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Debbie Price
Osterburg, PA

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$500 A person who says “Let’s do lunch!” is essentially saying “Let’s make a plan to” what?
A. Swim
B. Eat
C. Dance
D. Pick at our salads

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B. Eat ( 8 )

$1K The U.S. Postal Service typically delivers mail how many days per week?
A. Four
B. Five
C. Six
D. Seven

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C. Six (11)

$2K The word “cowlick” is defined as “an unruly tuft of” what?
A. Skin
B. Hair
C. Grass
D. Cloth

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B. Hair (11)

$3K In the U.S., green circles, blue squares and black diamonds are commonly used skiing symbols that indicate what?
A. Slope difficulty
B. Trail length
C. Snow accumulation
D. Air temperature

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A. Slope difficulty (9)

$5K By definition, a hootenanny is a gathering of what kind of people?
A. Cattle ranchers
B. Butter churners
C. Quilt makers
D. Folk singers

Debbie makes cattle ranchers her final answer.
Debbie leaves with $0.

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D. Folk singers (6)

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Answers:
$500 B. Eat
$1K C. Six
$2K B. Hair
$3K A. Slope difficulty
$5K D. Folk singers

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$1K The U.S. Postal Service typically delivers mail how many days per week?
A. Four
B. Five
C. Six
D. Seven

Spoiler

C. Six (11)

It might be 6 now, but it will soon be 5.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$5K By definition, a hootenanny is a gathering of what kind of people?
A. Cattle ranchers
B. Butter churners
C. Quilt makers
D. Folk singers

Debbie makes cattle ranchers her final answer.
Debbie leaves with $0.

And we have our first llama of the new season. Somebody better call MBFFB.

Nihil obstat®

I'm not ashamed to admit I thought the answer was A as well.

Ouch; the difference between $250K and zippo is sometimes knowing what you don't know; the big winner used a LL on a first-five question while the contestants before and after her left all LL's unused.



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chad1m wrote:I'm not ashamed to admit I thought the answer was A as well.

I never heard of the term and would probably ATA. I was wondering if it was a term I should have heard of or something a bit obscure for the level. DD would not be a bad move if I could determine within the time limit that butter churners and quilt makers do not make sense at that level.

jacorbett70 wrote:

chad1m wrote:I'm not ashamed to admit I thought the answer was A as well.

I never heard of the term and would probably ATA. I was wondering if it was a term I should have heard of or something a bit obscure for the level. DD would not be a bad move if I could determine within the time limit that butter churners and quilt makers do not make sense at that level.

This is probably a bit before your time, but Jack Linkletter (Art's son) hosted a folk-music TV show called "Hootenanny" back in the 1960s. I remembered that word when I read it in Jack Linkletter's obituary in 2007.

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:

jacorbett70 wrote:

chad1m wrote:I'm not ashamed to admit I thought the answer was A as well.

I never heard of the term and would probably ATA. I was wondering if it was a term I should have heard of or something a bit obscure for the level. DD would not be a bad move if I could determine within the time limit that butter churners and quilt makers do not make sense at that level.

This is probably a bit before your time, but Jack Linkletter (Art's son) hosted a folk-music TV show called "Hootenanny" back in the 1960s. I remembered that word when I read it in Jack Linkletter's obituary in 2007.

You beat me to it. Definitely an age thing.

ulysses5019 wrote:

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:

jacorbett70 wrote:
I never heard of the term and would probably ATA. I was wondering if it was a term I should have heard of or something a bit obscure for the level. DD would not be a bad move if I could determine within the time limit that butter churners and quilt makers do not make sense at that level.

This is probably a bit before your time, but Jack Linkletter (Art's son) hosted a folk-music TV show called "Hootenanny" back in the 1960s. I remembered that word when I read it in Jack Linkletter's obituary in 2007.

You beat me to it. Definitely an age thing.

Ditto.

How sad that the U.S. may have to cut back mail delivery to 5 days a week.

I can't even remember when we had Saturday mail, it's so long ago. We also pay 54 cents for an average letter - way higher than the U.S.

