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Famous Names Week

Janet Jackson
Waterford, MI

Janet says its a lot of fun having her name. There's not a day that goes by without seeing it in the newspapers or on television.

Question Topics:
* Animal Lovers
* You Said It!
* Surf and Turf
* In Treatment
* Inauguration Day
* His and Hers
* Duly Noted
* Famous Names
* Made for TV
* Shady Characters
* (Psycho)
* (Tall Tales)
* (One Ringy Dingy)
* (The Meat Market)
* (Heave Ho!)

Janet still has all her lifelines, including the ATE with today's expert, Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings.

$2,000 * Shady Characters
"Plaid-collar crime" is a slangy phrase that refers to a type of illegal activity committed by whom?

A: Ticket scalper B: Bank robber
C: Inside trader D: Cattle rustler

With 17 seconds left, Janet decides to Ask The Audience.

ATA: A: 26% B: 10% C: 20% D: 44%

Answer

D: Cattle rustler ( 5 )

$4,000 * Made for TV
The 2008 Emmy winner for Outstanding Made for Television Movie, "Recount" tells the story of what year's presidential election?

A: 1992 B: 1996
C: 2000 D: 2004

With 17 seconds left, Janet decides to Phone A Friend.

Janet's PAF team, who get no introduction from Meredith, are John, Holland, MI; Maureen, Waterford, MI; and Jim, Summerfield, FL. Janet calls her brother-in-law, John.

John: That would be--I'm pretty sure it would be C.

Janet: How sure?

John: Percent? I'd say 80.

Janet: 80%? 2000?

John: The first election with Bush.

Answer

C: 2000 ( 5 )

$8,000 * Famous Names
Unrelated but with similar-sounding names, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and John Rhys-Davies are both well-known what?

A: R&B singers B: Film actors
C: Mystery novelists D: U.S. senators

With 17 seconds left, Janet decides to Ask The Expert.

Ken: Okay. I think I know this one. I don't know how to say they're similar-sounding names, but Jonathan Rhys--John Rhys-Davies is the, umm--he's like Indy's comical Egyptian sidekick in Raiders of the Lost Ark. And Jonathan Rhys Meyers is an effeminate young British actor. So they're both B: Film actors, I'm pretty sure.

Answer

B: Film actors ( 11 )

-- Commercial Break --

Janet is not the first in her family with a famous name. Her mother's name is Margaret Thatcher.

Janet's dad clipped a newspaper headline, which her mother still has, reading "Margaret Thatcher Puts Men's Club in a Tizzy".

$16,000 * Duly Noted
What country's bank notes are referred to by its citizens as "sheqalim"?

A: Israel B: Russia
C: Greece D: India

Janet thinks she knows, but she doesn't want to take the chance. She walks with $8,000. Janet thought the answer was

Spoiler

D: India

.

Answer

A: Israel ( 3 )

$2,000 * Shady Characters
"Plaid-collar crime" is a slangy phrase that refers to a type of illegal activity committed by whom?

A: Ticket scalper B: Bank robber
C: Inside trader D: Cattle rustler

NAC. Didn't associate cowboys with plaid shirts. ATA for me, too.

$4,000 * Made for TV
The 2008 Emmy winner for Outstanding Made for Television Movie, "Recount" tells the story of what year's presidential election?

A: 1992 B: 1996
C: 2000 D: 2004

With 17 seconds left, Janet decides to Phone A Friend.

*sigh* How soon we forget ... PAY ATTENTION TO THE WORLD!!!

No problems with any of the others.

That was an interesting comment by KJ about Jonathan Rhys-Meyers..

Given his recent fame for his role as Henry VIII in The Tudors, I'm not really sure where that came from ...

bazodee wrote:That was an interesting comment by KJ about Jonathan Rhys-Meyers..

Given his recent fame for his role as Henry VIII in The Tudors, I'm not really sure where that came from ...

I still love Bend It Like Beckham! And August Rush!

Those are some quality fluff movies!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$4,000 * Made for TV
The 2008 Emmy winner for Outstanding Made for Television Movie, "Recount" tells the story of what year's presidential election?

A: 1992 B: 1996
C: 2000 D: 2004

With 17 seconds left, Janet decides to Phone A Friend.

Wow. How quickly we forget.

Nihil obstat®

clem21 wrote:

bazodee wrote:That was an interesting comment by KJ about Jonathan Rhys-Meyers..

Given his recent fame for his role as Henry VIII in The Tudors, I'm not really sure where that came from ...

I still love Bend It Like Beckham! And August Rush!

Those are some quality fluff movies!

Oh! That's who he is!

bazodee wrote:That was an interesting comment by KJ about Jonathan Rhys-Meyers..

Given his recent fame for his role as Henry VIII in The Tudors, I'm not really sure where that came from ...

NTTAWWT®

MarleysGh0st wrote:

clem21 wrote:

bazodee wrote:That was an interesting comment by KJ about Jonathan Rhys-Meyers..

Given his recent fame for his role as Henry VIII in The Tudors, I'm not really sure where that came from ...

I still love Bend It Like Beckham! And August Rush!

Those are some quality fluff movies!

Oh! That's who he is!

