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RockGolf 
"1500+ reviews. 1 joke."
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 Posted - 09/28/2006 : 12:11:42
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Ken Jennings doesn't need an introduction to North Americans, but for the rest of the world, his claim to fame was winning 73 consecutive episodes of the TV quiz show Jeopardy!, winning about $2-1/2 million in total. Since then he has started a weekly trivia contest, which I joined in on this week. Six of the seven questions are Googleable, although to do so is obviously poor form. The 7th he claims is not. This week's questions involved movies, and in responding I thought I'd include the top FWFR review for each film, since Ken is pretty good with pun himself. Anyhow, here's his question. It took me about an hour to figure it out (and the FWFR reviews did finally cause the light to come on). See if you can get the connection. (Whether you post the answer here or PM me is up to you, but leave spoiler space if posting.)
What unusual distinction is shared by these movies: The Gold Rush, The Hours, The Hustler, McClintock!, "One Froggy Evening," Raiders of the Lost Ark, Scarface, A Star Is Born, and They Died with Their Boots On? |
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Downtown 
"Welcome back, Billy Buck"
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Posted - 09/28/2006 : 15:46:11
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| They all feature actors that have never been in my kitchen. |
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RockGolf
"1500+ reviews. 1 joke."
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Posted - 09/28/2006 : 18:07:38
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Hint: The ascribed commonality cannot be determined by merely watching and/or listening to "One Froggy Evening", as this aspect of the movie is never revealed.
Yeah, that was a big help. |
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Downtown
"Welcome back, Billy Buck"
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Posted - 10/17/2006 : 16:19:58
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No doubt you've stumped us all.
In the meantime, people can have fun figuring out why my answer was funny. That's a bit of trivia in itself. |
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redPen
"Because I said so!"
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Posted - 10/18/2006 : 04:53:23
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| Hmmmm . . . you mean there HAVE been actors in your kitchen? Just not these? |
Edited by - redPen on 10/18/2006 04:53:38 |
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GHcool
"Forever a curious character."
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Posted - 10/18/2006 : 07:46:52
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Originally posted by R o � k G o 1 f
What unusual distinction is shared by these movies: The Gold Rush, The Hours, The Hustler, McClintock!, "One Froggy Evening," Raiders of the Lost Ark, Scarface, A Star Is Born, and They Died with Their Boots On?
I admit I was stumped and so I googled the answer. After I read it, I was just like "Oh."
The hint you gave wasn't a very big one.
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Stalean
"Back...OMG"
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Posted - 10/18/2006 : 17:18:01
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Question (may give it away)-->
Does "Little" have anything to do with the answer? |
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Downtown
"Welcome back, Billy Buck"
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Posted - 10/18/2006 : 17:54:06
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Oh my goodness, I actually figured it out. I wasn't even trying very hard...just checking the films' IMDB pages to look for something in common in the plots, when it basically hit me in the face.
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Every film features a character with a US state in their name. And this isn't obvious from "One Froggy Evening" because I think it was many years later that someone arbitrarily decided that his name is "Michigan J. Frog."
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ragingfluff 
"Currently lost in Canada"
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Posted - 02/01/2007 : 18:27:17
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Originally posted by Downtown
No doubt you've stumped us all.
In the meantime, people can have fun figuring out why my answer was funny. That's a bit of trivia in itself.
Reference Cheers: Cliff's appearance on Jeapordy
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