Whazzup on TPIR?

[tvwxman]

[quote name=\'DrBear\' post=\'161442\' date=\'Aug 20 2007, 09:20 PM\']
We love Tom Bergeron for that ("I have two jobs: refereering tic-tac-toe and showing films of people getting hit in the groin.")
[/quote]
I'm sorry to threadjack, but that made me laugh out loud.

Gawd I wish he'd host another game show.

[TimK2003]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'161426\' date=\'Aug 20 2007, 08:13 PM\']
That said, it will be interesting (as interesting as things involving him get, anyhow) to see if the Perfesser craps on Carey because he's not a Good And Holy man like Beverly likes all of his TV personalities to be, or if he starts sucking-up hardcore because he thinks it'll get him somewhere.
[/quote]

And I assume that the Perf believes that Bob Barker can replace St. Peter at the pearly gates as well, as Bob is the holiest of thouest game show personalities. <snort, snicker, snicker>

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'TimK2003\' post=\'161457\' date=\'Aug 20 2007, 07:37 PM\']
And I assume that the Perf believes that Bob Barker can replace St. Peter at the pearly gates as well, as Bob is the holiest of thouest game show personalities. <snort, snicker, snicker>
[/quote]
I never said the Perfesser wasn't a huge hypocrite.

[davemackey]

[quote name=\'aaron sica\' post=\'161443\' date=\'Aug 20 2007, 09:38 PM\']
[quote name=\'DrBear\' post=\'161442\' date=\'Aug 20 2007, 09:20 PM\']
What's wrong with a little laugh at the expense of the Cliffhangers guy?
[/quote]
I can see Drew having a little fun with him, much like Doug Davidson did...He may give him a "name", etc..
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Yeah, but the name Doug gave him was "Hans Gudegast" - the given name of his "Young and Restless" co-star Eric Braeden. (Easy joke, and you may even recognize the name from old "Rat Patrol" reruns.)

Hey, wasn't Janice very freaked out by Cliffy around the time of Fritz's disappearance?

[Jimmy Owen]

[quote name=\'davemackey\' post=\'161494\' date=\'Aug 21 2007, 11:20 AM\']
[quote name=\'aaron sica\' post=\'161443\' date=\'Aug 20 2007, 09:38 PM\']
[quote name=\'DrBear\' post=\'161442\' date=\'Aug 20 2007, 09:20 PM\']
What's wrong with a little laugh at the expense of the Cliffhangers guy?
[/quote]
I can see Drew having a little fun with him, much like Doug Davidson did...He may give him a "name", etc..
[/quote]
Yeah, but the name Doug gave him was "Hans Gudegast" - the given name of his "Young and Restless" co-star Eric Braeden. (Easy joke, and you may even recognize the name from old "Rat Patrol" reruns.)

Hey, wasn't Janice very freaked out by Cliffy around the time of Fritz's disappearance?
[/quote]


Maybe Drew could call him Diedrich Bader?

[uncamark]

I believe that Bergeron's updated version of his line, after the kicking people in the groin, is "watching D-listers paso doble."

As much as I wish Drew well, I would've loved to have seen Bergeron do "TPIR."  No need to go into why he can't.

[joshg]

[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'161497\' date=\'Aug 21 2007, 09:28 AM\']
I believe that Bergeron's updated version of his line, after the kicking people in the groin, is "watching D-listers paso doble."

As much as I wish Drew well, I would've loved to have seen Bergeron do "TPIR."  No need to go into why he can't.
[/quote]

Speaking of Tom, is he still on that kicking people in the groin show? I heard somewhere that Ricki Lake is the new 'Videos' host. Sorry, I have no source... just what I read on the wiki.

/which is not a source
//not a credible source
///now featuring 50 times more videos

[dzinkin]

[quote name=\'joshg\' post=\'161522\' date=\'Aug 21 2007, 05:58 PM\']
Speaking of Tom, is he still on that kicking people in the groin show? I heard somewhere that Ricki Lake is the new 'Videos' host. Sorry, I have no source... just what I read on the wiki.

/which is not a source
//not a credible source
///now featuring 50 times more videos
[/quote]
Considering that Wikipedia is the only place this "news" seems to have appeared (unless you count the other "sources" that reference... Wikipedia), this seems bogus.  Further proof: when a Wikipedia editor asked for the original source, in response someone added a link to a PRNewswire item... that had nothing to do with Ricki Lake or AFV.  Now the Wikipedia page just mentions PRNewswire and doesn't have a link.

