Transcript 10/17/2012 Marjorie Pour-Ghasemi

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Transcript 10/17/2012 Marjorie Pour-Ghasemi

#1 Post by BBTranscriptTeam » Thu Oct 18, 2012 9:10 am

Marjorie Pour-Ghasemi
Hesperia, CA
Originally from Kentucky

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Celebrity Children
It All Works Out
What's in a Name?
Under My Thumb
Honest Depictions
April Fools
Online Donor
Crowd Pleaser
Natural Nomenclature
Back Me Up

Question 1 - Back Me Up

Aretha Franklin's sisters Carolyn and Erma sing backup on her classic song "Respect," repeatedly belting out which of these phrases?

A: Break it down
B: Sock it to me
C: Let it loose
D: Rock it baby

She's not familiar with the song. ATA
Spoiler
A: 5%
B: 88%
C: 2%
D: 5%
That's a "respectable" number.
Answer and value
B: Sock it to me
Value: $25,000
Bank: $25,000
Hubby gets a hug.

Question 2 - Natural Nomenclature

Named by a six-year-old British boy who won a contest, Melting Bob's one of the world's largest what?

A: Volcanoes
B: Deserts
C: Icebergs
D: Caves
Answer and value
C: Icebergs
Value: $10,000
Bank: $35,000
Question 3 - Crowd Pleaser

Said to have entertained Sigmund Freud with his flatulency, one of France's most popular performers in the 1800's was the subject of a musical named what?

A: The Fartiste
B: The Gasologist
C: The Tootmeister
D: The Wind Machine

JTQ
Answer and value
A: The Fartiste
Value: $500
Bank: $35,000
Question 4 - Online Donor

In a move some are calling "social engineering" rather than "social networking," what website now allows users to divulge their organ donor status?

A: eBay
B: Google
C: Yelp
D: Facebook
Answer and value
D: Facebook
Value: $2,000
Bank: $37,000
End of show noise. Marjorie brings $37,000 and 1 jump the question to tomorrow's show.

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Re: Transcript 10/17/2012 Marjorie Pour-Ghasemi

#2 Post by SportsFan68 » Thu Oct 18, 2012 9:21 am

Good stack so far.
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Re: Transcript 10/17/2012 Marjorie Pour-Ghasemi

#3 Post by jarnon » Thu Oct 18, 2012 2:15 pm

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 1 - Back Me Up

Aretha Franklin's sisters Carolyn and Erma sing backup on her classic song "Respect," repeatedly belting out which of these phrases?

A: Break it down
B: Sock it to me
C: Let it loose
D: Rock it baby

She's not familiar with the song. ATA
Spoiler
A: 5%
B: 88%
C: 2%
D: 5%
That's a "respectable" number.
Answer and value
B: Sock it to me
Value: $25,000
Bank: $25,000
Spoiler
"Sock it to me?"
was also President
Spoiler
Nixon
's line on Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In. (The President's name is hidden because it's the answer to John Carpenter's $1M question.)
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Re: Transcript 10/17/2012 Marjorie Pour-Ghasemi

#4 Post by earendel » Thu Oct 18, 2012 2:23 pm

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Marjorie Pour-Ghasemi
Hesperia, CA
Originally from Kentucky
And she sure sounded like it.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 3 - Crowd Pleaser

Said to have entertained Sigmund Freud with his flatulency, one of France's most popular performers in the 1800's was the subject of a musical named what?

A: The Fartiste
B: The Gasologist
C: The Tootmeister
D: The Wind Machine

JTQ
Answer and value
A: The Fartiste
Value: $500
Bank: $35,000
I'd JTQ also.
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Re: Transcript 10/17/2012 Marjorie Pour-Ghasemi

#5 Post by Estonut » Thu Oct 18, 2012 11:50 pm

jarnon wrote:
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 1 - Back Me Up

Aretha Franklin's sisters Carolyn and Erma sing backup on her classic song "Respect," repeatedly belting out which of these phrases?

A: Break it down
B: Sock it to me
C: Let it loose
D: Rock it baby

She's not familiar with the song. ATA
Spoiler
A: 5%
B: 88%
C: 2%
D: 5%
That's a "respectable" number.
Answer and value
B: Sock it to me
Value: $25,000
Bank: $25,000
Spoiler
"Sock it to me?"
was also President
Spoiler
Nixon
's line on Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In. (The President's name is hidden because it's the answer to John Carpenter's $1M question.)
Spoiler
I LOL'd when I saw your spoilers. Hell, it's been almost 13 years! :)
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Re: Transcript 10/17/2012 Marjorie Pour-Ghasemi

#6 Post by themanwho » Fri Oct 19, 2012 1:38 am

earendel wrote:
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Marjorie Pour-Ghasemi
Hesperia, CA
Originally from Kentucky
And she sure sounded like it.
BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 3 - Crowd Pleaser

Said to have entertained Sigmund Freud with his flatulency, one of France's most popular performers in the 1800's was the subject of a musical named what?

A: The Fartiste
B: The Gasologist
C: The Tootmeister
D: The Wind Machine

JTQ
Answer and value
A: The Fartiste
Value: $500
Bank: $35,000
I'd JTQ also.
Looks like I have to bust out "Doesn't anybody read The Straight Dope anymore?" again. :)

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