The Swamp

Picking nits, but wording it as classical era would have probably eliminated the confusion. But by adding "who wasn't known for movies" it opened it up to modern day people.

Johnny Carwash wrote:

A_B wrote:(billy Joel released a 100% classical album that was not for a movie)

OK, I'll defer to the consensus here, but my inclination is that this answer went against the spirit of the question, especially since I added other notes to more specifically qualify who would be considered a "classical" composer.

I really appreciate that you're doing this contest.

One could argue that expecting people to leave answers off the board that otherwise meet the specific requirements of the question because they violate "the spirit" of the question violates the spirit of Swampcrash...


Really, great job! Loving it! Thanks again!

Johnny Carwash wrote:

A_B wrote:(billy Joel released a 100% classical album that was not for a movie)

OK, I'll defer to the consensus here, but my inclination is that this answer went against the spirit of the question, especially since I added other notes to more specifically qualify who would be considered a "classical" composer.

Do I now need to go research to make sure Rick Springfield didn't write an oboe concerto somewhere along the line?

I'd allow it, he did put out an entire album of his Classical compositions.

They're saying I fucking nailed it

Fine, I'll give it to him (see edited results in earlier post).

To meet the Swamp standard for clarification, the following are not eligible answers for this round's question:

-Barney
-Godzilla
-Dino from The Flintstones
-Denver the Last Dinosaur
-Characters from the '80s Dinosaucers cartoon
-Characters from the '90s Dinosaurs puppet series
-Members of the band T. Rex
-Members or the band Was (Not Was) or anyone else who appeared in the "Walk the Dinosaur" video
-Past or present Toronto Raptors players
-Old people with outdated social views

Johnny Carwash wrote:Fine, I'll give it to him (see edited results in earlier post).

To meet the Swamp standard for clarification, the following are not eligible answers for this round's question:

-Barney
-Godzilla
-Dino from The Flintstones
-Denver the Last Dinosaur
-Characters from the '80s Dinosaucers cartoon
-Characters from the '90s Dinosaurs puppet series
-Members of the band T. Rex
-Members or the band Was (Not Was) or anyone else who appeared in the "Walk the Dinosaur" video
-Past or present Toronto Raptors players
-Old people with outdated social views

So Little Foot, Sharptooth, Ducky, and Petry are all cool?

The Sybian wrote:

A_B wrote:(billy Joel released a 100% classical album that was not for a movie)

Completely forgot about that. I debated going Ian Anderson, but had in my mind the answer required primarily known for classical. Avoided Cage for the same reason.

You got lucky, Sabo. I switched from Mussorgsky, but followed up by playing Scenes from an Exhibition. Love that piece.

Had you done that, I'd probably have driven to New Jersey to beat your ass.

Mussorgsky is my favorite composer. Hearing "A Night on Bald Mountain" is what got me interested in classical music in the first place.

Just curious, given his frequency in movies and popular inclinations, would George Gershwin have been considered a correct or incorrect answer? How about Aaron Copland?

sancarlos wrote:Just curious, given his frequency in movies and popular inclinations, would George Gershwin have been considered a correct or incorrect answer? How about Aaron Copland?

Copland definitely yes. Gershwin is kind of borderline because of his crossover with popular/jazz, but is generally lumped under classical.

I really wanted to go John Tesh but was not sure if Tour De France, Ironman Triathlon were cataloged as classical.

Have about half of everyone so far. One particular dinosaur seems to be especially popular.

Still need:

AB
bfj
bronto
cerrano
chedda
Jerloma
L-Jam
rass
Syb

Goddammit, there goes my perfect streak. Fucking technicalities, and my answer not looking remotely like what I thought it looked like. And if it isn't a dinosaur, why does it's name end in "osaurus"? I should get a bonus for spelling it correctly. At least I think I did.

Still need:

bfj
bronto
cerrano
Jerloma
L-Jam

I think you just need to start putting hard deadlines out there. Then give them a point or two if they haven't answered.

Still need:

bfj
bronto
cerrano
Jerloma

Will go with what I have on Monday, and then start on a strict Friday deadline schedule from there on out to wrap this up.

ROUND 8 RESULTS
QUESTION #8: Name a dinosaur.

Common answers - 1 point penalty
Ankylosaurus - chedda, duff, GoodKarma, Moreta, Pruitt
Allosaurus - L-Jam, PDX
Pachycephalosaurus - Ryan, Shirley

Incorrect answers - 1 point penalty
Ichthyosaurus - Syb
plesiosaur - AB

No answer - 1 point penalty
bfj, bronto, cerrano, Jerloma

All other answers - no penalty
Brachiosaurus - Gunpowder
Carnotaurus - Giff
Diplodocus - sancarlos
Diplosaurus - Sabo
Gallimimus - BSF21
Iguanodon - rass
Pantydraco - wlu_lax
Tyrannosaurus Rex - That French Guy

Are you fuckers also reading How Does a Dinosaur Say Goodnight? to your toddlers?

haha bronto

This game is so retarded. Apparently I picked an ORDER of dinosaurs, not a specific one.

Johnny Carwash wrote:ROUND 8 RESULTS
QUESTION #8: Name a dinosaur.

