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Guest host Dave Price's last day

Charlie Esser
Newark, NJ
Stay-at-home dad

Dave has had a great time this week giving away someone else's money. Dave says that the studio audience is rooting for Charlie to get the Capitol One check for $50K, $100K, $250K, and if all goes well Charlie will walk away with the $1M.

Charlie has his STQ available.

$50K - On the sitcom "30 Rock," the characters work at a network owned by what unlikely parent company?

A - Sheinhardt Pajama Co.
B - Sheinhardt Wig Co.
C - Sheinhardt Plastic Utensil Co.
D - Sheinhardt Mustard Co.

Charlie sighs. He watches the show all the time and remembers the joke; it's not mentioned very often. The one he was expecting to see (another company mentioned on the show) isn't here. He has a strong feeling toward one of them, but it would be a guess. He decides to risk it. Charlie says this justifies his being a stay-at-home dad and watching TV all day. With the money he's going to pay off some bills, possibly buy a new car and it will certainly help with the move to Chicago.

$100K - "The Melody Haunts My Reverie" is a famous Roy Lichtenstein work that depicts a woman singing a lyric from what iconic song?

A - Stardust
B - Night and Day
C - Misty
D - Body and Soul

Charlie knows Roy Lichtenstein's work - he's a big fan - he doesn't even have an inkling so he wants to switch the question. Dave asks if Charlie wants to take a guess. He would have picked D.

$100K (STQ) - What is the international radio signal for an emergency that is not quite as severe as a "Mayday"?

A - Tre-tre
B - Rel-rel
C - Ton-ton
D - Pan-pan

Charlie sighs again. He has no idea and doesn't hesitate to walk away.

ANSWERS:
$50K - B (Sheinhardt Wig Co.)
$100K - A (Stardust)
$100K (STQ) - D (Pan-pan)

Commercial break

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Dave has had a great time this week giving away someone else's money. Dave says that the studio audience is rooting for Charlie to get the Capitol One check for $50K, $100K, $250K, and if all goes well Charlie will walk away with the $1M.

This plug for Capital One went on far too long. I think Dave was padding the tape a bit, so they could fill out the episode without a carryover.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$100K (STQ) - What is the international radio signal for an emergency that is not quite as severe as a "Mayday"?

A - Tre-tre
B - Rel-rel
C - Ton-ton
D - Pan-pan

To be picky, the signal is simply "Pan." Someone using the call would typically repeat it for emphasis, "Pan-Pan-Pan," but it would remain valid if used singly.

50k: Help!!

100k: Slamdunk (the first one not the STQ)

agrees w/Marley on $100kQ - after 9 years as an air traffic controller, never heard nor were we taught to refer to it as "pan-pan" - this must another wiki definition

btw, Mayday comes from the French (M'Aidez)

7yrscollegedownthedrain wrote:agrees w/Marley on $100kQ - after 9 years as an air traffic controller, never heard nor were we taught to refer to it as "pan-pan" - this must another wiki definition

btw, Mayday comes from the French (M'Aidez)

Are you still an ATC, 7yrs? Do you work at a major airport or control center? That can be an awfully stressful job, with no small consequences for making a mistake!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Guest host Dave Price's last day

YAY!

$100K: NAFC®. Switch it.

$100K #2: NAFC®on this one either. Ask the audience and see if they have a clue. 50:50 after that. Likely, I'll be walking away.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Guest host Dave Price's last day

Charlie Esser
Newark, NJ
Stay-at-home dad

Charlie could easily be one of us; he did well.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$50K - On the sitcom "30 Rock," the characters work at a network owned by what unlikely parent company?

A - Sheinhardt Pajama Co.
B - Sheinhardt Wig Co.
C - Sheinhardt Plastic Utensil Co.
D - Sheinhardt Mustard Co.

Charlie sighs. He watches the show all the time and remembers the joke; it's not mentioned very often. The one he was expecting to see (another company mentioned on the show) isn't here. He has a strong feeling toward one of them, but it would be a guess. He decides to risk it. Charlie says this justifies his being a stay-at-home dad and watching TV all day. With the money he's going to pay off some bills, possibly buy a new car and it will certainly help with the move to Chicago.

I had no idea, but I have all my lifelines, so I'll use ATA.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$100K - "The Melody Haunts My Reverie" is a famous Roy Lichtenstein work that depicts a woman singing a lyric from what iconic song?

A - Stardust
B - Night and Day
C - Misty
D - Body and Soul

Charlie knows Roy Lichtenstein's work - he's a big fan - he doesn't even have an inkling so he wants to switch the question. Dave asks if Charlie wants to take a guess. He would have picked D.

