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(the woman with the 5th most Twitter followers is Ellen.) -- nm - Tim Aug 27, 18:50
Come on, Toronto. Never run on Ronald Acuna. -- nm - David Aug 27, 18:47
Last question for now. I took so much shit from my team for knowing this instantly, but it should be easy for you guys: - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:47 8
- Well, we proved your point. -- nm - David Aug 27, 18:48 2
  - They looked at me as if I had transfigured a stapler into a dairy cow in front of their eyes. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:51 1
    - I'm like "Wheaties box, motherfuckers!" nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:51
- Donald trump -- nm - Beaker Aug 27, 18:48
- Caitlyn/Bruce Jenner -- nm - David Aug 27, 18:48 1
  - It's even an Australian name! -- nm - Reagen Aug 27, 18:51
- Bruce Jenner / Kaitlin -- nm - Dark Callisto Aug 27, 18:48
- Caitlyn/Bruce jenner -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 27, 18:47
Christian Yelich Changes Walkup Music To Own A Random Twitter User -- (link) - Beaker Aug 27, 18:40 2
- Omg at the red hat comment. Nicely done. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 27, 18:45 1
  - Nice. -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Aug 27, 18:54
And for those of you who didn't see my post about this on FB: name the last English monarch to die in battle. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:39 5
- Kind Harold -- nm - TWuG Aug 27, 18:40
- King Richard III -- nm - David Aug 27, 18:40 3
  - Spoilers - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:41 2
    - Kim and I had to have an extended Blackadder conversation. - David Aug 27, 18:43
    - Richard the IV was better anyway. -- nm - Dark Callisto Aug 27, 18:43
Everyone other than Reagen, name 6 noble gases (excluding Oganesson). nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:38 8
- There was a British game show I was watching where the contestants had to - Reagen Aug 27, 18:49
- Neon. Argon. Xenon. Helium. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 27, 18:40 4
  - Radon Krypton!!! (I had to sing the song to myself) -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 27, 18:42 2
    - Correct. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:43 1
      - Meet the Elements ... -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Aug 27, 18:46 [youtube]
  - These 4 are right. Hunting, oxygen is not. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:42
- Oxygen, helium -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 27, 18:39 1
  - That's *SIR* Oxygen to you.... -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 27, 19:28
Stephen, groiny, ZNU x 2, groiny, Stephen -- nm - Beaker Aug 27, 18:36
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen ‘Date Night’ on the guide, thought it was ‘Game Night’ and been let down. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 27, 18:36 2
- I don’t get the Game Night love. - Will Hunting Aug 27, 18:38 1
  - It’s rewatchable. If I’m bouncing around and it’s on, I’ll watch some of it. Thus the disappointment. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 27, 18:44
Excluding the Chinese beer Snow, name the top 5 selling beer brands in 2018. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:35 16
- regular Bud. -- nm - Beaker Aug 27, 18:49 1
  - Yes! #1! nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:51
- Still only 1 correct answer. Hint: 1 is Chinese (but not super obscure), 1 is American, 1 is European and 1 is Brazilian. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:49
- Lucky. All sales concentrated in cumberland, BC. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 27, 18:42
- Michelob Ultra -- nm - Tim Aug 27, 18:40
- Yuengling -- nm - Beryllium Aug 27, 18:40
- Black Horse -- nm - Beaker Aug 27, 18:39 1
  - No and all other answers so far are wrong. (Other than Bud Light). nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:41
- Dos Equis. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 27, 18:38
- Corona -- nm - Beryllium Aug 27, 18:38 1
