August Sploofus Standings for WWTBAMBored

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#51 Post by **eyégor** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 6:08 pm

andrewjackson wrote:I had my one brief shining moment atop the leaderboard but I blew it this morning. Didn't know the answer and wasn't able to guess it.

Oh, well, this month is still going better than July. Let's hope it stays that way.

Beware of that moment in the sun. I've managed to miss 3 in a row (2 stupidly) since I sat on top.

Bob Juch · #52 Post by **Bob Juch** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 7:18 pm

christie1111 wrote:
andrewjackson wrote:Right. Purdue claims to have the World's Largest Drum but it almost certainly is not. However, no one has come along to make us stop saying it so we continue to do so. Texas also makes this claim and theirs isn't any bigger than ours.

For a long time Guinness said it was some prop drum on the stage at Disney World. I thought that was a complete rip-off.

This drum in Nepal looks like a winner to me.

Oh, and "Perdue" is chicken, not a university.
The Perdue/Purdue thing once lead me to understand how many porn sites were at the University. I typed in the 'e' version into Google. I would like to think it was a student but still! There were links that pointed to just about every possible variation I ever imagined. At least the extension seemed to display the suggestions of these things. I wasn't about to click on any of them! But I admit that the Rock of Love (or whatever one that was) also opened my eyes!

I was trying to report a Perude chicken truck for cuting me off on I-95 while driving a mini-van with a child in it. The phone call to Purdue was treated extremely well. Apparently they take safety very seriously and took down alot of information. They also said the driver gets called in person to person. They don't handle those types of complaints with a phone call.

Whether it is true or not, I felt good with the resolution.

And a bit concerned with the students of Purdue!

Did those porn sites feature chickens?

Evil Squirrel · #53 Post by **Evil Squirrel** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 7:22 pm

Bob Juch wrote:
christie1111 wrote:
andrewjackson wrote:Right. Purdue claims to have the World's Largest Drum but it almost certainly is not. However, no one has come along to make us stop saying it so we continue to do so. Texas also makes this claim and theirs isn't any bigger than ours.

For a long time Guinness said it was some prop drum on the stage at Disney World. I thought that was a complete rip-off.

This drum in Nepal looks like a winner to me.

Oh, and "Perdue" is chicken, not a university.
The Perdue/Purdue thing once lead me to understand how many porn sites were at the University. I typed in the 'e' version into Google. I would like to think it was a student but still! There were links that pointed to just about every possible variation I ever imagined. At least the extension seemed to display the suggestions of these things. I wasn't about to click on any of them! But I admit that the Rock of Love (or whatever one that was) also opened my eyes!

I was trying to report a Perude chicken truck for cuting me off on I-95 while driving a mini-van with a child in it. The phone call to Purdue was treated extremely well. Apparently they take safety very seriously and took down alot of information. They also said the driver gets called in person to person. They don't handle those types of complaints with a phone call.

Whether it is true or not, I felt good with the resolution.

And a bit concerned with the students of Purdue!
Did those porn sites feature chickens?

That's not what I was thinking....

andrewjackson · #54 Post by **andrewjackson** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 7:21 am

eyégor wrote:
andrewjackson wrote:I had my one brief shining moment atop the leaderboard but I blew it this morning. Didn't know the answer and wasn't able to guess it.

Oh, well, this month is still going better than July. Let's hope it stays that way.
Beware of that moment in the sun. I've managed to miss 3 in a row (2 stupidly) since I sat on top.

And I missed again.

Book question two days in a row which is usually a strength but down for the count two days in a row.

andrewjackson · #55 Post by **andrewjackson** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 7:29 am

christie1111 wrote:
andrewjackson wrote:Right. Purdue claims to have the World's Largest Drum but it almost certainly is not. However, no one has come along to make us stop saying it so we continue to do so. Texas also makes this claim and theirs isn't any bigger than ours.

