Is this what Jeopardy nerds think of us Comic Book nerds?
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So I'm watching Jeopardy on the teleo-vision the other day, and it's first round. One of the categories is "Superman". I think, alright, awesome. A subject I know a lot about. I wonder if I'll get the toughest question? As if reading my mind, the guy in the lead went immediately to the hardest question, so he could work his way up, obviously feeling like he could ace it.
"This character in the Superman movies, was played by Gene Hackman, and was Superman's adversary."
That was the hardest question? Fucking Lex Luthor? I mean, if you asked a random person to answer a random question about Superman without actually telling them what the question was, their answer would be either Krypton, Lois Lane, or Lex Luthor. But to make sure you were thinking of the right Superman, they narrowed it down even further by telling you it was in the movies and that Gene Hackman played him. This was the hardest question? What the hell could the easiest question be? "Superman, according to the comic book, is this gender. And is also described with this adjective."
So the guy gets it right. Mostly because statistically, he pretty much had a one in three chance of getting it right (although it would be hilarious if he answered "Zod"). So he goes for the next question. "Superman fights for 'Truth, Justice...' and what?" And the guy answers "Freedom."
Freedom?? He thought Superman fought for "Truth, Justice and Freedom" What the fuck? Oh, but it gets worse. The other two contestants don't know the answer! They didn't know the answer!
Now, I know what you're saying. You're saying, "Chris, you're a comic book geek. You have an unfair advantage. What would seem like super common knowledge to you is actually obscure to everyone else." But if you're saying that, you're a fucking moron. Nobody's said "Truth Justice and the American Way" in the comic books since, like, the early 80's. It was actually a slogan of the old 1950's black and white TV show, and it's only one of the most popular shows in the history of television.
But wait! It actually gets worse ! Two or three questions later the judges cut in and said that they were going to give the guy credit for "Freedom", since "Freedom" is the American way. Yes. And Hoover vacuums really suck. But that's not the fucking slogan.
Superman sez...
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with love from CRS @ 8:59 PM
Sunday, September 25, 2005
So I'm watching Jeopardy on the teleo-vision the other day, and it's first round. One of the categories is "Superman". I think, alright, awesome. A subject I know a lot about. I wonder if I'll get the toughest question? As if reading my mind, the guy in the lead went immediately to the hardest question, so he could work his way up, obviously feeling like he could ace it.
"This character in the Superman movies, was played by Gene Hackman, and was Superman's adversary."
That was the hardest question? Fucking Lex Luthor? I mean, if you asked a random person to answer a random question about Superman without actually telling them what the question was, their answer would be either Krypton, Lois Lane, or Lex Luthor. But to make sure you were thinking of the right Superman, they narrowed it down even further by telling you it was in the movies and that Gene Hackman played him. This was the hardest question? What the hell could the easiest question be? "Superman, according to the comic book, is this gender. And is also described with this adjective."
So the guy gets it right. Mostly because statistically, he pretty much had a one in three chance of getting it right (although it would be hilarious if he answered "Zod"). So he goes for the next question. "Superman fights for 'Truth, Justice...' and what?" And the guy answers "Freedom."
Freedom?? He thought Superman fought for "Truth, Justice and Freedom" What the fuck? Oh, but it gets worse. The other two contestants don't know the answer! They didn't know the answer!
Now, I know what you're saying. You're saying, "Chris, you're a comic book geek. You have an unfair advantage. What would seem like super common knowledge to you is actually obscure to everyone else." But if you're saying that, you're a fucking moron. Nobody's said "Truth Justice and the American Way" in the comic books since, like, the early 80's. It was actually a slogan of the old 1950's black and white TV show, and it's only one of the most popular shows in the history of television.
But wait! It actually gets worse ! Two or three questions later the judges cut in and said that they were going to give the guy credit for "Freedom", since "Freedom" is the American way. Yes. And Hoover vacuums really suck. But that's not the fucking slogan.
Superman sez...
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