I knew it from his role in Woody Allen's "Match Point".

gsabc wrote:$2,000 * Shady Characters
"Plaid-collar crime" is a slangy phrase that refers to a type of illegal activity committed by whom?

A: Ticket scalper B: Bank robber
C: Inside trader D: Cattle rustler

NAC. Didn't associate cowboys with plaid shirts. ATA for me, too.

I too was stumped by this one and would have to ATA. Perhaps I need to pay attention to the world but I don't believe I have ever seen this before.

gsabc wrote: $4,000 * Made for TV
The 2008 Emmy winner for Outstanding Made for Television Movie, "Recount" tells the story of what year's presidential election?

A: 1992 B: 1996
C: 2000 D: 2004

With 17 seconds left, Janet decides to Phone A Friend.

*sigh* How soon we forget ... PAY ATTENTION TO THE WORLD!!!

No problems with any of the others.

Let me guess, this was a relatively young cast member? If so it is not their job to pay attention to the world! If it isn't on an iPod it can't be important...

tanstaafl2 wrote: Let me guess, this was a relatively young cast member? If so it is not their job to pay attention to the world! If it isn't on an iPod it can't be important...

She wasn't young, she had to be 40 something! (I'll admit though, I'm a terrible judge of age!) Anyone else here think she is 40 or close to it?

And for the record, I live in a very rural area so I knew the plaid shirt question, I see a lot of them around town! Along with the required Wrangler jeans and cowboy boots!

mom2five wrote:

tanstaafl2 wrote: Let me guess, this was a relatively young cast member? If so it is not their job to pay attention to the world! If it isn't on an iPod it can't be important...

She wasn't young, she had to be 40 something! (I'll admit though, I'm a terrible judge of age!) Anyone else here think she is 40 or close to it?

And for the record, I live in a very rural area so I knew the plaid shirt question, I see a lot of them around town! Along with the required Wrangler jeans and cowboy boots!

Only that much the worse for her then. But I suppose the decay of society is logarithmic.

Good thing I am such an optimist...

bazodee wrote:That was an interesting comment by KJ about Jonathan Rhys-Meyers..

Given his recent fame for his role as Henry VIII in The Tudors, I'm not really sure where that came from ...

I thought it was even more interesting, given Ken seems a bit effeminate to me.

tanstaafl2 wrote:

mom2five wrote:

tanstaafl2 wrote: Let me guess, this was a relatively young cast member? If so it is not their job to pay attention to the world! If it isn't on an iPod it can't be important...

She wasn't young, she had to be 40 something! (I'll admit though, I'm a terrible judge of age!) Anyone else here think she is 40 or close to it?

And for the record, I live in a very rural area so I knew the plaid shirt question, I see a lot of them around town! Along with the required Wrangler jeans and cowboy boots!

Only that much the worse for her then. But I suppose the decay of society is logarithmic.

Good thing I am such an optimist...

I thought you were an ophthalmologist?

ulysses5019 wrote:

tanstaafl2 wrote:

mom2five wrote: She wasn't young, she had to be 40 something! (I'll admit though, I'm a terrible judge of age!) Anyone else here think she is 40 or close to it?

And for the record, I live in a very rural area so I knew the plaid shirt question, I see a lot of them around town! Along with the required Wrangler jeans and cowboy boots!

Only that much the worse for her then. But I suppose the decay of society is logarithmic.

Good thing I am such an optimist...

I thought you were an ophthalmologist?

In reality more so one than the other! I suppose one could be an optimistic ophthalmologist.

I couldn't but one could...

tanstaafl2 wrote:

ulysses5019 wrote:

tanstaafl2 wrote: Only that much the worse for her then. But I suppose the decay of society is logarithmic.

Good thing I am such an optimist...

I thought you were an ophthalmologist?

In reality more so one than the other! I suppose one could be an optimistic ophthalmologist.

I couldn't but one could...

Oh. I see.

peacock2121 wrote:

bazodee wrote:That was an interesting comment by KJ about Jonathan Rhys-Meyers..

Given his recent fame for his role as Henry VIII in The Tudors, I'm not really sure where that came from ...

I thought it was even more interesting, given Ken seems a bit effeminate to me.

My favourite JR-M movie is Velvet Goldmine. He was very pretty in that, as well as having some pretty hot makeout scenes with Ewan McGregor.

Maybe that's Ken's fave as well....

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Famous Names Week

Janet Jackson
Waterford, MI

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$2,000 * Shady Characters
"Plaid-collar crime" is a slangy phrase that refers to a type of illegal activity committed by whom?

A: Ticket scalper B: Bank robber
C: Inside trader D: Cattle rustler

With 17 seconds left, Janet decides to Ask The Audience.

ATA: A: 26% B: 10% C: 20% D: 44%

Answer

D: Cattle rustler ( 5 )

Never heard it called that - and I'm curious to know the derivation. Is it from the bandanas they wore? I don't know which lifeline I would use - maybe PAF on this one because this doesn't seem like something that the general public would know.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$16,000 * Duly Noted
What country's bank notes are referred to by its citizens as "sheqalim"?

