Ken Jennings took supposedly friendly jabs at Mr. Trebek and the format of Jeopardy in a letter on his personal blog. Personally I think he went a little over the line with calling Alex a robot. But I suppose that's just the type of humor he has.
And maybe he has a small point about the categories, then again if the categories were dumbed down as he thinks they should be. It just wouldn't be Jeopardy I think part of what makes it so interesting is the challenge. Anyway just my 2 cents.
Now for those of you who don't know who Ken Jennings is you've obviously been living under a rock lol. Ken Jennings is the most famous Jeopardy contestant. Who through his 74-game winning streak won a total of 2.5 million in cash. There hope that clears things up;).
Check out a couple of articles on the topic
http://www.chortler.com/24966trebek.shtml
This first one has a snippet about the categories I have to admit it is pretty funny.
And the second one is a hilarious journalist response to what he thinks about dumbing down the categories. Be sure to check it out
http://www.newwest.net/index.php/city/article/10216/C94/L94/
http://www.ottawasun.com/Showbiz/Television/2006/07/26/1702528-sun.html
And this last one contains an apology of sorts regarding the robot comment
If you are interested in seeing the aforementioned Jeopardy related letter then check out Ken Jennings Blog here: http://ken-jennings.com/blog/?p=70
Thursday, July 27, 2006
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Tuesday, July 25, 2006
A little something to make you laugh
'Cause god knows we need that every once in while;) I got this joke from a friend and it really made my day so I decided to share.
Dead Duck
A woman brought a very limp duck into a veterinary surgeon. As she laid her pet on the table, the vet pulled out his stethoscope and listened to the bird's chest. After a moment or two, the vet shook his head sadly and said, "I'm so sorry, your pet has passed away."
The distressed owner wailed, "Are you sure?" "Yes, I'm sure. The duck is dead" he replied. "How can you be so sure?" she protested. "I mean you haven't done any testing on him or anything. He might just be in a coma or something." The vet rolled his eyes, turned around and left the room.
He returned a few moments later with a black Labrador Retriever. As the duck's owner looked on in amazement, the dog stood on his hind legs, put his front paws on the examination table and sniffed the duck from top to bottom. He then looked at the vet with sad eyes and shook his head.
The vet patted the dog and took it out and returned a few moments later with a beautiful cat. The cat jumped up on the table and also sniffed the bird from its beak to its tail and back again. The cat sat back on its haunches shook its head, meowed softly, jumped down and strolled out of the room.
The vet looked at the woman and said, "I'm sorry, but as I said, this is most definitely, 100% certifiably, a dead duck." The vet then turned to his computer terminal, hit a few keys, and produced a bill, which he handed to the woman.
The duck's owner, still in shock, took the bill."$300!" she cried. "$300 just to tell me my duck is dead?!!" The vet shrugged. "I'm sorry. If you'd taken my word for it, the bill would have been $40 ............but with the Lab Report and the Cat Scan, it all adds up."
Dead Duck
A woman brought a very limp duck into a veterinary surgeon. As she laid her pet on the table, the vet pulled out his stethoscope and listened to the bird's chest. After a moment or two, the vet shook his head sadly and said, "I'm so sorry, your pet has passed away."
The distressed owner wailed, "Are you sure?" "Yes, I'm sure. The duck is dead" he replied. "How can you be so sure?" she protested. "I mean you haven't done any testing on him or anything. He might just be in a coma or something." The vet rolled his eyes, turned around and left the room.
He returned a few moments later with a black Labrador Retriever. As the duck's owner looked on in amazement, the dog stood on his hind legs, put his front paws on the examination table and sniffed the duck from top to bottom. He then looked at the vet with sad eyes and shook his head.
The vet patted the dog and took it out and returned a few moments later with a beautiful cat. The cat jumped up on the table and also sniffed the bird from its beak to its tail and back again. The cat sat back on its haunches shook its head, meowed softly, jumped down and strolled out of the room.
The vet looked at the woman and said, "I'm sorry, but as I said, this is most definitely, 100% certifiably, a dead duck." The vet then turned to his computer terminal, hit a few keys, and produced a bill, which he handed to the woman.
The duck's owner, still in shock, took the bill."$300!" she cried. "$300 just to tell me my duck is dead?!!" The vet shrugged. "I'm sorry. If you'd taken my word for it, the bill would have been $40 ............but with the Lab Report and the Cat Scan, it all adds up."
Monday, July 24, 2006
Barf bag ads??
PHOENIX (AP) - US Airways wants to make the most out of a nauseating situation.
The airline plans to sell advertisements on its airsickness bags - those expandable envelopes tucked between the in-flight magazines and safety cards.
"They're in every back seat pocket," said spokesman Phil Gee. "We figure while it's there, why don't we make it multipurpose?" Passengers should see the new, commercialized sickness bags in September, he said.
The ads are just the latest initiative the company has used to squeeze out a bigger profit.
America West, which merged with US Airways last year, had the first advertisements in the industry on tray tables, the first airline gift cards and the first in-flight meals for sale.
"Little things like that work," said Michael Boyd, president of the Boyd Group, an aviation consulting group in Evergreen, Colo. "Barf bags have a lot of shelf life - people aren't barfing as much in planes as they used to."
The new bags drew a few chuckles among US Airways passengers at the company's hub at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
"I would honestly pay no attention to an ad if I got sick," said Nathan Vierra, 19, a student. "But hey, if skateboarders can sell ad space on their T-shirts, I guess why can't an airline sell ads on barf bags?"
