Jeopardy! It Began In 1986 As A 20-Person Summer Solstice..

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 1:50 pm

It Began In 1986 As A 20-Person Summer Solstice Fest At S.F.'s Baker Beach;
In 2008, 49,599 Went, But To A Different Place

"That was the famous Burning Man get together."

No one got it.

Still.
I can feel reality seeping in.

Hold me please.

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 1:57 pm

and the question is ALEX TREBEK?

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 1:58 pm

Eurgh?

What are you saying?
- It should be limited to 20 people as it was in the olden dayz?
- It should be held on the beach as it was in the olden dayz?
- It should be a Solstice Event so you can go to your fraternity party on Memorial Day?

50,000 souls? That's a lot of spectators.

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 2:02 pm

I'm not kidding.
This was a Jeopardy! question today at 3:40 pm.

I thought I was hallucinating.

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 2:13 pm

"No one got it."

I guess that includes us.

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 2:32 pm

The correct answer was
"What Is Burning Man?"

I would have been more disturbed if more than one person got it.
But only blank stares.

Maybe it's really a question?

What Is Burning Man?

Da Mule · Post by **Da Mule** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 2:39 pm

Oh, it was in "podge-pouri", then not so bad....but it's $400? I would have thought it woud be one of the more expensive, i.e. more difficult, answers.

Bounce530 · Post by **Bounce530** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 2:45 pm

It's a 'Malcolm in the Middle' episode that takes place in a cactus filled desert, with a bunch of stupid people wandering around in space suits, and the head guy, who wears a big tan hat walks around spraying people with his super soaker filled with some dudes ashes. Then there's a vehicle fire. Oh yeah, you get to bang Rosanna Arquette.

Now where's my money?!

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 2:50 pm

I think the malcolm episode mentioned the beach, but the average person wouldn't get that.
So that did limit the answer to someone with at least some background, even if you did see the malcolm episode.

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 4:29 pm

"What is that hippy-ass thing they do out in the scalding hot desert with drugs and free beer and boobies?"

I will go with "Counter-Cultural Festivals" for $1000, Alex.

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 6:16 pm

Alex Trebek is a gay as liberace on X at a fire island revue starring the late Eartha Kitt, so he's pretty goddamn burny if you ask me...and canadian....
and he's DONE larry harvey.

not to mention the moustache.

now, can we talk about Wink Martindale?

Who was the host of the Joker's Wild!

littleflower · Post by **littleflower** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 7:04 pm

GOD YES! WINK!

my hero!!!!

Sensei · Post by **Sensei** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 7:48 pm

Alex Trebek couldn't carry Art Fleming's jockstrap.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 7:52 pm

don't start this.........

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 9:32 pm

Simon of the Playa wrote:Alex Trebek is a gay as liberace on X at a fire island revue starring the late Eartha Kitt, so he's pretty goddamn burny if you ask me...and canadian....
and he's DONE larry harvey.

not to mention the moustache.

now, can we talk about Wink Martindale?

Who was the host of the Joker's Wild!

I know Wink.

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 5:39 am

Wink has some of the best hair i have ever seen.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 6:14 am

see, just one more reason to admire your contacts in certain circles......

I had read, Wink went for the Brazilian look...........

Dr. Pyro · Post by **Dr. Pyro** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 7:18 am

Unless that was a Jeopardy rerun, they had the same questions about three years ago. But it seems to me it was one of the Daily Doubles, and the answer went something like this: "It's the largest outdoors art festival held in North America, every year over Labor Day, north of Reno."

The person didn't get it then, either. Thank God.

littleflower · Post by **littleflower** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 9:31 am

somehow, wink always reminds me of michael palin

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gyre · Post by **gyre** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:29 pm

Now it's 30 Rock.

"I want to go to burning man."

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 10:07 am

Aw, lay off Alex, he's cool.

Sail Man · Post by **Sail Man** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 10:47 am

gyre wrote:I'm not kidding.
This was a Jeopardy! question today at 3:40 pm.

I thought I was hallucinating.

I've seen that episode as well gyre

Sail Man · Post by **Sail Man** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 1:25 pm

gyre wrote:I'm not kidding.
This was a Jeopardy! question today at 3:40 pm.

I thought I was hallucinating.

I've seen that episode as well gyre

Sail Man · Post by **Sail Man** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 1:26 pm

Damn! Dbl post. Hmmm I wonder if I can move the 2nd one over to MDMF007's fav. thread?

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 6:21 am

I thought there was a thread for fictional mentions of burning man, but i can't find it.
Search for 'jeaopardy' pulls up 54 answers, this not being the first.

I just saw burning man and burning woman mentioned in the first minute of the "World's Greatest Teacher" episode of Sit Down, Shut Up.
There was a tuba and fire involved.

Post by **Sham** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 6:52 am

I remember that show. I guessed, "what is Bonnaroo?".

Elorrum · Post by **Elorrum** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 9:15 am

I like that the call 45,000+ people a "famous get together" makes it seem real homey.

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 10:41 am

Somebody working on Jeopardy is a burner.

Sit Down, Shut Up always reminds me of Mission Hill.
Turns out some of the same people worked on both.
Maria Bamford does some voices.

C.f.M. · Post by **C.f.M.** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 11:04 am

Tony Bourdain name-dropped it, "...as easy as getting chylmidia at Burning Man..."

or something like that.

I don't think I spelled chlymidia right, but I am A-OK with that.

zachass · Post by **zachass** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 2:07 pm

With some of the shit Bourdain does on his show, seems to me he'd fit right in at Burning Man. "Hey Tony.....eat THIS!"

Jeopardy! It Began In 1986 As A 20-Person Summer Solstice..

Jeopardy! It Began In 1986 As A 20-Person Summer Solstice..

Podge-Pourri for $400, Alex