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Oh, Alex IV

Qwertz — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:58:17 +0000

This one isn’t a faux pas.

Atlas Shrugged was featured as the question to the $200 answer in this evening’s “Literary Titles” category (Jeopardy Round). It was the first answer of the game. I don’t think the Jeopardy! people like having clips from the show up on the YouTube, so I can’t post a video. The clue was cute. Alex gave a spoken clue (“1957 novel about a strong female executive”) while a video clip ran. The clip depicted a member of the “Clue Crew” with a giant inflatable globe on his shoulders, which he set down and “shrugged” in an exaggerated fashion. The other clues in the category also included humorous visual puns. It made me smile.

Oh, Alex III

Qwertz — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:15:36 +0000

Mr Trebek had a minor heart attack at his home yesterday. He is recovering in hospital, and intends to continue hosting Jeopardy! when it resumes taping in January. I wish him well, and look forward to many more awkward contestant interviews in the future.

Oh, Alex II

Qwertz — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:44:58 +0000

A contestant relates a story from when he was a messenger. Upon making a delivery to the exercise guru, the messenger could not regain his pen from Richard Simmons until he had made a promise to exercise. The present day contestant is a husky man, with noticeable paunch. Alex responds:

You lied!

If he keeps this up, I’ll make this a regular feature.

PS: Remember to avoid dangling your participles!

Oh, Alex

Qwertz — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 23:56:42 +0000

Alex Trebek asks a contestant, who boasts that she has slept in a hotel room floating on the Kwai river in Thailand, whether the original bridge (of cinema fame) is still there.