Politics & World Events Sheep, Round 1 — A Forum Game

[The Bus]

Alright, this has been doing pretty well in the Videogame Forum, I thought I'd try it here.

The object of the game is to think alike. For each question, give an answer that you think is most popular. For example, a question might be something like, "Name a popular pizza topping." A good answer would be pepperoni. A bad answer would be shiitake mushrooms.

Each question is then scored by its replies. Let's say there's six participants and of those, three said "Pepperoni", two said "Sausage" and one said "Basil" — The pepperoni players would each get 3 points, the sausage players 2 points, and the basil player 0 points.

The winner is the person with the highest score.

Remember — the point of the game is not the correct answer, but the answer you think most of the other forum members will give. Since this is the Politics & World Events Forum, all the questions will be Politics & World Events related.

To play, simply send me a private message (PM) with your answers, one per line. Please DO NOT number them.

Since I do not know how popular or unpopular this will be, I will leave this open for at least several days. This game works best if we can get at least 15 participants.

Do not use Wikipedia or Google — use only the knowledge in your head.

Sheep, Politics & World Edition — Round 1

<ul><li> Name a hotly debated amendment to the US Constitution.
<li> Name any current or former Supreme Court Justice.
<li> Name a European nation that seems to be on the wrong track.
<li> Which administration had it the easiest in the 20th century? (could be politically, economically, etc.)
<li> Name a current African head of state.
<li> Aside from Nancy Pelosi, name a Speaker of the House.
<li> Name the TV network which has the most unbalanced news coverage.
<li> Name an especially divisive subject of discussion in the Politics and World Events Subforum. This can be a person (Margaret Thatcher) or an idea (Prohibition) but not something very broad ("the nation" or "politics").
<li> Name a foreign country where, currently, there is a peaceful US military presence (i.e. not Iraq).
<li> Name a political party aside from the Democratic Party or the GOP.
<li> Name a non-living, non-American writer, thinker, or ideologue whose political ideas are still discussed today (for better or worse).
<li> Name a movie or documentary that focuses on American politics.
<li> Name a DVD Talk member whose posts in the Politics subforum positively contribute to the discussion.
<li> Name our most powerful and important military ally.
</ul>

Have fun! I'll leave this open through at least Thursday night.

[Venusian]

I'll play. sent you a PM

[The Bus]

I sent you my answers as well, in case I win. ;)

[missflores]

I rarely post but I'll play. Answers sent :)

[Rockmjd23]

Are you kidding me, The Bus? :lol: Couldn't you have done something I'm knowledgable on?

[wmansir]

Sent.

[Rockmjd23]

Just to be clear...this is a Sheep game, right? You call it Reverse Sheep on the bolded line.

[Rockmjd23]

So many choices for #2...should I go with who the average person would name, or who the average dvdtalk political forum poster would name. ;)

[Jason]

I'm in.

[CRM114]

In.

[The Bus]

Just to be clear...this is a Sheep game, right? You call it Reverse Sheep on the bolded line.

Yes, this is a Sheep game. I called it Reverse Sheep out of habit.

[Numanoid]

Sent.

[VinVega]

I sent my answers to ya Bus.

[orangecrush]

For #5, you should have just asked for any African Head of State other than Mandela ;)

[orangecrush]

PM sent. I don't think I will do as well here as in the Videogame ones.

[Groucho]

Sent in my entry.

I look forward to the answers to the second to last question. :lol:

[VinVega]

Sent in my entry.

I look forward to the answers to the second to last question. :lol:
There really is no good answer to that question. :lol:

[orangecrush]

I was going to put in grundle but then realized it isn't reverse sheep.

[The Bus]

I've gotten a decent amount of responses. I will leave this open through today and play sometime Thursday or Friday.

[Red Dog]

I gave it a whirl.


Sent in my entry.

I look forward to the answers to the second to last question. :lol:

There are a few that I know it won't be for sure. ;)

[classicman2]

Name a DVD Talk member whose posts in the Politics subforum positively contribute to the discussion.


Me!

:)

[orangecrush]

Name a DVD Talk member whose posts in the Politics subforum positively contribute to the discussion.


Me!

:)I wouldn't be too surprised if a response of "me" gets the highest score.

[Groucho]

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/members/me.html

He's never even posted here!

[orangecrush]

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/members/me.html

He's never even posted here!:lol: Very well played sir.

[VinVega]

Name a DVD Talk member whose posts in the Politics subforum positively contribute to the discussion.


Me!

:)
The Bus should have added a question for "the voice of reason" in the forum. :lol:

[wishbone]

The Bus should have added a question for "the voice of reason" in the forum. :lol:That will be Round 2. ;)

PM sent, thanks Bus.

[Funkpie]

Why not. PM sent.

[arminius]

PM sent

[jdodd]

sent

[Tracer Bullet]

Oh yeah, I sent a PM yesterday.

Why are we all posting that we sent PMs, anyway?

[JasonF]

Oh yeah, I sent a PM yesterday.

Why are we all posting that we sent PMs, anyway?

:lol: Apparently, some people don't understand what the "P" in "PM" stands for.

I guess if Bus isn't on top of things, his mailbox could fill up. A post in this thread serves as "proof" that you sent in your entry.

[Rockmjd23]

Hey JasonF, maybe you can finally win one of these games.

Ohhhh Yes I went there!

[wmansir]

Why are we all posting that we sent PMs, anyway?
To encourage others to participate by letting them know that people are participating so it won't be a waste of time.

[JasonF]

Hey JasonF, maybe you can finally win one of these games.

Ohhhh Yes I went there!

:sad: I have no witty comeback.

