QOD 1/7 (FJ) Answer, Scores, etc

[mrkelley23]

Category: January 2006 Obituaries

Question:
Brad Pitt starred as Heinrich Harrer in this 1997 movie about Harrer's life from 1943 to 1950

Spoiler

What is "Seven Years in Tibet?"

[mrkelley23]

Damn! Tbone wagered a million points??!!!???

[T_Bone0806]

Damn! Tbone wagered a million points??!!!???

oops

[T_Bone0806]

Mea Culpa.


I had a long day at work.

[mrkelley23]

I'm just funnin' with ya, man.

Everybody (moi included) does some variation of the 1000K thing.

My favorite is the (seems like monthly) announcement in our school bulletin from the counselors, reminding kids to sign up for the SAT Test and the ACT Test.

[littlebeast13]

Category: January 2006 Obituaries

Question:
Brad Pitt starred as Heinrich Harrer in this 1997 movie about Harrer's life from 1943 to 1950

What is "I'm Glad I Only Wagered 1000K"

I can't top T-Bone's answer, so I'll just borrow it....

lb13

[TheConfessor]

Okay, I give up. I wasn't expecting a movie question. I know this is wrong, but I'll guess

Spoiler

Schindler's List

. I've got nothing.

[Bob78164]

Spoiler

Seven Years in Tibet

(This was Pitt's first movie after we defended a client that he sued.) --Bob

[starfish1113]

Spoiler

I unfortunately will fall to zero as I have no answer.

[jsuchard]

Spoiler

What is Seven Years in Tibet?

[T_Bone0806]

I'm just funnin' with ya, man.

I knew that. Believe me, I have had 50 years of moments.

I have grown used to these "occasional" brainless moments

[themanintheseersuckersuit]

Hey! Mr. Meister. You need to check my score for 1/4. I figure it at -1,800 not 3,000

Huh. I went back and you're at least partly right - I gave you credit for getting a $400 and a $1600 question you got wrong. But I still don't have you at -$1,800, I have -$1,000

I have +200 - 400 + 600 + 1000 + 400 + 800 - 1600 - 2000

Am I still wrong?

Ok so my math skills leave a little room for improvement.

[ToLiveIsToFly]

Category: January 2006 Obituaries

Question:
Brad Pitt starred as Heinrich Harrer in this 1997 movie about Harrer's life from 1943 to 1950
Seven Years in Tibet

I remember reading his obit here, and thinking it would be a great Final question for the first board I wrote.

Scores for the day:
Greyhound Dude 48400
mrkelley23 35600
tlynn78 34150
jsuchard 33200
Appa23 29575
Catfish 28600
fantine33 27840
wintergreen48 24320
trevor_macfee 22800
peacock2121 22600
NellyLunatic1980 21400
MarleysGh0st 21200
Vails 18600
andrewjackson 10000
traininvain 8800
themanintheseersuckersuit 6000
PlacentiaSoccerMom 5000
tanstaafl2 5000
Bob78164 5000
nitrah55 5000
jarnon 5000
JBillyGirl 3000
plasticene 0
DadofTwins DNP
ulysses5019 DNP
VAdame DNP
etaoin22 DNP
a1mamacat -600
T_Bone0806 -1000
littlebeast13 -1000
mikehardware -2000
TheConfessor -4000
takinover -4400
starfish1113 -14800


Scores at the end of the first game:
Greyhound Dude 96800
mrkelley23 71200
tlynn78 68350
Appa23 67175
jsuchard 66400
fantine33 62640
Catfish 57200
wintergreen48 49920
trevor_macfee 45600
andrewjackson 45400
peacock2121 45200
NellyLunatic1980 42800
MarleysGh0st 42400
PlacentiaSoccerMom 38200
tanstaafl2 37800
Vails 37200
T_Bone0806 29400
JBillyGirl 28400
Bob78164 28200
nitrah55 27800
jarnon 25600
TheConfessor 22600
themanintheseersuckersuit 21200
plasticene 20800
traininvain 17600
DadofTwins 16800
mikehardware 15200
littlebeast13 11200
ulysses5019 7400
VAdame 6000
a1mamacat 3200
etaoin22 2000
takinover 0
starfish1113 0

[fantine33]

I wagered 80% of whatever I had. That was after I changed it, if you're taking the first one, I think I said whatever I had minus 4000. If it's a hassle to fix or go back and check, don't worry about it. Scores are meaningless, anyway. Right? Ha!