For a long time Guinness said it was some prop drum on the stage at Disney World. I thought that was a complete rip-off.

This drum in Nepal looks like a winner to me.

Oh, and "Perdue" is chicken, not a university.
The Perdue/Purdue thing once lead me to understand how many porn sites were at the University. I typed in the 'e' version into Google. I would like to think it was a student but still! There were links that pointed to just about every possible variation I ever imagined. At least the extension seemed to display the suggestions of these things. I wasn't about to click on any of them! But I admit that the Rock of Love (or whatever one that was) also opened my eyes!

I was trying to report a Perude chicken truck for cuting me off on I-95 while driving a mini-van with a child in it. The phone call to Purdue was treated extremely well. Apparently they take safety very seriously and took down alot of information. They also said the driver gets called in person to person. They don't handle those types of complaints with a phone call.

Whether it is true or not, I felt good with the resolution.

And a bit concerned with the students of Purdue!

I'm confused by this post. You say you typed the "e" version into Google but then you say that you were pointed to porn sites at the University. How did you get from "Perdue" to porn sites at Purdue University?

And this sentence has me completely bewildered " I would like to think it was a student but still! " No idea what that means.

And then you say that your call to Purdue was treated well. Why did you call Purdue once you got all those porn sites? And why did Purdue take down the details and call in a driver?

BTW, if I Google Purdue or Perdue I don't get any porn sites.

frogman042 · #56 Post by **frogman042** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 8:28 am

OCDer you have a PM.

---Jay (If you go back this number of years, fully write out the year on a piece of paper, rotate it 180 degrees, you will still see the same year. If you then rotate it another 180 degrees, it will still be the same, if you keep rotating it over and over to see if it changes, you might have OCD - if you can figure out what number to subtract from the current year to get this effect, you will have the number of days until my scheduled aid date (Note to the anal-compulsive - there are a lot of numbers that are possible solutions, I'm looking for the smallest such number))

OCDer · #57 Post by **OCDer** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 8:53 am

frogman042 wrote:OCDer you have a PM.

---Jay (If you go back this number of years, fully write out the year on a piece of paper, rotate it 180 degrees, you will still see the same year. If you then rotate it another 180 degrees, it will still be the same, if you keep rotating it over and over to see if it changes, you might have OCD - if you can figure out what number to subtract from the current year to get this effect, you will have the number of days until my scheduled aid date (Note to the anal-compulsive - there are a lot of numbers that are possible solutions, I'm looking for the smallest such number))

Response sent.

OCDer · #58 Post by **OCDer** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 12:26 pm

As of approximately 2:25 pm eastern time August 13

standings of BBs in the top 3000

If you want, join the 'fun'.

17914 Ggossage
16910 Weyoun
14961 Njwizard
14274 Juliannars
14201 Andrewjackson
14129 Mrkelley23
14108 Ritterskoop
13696 Trevormcphee
13661 Loudmouthlee
13245 Silvercamaro
13134 Kroxquo
13115 Jbillygirl
13058 Thecalvinator
13008 Revdodd
12943 Eyegor
12811 Nitrah55
12703 Tmitsss
12446 Ulysses5019
12400 Killertomato
12359 Vadame
12200 Ma0217
12166 Foosesb
12097 Starfish1113
11697 Barbotte
11561 Rexer25
11534 Estonut
11034 Ne1410s
10816 Christie1111
10671 Frogman042
10541 Theconfessor
10389 Betwixt
10325 Panicindetroit
10248 Megaaddict
10080 Gsabc
10062 Mikehardware
9937 Slipkid
9740 Imace
9721 Earendel100
9189 Jayhawker536
9013 Dunadan

NellyLunatic1980 · #59 Post by **NellyLunatic1980** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 1:56 pm

I missed the last two, so don't expect me in the top 3,000 any time soon.

christie1111 · #60 Post by **christie1111** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 6:32 pm

andrewjackson wrote:
christie1111 wrote:
andrewjackson wrote:Right. Purdue claims to have the World's Largest Drum but it almost certainly is not. However, no one has come along to make us stop saying it so we continue to do so. Texas also makes this claim and theirs isn't any bigger than ours.

