NFL Swampcrash 2023 - Week 9
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NFL Swampcrash 2023 - Week 9
SEASON-LONG REMINDERS
-Each week consists of 10 questions (5 sports, 5 not). The Swamper Bowl will have 20 questions.
-I'll post questions here and email them to the group. Make sure you DO NOT REPLY ALL if answering by email
-No Googling, No Doubt
-Answer every week, even when your NFL team has a bye
SCORING
-Correct answers get a score equal to the number of people who said it
-Wrong answers get the value of the highest-scoring correct answer +5
-If you're the only player with a one-pointer, you are credited with a score of -1
-Low score wins
-Weekly ties will be broken by best score in Q10, Q9, etc.
-Standings, tiebreakers and playoff matchups all determined exactly as they would be in the real NFL
INSTRUCTIONS
-Send answers to ryantfriedman (gmail, and don't forget the middle initial T) or private message here
-Unless you're giving something away by asking, bring up any questions or clarifications in the weekly thread so everyone can see the answer. I will NOT be emailing any important updates to questions that may affect answers, so it's on you to keep up before submitting
SCHEDULE
ANSWERS DUE FRIDAY NOVEMBER 3RD @ 12PM ET
-Each week consists of 10 questions (5 sports, 5 not). The Swamper Bowl will have 20 questions.
-I'll post questions here and email them to the group. Make sure you DO NOT REPLY ALL if answering by email
-No Googling, No Doubt
-Answer every week, even when your NFL team has a bye
SCORING
-Correct answers get a score equal to the number of people who said it
-Wrong answers get the value of the highest-scoring correct answer +5
-If you're the only player with a one-pointer, you are credited with a score of -1
-Low score wins
-Weekly ties will be broken by best score in Q10, Q9, etc.
-Standings, tiebreakers and playoff matchups all determined exactly as they would be in the real NFL
INSTRUCTIONS
-Send answers to ryantfriedman (gmail, and don't forget the middle initial T) or private message here
-Unless you're giving something away by asking, bring up any questions or clarifications in the weekly thread so everyone can see the answer. I will NOT be emailing any important updates to questions that may affect answers, so it's on you to keep up before submitting
SCHEDULE
ANSWERS DUE FRIDAY NOVEMBER 3RD @ 12PM ET
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he’s a fixbking cyborg or some shit. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
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WEEK NINE QUESTIONS
1. MUSIC
After starting off in New York and adding LA a couple verses later, Huey Lewis takes a little geography break in "Heart of Rock and Roll" before really kicking it into gear. Name one of the other cities named specifically or referred to by nicknames of varying authenticity (12)
2. MLB
Name the all-time leader in bWAR (Wins Above Replacement per baseball-reference) born in any of the following countries or territories and listed with the position at which they played the most games (12)
Aruba (SS)
Australia (C)
Canada (SP)
Colombia (SS)
Curacao (CF)
Jamaica (CF)
Japan (RF)
Mexico (SP)
Puerto Rico (RF)
USA (RF)
Venezuela (1B)
Vietnam (RP)
3. BUSINESS
Name a word that follows "i" or "Air" to make up the main compound word in a line of Apple hardware/devices (8)
NOTE: May include retired products
4. SOCCER
Name any soccer club whose logo is pictured below. They were all, as of when I made this slideshow about a month ago, the top-ranked team in their country per Football Database (9)
5. WORDS AND LANGUAGE
Name one of the ten most common languages OTHER THAN ENGLISH spoken at home in the New York-Newark-Jersey City Metropolitan Area (10)
6. NFL
Name a sideline reporter from the main television broadcast of the Super Bowl since and including SB XLIV in 2010 (11)
7. GEOGRAPHY
Of the 25 most populous countries in the world, name one that ENDS in a CONSONANT (10)
NOTE: I'm disqualfying the United States (of America), Germany, and Italy
8. COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Name a team in the WESTERN division of either the SEC or BIG TEN (14)
9. GAMES
Name a themed edition of Monopoly in which one of the following sets of playable tokens is included (10)
Poker chip, Octopus, Moon Buggy
Dale's RV, Bucket of Body Parts, Katana
Checkered flags, 3, Helmet
Carl's House, Lamp, Miguel's Guitar
Gas mask, Wheelchair bell, Pink teddy bear
Milkshake on a tray, Stewardess hat, basketball
Princess Unicorn, Beet, Grill with bacon
Clefairy, Mewtwo, Blastoise
Shopping cart, Bullseye, Coffee cup
Strawberry, Raccoon, Hammer
10. NBA
Name any Basketball Hall of Famer who played for the Hornets, Grizzlies, Timberwolves, or Raptors (10)
1. MUSIC
After starting off in New York and adding LA a couple verses later, Huey Lewis takes a little geography break in "Heart of Rock and Roll" before really kicking it into gear. Name one of the other cities named specifically or referred to by nicknames of varying authenticity (12)
2. MLB
Name the all-time leader in bWAR (Wins Above Replacement per baseball-reference) born in any of the following countries or territories and listed with the position at which they played the most games (12)
Aruba (SS)
Australia (C)
Canada (SP)
