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July 13, 2006

Annika's Jeopardy, Round 11 (Sans Graphics)

The category is Ronald Reagan for $300.

The clue is:

"The only movie in which the Reagan-Davis team was featured."

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July 11, 2006

Annika's Jeopardy, Round 10

The category is Ronald Reagan for $400.

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Annika's Jeopardy, Round 9

See the comments to Round 8, for an update on the latest Annika's Journal Jeopardy controversies.

For round 9, the category is "Vexatious Vexillology," for $200.

Shelly is in the lead with $700; D-Rod and Leif are second with $500; Matt has $200; Drake Steel, TBinSTL and SkippyStalin have $100 each.

Note to all you lurkers out there: Everybody is eligible to try their luck at this game. Just leave your response in the comments section. And no. I don't have Lindsay Logan's phone number.

Here's the clue, which I think is pretty difficult.

Hands on your signalling devices, don't forget to phrase it right. Go!

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July 09, 2006

Annika's Jeopardy, Round 8

Point totals are as follows: Shelly is in the lead with $700; D-Rod is second with $500; Matt has $200; Drake Steel, TBinSTL and SkippyStalin have $100 each.

The category is Dicks, for $500.

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1 Bzzzz... Who are Dick Cheney and Bill Clinton's "little buddy?"

Posted by: The Maximum Leader at July 10, 2006 06:46 AM (jiSuM)

2 Bzzt! Who are Armey and Gephardt?

Posted by: Leif at July 10, 2006 07:04 AM (M5Jcv)

3 *buzzzzzzzzz* Who are Dick Armey and Dick Gephardt? I'll take shoe shoes shoes for $500.

Posted by: victor at July 10, 2006 07:06 AM (L3qPK)

4 Blleeeep!!! Who are (VP) Dick Nixon and (VP) Dick Cheney? By the way, Annie, the last category is supposed to be "Great Lawyers".

Posted by: shelly at July 10, 2006 07:57 AM (BJYNn)

5 With all respect to Shelly, please tell me it's "one new category (until the max of 6 categories is reached) to one correct answer."

Posted by: Victor at July 10, 2006 09:30 AM (L3qPK)

6 My bad, and my apologies to Shelly. Your name was buried in "DAILY DOUBLE."

Posted by: Victor at July 10, 2006 09:42 AM (L3qPK)

7 It's OK, Victor. No one else around here can read, either. It's occupational hazard with lawyers...

Posted by: shelly at July 10, 2006 10:51 AM (BJYNn)

8 Bzzzzzzzzt...! Ahem. Who WERE Congressmen Dick Armey and Dick Gephardt? They were congressmen in the past, y'see.

Posted by: Tuning Spork at July 10, 2006 03:27 PM (a3DAX)

9 Guys, Armey and Gephart (Howdy Doody) didn't lead for 14 years. Gephardt didn't lead much at all. But he is and was certainly a Dick, in all respects.

Posted by: shelly at July 10, 2006 08:08 PM (BJYNn)

10 Who are 'the guy who replaced Tip O'Neil' and 'the guy who was senate majority leader at that time' ?

Posted by: Kevin at July 10, 2006 08:23 PM (++0ve)

11 What is 'two guys'. Who are 'the guys who were named Dick who ruled the Senate for 14 years'. Stop me if I get it. Who is 'some dudes'. What is 'a pair of weenies'.

Posted by: Kevin at July 10, 2006 08:28 PM (++0ve)

12 Kevin, you are a weenie. First, learn to read. The, learn to read instructions. You missed your chance with the fairy castles...

Posted by: shelly at July 10, 2006 08:36 PM (BJYNn)

13 oops, sorry i'm so late. Leif is first with the correct answer. As on the tv show, last names are okay if sufficient to identify the person. Leif, hopefully will be back soon and not off exploring Vinland, so he can select the next category. And speaking of categories, technically Shelly should get to pick the final category, since he did guess right last time. And that is what i told the judges, but unfortunately they disagreed with me, and so I have to listen to them. Basically the judges said that since we had "fuckin lawyers" as a category last year, we shouldn't have another lawyer category again this year. i think the judges just hate lawyers, which is kind of odd, when you think about it. Anyways, they told me to invoke the "lameness veto" and so we won't be having "great lawyers" as a category this year. Sorry Shelly. I think "Ronald Reagan" is a cool idea for a category tho. Maybe somebody will pick it. So it's up to me to pick the last category. I will choose something obscure and challenging. How about "vexatious vexillology?" Sounds great, I'm ready, let's go!