(orangcrush and I were robbed in the most recent VGT game and are the true and rightful winners, but it wouldn't have mattered if I hadn't made a boneheaded mistake).

[orangecrush]

:sad: I have no witty comeback.

(orangcrush and I were robbed in the most recent VGT game and are the true and rightful winners, but it wouldn't have mattered if I hadn't made a boneheaded mistake).You made a boneheaded mistake? I still can't believe I answered Super Princess Peach for a Sheep Question. What was I thinking?

[Rockmjd23]

Yeah, well if I had said Luigi's Mansion instead of Yoshi's Island, I would have won!

[orangecrush]

Yeah, well if I had said Luigi's Mansion instead of Yoshi's Island, I would have won!I know. "If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, we'd all have a merry Christmas."

[Nausicaa]

I'm in, just sent the PM.

Anyone else mark wmlopez as most contributive poster?

[The Bus]

OK. At this point the game is closed. Due to the holiday weekend I'm leaving here pretty early so I will put in a few answers to tease you all, and continuing next week.

[The Bus]

Question the First: Name a hotly debated amendment to the US Constitution.

<img src="http://www.demopolislive.com/gallery/images/1/large/1_the_right_to_bear_arms.jpg">

[The Bus]

The Second Amendment (23 points): The Bus, Venusian, miss flores,
wmansir, belboz, Jason, Rockmjd23, CRM114, Numanoid, Birrman54, VinVega,
orangecrush18, Groucho, Thor, wenders, red, wish, Mordred, arminius, JasonF, jdodd, Jeremy517, nausicaa, Nick Danger

The First Amendment (2 pts): Tracer Bullet, DeltaSigChi4

The Tenth Amendment (0 pts): Funkpie

[The Bus]

Second question: Name a Supreme Court Justice.

One of these was a good answer. The other was not.

<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg%2C_SCOTUS_photo_portrait.jpg"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/O%27connor%2C_Sandra.jpg">

[The Bus]

Antonin Scalia (6 pts): belboz, Jason, VinVega, orangecrush18, wendersfan, Red Dog

David Souter (6 pts): The Bus, wmansir, arminius, JasonF, nausicaa, Nick Danger

Clarence Thomas (5 pts): Numanoid, Birrman54, Groucho, Jeremy517, Funkpie

Sandra Day O'Connor (5 pts): Tracer Bullet, DeltaChiSig4, Rockmjd23, CMR114, wishbone

Unique Answers (0 pts): Rehnquist (miss flores), Mordred (Ginsberg [sic])

[Venusian]

My Roberts got no points?

[The Bus]

Let's not forget John Roberts (3 pts): Venusian, Thor, jdodd

[orangecrush]

My first thought was Rehnquist, my second was Souter (due to the recent thread). Then I remembered the board's Libertarians.

[The Bus]

We'll leave it at for now.

Standings

Funkpie 5
DeltaChiSig4 7
Tracer Bullet 7
miss flores 23
Mordred 23
jdodd 26
Thor 26
Venusian 26
Birrman54 28
CRM114 28
Groucho 28
Jeremy517 28
Numanoid 28
Rockmjd23 28
wishbone 28
arminius 29
belboz 29
Jason 29
JasonF 29
nausicaa 29
Nick Danger 29
orangecrush18 29
Red Dog 29
The Bus 29
VinVega 29
wendersfan 29
wmansir 29

It's a wide open race! See you all next week.

[Venusian]

You tease! ;)

[JasonF]

Woo!!!! I'm in a 12-way tie for first place! Suck it, losers!

[CRM114]

Freakin' Scalia.

[orangecrush]

Freakin' Scalia.Yet another reason for you not to like him ;)

[Red Dog]

Let's not forget John Roberts (3 pts): Venusian, Thor, jdodd

Yeah - I was wondering about that. I almost put him down since he's the Chief and was confirmed recently.

I ultimately went with Scalia though - he seems to angry up the blood far more than any other around here. Not even Souter making news could top him. ;)

[CRM114]

O'Connor almost reached Scalia's level. Not sure why Scalia was so popular.

Scalia is like that annoying uncle who talks out of his ass all the time. When I see Scalia interviewed, he never seems very scholarly.

[Venusian]

I figured the forum would go with Roberts since he's the Chief.

This doesn't bode well for my pick for former speaker of the House

[Red Dog]

I ultimately went with Scalia though - he seems to angry up the blood far more than any other around here. Not even Souter making news could top him. ;)

A perfect demonstration of my point below. ;)

O'Connor almost reached Scalia's level. Not sure why Scalia was so popular.

Scalia is like that annoying uncle who talks out of his ass all the time. When I see Scalia interviewed, he never seems very scholarly.

[Red Dog]

This doesn't bode well for my pick for former speaker of the House

My age will show on that one. I went with the first one that popped into my head.

[Venusian]

I had Gingrich as I figured he was the most famous recent one but then I decided to go for most recent as I figured the forum's members were more knowledgable in the subject than the general populations and would just automatically go in chronological order (reverse).

[wendersfan]

I'm very disappointed in c-man for not participating. :sad:

[CRM114]

A perfect demonstration of my point below. ;)

Yeah, because I was following up your post. Funny how that works. :lol:

[orangecrush]

I predict Gingrich will be the #1 choice (that's why I picked it).

[Red Dog]

I had Gingrich as I figured he was the most famous recent one but then I decided to go for most recent as I figured the forum's members were more knowledgable in the subject than the general populations and would just automatically go in chronological order (reverse).

I tried to think of the one before Pelosi and I had already forgotten. :lol:

I went older school than Newt. ;) If I had spent more time on that question, I probably would have gone with Newt for the same reason as Scalia.

