WWTBAM Bored

Paul McCahey
New City, NY
FDNY firefighter

Topic Tree:

10 Taste Test
9 Food for Thought
8 Alternate Ending
7 In Short
6 Sit Yourself Down
5 Crowdsourced Knowledge
4 Religious Words
3 A Cut Above
2 Left Behind
1 Farm Problems

Topic Tree: (randomized)

10 Taste Test
7 In Short
8 Alternate Ending
1 Farm Problems
3 A Cut Above
5 Crowdsourced Knowledge
9 Food for Thought
4 Religious Words
6 Sit Yourself Down
2 Left Behind

Question 1 - 2 Left Behind
Costing airline travelers more than just time, in 2012 what agency collected over half a million dollars in abandoned change?
A. The IRS
B. The TSA
C. The FBI
D. The CDC

Spoiler

B. The TSA
$500
Bank - $500

Question 2 - 6 Sit Yourself Down
Showing they have a sense of humor about themselves, what 137-year-old company once used the slogan “The Best Seat In The House”?
A. Ticketmaster
B. IKEA
C. Jockey
D. American Airlines

Spoiler

C. Jockey
$1K
Bank - $1,500

Question 3 - 4 Religious Words
As Cam’ron demonstrates in his song of the same name, which of the following can be used to say “teach someone a lesson”?
A. Race ‘em to the altar
B. Get ‘em to a synagogue
C. Run ‘em to temple
D. Take ‘em to church

JTQ 1

Spoiler

D. Take ‘em to church
$25K
Bank - $1,500

commercial break

Question 4 - 9 Food for Thought
Before it became known as the “Windy City,’ Chicago was thought to derive its name from a Native American word meaning what?
A. Bean
B. Potato
C. Mushroom
D. Garlic

JTQ 2

Spoiler

D. Garlic
$100
Bank - $1,500

Question 5 - 5 Crowdsourced Knowledge
In cases involving verbal abuse, courts are reportedly consulting what online resource on the meanings of unfamiliar slang terms?
A. About.com
B. HowStuffWorks.com
C. UrbanDictionary.com
D. Snopes.com

Spoiler

C. UrbanDictionary.com
$3K
Bank - $4,500

Question 6 - 3 A Cut Above
If your hair is in a chonmage, there’s a decent chance you weigh 300 pounds, since it’s the style traditionally worn by whom?
A. NFL linemen
B. Competitive eaters
C. Sumo wrestlers
D. Nightclub bouncers

Spoiler

C. Sumo wrestlers
$15K
Bank - $19,500

commercial break

Question 7 - 1 Farm Problems
Because vermin quickly learn they’re not alive, developers have added movement and noise to create a robotic what?
A. Frightowl
B. Goatalarm
C. Scarecrow
D. Cowshock

ATA

ATA results

37% A. Frightowl
6% B. Goatalarm
53% C. Scarecrow
4% D. Cowshock

Spoiler

C. Scarecrow
$2K
Bank - $21,500

Question 8 - 8 Alternate Ending
Had “Finding Nemo” portrayed clownfish accurately, what would Nemo’s father have done upon the death of Nemo’s mother?
A. Left to find a new female mate
B. Turned into a female
C. Died
D. Eaten Nemo

Paul makes

Spoiler

left to find a new female mate

his final answer.

Spoiler

B. Turned into a female
Paul leaves with $1K

commercial break

Question 4 - 9 Food for Thought
Before it became known as the “Windy City,’ Chicago was thought to derive its name from a Native American word meaning what?
A. Bean
B. Potato
C. Mushroom
D. Garlic

JTQ 2

Spoiler

D. Garlic
$100
Bank - $1,500

JTQ 1

Question 8 - 8 Alternate Ending
Had “Finding Nemo” portrayed clownfish accurately, what would Nemo’s father have done upon the death of Nemo’s mother?
A. Left to find a new female mate
B. Turned into a female
C. Died
D. Eaten Nemo

Paul makes

Spoiler

left to find a new female mate

his final answer.

