# Family Feud! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 10, 2007, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419 "2007-03-10T22:32:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/181 "2007-03-21T17:27:45Z")
So, would, say, a fireman be in the same class as “mason”, as they use it to perform their job duties? Can you please clarify just a bit? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/182 "2007-03-21T17:31:01Z")
[QUOTE=Pygmy Rugger] So, would, say, a fireman be in the same class as “mason”, as they use it to perform their job duties? Can you please clarify just a bit? [/QUOTE] A mason uses water to create some material needed for the job (indirect use of water). A firefighter uses water to do the job (direct use of water). Does that help? ---
**Author:** ![Taber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/183 "2007-03-21T18:20:28Z")
fisherman ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/184 "2007-03-21T18:40:51Z")
Ship’s captain ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/185 "2007-03-21T18:49:25Z")
Gardener/landscaper ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/186 "2007-03-21T18:52:50Z")
People who can guess: [del]ZipperJJ, Frosted Glass[/del], Secret Volcano Lair, [del]Sternvogel, Taber[/del], Abby\_Emma\_Sasha, [del]Avarie537[/del], Pygmy Rugger, cmkeller, [del]JpnDude[/del], MadTheSwine **Name a profession that involves water** : 1. Plumber 2. Lifeguard 3. 4. 5. Fisherman 6. 7. 8. Ship captain (ocean liner) 9. 10. Landscaper (all ornamental growers) 11. 12. 13. Marine biologist/oceanographer 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/187 "2007-03-21T19:03:56Z")
Ok, thanks. Fireman. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/188 "2007-03-21T19:07:27Z")
People who can guess: [del]ZipperJJ, Frosted Glass[/del], Secret Volcano Lair, [del]Sternvogel, Taber[/del], Abby\_Emma\_Sasha, [del]Avarie537, Pygmy Rugger[/del], cmkeller, [del]JpnDude[/del], MadTheSwine **Name a profession that involves water** : 1. Plumber 2. Lifeguard 3. Firefighter 😃 4. 5. Fisherman 6. 7. 8. Ship captain (ocean liner) 9. 10. Gardener/landscaper (all ornamental growers) 11. 12. 13. Marine biologist/oceanographer 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/189 "2007-03-21T19:20:19Z")
Bartender ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/190 "2007-03-21T19:25:18Z")
People who can guess: [del]ZipperJJ, Frosted Glass[/del], Secret Volcano Lair, [del]Sternvogel, Taber[/del], Abby\_Emma\_Sasha, [del]Avarie537, Pygmy Rugger, cmkeller, JpnDude[/del], MadTheSwine **Name a profession that involves water** : 1. Plumber 2. Lifeguard 3. Firefighter 😃 4. 5. Fisherman 6. 7. 8. Ship captain (ocean liner) 9. 10. Gardener/landscaper (all ornamental growers) 11. 12. 13. Marine biologist/oceanographer 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. Bartender 25. 26. ---
**Author:** ![Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abby_Emma_Sasha)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/191 "2007-03-21T20:29:43Z")
Janitor ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/192 "2007-03-21T20:51:29Z")
People who can guess: [del]ZipperJJ, Frosted Glass[/del], Secret Volcano Lair, [del]Sternvogel, Taber, Abby\_Emma\_Sasha, Avarie537, Pygmy Rugger, cmkeller, JpnDude[/del], MadTheSwine **Name a profession that involves water** : 1. Plumber 2. Lifeguard 3. Firefighter 4. 5. Fisherman 6. 7. 8. Ship captain (ocean liner) 9. 10. Gardener/landscaper (all ornamental growers) 11. 12. 13. Marine biologist/oceanographer 14. 15. Janitor (maid, cleaning person) 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. Bartender 25. 26. And it’s time for me to go home – I’ll check back in later this evening, but will be offline for several hours. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/193 "2007-03-21T21:12:30Z")
**twickster** , thank you so much for carrying on the game. You’re a lifesaver. I feel the torch passed on is in great hands. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/194 "2007-03-21T22:40:21Z")
[QUOTE=Idle Thoughts] **twickster** , thank you so much for carrying on the game. You’re a lifesaver. I feel the torch passed on is in great hands. 🙂 [/QUOTE] Why don’t you play on our team, in **twickster** ’s spot, for this round? While we’re at it, we should make a rule that if there’s only 1 person from a team left, and they’ve had, say 36 hours since the “round” started, or 6 hours since the last guess, we can move on? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/195 "2007-03-22T00:14:03Z")
I’m okay with **Idle Thoughts** playing in my place if he wants to – but won’t add him to the roster until (unless) he comes back while the first round is in play. And I’m okay with “no action in 36 hours counts as a non-penalty pass” – but you may want to PM or email the players concerned in case they’re not aware the game has started up again. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/196 "2007-03-22T06:02:59Z")
Ohh noo…hahaha. I was only thanking him (her?). 🙂 I’m not going to be on much the next two or three days, like I had said, but if you didn’t mind keeping the game alive maybe, I’ll be back ready to play (or host again, either or, I don’t care. 🙂 ) ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/197 "2007-03-22T10:32:30Z")
Her. And you’re welcome. So now we’ll just hang out for a while to see if \*\*Secret Volcano Lair \*\* or **MadtheSwine** wander by… ---
**Author:** ![Secret\_Volcano\_Lair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Secret\_Volcano\_Lair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Secret_Volcano_Lair)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/198 "2007-03-22T10:45:14Z")
Diving instructor ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/199 "2007-03-22T12:54:41Z")
People who can guess: [del]ZipperJJ, Frosted Glass, Secret Volcano Lair, Sternvogel, Taber, Abby\_Emma\_Sasha, Avarie537, Pygmy Rugger, cmkeller, JpnDude[/del], MadTheSwine **Name a profession that involves water** : 1. Plumber 2. Lifeguard 3. Firefighter 4. 5. Fisherman 6. Swimming/diving instructor (includes all coaches and teachers of water sports – heh, “water sports” – like water polo, surfing, water aerobics, etc.) 7. 8. Ship captain (ocean liner) 9. 10. Gardener/landscaper (all ornamental growers) 11. 12. 13. Marine biologist/oceanographer 14. 15. Janitor (maid, cleaning person) 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. Bartender 25. 26. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/200 "2007-03-22T14:58:31Z")
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