlight! You need a stinking flashlight for camping!

[KneadToKnow]

By my count, JMLVT68 is #49.

[Larry Borgia]

1. Sleeping Bag
2. Los Angeles
3. Watermelon
4. Mowing the lawn
5. Sarah Michelle Gellar
6. Yellow
7. Hot Stuff
8. 30
9. Surfin' Safari
10. Bottom

[zamboniracer]

Originally Posted by JMLVT68

5* Had to look this up, struggled with which to pick (Gellar vs. Hewitt), clearly picked wrong!

You and me both. I made the mistake of going with my vampire-slayer loving heart instead of my head. My mistake.

[JohnT]

1. Sleeping bag
2. Atlanta, GA
3. Cole Slaw
4. Mowing
5. Jennifer Love Hewitt?
6. Yellow
7. She Worked Hard for the Money
8. 60
9. Here Comes the Sun
10. Theseus

[iamthewalrus(:3=]

1. Sleeping Bag
2. Atlanta
3. Watermelon
4. Mowing the lawn
5. Jennifer Love Hewitt
6. White
7. Last Dance
8. 30
9. Saturday In the Park
10. Puck

[cmkeller]

1. Canteen
2. Los Angeles
3. Watermelon
4. Mowing the lawn
5. Jennifer Love Hewitt
6. Green
7. Hot Stuff
8. 60
9. Independence Day
10. Bottom

[cmkeller]

Blast, I was considering Surfin' USA, but I figured that it was a "California" thing, and wasn't particularly limited to summertime.

And...Saturday in the Park? You only think it was the Fourth of July. My choice (clearly not a popular one) definitely was.

[Chronos]

I didn't even read far enough to see that Gellar was in that-- I just saw the first listed name, thought "OK, I've heard of her, sounds like a good guess" and moved on to the next question. If the first-billed actor had been someone I'd never heard of, then I'd have read further.

[maggenpye]

I'm gonna be so far down the list! Hoo-eh bros, could be last this time! Cross fingers, yeah?



Brain farted on sleeping bag. Bedroll?

[TexCat]

1. Sleeping bag
2. Los Angeles
3. watermelon
4. Mow the lawn
5. Anne Heche
6. Blue
7. Last Dance
8. 60
9. Surfing Safari
10. Puck

[Dolores Reborn]

Larry Borgia is #50.

Sorry, latecomers. I'll get a mod to mark the Feud closed. Scoring will be done tomorrow.

[YogSosoth]

1. Sleeping bag
2. Beijing
3. Hamburgers
4. Washing car
5. Sarah Michelle Gellar
6. Red
7. Love to Love You Baby
8. 30
9. California Gurls by Katy Perry
10. Titania

[Little Nemo]

Originally Posted by JMLVT68

Had to look this up, struggled with which to pick (Gellar vs. Hewitt), clearly picked wrong!

I had actually written Gellar in for this same reason. But I figured that Hewitt was the star of the franchise so I switched to her.

That said, I don't remember why I figured a lot of people would be picking "MacArthur Park".

[iamthewalrus(:3=]

Originally Posted by Dolores Reborn

Sorry, latecomers. I'll get a mod to mark the Feud closed. Scoring will be done tomorrow.

Is there a reason for the arbitrary cutoff?
Given that you don't want to see other people's answers, it's pretty hard to tell that it's over until the thread is marked closed. Why not let people play up to that point?

[Dolores Reborn]

It's a tradition that we have 50 entries. The spreadsheet that I work with only goes to 50, and I didn't write it. I can have less, but not more.

I'm not an Excel kinda person...

I'm starting the scoring now.

[Dolores Reborn]

1. Besides a tent, name something you might take camping.
1. Sleeping Bag 39
1. cooler 5
1. Backpack 2
1. Camp stove 2
1. Flashlight 1
1. pocket knife 1

2. Name a city that has hosted a Summer Olympics.
2. Atlanta 15
2. Beijing 11
2. Los Angeles 9
2. Athens 6
2. Barcelona 3
2. London 3
2. Sydney 3

3. Besides barbecue, name a food associated with summer.
3. Watermelon 28
3. Corn on the cob 6
3. hot dog 5
3. Ice cream 5
3. Potato salad 3
3. hamburgers 1
3. Mango 1
3. marshmallows 1

