WWTBAM Bored

Guest host John Henson
ATE Mo Rocca, writer, comedian, contributor to CBS Sunday Morning.

Skip Fillers
New York, NY

Has a nervous habit, chewing on paper or the collar of his shirt.

Topic Tree
Famous Documents
Chicago
The Last Supper
Capital Cities
Phrase Origins
World News
Peanuts
Poetry
Cheese
Country Music
Nicknames
Sporting Goods
States of the Union
Health
Consumer Brands




$500 (Consumer Brands):
Old El Paso is a popular food brand that urges consumers to "Make Tonight" what?
A. Sushi Night B. Taco Night
C. Gelato Night D. Alka-Seltzer Night

Spoiler

B. Taco Night (:07)
John: Tacos go down a little rougher than paper

$1000 (Health):
A public health law passed in 2009 will require what products to stop using words like "light" and "low tar" on their packaging?
A. Sugar substitutes B. Painkillers
C. Vitamins D. Cigarettes

Spoiler

D. Cigarettes[:08]

$2000 (States of the Union):
At 1,257 feet, Hoosier Hill is the highest point in what Midwestern state?
A. Indiana B. Iowa
C. Missouri D. Wisconsin

ATA at :08

ATA

A-88% B-5% C-2% D-5%

Spoiler

A. Indiana (:04)

Commercial break

$3000 (Sporting Goods):
What kind of athletes are most likely to use small optical devices known as "range finders"?
A. Surfers B. Golfers
C. Jockeys D. Skiers

Spoiler

B. Golfers (:09)

$5000 (Nicknames):
In the media, which of these women is often referred to as the "Second Lady"?
A. Jill Biden B. Sonia Sotomayor
C. Nancy Pelosi D. Barbara Boxer

Spoiler

A. Jill Biden (:06)

$7500 (Country Music):
In 2009, what country act, whose first names are Kix and Ronnie, announced they will split up after nearly two decades as a duo?
A. Big & Rich B. Orall & Wright
C. Baker & Myers D. Brooks & Dunn

Skip says he is not strong on country music and wants to ATE (:20)

ATE

Mo is chewing on paper.
Mo says he is a country fan and recalls it being Brooks & Dunn. Says Big and Rich are going along fine.
Jokes that Orall and Wright died sometime ago after inventing the airplane. Adds that Baker and Myers are his lawyers.

Spoiler

D. Brooks & Dunn [:18]

Commercial Break

Home game winning answer

Taco Night

Spoiler for tomorrow

$12.5K
The town of Cave Creek, Arizona made headlines in 2009 when it decided what unusual method to decide a deadlocked Town Council election?
A. Flipping a coin B. Drawing straws
C. Rolling dice D. Selecting playing cards

quick peek at a scene of Jack Craney, 69, oldest contestant on Wipeout, running into a trap and falling into the water.

They talk about Skip's nickname (his mom liked it as a baseball nickname but he did not do well at baseball) and background in musical theater (did a gig on a dinner cruise boat around Manhattan as a singing waiter)

$10K (Cheese):
Which of these is commonly known in the United States as "Swiss cheese"?
A. Havarti B. Emmentaler
C. Gorgonzola B. Muenster

Spoiler

Skip guessed Muenster.

B. Emmentaler (:14)

Skip left with $5000
No carryover.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$10K (Cheese):
Which of these is commonly known in the United States as "Swiss cheese"?
A. Havarti B. Emmentaler
C. Gorgonzola B. Muenster

Spoiler

Skip guessed Muenster.

B. Emmentaler (:14)

I'll betcha $1,860,000 that TheConfessor knew this one. --Bob

Bob78164 wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$10K (Cheese):
Which of these is commonly known in the United States as "Swiss cheese"?
A. Havarti B. Emmentaler
C. Gorgonzola B. Muenster

Spoiler

Skip guessed Muenster.

