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Kim Gilby (boredbuddy: vamomof3)
Fishers, IN

Stay-at-home mom, but active in the PTA and won Volunteer of the Year eight consecutive years.

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$500 (Let's Celebrate!):
Which of these celebrations is typically held in honor of a thirteen-year-old Jewish boy?
A. Wedding reception B. Bar mitzvah
C. Baby shower D. Peach fuzz festical

Spoiler

B. Bar mitzvah [:08]

$1000 (VEHICLE):
The Ford F-150, Chevy Silverado and Dodge Ram are all popular models of what kind of vehicle?
A. Sedan B. SUV
C. Hatchback D. Pickup truck

Spoiler

D. Pickup truck (:10)

$2000 (French Cuisine):
A person who orders "bifteck" in a French restaurant expects to see what on his plate?
A. Lobster B. Steak
C. Fried chicken D. Pork chops

Spoiler

Kim looked worried and said she was "pretty sure" of her answer

B. Steak (:03)

$3000 (DVT):
Used to refer to a type of blood clot, the abbreviation "DVT" stands for "deep vein" what?
A. Trichinosis B. Tendinitis
C. Thrombosis D. Tonsillitis

Spoiler

C. Thrombosis (:07)

$5000 (Authors):
In September 2009, the logo on Google's homepage features images of flying saucers in honor of the birthday of what author?
A. Louis L'Amour B. Charles Dickens
C. Agatha Christie D. H.G. Wells

Spoiler

D. H.G. Wells (:05)

Commercial break

Spoiler for tomorrow's show

$50K
Which of the following is a book of poetry written by singer Alicia Keys and not Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Robert Frost?
A. In the Clearing B. A Witness Tree
C. Tears for Water D. From Snow to Snow

Kim brought her mom and two buddies, who are in the audience. This is her first trip to NYC and she is doing some sightseeing here. She wants to see the restaurant where the Seinfeld characters hung out. Mere says they tore it down. Kim says oh no she better add something else to her list. Mere says she is just kidding they did not tear it down. Mere asks what other sight Kim wanted to see and Kim said she wanted to meet the Naked Cowboy. Mere said he isn't totally naked and Kim knew that.

$7500 (Patriotic Quotes):
What early American is remembered for the famous declaration "Give me liberty or give me death"?
A. Thomas Paine B. George Mason
C. Nathan Hale D. Patrick Henry

Spoiler

D. Patrick Henry (:19)

Kim will return tomorrow. Mere reminded everyone that the celebrity question is next.

Youtube link to Kim's appearance...

EDIT: editing the subject to reflect that this contestant is our very own (albeit shy...) vamomof3 !

EDIT2: added youtube link

vamomof3 wrote:Would anyone happened to have taped today's show AND have the capability to make a DVD? If so, HELP...PLEASE!

I taped it for the transcript and will keep it for now. I think I can DVD but the original is 8hr tape quality at best, not DVD quality.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:
$7500 (Patriotic Quotes):
What early American is remembered for the famous declaration "Give me liberty or give me death"?
A. Thomas Paine B. George Mason
C. Nathan Hale D. Patrick Henry

Spoiler

D. Patrick Henry (:19)

Where's the "Beer Guy"? He's missing! What about the "Dictionary Guy"?

That French question was a pain; I speak and read French fluently and have never encountered that slang before. It took me a good twelve seconds to reason out (lobster=homard to pork=porc to chicken=poulet).

vamomof3 wrote:Would anyone happened to have taped today's show AND have the capability to make a DVD? If so, HELP...PLEASE!

Hi Kim- do you know anyone in the L.A. area? Due to basketball games, it won't air here until Thursday. I don't have the capability to copy to DVD, but others here may. Looking forward to seeing your shows.

Wow, I didn't know we had a BB appearance coming up. Good start, Kim!

And I hope the preview question from today's show is a hint about your carryover performance!

vamomof3 wrote:Would anyone happened to have taped today's show AND have the capability to make a DVD? If so, HELP...PLEASE!

Congratulation and great job so far.

Given the question preview,

Spoiler

the dollar amount and category and your topic stack, I'm optimisitic that that question was for you...

I have yesterday's show recorded and if my DVR doesn't fail, I'll have today's show as well. I can then burn a DVD of it and send it to you.

I'll let you know tonight.

