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Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: JenKennings on June 05, 2006, 03:52:33 PM

Hey, all.  Haven't posted here in a while.

In case anyone is interested, I wanted to plug my new website, www.ken-jennings.com.  Don't forget the hyphen, or you wind up at the awesome, all-text website of some guy in Florida who owns all the kenjennings.* domains and ain't selling.

My first book, Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Compulsive, Competitive World of Trivia Buffs, is set for release September 12 (just three months!)  Though the book covers a pretty broad swath of subjects (the history of trivia, the different subcultures who enjoy it, the reasons for its modern-day ubiquity and popularity) the main narrative arc is (naturally) a behind-the-scenes look at my Jeopardy! run, so I thought it might be of interest to folks here.  The book also includes some of my conversations with game show writers, and a whole chapter giving a brief summary of game show history and culture.

In preparation for its release, I thought it would be fun to try and build up a little community of trivia and game show fans of all stripes (or, as Random House would call you, "likely book buyers").  My daily blog and a message board will be going live within the month (fingers crossed) but you can already browse the static part of the site (a bio, an FAQ, details about the book and other projects, and so forth).  I also want to start up a weekly trivia e-mailing, maybe as a way to give away some signed copies of Brainiac, come release date.  You can register for the mailing list by entering an e-mail address at ken-jennings.com.

You can also act as informal beta testers for me, since the site is up but isn't really well-indexed by search engines yet.  If you have problems with the site or notice anything at all goofy, feel free to drop us a line at webmaster [at] ken-jennings.com or ken [at] the same domain.  Or let us know in a follow-up post here.

Thanks!

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: davemackey on June 05, 2006, 05:16:29 PM

[quote name=\'JenKennings\' post=\'120451\' date=\'Jun 5 2006, 03:52 PM\']
Hey, all.  Haven't posted here in a while.[/quote]
I trust you spent all that money you won at Stamford? (grin)

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: Steve Gavazzi on June 05, 2006, 10:29:56 PM

[quote name=\'JenKennings\' post=\'120451\' date=\'Jun 5 2006, 03:52 PM\']
You can also act as informal beta testers for me, since the site is up but isn't really well-indexed by search engines yet.  If you have problems with the site or notice anything at all goofy, feel free to drop us a line at webmaster [at] ken-jennings.com or ken [at] the same domain.  Or let us know in a follow-up post here.

Thanks!
[/quote]

Um...okay...how to say this without sounding like a jerk...

The first thing I noticed about your site was the outline of your brain...and the second, honestly, was that most of the links light up a part of it that they don't point to. :-)

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: Kevin Prather on June 05, 2006, 10:44:44 PM

Ken, let me just say that this excerpt from the FAQ made my life. :)

Quote

You know, they're not podiums. They're lecterns. A speaker stands on a podium and behind a lectern.
Shut up.

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: JenKennings on June 05, 2006, 10:57:50 PM

[quote name=\'Steve Gavazzi\' post=\'120478\' date=\'Jun 5 2006, 10:29 PM\']
Um...okay...how to say this without sounding like a jerk...

The first thing I noticed about your site was the outline of your brain...and the second, honestly, was that most of the links light up a part of it that they don't point to. :-)
[/quote]

Ha!  Good catch.  I can't believe nobody's noticed that.

There were two different breakdowns for the brain sections and it looks like they got mixed up.  It'll be fixed ASAP.

[quote name=\'davemackey\' post=\'120459\' date=\'Jun 5 2006, 05:16 PM\']
I trust you spent all that money you won at Stamford? (grin)
[/quote]

Yes, like many kids, I dreamed of getting out of the ghetto by earning some of that big, big crossword tournament money.

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: BrandonFG on June 05, 2006, 11:04:30 PM

Ken, I haven't had a chance to see the whole site, but I'm liking the layout, except for the link buttons lighting up different sections of your brain. ;-)

Also, from reading the FAQ, I'm glad the game show idea is still being pitched. Wishing you the best of luck with it.

