Just in case the guy on KFAN has got his intellectual property ducks in a row with his Kickstarter thing, I will not refer to this game by the same name he has given his version. Instead, this will be the initial time I "host" a game for the second on this platform with the following rules:
1. I will give you two letters (for example, "K.P"). All the items that week will be a two-word answer in which each word begins with letter in the appropriate spot. The answer can be a person, place, thing, or other two-word phrase. For example, if "K.P." are the letters, then one answer might be Kirby Puckett. Another answer might be "Krakow, Poland." And so on.
2. I will provide six clues for each answer. The clues will be provided one-at-a-time.
3. If you believe you know the answer, make a Spoilered guess in the thread. The point will go to whomever correctly identifies the answer first. If you submit an incorrect response, then you can no longer submit for that particular answer.
4. The participant with the most correct answers at the end of the week wins. (If there is a tie, then I will have tiebreakers for only the participants in the tie.)
5. You're going to be on the honor system, but you should not be using the internet or other resources.
The letters will be revealed, and clues for the first phrase will commence, tomorrow at 9:00 am.
And the video meeting I lead for work is at 9AM. Blah.
The letters this week are C.O.
First phrase clues:
1. Mixed with a lemon
First phrase clues:
1. Mixed with a lemon
2. Once a masher
Next clue at 920
I have an inkling, but holding off from Google is killing me
Incorrect, RhuRu may no longer guess phrase one
Well played!
First phrase clues:
1. Mixed with a lemon
2. Once a masher
3. Repeated victim of bait-and-switches
Next clue at 930
First phrase clues:
1. Mixed with a lemon
2. Once a masher
3. Repeated victim of bait-and-switches
4. Associated with a triumph
Next clue at 940
Winner!
For you to poop on!
Well my inkling was off. I was thinking some big hitter who played with Chet Lemon
Chet Nomel
When you said you had an idea I figured I was completely hosed, since I had zero clue at all until that last one.
Meadowlark Lemon. "Mashers" sounded like a basketball team
Masher made me think of JI
JIM THOME, who then made me think of Chet Lemon as a fellow baseball player
Well the Wabash Mashers were a baseball team...
as it is, only clue four means anything to me
I think the masher clue refers to this?
Which is exactly what I thought of once you got the answer!
That segment still cracks me up
Let's do another one at 1100
Second phrase clues:
1. Distilled by Persians
Next clue at 1110
Second phrase clues:
1. Distilled by Persians
2. Allegedly used in Babylon
Next clue at 1120
Incorrect, RhuRu may no longer guess for phrase two
If I take enough shots in the dark, I'm going to hit something eventually
Second phrase clues:
1. Distilled by Persians
2. Allegedly used in Babylon
3. Motivated invasions
Next clue at 1130
Winner again!
I almost guessed it after the first clue, but the word "distilled" was throwing me off.
Alright, I'll start another at 2pm
Phrase three clues:
1. Wears a black tie
Next clue 210
Incorrect, RhuRu may no longer guess phrase three (my brother also guessed Clive Owen fit this one)
he would have made a competent James Bond
Phrase three clues:
1. Wears a black tie
2. Current job has lasted seven years
Next clue 220
Phrase three clues:
1. Wears a black tie
2. Current job has lasted seven years
3. Thanked by Ashton Kutcher
Next clue 230
Phrase three clues:
1. Wears a black tie
2. Current job has lasted seven years
3. Thanked by Ashton Kutcher
4. Offered to marry couples for free during quarantine
Next clue 240
Phrase three clues:
1. Wears a black tie
2. Current job has lasted seven years
3. Thanked by Ashton Kutcher
4. Offered to marry couples for free during quarantine
5. A pejorative term
Final clue 245
Phrase three clues:
1. Wears a black tie
2. Current job has lasted seven years
3. Thanked by Ashton Kutcher
4. Offered to marry couples for free during quarantine
5. A pejorative term
6. Advertises for Hotels.com
Winner, yet again!
In retrospect, this should have been apparent.
I'm cracking up at the progression of this game.
Also, I'm not sure anyone else is playing today...
Been watching, but nothing has stirred in the ol' noodle.
or if they are, they're on phone calls and are playing Short Attention Span Theater
Nothing wrong with running up the score while you can.
I'll continue with more tomorrow
Well I won't be around tomorrow morning, so that'll help even the score.
I was watching the whole time, and had absolutely nada, much to my mounting frustration.
Mmm hmm
C.O. has been especially difficult, I think. With G.F. I had lots of phrases & names come to my mind, pre-clues. This one, I've had very very few, and certainly none of the answers.
I have an early meeting tomorrow, so I'll start tomorrow at 1030.
Fourth phrase clues:
1. A cookie
Next clue at 1040
heh
no matter what, you're not wrong
Nice try, but no. BrianS may no longer guess phrase four
Fourth phrase clues:
1. A cookie
2. Flew with a buzz
Next clue at 1050
Fourth phrase clues:
1. A cookie
2. Flew with a buzz
3. Sang "The Sure-Flo Song"
Next clue at 1100
Incorrect, freealonzo may no longer answer for phrase four
Fourth phrase clues:
1. A cookie
2. Flew with a buzz
3. Sang "The Sure-Flo Song"
4. An understudy for Gilda Radner
Next clue at 1110
Fourth phrase clues:
1. A cookie
2. Flew with a buzz
3. Sang "The Sure-Flo Song"
4. An understudy for Gilda Radner
5. Awarded the Order of Canada in 2018
Final clue at 1115
Winner! (Sorry, freealonzo...)
