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Category 3: Baseball - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:26 47
- Rod Carew -- nm - JaxSean Nov 19, 11:35
- Mariano Riviera -- nm - budice Nov 19, 11:35 1
  - No one seemed to want the easy 1 point -- nm - Krusty Nov 19, 11:35
- Cal Ripken -- nm - Strongbad Nov 19, 11:35 2
  - 6 points! -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:36 1
    - *flex* -- nm - Strongbad Nov 19, 11:37
- Don Mattingly -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 11:33 4
  - X -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:34
  - I wish! -- (edited) - Krusty Nov 19, 11:33 2
    - I wasn't sure, I just guessed -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 11:34 1
      - I like your guess. :-) -- nm - Krusty Nov 19, 11:35
- Sandy Koufax -- nm - budice Nov 19, 11:31 1
  - X -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:34
- Whitey Ford -- nm - decline Nov 19, 11:31 1
  - X -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:34
- Cy Young -- nm - ⌚👻🦃🏈 Nov 19, 11:31 1
  - X -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:34
- Pete Rose -- (edited) - budice Nov 19, 11:29 2
  - Now you're just messin' with me. -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:31
  - Ha! -- nm - Krusty Nov 19, 11:30
- Roger Clemens -- nm - Charles VMan Riley Nov 19, 11:28 2
  - X -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:31 1
    - Pfffft! *lights pipe* -- nm - Charles VMan Riley Nov 19, 11:31
- Baby Ruth -- nm - Max Nov 19, 11:28 1
  - X -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:30
- Clemente -- nm - prayformojo Nov 19, 11:28 1
  - X -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:30
- Roger Maris -- nm - znufrii Nov 19, 11:28 2
  - Not a member. -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:30 1
    - Poop. -- nm - znufrii Nov 19, 11:31
- Aaron -- nm - Krusty Nov 19, 11:28 1
  - (sniped) -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:29
- Nolan Ryan -- nm - Beaker Nov 19, 11:27 1
  - 5 points. -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:29
- Ty Cobb -- nm - mud Nov 19, 11:27 1
  - 7 points. -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:29
- Jeter -- nm - rollo Nov 19, 11:27 2
  - 2 points. -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:29 1
    - + a fruit basket -- nm - rollo Nov 19, 11:29
- Mark McGwire -- nm - mara Nov 19, 11:27 1
  - X -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:28
- Hank Aaron -- nm - David Nov 19, 11:27 2
  - 9 points. -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:28 1
    - (Not that baseball's been racist.) -- nm - David Nov 19, 11:28
- Mickey Mantle -- nm - Volnelk Nov 19, 11:27 2
  - X -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:28 1
    - Poop. I'm all or nothing. Need to stop swinging for the margins and just get points. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 19, 11:29
I have to say, it's the first day, but full time Zoom teaching isn't terrible. Kids are better than I thought. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 19, 11:21 6
- They are all video on loop. -- nm - 🦃Spawn🦃 Nov 19, 11:25 5
  - This makes me want a Friday Night Live for kids. -- nm - Max Nov 19, 11:26
  - No, but I could see them texting each other periodically which made me a little self conscious. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 19, 11:25 3
    - Zoom tip I read somewhere: do periodic polls that require input. Fun stuff, lesson-related, whatever. -- nm - mara Nov 19, 11:26 2
      - Good idea. I was proud of myself. spun a class into breakout rooms, popped in on their conversations, brought them all back together. It went great. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 19, 11:28 1
        
        Impressive. -- nm - mara Nov 19, 11:33
'Spider-Man: The Animated Series' dropped 26 years ago today -- nm - Remlik Nov 19, 11:15
Category 2: Newspapers. No ties here. - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:14 49
- Time is up! Here's the scoop. - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:25 1
  - no Horse & Hound -- nm - Max Nov 19, 11:25
- WSJ -- nm - budice Nov 19, 11:24
- WSJ -- nm - Roger More Nov 19, 11:24 1
  - 3 last second points! -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:24
- Houston Chronicle. -- nm - Dark Callisto Nov 19, 11:24 1
  - 6 points! -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:24
- Dallas News -- nm - David Nov 19, 11:20 1
  - X -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:22
- daily mail! -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 19, 11:17 2
  - oh, not US. guys, I'm bad at this. -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 19, 11:19 1
    - Not as bad as Brett (Somers)! -- nm - Charles VMan Riley Nov 19, 11:20
- LA Times -- nm - mud Nov 19, 11:16 4
  - (already guessed so sorry) -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:20 3
    - the timestamp is the same as Max's! I get 9 points!! -- nm - mud Nov 19, 11:21 2
      - You can have a photocopy of my points. -- nm - Max Nov 19, 11:25 1
        