For a long time Guinness said it was some prop drum on the stage at Disney World. I thought that was a complete rip-off.

This drum in Nepal looks like a winner to me.

Oh, and "Perdue" is chicken, not a university.
The Perdue/Purdue thing once lead me to understand how many porn sites were at the University. I typed in the 'e' version into Google. I would like to think it was a student but still! There were links that pointed to just about every possible variation I ever imagined. At least the extension seemed to display the suggestions of these things. I wasn't about to click on any of them! But I admit that the Rock of Love (or whatever one that was) also opened my eyes!

I was trying to report a Perude chicken truck for cuting me off on I-95 while driving a mini-van with a child in it. The phone call to Purdue was treated extremely well. Apparently they take safety very seriously and took down alot of information. They also said the driver gets called in person to person. They don't handle those types of complaints with a phone call.

Whether it is true or not, I felt good with the resolution.

And a bit concerned with the students of Purdue!
I'm confused by this post. You say you typed the "e" version into Google but then you say that you were pointed to porn sites at the University. How did you get from "Perdue" to porn sites at Purdue University?

And this sentence has me completely bewildered " I would like to think it was a student but still! " No idea what that means.

And then you say that your call to Purdue was treated well. Why did you call Purdue once you got all those porn sites? And why did Purdue take down the details and call in a driver?

BTW, if I Google Purdue or Perdue I don't get any porn sites.

Sorry AJ. I thought you were enough of a regular BB to recognize my charter membership to ESST!

My bad, substitute the appropriate Perdue/Purdue to make the story make sense. If that is even possible.

I wasn't even drinking.

Oh wait, now I know what I did wrong!

But wait, I better go to Sploofus first. I think I still do better at the quizzes sober, even if posting on the Bored suffers!

OCDer · #61 Post by **OCDer** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 1:16 pm

As of approximately 3 pm eastern time August 14

standings of BBs in the top 3000

If you want, join the 'fun'.

Starting tomorrow, only the top 1500 will be listed

19621 Ggossage
18416 Weyoun
18019 Mrkelley23
16184 Njwizard
15708 Andrewjackson
15431 Ritterskoop
15368 Killertomato
15318 Loudmouthlee
14898 Trevormcphee
14473 Revdodd
14427 Kroxquo
14351 Nitrah55
14312 Thecalvinator
14274 Juliannars
14232 Eyegor
14027 Tmitsss
13722 Ulysses5019
13656 Foosesb
13415 Ma0217
13245 Silvercamaro
13115 Jbillygirl
13033 Barbotte
12736 Rexer25
12359 Vadame
12097 Starfish1113
12016 Christie1111
11697 Panicindetroit
11534 Estonut
11470 Dunadan
11113 Slipkid
11034 Ne1410s
10912 Gotribego26
10830 Imace
-----1500 line-----
10671 Frogman042
10541 Theconfessor
10389 Betwixt
10354 Jayhawker536
10248 Megaaddict
10080 Gsabc
10062 Mikehardware
9946 Momobil
9730 Nellunatic1980
9721 Earendel100
9547 Winegreg

PlacentiaSoccerMom · #62 Post by **PlacentiaSoccerMom** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 5:43 pm

I hate Sploofus.

It said that I timed out last night, but I answered correctly in the alloted time.

Bob Juch · #63 Post by **Bob Juch** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 6:39 pm

PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:I hate Sploofus.

It said that I timed out last night, but I answered correctly in the alloted time.

I had that problem a few times last month.

OCDer · #64 Post by **OCDer** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:25 pm

As of approximately 2 pm eastern time August 15

standings of BBs in the top 1500

If you want, join the 'fun'.