Actually, my favorite rock band, Weezer, recently held a "Hootenanny Tour" where they invited contest winners to come up on stage and perform with them for the encore. It led to some interesting events, including several triangle solos.

Stack from hell for me. I would need help on the $3K and the $5K.

It may also be regional - I have heard the word "hootenanny," even if only in fun, as recently as within the past month. But it never will fit in most headlines, so we dint use it....

$3K In the U.S., green circles, blue squares and black diamonds are commonly used skiing symbols that indicate what?
A. Slope difficulty
B. Trail length
C. Snow accumulation
D. Air temperature


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I think this is kind of obscure for such a low-value question. I knew the answer, but only because I went skiing once and someone told me then what black diamond meant ('Keep your ass off that slope, you will die') (Baby Nicholas, who had just turned twelve at the time, was on the same trip; he did not get the message and had no idea what black diamond meant; he is something of a natural athelete; he wandered off by himself at one point and, on his very first try, made it successfully down a black diamond slope; 'what was it like, Nicholas?' 'Real fast, dad, real fast.') 'Slope difficulty' is probably the most likely answer, intuitively, but I think it could just as well be trail length or even snow accumulation.

Hootenanny, on the other hand, is something us old folks remember well. Kumbayah.

wintergreen48 wrote:

$3K In the U.S., green circles, blue squares and black diamonds are commonly used skiing symbols that indicate what?
A. Slope difficulty
B. Trail length
C. Snow accumulation
D. Air temperature


[Reveal] Spoiler:

I think this is kind of obscure for such a low-value question. I knew the answer, but only because I went skiing once and someone told me then what black diamond meant ('Keep your ass off that slope, you will die') (Baby Nicholas, who had just turned twelve at the time, was on the same trip; he did not get the message and had no idea what black diamond meant; he is something of a natural athelete; he wandered off by himself at one point and, on his very first try, made it successfully down a black diamond slope; 'what was it like, Nicholas?' 'Real fast, dad, real fast.') 'Slope difficulty' is probably the most likely answer, intuitively, but I think it could just as well be trail length or even snow accumulation.

Hootenanny, on the other hand, is something us old folks remember well. Kumbayah.

I seem to remember a ski slope sign question being asked to one of our BBs, maybe even one I was on a PAFteam so it was a long time ago. Might have been MMFF. It was valued much higher.

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:

jacorbett70 wrote:

chad1m wrote:I'm not ashamed to admit I thought the answer was A as well.

I never heard of the term and would probably ATA. I was wondering if it was a term I should have heard of or something a bit obscure for the level. DD would not be a bad move if I could determine within the time limit that butter churners and quilt makers do not make sense at that level.

This is probably a bit before your time, but Jack Linkletter (Art's son) hosted a folk-music TV show called "Hootenanny" back in the 1960s. I remembered that word when I read it in Jack Linkletter's obituary in 2007.

Gonna have to beat frogman to this.

What do you get when you cross an owl with a goat

Spoiler

a hootenanny.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$5K By definition, a hootenanny is a gathering of what kind of people?
A. Cattle ranchers
B. Butter churners
C. Quilt makers
D. Folk singers

In my senior year of high school, I had the most BORING teacher. One of my classmates once asked the guy, "Can we have a hootenanny today?", and the guy said (with the straightest face) "No, we won't be having one of those". It was a great moment in a dismal class.

Due to that event and just general prior knowledge, I knew this one cold. Too bad for Debbie.

A hootenanny is just a hoot an' a holler away from a hoedown.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Debbie Price
Osterburg, PA

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$500 A person who says “Let’s do lunch!” is essentially saying “Let’s make a plan to” what?
A. Swim
B. Eat
C. Dance
D. Pick at our salads

Spoiler

B. Eat ( 8 )

Well, it could be D.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$5K By definition, a hootenanny is a gathering of what kind of people?
A. Cattle ranchers
B. Butter churners
C. Quilt makers
D. Folk singers

Debbie makes cattle ranchers her final answer.
Debbie leaves with $0.

Spoiler

D. Folk singers (6)

Is this a case of going from the sublime to the ridiculous?