Colombia (SS)
Curacao (CF)
Jamaica (CF)
Japan (RF)
Mexico (SP)
Puerto Rico (RF)
USA (RF)
Venezuela (1B)
Vietnam (RP)
3. BUSINESS
Name a word that follows "i" or "Air" to make up the main compound word in a line of Apple hardware/devices (8)
NOTE: May include retired products
4. SOCCER
Name any soccer club whose logo is pictured below. They were all, as of when I made this slideshow about a month ago, the top-ranked team in their country per Football Database (9)
5. WORDS AND LANGUAGE
Name one of the ten most common languages OTHER THAN ENGLISH spoken at home in the New York-Newark-Jersey City Metropolitan Area (10)
6. NFL
Name a sideline reporter from the main television broadcast of the Super Bowl since and including SB XLIV in 2010 (11)
7. GEOGRAPHY
Of the 25 most populous countries in the world, name one that ENDS in a CONSONANT (10)
NOTE: I'm disqualfying the United States (of America), Germany, and Italy
8. COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Name a team in the WESTERN division of either the SEC or BIG TEN (14)
9. GAMES
Name a themed edition of Monopoly in which one of the following sets of playable tokens is included (10)
Poker chip, Octopus, Moon Buggy
Dale's RV, Bucket of Body Parts, Katana
Checkered flags, 3, Helmet
Carl's House, Lamp, Miguel's Guitar
Gas mask, Wheelchair bell, Pink teddy bear
Milkshake on a tray, Stewardess hat, basketball
Princess Unicorn, Beet, Grill with bacon
Clefairy, Mewtwo, Blastoise
Shopping cart, Bullseye, Coffee cup
Strawberry, Raccoon, Hammer
10. NBA
Name any Basketball Hall of Famer who played for the Hornets, Grizzlies, Timberwolves, or Raptors (10)
he’s a fixbking cyborg or some shit. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
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I hope the Rams have a bye this week
Pack a vest for your james in the city of intercourse
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Whoops, schedule fixed. And sorry.
he’s a fixbking cyborg or some shit. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
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Regarding #2, is it the player’s WAR accumulated only at that specific position? Like if Player A has 50 WAR, all at SS, but Player B has 60 WAR, with 40 at SS and 20 at 2B, which one would be the correct answer?
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Total career WAR. I originally didn't even include the position!
he’s a fixbking cyborg or some shit. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
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#7, consonant in the English version of that country's name?
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Am i being punked? Yes.
Edit: punk’d
Edit: punk’d
he’s a fixbking cyborg or some shit. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
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Since we are going down the road, can I object to Pike County, PA being included in the New York/Newark Metro area? I'll let the Connecticut counties slide, but Pike County is a bridge too far.
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I believe that’s defined by where you get NYC television stations, as opposed to Scranton I guess?
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A few days after getting a concussion in a car accident, I (my body, not my car) was gently hit by a car in the parking lot of the Wendy's just over the NY border in what I assume is Pike's County and the lady's somehow aggressive-yet-dismissive justification was "I didn't see you there". I hurt my hand slapping the shit out of her car when it happened too but still wish I'd know to take out a brake light or something given her reaction.The Sybian wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 12:19 pmSince we are going down the road, can I object to Pike County, PA being included in the New York/Newark Metro area? I'll let the Connecticut counties slide, but Pike County is a bridge too far.
Fuck Pike's County.
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Translating what language she was speaking because
a. It could give away an answer
b. You don't want to sound racist even though I mean, come on...
c. You had a concussion at a Wendy's, how many details could you possibly remember?
a. It could give away an answer
b. You don't want to sound racist even though I mean, come on...
c. You had a concussion at a Wendy's, how many details could you possibly remember?
he’s a fixbking cyborg or some shit. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
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Guesses sent.
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The genuine joy at having submitted early to this is...under-rated.
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Yeah, lots of early birds this week. Huey just gets people moving.
IN:
AB
Bengal
BFJ
Cerrano
Chedda
DSafe
Duff
GoodKarma
GPJ
Mister D
Pruitt
Rex
Romero
Rush
Sancarlos
IN:
AB
Bengal
BFJ
Cerrano
Chedda
DSafe
Duff
GoodKarma
GPJ
Mister D
Pruitt
Rex
Romero
Rush
Sancarlos
he’s a fixbking cyborg or some shit. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
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The first concert I wanted to go to and got to go to without parental supervision!
