How's that work? What's to prevent people from opening a wiki page?Quote:
Originally Posted by Benny Profane
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How's that work? What's to prevent people from opening a wiki page?Quote:
Originally Posted by Benny Profane
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Originally Posted by Wryan
You have 15 seconds to enter an answer until it goes on to the next one. It would be impossible to research it that quickly and then type in your answer. Basically, if it doesn't come to you right away, you're screwed.
I have never been, but I have heard what E said from many people.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ezee E
I don't know why you'd get excited about eating at a Hard Rock Cafe-type tourist trap in NYC when there are so many amazing restaurants to get excellent food, and not all of them expensive. It's basically the eating capital of the world.
I've heard this, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ezee E
That's like being excited to eat at Red Lobster.
Yeah, I probably only got about 25 out of 50. I did, however, ace all the art/literature/film categories. Oh, except for my spazz out which lead me to type "Battleship Down" instead of "Watership Down." Oopsie. I would love to try out for a specialized Humanities Jeopardy, though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Benny Profane
Er, yeah, meg, there's an absurd amount of superior--and cheaper--restaurants. You know, and they're not in Times Square.Quote:
I don't know why you'd get excited about eating at a Hard Rock Cafe-type tourist trap in NYC when there are so many amazing restaurants to get excellent food, and not all of them expensive. It's basically the eating capital of the world.
I'd say it's rather worse, due to the cosmopolitan, hundreds-of-other-options setting.Quote:
Originally Posted by number8
We haven't forgotten Bubbagump. No, we have not. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by NickGlass
Howsabout we get some recommendation for good, quality-for-the-price places in New York to eat? I'd love a list, myself, because I keep swearing I'm going up one of these weekends. (My folks go up once a month, practically. I'm so lame.)
I got 28, including most of the arts ones. Pissed off I didn't get the 3 time Swedish Oscar winner. I panicked and put in Liv Ullman.Quote:
Originally Posted by NickGlass
There's one here in Charleston that I haven't been to. It might be a bit better, though, since Charleston does seafood pretty darn well overall.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ezee E
What's the diff? Red Lobster is like 3 blocks down from Bubba Gump in Times Square.Quote:
Originally Posted by NickGlass
I think Jeopardy! has gotten markedly easier recently. i can answer a healthy number of questions on a given night, and then guess (correctly) at a chunk of the rest. You constantly see each player frantically clicking as soon as the question is given. It's just a matter of who gets there first...or is allowed to. I swear sometimes it seems like the person who got the previous question right is allowed a very small grace period in clicking in on the next question.
I can answer a lot of questions, too, but I figured it's because I'm older and smarter than I used to be.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wryan
Blast from the past!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mara
I can provide a totally mondo list, but there's such a plethora that I'd need specifics on borough (or, even better, neighborhood), price, and cuisine. From there, I would love to give you recommendations--I just need you to narrow it down a teensy bit. I do my research, eat out a lot, and have particular loyalties to certain family-owned restaurants/bars/cafes.Quote:
Howsabout we get some recommendation for good, quality-for-the-price places in New York to eat? I'd love a list, myself, because I keep swearing I'm going up one of these weekends. (My folks go up once a month, practically. I'm so lame.)
You know what, though, the quality of the food wouldn't be my main reason of avoiding establishments like Bubba Gump. I avoid Times Square (and Midtown in general) like the fucking plague if I can help it. It's the only place I've been to where just walking down the sidewalk is like trying to fuck a bull with a spiky asshole.
Oh, if only that were true! A friend, who knows film quite well, also flubbed on that question.Quote:
Originally Posted by Benny Profane
That analogy is very strange 8.
Oh, I was considering that in regards to locations. Red Lobster mostly thrives in the suburbs (where options outside of obnoixious, generic chain restaurants are admittedly limited), while Bubba Gump restaurants tend to be in cosmopolitan locales with a plethora of superior alternatives.Quote:
Originally Posted by number8
You are not alone in noting this progression.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wryan
Like The Cheesecake Factory. [/barf]Quote:
Originally Posted by NickGlass
Let's say it's both reasons and call it a day.Quote:
Originally Posted by number8
Then you've never tried to get somewhere through Times Square.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dukefrukem
True, considered that, but I think there's also been a kind of plateau effect on the questions, like if the question contains "Civil War" and "prison," just buzz in and say "Andersonville" cause that's the only one that anyone really knows. I see questions like that all the time. Maybe it's always been this way and I didn't notice.Quote:
Originally Posted by Benny Profane
Mars 2112 is the best NYC restaurant