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The contestants are in the winner's circle. The celebrity is faced with the final category: "Things that are bogus."
The celeb tries the clue, "counterfeit money." This elicits the response, "Things that are fake." The celebrity nods, pauses for a monent, then gives the winning clue: "Counterfeit money, duuuude."
You're the judge. You decide. Is the clue descriptive? Do you hit the buzzer?
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[quote name=\'whoserman\' date=\'Jan 14 2006, 12:23 PM\']The contestants are in the winner's circle. The celebrity is faced with the final category: "Things that are bogus."
The celeb tries the clue, "counterfeit money." This elicits the response, "Things that are fake." The celebrity nods, pauses for a monent, then gives the winning clue: "Counterfeit money, duuuude."
You're the judge. You decide. Is the clue descriptive? Do you hit the buzzer?
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1) I would have hit the buzzer on "counterfeit", never mind the followup, as that is a synonym for "bogus".
2) The rules are "Give only a list". The "duuuuuude" is not part of a list, it is embellishing an item on the list. Bzzzzzzzt.
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That's what I thought.
What is a good clue, though? Is there a money clue? Is "Bogus" used in any well-known titles?
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[quote name=\'whoserman\' date=\'Jan 14 2006, 03:31 PM\']That's what I thought.
What is a good clue, though? Is there a money clue? Is "Bogus" used in any well-known titles?
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"Bill & Ted's journey."
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Gerard Depardieu?
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[quote name=\'jmangin\' date=\'Jan 14 2006, 03:35 PM\'][quote name=\'whoserman\' date=\'Jan 14 2006, 03:31 PM\']That's what I thought.
What is a good clue, though? Is there a money clue? Is "Bogus" used in any well-known titles?
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"Bill & Ted's journey."
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That's the perfect clue right there. Thanks, Dick! =P
Those kind of clues work the best for words that are in well-known titles. For example, when the category "Things that are Wonderful" came up on the WC, Dick Clark came in and presented the perfect clue, "The World of Disney!"
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[quote name=\'jdhernandez\' date=\'Jan 14 2006, 06:34 PM\']For example, when the category "Things that are Wonderful" came up on the WC, Dick Clark came in and presented the perfect clue, "The World of Disney!"
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That's not buzzable for prepositions?
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Maybe the fact that it's a title makes it OK?
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They would be lenient with prepositions in some cases, like titles and very common phrases ("a piece of cake" is the one I always think of).
Of course, it's also possible that the judge wasn't paying attention to the post mortem that day. Or did he give it a bell?
("Louis Armstrong's World" is better, anyway.)
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[quote name=\'Robert Hutchinson\' date=\'Jan 14 2006, 05:43 PM\']("Louis Armstrong's World" is better, anyway.)[/quote]
Or "Frank Capra's Life".