The Swamp

Good god, it's Duff-Carwash Week

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

WEEK ELEVEN QUESTIONS

1. HISTORY
Name a country in which the United Nations is CURRENTLY deploying a peacekeeping mission (14)
NOTE: Only Africa, Europe, and Asia are represented on the list. I'm not counting one mission that is credited as serving "the Middle East" but there are Middle Eastern countries on the list due to other specific missions.

2. NCAA BASKETBALL/NHL!
Other than the 8 teams that use Panthers, name a NCAA Division 1 basketball school with the exact same nickname (e.g. "Golden Knights") as a current NHL team (10)

3. FOOD & DRINK
Name a flavor of dipping sauce OR milkshake currently offered by Chick-fil-A according to their website (12)
NOTE: Salad dressings are not dipping sauces and frosted drinks are not milkshakes

4. OLYMPICS
Name a Summer or Winter Olympics host CITY in which the host nation finished lower (worse) than 10th on the overall medal table (8)

5. MUSIC
All of the following songs were written or co-written by Lennon, McCartney, or Harrison, but name the NON-BEATLES singer or band who took any of them to their highest position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (8)

Fame
I Saw Him Standing There
Veronica
Got to Get You Into My Life
Live and Let Die
Come Together
We Can Work It Out
Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds

6. MLB
Name any pitcher with at least 7 regular-season wins AS A VISITOR in either Wrigley Field or Dodger Stadium from 1990-2022 (12)
NOTE: This does NOT mean 3 wins in one park and 4 in the other

7. GEOGRAPHY
Name any American city of over 100,000 people with the word "water", "river", "falls", or "rapids" in its name (8)
NOTE: There are two of each. Word does NOT have to be separate

8. NFL
Name an ACTIVE NFL player with at least 4 First Team All-Pro selections (11)

9. MOVIES
Name anyone whose last name starts with A,B,or C that has been NOMINATED for at least 5 total Academy Awards in the best acting and best supporting acting categories (11)

10. GENERAL SPORTS
Name any of the athletes pictured below, all of whom are in the top 100 for NIL valuation in 2023 (9)
NOTE AND POSSIBLE HINT: Last name only is acceptable

For #2, does the nickname have to match exactly? Like if a college team nickname was the “Chartreuse [Insert Atlantic division nickname]”, how would that response be scored?

(Posts record number of all-caps bold words)
(Screams into void with all due respect)

My bad.

No problem, I'm being shitty!

Yes, adjectives and the lack thereof would be a different name

Ryan wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2023 9:55 am Good god, it's Duff-Carwash Week

I absolutely love this reference.

You're outta line, man.

Johnny Carwash wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2023 11:57 am You're outta line, man.

Not gonna work for me, brother.

Impressed by the laser precision of the Chick-Fil-A answers so far

Ryan wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2023 3:55 pm Impressed by the laser precision of the Chick-Fil-A answers so far

I'm ascared! Never been to a Chick-Fil-A

Pruitt IV wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2023 5:09 pm

Ryan wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2023 3:55 pm Impressed by the laser precision of the Chick-Fil-A answers so far

I'm ascared! Never been to a Chick-Fil-A

Conversion Therapy Honey is outstanding.

Pruitt IV wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2023 5:09 pm

Ryan wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2023 3:55 pm Impressed by the laser precision of the Chick-Fil-A answers so far

I'm ascared! Never been to a Chick-Fil-A

I went for the first time ever a couple weeks ago. I got screamed at by my daughter for not getting a specific sauce, so I know one!

Pruitt IV wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2023 5:09 pm

Ryan wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2023 3:55 pm Impressed by the laser precision of the Chick-Fil-A answers so far

I'm ascared! Never been to a Chick-Fil-A

Yeah, I’ve only been there once.

sancarlos wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2023 5:47 pm

Pruitt IV wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2023 5:09 pm

Ryan wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2023 3:55 pm Impressed by the laser precision of the Chick-Fil-A answers so far

I'm ascared! Never been to a Chick-Fil-A

Yeah, I’ve only been there once.

Chicken was ok, fries were bland and just not good. I don't get the hype.

what did you get?

it's good/very good but I wouldn't call it great. we have one very close yet we don't go very often (probably because we really don't eat fast food that much). even my whataburger intake is not nearly what it could be given how much I love it and how close the new one is to us/the golf course. I haven't had whataburger in over a month

Guesses sent.

Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2023 10:42 am what did you get?

it's good/very good but I wouldn't call it great. we have one very close yet we don't go very often (probably because we really don't eat fast food that much). even my whataburger intake is not nearly what it could be given how much I love it and how close the new one is to us/the golf course. I haven't had whataburger in over a month

The Whataburger app is the best. We have one about three minutes away and I try to only go when they send me some special where I end up paying like $3 for a meal. My gut is lucky the girls aren't huge fans.

Giff wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2023 10:44 am

Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2023 10:42 am what did you get?

it's good/very good but I wouldn't call it great. we have one very close yet we don't go very often (probably because we really don't eat fast food that much). even my whataburger intake is not nearly what it could be given how much I love it and how close the new one is to us/the golf course. I haven't had whataburger in over a month

The Whataburger app is the best. We have one about three minutes away and I try to only go when they send me some special where I end up paying like $3 for a meal. My gut is lucky the girls aren't huge fans.

