# Fraternity week on The Weakest Link! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 12, 2003, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fraternity-week-on-the-weakest-link/181392 "2003-06-12T17:42:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![macabresoul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e68b1a/32.png) [@macabresoul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/macabresoul)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fraternity-week-on-the-weakest-link/181392/1 "2003-06-12T17:42:58Z")
If you ever felt unsure about our future generations, watch fraternity week on _The Weekest Link_ this week to confirm your doubts. When I eat lunch late sometimes i get to catch _The Weakest Link_ and join in on the trivia fun with co-workers. This week has been only fraternity/sorority college kids. Let me share with you an excerpt from a show a few days ago. So it’s round 2, and they have banked a whooping $250. They start the questions and it gets to one of the alcoholic jerk off’s from gamma sigma dumbass. The question went something like this: “what did these old english guys decide use as the maximum number of holes in golf?” _Now, I can understand missing this one, as it is phrased as a trick question._ “uhhh, 9” _Yup, figured that would happen, not suprised… but here is where the fun begins…_ This one girl from the sorority alpha slut delta gets voted off by the guy who answered the golf question wrong. She was the weakest link, get the fuck outta here! So they interview her stupid ass about getting voted off. Here is what this botched labotomy operation survivor had to say: “I don’t think I should of got voted off, I think HE should have! Even I know there are 19 holes in golf!” Now after the initial shock of sheer unpasturized stupidity wore off, I laughed my ass off for a good 23-28 seconds. I could go on and on here, but I will leave the rest up to your imagination… …My generation is retarded ---
**Author:** ![DonkeyMaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3e96dc/32.png) [@DonkeyMaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DonkeyMaster)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fraternity-week-on-the-weakest-link/181392/2 "2003-06-12T17:47:14Z")
> [@](#): > > …My generation is retarded nah, just unmotivated. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![jmizzou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/edb3f5/32.png) [@jmizzou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jmizzou)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fraternity-week-on-the-weakest-link/181392/3 "2003-06-12T18:43:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DonkeyMaster \* > nah, just unmotivated. 😉 I’d reply with a witty remark, but I just don’t feel like it. ---
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fraternity-week-on-the-weakest-link/181392/4 "2003-06-12T19:34:20Z")
:rolleyes: Whatever ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fraternity-week-on-the-weakest-link/181392/5 "2003-06-12T20:02:18Z")
About a year ago the esteemed braintrust of the WWF was on. I was pleased to discover that some of these folks were pretty smart. Some others, though… There were 2 women on the show, each blonder than the other. It was quite a display. Dumb blonde #1 was asked “Whose portrait is on the one dollar bill?” She answered something like “Abe Lincoln.” Dumb blonde #2 was asked “Which current US president has the same first and last name as a former US president?” The answer, I think, was Carter. After the round was over, Ann asked DB#2 if she’d ever heard of George Bush. DB#2 turned to DB#1 with an air of superiority, and proudly stated, “At least I know he’s on the one dollar bill.” ---
**Author:** ![Futile\_Gesture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@Futile\_Gesture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Futile_Gesture)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fraternity-week-on-the-weakest-link/181392/6 "2003-06-12T20:24:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by macabresoul \* > \*\*The question went something like this: > > “what did these old english guys decide use as the maximum number of holes in golf?” > > _Now, I can understand missing this one, as it is phrased as a trick question._\*\* Nver mind it being a trick, it’s factually incorrect. Golf is not an English invention. No wonder they were confused. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![macabresoul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e68b1a/32.png) [@macabresoul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/macabresoul)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fraternity-week-on-the-weakest-link/181392/7 "2003-06-12T20:56:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Futile Gesture \* > \*\*Nver mind it being a trick, it’s factually incorrect. Golf is not an English invention. > > No wonder they were confused. 😉 \*\* I admit I may have fabricated a bit of that question because I forgot the exact words of the original. But it was said in a way to make one think that it’s a trick to MAKE you think it’s 18, but it’s really 9. But it was a trick question to a trick question, cuz the answer was 18! On a side note. The ditsy blond who got to the final round in that episode was the weakest link almost everytime. She was studying to be an aeronautical engineer. “umm, I wanna like design planes and stuff! tee hee!” Yet another reason not to fly in the future! ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fraternity-week-on-the-weakest-link/181392/8 "2003-06-12T21:12:14Z")
> [@](#): > > “what did these old english guys decide use as the maximum number of holes in golf?” I don’t understand the question. Is the question how many holes constitute a round of golf? Because if it were asked like you’ve typed it, I’d have to ask for it to be repeated because there are clearly some words missing. ---