Oh, and how about that student loan thing. I'm a non-hippie with a job. :-P

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: jdhernandez on June 06, 2006, 12:39:15 AM

I'm not a hippie and I have a part-time job. :-p Then again, I'm just another seasonal white-collar worker going to school and doing some taxes part of the year.

;-D

PS: I'm thinking that the link buttons lighting up different sections of the brain is a diversion of some sort, right?

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: JenKennings on June 16, 2006, 04:36:31 PM

[quote name=\'jdhernandez\' post=\'120494\' date=\'Jun 6 2006, 12:39 AM\']
PS: I'm thinking that the link buttons lighting up different sections of the brain is a diversion of some sort, right?
[/quote]

Hopefully it's just as diverting now that the links actually light up the right sections. :)

The blog is up and running too, as of today: http://www.ken-jennings.com/blog (http://\"http://www.ken-jennings.com/blog\") .  I've already posted the first in what should be a series of game show-related photos, so stop on by if that sounds interesting.

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: davemackey on June 16, 2006, 07:23:55 PM

[quote name=\'JenKennings\' post=\'121619\' date=\'Jun 16 2006, 04:36 PM\']
[quote name=\'jdhernandez\' post=\'120494\' date=\'Jun 6 2006, 12:39 AM\']
PS: I'm thinking that the link buttons lighting up different sections of the brain is a diversion of some sort, right?
[/quote]

Hopefully it's just as diverting now that the links actually light up the right sections. :)

The blog is up and running too, as of today: http://www.ken-jennings.com/blog (http://\"http://www.ken-jennings.com/blog\") .  I've already posted the first in what should be a series of game show-related photos, so stop on by if that sounds interesting.
[/quote]
Since you've no way of commenting on your blog, I did want to let you know here that the Feud podium you and Bob Boden are flanking is from the CBS run with Ray Combs.

Did Boden show you SuperBall!!!? Legend is that he has that prop, too.

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: clemon79 on June 16, 2006, 07:31:55 PM

[quote name=\'davemackey\' post=\'121628\' date=\'Jun 16 2006, 04:23 PM\']
[quote name=\'JenKennings\' post=\'121619\' date=\'Jun 16 2006, 04:36 PM\']
The blog is up and running too, as of today: http://www.ken-jennings.com/blog (http://\"http://www.ken-jennings.com/blog\") .  I've already posted the first in what should be a series of game show-related photos, so stop on by if that sounds interesting.
[/quote]
Since you've no way of commenting on your blog, I did want to let you know here that the Feud podium you and Bob Boden are flanking is from the CBS run with Ray Combs.
[/quote]
Why, and right by Ken's buzzer, it's a Jeopardy Challenger (http://\"http://fredsmythe.com/downloads.html\")!

(Hey, if Ken can pimp, so can I! ;))

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: Clay Zambo on June 16, 2006, 10:08:30 PM

[quote name=\'davemackey\' post=\'121628\' date=\'Jun 16 2006, 07:23 PM\']
Did Boden show you SuperBall!!!? Legend is that he has that prop, too.
[/quote]

The legend is true.  The prop sits outdoors, under a tent, bestrewn with leaves and dust.  It's rather sad, actually.

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: Steve Gavazzi on June 16, 2006, 11:42:17 PM

Since we're asking silly things about Boden's collection...did he show you the original Any Number board?  I've heard he's got that, too.

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: JenKennings on June 17, 2006, 02:22:14 AM

[quote name=\'Steve Gavazzi\' post=\'121641\' date=\'Jun 16 2006, 11:42 PM\']
Since we're asking silly things about Boden's collection...did he show you the original Any Number board?  I've heard he's got that, too.
[/quote]

When I wrote about Bob's collection in Brainiac, I emailed him to make sure I wouldn't get him in any trouble if I listed some of the items that had, um, mysteriously found their way into his collection.

His response: I could mention anything I like, except for items from a certain CBS daytime show, whose producers apparently take dumpster-diving pretty seriously.