[CRM114]

I predict Gingrich will be the #1 choice (that's why I picked it).

I think that's who I picked.

[CRM114]

Tip O'Neill?

[Red Dog]

I'm very disappointed in c-man for not participating. :sad:

There aren't horsies involved.

[Venusian]

Livingston? ;)

[orangecrush]

I'm very disappointed in c-man for not participating. :sad:I picked the Whigs for 3rd party in tribute to the c-man.

[Red Dog]

Tip O'Neill?

Yeah. I can only think of 2 Speakers other than Pelosi. I can't remember the ones between Tip and Newt. I can't remember the ones between Newt and Pelosi.

[orangecrush]

I think that's who I picked.+1
:banana:

[Rockmjd23]

Newt better be #1 for Speaker. Who else, Tip O'Neill? Henry Clay? Nathanial Macon? Schulyer Colfax? :lol:

[Rockmjd23]

The "european country on the wrong track will be an interesting one". I might have been too influenced by the 'Islam and the West' threads.

[Venusian]

Dennis Hastert gets no love?

[Mordred]

Man, I figured loads of people would be choosing the hottest Justice on the bench. We'll just call this my Super Princess Peach answer.

[Red Dog]

The "european country on the wrong track will be an interesting one". I might have been too influenced by the 'Islam and the West' threads.

I just picked the country that always gets bashed, no matter what. ;) The 'wrong track' wasn't even in the equation.

[Venusian]

Looks like Livingston was never officially Speaker. Glad I didn't pick him

[Rockmjd23]

If there's more than one answer given for "name african head of state", I'll be surprised.

[Venusian]

If there's more than one answer given for "name african head of state", I'll be surprised.

I was in a hurry and i'm pretty sure i messed up that one.

I can think of two off the top of my head though so I could see multiple answers

[Rockmjd23]

I could only think of two but one's 'newsworthy' days seem to be behind him.

[orangecrush]

Man, I figured loads of people would be choosing the hottest Justice on the bench. We'll just call this my Super Princess Peach answer.rotfl

[JasonF]

I predict Gingrich will be the #1 choice (that's why I picked it).

I almost went with Joseph Gurney Cannon but I decided to go with Gingrich instead for exactly the reason you just posted.

(Just kidding about Cannon)

[JasonF]

I tried to think of the one before Pelosi and I had already forgotten. :lol:

I went older school than Newt. ;) If I had spent more time on that question, I probably would have gone with Newt for the same reason as Scalia.

Tip?

[Venusian]

I could only think of two but one's 'newsworthy' days seem to be behind him.

mubarak and mugabe?

and i'm pretty sure I spelled both of those wrong

[orangecrush]

If there's more than one answer given for "name african head of state", I'll be surprised.

I was in a hurry and i'm pretty sure i messed up that one.

I can think of two off the top of my head though so I could see multiple answersThis was the toughest one for me. Mandela is the obvious choice, but as he is no longer a head of state he is a wrong answer. Has there been a current head of state in the news recently?

[orangecrush]

mubarak and mugabe?

and i'm pretty sure I spelled both of those wrongI went with the guy from 24.

[Rockmjd23]

My guess for top two answers would be #1 Mugabe, #2 al-Gaddafi
I guess Mubarak too but I could barely remember his name.

[Venusian]

It'd be interesting to do one of these with factual questions (e.g. Who is the current head of state of South Africa?) but you still answer what you think the most people would say.

[orangecrush]

Also, I wish Voltaire had been discused more before this thread was started.

[JasonF]

This was the toughest one for me. Mandela is the obvious choice, but as he is no longer a head of state he is a wrong answer. Has there been a current head of state in the news recently?

I picked one who has recently been a guest on the Daily Show. It doesn't get more newsworthy than that!

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, bitches!

Qadaffi may get a few votes, although when people think "Africa" they tend to think "Sub-Saharan Africa" so maybe not.

[Venusian]

Forgot about old Gaddafi. He hasn't barked much lately.

[Nausicaa]

This was the toughest one for me. Mandela is the obvious choice, but as he is no longer a head of state he is a wrong answer. Has there been a current head of state in the news recently?

I thought Mugabe would be the popular choice because of the election and cholera outbreak, etc. For any question, I just picked an answer that had it's own thread here recently since I figured that will be most fresh in everyone's memory.

What did everyone put for European country on the wrong track? 'Wrong track' is kind of a vague qualifier, so I didn't really know what people would look for.

I chose Ireland because their economy is in greater shambles than most others.

[Pharoh]

I thought Mugabe would be the popular choice because of the election and cholera outbreak, etc. For any question, I just picked an answer that had it's own thread here recently since I figured that will be most fresh in everyone's memory.

What did everyone put for European country on the wrong track? 'Wrong track' is kind of a vague qualifier, so I didn't really know what people would look for.

I chose Ireland because their economy is in greater shambles than most others.

Did you mean Iceland?

Just curious.


And I can't imagine that Red Dog's answer won't win that question.

[orangecrush]

I thought Mugabe would be the popular choice because of the election and cholera outbreak, etc. For any question, I just picked an answer that had it's own thread here recently since I figured that will be most fresh in everyone's memory.

What did everyone put for European country on the wrong track? 'Wrong track' is kind of a vague qualifier, so I didn't really know what people would look for.

I chose Ireland because their economy is in greater shambles than most others.The only right answer to that question is France. Maybe Canada because they still have a queen, speak French and are afraid of the dark...No, no, only France.

[Venusian]

I picked France because that is what I assumed most people would pick

[Nausicaa]

Did you mean Iceland?

Just curious.


And I can't imagine that Red Dog's answer won't win that question.

Well, I considered Iceland but settled on Ireland.

