JasonF

Sorry. I was tied up posting under one of my other screen names in a meeting.

Rockmjd, on behalf of Tracer Bullet, I'm serving you with a motion to order you to cease and desist forthwith all accusations of Googling, Wikipediaing, Yahooing, or Asking Jeeves against my client, Tracer Bullet.

Tracer, you'll be receiving my bill for $11,000.

The Bus

The Recession of 1960-1 / April 1960 to February 1961 (0): Tracer Bullet

The Great Depression / August 1929 to March 1933 (0): Arminius

The Eisenhower Depression / August 1957 to April 1958 (0): JasonF

The Great Recession / December 2007 to Present (7): feenst, jdodd, orangecrush18, Palaver, Thor Simpson, Venusian, wishbone

Recession of 1945 / February 1945 to October 1945 (0): Pharoh

Recession of 1980 / January 1980 to July 1980 (0): The Bus

Stagflation & Oil Crisis / November 1973 to March 1975 (0): Birrman54

S&L Crisis / July 1981 to November 1982 (0): Nick Danger

Early 90s Recession / July 1990 to March 1991 (2): wendersfan, wmansir

Post-Dotcom Recession / March 2001 to November 2001 (3): maxfisher, missflores, Rockmjd23

Remember, Wrong Answers are now counted two above the most common answer (plus multiplier).

Wrong Answers (9): Crash of 87 (CRM), Jan 1992 (belboz), Oct 1987 (Jason), Oct 1989 (frenchy), Super Tuesday (achau9598), no answer (DSC4)

Pharoh

Just a quick check in, as I won't be around until later today.

Thanks JasonF and Orangecrush!

The Bus

Standings

Pharoh : -115
missflores : -106
Tracer Bullet : -102
Rockmjd23 : -99
JasonF : -94
Palaver : -94
maxfisher : -93
jdodd : -87
orangecrush18 : -85
wmansir : -84
Birrman54 : -81
Venusian : -78
Nick Danger : -77
wendersfan : -73
wishbone : -72
Jason : -70
DSC4 : -62
CRM114 : -59
frenchy : -58
The Bus : -56
achau9598 : -49
arminius : -46
belboz : -38
feenst : -35
Thor Simpson : -34

I can't believe as of this point I am behind both CRM114 and DeltaSigChi4.

The Bus

Question 11. Name a woman or African-American that has run for president or vice president in a general election in the United States.

Rockmjd23

Wow you people know your Depressions...or maybe GOOGLE DOES!

The Bus

Most people were smart and vaguely described the recession (under a term that is actually known). If they went for dates, they went for them mostly successfully. It looks like only the stock market crash of 1987 really caused some problems for some.

JasonF

Sure. Because it's not as if discussions of various historical economic downturns haven't been all over the news for the past few months or anything. WHAT ARE YOU IMPLYING ABOUT MY CLIENT!?

The Bus

Alan Keyes (4): achau, belbox, Bman, Jason

Barack Obama (3): frenchy, orangecrush18, Rockmjd23 <--- Googlers

Cynthia McKinney (2): DSC4, Venusian

Geraldine Ferraro (4): jdodd, Nick Danger, Palaver, wishbone

Hillary Clinton (2): arminius, Thor

Sarah "You Betcha" Palin (2): missflores, wmansir

Winona LaDuke (3): CRM, Bus, Tracer

Unique Answers: Angela Davis (wendersfan), Gail Lightfoot (feenst), Lenora Fulani (Pharoh)

Would Shirley Chisholm and Al Sharpton count, since they were never their party's candidates?

Rockmjd23

wendersfan

They weren't candidates in any general election for the presidency or vice-presidency.

orangecrush

When was Hillary Clinton a party candidate? Also, I vote no on the other two unless they ran independent.

The Bus

Hillary Clinton is also an incorrect answer.

The Bus

Wrong Answers (6): Chisholm, Sharpton, Clinton (JasonF, maxfisher, arminius, Thor Simpson)

JasonF

I'm pretty sure "General election" wasn't in the question when I answered it.

But if Shirley doesn't count, then neither does Hillary Clinton.

orangecrush

I would argue about more, but I really have no idea who most of those people are. One thing I do know: we need more Cynthia McKinney pictures.

CRM114

Yep. Unlike me who is most obviously not using Google.

Rockmjd23

The rest of them did actually get on the ballot in at least one state in the general election. I forgot Keys made up his own party after failing to get the Republican and Constitution nominations.

The Bus

Standings

Pharoh : -115
missflores : -104
Tracer Bullet : -99
Rockmjd23 : -96
Palaver : -90
JasonF : -88
maxfisher : -87
jdodd : -83
orangecrush18 : -82
wmansir : -82
Birrman54 : -77
Venusian : -76
Nick Danger : -73
wendersfan : -73
wishbone : -68
Jason : -66
DSC4 : -60
CRM114 : -56
frenchy : -55
The Bus : -53
achau9598 : -45
arminius : -40
feenst : -35
belboz : -34
Thor Simpson : -28

wendersfan

Most of them were vice-presidential nominees of various minor/fringe parties - Greens, Communists, etc.

orangecrush

Welcome to our my world.

The Bus

Question 12. Name a state that has ten or more members in the House of Representatives of the 111th Congress.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/111th_C...resentatives_3

orangecrush

Thanks. Now where are my Cynthia McKinney pictures?

Rockmjd23

Puerto Rico?

The Bus

California (3): achau9598, orangecrush18, DSC4



Florida (3): jdodd, missflores, Tracer Bullet



Illinois (2): maxfisher, wmansir



Ohio (3): arminius, Pharoh, wishbone



Pennsylvania (6): CRM114, feenst, Jason, JasonF, Nick Danger, Rockmjd23



Virginia (2): frenchy, Thor Simpson