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Mike Rowe
Star of “Dirty Jobs”

Mike is playing for the Mike Rowe Works Foundation.

Topic Tree:

10 Galactic Math
9 Full Names
8 TV Finale
7 Politics and Art
6 Beer Town
5 Hey, Bird Beak
4 Salty Superstition
3 The Wild West
2 Car Care
1 ‘80s Pop Music

Topic Tree: (randomized)

10 Galactic Math
7 Politics and Art
2 Car Care
3 The Wild West
9 Full Names
8 TV Finale
4 Salty Superstition
5 Hey, Bird Beak
6 Beer Town
1 ‘80s Pop Music

Question 1 – 1 ‘80s Pop Music
A word and that word’s abbreviation are featured in the name of which of these ‘80s rock bands?
A. J. Geils Band
B. REO Speedwagon
C. Mr. Mister
D. B-52’s

Spoiler

C. Mr. Mister
$1K
Bank - $1K

Question 2 – 6 Beer Town
As a nod to its home city, what popular imported beer brand uses the slogan “One Dam Good Bier”
A. Amstel Light
B. Corona
C. Guinness
D. Foster’s

Spoiler

A. Amstel Light
$7K
Bank - $8K

Question 3 – 5 Hey, Bird Beak
The beak of what kind of bird is often said to resemble a chisel?
A. Woodpecker
B. Pelican
C. Flamingo
D. Toucan

Spoiler

A. Woodpecker
$3K
Bank - $11K

commercial break

Question 4 – 4 Salty Superstition
Spurring the belief that it is bad luck, spilled salt appears next to what person in Da Vinci’s “The Last Supper”?
A. Peter
B. Luke
C. Judas
D. John

Spoiler

C. Judas
$500
Bank - $11,500

Question 5 – 8 TV Finale
The series finale of the original “Beverly Hills, 90210” ends with the gang boogying down to what song at Donna and David’s wedding?
A. Celebration
B. We Are Family
C. Dancing Queen
D. Shout

JTQ1

Spoiler

A. Celebration
$25K
Bank - $11,500

Question 6 – 9 Full Names
Which of the following would be the name of a popular ‘80s toy if it featured the full name of its Hungarian inventor?
A. Odon Rubik’s Cube
B. Erno Rubik’s Cube
C. Bela Rubik’s Cube
D. Fedor Rubik’s Cube

ATA

ATA results

21% A. Odon Rubik’s Cube
40% B. Erno Rubik’s Cube
25% C. Bela Rubik’s Cube
14% D. Fedor Rubik’s Cube

Spoiler

B. Erno Rubik’s Cube
$100
Bank - $11,600

commercial break

Question 7 – 3 The Wild West
The town of Show Low, AZ got its name when tow rivals used what to determine which of them would leave town?
A. Chess pieces
B. Marbles
C. Playing cards
D. Darts

Spoiler

C. Playing cards
$10K
Bank - $21,600

Question 8 – 2 Car Care
Experts suggest that car owners have cat litter in their trunks during snowy weather, in case they need help improving what?
A. Fuel efficiency
B. Tire traction
C. Engine speed
D. Windshield visibility

Spoiler

B. Tire traction
$2K
Bank - $23,600

commercial break

Question 9 – 7 Politics and Art
What country produced a 20th-century world leader who was also an accomplished painter, often initialing his works “WSC”?
A. France
B. Soviet Union
C. Great Britain
D. Cuba

Spoiler

C. Great Britain
$5K
Bank - $28,600

end of show noise

Mike will return on tomorrow’s show.

I had no idea there was going to be a celeb on today's show.  I watched it and enjoyed Mike.  He was funny and seemed to be enjoying the experience.Here's how I'd deal with the stack:1. easy.2. easy.  I know from watching J! that Fosters is from Australia, Corona is Mexican, and Guiness is Irish.3. fairly easy to figure out.4. easy.  5. Here's where I use the ATA.
6. easy. The ATA results were iffy. I guess most of these people weren't around in the 80's.
7. easy.
8. I live in Michigan, where it usually snows in the winter, so I've heard this tip on TV.
9. easy.

That last question topic "Galactic Math" scares me. However, since it's a celeb episode, I bet it will be easier than I think it is.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Question 3 – 5 Hey, Bird Beak
The beak of what kind of bird is often said to resemble a chisel?
A. Woodpecker
B. Pelican
C. Flamingo
D. Toucan

I wonder who allegedly often says that. I just looked at a lot of images of woodpecker beaks and chisels on Google and didn't notice much resemblance.