I should have known everyone would chose France.

[Birrman54]

But is France on a different track than they've been?

I answered the UK.

[Venusian]

Track doesn't matter. The forum will pick France (my guess at least).

[Groucho]

Yes, I picked France because people on this forum (most of whom have never been there) are constantly criticizing it as some sort of hellhole.

[Pharoh]

Who did you guys pick for the thinker question? Machiavelli, Hobbes/Kant/Locke, Paine, or one of the Russians?


Or none of the above?

[JasonF]

I, too, picked France because France-bashing is never unpopular.

Are we going to have figured out the final scores before the Bus gets back from his long weekend?

[JasonF]

Who did you guys pick for the thinker question? Machiavelli, Hobbes/Kant/Locke, Paine, or one of the Russians?


Or none of the above?

None of the above for me:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Karl_Marx_001.jpg/200px-Karl_Marx_001.jpg

[Pharoh]

None of the above for me:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Karl_Marx_001.jpg/200px-Karl_Marx_001.jpg

Yeah, I should have listed him. I suspect he will win, but there is a small number of entrants and a great many choices to choose from.

[Venusian]

Yes, I picked France because people on this forum (most of whom have never been there) are constantly criticizing it as some sort of hellhole.
Kind sir, I would have you know that I have been there and they confiscated my carribeener at the airport two days ago. I have reason to hate them! ;)

[Venusian]

Paine was my first thought but I went with Marx too

[Rockmjd23]

Well I guess I'm pretty much done for not picking France. :lol:

[orangecrush]

I, too, picked France because France-bashing is never unpopular.

Are we going to have figured out the final scores before the Bus gets back from his long weekend?Just for the people not smart enough to get the Friday before a 3 day weekend off.

[DeltaSigChi4]

Stupid second amendment! :mad:

I thought guns can't be discussed here!

E

[Red Dog]

Who did you guys pick for the thinker question? Machiavelli, Hobbes/Kant/Locke, Paine, or one of the Russians?


Or none of the above?


I went with Keynes given the current economic approach.

[wendersfan]

Who did you guys pick for the thinker question? Machiavelli, Hobbes/Kant/Locke, Paine, or one of the Russians?


Or none of the above?Marx, especially since our current president has made him fashionable again. ;)

[Mordred]

I went with Keynes given the current economic approach.I've had Adam Smith on the brain for a long time for similar reasons.

[Red Dog]

I've had Adam Smith on the brain for a long time for similar reasons.

That one crossed my mind as did Ayn Rand and Milton Friedman, given this forum's strong libertarian presence.

Marx sounds like a winner though. Unfortunately, I didn't think far left enough.

[Jeremy517]

I went with Keynes given the current economic approach.

I almost did, but I didn't think that enough people on this forum would pick him, so I went with another answer that will get me zero points, I think.

[Rockmjd23]

I went with Marx. I'm gonna need to make up like 10 points somewhere along the line. Don't think it's gonna happen.

[Birrman54]

I went with Keynes given the current economic approach.

at least I'm not alone

[Venusian]

I assume most people pick Libertarian for 3rd party?

Who'd yall pick for ally? England?

[JasonF]

I assume most people pick Libertarian for 3rd party?

Who'd yall pick for ally? England?

The United Kingdom, which I assume will match with England.

[Venusian]

or Great Brittain? Wonder how picky The Bus is

[The Bus]

You guys are doing it wrong. :mad:

[Venusian]

You left us. We had to have something to discuss. The answers are already submitted so what's the harm in discussing.

Plus, I don't really know how it works in other forums so I'm doing it my way :p

[Rockmjd23]

My prediction is that JasonF will win, unless he makes a colossal error like I did ;)

[spainlinx0]

What I'm seeing here is that while most people may not think France is on the wrong track, they all voted for France because they figured everybody else would think they were on the wrong track, or would just pick them because they are universally unpopular?

That's pretty funny.

[Nausicaa]

I went with Keynes given the current economic approach.

Same. The name has been in the news so much I figured more people would chose him. France is gonna take me out of the first place tie :(.

[JasonF]

My prediction is that JasonF will win, unless he makes a colossal error like I did ;)

Hey! Making colossal errors in sheep games is my thing! Get your own schtick!

[Red Dog]

What I'm seeing here is that while most people may not think France is on the wrong track, they all voted for France because they figured everybody else would think they were on the wrong track, or would just pick them because they are universally unpopular?

That's pretty funny.

Exactly. It's not about picking the right or most correct answer but the most common answer (which could be for any reason). In that case, everyone in this forum (except for excentris) seems to hate France, so it was an easy pick.

[Venusian]

What I'm seeing here is that while most people may not think France is on the wrong track, they all voted for France because they figured everybody else would think they were on the wrong track, or would just pick them because they are universally unpopular?

That's pretty funny.

and they took my carabiner :mad:

[Rockmjd23]

Hey! Making colossal errors in sheep games is my thing! Get your own schtick!
You'll probably be in the lead until it is revealed you picked bhk in question 13.
:lol:

[Venusian]

I got profiled at the Madrid airport which would put Spain in the running, but I don't even care about that, I just want my carabiner back :(

[CRM114]

I just picked the country that always gets bashed, no matter what. ;) The 'wrong track' wasn't even in the equation.

Me too. France - no brainer. :)

[CRM114]

If there's more than one answer given for "name african head of state", I'll be surprised.

Qadafi?

[orangecrush]

I am really screwed on the African Head of State question.

[CRM114]

Which administration had it the easiest in the 20th century?
Ike

Name a movie or documentary that focuses on American politics.
Fahrenheit 911

I'm taking this thing home baby!

[JasonF]

I matched you on both of those, CRM.

