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Transcript 6/11/08


Francesco Caporusso
New York, NY

Francesco is 6'5" tall.


$100
"Fast-pitch" and "slow-pitch" are varieties of what sport?

A: Skiing
B: Softball
C: Swimming
D: Selling movie scripts

$200
In"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", what dwarf naturally has an allergic reaction when
a bunch of flowers is put in front of him?

A: Sneezy
B: Dopey
C: Happy
D: Bashful

$300
For years, the German city of Berlin was divided into communist and non-communist sectors
by a gigantic what?

A: Moat
B: Tower
C: Wall
D: Forest

$500
Often used on pool tables, the felt-like fabric baize is typically what color?

A: Green
B: Yellow
C: Purple
D: Black

$1000
What U.S. state's second most populated city derives its name from the prominent rapids
located in the neighboring Grand River?

A: Colorado
B: Iowa
C: Kentucky
D: Michigan


Commercial break

Francesco is a film & video producer.
He demonstrates how he can move his eyes independently of each other. Meredith
was impressed as well as totally grossed out.


$2000
An organization for bald men, BaldRUs celebrates its International Bald Holiday
on the birthday of what Oscar winner?

A: Gregory Peck
B: Ernest Borgnine
C: Laurence Olivier
D: Yul Brynner


$4000
Often seen on cows, a dewlap is a loose-hanging fold of skin located where?

A: Neck
B: Stomach
C: Back of leg
D: Top of head

He's tempted to say neck, but decides to ask the audience.


ATA:
A: 81%
B: 10%
C: 6%
D: 3%


$8000
Debuting in 2007, what TV drama is often described as an east coast version of "The O C"?

A: Pushing Daisies
B: Gossip Girl
C: Cashmere Mafia
D: Big Shots

50/50 leaves
B: Gossip Girl
D: Big Shots


Commercial Break


$16,000
What famous American novel's title is taken from a line in the Old Testament book Ecclesiastes?

A: From Here to Eternity
B: As I Lay Dying
C: Tender is the Night
D: The Sun Also Rises


Francesco calls Stephen, his wife's nephew. Stephen doesn't really know but thinks
it might be From Here to Eternity & is still talking as time runs out.
Francesco goes with his gut & will return tomorrow.





Answers:
$100 b - Softball
$200 A - Sneezy
$300 C - Wall
$500 A - Green
$1000 D - Michigan
$2000 D - Yul Brynner
$4000 A - Neck
$8000 B - Gossip Girl
$16000 D - The Sun Also Rises

Francesco is a film & video producer.
He demonstrates how he can move his eyes independently of each other. Meredith
was impressed as well as totally grossed out.

Yeah, but can he flip his eyelids?

I'll give odds he's one and done tomorrow.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Francesco Caporusso
New York, NY

Francesco is a film & video producer.

WE/WE

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Francesco Caporusso
New York, NY
Francesco is a film & video producer.

WE/WE

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$8000
Debuting in 2007, what TV drama is often described as an east coast version of "The O C"?

A: Pushing Daisies
B: Gossip Girl
C: Cashmere Mafia
D: Big Shots

No idea; PAF

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$16,000
What famous American novel's title is taken from a line in the Old Testament book Ecclesiastes?

A: From Here to Eternity
B: As I Lay Dying
C: Tender is the Night
D: The Sun Also Rises


Francesco calls Stephen, his wife's nephew. Stephen doesn't really know but thinks
it might be From Here to Eternity & is still talking as time runs out.
Francesco goes with his gut & will return tomorrow.

Ecclesiastes 1:5: "The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, and hastens to his place where he arose." Good job, Francesco!

Bob Juch wrote:I'll give odds he's one and done tomorrow.

If he is, he'll be the ninth straight contestant to see 10 questions. Of the previous 8, 7 walked with 16K and 1 missed the 25K question.

I was amazed that Francecso knew the $1K question about Grand Rapids-maybe it's because of all the media attention from Gerald Ford's funeral last year. I knew it right away before the choices came up.

Kazoo65 wrote:I was amazed that Francecso knew the $1K question about Grand Rapids-maybe it's because of all the media attention from Gerald Ford's funeral last year. I knew it right away before the choices came up.

They did have "Grand" and "rapids" in the question, Kazoo. Your state's not as obscure as all that, even to a New Yorker.

MarleysGh0st wrote:

Kazoo65 wrote:I was amazed that Francecso knew the $1K question about Grand Rapids-maybe it's because of all the media attention from Gerald Ford's funeral last year. I knew it right away before the choices came up.

They did have "Grand" and "rapids" in the question, Kazoo. Your state's not as obscure as all that, even to a New Yorker.

Maybe he was an Amway distributer.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Francesco Caporusso
New York, NY

Francesco is a film & video producer.

He's a WE/WE® and he's wearing a blue shirt.

$8K: Haven't seen any of these shows, so I better ATA.

I'll be looking at the $25K question on the next show with 50:50 and PAF.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Francesco Caporusso
New York, NY

Francesco is 6'5" tall.