Question 5 – 8 TV Finale
The series finale of the original “Beverly Hills, 90210” ends with the gang boogying down to what song at Donna and David’s wedding?
A. Celebration
B. We Are Family
C. Dancing Queen
D. Shout

JTQ1

Spoiler

A. Celebration
$25K
Bank - $11,500

ATA

Question 6 – 9 Full Names
Which of the following would be the name of a popular ‘80s toy if it featured the full name of its Hungarian inventor?
A. Odon Rubik’s Cube
B. Erno Rubik’s Cube
C. Bela Rubik’s Cube
D. Fedor Rubik’s Cube

ATA

ATA results

21% A. Odon Rubik’s Cube
40% B. Erno Rubik’s Cube
25% C. Bela Rubik’s Cube
14% D. Fedor Rubik’s Cube

Spoiler

B. Erno Rubik’s Cube
$100
Bank - $11,600

JTQ

Question 8 – 2 Car Care
Experts suggest that car owners have cat litter in their trunks during snowy weather, in case they need help improving what?
A. Fuel efficiency
B. Tire traction
C. Engine speed
D. Windshield visibility

Spoiler

B. Tire traction
$2K
Bank - $23,600

I've gotten myself out of a slick spot twice and a stranded student once with this stuff. Don't leave home without it!

SportsFan68 wrote:I've gotten myself out of a slick spot twice and a stranded student once with this stuff.

How did you get in a stranded student???

Estonut wrote:

SportsFan68 wrote:I've gotten myself out of a slick spot twice and a stranded student once with this stuff.

How did you get in a stranded student???

Never ask a question unless you really, really want the answer......

PS For future stranded motorists, scoopable litter won't work, has to be the cheap old Johnny Cat stuff. Also fireplace ashes work well, too.

PPS Why was I not informed of Mike Rowe's appearance?????? Somebody must have been asleep at the wheel.....

Sistine Fanny wrote:PPS Why was I not informed of Mike Rowe's appearance?????? Somebody must have been asleep at the wheel.....

But you had been informed! This thread, started in August, said he'd be appearing on the show, then an update posted in January mentioned February 27-28 as his appearance dates.

http://wwtbambored.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=35828

Sistine Fanny wrote:

Estonut wrote:

SportsFan68 wrote:I've gotten myself out of a slick spot twice and a stranded student once with this stuff.

How did you get in a stranded student???

Never ask a question unless you really, really want the answer......

PS For future stranded motorists, scoopable litter won't work, has to be the cheap old Johnny Cat stuff. Also fireplace ashes work well, too.

PPS Why was I not informed of Mike Rowe's appearance?????? Somebody must have been asleep at the wheel.....

I guess no one wanted that dirty job...

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Mike Rowe
Star of “Dirty Jobs”

Mike is playing for the Mike Rowe Works Foundation.

So is it celebrity week again or is this a one-off just to fill the ratings period?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 5 – 8 TV Finale
The series finale of the original “Beverly Hills, 90210” ends with the gang boogying down to what song at Donna and David’s wedding?
A. Celebration
B. We Are Family
C. Dancing Queen
D. Shout

JTQ1

Spoiler

A. Celebration
$25K
Bank - $11,500

I'd JTQ also.

earendel wrote:So is it celebrity week again or is this a one-off just to fill the ratings period?

I think they're breaking up the celebrity appearances into single days (or two days, if they carry over like Mike) instead of doing full weeks, this season.

Which brings up a good point. Fanny complained that nobody told her that Mike Rowe would be on the show. In that earlier thread about celebrity appearances, she argued that celebrity editions are a good thing because they'll get fans of those celebrities to watch SyndieBAM, when they ordinarily wouldn't. But then Fanny missed Mike Rowe's appearance, despite having been told about it in advance! Evidently, the nearly non-existence promotion of the episode by TPTB failed to attract her attention, as a reminder.

So how many of Mike Rowe's other fans, who don't ordinarily watch SyndieBAM, might have been enticed to do so?

Incidentally, I want to thank Mike for making the observation that there used to be a chair for the contestant and that he missed that.

Of course, when Meredith explained that they got rid of the Hot Seat to give contestants more freedom to move around, he had to make a point of doing that, "I'm pacing back and forth!"

MarleysGh0st wrote:

earendel wrote:So is it celebrity week again or is this a one-off just to fill the ratings period?

I think they're breaking up the celebrity appearances into single days (or two days, if they carry over like Mike) instead of doing full weeks, this season.

Which brings up a good point. Fanny complained that nobody told her that Mike Rowe would be on the show. In that earlier thread about celebrity appearances, she argued that celebrity editions are a good thing because they'll get fans of those celebrities to watch SyndieBAM, when they ordinarily wouldn't. But then Fanny missed Mike Rowe's appearance, despite having been told about it in advance! Evidently, the nearly non-existence promotion of the episode by TPTB failed to attract her attention, as a reminder.

So how many of Mike Rowe's other fans, who don't ordinarily watch SyndieBAM, might have been enticed to do so?

I like it better when they put all the celebrity episodes in the same week. That makes it easier to remember not to watch.

It's curious that they didn't say anything about Meredith making a reciprocal guest appearance on Dirty Jobs.

