It is apparent by the lack of readers the past week or so that y'all don't have anything to say about me ranting and bitching. Or could it be that your mamas told you to not say anything if you couldn't say anything nice? Whichever it is, I promise to quit.
Right after this one.
Sorry, but I just HAVE to get this off my chest.
Here goes!
People who go on Jeopardy are perceived as smarter, of higher intelligence than the average bear, or are just well-educated. Right?
Well, lately you can't go one day without some MORON contestant on Jeopardy saying the following:
"I'll take Cats who wear Pants (or whatever category) for SIX HUNNERD DOLLARS, Alex"
Huh?
Hunnerd?
Been speaking English long, Bub?
Makes my skin crawl, that one.
And the way ole Alex Trebek is always "Aww, sorry, you said the really complicated long-ass French answer just a hair off, so we are going to penalize the hell out of you" in his smug and smarmy way, makes me wonder if he wants to say to them "Aww, we are so sorry but the value of that category is SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS, so obviously we have to take away the TWELVE HUNNERD DOLLARS from you for being a dumb ass!"
And just for the record as much as Alex Trebek ticks me off, I can not imagine anyone else doing that job. Nope, not one single person comes to mind.
Hilarity in my house is me and Sparky sitting on the couch watching Jeopardy and yelling at the t.v. We yell the answers. (Sometimes we both yell the same right answer and sometimes one of us is wrong, but we try not to make fun of each other since the next time it will be the other way round) We yell at the contestants. (You idiot! for example) We yell at Alex Trebek. (Sparky says he wants to go on Jeopardy just so he can say "Can it, Trebek" when Alex gets long-winded) What I am saying is there is a lot of yelling going on.
I know, I know, it sounds like we are a couple of smarty-pants (or smart asses) but I am humble enough to know that I am only good at Jeopardy in the comfort of my own home. If I were ever to make it to the stage, I would probably freeze like a deer in headlights and say something stupid like "I'll take NUKUE-LAR energy for FOUR HUNNERD DOLLARS, ALAN".
hahaha. I'm here! this week has been really hectic :(
ReplyDeletewe were watching old SNL clips of their Jeopardy spoofs the other day at work.... I think that is my favorite version of the show!
hunnerd? really?
Jon and I laughed out loud at each other as we sat watching Jeopardy this week -- reminded us of our parents and how much fun we used to make of THEM for watching and ranting and yelling "WHAT DID HE SAY?" because nobody would wear a hearing aid. Ah, the joys of getting older . . . . .
ReplyDeleteOkay, so we're watching Pawn Star because someone said it was a good show. Don't know that I agree, but . . . . one of the guys gave a customer big bucks for a gun that had been used at calvary. Really? Calvary? I find that very interesting. Wonder what they used in the cavalry???????
ReplyDeleteYou know what drives me nuts about some of the Jeopardy contestants? I'll tell you. It's when the clock is running down and they draaaaaaag out "I'll take 'This is a super duper really long and drawn out category title' for a thousand, Alex, please." And they say make sure to enunciate every. single. word. Slowly and carefully.
ReplyDeleteBy the time they get all that out, not only has the clock run down but my clothes have gone out of style and you know the other contestants want to beat that person with a bat.
I don't watch a lot of TV, but do hate when people don't enunciate. My husband is bad. The word -there- is spelled with a T and an H, not a D.
ReplyDeleteOh, he's from the midwest and they have a thing about prepositions at the end of sentences. i.e. Where did you get that at? ARGH!