19621 Ggossage
18416 Weyoun
18019 Mrkelley23
17331 Njwizard
17143 Andrewjackson
16707 Ritterskoop
16288 Trevormcphee
-----100------
15651 Revdodd
15390 Eyegor
15368 Killertomato
15318 Loudmouthlee
14949 Foosesb
14486 Christie1111
14456 Jbillygirl
14427 Kroxquo
14413 Barbotte
14351 Nitrah55
14312 Thecalvinator
14274 Juliannars
14027 Tmitsss
13759 Vadame
13722 Ulysses5019
------500-----
13426 Starfish1113
13415 Ma0217
13245 Silvercamaro
13070 Gsabc
12844 Estonut
12736 Rexer25
12646 Megaaddict
-----1000------
12316 Ne1410s
12252 Slipkid
11701 Theconfessor
11697 Panicindetroit

TheCalvinator24 · #65 Post by **TheCalvinator24** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:47 pm

I haven't been able to play today's Q yet. We were having a thunderstorm this morning, so I didn't do it at home. Sploofus is blocked at work.

NellyLunatic1980 · #66 Post by **NellyLunatic1980** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 3:55 am

Well, I've moved up to 1,982d place. Whoopee.

christie1111 · #67 Post by **christie1111** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 6:08 pm

Not much chance I can do as well in the second half of the month!

ulysses5019 · #68 Post by **ulysses5019** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 1:23 am

How can I improve when I get a q that only 2.3% get right? But I did learn something.

Ritterskoop · #69 Post by **Ritterskoop** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 12:50 am

Tonight I had to say which was not one of the original Lucky Charms shapes/colors. We were never allowed to eat sugared cereals, so I had no idea, although I assumed the green clover was a must, given the name.

I was torn between orange stars, which I thought might have been a complex shape for a cereal shape machine, and pink hearts, which I think pink might not be a good color for cereal.

I was kind-of glad it was neither - there were no blue diamonds in Lucky Charms.

It's better to get clobbered than to lose a close one.

themanintheseersuckersuit · #70 Post by **themanintheseersuckersuit** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 7:25 am

Ritterskoop wrote:Tonight I had to say which was not one of the original Lucky Charms shapes/colors. We were never allowed to eat sugared cereals, so I had no idea, although I assumed the green clover was a must, given the name.

I was torn between orange stars, which I thought might have been a complex shape for a cereal shape machine, and pink hearts, which I think pink might not be a good color for cereal.

I was kind-of glad it was neither - there were no blue diamonds in Lucky Charms.

It's better to get clobbered than to lose a close one.

Just for you First Lucky Charms Commercial I can still hear the cursed thing in my head.

#71 Post by **littlebeast13** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 7:47 am

I've managed 2 correct SWAGs in a row after getting hosed on the gimme the other day.

Of course, that's probably still not enough to get me in the Top 3,000, let alone the new cutoff.....

lb13

ulysses5019 · #72 Post by **ulysses5019** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 8:16 am

littlebeast13 wrote:I've managed 2 correct SWAGs in a row after getting hosed on the gimme the other day.

Of course, that's probably still not enough to get me in the Top 3,000, let alone the new cutoff.....

lb13

The Top 3,000 is the new Top 2,000.

PlacentiaSoccerMom · #73 Post by **PlacentiaSoccerMom** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 8:27 am

I am so over Sploofus.

I had another timeout of a question even though I answered the question correctly in plenty of time.

Bob Juch · #74 Post by **Bob Juch** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 8:29 am

PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:I am so over Sploofus.

I had another timeout of a question even though I answered the question correctly in plenty of time.

This month must be your turn.

That happened to me about five or six times last month. So far this month I've had none.

PlacentiaSoccerMom · #75 Post by **PlacentiaSoccerMom** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 8:31 am

I have paid for the Gold service. If this continues, I will not be renewing!