Estonut wrote:

SportsFan68 wrote:I've gotten myself out of a slick spot twice and a stranded student once with this stuff.

How did you get in a stranded student???

And the less said about kitty litter in that situation, the better. (Ow!)

MarleysGh0st wrote:

Sistine Fanny wrote:PPS Why was I not informed of Mike Rowe's appearance?????? Somebody must have been asleep at the wheel.....

But you had been informed! This thread, started in August, said he'd be appearing on the show, then an update posted in January mentioned February 27-28 as his appearance dates.

http://wwtbambored.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=35828

Adding onto a thread from six months ago that ends up getting lost in the morass of political crap that constantly clutters up the front page is not the same thing as informing me......

MarleysGh0st wrote:

earendel wrote:So is it celebrity week again or is this a one-off just to fill the ratings period?

I think they're breaking up the celebrity appearances into single days (or two days, if they carry over like Mike) instead of doing full weeks, this season.

Which brings up a good point. Fanny complained that nobody told her that Mike Rowe would be on the show. In that earlier thread about celebrity appearances, she argued that celebrity editions are a good thing because they'll get fans of those celebrities to watch SyndieBAM, when they ordinarily wouldn't. But then Fanny missed Mike Rowe's appearance, despite having been told about it in advance! Evidently, the nearly non-existence promotion of the episode by TPTB failed to attract her attention, as a reminder.

So how many of Mike Rowe's other fans, who don't ordinarily watch SyndieBAM, might have been enticed to do so?

But I wasn't told about it in advance! I watch Dirty Jobs every week and heard nothing about it, nor were there any adverts for it during the show.

Granted, BAM is on CBS here and I usually don't ever watch CBS aside from Monday nights. But I had it on for two hours last night and they didn't have a single promo. In fact, I can't ever recall seeing so much as a bumper for the show on CBS (although I don't watch it during the daytime).

Now that I know about it (due to a post that actually had his name in the subject line) I dvr'ed today's show, thereby proving my original assertion.

Sistine Fanny wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote:

Sistine Fanny wrote:PPS Why was I not informed of Mike Rowe's appearance?????? Somebody must have been asleep at the wheel.....

But you had been informed! This thread, started in August, said he'd be appearing on the show, then an update posted in January mentioned February 27-28 as his appearance dates.

http://wwtbambored.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=35828

Adding onto a thread from six months ago that ends up getting lost in the morass of political crap that constantly clutters up the front page is not the same thing as informing me......

Sorry, Fanny. I have the habit of adding to old topics that are vaguely related to what I'm posting, rather than starting new ones. I should have remebered you were waiting to see Mike Rowe.

Sistine Fanny wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote:

Sistine Fanny wrote:PPS Why was I not informed of Mike Rowe's appearance?????? Somebody must have been asleep at the wheel.....

But you had been informed! This thread, started in August, said he'd be appearing on the show, then an update posted in January mentioned February 27-28 as his appearance dates.

http://wwtbambored.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=35828

Adding onto a thread from six months ago that ends up getting lost in the morass of political crap that constantly clutters up the front page is not the same thing as informing me......

So tell me again which BB is supposed to be your personal appointment secretary?

jarnon wrote:

Sistine Fanny wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote:
But you had been informed! This thread, started in August, said he'd be appearing on the show, then an update posted in January mentioned February 27-28 as his appearance dates.

http://wwtbambored.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=35828

Adding onto a thread from six months ago that ends up getting lost in the morass of political crap that constantly clutters up the front page is not the same thing as informing me......

Sorry, Fanny. I have the habit of adding to old topics that are vaguely related to what I'm posting, rather than starting new ones. I should have remebered you were waiting to see Mike Rowe.

Thank you, Jarnon. When there's an entire page of multi-page posts that are mostly political, everything runs together. I was just remarking a day or so ago that I don't read too many threads these days mostly because I don't see them or just assume it's more pissing and moaning about this, that or the third.

MarleysGh0st wrote:

Sistine Fanny wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote:
But you had been informed! This thread, started in August, said he'd be appearing on the show, then an update posted in January mentioned February 27-28 as his appearance dates.

http://wwtbambored.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=35828

Adding onto a thread from six months ago that ends up getting lost in the morass of political crap that constantly clutters up the front page is not the same thing as informing me......

So tell me again which BB is supposed to be your personal appointment secretary?

The one to who/m the statement was addressed......

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 7 – 3 The Wild West
The town of Show Low, AZ got its name when tow rivals used what to determine which of them would leave town?
A. Chess pieces
B. Marbles
C. Playing cards
D. Darts

Spoiler

C. Playing cards
$10K
Bank - $21,600

Not very wild. Around here, tow rivals settle their disputes by vandalism, or if necessary, shooting each other. There was even a reality show about it, Wreck Chasers.