So I feel I can neither confirm nor deny the presence of Super Ball, Any Number, etc. :)

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: clemon79 on June 17, 2006, 04:57:32 AM

[quote name=\'JenKennings\' post=\'121648\' date=\'Jun 16 2006, 11:22 PM\']
So I feel I can neither confirm nor deny the presence of Super Ball, Any Number, etc. :)
[/quote]
Are there any other props you can neither confirm nor deny? ;)

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: Clay Zambo on June 17, 2006, 10:01:17 AM

[quote name=\'JenKennings\' post=\'121648\' date=\'Jun 17 2006, 02:22 AM\']
So I feel I can neither confirm nor deny the presence of Super Ball, Any Number, etc. :)
[/quote]

Oh.  Well.  Then, in that case...I was making up the whole thing.  Especially the part about the dust and the leaves.

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: JenKennings on June 20, 2006, 12:48:27 PM

I just posted one other snapshot from Bob Boden's collection on www.kenjennings.com/blog (http://\"http://www.ken-jennings.com/blog\").  And then I noticed that, if you look carefully, this picture answers one of the questions upthread.

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: Steve Gavazzi on June 20, 2006, 01:15:03 PM

Why, yes.  Yes, it does. :-)

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: alfonzos on July 21, 2006, 03:43:53 PM

Ken suggests J! changes (http://\"http://ken-jennings.com/blog/?p=70\")

IMHO, other than the Clue Crew (which I think should be dumped) he is way off-base. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: clemon79 on July 21, 2006, 03:46:10 PM

[quote name=\'alfonzos\' post=\'124709\' date=\'Jul 21 2006, 12:43 PM\']
Ken suggests J! changes (http://\"http://ken-jennings.com/blog/?p=70\")

IMHO, other than the Clue Crew (which I think should be dumped) he is way off-base. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
[/quote]
Okay, someone tell me, whose Sarcasm Meter is broken, mine, or Alfonzo's?

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: Kevin Prather on July 21, 2006, 04:15:06 PM

Alfonzo's. There is no freaking way that Ken could possibly be serious in that blog. :)

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: clemon79 on July 21, 2006, 05:24:10 PM

[quote name=\'whoserman\' post=\'124712\' date=\'Jul 21 2006, 01:15 PM\']
Alfonzo's. There is no freaking way that Ken could possibly be serious in that blog. :)
[/quote]
Naw, not what I meant. What I meant was, did I miss Alfonzo's sarcasm, or is Alfonzo really that clueless?

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: Kevin Prather on July 21, 2006, 05:25:00 PM

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'124727\' date=\'Jul 21 2006, 02:24 PM\']
[quote name=\'whoserman\' post=\'124712\' date=\'Jul 21 2006, 01:15 PM\']
Alfonzo's. There is no freaking way that Ken could possibly be serious in that blog. :)
[/quote]
Naw, not what I meant. What I meant was, did I miss Alfonzo's sarcasm, or is Alfonzo really that clueless?
[/quote]
Ah. Well, you're on your own there. Can't help ya. :)

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: Monarx on July 21, 2006, 06:09:40 PM

But come on, how awesome would it be to hear Alex advocate the wacky tobaccy?

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: clemon79 on July 21, 2006, 06:17:38 PM

[quote name=\'Monarx\' post=\'124743\' date=\'Jul 21 2006, 03:09 PM\']
But come on, how awesome would it be to hear Alex advocate the wacky tobaccy?
[/quote]
Cockpunch to the next person who mentions the last High Rollers.

/oops, there I go
//oof
///squeak

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: beatlefreak84 on July 21, 2006, 07:15:16 PM

That blog entry cracked me up; I know I would watch more J! if all of those changes were put in.  And I'm so with Ken on his idea for the Clue Crew...and having Alex take a stance on marijuana.

Seeing as how he's so acquainted with it from his HR days...;)

Quote

Cockpunch to the next person who mentions the last High Rollers.

