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SRIV94

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« Reply #105 on: October 18, 2007, 11:43:55 AM »
[quote name=\'weaklink75\' post=\'167217\' date=\'Oct 18 2007, 08:58 AM\']
It's probably a little too obvious, but how about [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]BOWLERS[/color]?
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That would imply 300 games are a formality, not a special occasion.  Change "never" to "rarely" and it might work, but it's still a stretch.
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Jumpondees

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« Reply #106 on: October 20, 2007, 01:52:13 PM »
Jerry wasn't a mighty one: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]MOUSE[/color]
A barker Hangout: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]MIDWAY[/color]
Tommy and Harry were different generations of one: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]WIZARDS (As in "Pinball Wizard" Tommy and Harry Potter)[/color]
A coin collector: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]FOUNTAIN[/color]
A place where some stars just aren't as bright as others: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]HOLLYWOOD[/color]
A dirty joke: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]ARISTOCRATS[/color]
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DoorNumberFour

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« Reply #107 on: October 20, 2007, 02:21:12 PM »
[quote name=\'Jumpondees\' post=\'167433\' date=\'Oct 20 2007, 12:52 PM\']
A coin collector: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]FOUNTAIN[/color]
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This one's my favorite.

[quote name=\'Jumpondees\' post=\'167433\' date=\'Oct 20 2007, 12:52 PM\']
A place where some stars just aren't as bright as others: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]HOLLYWOOD[/color]
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How about [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]PLANETARIUM?[/color]
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Kevin Prather

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« Reply #108 on: October 20, 2007, 03:47:04 PM »
[quote name=\'DoorNumberFour\' post=\'167434\' date=\'Oct 20 2007, 11:21 AM\']
How about [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]PLANETARIUM?[/color]
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I like the first one better. Besides, yours is 11 letters.
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« Reply #109 on: October 20, 2007, 03:54:04 PM »
There are, without question, some good ones in here.
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« Reply #110 on: October 20, 2007, 11:06:49 PM »
[quote name=\'DoorNumberFour\' post=\'167434\' date=\'Oct 20 2007, 02:21 PM\']


This one's my favorite.

[quote name=\'Jumpondees\' post=\'167433\' date=\'Oct 20 2007, 12:52 PM\']
A place where some stars just aren't as bright as others: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]HOLLYWOOD[/color]
[/quote]

How about [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]PLANETARIUM?[/color]
[/quote]

I had thought about that answer originally.  When I came up with that one, I was kinda trying to imagine myself hearing Chuck read the clue and possibly reacting.  Sometimes, especially late in the run where Chuck would do a double take at either the clue or the answer and make some kind of wisecrack back at Jan and the rest of the writers.  The best example of what I mean is on one episode, there was a five-letter word in the crossword round, and the clue went something like this: "In order to get their attention, some wives shake THESE in their husbands faces." Chuck totally broke out into hysterical laughter, and so did I for that matter.  BTW, the answer to that clue was [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]FISTS[/color]

Whle I'm here, I have another one to add to the list.

He lost on Jeopardy: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]YANKOVIC[/color]
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Robert Hutchinson

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« Reply #111 on: October 21, 2007, 12:55:03 AM »
(sigh)

While not every last clue on Scrabble was of the humorously misleading type, I would humbly suggest that some folks in this thread are not taking a moment to imagine how their clues would actually play out on the show. The clue about what a wife might shake is memorable because it leads one to a humorous potential answer, AND which is not the answer actually on the board.

Here, compare these two clues, both with the same answer:

He's a man of letters: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]SAJAK[/color]

He works with wheels and puzzles: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]SAJAK[/color]

Both are accurate, but the former uses a misleading turn of phrase, while the latter is just a plain (and rather awkward) description of what the answer does. Solving the former gives the contestants and audience (hopefully) an "aha!" moment, while solving the latter would tend to make one think: "Yeah, that's what he does, all right. Do they really have writers?"
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Jay Temple

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« Reply #112 on: October 21, 2007, 01:31:30 PM »
[quote name=\'weaklink75\' post=\'167112\' date=\'Oct 17 2007, 11:35 AM\']
She's known to be an idol worshipper: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]CLARKSON[/color]
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better answer to the same clue: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]ABDUL[/color]
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« Reply #113 on: October 21, 2007, 01:32:34 PM »
[quote name=\'Jay Temple\' post=\'167530\' date=\'Oct 21 2007, 01:31 PM\']
[quote name=\'weaklink75\' post=\'167112\' date=\'Oct 17 2007, 11:35 AM\']
She's known to be an idol worshipper: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]CLARKSON[/color]
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better answer to the same clue: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]ABDUL[/color]
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That's the one I thought of as well. Clarkson technically IS an Idol.

/In terms of the show
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« Reply #114 on: October 24, 2007, 11:35:27 AM »
Yeah, you could go with that one...


She knows how to "carry" a tune: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]UNDERWOOD (one of the "better if you hear it" clues)[/color]

It's your final answer: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]OBITUARY[/color]

It's strange to say you're just shopping for them: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]WINDOWS[/color]

He's known to have his "fill" of travel: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"] KEOGHAN (again, better if you hear it)[/color]

You can flip over them: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]BUMPERS[/color]

The odds are always against it:[color=\"#FFFFFF\"]EIGHTEEN[/color]
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« Reply #115 on: October 24, 2007, 01:52:13 PM »
Great clues everyone, however, I don't recall at all, there ever being any 10 or 11 letter words on the show. Usually it's just 5 - 9 letter words.

Edit: Whoops, didn't see the earlier discussion about this, however it is a minor stretch that 10 letter words were used in the open. You would only see 10 letter opening words very early in the run and the clues being submitted are better off being used for game play.
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Jay Temple

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« Reply #116 on: October 24, 2007, 11:27:20 PM »
[quote name=\'weaklink75\' post=\'167745\' date=\'Oct 24 2007, 10:35 AM\']It's your final answer: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]OBITUARY[/color][/quote]
LOVE it!

I thought of this the other day, but I'm not sure how obscure it is.

the writing on the wall [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]D'NEAL[/color]
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Kevin Prather

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« Reply #117 on: October 25, 2007, 12:27:52 AM »
[quote name=\'Jay Temple\' post=\'167820\' date=\'Oct 24 2007, 08:27 PM\']
the writing on the wall [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]D'NEAL[/color]
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[color=\"#FFFFFF\"]Next word, building off the apostrophe in D'neal...[/color]
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Mr. Armadillo

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« Reply #118 on: October 25, 2007, 12:35:20 AM »
8 letters, building off the U...Faster than a speeding bullet:[color=\"#FFFFFF\"]SUNLIGHT[/color]
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« Reply #119 on: October 25, 2007, 10:01:29 AM »
Building off the 'S' in SUNLIGHT. 7 letters. (Nice touch, by the way.)

They're real movers and shakers: [color=\"#FFFFFF\"]MARACAS[/color]
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