Again, no idea, so time to STQ or PAF. Let's say I used STQ like Charlie did.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$100K (STQ) - What is the international radio signal for an emergency that is not quite as severe as a "Mayday"?

A - Tre-tre
B - Rel-rel
C - Ton-ton
D - Pan-pan

Charlie sighs again. He has no idea and doesn't hesitate to walk away.

Bad choice, so it's time to PAF.

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Guest host Dave Price's last day

Charlie Esser
Newark, NJ
Stay-at-home dad

Charlie could easily be one of us; he did well.

He could. He and I used to be friends- he's a really smart guy.

(edited to add info since this sounded kind of abrupt- I fell out of touch with him when I was going through a really bad time a couple of years ago, so I was completely stunned to see this transcript up here. Definitely a blast from the past. I don't have current contact info for him anymore, but if I can find an email addy for him, I'll definitely relay the invite.)

The original 100K question....I knew, because everybody in my hometown of Bloomington, IN should know it. It's Stardust by the late, great Hoagy Carmichael.

EricVG16 wrote:The original 100K question....I knew, because everybody in my hometown of Bloomington, IN should know it. It's Stardust by the late, great Hoagy Carmichael.

Welcome to the Bored, EricVG16.

As we always say, every question is easy if you know it!

So was Hoagy Carmichael a native of Bloomington?

MarleysGh0st wrote:

EricVG16 wrote:The original 100K question....I knew, because everybody in my hometown of Bloomington, IN should know it. It's Stardust by the late, great Hoagy Carmichael.

Welcome to the Bored, EricVG16.

As we always say, every question is easy if you know it!

So was Hoagy Carmichael a native of Bloomington?

Hoagy Carmichael was a Kappa Sigma at Indiana.

Female supporters of the fraternity are called "Stardusters".

MarleysGh0st wrote:

EricVG16 wrote:The original 100K question....I knew, because everybody in my hometown of Bloomington, IN should know it. It's Stardust by the late, great Hoagy Carmichael.

Welcome to the Bored, EricVG16.

As we always say, every question is easy if you know it!

So was Hoagy Carmichael a native of Bloomington?

Yes, he was, and Indiana University has the official collection of his papers, etc.

Thank you, Appa and earendel, for answering my question to Eric.




I was trying to get our newcomer to say a little more, but whatever.

MarleysGh0st wrote:Thank you, Appa and earendel, for answering my question to Eric.




I was trying to get our newcomer to say a little more, but whatever.

Just send him a pm and be done with it. You probably scared him away with your avatar.

ulysses5019 wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote:Thank you, Appa and earendel, for answering my question to Eric.




I was trying to get our newcomer to say a little more, but whatever.

Just send him a pm and be done with it. You probably scared him away with your avatar.

Yeah, it's not friendly and welcoming like yours is!

MarleysGh0st wrote:

ulysses5019 wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote:Thank you, Appa and earendel, for answering my question to Eric.




I was trying to get our newcomer to say a little more, but whatever.

Just send him a pm and be done with it. You probably scared him away with your avatar.

Yeah, it's not friendly and welcoming like yours is!

If you had any substance, I'd take this bat and do a Barry Bonds on your ectoplasmaticbutt.

ulysses5019 wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote:

ulysses5019 wrote: Just send him a pm and be done with it. You probably scared him away with your avatar.

Yeah, it's not friendly and welcoming like yours is!

If you had any substance, I'd take this bat and do a Barry Bonds on your ectoplasmaticbutt.

Is Lady Liberty on steroids?

littlebeast13 wrote:

ulysses5019 wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote: Yeah, it's not friendly and welcoming like yours is!

If you had any substance, I'd take this bat and do a Barry Bonds on your ectoplasmaticbutt.

Is Lady Liberty on steroids?

Your question wasn't clear enough.

ulysses5019 wrote:

littlebeast13 wrote:

ulysses5019 wrote:
If you had any substance, I'd take this bat and do a Barry Bonds on your ectoplasmaticbutt.

Is Lady Liberty on steroids?

Your question wasn't clear enough.

I already tried that schtick with Congress and it didn't fly....

Would you just piss in this cup for me and get it over with....

Larry Bud Selig wrote:

ulysses5019 wrote:

littlebeast13 wrote:
Is Lady Liberty on steroids?

Your question wasn't clear enough.

I already tried that schtick with Congress and it didn't fly....

Would you just piss in this cup for me and get it over with....

Just hold it steady....