Today's clues seemed harder than usual, but then they ended with one of the easiest Final Jeopardy clues I've seen in ages (I'm assuming that at least most of us on ILX would have gotten it).
― Murgatroid, Tuesday, 11 March 2014 00:00 (ten years ago) link
Definitely note one of the easiest FJ clues in ages. Earlier in Arthur's run, I remember "Dating from 1973, this 4-letter suffix indicates a person or thing that has become associated with public scandal". Now that's an easy FJ. I can't imagine anybody who is able to qualify for Jeopardy missing that.
― justfanoe (Greg Fanoe), Tuesday, 11 March 2014 00:19 (ten years ago) link
erg, definitely NOT
Fine, second easiest. Or maybe I'm just overestimating the answer's popularity (come on, people who qualify to get on this show must know who he is, at least).
― Murgatroid, Tuesday, 11 March 2014 01:00 (ten years ago) link
Chu never does well on the music questions. One clue was "J.D. _____ co-wrote 'Best of My Love,' 'Victim of Love,' and 'Heartache Tonight.'" Chu guessed Salinger.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 11 March 2014 14:29 (ten years ago) link
And last night he guessed Franny and Zooey for a question about Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury (I think it was).
― Inside Lewellyn Sinclair (cryptosicko), Tuesday, 11 March 2014 14:40 (ten years ago) link
Not knowing anything about the Eagles is an admirable plus in my book.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 11 March 2014 14:56 (ten years ago) link
Arthur Chu @arthur_affect 1h
"Bruno had OTHER heresies besides Copernicanism, so that makes burning him A-OK" #Cosmos #Fundies http://www.evolutionnews.org/2014/03/cosmos_revives_083061.html …
Retweeted by Arthur ChuJames Quilty @jquilty3 25m
@arthur_affect Bruno also read the Bible randomly, seeking daily doubles of perceived wisdom, a grave heresy.
― j., Tuesday, 11 March 2014 19:50 (ten years ago) link
lol
― death and darkness and other night kinda shit (crüt), Tuesday, 11 March 2014 19:54 (ten years ago) link
Just found out another Clevelander, this one someone I know, is going to be on the Mar. 24 episode.
― bi-polar uncle (its OK-he's dead) (Phil D.), Tuesday, 11 March 2014 19:58 (ten years ago) link
lol I couldn't ID those titles as Eagles songs much less name an Eagle aside from Don Henley
― continually topping myself (flamboyant goon tie included), Tuesday, 11 March 2014 20:58 (ten years ago) link
But would you assume "Heartache Tonight" was a Salinger short story?
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 11 March 2014 21:03 (ten years ago) link
should've guessed "(The Other) J.D."
― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 11 March 2014 21:43 (ten years ago) link
Terrified of missing the episode when someone beats Arthur.
― Murgatroid, Tuesday, 11 March 2014 23:24 (ten years ago) link
he mentioned something about "flying back out" i think on twitter yesterday which leads me to believe he's safe for this week of shows, but maybe i read into that incorrectly
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 11 March 2014 23:25 (ten years ago) link
― Doctor Casino
If he'd guessed "J. D. Other" Alex may have given it to him!
― nickn, Tuesday, 11 March 2014 23:31 (ten years ago) link
https://twitter.com/arthur_affect/status/443378281346117633
feelin this dude
― the portentous pepper (govern yourself accordingly), Tuesday, 11 March 2014 23:43 (ten years ago) link
Hahahaha awesome zing
― Spottie, Tuesday, 11 March 2014 23:45 (ten years ago) link
dude totally said mcdormand. i want that reversed.
― dylannn, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 00:01 (ten years ago) link
"that's one of the weird things about our language" go fuck yourself trebek
man i'm just gonna start leanin on as much shit as i can in honor of arthur
― j., Wednesday, 12 March 2014 00:05 (ten years ago) link
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/currency/2014/03/jeopardy-arthur-chu-social-media-brand.html
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 12 March 2014 00:08 (ten years ago) link
But IMO, leaning on podium+not saying "hundred" isn't Game Theory. Just disrespectfulBut IMO, leaning on podium+not saying "hundred" isn't Game Theory. Just disrespectfulBut IMO, leaning on podium+not saying "hundred" isn't Game Theory. Just disrespectfulBut IMO, leaning on podium+not saying "hundred" isn't Game Theory. Just disrespectfulBut IMO, leaning on podium+not saying "hundred" isn't Game Theory. Just disrespectfulBut IMO, leaning on podium+not saying "hundred" isn't Game Theory. Just disrespectfulBut IMO, leaning on podium+not saying "hundred" isn't Game Theory. Just disrespectfulBut IMO, leaning on podium+not saying "hundred" isn't Game Theory. Just disrespectfulBut IMO, leaning on podium+not saying "hundred" isn't Game Theory. Just disrespectfulBut IMO, leaning on podium+not saying "hundred" isn't Game Theory. Just disrespectful
― death and darkness and other night kinda shit (crüt), Wednesday, 12 March 2014 00:10 (ten years ago) link
He analyzes his strategies or offers truisms that can sound like Zen koans: “Jeopardy isn’t really a good demonstration of anything but how good you are at playing Jeopardy.”
zen koans, new yorker? really?