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:

jacorbett70 wrote:

chad1m wrote:I'm not ashamed to admit I thought the answer was A as well.

I never heard of the term and would probably ATA. I was wondering if it was a term I should have heard of or something a bit obscure for the level. DD would not be a bad move if I could determine within the time limit that butter churners and quilt makers do not make sense at that level.

This is probably a bit before your time, but Jack Linkletter (Art's son) hosted a folk-music TV show called "Hootenanny" back in the 1960s. I remembered that word when I read it in Jack Linkletter's obituary in 2007.

I feel very, very, very old now to remember the show.

silverscreenselect wrote:

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:

jacorbett70 wrote:
I never heard of the term and would probably ATA. I was wondering if it was a term I should have heard of or something a bit obscure for the level. DD would not be a bad move if I could determine within the time limit that butter churners and quilt makers do not make sense at that level.

This is probably a bit before your time, but Jack Linkletter (Art's son) hosted a folk-music TV show called "Hootenanny" back in the 1960s. I remembered that word when I read it in Jack Linkletter's obituary in 2007.

I feel very, very, very old now to remember the show.

I don't. It's the reason I don't want recent pop culture questions. The young'uns can get those easily, but will miss these older references. I find that's the case when I watch J! I'll get something that all three players miss or pass on, because it's an item from the 1950s through the 1970s.

I agree that it was a bit undervalued, given the word's limited use nowadays.

gsabc wrote:

silverscreenselect wrote:

NellyLunatic1980 wrote: This is probably a bit before your time, but Jack Linkletter (Art's son) hosted a folk-music TV show called "Hootenanny" back in the 1960s. I remembered that word when I read it in Jack Linkletter's obituary in 2007.

I feel very, very, very old now to remember the show.

I don't. It's the reason I don't want recent pop culture questions. The young'uns can get those easily, but will miss these older references. I find that's the case when I watch J! I'll get something that all three players miss or pass on, because it's an item from the 1950s through the 1970s.

I agree that it was a bit undervalued, given the word's limited use nowadays.

I think a lot of people might be unfamiliar with the precise definition, but have some idea of it being a old-fashioned sort of celebration, like a hoedown or a square dance. All the other choices, particularly cattle ranchers, might be associated with that (given the limitations of TDC).

The farmer and the cowboy can be friends.

MarleysGh0st wrote:

gsabc wrote:

silverscreenselect wrote:
I feel very, very, very old now to remember the show.

I don't. It's the reason I don't want recent pop culture questions. The young'uns can get those easily, but will miss these older references. I find that's the case when I watch J! I'll get something that all three players miss or pass on, because it's an item from the 1950s through the 1970s.

I agree that it was a bit undervalued, given the word's limited use nowadays.

I think a lot of people might be unfamiliar with the precise definition, but have some idea of it being a old-fashioned sort of celebration, like a hoedown or a square dance. All the other choices, particularly cattle ranchers, might be associated with that (given the limitations of TDC).

The farmer and the cowboy can be friends.

I wonder which side sliver is on?

ulysses5019 wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote:

gsabc wrote:I don't. It's the reason I don't want recent pop culture questions. The young'uns can get those easily, but will miss these older references. I find that's the case when I watch J! I'll get something that all three players miss or pass on, because it's an item from the 1950s through the 1970s.

I agree that it was a bit undervalued, given the word's limited use nowadays.

I think a lot of people might be unfamiliar with the precise definition, but have some idea of it being a old-fashioned sort of celebration, like a hoedown or a square dance. All the other choices, particularly cattle ranchers, might be associated with that (given the limitations of TDC).

The farmer and the cowboy can be friends.

I wonder which side sliver is on?

I am on the side of the righteously indignant.

silvercamaro wrote:

ulysses5019 wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote:
I think a lot of people might be unfamiliar with the precise definition, but have some idea of it being a old-fashioned sort of celebration, like a hoedown or a square dance. All the other choices, particularly cattle ranchers, might be associated with that (given the limitations of TDC).

The farmer and the cowboy can be friends.

I wonder which side sliver is on?

I am on the side of the righteously indignant.

Ha!