[CRM114]

Doh. You said Scalia, didn't you. I'm going to lose by 1 point. I know it. Damn you Scalia!!!!

[JasonF]

Doh. You said Scalia, didn't you. I'm going to lose by 1 point. I know it. Damn you Scalia!!!!

I said Souter, not Scalia, but Souter and Scalia tied so I'm still ahead of you by one point.

Don't worry -- if there's one thing that I've learned about sheep from all the times we've played it in Video Game Talk, it's that the standings will change a lot over the course of the game.

[orangecrush]

Which administration had it the easiest in the 20th century?
Ike

Name a movie or documentary that focuses on American politics.
Fahrenheit 911

I'm taking this thing home baby!Nooooooooooooo. I totally blanked on Fahrenheit 911.

I even considered Roger and Me and I couldn't think of 911? I don't deserve to retain my title as the Buffalo Bills of Sheep.

[CRM114]

My first answer was Fog of War but I realized I only was answering that way because I like that film so much.

[Nausicaa]

Damnit, I thought of Fahrenheit 911 but it didn't seem recent enough.

I'm really screwed on this one, I just figured everyone would more or less pick a random movie - like I did.

[CRM114]

Damnit, I thought of Fahrenheit 911 but it didn't seem recent enough.

I'm really screwed on this one, I just figured everyone would more or less pick a random movie - like I did.

Don't fret. There are only two confirmed picks for it.

[Tracer Bullet]

If there's more than one answer given for "name african head of state", I'll be surprised.

I can tell you that there will be. :lol:

Although my answer was a joke.

[JasonF]

I can tell you that there will be. :lol:

Although my answer was a joke.

Jaffe Joffer?

[Rockmjd23]

I picked Clinton for easiest administration. :lol: For some reason I forgot about Monica Lewinsky.

I picked Fahrenheit as well.

[Mordred]

I picked Clinton for easiest administration. :lol: For some reason I forgot about Monica Lewinsky.

I picked Fahrenheit as well.I was about to pick Clinton and then remembered Lewinsky and switched to Ike.

[Nick Danger]

What country that has a peaceful American military presence? I could not come up with an answer that this forum would like. I thought of Saudi Arabia, Germany, and the Phillipines, but went with Japan.

"Peaceful" doesn't make the news. :(

[Birrman54]

south korea is what I said

[orangecrush]

I was about to pick Clinton and then remembered Lewinsky and switched to Ike.Lewinsky was nothing. Just a pesky impeachment I forgot about. Man, I really may have misjudged this group. :(

[CRM114]

south korea is what I said

Likewise.

[JasonF]

I want with Germany. I can't wait until Tuesday so we can see which was more popular!

[Mordred]

I want with Germany. I can't wait until Tuesday so we can see which was more popular!Germany FTW!

[Venusian]

Clinton and Japan

[wmansir]

I matched you on both of those, CRM.

Me three.

I think I really screwed the pooch on the dead non-American. I went with Hitler. Not because his ideas are really discussed but I figured with Godwin's Law/Reductio ad Hitlerum it might be a popular answer. Just like everyone assumed other people like to bash France they would assume everyone invokes Hitler/Nazism when debating.

[CRM114]

I said Marx because Obama is a Marxist and I've heard all kinds of Marx references over the past 4 months.

Oh yeah, atheists are Marxists too.

[Red Dog]

I had Eisenhower adminstration, S. Korea, and a more carbon blobish answer for film - The American President. I totally forgot about F-451. I forgot how much that's hated and loved.

[JasonF]

Me three.

I think I really screwed the pooch on the dead non-American. I went with Hitler. Not because his ideas are really discussed but I figured with Godwin's Law/Reductio ad Hitlerum it might be a popular answer. Just like everyone assumed other people like to bash France they would assume everyone invokes Hitler/Nazism when debating.

I did give serious thought* to answering with Hitler, so don't feel lke you're totally in left field.

* Yes, I give serious thought to this game. Feel free to call me a loser.

[wendersfan]

Ike
South Korea
F 9/11

[Groucho]

I picked Clinton for "easiest administration". The conventional wisdom on this forum is that Clinton was an incompetant boob who "Forrest Gumped" his way through eight years of good fortune, but whose policies set George Bush up for failure.

[CRM114]

I picked Clinton for "easiest administration". The conventional wisdom on this forum is that Clinton was an incompetant boob who "Forrest Gumped" his way through eight years of good fortune, but whose policies set George Bush up for failure.

A Rhodes Scholar an "incompetent boob?"

[orangecrush]

A Rhodes Scholar an "incompetent boob?"He did say "conventional wisdom." And we all know that is just a popularity contest ;)

[Red Dog]

I picked Clinton for "easiest administration". The conventional wisdom on this forum is that Clinton was an incompetant boob who "Forrest Gumped" his way through eight years of good fortune, but whose policies set George Bush up for failure.

I omitted him because of Whitewater, Monica/impeachment proceedings, and a opposing party controlling Congress. I don't agree with the CW of the forum comment.

[The Bus]

This will continue this afternoon, roughly 1PM EDT. :)

[orangecrush]

This will continue this afternoon, roughly 1PM EDT. :)1 PM? But I am still feeling lazy comming off a 3 day weekend.

[Groucho]

This will continue this afternoon, roughly 1PM EDT. :)Can't it wait until 1:15 or 1:30 so people aren't hurrying back from lunch?

[wishbone]

I picked Tip O'Neill too (showing my age as well). :lol:

Also: Machiavelli; Clinton Administration; France (wrong track); Gadaffi (thought Mandela at first too); Germany (peaceful military presence); W

[VinVega]

I'm breathless with anticipation. :)

[wendersfan]

I'm breathless with anticipation. :)You need to get out more.