4. Name a common summer household chore.
4. mowing the lawn 35
4. Washing the car 3
4. Clean the Pool 2
4. Painting 2
4. Spray for bugs/flies 2
4. washing windows 2
4. Cleaning the gutters 1
4. Vacuuming 1
4. Watering 1
4. Window washing 1

5. Name one of the actors in the movie "I Know What You Did Last Summer."
5. Jennifer Love Hewitt 37
5. Sarah Michelle Gellar 10
5. Courtney Cox 2
5. Freddie Prinze, Jr. 1

6. Name a color associated with summer.
6. yellow 20
6. Green 18
6. Red 5
6. White 4
6. Orange 2
6. blue 1

7. Name a Donna Summer song.
7. Hot Stuff 19
7. Love to Love You Baby 8
7. Last Dance 7
7. She Works Hard For The Money 5
7. bad girls 4
7. I Feel Love 3
7. MacArthur Park 2
7. On the Radio 1
7. To Paris with Love 1

8. How many minutes can you be out in the sun without getting a sunburn?
8. 30 20
8. 60 13
8. 15 7
8. 20 7
8. 10 3

9. Name a song often associated with summer that does NOT have the words “summer” or “summertime” in the title.
9. Surfin' USA 11
9. Take Me out to the Ballgame 7
9. Good Vibrations 6
9. School's Out 6
9. California Girls 4
9. Heatwave 3
9. Under The Boardwalk 3
9. Surfin' Safari 2
9. Wipeout 2
9. Cheeseburger in Paradise 1
9. Dock of the Bay 1
9. Jack and Diane 1
9. More Than a Feeling 1
9. Saturday in the Park 1
9. Walking on Sunshine 1

10. Name a character in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream".
10. Puck 39
10. Bottom 3
10. Oberon 3
10. Theseus 3
10. Titania 2

[Dolores Reborn]

And the winner is... Intergalactic Gladiator !!! Woo-hoo! ::flings confetti:: Intergalactic Gladiator got 8/10 top answers. Good job! Perfect score was 526.00.

Thanks, everybody! Thanks, JMLVT68!


1. Intergalactic Gladiator 512.00
2. Labtrash 510.00
3. Sparky812 488.00
4. Enderw24 482.00
5. Chronos 462.00
5. Walkabout 462.00
7. Paintcharge 456.00
8. anyrose 454.00
8. markdash 454.00
10. Sigmagirl 452.00
11. twickster 450.00
12. KneadToKnow 448.00
12. astorian 448.00
14. Wheelz 444.00
15. UncaStuart 436.00
16. kaylasdad99 434.00
17. Happy Lendervedder 432.00
18. swampbear 428.00
19. 42fish 422.00
20. Ellen Cherry 412.00
21. Swords to Plowshares 406.00
22. Sternvogel 392.00
23. Barkis is Willin' 390.00
24. Antigen 386.00
25. mkecane 378.00
25. Ike Witt 378.00
27. notfrommensa 376.00
28. Fretful Porpentine 372.00
28. Little Nemo 372.00
28. Avarie537 372.00
31. Larry Borgia 370.00
31. JMLVT68 370.00
33. cardinal_fang 368.00
34. AuntiePam 364.00
35. VanLandry 358.00
35. Kitten Mitten 358.00
35. GuiriEnEspaña 358.00
38. NDP 346.00
39. MsWhatsit 340.00
40. kenobi 65 334.00
41. adhemar 306.00
42. Simmerdown 296.00
43. zamboniracer 282.00
44. Sudden Kestrel 278.00
45. Cunctator 272.00
46. Really Not All That Bright 230.00
47. maggenpye 226.00
48. Maus Magill 220.00
49. Rhiannon8404 182.00
50. Ambihelical Hexnut 144.00

[Chronos]

Hm, I think this is my second or third best showing ever. The Donna Summers song was the only one I lost significant points for, I think.

[KneadToKnow]

Yup. I should've gone with a Donna Summer hit* rather than my actual favorite Donna Summer song. Although I did actually think "Walking on Sunshine" would get at least one other mention.





* Like, duh, the one that is my girlfriend's ringtone on my phone ("Love to Love You, Baby").

[anyrose]

tied for 8? best showing in, like, for EVAH!


er, KneadToKnow? Katrina and the Waves recorded "Walking on Sunshine"

[Intergalactic Gladiator]

Woo hooo!