Figures today was the day I should've bought a cup!  :)

Anthony

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: curtking on July 25, 2006, 12:09:56 PM

[quote name=\'alfonzos\' post=\'124709\' date=\'Jul 21 2006, 02:43 PM\']
Ken suggests J! changes (http://\"http://ken-jennings.com/blog/?p=70\")

IMHO, other than the Clue Crew (which I think should be dumped) he is way off-base. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
[/quote]
The NY Post has picked up this story and run stumbled with it:

Ken Jennings Blasts 'Jeopardy!' (http://\"http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,205450,00.html\")

Quote

All-time "Jeopardy!" champ Ken Jennings has emerged from the "Where Are They Now?" shadows to bite the hand that fed him $2.5 million just a short time ago.

Wow.

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: PYLW on July 25, 2006, 12:54:43 PM

That's why I buy NY/LI Newsday now...

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: uncamark on July 25, 2006, 02:56:10 PM

[quote name=\'curtking\' post=\'125091\' date=\'Jul 25 2006, 11:09 AM\']
[quote name=\'alfonzos\' post=\'124709\' date=\'Jul 21 2006, 02:43 PM\']
Ken suggests J! changes (http://\"http://ken-jennings.com/blog/?p=70\")

IMHO, other than the Clue Crew (which I think should be dumped) he is way off-base. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
[/quote]
The NY Post has picked up this story and run stumbled with it:

Ken Jennings Blasts 'Jeopardy!' (http://\"http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,205450,00.html\")

Quote

All-time "Jeopardy!" champ Ken Jennings has emerged from the "Where Are They Now?" shadows to bite the hand that fed him $2.5 million just a short time ago.

Wow.
[/quote]

And they wonder why Bravo did a series about the NY Daily News instead of them.

(And the Post lists "Tabloid Wars" in its TV listings as "Paid Programming."  Nasty, nasty, nasty.)

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: Matt Ottinger on July 25, 2006, 03:06:14 PM

A friend of mine at FOX News has just sent me a link to this huge, breaking story on their website (piggybacked from the NY Post story).

And the beat goes on.

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: Joe Mello on July 25, 2006, 04:21:31 PM

Yahoo also has the article.  For those who are too lazy to go back a page, here's the link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060725/ap_en_..._ken_jennings_2 (http://\"http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060725/ap_en_tv/people_ken_jennings_2\")

There's enough tonuge-in-cheek to make me believe a little that this is a publicity stunt, brought on by the A&E Bio and his show getting shot down.

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: uncamark on July 25, 2006, 04:32:35 PM

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'125117\' date=\'Jul 25 2006, 02:06 PM\']
A friend of mine at FOX News has just sent me a link to this huge, breaking story on their website (piggybacked from the NY Post story).

And the beat goes on.
[/quote]

And the hits just keep on comin'--cue the Johnny Mann Singers...  :)

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: opimus on July 25, 2006, 05:10:01 PM

[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'125124\' date=\'Jul 25 2006, 03:32 PM\']
[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'125117\' date=\'Jul 25 2006, 02:06 PM\']
A friend of mine at FOX News has just sent me a link to this huge, breaking story on their website (piggybacked from the NY Post story).

And the beat goes on.
[/quote]

And the hits just keep on comin'--cue the Johnny Mann Singers...  :)
[/quote]
Looks like the media's sarcasm dector is set to nonexistant.[indent]

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: narzo on July 25, 2006, 05:48:21 PM

now the AP:  http://apnews.excite.com/article/20060725/D8J38LS00.html (http://\"http://apnews.excite.com/article/20060725/D8J38LS00.html\")

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: DrBear on July 25, 2006, 05:50:48 PM

And even the ultimate in modern news updating:

Ken's made Fark.com (http://\"http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=2191443\"), which means his Website will be unavailable for a day or so.

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: chris319 on July 25, 2006, 06:14:03 PM

Everybody's a comedian.

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: Kevin Prather on July 25, 2006, 06:46:28 PM

Looks like Ken has updated his blog with what SHOULD be an unneeded clarification.

I swear. Who hires these reporters?

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: Matt Ottinger on July 25, 2006, 06:53:34 PM

He couldn't have anticipated that the media would pick up on that entry and take it seriously.  Not even Ken is that smart.  Still, with the book coming out in a couple of months, the timing is certainly fortuitous in an "any publicity is good publicity" sort of way.