Common answers - 1 point penalty
Pachycephalosaurus - Ryan, Shirley

Well, duh.

Tyrannosaurus Rex - That French Guy

I like this guy's style.

Schubert - Shirley
Rimsky-Korsakov - Syb
Joachim - wlu_lax

awesome.

Tyrannosaurus Rex - That French Guy

Is this the new standard for beating the game?

A_B wrote:This game is so retarded. Apparently I picked an ORDER of dinosaurs, not a specific one.

THE RULEZ wrote:- Also, flying or sea animals from those periods (pterodactyls, plesiosaurs, etc.) are not technically dinosaurs.

rass wrote:

A_B wrote:This game is so retarded. Apparently I picked an ORDER of dinosaurs, not a specific one.

THE RULEZ wrote:- Also, flying or sea animals from those periods (pterodactyls, plesiosaurs, etc.) are not technically dinosaurs.

Well shit. I'm just a real stupid person then, I guess. What a fuckmuppet.

QUESTION #9: Name someone who served as Vice President of the United States at any point in history.

Cumulative Scores:
0 - Gunpowder, Sabo, sancarlos
1 - Giff, Moreta, rass, Syb, wlu_lax
2 - duff, That French Guy
3 - BSF21, cerrano, chedda, GoodKarma, Pruitt
4 - L-Jam, Ryan, Shirley
5 - AB, bfj, bronto, PDX
6 - Jerloma

Note: From here on out I'll be going with a strict Monday-Friday window for each question to set clear deadlines and keep things moving.

You can (and are encouraged to) still participate if you got a common/incorrect item. New players are also welcome, but you will be docked a point for the rounds you missed.

PM me with your response or e-mail (daveclements78 at gmail dot com).

howard wrote:

Johnny Carwash wrote:

Schubert - Shirley
Rimsky-Korsakov - Syb
Joachim - wlu_lax

awesome.

Yeah, I just messed up here and used the previous round's results post as a template. It's been fixed now.

BSF21 wrote: So Little Foot, Sharptooth, Ducky, and Petry are all cool?

My daughter used to watch those cartoons. I was trying to remember what kind of dinosaurs they were for my answer.

Johnny Carwash wrote:ROUND 8 RESULTS
QUESTION #8: Name a dinosaur.

Common answers - 1 point penalty
Pachycephalosaurus - Ryan, Shirley

You gotta be shitting me. I thought about going Micropachycephalosaurus, but thought that was just showing off. I also thought one of you nerds might also go with it, because it is the longest dinosaur name. But dammit. (and yes, I have two boys. I read a lot of dino books to them.)

So an Ichthyosaurus is a giant fucking dolphin. Good to know.

Shirley wrote:You gotta be shitting me

I had a go fish game with dinosaurs when I was probably 7 or 8 and that was by far my favorite one to say.

Have about half of everyone so far. Please get your answers in by Friday.

Still need:

bronto
Jerloma
Sabo
Syb
That French Guy

I'll give a few more hours for everyone to get their answers in (Sabo, are you really going to bust a perfect score this way?)

Johnny Carwash wrote:(Sabo, are you really going to bust a perfect score this way?)

Sorry. Work/life kind of got in the way. Sending answer shortly.

Saw this just in time...

The Sybian wrote:Saw this just in time...

Me too. Hadn't logged in since the site went down. Answer sent.

Pruitt wrote:

Tyrannosaurus Rex - That French Guy

Is this the new standard for beating the game?

I didn't how to translate the other dinosaurs into English.

ROUND 9 RESULTS
QUESTION #9: Name someone who served as Vice President of the United States at any point in history.

Common answers - 1 point penalty
Spiro Agnew - bfj, BSF21, chedda, GoodKarma
Dan Quayle - duff, That French Guy
Henry Wallace - cerrano, sancarlos
Lyndon B. Johnson - L-Jam, rass
Walter Mondale - Giff, Shirley

No answer - 1 point penalty
bronto, Jerloma

All other answers - no penalty
Al Gore - PDX
Chester Arthur - Moreta
George Dallas - Pruitt
Gerald Ford - Sabo
John Breckinridge - AB
John Calhoun - Gunpowder
Millard Fillmore - Syb
Schuyler Colfax - Ryan
Teddy Roosevelt - wlu_lax

QUESTION #10: Name a general (Union or Confederate) from the American Civil War.

Cumulative Scores:
0 - Gunpowder, Sabo
1 - Moreta, sancarlos, Syb, wlu_lax
2 - Giff, rass
3 - duff, Pruitt, That French Guy
4 - BSF21, cerrano, chedda, GoodKarma, Ryan
5 - AB, L-Jam, PDX, Shirley
6 - bfj, bronto
7 - Jerloma

You can (and are encouraged to) still participate if you got a common/incorrect item. New players are also welcome, but you will be docked a point for the rounds you missed.

PM me with your response or e-mail (daveclements78 at gmail dot com).

That French Guy wrote:I didn't how to translate the other dinosaurs into English.

Speaking of not knowing whether someone is joking or not...

Im assuming shuyler colfax was pierces vp

Gunpowder wrote:Im assuming shuyler colfax was pierces vp

I actually couldn't even tell you