Did you see that ludicrous display last night?
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When I was in high school, one year my sister gave me the CD of Fore! for Christmas. I enthusiastically thanked her and then never even undid the shrink wrap. Wasn't a fan. (Plus they were all over the radio so I didn't have any desire to play MORE of it.)
Totally Kafkaesque
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Oh boy. Watch out dude, people around here get very fired up about anyone not endorsing mediocre "rock" groups from the 80s.
You can lead a horse to fish, but you can't fish out a horse.
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Oh, and also... sent.
You can lead a horse to fish, but you can't fish out a horse.
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The one dude I remember from my freshman year who was really into Huey Lewis was this loud, pseudo tough guy from Miami. He loved to work on his puffy blow-dried hair and talk about how much he loved pussy and football. Later in life, his first wife left him for another woman. I still find that funny.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Wed Nov 01, 2023 2:27 pmOh boy. Watch out dude, people around here get very fired up about anyone not endorsing mediocre "rock" groups from the 80s.
Totally Kafkaesque
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NLFC needs to STFU before he's back on the chain gang.
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Yeah, for some reason he wants to pound his old bad take into the ground. Back on the chain gang, indeed.Johnny Carwash wrote: ↑Wed Nov 01, 2023 4:08 pm NLFC needs to STFU before he's back on the chain gang.
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Did you go to college with Patrick Bateman?Shirley wrote: ↑Wed Nov 01, 2023 3:41 pm The one dude I remember from my freshman year who was really into Huey Lewis was this loud, pseudo tough guy from Miami. He loved to work on his puffy blow-dried hair and talk about how much he loved pussy and football. Later in life, his first wife left him for another woman. I still find that funny.
I would like expensive whiskey.
We only have beer & wine...
What am I, 12?
We only have beer & wine...
What am I, 12?
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High school. It was only many years later that I learned that this guy was also an heir to the Coca-Cola fortune. Dude's loaded. And he's OK now, but he was a total caricature back then.GoodKarma wrote: ↑Wed Nov 01, 2023 8:48 pmDid you go to college with Patrick Bateman?Shirley wrote: ↑Wed Nov 01, 2023 3:41 pm The one dude I remember from my freshman year who was really into Huey Lewis was this loud, pseudo tough guy from Miami. He loved to work on his puffy blow-dried hair and talk about how much he loved pussy and football. Later in life, his first wife left him for another woman. I still find that funny.
Totally Kafkaesque
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I was picturing Rico from Napoleon Dynamite.GoodKarma wrote: ↑Wed Nov 01, 2023 8:48 pmDid you go to college with Patrick Bateman?Shirley wrote: ↑Wed Nov 01, 2023 3:41 pm The one dude I remember from my freshman year who was really into Huey Lewis was this loud, pseudo tough guy from Miami. He loved to work on his puffy blow-dried hair and talk about how much he loved pussy and football. Later in life, his first wife left him for another woman. I still find that funny.
You can lead a horse to fish, but you can't fish out a horse.
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Sent!
(sorry for the delay)
(sorry for the delay)
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STILL NEED
BSF
Citgo
Carwash
Rass
Late reveal again today
BSF
Citgo
Carwash
Rass
Late reveal again today
he’s a fixbking cyborg or some shit. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
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On my way to the control center now. 245ish start time
he’s a fixbking cyborg or some shit. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
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Can't watch until 7. At least I can fast forward through commercials
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Game of the Week
Couple of big games in the middle of the AFC playoff picture, but we gotta go back to the Duff Cowboys (7-0) looking to put the division away early against the Mister D Eagles (6-2)
Football Video Game of the Week
NFL Sports Talk Football '93 Starring Joe Montana!
Halftime Report of the Week
Didn't plan this, but in the first 15 seconds the new Raiders coach almost kills a backup QB that at maybe only LJam will remember
Couple of big games in the middle of the AFC playoff picture, but we gotta go back to the Duff Cowboys (7-0) looking to put the division away early against the Mister D Eagles (6-2)
Football Video Game of the Week
NFL Sports Talk Football '93 Starring Joe Montana!
