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Title: Pitfall: did a player ever fall off the elevator?
Post by: DoorNumberFour on December 23, 2011, 01:39:53 AM
I'm probably giving way too much credit here, but:

http://www.pajiba.com/paheeba_day/the-canadian-game-show-hall-of-lame.php

In the Pitfall paragraph, the writer mentions an episode where someone fell off the elevator. Is there anything to that? I'm willing to bet there isn't, but it's almost 2am and my curiosity kills me.
Title: Pitfall: did a player ever fall off the elevator?
Post by: PYLdude on December 23, 2011, 02:23:41 AM
Quote from: DoorNumberFour on December 23, 2011, 01:39:53 AM
I'm probably giving way too much credit here, but:

http://www.pajiba.com/paheeba_day/the-canadian-game-show-hall-of-lame.php

In the Pitfall paragraph, the writer mentions an episode where someone fell off the elevator. Is there anything to that? I'm willing to bet there isn't, but it's almost 2am and my curiosity kills me.

I think you are giving too much credit...wasn't there an enclosure on the bottom of the bridge, which you would have started to see as you went down? I would figure that if that happened there would've been a major issue.
Title: Pitfall: did a player ever fall off the elevator?
Post by: clemon79 on December 23, 2011, 02:31:21 AM
Quote from: DoorNumberFour on December 23, 2011, 01:39:53 AM
In the Pitfall paragraph, the writer mentions an episode where someone fell off the elevator. Is there anything to that?
No, but I heard Trebek was drunk off his ass once...
Title: Pitfall: did a player ever fall off the elevator?
Post by: dale_grass on December 23, 2011, 08:37:02 AM
Quote from: clemon79 on December 23, 2011, 02:31:21 AM
Quote from: DoorNumberFour on December 23, 2011, 01:39:53 AM
In the Pitfall paragraph, the writer mentions an episode where someone fell off the elevator. Is there anything to that?
No, but I heard Trebek was drunk off his ass once...
His bowling buddy will vouch.
Title: Pitfall: did a player ever fall off the elevator?
Post by: Don Howard on December 23, 2011, 10:15:51 AM
Quote from: clemon79 on December 23, 2011, 02:31:21 AM
Quote from: DoorNumberFour on December 23, 2011, 01:39:53 AM
In the Pitfall paragraph, the writer mentions an episode where someone fell off the elevator. Is there anything to that?
No, but I heard Trebek was drunk off his ass once...
Utter nonsense.
Title: Pitfall: did a player ever fall off the elevator?
Post by: chrisholland03 on December 23, 2011, 11:38:03 AM
They were pushed.  For giving an incredibly wrong answer.
Title: Pitfall: did a player ever fall off the elevator?
Post by: TLEberle on December 24, 2011, 03:44:54 PM
An aside unrelated to the Pitfall element: I am really tired of snark being used as whitewash to cover up journalism skills like sourcing what you write and being able to string together a coherent thought. The snark tone was palpable all the way through the piece, and the writing suffered greatly for it.
Title: Pitfall: did a player ever fall off the elevator?
Post by: Thunder on December 24, 2011, 04:39:04 PM
I wouldn't go to pajiba.com and expect "journalism skills".

It was a stupid throwaway piece designed to be humorous and it moderately accomplished that goal.

/Then I threw it away.
Title: Pitfall: did a player ever fall off the elevator?
Post by: TLEberle on December 24, 2011, 04:47:51 PM
Quote from: Thunder on December 24, 2011, 04:39:04 PM
/Then I threw it away.
And I respect you all the more for your good judgment sir. :)