A: Israel B: Russia
C: Greece D: India

Janet thinks she knows, but she doesn't want to take the chance. She walks with $8,000. Janet thought the answer was

Spoiler

D: India

.

Answer

A: Israel ( 3 )

Meredith pronounced it "sheQALim" but I believe it should be "sheqalIM". So I'd be going for $25K with three lifelines still available.

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Famous Names Week

Janet Jackson
Waterford, MI

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$2,000 * Shady Characters
"Plaid-collar crime" is a slangy phrase that refers to a type of illegal activity committed by whom?

A: Ticket scalper B: Bank robber
C: Inside trader D: Cattle rustler

With 17 seconds left, Janet decides to Ask The Audience.

ATA: A: 26% B: 10% C: 20% D: 44%

Answer

D: Cattle rustler ( 5 )

Never heard it called that - and I'm curious to know the derivation. Is it from the bandanas they wore? I don't know which lifeline I would use - maybe PAF on this one because this doesn't seem like something that the general public would know.


While I was poking around I found this:

ATLANTA -- At the end of a dirt road in rural South Carolina, a lonely truck careered up through the red-clay ruts and into the woods.

The man, wearing chaps and wielding a chain saw, who emerged from the cab worked for himself, state foresters say. But the trees weren't his. Nor were the small profits he made selling the hauled timber to sawyers in the valley. Despite the whine of his saw, for years no one heard these trees fall.

The man, arrested earlier this year, was ax-cut-deep in a growing problem for America's farm belt: rural commodity theft, or "plaid-collar crime." From lush Hawaii to the Carolina plains, artichoke absconders, nut nappers, tree thieves, and even cattle rustlers are plucking, picking, hauling, and siphoning commodities from diesel to mangosteens at impressive rates. Loss is a familiar concept to a farmer. But such audacious heists have prompted many to go on the offensive to police America's wide-open spaces.


Of course the real crime is what they did to the poor dog in my avatar.

ulysses5019 wrote:

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Famous Names Week

Janet Jackson
Waterford, MI

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$2,000 * Shady Characters
"Plaid-collar crime" is a slangy phrase that refers to a type of illegal activity committed by whom?

A: Ticket scalper B: Bank robber
C: Inside trader D: Cattle rustler

With 17 seconds left, Janet decides to Ask The Audience.

ATA: A: 26% B: 10% C: 20% D: 44%

Answer

D: Cattle rustler ( 5 )

Never heard it called that - and I'm curious to know the derivation. Is it from the bandanas they wore? I don't know which lifeline I would use - maybe PAF on this one because this doesn't seem like something that the general public would know.


While I was poking around I found this:

ATLANTA -- At the end of a dirt road in rural South Carolina, a lonely truck careered up through the red-clay ruts and into the woods.

The man, wearing chaps and wielding a chain saw, who emerged from the cab worked for himself, state foresters say. But the trees weren't his. Nor were the small profits he made selling the hauled timber to sawyers in the valley. Despite the whine of his saw, for years no one heard these trees fall.

The man, arrested earlier this year, was ax-cut-deep in a growing problem for America's farm belt: rural commodity theft, or "plaid-collar crime." From lush Hawaii to the Carolina plains, artichoke absconders, nut nappers, tree thieves, and even cattle rustlers are plucking, picking, hauling, and siphoning commodities from diesel to mangosteens at impressive rates. Loss is a familiar concept to a farmer. But such audacious heists have prompted many to go on the offensive to police America's wide-open spaces.


Of course the real crime is what they did to the poor dog in my avatar.

Found it.

ulysses5019 wrote:

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Famous Names Week

Janet Jackson
Waterford, MI

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$2,000 * Shady Characters
"Plaid-collar crime" is a slangy phrase that refers to a type of illegal activity committed by whom?

A: Ticket scalper B: Bank robber
C: Inside trader D: Cattle rustler

With 17 seconds left, Janet decides to Ask The Audience.

ATA: A: 26% B: 10% C: 20% D: 44%

Answer

D: Cattle rustler ( 5 )

Never heard it called that - and I'm curious to know the derivation. Is it from the bandanas they wore? I don't know which lifeline I would use - maybe PAF on this one because this doesn't seem like something that the general public would know.


While I was poking around I found this:

ATLANTA -- At the end of a dirt road in rural South Carolina, a lonely truck careered up through the red-clay ruts and into the woods.

The man, wearing chaps and wielding a chain saw, who emerged from the cab worked for himself, state foresters say. But the trees weren't his. Nor were the small profits he made selling the hauled timber to sawyers in the valley. Despite the whine of his saw, for years no one heard these trees fall.

The man, arrested earlier this year, was ax-cut-deep in a growing problem for America's farm belt: rural commodity theft, or "plaid-collar crime." From lush Hawaii to the Carolina plains, artichoke absconders, nut nappers, tree thieves, and even cattle rustlers are plucking, picking, hauling, and siphoning commodities from diesel to mangosteens at impressive rates. Loss is a familiar concept to a farmer. But such audacious heists have prompted many to go on the offensive to police America's wide-open spaces.


Of course the real crime is what they did to the poor dog in my avatar.

I would love to be on the jury for someone charged with nut napping.