Halftime Report of the Week
Didn't plan this, but in the first 15 seconds the new Raiders coach almost kills a backup QB that at maybe only LJam will remember
he’s a fixbking cyborg or some shit. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
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It's not the heart of architecture
Q1 - After starting off in New York and adding LA a couple verses later, Huey Lewis takes a little geography break in "Heart of Rock and Roll" before really kicking it into gear. Name one of the other cities named specifically or referred to by nicknames of varying authenticity (12)
CORRECT
Tulsa (1) - AB
Philadelphia (1) - Chedda
Seattle (1) - DiS
Austin (1) - Enoch
Oklahoma City (2) - BFJ, DSafe
San Antonio (2) - Bronto, Jerloma
Boston (2) - Rush, Syb
San Francisco (4) - Bengal, GoodKarma, Pruitt, Sancarlos
Detroit! (5) - Cerrano, Giff, GPJ, PDX, Romero
Cleveland (6) - Brian, BSF, Mister D, Nonlinear, Rass, Shirley
INCORRECT (11)
Chicago - Carwash, Duff, LJam, Trav
New Orleans - Citgo
Dallas - Rex
Memphis - Tony
LEFTOVERS
Washington
Baton Rouge
Q1 - After starting off in New York and adding LA a couple verses later, Huey Lewis takes a little geography break in "Heart of Rock and Roll" before really kicking it into gear. Name one of the other cities named specifically or referred to by nicknames of varying authenticity (12)
CORRECT
Tulsa (1) - AB
Philadelphia (1) - Chedda
Seattle (1) - DiS
Austin (1) - Enoch
Oklahoma City (2) - BFJ, DSafe
San Antonio (2) - Bronto, Jerloma
Boston (2) - Rush, Syb
San Francisco (4) - Bengal, GoodKarma, Pruitt, Sancarlos
Detroit! (5) - Cerrano, Giff, GPJ, PDX, Romero
Cleveland (6) - Brian, BSF, Mister D, Nonlinear, Rass, Shirley
INCORRECT (11)
Chicago - Carwash, Duff, LJam, Trav
New Orleans - Citgo
Dallas - Rex
Memphis - Tony
LEFTOVERS
Washington
Baton Rouge
he’s a fixbking cyborg or some shit. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
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I talked myself out of Baton Roooouuuuge at last second. That would have been six 1 pointers on that question!
And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness. - God
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Q2 - Name the all-time leader in bWAR (Wins Above Replacement per baseball-reference) born in any of the following countries or territories and listed by position at which they played the most games (12)
CORRECT
Puerto Rico = ROBERTO CLEMENTE (1) - Bengal
United States = BABE RUTH (1) - GPJ
Vietnam = DANNY GRAVES (1) - LJam
Canada = FERGUSON JENKINS (1) - Pruitt
Mexico = FERNANDO VALENZUELA (1) - Rass
Colombia = EDGAR RENTERIA (1) - Rex
Jamaica = DEVON WHITE (2) - Carwash, Mister D
Venezuela = MIGUEL CABRERA (3) - Brian, Bronto, DSafe
Aruba = XANDER BOGAERTS (4) - BFJ, Citgo, Romero, Tony
Curacao = ANDRUW JONES (6) - Cerrano, Chedda, Duff, Enoch, Rush, Syb
Japan = OBVIOUSLY ICHIRO (9) - BSF, DiS, Giff, GoodKarma, Nonlinear, PDX, Sancarlos, Shirley, Trav
INCORRECT (14)
Hideki Matsui - AB
Barry Bonds - Jerloma
LEFTOVERS
Australia = DAVE NILSSON
CORRECT
Puerto Rico = ROBERTO CLEMENTE (1) - Bengal
United States = BABE RUTH (1) - GPJ
Vietnam = DANNY GRAVES (1) - LJam
Canada = FERGUSON JENKINS (1) - Pruitt
Mexico = FERNANDO VALENZUELA (1) - Rass
Colombia = EDGAR RENTERIA (1) - Rex
Jamaica = DEVON WHITE (2) - Carwash, Mister D
Venezuela = MIGUEL CABRERA (3) - Brian, Bronto, DSafe
Aruba = XANDER BOGAERTS (4) - BFJ, Citgo, Romero, Tony
Curacao = ANDRUW JONES (6) - Cerrano, Chedda, Duff, Enoch, Rush, Syb
Japan = OBVIOUSLY ICHIRO (9) - BSF, DiS, Giff, GoodKarma, Nonlinear, PDX, Sancarlos, Shirley, Trav
INCORRECT (14)
Hideki Matsui - AB
Barry Bonds - Jerloma
LEFTOVERS
Australia = DAVE NILSSON
he’s a fixbking cyborg or some shit. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
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Nailed it. FFS.
You know what you need? A lyrical sucker punch to the face.
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The only two names I had were Valenzuela and Ichiro. I worried that there was some more recent Mexican pitcher I didn't know and I thought all you smart guys wouldn't go with Ichiro. My instincts are undefeated (in the sense that they always pick wrong).
Totally Kafkaesque
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Give me a second here because I just realized the whole pod-pods thing so I need to go back through all the emails
he’s a fixbking cyborg or some shit. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The