I have like three free things in my app ... yet I didn't stop when I was hungry yesterday on the way home from playing golf. I'm a failure.

Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2023 10:42 am what did you get?

it's good/very good but I wouldn't call it great. we have one very close yet we don't go very often (probably because we really don't eat fast food that much). even my whataburger intake is not nearly what it could be given how much I love it and how close the new one is to us/the golf course. I haven't had whataburger in over a month

I got something weird with spicy chicken, honey and pimento cheese. I found the bread to be extremely sweet and off-putting. Chicken was probably the best of any fast food place. We rarely get fast food, and when we do it's usually burritos or my daughter loves Smashburger while my son prefers 5 Guys.

That sandwich was pretty good but it was messy and didn't need the jalapeños. But the pimento cheese on it was excellent, and yes, their chicken is typically good.

A_B wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2023 11:20 am That sandwich was pretty good but it was messy and didn't need the jalapeños. But the pimento cheese on it was excellent, and yes, their chicken is typically good.

I just don't understand the lines going around the block. They opened two near me 5+ years ago. When they first opened, the lines were insane. Now, there is almost always a sizable line, but I have to say, it did move fast.

Their WAR is elite for a chain with drive-thru, at least around here.

Yeah, it’s funny. I never notice long lines in any any other drive-thrus around here, but lines for miles at both In-n-Out and Chic-fil-et.

sancarlos wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2023 11:41 am and Chic-fil-et.

This is from your spec scrip for Coming to American part III I presume...

Their nuggets are like crack. If you get the chicken sandwich, order the Deluxe version. To the point that I don't really understand NOT doing that... very plain/bland sandwich without the fixings.

And, yes, there are some McD's that employ the double line, folks outside with a tablet to keep the lines moving, but no one moves a line like Chik-fil-a. Nobody.

And if we're talking about places with absurd lines I don't get... Kane's FTW. I just don't understand why people go so crazy for that place and the lines suck and they don't move fast... at all.

Kane's and Chic-fil-et hell yeah

I'm typically a plain sandwich type of guy, so I prefer that one. However, the tendies at CFA are outstanding. That's typically my go-to.

Funny timing as my wife just texted that she's going to have lunch with the youngest, but no way she's having CFA (that's what Asher always wants), so she's getting Cane's instead.

I’m a Whendie’s guy myself.

(Was it ever actually Chik-Fil-A? It seems so right and I’ve had to train myself not to spell it like that.)

Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2023 12:23 pm Kane's and Chic-fil-et hell yeah

To me, Kane's is a million times better. And not overt Christo-fascists either (I don't think).

Ryan wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2023 12:27 pm(Was it ever actually Chik-Fil-A? It seems so right and I’ve had to train myself not to spell it like that.)

Big same here.

Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2023 12:23 pm Kane's and Chic-fil-et hell yeah

Bunch of fucking cows writing billboards up in here.

A_B wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2023 12:34 pm

Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2023 12:23 pm Kane's and Chic-fil-et hell yeah

Bunch of fucking cows writing billboards up in here.

If those fucking cows are smart enough to figure out how to communicate in English, there's no way they're that bad at spelling.

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2023 12:16 pm

And if we're talking about places with absurd lines I don't get... Kane's FTW. I just don't understand why people go so crazy for that place and the lines suck and they don't move fast... at all.

I never heard of Cane's until someone mentioned it here, then I Googled and saw an SNL skit mention it. Or maybe I saw the skit first. My daughter is obsessed now, for some reason Cane's infiltrated her algorithm on some platform, she said they were constantly in her feed. There aren't any near us, but there is one walkable from my office, so I was teasing her that I wanted to go there. One day she announced that she wants to go to Cane's with a couple friends for her birthday. WTF?

ETA: Searched and see someone mentioned Cane's and someone else posted the SNL skit.

Giff wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2023 12:41 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2023 12:34 pm

Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2023 12:23 pm Kane's and Chic-fil-et hell yeah

Bunch of fucking cows writing billboards up in here.

If those fucking cows are smart enough to figure out how to communicate in English, there's no way they're that bad at spelling.

It's the Moodela Effect

Giff wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2023 12:41 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2023 12:34 pm

Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2023 12:23 pm Kane's and Chic-fil-et hell yeah

Bunch of fucking cows writing billboards up in here.

If those fucking cows are smart enough to figure out how to communicate in English, there's no way they're that bad at spelling.

DUDE. They're better than most americans I think.

Ryan wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2023 12:49 pm

Giff wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2023 12:41 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2023 12:34 pm

Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2023 12:23 pm Kane's and Chic-fil-et hell yeah

Bunch of fucking cows writing billboards up in here.

If those fucking cows are smart enough to figure out how to communicate in English, there's no way they're that bad at spelling.

It's the Moodela Effect

This week's game thread has really gone off the rails.

Pruitt IV wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2023 5:09 pm

Ryan wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2023 3:55 pm Impressed by the laser precision of the Chick-Fil-A answers so far

I'm ascared! Never been to a Chick-Fil-A

Never been either...so I did my best...

Lots to go. STILL NEED:

AB
BFJ
Bronto
BSF
Carwash
Enoch
Giff
Citgo
Jerloma
LJam
Nonlinear
PDX
Rass
Rex
Romero
Rush
Syb
Tony
Trav