WWTBAM Bored

Mark Lion
New York, NY
H.S. English teacher
Expecting a baby girl
Mere asked about Meredith as a baby name
Mark: He and his wife are both M (Marilyn) so they were steering away from another M name, but if he wins the million it might be a different story


Topic Tree (pre-randomized):
10 That's Deep
9 Star Trek
8 Cat Food
7 Autumn Events
6 Sports Traditions
5 American Idol
4 On the Web
3 Saving Face
2 Twisted Words
1 Siesta




Topic Tree: (Randomized)
4 On the Web
3 Saving Face
1 Siesta
8 Cat Food
2 Twisted Words
6 Sports Traditions
9 Star Trek
5 American Idol
7 Autumn Events
10 That's Deep



Question 1 - Level 10 That's Deep
Reaching depths of more than 1.3 miles beneath the surface, the world's deepest cave is the Krubera Cave in what country?
A. Mozambique B. Bolivia
C. Indonesia D. Georgia

Spoiler

Mark is laughing, not because he knows it because he does not. Mark knows with the new rules the first question might be the most difficult one, and he might have gotten the most difficult one right here.

JTQ 1

Answer and value

D. Georgia
Value: $1000 jumped
Bank: 0

Question 2 - Level 7 Autumn Events
Following a September Harvest Moon, the full moon in October is commonly known as what?
A. Haystack Moon B. Dairy Moon
C. Shadow Moon D. Hunter's Moon

Spoiler

Mark was thinking Hunter's Moon but said the only reasoning was that hunters would use the moonlight at night

JTQ 2

Answer and value

D. Hunter's Moon
Value: $7000 jumped
Bank: 0

Question 3 - Level 5 American Idol
Which of these notable "American Idol" alums won the season in which he or she competed?
A. Clay Aiken B. Carrie Underwood
C. Jennifer Hudson D. Chris Daughtry

Mark thinks the audience would know this and that they are wondering how he made it to this show.

ATA

A-8% B-82% C-5% D-5%

Answer and value

B. Carrie Underwood
Value: $25K!
Bank: $25K

Commercial break

Question 4 - Level 9 Star Trek
The 2009 film "Star Trek" finally established that Lieutenant Uhura's first name is what?
A. Aisha B. Nyota
C. Penda D. Samara

Spoiler

Mark said that "Samara" is talking to him, but only with the deepest intuition.
Mark said he would guess.
Mark changed his mind and said he would walk.

Answer and value

B. Nyota
Value: not shown
Bank: Mark walked with $12,500

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Mark thinks the audience would know this and that they are wondering how he made it to this show.

I like his sense of humor. I suppose TPTB did too.

Second easiest $12,500 ever won.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Mark Lion
New York, NY
H.S. English teacher
Expecting a baby girl
Mere asked about Meredith as a baby name
Mark: He and his wife are both M (Marilyn) so they were steering away from another M name, but if he wins the million it might be a different story

Looks like this week is going to be taken up by WE® contestants. And since they're not in sweeps, I wonder if any of the contestants will do well.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 1 - Level 10 That's Deep
Reaching depths of more than 1.3 miles beneath the surface, the world's deepest cave is the Krubera Cave in what country?
A. Mozambique B. Bolivia
C. Indonesia D. Georgia

Spoiler

Mark is laughing, not because he knows it because he does not. Mark knows with the new rules the first question might be the most difficult one, and he might have gotten the most difficult one right here.

JTQ 1

Answer and value

D. Georgia
Value: $1000 jumped
Bank: 0

I have no idea and Mark was right, this would have been the most difficult question. Like him I'll JTQ.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 4 - Level 9 Star Trek
The 2009 film "Star Trek" finally established that Lieutenant Uhura's first name is what?
A. Aisha B. Nyota
C. Penda D. Samara

Spoiler

Mark said that "Samara" is talking to him, but only with the deepest intuition.
Mark said he would guess.
Mark changed his mind and said he would walk.

Answer and value

B. Nyota
Value: not shown
Bank: Mark walked with $12,500

Both Sulu and Uhura were not given first names in the original series; "Hikaru" for Sulu was established in a Trek novel but not officially set "in canon" until STVI. I wonder if Mark might have been thinking of the FASA Trek role-playing game, because in that setting, her first name was Samara.

Hmmm...three contestants and only one question answered without the use of a lifeline.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 2 - Level 7 Autumn Events
Following a September Harvest Moon, the full moon in October is commonly known as what?
A. Haystack Moon B. Dairy Moon
C. Shadow Moon D. Hunter's Moon

Spoiler

Mark was thinking Hunter's Moon but said the only reasoning was that hunters would use the moonlight at night

JTQ 2

Answer and value

D. Hunter's Moon
Value: $7000 jumped
Bank: 0

Meredith gave Mark credit for reasoning out the right answer, but Mark didn't really. If every month's full moon has a unique name, then any full moon would be able to provide light to hunters at night. (But who goes hunting at night, anyway?)