Wikipedia is useless.

/though not completely
//after all, they did just ban Harvey
///they're Hitler too
////everyone is Hitler!

[jalman]

Man...I like the 'pedia in general, but some of the whoppers I removed are just...*sigh*.   For example, Nintendo supposedly is the owner of the Atlanta Hawks; I think that piece of disinformation stood for months.  When I Googled for real info, I discovered one person had relayed that "fact" on his/her blog when discussing the Hawks (or Nintendo, I've forgotten).  Anyways I deleted it and life goes on.

/did I mention I like Wikipedia?
//anything for free knowledge is a good thing!
///although the average user would need a mop to clean up the mess that occurs often in articles

[BrandonFG]

I think if ABC named Ricki as host of "Videos", we would've known by now. It's a month before the new season, they should've announced that a long time ago. Besides, why remove the host of another one of your biggest hit shows?

From skimming the article, it appears they removed the Lake reference.

[dzinkin]

[quote name=\'jalman\' post=\'161524\' date=\'Aug 21 2007, 06:36 PM\']
Man...I like the 'pedia in general, but some of the whoppers I removed are just...*sigh*.
[/quote]
I'd bet there's some overlap between those whoppers and the ones new forum members have cited in an attempt to impress us.  Frankly, I'm surprised I haven't someone make one of these BS edits and then immediately email me to report his own edit as "news," but maybe it's just a matter of time.

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'161525\' date=\'Aug 21 2007, 06:43 PM\']
From skimming the article, it appears they removed the Lake reference.
[/quote]
As I type this, it's still there:

On June 27, 2007, former talk show host Ricki Lake was named the new host for the show's 18th season, according to prnewswire.com.

[aaron sica]

[quote name=\'jalman\' post=\'161524\' date=\'Aug 21 2007, 06:36 PM\']
Man...I like the 'pedia in general, but some of the whoppers I removed are just...*sigh*.   For example, Nintendo supposedly is the owner of the Atlanta Hawks; I think that piece of disinformation stood for months.  When I Googled for real info, I discovered one person had relayed that "fact" on his/her blog when discussing the Hawks (or Nintendo, I've forgotten).  Anyways I deleted it and life goes on.

/did I mention I like Wikipedia?
//anything for free knowledge is a good thing!
///although the average user would need a mop to clean up the mess that occurs often in articles
[/quote]

I love "The Wik" too, but some of the stuff makes me just shake my head...Case in point - an article about TV's "Webster" stated that the last episode had ol' Web going to live with his Uncle Philip and aunt in a not-so-nice part of Chicago and being a batboy for the Cubs. I corrected it numerous times and nearly got my place of work blacklisted from Wikipedia.

[tvwxman]

What's the difference between the Wick and Encyclopedia Brittanica?

One of them has factual errors, the other one does not.

If the Wick is still around when my kid is in school, she won't be using it for research. But that begs the question for the teachers in the audience...is the Wik allowed in any way shape or form?

[aaron sica]

[quote name=\'tvwxman\' post=\'161537\' date=\'Aug 21 2007, 08:57 PM\']
If the Wick is still around when my kid is in school, she won't be using it for research. But that begs the question for the teachers in the audience...is the Wik allowed in any way shape or form?
[/quote]

That's a good question, and now you've got me curious....I'm going to ask my English instructor on Thursday if she allows it.

ObGameShow: Today was the first day and instead of going over our syllabus the old fashioned way, we played "Syllabus Jeopardy" (appeared to be some kind of plug-in for PowerPoint). The team that got a daily double right had $1100 - the scorekeeper (another student) at first added $1100 to make it $2200, but then the instructor said "No, you are supposed to add $2200 to their score for a total of $3300". Considering it was the first day I wasn't about to make a bad impression and correct her

[dzinkin]

[quote name=\'tvwxman\' post=\'161537\' date=\'Aug 21 2007, 08:57 PM\']
But that begs the question for the teachers in the audience...is the Wik allowed in any way shape or form?
[/quote]
I'm not a teacher but I've worked in plenty of classrooms where this particular matter has been discussed.  Generally, the rule around here is that it's not allowed as a primary source, but it's legitimate as a starting point for further exploration... and if a student cites, say, a legitimate source after having found it on Wiki, the fact that he/she found it there has to be noted.  Not unlike, say, citing both a newspaper article and the fact that you found it on Lexis-Nexis.