  - At the water park I saw someone with a back tat that said "CORONER" in the Corona font. -- nm* - Beryllium Aug 27, 18:41
- Budice -- nm - Bacon Aug 27, 18:38
- Moulson's? -- nm - David Aug 27, 18:37
- Bud Light, Miller Light -- nm - Beaker Aug 27, 18:36 2
  - Bud light is 3. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:40
  - Coors Light -- nm - Beaker Aug 27, 18:37
Katy's huge Twitter following is amusing because her two new singles have flopped hard. And she might actually be a terrible person. - Tim Aug 27, 18:34
So did Caveman just give up? Play with what we’ve got? -- nm - Volnelk Aug 27, 18:34 2
- As people on FB know, Sceire's going through the same thing as Kim and me. So, he gets as much time as he needs. - David Aug 27, 18:37
- Will Superfued draft finish before Caveman draft? -- nm - Bacon Aug 27, 18:35
HBO has just renewed A Black Lady Sketch Show for a second season -- nm - Beaker Aug 27, 18:33
After diamonds, what are the 2 hardest precious gems? nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:31 4
- sapphire. -- nm - b. Aug 27, 18:34 1
  - Yes. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:36
- Ruby, Emerald -- nm - Reagen Aug 27, 18:32 1
  - Ruby. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:33
Who did Samara rob Krusty of? -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 27, 18:31
Easy question: name the 5 US states with exactly 6 letters in their names. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:30 9
- OhighO -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 27, 19:30
- Kansas, Nevada, Hawaii, Oregon -- nm - spamlet Aug 27, 18:32 2
  - Yep. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:33 1
    - Seems mean to give to a bunch of Aussies -- nm - spamlet Aug 27, 18:34
- Oregon -- nm* - Dark Callisto Aug 27, 18:32
- Hawaii -- nm - Beaker Aug 27, 18:31
- Alaska -- nm - Beaker Aug 27, 18:31
- Nevada -- nm - Volnelk Aug 27, 18:31 1
  - Oregon -- nm - Volnelk Aug 27, 18:31
In the year 1900, what were the 6 most populous world cities? nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:12 14
- St Petersburg -- nm - Beryllium Aug 27, 18:26
- Amsterdam maybe? Or Vienna? - ReluctantCynic Aug 27, 18:26 1
  - Vienna. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:27
- St Louis! -- nm - spamlet Aug 27, 18:26
- Peking. -- nm - Reagen Aug 27, 18:18 4
  - No. One is in Europe. One is...not. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:22 3
    - chicago? -- nm - b. Aug 27, 18:24 1
      - Yes. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:27
    - Tokyo? -- nm - prayformojo Aug 27, 18:24
- Cairo. Moscow. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 27, 18:16 1
  - No. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:17
- london, paris, new york, berlin. -- nm - b. Aug 27, 18:13 1
  - Top 4. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:15
- London -- nm - prayformojo Aug 27, 18:13
There are still 3 coed Olympic sports up for grabs. - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:11 20
- Mixed team cross country skiing -- nm - . Aug 27, 18:25
- Has Dressage been covered? -- nm - . Aug 27, 18:24 2
  - Diva got Equestrian on B2. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:28
  - Andithas. -- nm - . Aug 27, 18:25
- Badminton? -- nm - Krusty Aug 27, 18:22 3
  - Dammit, we talked ourselves out of this one. -- nm - David Aug 27, 18:23 1
    - Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty Aug 27, 18:24
  - Yes! nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:22
- is shooting involved? -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 27, 18:21 1
  - Biathalon -- nm - . Aug 27, 18:53
- Team Luge -- nm - Reagen Aug 27, 18:20 1
  - Yes. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:21
- Sailing. -- nm - Reagen Aug 27, 18:19 1
  - Yes. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:21
- Archery? -- nm - Krusty Aug 27, 18:17 5
  - No. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:18 4
    - Ping pong? -- nm - Krusty Aug 27, 18:20 3
      - I was just about to say table tennis. -- nm - b. Aug 27, 18:20 2
        