---Jay

jacorbett70 wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:
$7500 (Patriotic Quotes):
What early American is remembered for the famous declaration "Give me liberty or give me death"?
A. Thomas Paine B. George Mason
C. Nathan Hale D. Patrick Henry

Spoiler

D. Patrick Henry (:19)

Where's the "Beer Guy"? He's missing! What about the "Dictionary Guy"?

A recent movie, I forget which, attributed the quote to Nathan Hale! I sent in a goof to IMDb.

Patrick Henry was one of my 6th great-grandfathers.

drew scheeler wrote:That French question was a pain; I speak and read French fluently and have never encountered that slang before. It took me a good twelve seconds to reason out (lobster=homard to pork=porc to chicken=poulet).

When I was a senior in high school, our French professor thought that it was important to not only speak, read, and write French fluently, but also fluently understand the culture. Therefore, we studied some French cooking.

It is not "slang". It is the French word for beefsteak.

Appa23 wrote:

drew scheeler wrote:That French question was a pain; I speak and read French fluently and have never encountered that slang before. It took me a good twelve seconds to reason out (lobster=homard to pork=porc to chicken=poulet).

When I was a senior in high school, our French professor thought that it was important to not only speak, read, and write French fluently, but also fluently understand the culture. Therefore, we studied some French cooking.

It is not "slang". It is the French word for beefsteak.

Exactly. Ou, exactement.

drew scheeler wrote:That French question was a pain; I speak and read French fluently and have never encountered that slang before. It took me a good twelve seconds to reason out (lobster=homard to pork=porc to chicken=poulet).

Ironically enough,

Spoiler

one of my PAF's is a high school French teacher but I didn't want to burn a lifeline until absolutely necessary. I didn't recall seeing that term before and hadn't eaten at a French restaurant in awhile, but it was the answer that made the most sense.

vamomof3 wrote:

drew scheeler wrote:That French question was a pain; I speak and read French fluently and have never encountered that slang before. It took me a good twelve seconds to reason out (lobster=homard to pork=porc to chicken=poulet).

Ironically enough,

Spoiler

one of my PAF's is a high school French teacher but I didn't want to burn a lifeline until absolutely necessary. I didn't recall seeing that term before and hadn't eaten at a French restaurant in awhile, but it was the answer that made the most sense.

Brava to you for not panicking on a first tier question. We've seen too many contestants burning lifelines there.

BTW the Dictionary Guy and Beer Guy references are to an early season prime-time question that asked who made a similar quote regarding "I have but one life to give for my country." The choices were Patrick Henry, Daniel Webster, Samuel Adams, and Nathan Hale. The contestant said Isn't Webster the dictionary guy? and that Sam Adams is the "beer guy." Then answered Patrick Henry leaving one or more LL's unused and finishing with $1K. That contestant must have confused the two quotes.

WTG, Kim! Hope you go far today.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$5000 (Authors):
In September 2009, the logo on Google's homepage features images of flying saucers in honor of the birthday of what author?
A. Louis L'Amour B. Charles Dickens
C. Agatha Christie D. H.G. Wells

Spoiler

D. H.G. Wells (:05)

Did you see the thread (which I started) called "Unexplained Google phenomenon"? It would have helped you with this question.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Kim brought her mom and two buddies, who are in the audience. This is her first trip to NYC and she is doing some sightseeing here. She wants to see the restaurant where the Seinfeld characters hung out. Mere says they tore it down. Kim says oh no she better add something else to her list. Mere says she is just kidding they did not tear it down. Mere asks what other sight Kim wanted to see and Kim said she wanted to meet the Naked Cowboy. Mere said he isn't totally naked and Kim knew that.

You should have told us you were going to the Seinfeld restaurant. I worked in the same building for two years.

jarnon wrote:WTG, Kim! Hope you go far today.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$5000 (Authors):
In September 2009, the logo on Google's homepage features images of flying saucers in honor of the birthday of what author?
A. Louis L'Amour B. Charles Dickens
C. Agatha Christie D. H.G. Wells

Spoiler

D. H.G. Wells (:05)

Did you see the thread (which I started) called "Unexplained Google phenomenon"? It would have helped you with this question.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Kim brought her mom and two buddies, who are in the audience. This is her first trip to NYC and she is doing some sightseeing here. She wants to see the restaurant where the Seinfeld characters hung out. Mere says they tore it down. Kim says oh no she better add something else to her list. Mere says she is just kidding they did not tear it down. Mere asks what other sight Kim wanted to see and Kim said she wanted to meet the Naked Cowboy. Mere said he isn't totally naked and Kim knew that.