My first thought for 9 was Boys of Summer, but I couldn't use that.

[KneadToKnow]

Originally Posted by anyrose

er, KneadToKnow? Katrina and the Waves recorded "Walking on Sunshine"

What? Oh, I see.

Yes, I know that. That's why I gave that as my answer to #9, a summer song. I gave "On the Radio" as my answer to #7, a Summer song. It is only because of the way I mentioned them so closely together just now, I think, that the confusion arose for you. Maybe if I'd paragraph-broke between the sentences.

[Labtrash]

W00t!

2nd!

Clawing my way back up!

[anyrose]

Originally Posted by KneadToKnow

What? Oh, I see.

Yes, I know that. That's why I gave that as my answer to #9, a summer song. I gave "On the Radio" as my answer to #7, a Summer song. It is only because of the way I mentioned them so closely together just now, I think, that the confusion arose for you. Maybe if I'd paragraph-broke between the sentences.

Ahhhh. Bach.

[Little Nemo]

I think "washing windows" and "window washing" are the same.

It may not be much but at least it'll get me out of that three-way tie.

[Dolores Reborn]

Oops. I'll correct it tomorrow. (The spreadsheet is at work.)

[YogSosoth]

Wow, I would have done horrible in this.

And really, more people remember Atlanta for the Summer Games than Beijing? That puzzles me. Must have a lot of Georgians on the board

[Chronos]

Or a lot of Americans on the board, at least.

My thought process was "Hmm, I should pick an American city. What's the most recent American city to host? SLC? No, wait, that was the winter games. OK, then, LA."

Yes, I forgot about Atlanta entirely, but if I had remembered, I would have gone with it.

[Dolores Reborn]

Updated standings:

1. Intergalactic Gladiator 512.00
2. Labtrash 510.00
3. Sparky812 488.00
4. Enderw24 482.00
5. Chronos 462.00
5. Walkabout 462.00
7. Paintcharge 456.00
8. anyrose 454.00
8. markdash 454.00
10. Sigmagirl 452.00
11. twickster 450.00
12. KneadToKnow 448.00
12. astorian 448.00
14. Wheelz 444.00
15. UncaStuart 436.00
16. kaylasdad99 434.00
17. Happy Lendervedder 432.00
18. swampbear 428.00
19. 42fish 422.00
20. Ellen Cherry 412.00
21. Swords to Plowshares 406.00
22. Sternvogel 392.00
23. Barkis is Willin' 390.00
24. Antigen 386.00
25. mkecane 378.00
25. Ike Witt 378.00
27. notfrommensa 376.00
28. Little Nemo 374.00
29. Fretful Porpentine 372.00
29. Avarie537 372.00
31. Larry Borgia 370.00
31. JMLVT68 370.00
33. cardinal_fang 368.00
34. AuntiePam 366.00
35. VanLandry 358.00
35. Kitten Mitten 358.00
35. GuiriEnEspaña 358.00
38. NDP 352.00
39. MsWhatsit 340.00
40. kenobi 65 334.00
41. adhemar 306.00
42. Simmerdown 296.00
43. zamboniracer 282.00
44. Sudden Kestrel 278.00
45. Cunctator 272.00
46. Really Not All That Bright 230.00
47. maggenpye 226.00
48. Maus Magill 220.00
49. Rhiannon8404 182.00
50. Ambihelical Hexnut 144.00

[Sparky812]

3rd!? I'll take it! Good feud!

Well done Intergalactic Gladiator!

Originally Posted by YogSosoth

Wow, I would have done horrible in this.

And really, more people remember Atlanta for the Summer Games than Beijing? That puzzles me. Must have a lot of Georgians on the board

I'm not American, my thought process was more about which Olympics had a significant event that Americans and non-Americans would remember. Sadly, it came down to Munich or Atlanta and I picked Atlanta, being the most current.

That said, I wished I had answered London.

[KneadToKnow]

Originally Posted by YogSosoth

And really, more people remember Atlanta for the Summer Games than Beijing? That puzzles me. Must have a lot of Georgians on the board

For me it was three things:

1. There was a bombing
2. It's the closest the Olympics have ever been to me physically.
3. Thanks to the Olympics, my baseball team doesn't play in a giant punch bowl any more.