A hot, hot day in NYC

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vettech · #26 Post by **vettech** » Thu Jun 21, 2012 1:32 pm

Yay!

clem21 · #27 Post by **clem21** » Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:39 pm

MarleysGh0st wrote:
christie1111 wrote:I think J! will continue to be around long after BAM is gone so I would probably go for BAM first, if there was a choice. Although whether I ever get enough answers right on the J! test will be another story entirely.
Of course, they're never going to extend an invitation simultaneously. So, if J! calls first, am I going to respond with "let me think about it for a while"? Of course not! It'll be "when do you want me to hop on a plane?" The moral dilemma would arise if WWTBAM called after I accepted a J! offer. Would I (or would any of you) call J! back and cancel their scheduled appearance "because I've got a better offer"? I couldn't do that.

Where's our Bored historian? Didn't we have at least one BB who actually did have that situation? Or am I remembering a hypothetical discussion?

christie1111 wrote:So more details on both? How did you feel you did in the J! audition?
I won't go into details, but I think it went reasonable well. I followed instructions, remembered to answer in the form of a question and immediately select a new category, etc. It was actually kind of scary realizing how many questions I didn't know while I was standing there and having to "stay clam". Of course, there were a few NYC-centric questions that really gave the locals a home field advantage.

I think if you need the money, your odds of winning a significant amount are better on WWTBAM. I would take J! in a heartbeat because that's the dream for me. Honestly, I only tried out for WWTBAM after I realized I wouldn't be close to good enough for J! for a good few years...

MarleysGh0st · #28 Post by **MarleysGh0st** » Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:54 pm

clem21 wrote:Honestly, I only tried out for WWTBAM after I realized I wouldn't be close to good enough for J! for a good few years...

I take it you didn't mention that at your WWTBAM audition.

And where's your J! audition report? Wasn't that a couple weeks ago?

Snaxx · #29 Post by **Snaxx** » Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:24 pm

Yay Marley!

May WWTBAM call while you are on hold with J! Or vice-versa.

AlphaDummy · #30 Post by **AlphaDummy** » Fri Jun 22, 2012 7:18 am

Sweeeeet!!!!!

geoffil · #31 Post by **geoffil** » Fri Jun 22, 2012 8:03 am

Most excellent!!

clem21 · #32 Post by **clem21** » Fri Jun 22, 2012 8:14 am

MarleysGh0st wrote:
clem21 wrote:Honestly, I only tried out for WWTBAM after I realized I wouldn't be close to good enough for J! for a good few years...
I take it you didn't mention that at your WWTBAM audition.

And where's your J! audition report? Wasn't that a couple weeks ago?

You first

ne1410s · #33 Post by **ne1410s** » Fri Jun 22, 2012 9:02 am

Very good news!

thguy65 · #34 Post by **thguy65** » Fri Jun 22, 2012 3:13 pm

We really do like audition reports!
Wonderful news!

I want to see TWO taping reports in the years to come.

themanwho · #35 Post by **themanwho** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 1:30 pm

Way to go!

Peter5858 · #36 Post by **Peter5858** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 8:46 am

Dibs on PaF.

I've been silently rooting for you for years, as I hardly ever post here any more.

I am hopeful that the good karma of perseverance will ultimately give you an opportunity.

MarleysGh0st · #37 Post by **MarleysGh0st** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 1:17 pm

Peter5858 wrote:Dibs on PaF.

Yeah, I wish!

I'd trade the JTQ/WWOQ combo for a normal question and a BB PAF.

#38 Post by **Bob78164** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 1:45 pm

Peter5858 wrote:Dibs on PaF.

I've been silently rooting for you for years, as I hardly ever post here any more.

I am hopeful that the good karma of perseverance will ultimately give you an opportunity.

You do realize that they ended the PaF lifeline about two and a half seasons ago. --Bob

Peter5858 · #39 Post by **Peter5858** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 8:43 am

Yes. Just an attempt at ironically wistful hommage to a proud tradition of the Board, of which you are the most prominent example.

gsabc · #40 Post by **gsabc** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 5:35 pm

Hooray!!! Now they'll call you in the phone game! Many good thoughts heading your way.

MarleysGh0st · #41 Post by **MarleysGh0st** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 5:30 pm

Well, some things never change.

I've got another Sad Card from SyndieBAM for my collection.

You can tell this is a new batch because they've got the new legalese on the bottom.

Game sponsor reserves the right to limit the number of times a person may attempt to qualify for the show to 5 times per year.

Note that they don't come right out and say that is the limit (as they did say at the auditions); the official rules just "reserve the right". So maybe somebody with personality might be allowed to keep taking the written, if that's a stumbling block.

Snaxx · #42 Post by **Snaxx** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 5:43 pm

MarleysGh0st wrote:Well, some things never change.

I've got another Sad Card from SyndieBAM for my collection.

Awww, I was thinking of asking amid all the WTG messages if you had actually gotten a card...

...so J! it is!

vettech · #43 Post by **vettech** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 5:46 pm

MarleysGh0st wrote:Well, some things never change.

I've got another Sad Card from SyndieBAM for my collection.

NOOOOOO!!!!!!!

MarleysGh0st · #44 Post by **MarleysGh0st** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 5:48 pm

Snaxx wrote:...so J! it is!

Well, we'll see. They might already have made a Sad Card-equivalent notation on my application form, but they use that polite "everybody's in the pool" fiction.

SportsFan68 · #45 Post by **SportsFan68** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 5:48 pm

Darn! Their loss.

minimetoo26 · #46 Post by **minimetoo26** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 6:06 pm

Bastidges.

TheConfessor · #47 Post by **TheConfessor** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 6:20 pm

MarleysGh0st wrote:Well, some things never change.

I've got another Sad Card from SyndieBAM for my collection.

You can tell this is a new batch because they've got the new legalese on the bottom.

Game sponsor reserves the right to limit the number of times a person may attempt to qualify for the show to 5 times per year.
Note that they don't come right out and say that is the limit (as they did say at the auditions); the official rules just "reserve the right". So maybe somebody with personality might be allowed to keep taking the written, if that's a stumbling block.

Sorry about this latest setback, Marley.

christie1111 · #48 Post by **christie1111** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 7:35 pm

Oh no Marley!

I was so hopeful for this year!

themanwho · #49 Post by **themanwho** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 9:04 pm

Well that sucks.

MarleysGh0st · #50 Post by **MarleysGh0st** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 5:44 am

SportsFan68 wrote:Darn! Their loss.

I know you're trying to be supportive, but this is one of those statements that spike my blood pressure.

No, it's my loss. I'm the one who's going to have to sit through another season, watching more contestants with great stories get on instead of me.

WWTBAM Bored

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