I guess I should note that I'll probably be following a Jeopardyesque rule for handing misspellings. A few I may accept (like if one of the words is hydroxychloroquine), but others I may have to be a stickler about.
For some reason I recall an episode of Classic Concentration where the answer to the rebus was "A Pleasant Surprise." The contestant pronounced it "Suh-prise," and Trebek declared it incorrect and was kind of a dick to the contestant. Took me a while to come back around to Trebek again. I'm sure it wasn't even his decision to turn down the answer.
Trebeck being a dick? Huh.
LOL! Did not see that coming.
That's what I was referencing when people were talking about seeing E-6's nephew's basketball games. I'm pretty sure E-6 got it but want to make sure I didn't offend anyone that didn't get the joke.
In fairness to Alex, 95% of nerdcore is freaking terrible.
That's a very generous percentage.
i liked mc chris' contributions to ATHF, but that's as far as i went.
Mc Chris actually takes up a huge chunk of that 5%.
actually, i really did like those songs, just never followed up on it. i can see how he'd be about it though.
I meant that mc chris is just about the only listenable nerdcore. He's clever and does more than just name drop nerdy references.
you're good, that's the exact meaning i took.
Just shoot me. I got stuck on the flying and O'Hare airport.
Next one at 100pm
Phrase five clues:
1. Assisted by an executive
Next clue at 110
Phrase five clues:
1. Assisted by an executive
2. Responsible for finances
Next clue at 120
Incorrect, Philo may no longer guess phrase five
Phrase five clues:
1. Assisted by an executive
2. Responsible for finances
3. Companies normally do not have one
Next clue at 130
Phrase five clues:
1. Assisted by an executive
2. Responsible for finances
3. Companies normally do not have one
4. Units normally do have one
Next clue at 140
Winner!
wait, what? Aren't companies commanded by a captain, 1st lieutenant or major?
😉
I was definitely a company XO to the CO.
How did that not smack me in the face?
it did to me, I should've pulled the trigger earlier
I'll do the last one today at 300
Sixth phrase clues:
1. Described by Longfellow
Next clue at 310
Sixth phrase clues:
1. Described by Longfellow
2. Associated with a never forgotten internet meme
Next clue at 320
Sixth phrase clues:
1. Described by Longfellow
2. Associated with a never forgotten internet meme
3. Home of the American Sign Museum
Next clue at 330
Incorrect, RhuRu may no longer answer phrase six
Just try and stop me!!
*wifi goes dead*
Sixth phrase clues:
1. Described by Longfellow
2. Associated with a never forgotten internet meme
3. Home of the American Sign Museum
4. Known as the Queen of the West
Next clue at 340
Winner!
New one at 900
Seventh phrase clues:
1. Currently unknown
Next clue at 910
Seventh phrase clues:
1. Currently unknown
2. Source of speculation
Next clue at 920
Winner! (Unlike Alex Trebek, I was prepared to accept either answer.)
Whew! 😅
Yeah, but she gave you both, not either.
Hedging bets like that seems... like something I should loudly protest, on some sort of broad principle, which is really just a ruse for the fact that I didn't have an answer first, and HOWDAREYOUSIR!
My 9AM video call is done; better hurry if you're going to schedule a 9:30 one 😛
Sorry, my next call is commencing shortly. Next one at 1100
Eighth phrase clues:
1. Paired with a word
Next clue 1110
Eighth phrase clues:
1. Paired with a word
2. Surpassed by a priest
Next clue 1120
Eighth phrase clues:
1. Paired with a word
2. Surpassed by a priest
3. A collegiate track-and-field champion
Next clue 1130
Not sure what that first clue is about.
He split carries for several seasons with Barry Word
Winner!
This is what I was thinking, but couldn't remember his name.
I had a Tecmo Super Bowl clue coming
Popcorn!
Nothing about the 1st clue, strangely had an idea after the 2nd, was sure that idea was right after 3rd. However, I had absolutely no idea who played before Holmes and would have had to look up any answer.
Ok, next one at 1
My next phone call time!
Ninth phrase clues:
1. Originated in Germany
Next clue 110
Ninth phrase clues:
1. Originated in Germany
2. Made by children
Next clue 120
Incorrect, RhuRu may no longer answer for phrase nine
still not a bad answer
Winner!
Woot!
Gah. Kept hovering around Christmas things. Nice work.
Me too! I was thinking of christmas tree stuff....it was much simpler
Final C.O. phrase at 300
Tenth phrase clues:
1. A Barry White song
Next clue at 310
Tenth phrase clues:
1. A Barry White song
2. A Chuck Berry song
Next clue at 320
Tenth phrase clues:
1. A Barry White song
2. A Chuck Berry song
3. When doubled, a Smashmouth song
Next clue at 330
Tenth phrase clues:
1. A Barry White song
2. A Chuck Berry song
3. When doubled, a Smashmouth song
4. An interjection
Next clue at 340
Winner!
Damn it, if I had been paying attention, I would have tried that by clue 3.
I was thinking it, but didn't have the guts.
I thought no one wanted to admit knowing a Smashmouth song
Hey now
When doubled, also a Mary-Chapin Carpenter album (and song)
When quadrupled, the buildup to an Elvis Presley chorus.
Not to mention The Doors
I believe that's quintupled.
That clue was coming!