Spoiler

B. Turned into a female
Paul leaves with $1K

JTQ 2

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Paul McCahey
New City, NY
FDNY firefighter

Paul said he had been scheduled for a 7 pm audition, but a fire call came in around 4. They got the fire out and just managed to get him to the audition on time. (It wasn't clear to me if they drove him in the firetruck all the way to the audition or just to the subway, but I think it was the latter.) So, okay, firefighters are always welcome contestants on SyndieBAM, but that story would have had a lot more impact if he as a firefighter from Elsewhere, trying to make it to a rare roadtrip audition, instead of in Where Else, when they have auditions all the time.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 7 - 1 Farm Problems
Because vermin quickly learn they’re not alive, developers have added movement and noise to create a robotic what?
A. Frightowl
B. Goatalarm
C. Scarecrow
D. Cowshock

ATA

ATA results

37% A. Frightowl
6% B. Goatalarm
53% C. Scarecrow
4% D. Cowshock

Spoiler

C. Scarecrow
$2K
Bank - $21,500

I wonder if the word "vermin" had Paul (and nearly half the audience) locked into thinking only about rodents? Or have city folk really never heard of a scarecrow?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Paul McCahey
New City, NY
FDNY firefighter

The show arranged a "Tyson Viewing Party" for Paul. Oddly his wife was at the party and not in the studio.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 1 - 2 Left Behind
Costing airline travelers more than just time, in 2012 what agency collected over half a million dollars in abandoned change?
A. The IRS
B. The TSA
C. The FBI
D. The CDC

Spoiler

B. The TSA
$500
Bank - $500

Paul ran through the answers and eliminated the wrong ones but got hung up on trying to figure out what "TSA" stood for, which really wasn't the point. He finally figured out that it had to be the answer.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 4 - 9 Food for Thought
Before it became known as the “Windy City,’ Chicago was thought to derive its name from a Native American word meaning what?
A. Bean
B. Potato
C. Mushroom
D. Garlic

JTQ 2

Spoiler

D. Garlic
$100
Bank - $1,500

I was thinking it might be something fruit-related, since O'Hare was once Orchard Field. I'd JTQ on this one.

MarleysGh0st wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 7 - 1 Farm Problems
Because vermin quickly learn they’re not alive, developers have added movement and noise to create a robotic what?
A. Frightowl
B. Goatalarm
C. Scarecrow
D. Cowshock

ATA

ATA results

37% A. Frightowl
6% B. Goatalarm
53% C. Scarecrow
4% D. Cowshock

Spoiler

C. Scarecrow
$2K
Bank - $21,500

I wonder if the word "vermin" had Paul (and nearly half the audience) locked into thinking only about rodents? Or have city folk really never heard of a scarecrow?

Well I've seen scarecrows and I was still distracted by the word "vermin". I don't think of crows as vermin.

earendel wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 7 - 1 Farm Problems
Because vermin quickly learn they’re not alive, developers have added movement and noise to create a robotic what?
A. Frightowl
B. Goatalarm
C. Scarecrow
D. Cowshock

ATA

ATA results

37% A. Frightowl
6% B. Goatalarm
53% C. Scarecrow
4% D. Cowshock

Spoiler

C. Scarecrow
$2K
Bank - $21,500

I wonder if the word "vermin" had Paul (and nearly half the audience) locked into thinking only about rodents? Or have city folk really never heard of a scarecrow?

Well I've seen scarecrows and I was still distracted by the word "vermin". I don't think of crows as vermin.

As someone how has had to research the meaning of vermin, I understand your confusion. My particular case involved bats

earendel wrote:The show arranged a "Tyson Viewing Party" for Paul. Oddly his wife was at the party and not in the studio.

Everything about a Tyson Viewing Party is odd, starting with its rarity and unpredictability to its obviousness as a product placement: everybody has to wear those bright Tyson tee shirts and sit in between those heaping (but apparently untouched) bowls of Tyson food and those giant Tyson banners in the background. I can't help but wonder if all that food gets whisked away the moment the cameras turn off, like a great Potemkin Village party.

The typical contestant has to wait for an entire day or two for a turn in the studio, without being able to predict when that turn will come. Do they make an exception to that rule when Tyson's throwing a party or do the guests of the party have to wait all that time at the remote location, too?

And in Paul's case, he (and presumably all his friends) are NYC residents. They could just as easily have come to the studio to watch his performance live. Save the remote parties for friends who really are a long way away.




I wonder if people who are offered a Tyson Viewing Party know about its curse?