― j., Wednesday, 12 March 2014 00:14 (ten years ago) link
Guy born in Albany, New York surely knows a thing or two about Zen Buddhism
Tbh that sounds like something iatee would say
― 龜, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 00:25 (ten years ago) link
it sounds more like something college quizbowl players say, because they do say it, about playing quizbowl.
of course everyone knows the best teams are wicked smaht but it's still what is said.
― j., Wednesday, 12 March 2014 00:30 (ten years ago) link
Yeah - people also say the same thing about standardized testing
― 龜, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 00:33 (ten years ago) link
that Frances "McDarmand" thing was a bit nitpicky
still, pretty intense comeback today - he did terribly in the first round, then more or less ran the board and destroyed everyone in Double Jeopardy. looked a little rattled by the end, as he didn't bet to tie, but safely way above
― Nhex, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 01:55 (ten years ago) link
I dunno; I think because it's difficult to talk about(or measure) intelligence, we just go by proxy. For example, having taking some training in test prep, I can fairly assure anybody that standardized testing has jackshit to do with measuring ability or intelligence and entirely everything to do with how you take standardized test.
Nicholas Lemann wrote a book about it, called _The Big Test: The Secret History of the American Meritocracy_, that I really need to read.
Also, mistaking trivia for knowledge or intelligence, for that matter.
― President Frankenstein (kingfish), Wednesday, 12 March 2014 02:05 (ten years ago) link
arthur chu is my new hero tbhi am doing dances in the house when he nails the daily doubleseriously seriously want this guy to win forever
― PSY talks The Nut Job (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 12 March 2014 02:24 (ten years ago) link
Yeah I agree with that - I meant that "the only thing that doing well on a standardized test measures is how well you do on standardized tests" is a pretty common thing to hear about standardized tests xp
― 龜, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 02:31 (ten years ago) link
have to say the guy's twitter is not the most interesting
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 12 March 2014 03:00 (ten years ago) link
WHO IS SAM. WATER-STON.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 12 March 2014 03:04 (ten years ago) link
the little tiff between him and alex today was delectable
― PSY talks The Nut Job (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 12 March 2014 03:05 (ten years ago) link
― k3vin k., Tuesday, March 11, 2014 8:00 PM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Really?
https://twitter.com/arthur_affect/status/443569238372913152https://twitter.com/arthur_affect/status/443569344438476800
He's the best.
― Murgatroid, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 03:07 (ten years ago) link
Totally. I got the sense that Alex felt the need to re-assert his authority over the proceedings. "This is still my show, motherfucker."
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 12 March 2014 03:15 (ten years ago) link
The McDormand thing didn't bother me; Chu definitely said "McDarmand." But not allowing "Gerry" with a soft "g," that was total bullshit; if someone had only seen the name in print, how would they know otherwise?
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 12 March 2014 03:19 (ten years ago) link
They let that one contestant say "Ham" instead of "Haim" and gave her the points, this is bullshit
― 龜, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 03:21 (ten years ago) link
TBF she said "Hay-m"
Isn't Trebek supposed to defer to the judges on these things anyway? Why the fuck is he being all "Well, that's not what I heard you say"?
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 12 March 2014 03:25 (ten years ago) link
cos he's a punk
― Spottie, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 03:30 (ten years ago) link
Andrew Rose Gregory @arosegregory 49m
@arthur_affect so how long did it take judges to rule on mcdormond/mcdormand? Now that months have passed, do you agree with their ruling?
Arthur Chu @arthur_affect 34m
@arosegregory It took like ten nerve racking minutes. Now that months have passed, I still want the ten grand
― Nhex, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 03:34 (ten years ago) link
OK, good to know. I thought Trebek was going rogue.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 12 March 2014 03:41 (ten years ago) link
ChuTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/ArthurChuJeopardy
― del griffith, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 04:16 (ten years ago) link
i was hella tickled when he straight up gave the wrong answer on the macbeth clue but cloaked it in such a way that it seemed as if alex really was gonna look like a massive dick if he wouldn't accept "what is 'the scottish play'/'macbeth'; it's bad luck to say it"
― PSY talks The Nut Job (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 12 March 2014 04:32 (ten years ago) link
But not allowing "Gerry" with a soft "g," that was total bullshit
they did allow it! alex got snarky about it but gave him the points.
― fact checking cuz, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 05:01 (ten years ago) link
Chu never does well on the music questions.
he -- and both challengers -- completely whiffed on the album covers category today. i hope there's an album covers category and lots of j.d. souther questions when and if i ever get on jeopardy.
― fact checking cuz, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 05:03 (ten years ago) link
looked a little rattled by the end, as he didn't bet to tie, but safely way above
i don't think he ever bets to tie when he's got the game locked, does he? iirc, he only bets to tie when the game is still on the line.
― fact checking cuz, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 05:06 (ten years ago) link
album covers were the only ones i knew today ha
― Spottie, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 05:12 (ten years ago) link
xp not sure, but then i didn't see games where he was this far ahead of the second place contestant
yeah i was like omg c'mon that's Wish You Were Here mannnnnnnn
― Nhex, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 05:27 (ten years ago) link