[orangecrush]

You need to get out more.Perhaps his asthma problems prevent him, you insensitive jerk :down:

[VinVega]

Perhaps his asthma problems prevent him, you insensitive jerk :down:
:banana: :D:up:

[Funkpie]

sweet, back in time. I guess he meant 1PM CST

/stupid second amendment :grumble:

[The Bus]

I'll be getting to it this afternoon, for sure. Sorry for any delay. In the meantime, let's discuss how racist Sotomayor is.

[orangecrush]

I'll be getting to it this afternoon, for sure. Sorry for any delay. In the meantime, let's discuss how racist Sotomayor is.I hear that she is so racist, the New Zealanders want to change her name to Albi!

[Rockmjd23]

This will continue this afternoon, roughly 1PM EDT. :)
Timeliness Fail.

[orangecrush]

Timeliness Fail.I think he meant P where he put an E.

[wendersfan]

This will continue this afternoon, roughly 1PM EDT. :)
:banned:

[Groucho]

Was I premature in having my secretary hold all my calls?

[Tracer Bullet]

Was I premature in having my secretary hold all my calls?

:lol: You don't have a secretary

[wendersfan]

:lol: You don't have a secretaryThey call them administrative assistants now, IIRC.

[VinVega]

:lol: You don't have a secretary
He's an otter, I would hope he has a secretary/administrative whos-a-ma-call-it. -ohbfrank-

[JasonF]

It occurs to me that The Bus neglected to include a tie-breaker question, so here's one:

Name a poster whose tardiness has disappointed the entire forum.

[Venusian]

This is all The Bus's secretaries fault!

[wishbone]

He's an otter, I would hope he has a secretary/administrative whos-a-ma-call-it. -ohbfrank-http://i42.tinypic.com/ei4ndu.jpg

Pronounced Mrs. Ha-wiggins. :D

[CRM114]

Glad I had off today and didn't fritter my work day away waiting for The Bus. ;)

[Groucho]

The politics forum:

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/5237/angryvillagers28105326.jpg

The Bus:

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/3268/frankensteinsmonster827.jpg

[Tracer Bullet]

Glad I had off today and didn't fritter my work day away waiting for The Bus. ;)

What else are we going to do? Work?

[The Bus]

A million apologies. We continue now...

[The Bus]

Third question: Name a European nation that seems to be on the wrong track.

[Venusian]

Oh, France gets another vote for CDG

[The Bus]

<img src="http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/04_03/2riotAFP_468x310.jpg">
France (21 pts)

belboz, Jason, VinVega, orangecrush18, Red Dog, Numanoid, Groucho, Jeremy517, The Bus, wmansir, JasonF, Nick Danger, Venusian, Thor, jdodd, Mordred, Tracer Bullet, DeltaSigChi4, CRM114, wishbone, miss flores

<img src="http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/content/images/2005/02/16/kinki_chavs_015_470x352.jpg">
England (3 pts)
arminius, Birrman54, Rockmjd23

<img src="http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/travelog/Ireland2440.jpg">
Ireland (2 pts)
wendersfan, nausicaa

Unique answer: Funkpie (Greece)

[Birrman54]

oy that one is gonna hurt my chances

[The Bus]

Standings<br> <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #CCFB5D">
belboz : 50
Jason : 50
JasonF : 50
Nick Danger : 50
orangecrush18 : 50
Red Dog : 50
The Bus : 50
VinVega : 50
wmansir : 50 </font>
CRM114 : 49
Groucho : 49
Jeremy517 : 49
Numanoid : 49
wishbone : 49
jdodd : 47
Thor : 47
Venusian : 47
miss flores : 44
Mordred : 44
arminius : 32
Birrman54 : 31
nausicaa : 31
Rockmjd23 : 31
wendersfan : 31
DeltaSigChi4 : 28
Tracer Bullet : 28
Funkpie : 5

[The Bus]

Fourth question: Which administration had it the easiest in the 20th century? (could be politically, economically, etc.)

<img src="http://www.nathanielturner.com/images/New_Folder/billclinton.jpg">

[wendersfan]

oy that one is gonna hurt my chances

I shoulda gone with France. Somehow I forgot this was a "sheep" league...

[wishbone]

I think Pres Clinton will feel my pain on this question. :)

[The Bus]

Clinton (16 pts)
belboz, Birrman54, DeltaSigChi4, Funkpie, Groucho, Jeremy517, miss flores, nausicaa, Nick Danger, Numanoid, orangecrush18, Rockmjd23, Tracer Bullet, Venusian, VinVega, wishbone

I bet you these people are quaking in their boots:

<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/I_like_Ike.jpg/624px-I_like_Ike.jpg">

[The Bus]

But Eisenhower was a completely


OK, 2nd-place question

Eisenhower (9 pts)
Red Dog, arminius, CRM114, Jason, JasonF, Mordred, The Bus, wendersfan, wmansir

And he actually had it easier :)


jdodd's Bush I answer and Thor's Harding answer were unique (and terrible).

[The Bus]

Standings<br> <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #CCFB5D">
belboz : 66
Nick Danger : 66
orangecrush18 : 66
VinVega : 66 </font>
Groucho : 65
Jeremy517 : 65
Numanoid : 65
wishbone : 65
Venusian : 63
miss flores : 60
Jason : 59
JasonF : 59
Red Dog : 59
The Bus : 59
wmansir : 59
CRM114 : 58
Mordred : 53
Birrman54 : 47
jdodd : 47
nausicaa : 47
Rockmjd23 : 47
Thor : 47
DeltaSigChi4 : 44
Tracer Bullet : 44
arminius : 41
wendersfan : 40
Funkpie : 21

[Venusian]

What about the Korean War?