B. Emmentaler (:14)

I'll betcha $1,860,000 that TheConfessor knew this one. --Bob

Exactly my thought.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Skip Fillers
New York, NY

WE®

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$500 (Consumer Brands):
Old El Paso is a popular food brand that urges consumers to "Make Tonight" what?
A. Sushi Night B. Taco Night
C. Gelato Night D. Alka-Seltzer Night

I'm gonna guess that Skip is not a fan of tacos... NTTAWWT.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$2000 (States of the Union):
At 1,257 feet, Hoosier Hill is the highest point in what Midwestern state?
A. Indiana B. Iowa
C. Missouri D. Wisconsin

ATA at :08

*sigh*...

drew scheeler wrote:

Bob78164 wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$10K (Cheese):
Which of these is commonly known in the United States as "Swiss cheese"?
A. Havarti B. Emmentaler
C. Gorgonzola B. Muenster

Spoiler

Skip guessed Muenster.

B. Emmentaler (:14)

I'll betcha $1,860,000 that TheConfessor knew this one. --Bob

Exactly my thought.

GMTA

Nihil obstat®

Ahh! I wish I had this stack yesterday... being from Wisconsin, I learned the cheese answer in grade school.

Skip's a great guy. He was a lot of fun in the green room, kept everyone entertained for that grueling 6 hours of isolation. Congrats on the winnings

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Skip Fillers
New York, NY

Where Else®

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:They talk about Skip's nickname (his mom liked it as a baseball nickname but he did not do well at baseball) and background in musical theater (did a gig on a dinner cruise boat around Manhattan as a singing waiter

and What Else®

Bob78164 wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$10K (Cheese):
Which of these is commonly known in the United States as "Swiss cheese"?
A. Havarti B. Emmentaler
C. Gorgonzola B. Muenster

Spoiler

Skip guessed Muenster.

B. Emmentaler (:14)

I'll betcha $1,860,000 that TheConfessor knew this one. --Bob

Good memory! My emmentaler question was worth $16K. I burned two lifelines on it.

Comment on the question for tomorrow:

Spoiler

Barf. The ultimate example of a Wicked Weed-Out Question. "Made headlines"? "An utterly forgetable novelty story" is more like it:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/17/us/17 ... .html?_r=1

Puh-leese.

-M

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:They talk about Skip's nickname (his mom liked it as a baseball nickname but he did not do well at baseball) and background in musical theater (did a gig on a dinner cruise boat around Manhattan as a singing waiter)

Skip mentioned at that point that he can't say the name of the boat he used to perform on.

Why the hell not, TPTB? John Henson is using every opportunity he can to plug his regular gig!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Guest host John Henson
ATE Mo Rocca, writer, comedian, contributor to CBS Sunday Morning.

Skip Fillers
New York, NY

Definitely a WE®.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:They talk about Skip's nickname (his mom liked it as a baseball nickname but he did not do well at baseball) and background in musical theater (did a gig on a dinner cruise boat around Manhattan as a singing waiter)

So that puts hiim in the WE/WE® category.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$10K (Cheese):
Which of these is commonly known in the United States as "Swiss cheese"?
A. Havarti B. Emmentaler
C. Gorgonzola B. Muenster

Spoiler

Skip guessed Muenster.

B. Emmentaler (:14)

I would have crashed and burned on this one. I associated "havarti" with "Helvatia" (an old name for Switzerland) and would have made that my final answer.

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$10K (Cheese):
Which of these is commonly known in the United States as "Swiss cheese"?
A. Havarti B. Emmentaler
C. Gorgonzola B. Muenster

Spoiler

Skip guessed Muenster.

B. Emmentaler (:14)

I would have crashed and burned on this one. I associated "havarti" with "Helvatia" (an old name for Switzerland) and would have made that my final answer.

Nope, Havarti is a Danish cheese. The brand I buy is from a town were some of my ancestors once lived.

MarleysGh0st wrote:

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$10K (Cheese):
Which of these is commonly known in the United States as "Swiss cheese"?
A. Havarti B. Emmentaler
C. Gorgonzola B. Muenster

Spoiler

Skip guessed Muenster.

B. Emmentaler (:14)

I would have crashed and burned on this one. I associated "havarti" with "Helvatia" (an old name for Switzerland) and would have made that my final answer.