Posted by: annika at July 10, 2006 10:44 PM (fxTDF)

14 Shelly, **ahem**, that was me who screwed up on the fairy chimneys. Kevin, they didn't rule the Senate, they ruled the House. If it wasn't Armey and Gephardt then I'm still stumped, so I'll say: Bzzzzzzzzzt....! Who are Dick Weid and Dick Hertz?

Posted by: Tuning Spork at July 10, 2006 10:47 PM (Bw3Od)

15 Aah, there you are, Annie!

Shelly could've chosen the final category if he had picked it. But he didn't! He opted for Dicks for $500 so his option was negated. Good ruling, judges.

Posted by: Tuning Spork at July 10, 2006 10:56 PM (Bw3Od)

16 Bzzzzzzzzz....! Who are Dick Bosman and Dick James?

Posted by: d-rod at July 10, 2006 11:12 PM (7abZN)

17 Well, woo-hoo! Long-time listener and first time caller and all that. How very exciting. I'll take Vexatious Vexillology for 200.

Posted by: Leif at July 10, 2006 11:42 PM (5jofr)

18 Kevin, you are a weenie. First, learn to read. The, learn to read instructions. *sniff* Ok I learned to read early this morning. Where are the rules?

Posted by: Kevin at July 11, 2006 04:57 AM (++0ve)

19 Thanks for explaining that Tuning Spork. I had no idea what she was talking about with that fairies comment.

Posted by: Kevin at July 11, 2006 12:20 PM (++0ve)

20 Yer welks, Kevin.

Posted by: Tuning Spork at July 11, 2006 09:01 PM (3dnYO)

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Jeopardy With Annika, Round 7

Shelly gets the first Daily Double of the year! In the category "Dicks."

Let's go over the Daily Double rules.

Just like last year, the rules for Daily Double are almost the same as on tv, with an important exception. In my game everybody gets to play the Daily Double.

Every response must have a wager in it. The lowest you can wager is $100 and the highest you can wager is either $500 or however much money you have earned already, whichever is higher. Or you can wager any amount in between.

One caveat. Since Shelly picked the Daily Double, his response gets priority. So if you guess before him you run the risk of tipping him off to the correct response. If Shelly either guesses wrong or does not respond by the expiration of the time limit (10:00 p.m. Pacific time on Monday) the rest of the responses will count in order of their posting.

The competition is wide open. Here are the standings. D-Rod is in the lead with $500; Matt and Shelly have $200 each; Drake Steel, TBinSTL and SkippyStalin have $100 each.

Here's the clue. Good luck.

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July 08, 2006

Annie's Jeopardy, Round 6

D-Rod has named the fourth category, "Dicks." We're a little heavy on celebrity themed categories, so I'm going to make this one about "objects that sort of remind me of an erect penis."

I got time today, so let's make it another video. Here's the clue, for $200.

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Jeopardy With Annika, Round 5

SkippyStalin has selected "Canadians You've Never Heard Of" for $500.

Here's our first video clue of 2006!

Update: Let's review the rules. 1. Use the signalling device. 2. A correct response is phrased in the form of a question. 3. If you get it right, you may pick the next category, but don't forget to name the dollar amount you want too.

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July 07, 2006

Jeopardy With Annika, Round 4

TBinSTL chose the latest category: Anal Bum Covers. Here's how it works, I'll describe the album cover, you name the artist.

Since TBinSTL didn't indicate what dollar amount he chose, I'll make it $100. Please don't forget to name your dollar amount when you have control of the board.

Here's the clue:

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1 Who is The Velvet Underground?

Posted by: Mike C at July 07, 2006 03:40 AM (y6n8O)

2 Mike is quick !! remember the instructions "peel slowly and see"? I loved the 60's

Posted by: jimi at July 07, 2006 04:41 AM (BN/Fu)

3 *Bzzzzzzzzzzz* Who is the Velvet Underground? I'll take "shoes shoes shoes" for $500.