US Airways has not decided how much it will charge for the ads, and has only begun negotiating with companies that could be interested, Gee said.
The ads could be for anti-motion sickness medications or other products immediately on the mind of someone who reaches for one of the bags. But Gee said US Airways will look for a wide range of product advertisements to put on its bags.
Boyd said the trick for US Airways is to find ads that will make them a little cash without turning off customers.
"Some people don't want the inside of their cabins to look like subway cars," he said. "And the jury isn't in on advertising on tray tables as a decent way to boost revenue.
"But having an advertisement for a barf bag, especially if it's for something like Dramamine (a motion sickness medication), now that's brilliant."
Source:http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/19072006/2/koddities-exploiting-nauseating-situation-airways-sell-ads-barf-bags.html
Yeah I know what you're thinking, who cares? lol. Honestly I'm really not gonna be looking at any adverts if I get sick. Or even if I'm not most people forget about motion sickness bags anyway.
Oh, and I got a kick out of one guy saying "people don't barf as much as they used to" lol. Consider it a blessing buddy! lol. I guess you're probably wondering why I posted this? well I found it quite funny actually.
I'm very odd at times things like this amuse me lol. I have to say though in my opinion I don't think this idea will be that effective.
I don't see them making a lot of revenue out of barf bags. But hey, we live in a crazy world so who knows?.
The airline plans to sell advertisements on its airsickness bags - those expandable envelopes tucked between the in-flight magazines and safety cards.
"They're in every back seat pocket," said spokesman Phil Gee. "We figure while it's there, why don't we make it multipurpose?" Passengers should see the new, commercialized sickness bags in September, he said.
The ads are just the latest initiative the company has used to squeeze out a bigger profit.
America West, which merged with US Airways last year, had the first advertisements in the industry on tray tables, the first airline gift cards and the first in-flight meals for sale.
"Little things like that work," said Michael Boyd, president of the Boyd Group, an aviation consulting group in Evergreen, Colo. "Barf bags have a lot of shelf life - people aren't barfing as much in planes as they used to."
The new bags drew a few chuckles among US Airways passengers at the company's hub at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
"I would honestly pay no attention to an ad if I got sick," said Nathan Vierra, 19, a student. "But hey, if skateboarders can sell ad space on their T-shirts, I guess why can't an airline sell ads on barf bags?"
US Airways has not decided how much it will charge for the ads, and has only begun negotiating with companies that could be interested, Gee said.
The ads could be for anti-motion sickness medications or other products immediately on the mind of someone who reaches for one of the bags. But Gee said US Airways will look for a wide range of product advertisements to put on its bags.
Boyd said the trick for US Airways is to find ads that will make them a little cash without turning off customers.
"Some people don't want the inside of their cabins to look like subway cars," he said. "And the jury isn't in on advertising on tray tables as a decent way to boost revenue.
"But having an advertisement for a barf bag, especially if it's for something like Dramamine (a motion sickness medication), now that's brilliant."
Source:http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/19072006/2/koddities-exploiting-nauseating-situation-airways-sell-ads-barf-bags.html
Yeah I know what you're thinking, who cares? lol. Honestly I'm really not gonna be looking at any adverts if I get sick. Or even if I'm not most people forget about motion sickness bags anyway.
Oh, and I got a kick out of one guy saying "people don't barf as much as they used to" lol. Consider it a blessing buddy! lol. I guess you're probably wondering why I posted this? well I found it quite funny actually.
I'm very odd at times things like this amuse me lol. I have to say though in my opinion I don't think this idea will be that effective.
I don't see them making a lot of revenue out of barf bags. But hey, we live in a crazy world so who knows?.
Sunday, July 23, 2006
Top 10 thoughts for 2006
Number 10 - Life is sexually transmitted.
Number 9 - Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.
Number 8 - Men have two emotions: Hungry and Horny. If you see him without an erection, make him a sandwich.
Number 7 - Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach a person to use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks.
Number 6 - Some people are like a Slinky...not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.
Number 5 - Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.
Number 4 - All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.
Number 3 - Why does a slight tax increase cost you two hundred dollars and a substantial tax cut save you thirty cents?
Number 2 - In the 60's, people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal.
AND THE NUMBER 1 THOUGHT FOR 2006 We know exactly where one cow with mad-cow-disease is located among the millions and millions of cows in America but we haven't got a clue as to where thousands of illegal immigrants and terrorists are located. Maybe we should put the Department of Agriculture in charge of immigration and the Department of Homeland Security.
Number 9 - Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.
Number 8 - Men have two emotions: Hungry and Horny. If you see him without an erection, make him a sandwich.
Number 7 - Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach a person to use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks.
Number 6 - Some people are like a Slinky...not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.
Number 5 - Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.
Number 4 - All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.
Number 3 - Why does a slight tax increase cost you two hundred dollars and a substantial tax cut save you thirty cents?
Number 2 - In the 60's, people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal.
AND THE NUMBER 1 THOUGHT FOR 2006 We know exactly where one cow with mad-cow-disease is located among the millions and millions of cows in America but we haven't got a clue as to where thousands of illegal immigrants and terrorists are located. Maybe we should put the Department of Agriculture in charge of immigration and the Department of Homeland Security.
Saturday, July 22, 2006
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