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Title: Toughest Joker's Wild Categories
Post by: trivia202003 on January 24, 2005, 12:53:54 PM
What's do you think is the toughest Joker's Wild categories, in your own opinion?
Title: Toughest Joker's Wild Categories
Post by: zachhoran on January 24, 2005, 01:01:28 PM
[quote name=\'trivia202003\' date=\'Jan 24 2005, 12:53 PM\']What's do you think is the toughest Joker's Wild categories, in your own opinion?
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Horse Racing, as evidenced on one of the early CBS episodes GSN ran in 2001.
Title: Toughest Joker's Wild Categories
Post by: clemon79 on January 24, 2005, 01:04:53 PM
[quote name=\'trivia202003\' date=\'Jan 24 2005, 10:53 AM\']What's do you think is the toughest Joker's Wild categories, in your own opinion?
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I had a hard time with Fast Forward Pakistani Taxidermists. YMMV.
Title: Toughest Joker's Wild Categories
Post by: Dbacksfan12 on January 24, 2005, 01:05:03 PM
[quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Jan 24 2005, 01:01 PM\']Horse Racing, as evidenced on one of the early CBS episodes GSN ran in 2001.
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Wait!  GSN should show this at 3:00 AM too!  Followed by a rerun of American Dream Derby.
Title: Toughest Joker's Wild Categories
Post by: trivia202003 on January 24, 2005, 01:08:54 PM
[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Jan 24 2005, 01:04 PM\'][quote name=\'trivia202003\' date=\'Jan 24 2005, 10:53 AM\']What's do you think is the toughest Joker's Wild categories, in your own opinion?
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I had a hard time with Fast Forward Pakistani Taxidermists. YMMV.
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What on earth is Pakistani Taxidermists
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Post by: parliboy on January 24, 2005, 01:31:48 PM
[quote name=\'trivia202003\' date=\'Jan 24 2005, 01:08 PM\']
What on earth is Pakistani Taxidermists
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They're people who deliver hair to bald Asians.
Title: Toughest Joker's Wild Categories
Post by: trivia202003 on January 24, 2005, 01:42:11 PM
They're people who deliver hair to bald Asians.
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Thanks for the info. Now let's go back to our topic.
Title: Toughest Joker's Wild Categories
Post by: Don Howard on January 24, 2005, 02:03:40 PM
[quote name=\'trivia202003\' date=\'Jan 24 2005, 01:08 PM\'][quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Jan 24 2005, 01:04 PM\'][quote name=\'trivia202003\' date=\'Jan 24 2005, 10:53 AM\']What's do you think is the toughest Joker's Wild categories, in your own opinion?
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I had a hard time with Fast Forward Pakistani Taxidermists. YMMV.
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What on earth is Pakistani Taxidermists
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As it happens, that's also the toughest Winner's Circle subject I ever saw on The $100,000 Pyramid--but it was the tournament after all.
Toughest for me is SCIENCE. Boring, I know, but you asked.
Title: Toughest Joker's Wild Categories
Post by: trivia202003 on January 24, 2005, 02:09:59 PM
Toughest for me is SCIENCE. Boring, I know, but you asked.
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Was it General Science Fast Forward Science, or just "Science?"
Title: Toughest Joker's Wild Categories
Post by: BrandonFG on January 24, 2005, 02:13:08 PM
[quote name=\'trivia202003\' date=\'Jan 24 2005, 01:08 PM\'][quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Jan 24 2005, 01:04 PM\'][quote name=\'trivia202003\' date=\'Jan 24 2005, 10:53 AM\']What's do you think is the toughest Joker's Wild categories, in your own opinion?
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I had a hard time with Fast Forward Pakistani Taxidermists. YMMV.
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What on earth is Pakistani Taxidermists
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WHOOOOOOOOSHHH!!!!!
Title: Toughest Joker's Wild Categories
Post by: Don Howard on January 24, 2005, 03:02:20 PM
[quote name=\'trivia202003\' date=\'Jan 24 2005, 02:09 PM\']Was it General Science?
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Title: Toughest Joker's Wild Categories
Post by: trivia202003 on January 24, 2005, 03:13:32 PM
To tell you the truth, the toughest ones in my opinion is the categories, All About Languages, Physics, and Chemistry. Because I didn't take them in High School.

P.S.: Isn't All About Languages kind of like "Foreign Words" on Tic Tac Dough?
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Post by: TimK2003 on January 24, 2005, 04:43:16 PM
I don't think that the categories were that hard, per se (untill I saw some of those early CBS eps.), but I think they became much harder when they were preceded by 2 jokers...

(spinning wheel sfx)

Joker......JOKER!!!......Name That Psalm.