Posted by: Victor at July 07, 2006 04:58 AM (L3qPK)

4 Ding Who is the Velvet Underground with Nico?

Posted by: skippystalin at July 07, 2006 07:00 AM (ohSFF)

5 ANnie, Skippy is the correct answer, we musn't forget the sumptuous Ms. Nico who's vocal styling on "I'll be Your Mirror" suggested a life of enviable and incomparable misery. A ravaged beauty if ever there was one. Not that Lou has managed getting into his sixties without looking quite the worse for wear. (Name drop now....) He and I were having Pizza last spring on the LES (sitting at different tables unknown to each other) and he looks pretty beat up as does his always inventive wife Laurie Anderson.

Posted by: Strawman at July 07, 2006 08:16 AM (G2Zzw)

6 EMH: (*Too scared to touch his buzzer/shocker thing, didn't know the answer anyway*)

Posted by: ElMondoHummus at July 07, 2006 08:21 AM (xHyDY)

7 No! No! No! The correct question is: What is The Velvet Underground and Nico.

Posted by: Tuning Spork at July 07, 2006 01:27 PM (fs1yQ)

8 Oh, wait. Here's how it works, I'll describe the album cover, you name the artist. Ooops. I guess Mike did get it. Curses!

Posted by: Tuning Spork at July 07, 2006 01:30 PM (fs1yQ)

9 Skippystalin is correct. I was wondering if you'd join us Skippy. I wonder if you sniffed out the Jessica Alba video and thought you'd stay for the game. Skippy has control of the board. You may now either name a new category or stick with the existing ones. Don't forget your dollar amount.

Posted by: annika at July 07, 2006 03:31 PM (fxTDF)

10 I thought responding before leaving early for work, eastern time zone advantage, and absurd recollection of something I clearly shouldn't have remembered combined to assure me control of the board. As it were: NICO, nada, nil. Nice work Skipster, let the game continue!

Posted by: Mike C. at July 07, 2006 05:18 PM (wZLWV)

11 Bogus! My answer would have passed muster with the judges! If you're nitpicking, the correctest answer would be (after hitting the signalling device), "Who are The Velvet Underground and Nico." And Strawman is, as usual, incorrect. Nico's vocal stylings on anything she sings suggest either she was strung out on heroin (again) or that she couldn't sing. Or both.

Posted by: Victor at July 07, 2006 08:11 PM (l+W8Z)

12 How culd I not take Canadians You've Never Heard of Of for $500.00, Annika?

Posted by: skippystalin at July 07, 2006 09:43 PM (ohSFF)

13 Victor, You can deal. Or not. Whatever.

Posted by: skippystalin at July 07, 2006 09:48 PM (ohSFF)

14 Victor, I don't know why you wouldn't agree that "incomprable misery" might be synonymous with being strung out on herion. I don't get the "wrong" of this equation unless you, during the halcyon days of your youth and drug abuse, thought yourself a happy fellow.

Posted by: Strawman at July 08, 2006 07:39 AM (G2Zzw)

15 Geez, Strawman, I'm beginning to think you wouldn't recognize joking if you tripped over it.

Posted by: Victor at July 08, 2006 07:19 PM (l+W8Z)

16 Victor, Geez, VIc, I didn't know any of this was ever not humorous. But if you thought I was too sensitive I apologize.

Posted by: Strawman at July 09, 2006 12:36 PM (G2Zzw)

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July 05, 2006

Jeopardy With Annie, Round 3

The category, chosen by Matt of Overtaken By Events, is "Canadians You've Never Heard Of," for $100.

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Annika's Jeopardy, Round 2

The category is "American Skankwomen."

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July 04, 2006

Annika's Journal Jeopardy, 2006

It's July, and that means it's time for the second annual annika's journal version of the popular game show, Jeopardy!

I'll be your host. As last year, I pick the answers, you guess the questions, and you must remember to use the signalling device and phrase your response in the form of a question.

I'll start it off with the first category: "American Skankwomen." Like last year, the first couple of correct responders will get to name the rest of the categories, until all the category boxes are filled. (Of course, I'll reserve the right to veto any categories i think are lame.)

So here's the first question:

Good luck!

Update: Controversy on the first question already! Drake Steel's response, which was accepted by the judges, was 54 hours. According to Wikipedia, Brittany's marriage to Jason Alexander lasted 55 hours. Just to be absolutely certain, I looked up the annulment certificate, which bears a time stamp of 12:24 p.m. on January 5, 2004. I then determined the difference between the reported time of marriage, 5:30 a.m. and the time of annulment. The result is exactly 54 hours and 54 minutes. So, therefore I would have accepted either 54 or 55 hours as a correct response. So big congratulations to Drake, who participated last year but never got on the board!

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