# Family Feud X **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 4, 2008, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-x/432243 "2008-01-04T06:07:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2008, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-x/432243/61 "2008-01-04T21:40:55Z")
1. Name an expensive hobby. **Art Collecting** 2. Name a seafood commonly prepared as sushi or sashimi. **Tuna** 3. What celebrity wouldn’t surprise you if they decided to run for the US presidency? **Schwartzenegger.** 4. Name a team sport that doesn’t use a ball. **Hockey** 5. What’s a curse word that could appear in a PG movie? **Shit** 6. Name a fast food chain that doesn’t serve hamburgers. **Pass** 7. Name an element found as a gas under normal conditions. **Hydrogen** 8. What’s a city that has excellent public transportation? **Pass** 9. In a typical alphabet book written for children, E is for what? **Elephant** 10. Name an American photographer. **Ansel Adams** ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2008, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-x/432243/62 "2008-01-04T21:42:19Z")
**Dammit!** ---
**Author:** ![Interrobang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/interrobang/32/17463_2.png) [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2008, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-x/432243/63 "2008-01-04T23:37:08Z")
Apparently I need to do some real work this afternoon, so scoring will wait – but I should be able to accommodate everyone who contributed, even beyond 50. Thanks for playing! ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2008, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-x/432243/64 "2008-01-05T01:48:50Z")
[QUOTE=Interrobang!?] Apparently I need to do some real work this afternoon, so scoring will wait – but I should be able to accommodate everyone who contributed, even beyond 50. Thanks for playing! [/QUOTE] Wait- this _isn’t_ real work? Where are your priorities, man!? I kid, I kid… ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2008, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-x/432243/65 "2008-01-05T01:51:39Z")
But if you let more than 50 people play, answers won’t be worth two points! ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2008, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-x/432243/66 "2008-01-05T03:33:40Z")
Am I too late?? Yes as usual. coin collecting tuna Arnold Schwartznegger [I know he is not eligible but] hockey damn KFC oxygen NYC elephant Ansel Adams ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2008, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-x/432243/67 "2008-01-05T04:20:05Z")
1. Golf 2. Salmon 3. Donald Trump 4. Hockey 5. Damn 6. KFC 7. Hydrogen 8. New York City 9. Elephant 10. Annie Liebovitz ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2008, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-x/432243/68 "2008-01-05T07:21:05Z")
[QUOTE=Interrobang!?] Apparently I need to do some real work this afternoon, so scoring will wait – but I should be able to accommodate everyone who contributed, even beyond 50. Thanks for playing! [/QUOTE] OK, that was like eight hours ago. Don’t leave me hangin’, man! ---
**Author:** ![Interrobang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/interrobang/32/17463_2.png) [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2008, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-x/432243/69 "2008-01-06T00:24:02Z")
**Hostile Dialect** is right – scoring that is a pain in the ass. I included everyone who responded through Dolores Reborn, and awarded 1.75 points instead of 2 or each person who matched your answer. Without further ado: 1. Asimovian: 565.25 2. justrob: 553 3. garygnu: 549.5 4. 5 time champ: 537.25 5. Fretful Porpentine: 535.5 6. Hockey Monkey: 533.75 7. muldoonthief: 525 8. Bayard: 519.75 9. LavenderBlue: 497 10. Paintcharge: 491.75 11. (tie) 3acresandatruck and Enginerd: 490 12. racer72: 488.25 13. freckafree: 481.25 14. (tie) Darth Sensitive and Happy Lendervedder: 479.5 15. KSO: 474.25 16. Sternvogel: 469 17. Freudian Slit: 462 18. (tie) Spoons and ivylass: 458.5 19. jackelope: 456.75 20. RickJay: 455 21. Miss Woodhouse: 451.5 22. Mahna Mahna: 448 23. ShibbOleth: 444.5 24. (tie) MsWhatsit and cmkeller: 432.25 25. Interrobang!?: 428.75 26. ZipperJJ: 418.25 27. mikemo: 416.5 28. (tie) Mullinator and psycat90: 409.5 29. Dolores Reborn: 400.75 30. amarinth: 399 31. Zebra: 397.25 32. SSG Schwartz: 390.25 33. (tie) samm and tesseract: 385 34. CatInASuit: 383.25 35. Panurge: 379.75 36. The Tof: 376.25 37. Hawkeyeop: 374.5 38. LilyoftheValley: 371 39. Beadalin: 358.75 40. Randy Seltzer: 357 41. Garfield226: 355.25 42. Yeticus Rex: 348.25 43. TwoTrouts: 306.25 44. Really Not All That Bright: 302.75 45. Amp: 301 46. Cunctator: 283.5 47. JpnDude: 266 48. Ivory Tower Denizen: 259 49. Leaffan: 220.5 50. tirial: 201.25 Lesson learned: I should’ve gone with a letter other than “e.” ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2008, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-x/432243/70 "2008-01-06T03:09:20Z")
Boy, do I ever feel redeemed! Particularly since I came in dead last after the last contest. Thanks for another fun game! ---
**Author:** ![Interrobang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/interrobang/32/17463_2.png) [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2008, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-x/432243/71 "2008-01-06T03:34:13Z")
It’s fun to put together, but a chore to score. I’m sure I’ll run another one at some point, but if someone else wants to step up in the meantime, be my guest. I can’t believe I’m the only one who said Arbus… ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2008, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-x/432243/72 "2008-01-06T03:42:36Z")