        No. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:21 1
        
        (for possible future trivia, looks like that's being added next year, along with some others.) -- nm - b. Aug 27, 18:23
That stupid letter-number country one is driving me crazy but don’t spoil it yet. -- nm - Dano Aug 27, 18:08 18
- Kuwait -- nm - Dark Callisto Aug 27, 18:18 2
  - Yes! nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:19 1
    - Ohhhhh ... i see. - Beryllium Aug 27, 18:25
- Quizmaster Trebek isn't giving away enough answers! - David Aug 27, 18:16 10
  - The divas were Swifty, Katy Perry, Gaga and Rihanna. There is one remaining non-singer rounding out the top 5. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:17 9
    - How many followers does #4 have? -- nm - David Aug 27, 18:18 8
      - Gaga has 79.2M. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:21
      - Katy 108M, Rihanna 93M, Tay 84M, Gaga 79M -- nm - Tim Aug 27, 18:20 6
        
        That's fascinating, thanks. -- nm - David Aug 27, 18:24 5
        
        I'm actually shocked the 5th singer (who is 6th among women) is that low. -- nm - Tim Aug 27, 18:27 4
        
        Who is it? -- nm - David Aug 27, 18:28 2
        
        Spoilers - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:29 1
        
        That was Kim's guess! - David Aug 27, 18:30
        
        Yeah, I lobbied hard for us to guess her, which was a mistake. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:28
- Haiti? -- nm - Reagen Aug 27, 18:12 3
  - No. Hint: The letter is the one that is pronounced differently. The number has standard pronunciation. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:14 2
    - tunisia? -- nm - b. Aug 27, 18:16 1
      - er, no, b., wrong order. :) - -- nm - b. Aug 27, 18:18
Dano had a L5 joke as the board rolled. -- nm - David Aug 27, 18:07
What sporting event draws the most live (in person, not watching on TV) viewers each year? nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:07 3
- Tour de France? -- nm - Dano Aug 27, 18:08 1
  - Yes. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:09
- Wrestlemania? -- nm - David Aug 27, 18:08
We should most definitely do an offline draft for the ML Memorial League next year. I'll start arranging that and finding an online forum to use. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 27, 18:06 8
- I don’t even recall signing up. I will try to care about this team. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 27, 18:27
- Because what this board definitely needs is another offline draft. -- (edited) - Super Daddy Princess Aug 27, 18:11 2
  - Yeah, but it will be a **FUN** offline draft. - ReluctantCynic Aug 27, 18:16 1
    - Also, this is our vacation week, so I’m mobile only, which makes it all that much more aggravating. -- nm* - Super Daddy Princess Aug 27, 18:21
- Flavorize posted about an app the other day. Never used it before but he thought it would manage things well. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Aug 27, 18:07 3
  - I'll follow up with him. Autodraft is just too devastating to managers who can't make a live draft. - ReluctantCynic Aug 27, 18:10 2
    - Yeah, we knew this from Fanball, which is why we've always done Blood Feud this way. - David Aug 27, 18:11 1
      - Your IM is hilarious. :-) - ReluctantCynic Aug 27, 18:48
Name the 4 most comment English words ending in DOUS. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:03 16
- Amorous. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 27, 18:09 4
  - Reading is fundamental, my man. :P nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:10 3
    - Dammit ... I have been stress-related cognitive problems. So how about "hazardous"? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 27, 18:15 2
      - YES! nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:18 1
        
        Yay! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 27, 18:26
- Amadous -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Aug 27, 18:06
- Stupdendous. - ReluctantCynic Aug 27, 18:05 2
  - If you like Bears, I sent you a great offer on the Astro league message board -- nm - crash davis Aug 27, 18:08 1
    - I countered your kind and gracious offer. - ReluctantCynic Aug 27, 18:09
- Tremendous -- nm - Dark Callisto Aug 27, 18:03 6
  - that is a stupendous answer -- nm - crash davis Aug 27, 18:04 5
    - Horrendous -- nm - TWuG Aug 27, 18:05 4
      - 3 out of 4 so far. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:06 3
        
        Andie should know the last one -- nm - TWuG Aug 27, 18:11 2
        
        :D (It took me way too long to get this joke and I knew the answer already!) nm - ralph wiggum Aug 27, 18:30
        
        Heh -- nm - Krusty Aug 27, 18:15

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