OTOH, October's full moon might reasonable be called a Hunter's Moon because that's when hunting season starts. (Depending on jurisdiction, the game being pursued, and the method of hunting.)

MarleysGh0st wrote: (But who goes hunting at night, anyway?)

Is there a poacher's moon?

vettech wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote: (But who goes hunting at night, anyway?)

Is there a poacher's moon?

As a matter of fact, there is.

Always learning something new, whether I want to or not.

Is there some master list of Bored acronyms? I don't know what a WE is, and I've seen a few others, I think one of them is WOQW or something like that.

Steven Sousa wrote:Is there some master list of Bored acronyms? I don't know what a WE is, and I've seen a few others, I think one of them is WOQW or something like that.

There isn't. WE/WE is "Where Else/What Else." It's a comment on the prevalence of contestants from the New York City viewing area (Where Else?) who are actors, aspiring actors, or have other jobs in the performing arts (What Else?)

WWOQ is Wacky Weed-Out Question. Others will disagree with me about the first W. --Bob

Bob78164 wrote:

Steven Sousa wrote:Is there some master list of Bored acronyms? I don't know what a WE is, and I've seen a few others, I think one of them is WOQW or something like that.

There isn't. WE/WE is "Where Else/What Else." It's a comment on the prevalence of contestants from the New York City viewing area (Where Else?) who are actors, aspiring actors, or have other jobs in the performing arts (What Else?)

WWOQ is Wacky Weed-Out Question. Others will disagree with me about the first W. --Bob

I know all about the wacky weed...oh, this is something else, nevermind. OTOH, I always thought it was the Wicked Weed Out Question.

Bob78164 wrote:WWOQ is Wacky Weed-Out Question. Others will disagree with me about the first W. --Bob

It is not! WWOQ is Wicked Weed-Out Question. You keep suggesting this other meaning for the acronym, but since you were not one of the people who actually used the acronym (before others started asking for the definition) you really ought to concede the definition given by those who have used it.

And, if you're trying to reason it out, every WWOQ is not necessarily a "wacky" question. Wicked, on the other hand, has two different meaning that both apply. It can mean that the question is "wicked hard" and also that TPTB are being wicked for inserting such an inappropriately difficult question for its place in the stack.

MarleysGh0st wrote:

Bob78164 wrote:WWOQ is Wacky Weed-Out Question. Others will disagree with me about the first W. --Bob

It is not! WWOQ is Wicked Weed-Out Question.

See what I mean? --Bob

Bob78164 wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote:

Bob78164 wrote:WWOQ is Wacky Weed-Out Question. Others will disagree with me about the first W. --Bob

It is not! WWOQ is Wicked Weed-Out Question.

See what I mean? --Bob

Bob likes it when we disagree with him.

silvercamaro wrote:

Bob78164 wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote: It is not! WWOQ is Wicked Weed-Out Question.

See what I mean? --Bob

Bob likes it when we disagree with him.

No wonder I'm always happy. --Bob

silvercamaro wrote:

Bob78164 wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote: It is not! WWOQ is Wicked Weed-Out Question.

See what I mean? --Bob

Bob likes it when we disagree with him.

Yes, but I always thought Bob was a reasonable person, despite what may be said about him in the political threads.

It seems that WE/WE and WWOQ are the two acronyms that are most likely to provoke the "Is there a list of Bored acronyms?" question. Are there any others that are "Bored-exclusive"? (MAWG and WGAS are both common enough elsewhere.)

-M

themanwho wrote:It seems that WE/WE and WWOQ are the two acronyms that are most likely to provoke the "Is there a list of Bored acronyms?" question. Are there any others that are "Bored-exclusive"? (MAWG and WGAS are both common enough elsewhere.)

-M

Yeah...ULY...Ultra Lame Yahoo.

Question 2 - Level 7 Autumn Events
Following a September Harvest Moon, the full moon in October is commonly known as what?
A. Haystack Moon B. Dairy Moon
C. Shadow Moon D. Hunter's Moon

[Obscure] Spoiler:
Mark was thinking Hunter's Moon but said the only reasoning was that hunters would use the moonlight at night

Marley's right, as far as I know, and I would have answered Hunter's Moon without hesitation.

A full moon isn't all that great for hunters, but that's when hunting season is, so what are you gonna do, especially if you've paid hundreds for a license. The reason it's not great for hunting deer and elk is that they can feed by moonlight and lie low during daylight hours. Hunters can fire only between sunrise and sunset, a Most Excellent rule.

With turkeys, it doesn't make any difference -- the turkeys are going to roost all night and come down from the trees for food and water at dawn no matter what the moon's phase is.