EDIT:  Google News is now showing some "hipper" news services running stories-about-the-stories, using words like "sarcasm" and "humor-impaired" in their headlines.  Major news outlets are still reporting the "bashing".  What I find interesting is that the AP report says they tried to contact Jeopardy for a comment, though they didn't appear to offer Ken the same courtesy so he could explain humor to them.

BTW, my Googling also turned up a TV Q&A column which says that according to someone at Comedy Central, they're not picking up Ken's game show.  I don't remember anybody here mentioning that, so there you go.

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: BrandonFG on July 25, 2006, 11:46:52 PM

[quote name=\'whoserman\' post=\'125144\' date=\'Jul 25 2006, 06:46 PM\']
Looks like Ken has updated his blog with what SHOULD be an unneeded clarification.

I swear. Who hires these reporters?
[/quote]
Welcome to the world of the media, where the slightest thing is a story.

Is it bad reporting? Hell yes, but at the same time, I wouldn't be surprised to see one of the "Big 3" morning shows consider this story for "reporting".

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: goongas on July 26, 2006, 12:07:09 AM

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'125145\' date=\'Jul 25 2006, 06:53 PM\']
BTW, my Googling also turned up a TV Q&A column which says that according to someone at Comedy Central, they're not picking up Ken's game show.  I don't remember anybody here mentioning that, so there you go.
[/quote]

Ken also says so on his Web site.

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: rialtus on July 26, 2006, 12:51:25 PM

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'125186\' date=\'Jul 25 2006, 10:46 PM\']... but at the same time, I wouldn't be surprised to see one of the "Big 3" morning shows consider this story for "reporting".[/quote]The Los Angeles CBS station (KCBS 2) had a blurb about this on their 5 pm news last night, so it can't be far from network news...

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: Joe Mello on July 26, 2006, 11:31:06 PM

I wonder if Fox News Watch will talk about this on their next show.  I'd think it'd be Quick Takes-worthy.  (That show's the only one I watch on the network, but that's another discussion)

The more that I think about this, the more I think Jennings is out of line.  Sure, he was trying to be funny, but it really doesn't sit well with me.  His humor was probably a little more offensive that it needed to be.

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: Brandon Brooks on July 27, 2006, 08:57:56 AM

[quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'125305\' date=\'Jul 26 2006, 10:31 PM\']
The more that I think about this, the more I think Jennings is out of line.  Sure, he was trying to be funny, but it really doesn't sit well with me.  His humor was probably a little more offensive that it needed to be.
[/quote]
You're proving that people really need to lighten up.

Brandon Brooks

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: clemon79 on July 27, 2006, 09:34:37 AM

[quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'125305\' date=\'Jul 26 2006, 08:31 PM\']
The more that I think about this, the more I think Jennings is out of line.  Sure, he was trying to be funny, but it really doesn't sit well with me.  His humor was probably a little more offensive that it needed to be.
[/quote]
Are you telling me that there's a brand new group of people I have to tiptoe around to be PC now?

How many Jeopardy fans does it take to screw in a light bulb?

A Jeopardy fan, a Wheel fan, and Zach Horan all walk into a bar....

Finally, Mark Goodson says "That's a hell of a show. What do you call it?"

Oh, wait, I was just handed this memo:

Lighten up, Francis.

Sincerely,

Uncle Hulka

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: Dbacksfan12 on July 27, 2006, 12:50:15 PM

[quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'125305\' date=\'Jul 26 2006, 10:31 PM\']
The more that I think about this, the more I think Jennings is out of line.  Sure, he was trying to be funny, but it really doesn't sit well with me.  His humor was probably a little more offensive that it needed to be.
[/quote]
Then don't read his blog anymore, it's simple as that.  

Cripes...do you work for the Post?

