Transcript 06/23/10 - Jacob Sassoon

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Transcript 06/23/10 - Jacob Sassoon

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Wed Jun 23, 2010 11:19 pm

Jacob Sassoon
New York, NY
Out of work financial analyst

Jacob is trying to get into the Guinness book of world records for one-handed hand clapping.


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That's a Wrap!
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$500 - Mind Your Manners
Table manners is a form of etiquette exhibited while a person is doing what?
A: Showering B: Eating
C: Exercising D: Romancing Emily Post
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B: Eating (9)

$1000 - Dance Shoes
A noise-producing metal plate on the sole of a dance shoe is best known as a what?
A: Strike B: Hit
C: Knock D: Tap
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D: Tap (11)

$2000 - Paul Simon
According to the title of a Paul Simon song, "One man's ceiling is another man's" what?
A: Door B: Floor
C: Window D: Patio
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B: Floor (10)

$3,000 - That's a Wrap!
Commonly used for packaging goods, shrink-wrap is made from what material?
A: Wood B: Metal
C: Plastic D: Glass
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C: Plastic (9)

$5,000 - Diet Plans
To supplement their diets, cattle are often given nourishing blocks to lick known as what?
A: Vinegar licks B: Pepper licks
C: Salt licks D: Maple licks
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C: Salt licks (10)
HORN!!!!

Jacob will return tomorrow, with all of his lifelines intact, to go for $7,500.

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Re: Transcript 06/23/10 - Jacob Sassoon

#2 Post by doitneatly » Wed Jun 23, 2010 11:25 pm

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Jacob Sassoon
New York, NY
Out of work financial analyst

Jacob is trying to get into the Guinness book of world records for one-handed hand clapping.
Ugh. We all have our silly little pet peeves, and a one-handed hand clapper annoys me to no end. Thankfully it's not something you run into every day.

In case anyone wonders what it looks like, here's the obligatory YouTube video:
"When you don't know what you're doing, do it neatly."

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Re: Transcript 06/23/10 - Jacob Sassoon

#3 Post by Pastor Fireball » Thu Jun 24, 2010 4:56 am

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New York, NY
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Re: Transcript 06/23/10 - Jacob Sassoon

#4 Post by MarleysGh0st » Thu Jun 24, 2010 6:19 am

doitneatly wrote:
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Jacob Sassoon
New York, NY
Out of work financial analyst

Jacob is trying to get into the Guinness book of world records for one-handed hand clapping.
Ugh. We all have our silly little pet peeves, and a one-handed hand clapper annoys me to no end. Thankfully it's not something you run into every day.
Hey, Jacob said that talent would make him a lot of money! And it got him on the show, so it's made him at least $5,000. :roll:

So, a couple days ago we had an unemployed trader, now here's an unemployed financial analyst. TPTB must have decided to make this "Bail out Wall Streeters" week.

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Re: Transcript 06/23/10 - Jacob Sassoon

#5 Post by earendel » Thu Jun 24, 2010 7:22 am

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Jacob Sassoon
New York, NY
Out of work financial analyst

Jacob is trying to get into the Guinness book of world records for one-handed hand clapping.
So now we know the answer to that koan. :mrgreen:
And why would this be a subject for a world record?

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Re: Transcript 06/23/10 - Jacob Sassoon

#6 Post by MarleysGh0st » Thu Jun 24, 2010 7:34 am

earendel wrote:
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Jacob Sassoon
New York, NY
Out of work financial analyst

Jacob is trying to get into the Guinness book of world records for one-handed hand clapping.
So now we know the answer to that koan. :mrgreen:
And why would this be a subject for a world record?

Nihil obstat®.
From Merriam-Webster:
Main Entry: clap
Pronunciation: \ˈklap\
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): clapped also clapt; clap·ping
Etymology: Middle English clappen, from Old English clæppan to throb; akin to Old High German klaphōn to beat
Date: 14th century

transitive verb 1 : to strike (as two flat hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
2 a : to strike (the hands) together repeatedly usually in applause b : applaud
What Jacob produced was (fitting definition #1) the sound of his finger tips clapping his palm. That's really not "one hand clapping" in my book. :P

I can make that noise by deliberately moving my finger to strike the palm. Jacob made it look like his fingers were so loose that they'd do that involuntarily when he shook his hand back and forth, but I think that might have been some misdirection. I've no idea why Guinness would be interested in the trick. :roll:

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Re: Transcript 06/23/10 - Jacob Sassoon

#7 Post by ulysses5019 » Thu Jun 24, 2010 7:34 am

doitneatly wrote:
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Jacob Sassoon
New York, NY
Out of work financial analyst

Jacob is trying to get into the Guinness book of world records for one-handed hand clapping.
Ugh. We all have our silly little pet peeves, and a one-handed hand clapper annoys me to no end. Thankfully it's not something you run into every day.

In case anyone wonders what it looks like, here's the obligatory YouTube video:
I guess I've been very lucky, except now that I've watched the obligatory video.
I believe in the usefulness of useless information.

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