You should have told us you were going to the Seinfeld restaurant. I worked in the same building for two years.

I didn't get on "bored" until after my show taped in October. I am heading back to NYC this summer though with the kids and hubby! For the record, I had a long list of things to do in NYC such as see the Statue of Liberty, Ground Zero, Empire State Building, etc. but I guess the Naked Cowboy was more interesting or something.

Appa23 wrote:

drew scheeler wrote:That French question was a pain; I speak and read French fluently and have never encountered that slang before. It took me a good twelve seconds to reason out (lobster=homard to pork=porc to chicken=poulet).

When I was a senior in high school, our French professor thought that it was important to not only speak, read, and write French fluently, but also fluently understand the culture. Therefore, we studied some French cooking.

It is not "slang". It is the French word for beefsteak.

I guess my high school wasn't so fancy. We had teachers, not professors...

$7500 (Patriotic Quotes):
What early American is remembered for the famous declaration "Give me liberty or give me death"?
A. Thomas Paine B. George Mason
C. Nathan Hale D. Patrick Henry

Spoiler

D. Patrick Henry (:19)

This is a big thing around here: Henry gave the speech at St. John's Episcopal Church in downtown Richmond (not as part of a religious service: the Royal Governor had shut down the House of Burgesses in Williamsburg, so they convened in Richmond, 60 miles away, a right far bit away in 1775). Anyway, the church still stands, and at least once each year (usually on the anniversary date of the speech) they have a re-enactor come in to, um, re-enact it. It is still pretty stirring, even after more than 230 years. Oddly enough, Williamsburg (one of my favorite places to visit, even though I know it is all fake) has its own more or less regular Patrick Henry re-enactor, but he does not do THIS speech, he does a lot of other stuff, talks about the history of the time, but does not orate.

wintergreen48 wrote:

$7500 (Patriotic Quotes):
What early American is remembered for the famous declaration "Give me liberty or give me death"?
A. Thomas Paine B. George Mason
C. Nathan Hale D. Patrick Henry

Spoiler

D. Patrick Henry (:19)

This is a big thing around here: Henry gave the speech at St. John's Episcopal Church in downtown Richmond (not as part of a religious service: the Royal Governor had shut down the House of Burgesses in Williamsburg, so they convened in Richmond, 60 miles away, a right far bit away in 1775). Anyway, the church still stands, and at least once each year (usually on the anniversary date of the speech) they have a re-enactor come in to, um, re-enact it. It is still pretty stirring, even after more than 230 years. Oddly enough, Williamsburg (one of my favorite places to visit, even though I know it is all fake) has its own more or less regular Patrick Henry re-enactor, but he does not do THIS speech, he does a lot of other stuff, talks about the history of the time, but does not orate.

The reenactor is also a descendant of Patrick Henry.

Bob Juch wrote:

wintergreen48 wrote:

$7500 (Patriotic Quotes):
What early American is remembered for the famous declaration "Give me liberty or give me death"?
A. Thomas Paine B. George Mason
C. Nathan Hale D. Patrick Henry

Spoiler

D. Patrick Henry (:19)

This is a big thing around here: Henry gave the speech at St. John's Episcopal Church in downtown Richmond (not as part of a religious service: the Royal Governor had shut down the House of Burgesses in Williamsburg, so they convened in Richmond, 60 miles away, a right far bit away in 1775). Anyway, the church still stands, and at least once each year (usually on the anniversary date of the speech) they have a re-enactor come in to, um, re-enact it. It is still pretty stirring, even after more than 230 years. Oddly enough, Williamsburg (one of my favorite places to visit, even though I know it is all fake) has its own more or less regular Patrick Henry re-enactor, but he does not do THIS speech, he does a lot of other stuff, talks about the history of the time, but does not orate.

The reenactor is also a descendant of Patrick Henry.

I loved that question; we lived in Richmond for ten years, before we moved to Stafford, VA. We took the kids to the reenactment four years ago! I have a small print of St. John's hanging in my study!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Kim Gilby (boredbuddy: vamomof3)
Fishers, IN

Yay!

Nihil obstat® so far.

so far so good