Forry on Jeopardy

Started by Unknown Primate, May 27, 2009, 12:10:08 PM

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Unknown Primate

While watching Jeopardy last night, a category about science fiction featured Uncle Forry.  Something to the effect of " Forrest Ackerman coined this term, which sounds alot like 'Hi-Fi' ".
Would you believe (as Max Smart might ask) that NOBODY knew the answer?!  I realize that the mainstream may not know who FJA is, but...  well, even my wife said it was a no-brainer.  Of course, she's had to listen to me ramble on about Forry's greatness for years, so she at least knew who he was!

Just had to mention this.
" Perhaps he dimly wonders why, there is no other such as I. "

Scatter

But if the question was........" Lindsey Lohan's last non-lesbian lover", the stage would have lit up like a Christmas tree.
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Monster Kid

How cool that 4E's fave quiz show would have a question about 4E!

Mego73

Quote from: Unknown Primate on May 27, 2009, 12:10:08 PM
While watching Jeopardy last night, a category about science fiction featured Uncle Forry.  Something to the effect of " Forrest Ackerman coined this term, which sounds alot like 'Hi-Fi' ".
Would you believe (as Max Smart might ask) that NOBODY knew the answer?!  I realize that the mainstream may not know who FJA is, but...  well, even my wife said it was a no-brainer.  Of course, she's had to listen to me ramble on about Forry's greatness for years, so she at least knew who he was!

Just had to mention this.

Although I knew the answer to the question I was momentarily thrown off because he didn't use "J" when he said the name. I am so used to Forrest J Ackerman.
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Unknown Primate

Quote from: Mego73 on May 27, 2009, 01:57:01 PM
Although I knew the answer to the question I was momentarily thrown off because he didn't use "J" when he said the name. I am so used to Forrest J Ackerman.

Yeah, I noticed that also.
" Perhaps he dimly wonders why, there is no other such as I. "