(crowd moans)
Title: Toughest Joker's Wild Categories
Post by: passwordplus on January 24, 2005, 04:48:37 PM
Joker's Wild had a helluva lot easier categories(IMHO) as compared to it's sister show Tic Tac Dough
Title: Toughest Joker's Wild Categories
Post by: uncamark on January 24, 2005, 05:40:25 PM
[quote name=\'trivia202003\' date=\'Jan 24 2005, 03:13 PM\']To tell you the truth, the toughest ones in my opinion is the categories, All About Languages, Physics, and Chemistry. Because I didn't take them in High School.

P.S.: Isn't All About Languages kind of like "Foreign Words" on Tic Tac Dough?
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*Exactly* like Foreign Words.  You haven't noticed the similarities between the two shows?
Title: Toughest Joker's Wild Categories
Post by: trivia202003 on January 24, 2005, 05:50:21 PM
Well, no offence but I only have 2 episodes of "The Joker's Wild" in my collection.

When I probably get more episodes I'll make a difference.
Title: Toughest Joker's Wild Categories
Post by: trivia202003 on January 24, 2005, 06:12:17 PM
Do you know what's the crossword category is called?
Title: Toughest Joker's Wild Categories
Post by: tvwxman on January 24, 2005, 06:43:28 PM
[quote name=\'trivia202003\' date=\'Jan 24 2005, 06:12 PM\']Do you know what's the crossword category is called?
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Sports.
Title: Toughest Joker's Wild Categories
Post by: zachhoran on January 24, 2005, 06:50:48 PM
[quote name=\'trivia202003\' date=\'Jan 24 2005, 06:12 PM\']Do you know what's the crossword category is called?
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TJW had a Crossword Definitions category in the syndie era, but the clues used in that category paled in comparison to clue writing on Cross-Wits, Scrabble, Jeopardy!(when they have their crossword clue category) or Monopoly.
Title: Toughest Joker's Wild Categories
Post by: clemon79 on January 24, 2005, 07:24:19 PM
[quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Jan 24 2005, 04:50 PM\'][quote name=\'trivia202003\' date=\'Jan 24 2005, 06:12 PM\']Do you know what's the crossword category is called?
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TJW had a Crossword Definitions category in the syndie era, but the clues used in that category paled in comparison to clue writing on Cross-Wits, Scrabble, Jeopardy!(when they have their crossword clue category) or Monopoly.
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Zach, you ever hear of the saying "Birds of a feather?"
Title: Toughest Joker's Wild Categories
Post by: Dbacksfan12 on January 24, 2005, 10:40:13 PM
[quote name=\'trivia202003\' date=\'Jan 24 2005, 05:50 PM\']Well, no offence but I only have 2 episodes of "The Joker's Wild" in my collection.
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Of Fence. Because not enough people are on the fence.

I have exactly zero episodes in my collection, yet I'm able to tell the difference.
Title: Toughest Joker's Wild Categories
Post by: Matt Ottinger on January 24, 2005, 10:42:34 PM
[quote name=\'tvwxman\' date=\'Jan 24 2005, 07:43 PM\'][quote name=\'trivia202003\' date=\'Jan 24 2005, 06:12 PM\']Do you know what's the crossword category is called?[/quote]Sports.[/quote]
Made me laugh.
Title: Toughest Joker's Wild Categories
Post by: clemon79 on January 24, 2005, 10:46:05 PM
[quote name=\'trivia202003\' date=\'Jan 24 2005, 03:50 PM\']When I probably get more episodes I'll make a difference.
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You know, if you can find a sap who will trade with you after this performance, I'll smile and kiss a pig. :)
Title: Toughest Joker's Wild Categories
Post by: Robert Hutchinson on January 24, 2005, 10:56:48 PM
[quote name=\'Dsmith\' date=\'Jan 24 2005, 10:40 PM\'][quote name=\'trivia202003\' date=\'Jan 24 2005, 05:50 PM\']Well, no offence but I only have 2 episodes of "The Joker's Wild" in my collection.
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Of Fence. Because not enough people are on the fence.

I have exactly zero episodes in my collection, yet I'm able to tell the difference.[/quote]

I'd say that he's British, but that would be an insult--to whom should not be difficult to determine.

Oh, and which categories did Jack Barry ever mispronounce?
Which categories were Jack's favorites?
Which questions did Jack know the answers to?
Title: Toughest Joker's Wild Categories
Post by: trainman on January 25, 2005, 12:21:08 AM
[quote name=\'trivia202003\' date=\'Jan 24 2005, 09:53 AM\']What's do you think is the toughest Joker's Wild categories, in your own opinion?
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Anything not having to do with sleeping, eating, or birdwatching.