        thx ..[kicks dirt] -- nm - mud Nov 19, 11:27
- Chicago Tribune -- nm - Volnelk Nov 19, 11:16 4
  - this was going to be my other guess, so I would have just znufrii'd you -- nm - JaxSean Nov 19, 11:18 1
    - It's karma for dumping on Cincinnati. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 19, 11:19
  - 10 points!!! *rings the bell* -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:18 1
    - (dammit) -- nm - JaxSean Nov 19, 11:18
- USA Today - JaxSean Nov 19, 11:16 1
  - 4 points (clever!) -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:17
- LA Times -- nm - Max Nov 19, 11:16 1
  - 9 points! -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:17
- Miami Herald -- nm - Charles VMan Riley Nov 19, 11:16 2
  - X -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:17 1
    - Woohoo! One more strike for a turkey. -- nm - Charles VMan Riley Nov 19, 11:18
- NYT -- nm - Marlowe Nov 19, 11:16 1
  - 1 point. (unsurprising) -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:17
- NY Post -- nm - Beaker Nov 19, 11:15 1
  - 5 points. -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:16
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- nm - prayformojo Nov 19, 11:15 1
  - X -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:16
- Boston Globe -- nm - rollo Nov 19, 11:15 3
  - X. (surprising) -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:16 2
    - I have it on good authority it is #9 or 10 in physical circulation -- nm - rollo Nov 19, 11:17 1
      - Up-to-date physical circulation numbers proved very difficult to come by. -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:27
- WaPo -- nm - decline Nov 19, 11:15 1
  - 2 points. -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:16
- SF Chronicle -- nm - mara Nov 19, 11:15 4
  - AAAARGH!! -- nm - mara Nov 19, 11:15 3
    - here, have a comfort cookie 🍪 -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:21 1
      - argh *munch* -- nm - mara Nov 19, 11:22
    - Sorry! -- nm - znufrii Nov 19, 11:15
- Sf chronicle -- nm - znufrii Nov 19, 11:15 2
  - 8 points, very nice. -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:16 1
    - AAAARRRRGH!!!! -- nm - mara Nov 19, 11:16
It's not that the Trump administration is withholding anything. They just don't know. "Nuclear codes? That's something we have? Let me look around." -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 11:05 6
- "If we find them, we'll tweet them to you" -- nm - rollo Nov 19, 11:08
- Up, up, down, down,... -- nm - VMan Nov 19, 11:07
- just click "I forgot my password." -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 19, 11:06 3
  - That's hysterical. -- nm - David Nov 19, 11:09 2
    - security question: what is your favorite pets name? -- nm - ⌚👻🦃🏈 Nov 19, 11:32 1
      - "Chris Christie" -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 11:35
Category 1: Television Characters. Please note that this category has some tied values on the list. - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:01 41
- nm -- nm* - budice Nov 19, 11:13
- Spider Rico -- nm - Max Nov 19, 11:12
- Time has expired just like Ned Stark. Here is the list. - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:12 1
  - poop. Jorah was my other guess but when Baelish wasn't on the list, I didn't think he would be. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 19, 11:14
- Varys or do we only get one guess? -- nm* - Volnelk Nov 19, 11:12 2
  - Sneaky edit! Gene means you get only one guess. -- nm - mara Nov 19, 11:13
  - (1) You already answered and (2) No. -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:13
- Brienne of Tarth -- nm - David Nov 19, 11:10 4
  - A personal favorite, but X. -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:11 3
    - Where was she ranked? -- nm - David Nov 19, 11:11 2
      - T-12. -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:11 1
        
        That's about where I would have expected, thanks. -- nm - David Nov 19, 11:12
- Jon Snow -- nm - JaxSean Nov 19, 11:08 1
  - Also also 2 points. -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:08
- Theon -- nm - prayformojo Nov 19, 11:07 2
  - 10 big points!!!! -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:07 1
    - numberwang! -- nm - David Nov 19, 11:09
- Daenerys -- nm - Roger More Nov 19, 11:06 1
  - Also 2 points. -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:07
- Bronn -- nm - Volnelk Nov 19, 11:05 1
  - X -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:07
- The Hound -- nm - decline Nov 19, 11:05 1
  - X -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:06
- Tyrion -- nm - Beaker Nov 19, 11:04 1
  - 1 point. -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:05
- Bran -- nm - Strongbad Nov 19, 11:04 1
  - X -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:04
- Petyr Baelish -- nm - znufrii Nov 19, 11:04 2
  - X -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:04 1
    - That’s Roman numeral for ten points, right? - znufrii Nov 19, 11:05
- Sansa -- nm - mara Nov 19, 11:04 1
  - Also 5 points. -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:04
- Jaime -- nm - Max Nov 19, 11:03 1
  - 7 points. -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:04
- Ned Stark -- nm - Charles VMan Riley Nov 19, 11:03 1
  - X -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:04
- Arya -- nm - rollo Nov 19, 11:02 1
  - 5 points. -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:03
- Cersei -- nm - mud Nov 19, 11:02 2
  - 2 points. -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 11:02 1
    - :-P -- nm - mud Nov 19, 11:03
396 ventilators available in my county, 119 in use, 30 in use for COVID-19 -- nm - znufrii Nov 19, 11:01
IL: 14,612 new cases on 113k tests and 168 deaths. I think that's our second highest death total to date. -- nm* - oblique Nov 19, 10:59 1
- Yep, I abandoned my death tracker once it hit my "go back to being a hermit" threshold which was ~1/4 where we are now. -- nm - rollo Nov 19, 11:01
Welcome to an other exciting episode of Ten in 10! I'm your host. Please be nice to me while cutting each others' throats. -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 10:59 2
- And as always please only submit one answer per question. Don't be a ruiner. -- nm - Gene Raybaron Nov 19, 10:59 1
  - I miss Alex Trebek. -- nm - David Nov 19, 11:00
my trader joe's ahs been out of english coastal cheddar for weeks. this pandemic sucks. -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 19, 10:59 7
- sounds pretty specific -- nm - budice Nov 19, 11:02 5
  - NO OTHER CHEESE WILL SUFFICE! -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 19, 11:05 4
    - you ever try Irish Cheddar? -- nm - rollo Nov 19, 11:11 3
      - I don't know if it's cheddar but I saw from Kerrygold cheese at Wegmans I'm going to have to try. - sycor Nov 19, 11:21 1
        
        Kerry Gold and Erin Gold are excellent cheeses, cheddar, gouda andothers -- nm - ⌚👻🦃🏈 Nov 19, 11:41
      - generically, yes. is there a brand I should try? -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 19, 11:17
- "This aggression will not stand." -- nm - rollo Nov 19, 11:00
zoom zoom -- nm - oblique Nov 19, 10:58

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