Transcript 01/21/10 - Dan Brown

[silvercamaro]

If so, is it in the gourmet mustard section, or the gourmet mayonnaise section? Whatever yo guys do with the stuff, I am sure that must be right.

Mecca has gourmet sections? I was excited enough to discover the deli case with the paper-thin sliced ham.

[littlebeast13]

I'd say Bob is justified in calling Mustard a "wicked distractor," and I vote we leave it at that.

But I'd be surprised if Bob expects to see Mr. Brown returning in a later show thanks to a contested question - I certainly don't.

Where did he say that? Bob has three posts in this thread. The first says the contestant has "a good case for coming back", and the second and third attempted to justify his claim after eveyone jumped him for it.

I don't know jack about aioli, and unlike other people I'm not going to pretend to. But I'd say enough people have verified its "traditional" form that the contention that it is a bad question due to a "wicked distractor" (In quotes even though you were the first to use it in this thread) is moot....

lb13

lb, does Mecca carry aioli? If so, is it in the gourmet mustard section, or the gourmet mayonnaise section? Whatever yo guys do with the stuff, I am sure that must be right.

Well, we keep the "gourmet" mustard right next to the "gourmet" mayonnaise, so that isn't going to help out. I'll be on the lookout for it though....

lb13

[Bob Juch]

The question reads, "A popular sauce in French Provençal cuisine, aïoli is traditionally a garlic-flavored what?" Yet, Bob posts links to three non-traditional recipes, two of which require the emulsification of oil and egg yolk, the key element in making mayonnaise. (The third, which substitutes yogurt, is particularly contemporary.) Furthermore, from the standpoint of logic, if aioli were mustard, why would any recipe add mustard?

Really, Bob, your stubborn insistence that you cannot be wrong is becoming funny -- but we're not laughing with you.

Ha! Putting a little mustard in mayonnaise doesn't make it mustard any more than putting a little horseradish in mustard would make it horseradish.

Bob, it's okay to not know everything, really. By trying to convince people that you know everything, all you do is cause them to question as to whether you know anything.

(I'm using "you" in the universal sense, because that's applies to anybody)

Reminds me of the question on the real WWTBAM, that asked the contestant what ingredient was necessary for something to be cooked a la lyonnaise, and instead of onions (the correct answer) he picked potatoes (the wrong answer); a lot of people criticized the question for much the same reason, they associated 'lyonnaise' with potatoes, and simply did not get the point that 'lyonnaise' is the style, and requires onions, while potatoes lyonnaise are just one particularly food that is cooked 'a la lyonnaise' (you can have a lot of things 'lyonnaise,' but the only thing that requires potatoes is 'potatoes lyonnaise,' while every single other 'lyonnaise' item requires onions).

But this is even more remote: if you ADD mustard to something, wouldn't that, by definition, mean that the 'something' is not, itself, mustard? If aioli were an adjective (describing a form of mustard, like dijon), as in, 'an aioli sauce is...' that would be one thing, but aioli is a noun ('a popular sauce'), not a form of a sauce, so it should be clear.

Eggs are not required in aioli. The name means garlic in oil. Both eggs and mustard are additions.

[NellyLunatic1980]

Dan Brown
Lincoln, NE
Video blogger

Although he did not write The Da Vinci Code, "on a popular video website" Dan has over 100,000 subscribers and he's on the Top 100 list for Directors category.

So would he be a What Else® or an aspiring What Else®?

$7,500 * Disneyland
Which of these classic Disneyland rides is an indoor roller coaster?

A: It's a Small World B: Space Mountain
C: Mad Tea Party D: Mr. Toad's Wild Ride

I haven't been to Disneyland since I was 2 years old. My instinct was It's a Small World, but I would ATA.

The mayonnaise/mustard debate is well under way,

I do not think that there is any debate.

It is mayonnaise. Juch is the only one pressing for mustard, and he is wrong.

The keyword in the question is "traditionally", so there is no there there.

[Appa23]

Ha! Putting a little mustard in mayonnaise doesn't make it mustard any more than putting a little horseradish in mustard would make it horseradish.

Bob, it's okay to not know everything, really. By trying to convince people that you know everything, all you do is cause them to question as to whether you know anything.

(I'm using "you" in the universal sense, because that's applies to anybody)

Reminds me of the question on the real WWTBAM, that asked the contestant what ingredient was necessary for something to be cooked a la lyonnaise, and instead of onions (the correct answer) he picked potatoes (the wrong answer); a lot of people criticized the question for much the same reason, they associated 'lyonnaise' with potatoes, and simply did not get the point that 'lyonnaise' is the style, and requires onions, while potatoes lyonnaise are just one particularly food that is cooked 'a la lyonnaise' (you can have a lot of things 'lyonnaise,' but the only thing that requires potatoes is 'potatoes lyonnaise,' while every single other 'lyonnaise' item requires onions).