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: TLEberle on July 27, 2006, 04:27:14 PM

The overnight talking head on 710 AM here in Seattle was a one time loser on Jeopardy back in 1985. He also got his hands on the relevant pages of Ken's blog. Just as expected, he went on an entire "Biting the hand that paid him" tirade for roughly five minutes or so. I was nearly moved to become a "Long time listener, first time caller," and in the process telling him to actually internalize the piece, rather than taking it at face value.

It is HUMOR. It is supposed to make people laugh.

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: curtking on July 27, 2006, 04:40:19 PM

[quote name=\'Brandon Brooks\' post=\'125327\' date=\'Jul 27 2006, 07:57 AM\']
[quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'125305\' date=\'Jul 26 2006, 10:31 PM\']
The more that I think about this, the more I think Jennings is out of line.  Sure, he was trying to be funny, but it really doesn't sit well with me.  His humor was probably a little more offensive that it needed to be.
[/quote]
You're proving that people really need to lighten up.

Brandon Brooks
[/quote]
Or maybe he needs to Mello out.

Veal...waitresses...

Curt

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: Dbacksfan12 on July 27, 2006, 06:11:12 PM

[quote name=\'curtking\' post=\'125387\' date=\'Jul 27 2006, 03:40 PM\']
[quote name=\'Brandon Brooks\' post=\'125327\' date=\'Jul 27 2006, 07:57 AM\']
[quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'125305\' date=\'Jul 26 2006, 10:31 PM\']
The more that I think about this, the more I think Jennings is out of line.  Sure, he was trying to be funny, but it really doesn't sit well with me.  His humor was probably a little more offensive that it needed to be.
[/quote]
You're proving that people really need to lighten up.

Brandon Brooks
[/quote]
Or maybe he needs to Mello out.
[/quote]
LOTD.

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: clemon79 on July 27, 2006, 06:22:32 PM

[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'125400\' date=\'Jul 27 2006, 03:11 PM\']
[quote name=\'curtking\' post=\'125387\' date=\'Jul 27 2006, 03:40 PM\']
Or maybe he needs to Mello out.
[/quote]
LOTD.
[/quote]
If you ask me, making fun of someone based on their last name is, well, fruity.

/not that there's anything wrong with that

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: Kevin Prather on July 27, 2006, 06:38:42 PM

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'125404\' date=\'Jul 27 2006, 03:22 PM\']
If you ask me, making fun of someone based on their last name is, well, fruity.
[/quote]
Yeah, it sorta leaves a sour taste in your mouth, doesn't it? :)

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: tpirfan28 on July 27, 2006, 08:26:30 PM

This is going to be a real stretch here...but...did anybody see "Jim Rome is Burning" on ESPN today (Thursday, 4:30pm EST)?  The female sub-host mentioned something about "beat the geek" or something like that and one of the pictures with Ken and Alex came on screen as a teaser.  I was unable to see what exactly the segment was about, but I'm assuming it was about the post.  Anybody know?

And my two cents?  Ken's intitled to free speech...he exercised it in a humorous way.  Some people just need to lighten up a bit (or as some members of this board would say, get laid).

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: parliboy on July 28, 2006, 06:36:26 AM

[quote name=\'tpirfan28\' post=\'125413\' date=\'Jul 27 2006, 07:26 PM\']
This is going to be a real stretch here...but...did anybody see "Jim Rome is Burning" on ESPN today (Thursday, 4:30pm EST)?  The female sub-host mentioned something about "beat the geek" or something like that and one of the pictures with Ken and Alex came on screen as a teaser.  I was unable to see what exactly the segment was about, but I'm assuming it was about the post.  Anybody know?
[/quote]
'twas at the end of the program.  It was pretty much just Bonnie Bernstein doing a Jim Rome impersonation of sorts: eviscerating a subject that she knows nothing about.  (See Starr, Michael)

/hates that kind of value-added programming

Title: www.ken-jennings.com
Post by: dazztardly on July 28, 2006, 08:51:20 AM

I just finished looking at the couple of photos in Ken's blog, from Boden's house. Holy cow... Being a nerd for the technical aspect of tv game shows, it's quite amazing...

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