[Catfish]

Hey, Mr. ToLive:
I note that some people are checking the math in their scores. Are we supposed to be doing that? My default position is that you're doing a fine job, and I'm willing to accept your every judgment, so I haven't been checking math and don't plan to. Answering questions and playing games are fun. Math isn't. For me at least.

[ToLiveIsToFly]

Hey, Mr. ToLive:
I note that some people are checking the math in their scores. Are we supposed to be doing that? My default position is that you're doing a fine job, and I'm willing to accept your every judgment, so I haven't been checking math and don't plan to. Answering questions and playing games are fun. Math isn't. For me at least.

It is encouraged but not required. I'm very good at math, which means I'm better at manipulating abstract symbols than actual numbers.

[ToLiveIsToFly]

I wagered 80% of whatever I had. That was after I changed it, if you're taking the first one, I think I said whatever I had minus 4000. If it's a hassle to fix or go back and check, don't worry about it. Scores are meaningless, anyway. Right? Ha!

Ok. This should be fixed in the standings now.

[andrewjackson]

Scores at the end of the first game:

Is each week a separate game? Or are our scores cumulative for the month?

That might change my wagering strategy.

[PlacentiaSoccerMom]

Hey, Mr. ToLive:
I note that some people are checking the math in their scores. Are we supposed to be doing that? My default position is that you're doing a fine job, and I'm willing to accept your every judgment, so I haven't been checking math and don't plan to. Answering questions and playing games are fun. Math isn't. For me at least.

Ditto for me.

[ToLiveIsToFly]

Scores at the end of the first game:

Is each week a separate game? Or are our scores cumulative for the month?

That might change my wagering strategy.

I'm using "game" here in the sense that you'd use it in bridge or tennis. As a subset of a larger contest.

Scores are cumulative for the month, but you can only wager in FJ what you've accumulated during the "game" in question.

[themanintheseersuckersuit]

I remember reading his obit here, and thinking it would be a great Final question for the first board I wrote

You know that just encourages me to post more of those things.

[silvercamaro]

I gave a 1950-something edition of this book to Adventure Boy for Christmas.

eBay is my friend.

[andrewjackson]

Scores at the end of the first game:

Is each week a separate game? Or are our scores cumulative for the month?

That might change my wagering strategy.

I'm using "game" here in the sense that you'd use it in bridge or tennis. As a subset of a larger contest.

Scores are cumulative for the month, but you can only wager in FJ what you've accumulated during the "game" in question.

So we can wager what we have accumulated during that particular week not our cumulative total?

So if on the next FJ I wager "everything" and I miss I won't go back to zero. And people who have built up a big lead after week one will not be able to magnify that lead by wagering past winnings? Is that right?

I'm sorry if I'm being dense. I really am trying to understand.

[ToLiveIsToFly]

Is each week a separate game? Or are our scores cumulative for the month?

That might change my wagering strategy.

I'm using "game" here in the sense that you'd use it in bridge or tennis. As a subset of a larger contest.

Scores are cumulative for the month, but you can only wager in FJ what you've accumulated during the "game" in question.

So we can wager what we have accumulated during that particular week not our cumulative total?

So if on the next FJ I wager "everything" and I miss I won't go back to zero. And people who have built up a big lead after week one will not be able to magnify that lead by wagering past winnings? Is that right?

I'm sorry if I'm being dense. I really am trying to understand.

correct on both points

[fantine33]

I wagered 80% of whatever I had. That was after I changed it, if you're taking the first one, I think I said whatever I had minus 4000. If it's a hassle to fix or go back and check, don't worry about it. Scores are meaningless, anyway. Right? Ha!

Ok. This should be fixed in the standings now.

Thank you! After today's travesty I need all the points I can get. Ha!