But this is even more remote: if you ADD mustard to something, wouldn't that, by definition, mean that the 'something' is not, itself, mustard? If aioli were an adjective (describing a form of mustard, like dijon), as in, 'an aioli sauce is...' that would be one thing, but aioli is a noun ('a popular sauce'), not a form of a sauce, so it should be clear.

Eggs are not required in aioli. The name means garlic in oil. Both eggs and mustard are additions.

I get the feeling that even if Daniel Boulud came onto this Bored and told the Almighty Juch that he was full of it, Juchie would still want to argue.

[Thousandaire]

The mayonnaise/mustard debate is well under way,

I do not think that there is any debate.

It is mayonnaise. Juch is the only one pressing for mustard, and he is wrong.

Yeah. Since when is mustard a sauce? Stupid answer.

[silverscreenselect]

If so, is it in the gourmet mustard section, or the gourmet mayonnaise section? Whatever yo guys do with the stuff, I am sure that must be right.

Mecca has gourmet sections? I was excited enough to discover the deli case with the paper-thin sliced ham.

The gourmet mustard section has the French's instead of the Sam's Special.

[MarleysGh0st]

Dan Brown
Lincoln, NE
Video blogger

Although he did not write The Da Vinci Code, "on a popular video website" Dan has over 100,000 subscribers and he's on the Top 100 list for Directors category.

So would he be a What Else® or an aspiring What Else®?

He may not be making any money from his hobby, but as far as being in the entertainment industry, I'd say he's definitely What Else already. Seriously, in a season in which TPTB gave us the video audition as a new way of getting on the show, he rules the medium. He didn't just sit at home making a video telling TPTB why he wanted on the show, he goes and makes a WWTBAM video (and all the others) that has been viewed by hundreds of thousands! Epic win.

BTW, if everyone who viewed that opening video didn't notice, he's actually put together an entire stack you can play by clicking on the appropriate boxes! Complete with PAFs! And there's one more very important lifeline: if you get an answer wrong, you can choose to "Try Again."

$7,500 * Disneyland
Which of these classic Disneyland rides is an indoor roller coaster?

A: It's a Small World B: Space Mountain
C: Mad Tea Party D: Mr. Toad's Wild Ride

I haven't been to Disneyland since I was 2 years old. My instinct was It's a Small World, but I would ATA.

Small World as a roller coaster!? That's a boat ride that targeted at two year olds. And grown-ups who want to pretend they're two, again.

[MindsofthePeople]

Hey, a What Else! (100K subscribers can't be wrong.) To show him some respect, I'll play his Youtube game; WWTBAM is a crack-like addiction game show for me, and I never pass up a chance to play it.


Okay, I'm a huge foodie, and I've heard of it as mayo, in most cases. Does it exist as mustard: Yes, not typically. In addition, very rarely, it can be made with ketchup. It's mayo, despite that; automatic response from me. I've always remember it having a nice garlic-like flavor to it, in a truffle like presentation. Thankfully, a restaurant I love serves their signature burger with fries that come with this aioli: a nice, white mayo. If that isn't convincing enough, when I did national spelling contests (Scripps), that was a spelling word I had from from of a list from about ~7,500. Fun times. I wondered what it was, and I found it was a garlic-based mayo sauce.

Since it's traditionally, I would never expect mustard to be the right choice. Saying it wads mustard, is normally some Mustard, though, is a nice trick answer, because of Dijon mustard, which comes from, mainly- Dijon, France. Ketchup and hot sauce don't exactly make sense for a french dish.

I'm at the 50K with my "Expert", DD, and ATA. I may have possibly won a 6-digit prize! Who knew TPTB could be so kind to me with a dream stack today! Thanks, because I just got 4 wisdom teeth yanked today. Nihil Obstat.

EDIT: If he did come back (no offense, I don't think he should), it worked well the last time we had a food slip question; those potatoes turned out to be pretty good for Toutant!

[mellytu74]

If so, is it in the gourmet mustard section, or the gourmet mayonnaise section? Whatever yo guys do with the stuff, I am sure that must be right.

Mecca has gourmet sections? I was excited enough to discover the deli case with the paper-thin sliced ham.

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[Millionaire Fan]

Dan just posted a new video on his Youtube channel talking about his Millionaire experience. Here's a link.

[Bob Juch]

Great video! I wish we had one for each BB who's been in the HS.