[The Bus]

Question V: Name a current African head of state.

[JasonF]

Apparently, we are way more sheep-like around here than the crew in Video Game Talk. Absolutely shocking. :lol:

[Red Dog]

What about the Korean War?

It was over practically right after he took office.

[The Bus]

For those people who picked Nelson Mandela, why him? Why not Kwame Nkrumah or Patrice Lumumba?

[The Bus]

<img src="http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/24/images/5/57/Benjamin_Juma_R.jpg">

General Juma (0 pts)
Groucho

[CRM114]

Clinton. -ohbfrank-

[The Bus]

N/A (0 pts)
Mordred

Africa's not one country? (0 pts)
Tracer Bullet

[Tracer Bullet]

I had an answer! It was funny! Don't lie to the forum, Bus! You're already on thin ice.

[The Bus]

Presenting... the Gallery of "Current" African Heads of State (followed by the year they were last actually a head of state):

Ahmed Nazif (2003)
Funkpie (0 pts)

Charles Taylor (2003)
Venusian (0 pts)

Nelson Mandela (1999)
Nick Danger, Numanoid, Thor (3 pts)

In his defense, at least Numanoid said, "I know he isn't, but I bet most think of him first".

[orangecrush]

I even called the question the "anyone but Mandela question/"

[The Bus]

Presenting... the Gallery of Current Heads of State Only 1 Person Thought Of

<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Ellen_Johnson-Sirleaf3.jpg/225px-Ellen_Johnson-Sirleaf3.jpg">
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (Jasonf)

<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/JacobZuma.jpg/219px-JacobZuma.jpg">
Jacob Zuma (orangecrush18)

[The Bus]

There's only three answers left:

<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Hosni_Mubarak_-_World_Economic_Forum_on_the_Middle_East_2008_edit1.jpg/418px-Hosni_Mubarak_-_World_Economic_Forum_on_the_Middle_East_2008_edit1.jpg">
Hosni Mubarak

Red Dog, belboz (2 pts)

<img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/47/125801649_b68eb521dc.jpg?v=0">
Muammar al-Gaddafi

CRM114, DeltaChiSig4, Jeremy517, miss flores, wishbone (5 pts)

...and...


<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Mugabecloseup2008.jpg/250px-Mugabecloseup2008.jpg">

Robert Mugabe (10 pts)

arminius
Birrman54
Jason
jdodd
nausicaa
Rockmjd23
The Bus
VinVega
wendersfan
wmansir

[CRM114]

Dammit!

[The Bus]

Standings<br> <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #CCFB5D">
VinVega : 76 </font>
Jeremy517 : 70
wishbone : 70
Jason : 69
Nick Danger : 69
The Bus : 69
wmansir : 69
belboz : 68
Numanoid : 68
orangecrush18 : 66
Groucho : 65
miss flores : 65
CRM114 : 63
Venusian : 63
Red Dog : 61
JasonF : 59
Birrman54 : 57
jdodd : 57
nausicaa : 57
Rockmjd23 : 57
Mordred : 53
arminius : 51
Thor : 50
wendersfan : 50
DeltaSigChi4 : 49
Tracer Bullet : 44
Funkpie : 21

[The Bus]

Question 6: Aside from Nancy Pelosi, name a Speaker of the House.

<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/SpeakerO%27Neill.jpg">

[The Bus]

Was anyone dumb enough to not say Tip O'Neill or Dennis Hastert?

<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/Dennis_Hastert.jpg">

[The Bus]

Well, let's get this one out of the way...

DeltaChiSig4: Nancy Pelosi (0 pts)

[wendersfan]

What's wrong with Gingrich?

[Red Dog]

Well, let's get this one out of the way...

DeltaChiSig4: Nancy Pelosi (0 pts)

:lol:

[wendersfan]

Well, let's get this one out of the way...

DeltaChiSig4: Nancy Pelosi (0 pts)rotfl

[wishbone]

:lol: (sorry)

[CRM114]

rotfl

[The Bus]

Tip O'Neill -OR- How Can You Tell I'm Over 40? (2 pts)
Red Dog, wishbone

Dennis Hassert[sic] (0 pts)
Venusian


<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/Newt-2004-clipped.jpg">
Newt "Nothin' Wrong With Me" Gingrich (23 pts)
Everyone else

[wishbone]

ahem, I'm not quite 38...

[The Bus]

Standings<br> <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #CCFB5D">
VinVega : 99 </font>
Jeremy517 : 93
Jason : 92
Nick Danger : 92
The Bus : 92
wmansir : 92
belboz : 91
Numanoid : 91
orangecrush18 : 89
Groucho : 88
miss flores : 88
CRM114 : 86
JasonF : 82
Birrman54 : 80
jdodd : 80
nausicaa : 80
Rockmjd23 : 80
Mordred : 76
arminius : 74
Thor : 73
wendersfan : 73
wishbone : 72
Tracer Bullet : 67
Red Dog : 63
Venusian : 63
DeltaSigChi4 : 49
Funkpie : 44

[Red Dog]

ahem, I'm not quite 38...

I'm not 40+ either.

[wendersfan]

I think we can all agree that Vin sucks.

[The Bus]

Next question: Name the TV network which has the most unbalanced news coverage.

[CRM114]

I think we can all agree that Vin sucks.

I'll agree he's a mindless sheep. ;)

[wishbone]

I think we can all agree that Vin sucks.You won't let the asthma thing drop will you?!

[Jeremy517]

It feels good to be near the top of the leaderboard...

until question 11, where I will get crushed and drop about ten spots.