**Author:** ![Themis00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/13edae/32.png) [@Themis00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Themis00)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fraternity-week-on-the-weakest-link/181392/9 "2003-06-13T02:47:24Z")
I have a question, was one of the guys named “Rudey” or “Rodney” that won? ---
**Author:** ![macabresoul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e68b1a/32.png) [@macabresoul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/macabresoul)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fraternity-week-on-the-weakest-link/181392/10 "2003-06-13T15:30:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Themis00 \* > \*\*I have a question, was one of the guys named “Rudey” or “Rodney” that won? \*\* Nope. But the girl who got said “Golf has 19 holes” was named porshe. Pronounced just like the car, (poor-sha). I don’t know if that helps any, but it’s a funny name. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Linty\_Fresh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Linty\_Fresh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linty_Fresh)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fraternity-week-on-the-weakest-link/181392/11 "2003-06-13T16:46:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by macabresoul \* > \*\*Nope. But the girl who got said “Golf has 19 holes” was named porshe. Pronounced just like the car, (poor-sha). I don’t know if that helps any, but it’s a funny name. 😉 \*\* I believe it’s spelled _Portia_, as in the heiress from Shakes the Clown’s _Merchant of Venice_. Yeah, some of those frat rats are pretty dense, but take heart: I’m sure the situation isn’t bad as all that. Judging America’s intellectual calibre from watching frat boys on **Weakest Link** is sort of like judging her sexual prowess by watching web programmers on **The Dating Game**. ---
**Author:** ![macabresoul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e68b1a/32.png) [@macabresoul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/macabresoul)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fraternity-week-on-the-weakest-link/181392/12 "2003-06-13T17:03:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Linty Fresh \* > \*\*I believe it’s spelled _Portia_, as in the heiress from Shakes the Clown’s _Merchant of Venice_. > > Yeah, some of those frat rats are pretty dense, but take heart: I’m sure the situation isn’t bad as all that. Judging America’s intellectual calibre from watching frat boys on **Weakest Link** is sort of like judging her sexual prowess by watching web programmers on **The Dating Game**. \*\* No it IS spelled Porshe. Spelled and pronounced like the car. ---
**Author:** ![Linty\_Fresh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Linty\_Fresh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linty_Fresh)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fraternity-week-on-the-weakest-link/181392/13 "2003-06-13T17:06:14Z")
> [@](#): > > No it IS spelled Porshe. Spelled and pronounced like the car. Damn, that _is_ fucked up. Although the way things are going with her, are you sure she just didn’t misspell her own name on the application? ---
**Author:** ![macabresoul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e68b1a/32.png) [@macabresoul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/macabresoul)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fraternity-week-on-the-weakest-link/181392/14 "2003-06-13T19:21:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Linty Fresh \* > \*\*Damn, that _is_ fucked up. > > Although the way things are going with her, are you sure she just didn’t misspell her own name on the application? \*\* 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Aries28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Aries28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aries28)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fraternity-week-on-the-weakest-link/181392/15 "2003-06-13T20:22:00Z")
While I agree that today’s generation doesn’t seem to quite be up to par on the knowledge scale at times…such as was proven on this show… Not all fraternity guys are stupid. Not all sorority girls are sluts. Not all blondes are dumb. I have seen many people on that show who didn’t have a clue. I have screamed at the TV numerous times about what an idiot they were… and some of these people held very professional jobs and appeared to be relatively intelligent. Oh, well…a greater task for our educators I suppose. ---
**Author:** ![macabresoul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e68b1a/32.png) [@macabresoul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/macabresoul)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fraternity-week-on-the-weakest-link/181392/16 "2003-06-13T21:08:04Z")
Oh i know all the fraternity guys are idiots, this show must have handpicked the perfect group of brainfarts this side of the atlantic. Maybe it’s because they ask the questions so fast, and the audience is all looking over your shoulder, with 5 other contestants waiting for you to get the right answer. So i’m sure they are nervous. But damni t her name was porshe! ---
**Author:** ![Antonius\_Block](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@Antonius\_Block](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antonius_Block)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fraternity-week-on-the-weakest-link/181392/17 "2003-06-13T23:34:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by macabresoul \* > \*\*No it IS spelled Porshe. Spelled and pronounced like the car. \*\* If it were really spelled like the car, it would be [Porsche](http://www.pca.org/). So our blonde friend’s parents chose to take the “creative” path.:rolleyes: