Author Topic: $100,000 Pyramid tournament categories... (Read 50234 times)

Unrealtor · « **Reply #180 on:** May 03, 2006, 08:50:22 PM »

[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'117579\' date=\'May 3 2006, 01:29 AM\']
$200-Things you promise
$250-Things that are treasured
$300-Things that are catered
[/quote]

From the perspective of giving clues, the $300 box here seems fairly easy. A convention luncheon, a hotel-ballroom banquet, etc. -- anything that's not a restaraunt where you're eating professionally-made food. Or the alternate tack: A demanding person's wishes (which is more "catered to.") Perhaps it's harder on the recieving end to put them back together.

Also, didn't "Things you treasure"/"Things that are treasured" come up as the last box on one of the tournaments from the year that GSN's looping through constantly?

PalCatIN · « **Reply #181 on:** May 03, 2006, 09:52:43 PM »

Try these on for size, see what you think:

$200 - Things on a grid

$250 - Degraded things

$300 - Types of Architecture

zachhoran · « **Reply #182 on:** May 03, 2006, 10:23:04 PM »

[quote name=\'PalCatIN\' post=\'117635\' date=\'May 3 2006, 09:52 PM\']
Try these on for size, see what you think:

$200 - Things on a grid

$250 - Degraded things

$300 - Types of Architecture
[/quote]

The Architecture one was gotten at $150 or $200 on one episode of the 1986-87 $100K season with clues like Modern and Gothic IIRC.

dale_grass · « **Reply #183 on:** May 04, 2006, 11:40:59 AM »

No, no, I'm serious...

($300) Things That Are Engorged

dale_grass · « **Reply #184 on:** May 04, 2006, 12:20:02 PM »

Quote

$200 - Things on a grid

Coordinates, axes, points, plots

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$250 - Degraded things

Abu Gharaib (sp?) prisoner, criminals, spoiled children, sexual deviants

Mike Tennant · « **Reply #185 on:** May 04, 2006, 01:23:38 PM »

[quote name=\'PalCatIN\' post=\'117635\' date=\'May 3 2006, 09:52 PM\']
$250 - Degraded things
[/quote]
A nearly-failing test paper

clemon79 · « **Reply #186 on:** May 04, 2006, 01:54:25 PM »

[quote name=\'Mike Tennant\' post=\'117682\' date=\'May 4 2006, 10:23 AM\']
[quote name=\'PalCatIN\' post=\'117635\' date=\'May 3 2006, 09:52 PM\']
$250 - Degraded things
[/quote]
A nearly-failing test paper
[/quote]
Cute, but it's been my experience that punny clues make for complete disasters in the Winner's Circle. Your receiver is too busy concentrating on the picture you're supposed to be painting to make a connection that involves extra brain cycles.

Mike Tennant · « **Reply #187 on:** May 04, 2006, 04:19:41 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'117683\' date=\'May 4 2006, 01:54 PM\']
[quote name=\'Mike Tennant\' post=\'117682\' date=\'May 4 2006, 10:23 AM\']
[quote name=\'PalCatIN\' post=\'117635\' date=\'May 3 2006, 09:52 PM\']
$250 - Degraded things
[/quote]
A nearly-failing test paper
[/quote]
Cute, but it's been my experience that punny clues make for complete disasters in the Winner's Circle. Your receiver is too busy concentrating on the picture you're supposed to be painting to make a connection that involves extra brain cycles.
[/quote]
Guess I should've put a smiley or something with that. I didn't really think it would be a good clue; I just liked the pun.

clemon79 · « **Reply #188 on:** May 04, 2006, 06:26:37 PM »

[quote name=\'Mike Tennant\' post=\'117705\' date=\'May 4 2006, 01:19 PM\']
Guess I should've put a smiley or something with that. I didn't really think it would be a good clue; I just liked the pun.
[/quote]
Oh, it's a fine pun, just a lousy clue.

In a similar vein, this morning's blog post on my site is about the announcement that the first three Star Wars movies are being released on DVD in proper fashion (i.e., Greedo not shooting, no walking Jabbas, etc.) later this year. The title is "May The Fourth Be With You."

GS Warehouse · « **Reply #189 on:** May 04, 2006, 07:54:51 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'117713\' date=\'May 4 2006, 06:26 PM\']In a similar vein, this morning's blog post on my site is about the announcement that the first three Star Wars movies are being released on DVD in proper fashion (i.e., Greedo not shooting, no walking Jabbas, etc.) later this year. The title is "May The Fourth Be With You."

[/quote]
[throws life-sized Ewok action figures at Chris] That's my joke!

clemon79 · « **Reply #190 on:** May 04, 2006, 08:18:44 PM »

[quote name=\'GS Warehouse\' post=\'117723\' date=\'May 4 2006, 04:54 PM\']
[throws life-sized Ewok action figures at Chris]
[/quote]
Uh, whatever.

/is there a more irritating GSF cliche than "X throws Y at Z"?

TLEberle · « **Reply #191 on:** May 04, 2006, 08:30:48 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'117727\' date=\'May 4 2006, 05:18 PM\']Uh, whatever.

/is there a more irritating GSF cliche than "X throws Y at Z"?
[/quote]WHOOOSH! (with several Os taken out because I don't feel like killing the O key.)

Seriously, that's my answer. Instead of taking time to explain things, some people run around WHOOOSHING everyone else. I nominate that.

clemon79 · « **Reply #192 on:** May 04, 2006, 08:36:26 PM »

[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'117728\' date=\'May 4 2006, 05:30 PM\']
Seriously, that's my answer. Instead of taking time to explain things, some people run around WHOOOSHING everyone else. I nominate that.
[/quote]
I like WHOOOSH fine when it's used properly. The problem is that a few chuckleheads around here hand them out like they hand out Misplays Of The Day.

Brandon Brooks · « **Reply #193 on:** May 04, 2006, 09:07:20 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'117713\' date=\'May 4 2006, 05:26 PM\']
[quote name=\'Mike Tennant\' post=\'117705\' date=\'May 4 2006, 01:19 PM\']
Guess I should've put a smiley or something with that. I didn't really think it would be a good clue; I just liked the pun.
[/quote]
Oh, it's a fine pun, just a lousy clue.

[/quote]
Ditto, however, I think this just proves that this category's pretty lousy. It's nigh impossible to guess.

Brandon Brooks

DoorNumberFour · « **Reply #194 on:** May 04, 2006, 09:15:17 PM »