Oh, wait, that's not my own opinion, that's my cat's opinion.  Sorry about that.
Title: Toughest Joker's Wild Categories
Post by: tvwxman on January 25, 2005, 04:46:21 PM
[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Jan 24 2005, 10:42 PM\'][quote name=\'tvwxman\' date=\'Jan 24 2005, 07:43 PM\'][quote name=\'trivia202003\' date=\'Jan 24 2005, 06:12 PM\']Do you know what's the crossword category is called?[/quote]Sports.[/quote]
Made me laugh.
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And if you can make just ONE person laugh...

you should get out of comedy.
Title: Toughest Joker's Wild Categories
Post by: zachhoran on January 25, 2005, 07:45:40 PM
Another tough Joker's Wild category, at least for the players on a 1978 syndicated episode: Mixed Fruits.
Title: Toughest Joker's Wild Categories
Post by: TLEberle on January 25, 2005, 08:00:15 PM
It would be soooo easy to make a joke after this...must....control...fingers....
Title: Toughest Joker's Wild Categories
Post by: trivia202003 on January 25, 2005, 08:02:02 PM
Was'nt there a category called Tropical Islands, or Beaches?

Oh, by the way clemon79 you're in my ignore list!!
Title: Toughest Joker's Wild Categories
Post by: clemon79 on January 25, 2005, 08:05:55 PM
[quote name=\'TLEberle\' date=\'Jan 25 2005, 06:00 PM\']It would be soooo easy to make a joke after this...must....control...fingers....
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"The answer is Sigfried and Roy, Jack."

"And you've won the game!!"
Title: Toughest Joker's Wild Categories
Post by: WorldClassRob on January 25, 2005, 08:59:13 PM
The "Mystery" category is obviously one of the toughest, because you have no idea what the category is.

Chemistry is also another tough category.

There is one category that contestants didn't do to well with... Road Signs... the player is shown a road sign, and he/she has to identify what the road sign is.

One of the most memorable of this category was when a road sign indicating "two-way traffic" was shown.  One contestant answered, "you can pass on one side". That was wrong.  The other contestant guessed "you can pass on either side."

Jack Barry's response:
"If you two were both doing that, you'd be in an accident! That's what it means."
Title: Toughest Joker's Wild Categories
Post by: clemon79 on January 25, 2005, 09:40:05 PM
[quote name=\'trivia202003\' date=\'Jan 25 2005, 06:02 PM\']Was'nt there a category called Tropical Islands, or Beaches?

Oh, by the way clemon79 you're in my ignore list!!
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No I'm not. I'm not finished with you yet. I will be in your ignore list when I TELL YOU I am in your ignore list, and not before. Do you understand me?

Now DANCE, monkey!
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Post by: Don Howard on January 26, 2005, 01:55:41 AM
[quote name=\'trivia202003\' date=\'Jan 25 2005, 08:02 PM\']Wasn't there a category called Tropical Islands, or Beaches?
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I dunno. There was, however, one called Films Of The 70s.
Title: Toughest Joker's Wild Categories
Post by: Dbacksfan12 on January 26, 2005, 02:38:53 AM
[quote name=\'WorldClassRob\' date=\'Jan 25 2005, 08:59 PM\']One of the most memorable of this category was when a road sign indicating "two-way traffic" was shown.  One contestant answered, "you can pass on one side". That was wrong.  The other contestant guessed "you can pass on either side."
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My only hope is that contestants who missed this category weren't 5 time winners.
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Post by: goongas on January 26, 2005, 01:27:42 PM
[quote name=\'Modor\' date=\'Jan 26 2005, 03:38 AM\'][quote name=\'WorldClassRob\' date=\'Jan 25 2005, 08:59 PM\']One of the most memorable of this category was when a road sign indicating "two-way traffic" was shown.  One contestant answered, "you can pass on one side". That was wrong.  The other contestant guessed "you can pass on either side."
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My only hope is that contestants who missed this category weren't 5 time winners.
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My only hope is that I am not on the road with contestants who missed these questions.
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Post by: BrandonFG on January 26, 2005, 01:55:35 PM
[quote name=\'trivia202003\' date=\'Jan 25 2005, 08:02 PM\']Was'nt there a category called Tropical Islands, or Beaches?

Oh, by the way clemon79 you're in my ignore list!!
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Wait a minute...you killfiled him. Isn't that considered a threat?
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Post by: trivia202003 on January 26, 2005, 01:57:57 PM
Wait a minute...you killfiled him. Isn't that considered a threat?
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No it is'nt!! He just told me that he isn't finished with me!!
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Post by: tvwxman on January 26, 2005, 03:27:00 PM
Okay, can we please get this child out of here? It's painfully apparent he needs to learn how to behave around here, and that he doesn't understand fully the elegibility requirements..