Nope, Havarti is a Danish cheese. The brand I buy is from a town were some of my ancestors once lived.

OK, BobJuch, how did you manage to hijack Marley's account?

earendel wrote:OK, BobJuch, how did you manage to hijack Marley's account?

No, his family tree is filled with royalty and other famous people. I just have farmers and other boring folk in mine.



Well, there's one 18th century ancestor who had a distinguished title that's something like "county tax collector".*

*No, Google says that should really be "District Revenue Officer". I think the job was the same, though.

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Guest host John Henson
ATE Mo Rocca, writer, comedian, contributor to CBS Sunday Morning.

Skip Fillers
New York, NY

Definitely a WE®.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:They talk about Skip's nickname (his mom liked it as a baseball nickname but he did not do well at baseball) and background in musical theater (did a gig on a dinner cruise boat around Manhattan as a singing waiter)

So that puts hiim in the WE/WE® category.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$10K (Cheese):
Which of these is commonly known in the United States as "Swiss cheese"?
A. Havarti B. Emmentaler
C. Gorgonzola B. Muenster

Spoiler

Skip guessed Muenster.

B. Emmentaler (:14)

I would have crashed and burned on this one. I associated "havarti" with "Helvatia" (an old name for Switzerland) and would have made that my final answer.

I discovered Havarti cheese one summer during college, when I was on my own for lunch. I learned that I love the combination of salami and Danish Havarti cheese. --Bob

TheConfessor wrote:

Bob78164 wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$10K (Cheese):
Which of these is commonly known in the United States as "Swiss cheese"?
A. Havarti B. Emmentaler
C. Gorgonzola B. Muenster

Spoiler

Skip guessed Muenster.

B. Emmentaler (:14)

I'll betcha $1,860,000 that TheConfessor knew this one. --Bob

Good memory! My emmentaler question was worth $16K. I burned two lifelines on it.

I remember it vividly. It was your replacement $16,000 question, and I didn't know the answer either. (They wanted to know what kind of food emmentaler is.) --Bob

MarleysGh0st wrote:

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$10K (Cheese):
Which of these is commonly known in the United States as "Swiss cheese"?
A. Havarti B. Emmentaler
C. Gorgonzola B. Muenster

Spoiler

Skip guessed Muenster.

B. Emmentaler (:14)

I would have crashed and burned on this one. I associated "havarti" with "Helvatia" (an old name for Switzerland) and would have made that my final answer.

Nope, Havarti is a Danish cheese. The brand I buy is from a town were some of my ancestors once lived.

I had no idea the name of the swiss cheese was emmentaler...but I know I like havarti, gorgonzola and muenster, and don't like swiss...so that is how I would have come to the correct answer.

Bob78164 wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$10K (Cheese):
Which of these is commonly known in the United States as "Swiss cheese"?
A. Havarti B. Emmentaler
C. Gorgonzola B. Muenster

Spoiler

Skip guessed Muenster.

B. Emmentaler (:14)

I'll betcha $1,860,000 that TheConfessor knew this one. --Bob

Emmentaler is a Swiss cheese with a graduate degree.

sunflower wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote:

earendel wrote:
I would have crashed and burned on this one. I associated "havarti" with "Helvatia" (an old name for Switzerland) and would have made that my final answer.

Nope, Havarti is a Danish cheese. The brand I buy is from a town were some of my ancestors once lived.

I had no idea the name of the swiss cheese was emmentaler...but I know I like havarti, gorgonzola and muenster, and don't like swiss...so that is how I would have come to the correct answer.

I think there's some holes in your argument.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: $3000 (Sporting Goods):
What kind of athletes are most likely to use small optical devices known as "range finders"?
A. Surfers B. Golfers
C. Jockeys D. Skiers

Spoiler

B. Golfers (:09)

Jerry Rice Disqualified from Golf Tournament for Using Range Finder

He must have watched the show before this happened. Of course, if you shoot 92-82, the range finder couldn't have done much good.