[The Bus]

<img src="http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/050107/050107_msnbc_entertainment_vmed3p.widec.jpg">
MSNBC (2 pts)
Jason, miss flores

Z5qU4qudJYk

Fox News (25 pts)
Everyone else

[The Bus]

Standings<br> <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #CCFB5D">
VinVega : 124 </font>
Jeremy517 : 118
Nick Danger : 117
The Bus : 117
wmansir : 117
belboz : 116
Numanoid : 116
orangecrush18 : 114
Groucho : 113
CRM114 : 111
JasonF : 107
Birrman54 : 105
jdodd : 105
nausicaa : 105
Rockmjd23 : 105
Mordred : 101
arminius : 99
Thor : 98
wendersfan : 98
wishbone : 97
Jason : 94
Tracer Bullet : 92
miss flores : 90
Red Dog : 88
Venusian : 88
DeltaSigChi4 : 74
Funkpie : 69

[Tracer Bullet]

MSNBC :lol:

[CRM114]

I can't believe MSNBC knocked two people out. :lol:

[The Bus]

Q VIII: Name an especially divisive subject of discussion in the Politics and World Events Subforum. This can be a person (Margaret Thatcher) or an idea (Prohibition) but not something very broad ("the nation" or "politics").

[Venusian]

so even without the typo, my SOTH would have gotten me 0 points? blah!

[The Bus]

Bailouts / Gay Marriage / Global Warming / Media Bias (0 pts)
Answered by, respectively: Funkpie, Nick Danger, JasonF, Jason

[The Bus]

<img src="http://www.therudenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/water-board-bear2.jpg">
Torture (3 pts)
Mordred, Nausicaa, Tracer Bullet

<img src="http://www.ronleon.com/GWB-flag.jpg">
George W. Bush (2 pts)
Thor, wishbone

<img src="http://www.artasauthority.com/obamaton.jpg">
Barack Obama (4 pts)
DeltaChiSig4, miss flores, Numanoid, The Bus

<img src="http://media.g4tv.com/images/blog/2007/06/26/633184526271640625.jpg">
Religion / God (5 pts)
arminius, Birrman54, Rockmjd23, VinVega, wmansir

[The Bus]

<img src="http://www.notconformedthoughts.com/UserFiles/Image/abortion.bmp">
Abortion (9 pts)
belboz, CRM114, Groucho, jdodd, Jeremy517, orangecrush18, Red Dog, Venusian, wendersfan

[CRM114]

Bite it, Vega.

[The Bus]

Standings<br> <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #CCFB5D">
VinVega : 129 </font>
Jeremy517 : 127
belboz : 125
orangecrush18 : 123
Groucho : 122
wmansir : 122
The Bus : 121
CRM114 : 120
Numanoid : 120
Nick Danger : 117
jdodd : 114
Birrman54 : 110
Rockmjd23 : 110
JasonF : 107
wendersfan : 107
nausicaa : 105
arminius : 104
Mordred : 101
Thor : 98
Red Dog : 97
Venusian : 97
wishbone : 97
Jason : 94
miss flores : 94
Tracer Bullet : 92
DeltaChiSig4 : 78
Funkpie : 69

[The Bus]

9: Name a foreign country where, currently, there is a peaceful US military presence (i.e. not Iraq).

[The Bus]

<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/US_military_bases_in_the_world-1.svg/800px-US_military_bases_in_the_world-1.svg.png">

[The Bus]

<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/C-130_and_Ramstein_AB_Control_Tower.jpg/800px-C-130_and_Ramstein_AB_Control_Tower.jpg">

Germany, home to Ramstein Air Base (16 pts)
arminius, belboz, DeltaSigChi4, Funkpie, Groucho, Jason, JasonF, Jeremy517, Mordred,
Numanoid, orangecrush18, Rockmjd23, Thor, VinVega, wishbone, wmansir

[JasonF]

Redexistan?

[The Bus]

<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/35/JWTC_Tracking_Course.jpg/399px-JWTC_Tracking_Course.jpg">
Japan, home to the USMC's Jungle Warfare Training Center in Okinawa (5 pts)
nausicaa, Nick Danger, The Bus, Tracer Bullet, Venusian

[The Bus]

<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/89/Campjackson.jpg">
South Korea, home of Camp Jackson (6 pts)
Birrman54, CRM114, jdodd, miss flores, Red Dog, wendersfan

[orangecrush]

Come on Canada...

[CRM114]

Uh oh...damn sheep.

[The Bus]

Standings<br> <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #CCFB5D">
VinVega : 145 </font>
Jeremy517 : 143
belboz : 141
orangecrush18 : 139
Groucho : 138
wmansir : 138
Numanoid : 136
CRM114 : 126
Rockmjd23 : 126
The Bus : 126
JasonF : 123
Nick Danger : 122
arminius : 120
jdodd : 120
Mordred : 117
Birrman54 : 116
Thor : 114
wendersfan : 113
wishbone : 113
Jason : 110
nausicaa : 110
Red Dog : 103
Venusian : 102
miss flores : 100
Tracer Bullet : 97
DeltaChiSig4 : 94
Funkpie : 85

[Venusian]

S Korea? Give it a week :p

[The Bus]

Question 10: Name a political party aside from the Democratic Party or the GOP.

[The Bus]

<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/1848whigbanner.jpg">

Whig Party (0 pts)
classicman

[orangecrush]

Please say Whigs, Please say Whigs, Please say Whigs, Please say Whigs.

[orangecrush]

I can't get the obvious jokes in here Bus. Slow down.

[The Bus]

One of these was a great choice:

<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/71/Usgreenpartylogo.PNG">
<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/37/Libertarian_Party.svg">