Kid, take this as honest advice : Lurk more, and type less. You may learn something.
Title: Toughest Joker's Wild Categories
Post by: clemon79 on January 26, 2005, 03:35:59 PM
No. I and I alone will tell him when he can leave. I have more business with this one. ;)
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Post by: aaron sica on January 26, 2005, 03:42:57 PM
[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Jan 26 2005, 03:35 PM\']No. I and I alone will tell him when he can leave. I have more business with this one. ;)
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Yeah. I'm sticking around and waiting for him to dance for you. ;)

BTW, love the new sig - I laughed out loud at "Evil Personified". :)
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Post by: bscripps on January 26, 2005, 04:40:22 PM
[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Jan 26 2005, 03:35 PM\']No. I and I alone will tell him when he can leave. I have more business with this one. ;)
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And besides, you said you'd kiss a pig if anyone would trade with him--there have to be more people out there who would chip in a tape or two to see that...:)
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Post by: trivia202003 on January 26, 2005, 04:47:41 PM
Was'nt there a category called News of 1978?
Title: Toughest Joker's Wild Categories
Post by: tvwxman on January 26, 2005, 05:08:45 PM
[quote name=\'trivia202003\' date=\'Jan 26 2005, 04:47 PM\']Was'nt there a category called News of 1978?
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Yes. It was during the first season episodes.

Seriously, please stop posting.
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Post by: SRIV94 on January 26, 2005, 05:33:44 PM
[quote name=\'bscripps\' date=\'Jan 26 2005, 03:40 PM\'][quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Jan 26 2005, 03:35 PM\']No. I and I alone will tell him when he can leave. I have more business with this one. ;)
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And besides, you said you'd kiss a pig if anyone would trade with him--there have to be more people out there who would chip in a tape or two to see that...:)
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I'll bring the popcorn.  :)

Doug -- and the countdown to 1000 continues
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Post by: Robert Hutchinson on January 26, 2005, 06:59:39 PM
[quote name=\'tvwxman\' date=\'Jan 26 2005, 05:08 PM\'][quote name=\'trivia202003\' date=\'Jan 26 2005, 04:47 PM\']Was'nt there a category called News of 1978?[/quote]

Yes. It was during the first season episodes.

Seriously, please stop posting.[/quote]

Which was weird, since 1978 was still 6 years away.

Seriously, some of this is like intentionally mistyping an air date in a thread Zach is reading, and then expecting him not to correct it.
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Post by: zachhoran on January 26, 2005, 07:22:42 PM
[quote name=\'Robert Hutchinson\' date=\'Jan 26 2005, 06:59 PM\'][quote name=\'tvwxman\' date=\'Jan 26 2005, 05:08 PM\'][quote name=\'trivia202003\' date=\'Jan 26 2005, 04:47 PM\']Was'nt there a category called News of 1978?[/quote]

Yes. It was during the first season episodes.

Seriously, please stop posting.[/quote]

Which was weird, since 1978 was still 6 years away.


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He probably means the first syndie season.
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Post by: BrandonFG on January 26, 2005, 09:58:37 PM
[quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Jan 26 2005, 07:22 PM\'][quote name=\'Robert Hutchinson\' date=\'Jan 26 2005, 06:59 PM\'][quote name=\'tvwxman\' date=\'Jan 26 2005, 05:08 PM\'][quote name=\'trivia202003\' date=\'Jan 26 2005, 04:47 PM\']Was'nt there a category called News of 1978?[/quote]

Yes. It was during the first season episodes.

Seriously, please stop posting.[/quote]

Which was weird, since 1978 was still 6 years away.


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He probably means the first syndie season.
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Gee, Sherlock, nothing gets past you. Maybe if you had read Robert's entire post, but of course, it would make too much sense for someone to make a joke around you, because it's a well-known fact you'd only kill it by being so anal.

Woolery left Wheel and said "WHOOOOOSH" as he walked out the door.
Title: Toughest Joker's Wild Categories
Post by: Robert Hutchinson on January 27, 2005, 12:17:22 AM
[quote name=\'fostergray82\' date=\'Jan 26 2005, 09:58 PM\']Gee, Sherlock, nothing gets past you. Maybe if you had read Robert's entire post, but of course, it would make too much sense for someone to make a joke around you, because it's a well-known fact you'd only kill it by being so anal.

Woolery left Wheel and said "WHOOOOOSH" as he walked out the door.[/quote]

I have little doubt that Zach did read my entire post, did get the joke--and posted anyway.

There are two ways to invoke Zach, I've found: mentioning his name, and not mentioning his name.