And this makes him a contestant?

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Francesco is a film & video producer.
He demonstrates how he can move his eyes independently of each other. Meredith was impressed as well as totally grossed out.

So he's a WE/WE®. OK, so his hook isn't being tall, it's the eye thing.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$4000
Often seen on cows, a dewlap is a loose-hanging fold of skin located where?

A: Neck
B: Stomach
C: Back of leg
D: Top of head

He's tempted to say neck, but decides to ask the audience.

ATA:
A: 81%
B: 10%
C: 6%
D: 3%

This is one of those times when yielding to temptation would have been a good thing.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$8000
Debuting in 2007, what TV drama is often described as an east coast version of "The O C"?

A: Pushing Daisies
B: Gossip Girl
C: Cashmere Mafia
D: Big Shots

50/50 leaves
B: Gossip Girl
D: Big Shots

I haven't watched either show but I've heard the comparison made. It also helps to know what the other programs are about so they can be eliminated as possible answers.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$16,000
What famous American novel's title is taken from a line in the Old Testament book Ecclesiastes?

A: From Here to Eternity
B: As I Lay Dying
C: Tender is the Night
D: The Sun Also Rises

Francesco calls Stephen, his wife's nephew. Stephen doesn't really know but thinks it might be From Here to Eternity & is still talking as time runs out. Francesco goes with his gut & will return tomorrow.

Just as with J! I am often amazed at how little people know about the Bible. Not that I'd expect them to have a seminarian's depth of knowledge, but there is so much in our culture that comes from it (expressions, stories, etc.). Having said that, this is not as easy as it sounds, although it's easily Googlable if the PAF uses it.

Kazoo65 wrote:I was amazed that Francecso knew the $1K question about Grand Rapids-maybe it's because of all the media attention from Gerald Ford's funeral last year. I knew it right away before the choices came up.

Honestly? It's posts like this that make me think that maybe, just maybe, somebody is screwing with us.

earendel wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Francesco Caporusso
New York, NY

Francesco is 6'5" tall.

And this makes him a contestant?

Worked for me. And via the modified phone game even so we know the APs have sensory powers beyond those of mortal men. (Is there an official Bored Lingo name for that version of the phone game?)

starfish1113 wrote:

Kazoo65 wrote:I was amazed that Francecso knew the $1K question about Grand Rapids-maybe it's because of all the media attention from Gerald Ford's funeral last year. I knew it right away before the choices came up.

Honestly? It's posts like this that make me think that maybe, just maybe, somebody is screwing with us.

You're not the only one who thinks that way.

earendel wrote:

starfish1113 wrote:

Kazoo65 wrote:I was amazed that Francecso knew the $1K question about Grand Rapids-maybe it's because of all the media attention from Gerald Ford's funeral last year. I knew it right away before the choices came up.

Honestly? It's posts like this that make me think that maybe, just maybe, somebody is screwing with us.

You're not the only one who thinks that way.

I still believe the posts are hers.

Has anyone ever met Kazoo? Been in contact with her recently, aside from the Bored posts?

MarleysGh0st wrote:

earendel wrote:

starfish1113 wrote: Honestly? It's posts like this that make me think that maybe, just maybe, somebody is screwing with us.

You're not the only one who thinks that way.

I still believe the posts are hers.

Has anyone ever met Kazoo? Been in contact with her recently, aside from the Bored posts?

One of my big regrets was not meeting her when I lived in Kalamazoo.

I do know her real name now and she has shown up on Ken Jenning's trivia contests with that name recently. (within the last year, I think). She also still shows up as part of volunteer organizations around Kalamazoo.

andrewjackson wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote:

earendel wrote: You're not the only one who thinks that way.

I still believe the posts are hers.

Has anyone ever met Kazoo? Been in contact with her recently, aside from the Bored posts?

One of my big regrets was not meeting her when I lived in Kalamazoo.

I do know her real name now and she has shown up on Ken Jenning's trivia contests with that name recently. (within the last year, I think). She also still shows up as part of volunteer organizations around Kalamazoo.

Yes, I know there's a real Kazoo. The challenge is to contact her through some other channel than these message boards to confirm that she's really behind her screen name and not some imp, as the naysayers believe.

MarleysGh0st wrote:

andrewjackson wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote: I still believe the posts are hers.

Has anyone ever met Kazoo? Been in contact with her recently, aside from the Bored posts?

One of my big regrets was not meeting her when I lived in Kalamazoo.

I do know her real name now and she has shown up on Ken Jenning's trivia contests with that name recently. (within the last year, I think). She also still shows up as part of volunteer organizations around Kalamazoo.

Yes, I know there's a real Kazoo. The challenge is to contact her through some other channel than these message boards to confirm that she's really behind her screen name and not some imp, as the naysayers believe.

The fact that her real name is on Ken's site makes me think she is still around but someone could still be imping her over here.

My personal opinion. It's really her posting here.