I don’t see my score/rank – I played in post #14. Also – what did the different answers score? ---
**Author:** ![Interrobang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/interrobang/32/17463_2.png) [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2008, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-x/432243/73 "2008-01-06T04:19:27Z")
Grr. Apparently I entered your scores under **3acresandatruck** ’s name and didn’t enter their scores at all. Thanks for the heads up. And the extra player makes each answer worth 1.72 points rather than 1.75. Revised standings: 1. Asimovian: 571.04 2. justrob: 557.28 3. garygnu: 553.84 4. 5 time champ: 540.08 5. (tie) Fretful Porpentine and Hockey Monkey: 538.36 6. muldoonthief: 528.04 7. Bayard: 522.88 8. 3acresandatruck: 505.68 9. LavenderBlue: 500.52 10. Paintcharge: 497.08 11. (tie) Enginerd and racer72: 493.64 12. twickster: 491.92 13. (tie) Darth Sensitive and Happy Lendervedder: 485.04 14. freckafree: 483.32 15. KSO: 478.16 16. Sternvogel: 471.28 17. Freudian Slit: 466.12 18. ivylass: 462.68 19. Spoons: 459.24 20. (tie) RickJay and jackelope: 457.52 21. Miss Woodhouse: 455.8 22. Mahna Mahna: 454.08 23. ShibbOleth: 447.2 24. MsWhatsit: 435.16 25. cmkeller: 433.44 26. Interrobang!?: 431.72 27. (tie) ZipperJJ and mikemo: 419.68 28. Mullinator: 412.8 29. psycat90: 411.08 30. Dolores Reborn: 404.2 31. amarinth: 402.48 32. Zebra: 400.76 33. SSG Schwartz: 392.16 34. (tie) tesseract and samm: 388.72 35. CatInASuit: 385.28 36. Panurge: 380.12 37. The Tof: 378.4 38. Hawkeyeop: 376.68 39. LilyoftheValley: 373.24 40. (tie) Beadalin and Randy Seltzer: 359.48 41. Garfield226: 356.04 42. Yeticus Rex: 349.16 43. TwoTrouts: 307.88 44. Really Not All That Bright: 304.44 45. Amp: 302.72 46. Cunctator: 283.8 47. JpnDude: 266.6 48. Ivory Tower Denizen: 258 49. Leaffan: 221.88 50. tirial: 201.24 I’ll give points for answers in another post. ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2008, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-x/432243/74 "2008-01-06T04:40:37Z")
1. Boating 2. Tuna 3. George Clooney 4. Hockey 5. Ass 6. KFC 7. Oxygen 8. NYC 9. Elephant 10. Annie Liebowitz (sp?) ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2008, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-x/432243/75 "2008-01-06T05:00:59Z")
1. Name an expensive hobby. 2. Name a seafood commonly prepared as sushi or sashimi. 3. What celebrity wouldn’t surprise you if they decided to run for the US presidency? 4. Name a team sport that doesn’t use a ball. 5. What’s a curse word that could appear in a PG movie? 6. Name a fast food chain that doesn’t serve hamburgers. 7. Name an element found as a gas under normal conditions. 8. What’s a city that has excellent public transportation? 9. In a typical alphabet book written for children, E is for what? 10. Name an American photographer. 1 Travelling 2 Fish 3 Al Gore 4 Hockey 5 Hell 6 KFC 7 Neon 8 London 9 Elephant 10 Ansel Adams ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2008, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-x/432243/76 "2008-01-06T05:57:49Z")
1. Sailing 2. Tuna 3. Oprah 4. Hockey 5. “Crap” 6. KFC 7. Oxygen 8. London 9. Elephant 10. Ansel Adams ---
**Author:** ![CatInASuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@CatInASuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatInASuit)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2008, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-x/432243/77 "2008-01-06T08:11:47Z")
\*\*Interrobang!? \*\* : Do you want to stick a note in the openeing thread that the game has now closed 41 out of 57: I’m going with the happy thought that I was more unique than more of the other players. 😛 It doesn’t help with the game at all but makes me feel better. :: Goes to look up Ansel Adams :: ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2008, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-x/432243/78 "2008-01-06T08:52:10Z")
1. Name an expensive hobby. Golf 2. Name a seafood commonly prepared as sushi or sashimi. Fish 3. What celebrity wouldn’t surprise you if they decided to run for the US presidency? Arnold Schwarzenegger 4. Name a team sport that doesn’t use a ball. Ice Hockey 5. What’s a curse word that could appear in a PG movie? Damn 6. Name a fast food chain that doesn’t serve hamburgers. Taco Bell 7. Name an element found as a gas under normal conditions. Oxygen 8. What’s a city that has excellent public transportation? New York City 9. In a typical alphabet book written for children, E is for what? Elephant 10. Name an American photographer Ansel Adams ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2008, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-x/432243/79 "2008-01-06T10:16:55Z")
Can we have another round? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2008, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-x/432243/80 "2008-01-06T13:19:01Z")
[QUOTE=Interrobang!?] Grr. Apparently I entered your scores under **3acresandatruck** ’s name and didn’t enter their scores at all. Thanks for the heads up. And the extra player makes each answer worth 1.72 points rather than 1.75. [/QUOTE] No prob. For ease in scoring, you might want to consider just taking the first 50, scoring those at 2 points each, and then scoring any additional entries against that list. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-x/432243.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-x/432243.md?page=5)