OT: Wheel of Fortune brouhaha.

[LafayetteBear]

Whaddya think? Should they have just let it slide? We ARE talking about two different words

https://my.xfinity.com/video/wheel-...ccess?cid=featuredtv_sf_wheeloffortune&tab=TV

 

[demlion]

I am certainly relieved that my dad did not live long enough to see this terrible controversy. Lol.

 

[Op2]

I wonder if they'd have gave it to him if he said he identifies as a person that mispronounces "flamenco" as "flamingo."

 

[mfb5053]

Rules are rules. Learn to read.

 

[Op2]

Rules are rules. Learn to read.

So what you're saying is you're a readist.

 

[anon_xdc8rmuek44eq]

Whaddya think? Should they have just let it slide? We AREA talking about two different words

https://my.xfinity.com/video/wheel-...ccess?cid=featuredtv_sf_wheeloffortune&tab=TV

Sucks, but two different words. Dude got nervous....

 

[Obliviax]

I wonder if they'd have gave it to him if he said he identifies as a person that mispronounces "flamenco" as "flamingo."

He is "flamenco challenged" and subject to the Americans with Disabilities Act (with all due respect to people that are disabled, friends/relatives of disabled, living or dead, or those identifying with the disables [assuming the term "disabled" is still OK}).

Also, occurs to me, that he may consider that a flamingo may flamenco, if it is gender neutral in any way.

 

[mfb5053]

Rules are rules. Learn to read.

Also this guy could be the worst player to win $19K I've ever seen.

http://programminginsider.com/wheel-of-fortune-contestants-bizarre-path-to-victory/

 

[ILLINOISLION]

I’d be in trouble with my pronunciations, beginning with Warshington.

Sorta silly: when you are a contestant that COMPLETES the puzzle, you still have to read the answer. When you complete the puzzle, that round should be over.

 

[massimoManca II]

It’s not exactly breaking news that Wheel of Fortune contestants aren’t rocket scientists

#styrofoamcap

 

[PSU87]

I’d be in trouble with my pronunciations, beginning with Warshington.

Sorta silly: when you are a contestant that COMPLETES the puzzle, you still have to read the answer. When you complete the puzzle, that round should be over.

Oh, so now you're a Wheel of Fortune monitor too.

 

[BOSCO2]

That is no controversy. This is more like it:

 

[Obliviax]

That is no controversy. This is more like it:

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reminds me of a recent police blog I read and posted. It went something like:

• Police respond to a call at 8:32am of someone riding a bike and yelling racial epithets. Police arrive at 8:40am. Upon questioning, they release the individual at 8:45am after learning he was looking for his lost dog named "Snickers".

 

[ILLINOISLION]

Oh, so now you're a Wheel of Fortune monitor too.

Too?

Hardly, just seems (to me) when every letter is solved, the round should be over.....the puzzle IS, at that point, SOLVED.....which is the purpose of the game.

 

[demlion]

I sense a surge in nursing home fistfights.

 

[PSU87]

Too?

Hardly, just seems (to me) when every letter is solved, the round should be over.....the puzzle IS, at that point, SOLVED.....which is the purpose of the game.

I thought the purpose of the game was for people too smart to be on Family Feud, but too stupid to be on Jeopardy.
There's an actual purpose? Huh, who knew?

 

[BOSCO2]

Too?

Hardly, just seems (to me) when every letter is solved, the round should be over.....the puzzle IS, at that point, SOLVED.....which is the purpose of the game.

Is a participation trophy one of the prizes? I don't it's setting the bar too high to ask that the contestant read what the f#$k is right in front of him.

 

[ILLINOISLION]

Is a participation trophy one of the prizes? I don't it's setting the bar too high to ask that the contestant read what the f#$k is right in front of him.

That can sometimes be hard to do with Vanna strutting her stuff up there.....!

 

[BOSCO2]

That can sometimes be hard to do with Vanna strutting her stuff up there.....!

She's still got it.

 

[ILLINOISLION]

She's still got it.

Waiting for her to publish her bio: “My Life From A To Z!”

 

[LafayetteBear]

Holy shiat.

 

[91Joe95]

I sense a surge in nursing home fistfights.

Spoken like a true lawyer.

 

[HazletonLion]

MY DAUGHTER GAVE ME A DRINK OF STRAWBERRY WATER

I can see a Philly guy losing on something like this.

 

[demlion]

Spoken like a true lawyer.

Remember I'm a personal injury lawyer. Nursing home fistfghts result in a lot of broken hands,a lot of broken dentures, but twice as many heart attacks and strokes.

 

[ram2020]

That is no controversy. This is more like it:

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Oh man.....randy is the best.

 

[BobPSU92]

Holy shiat.

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I'll take an 'N'.

 

[step.eng69]

So what you're saying is you're a readist.

Thanks, that was funny

 

[eidolon21]

FLAG !!! need many pictures...Vanna White

 

[Obliviax]

FLAG !!! need many pictures...Vanna White

wow...she's 61 years old. Born Feb. 18th 1957

 

[demlion]

Whaddya think? Should they have just let it slide? We ARE talking about two different words

https://my.xfinity.com/video/wheel-...ccess?cid=featuredtv_sf_wheeloffortune&tab=TV

LB, Wtf? Are we next gonna have discussions regarding pabulum flavors and bib designs? How old are you? When did you give up on Jeopardy?

Do you have life alert? How about a walk-in bathtub? Have you considered a reverse mortgage?

Are you a biscuit eater? Goddamit!

 

[MtNittany]

 

[Gnat91]

If there was ever a reason to go to jail for a bit that would be it.. He should have jumped over the wheel and knocked Sajack out, then ran up and #metoo"d Vanna..

 

[LafayetteBear]

LB, Wtf? Are we next gonna have discussions regarding pabulum flavors and bib designs? How old are you? When did you give up on Jeopardy?

Do you have life alert? How about a walk-in bathtub? Have you considered a reverse mortgage?

Are you a biscuit eater? Goddamit!

LOL, mea culpa. You have a point, but the story linked in my OP is all over the Internet today.

BTW, get off my lawn!

 

[demlion]

Too?

Hardly, just seems (to me) when every letter is solved, the round should be over.....the puzzle IS, at that point, SOLVED.....which is the purpose of the game.

No. Its not just a spelling game, its a reading game, too! Its two games in one!

 

[phillybillyreprise]

MY DAUGHTER GAVE ME A DRINK OF STRAWBERRY WATER

I can see a Philly guy losing on something like this.

Philly guy loses:
Ask if February is municipal library month
“Ax if Febrooary is muni-sip-al liberry
month.”

 

[PS4814]

Obviously a culturally biased puzzle. This is 'Murica, we don't give a flying F about some poofter dance from Spain. We like our flamingos pink, plastic, and in our front yard. Give this patriot his money and take this puzzle back across the atlantic.

 

[PSUSignore]

 

[Frabjous]

That can sometimes be hard to do with Vanna strutting her stuff up there.....!

Unfortunately Vanna had to retire, because she couldn’t move her vowels any more. I’ll see myself out.

 

[ILLINOISLION]

Unfortunately Vanna had to retire, because she couldn’t move her vowels any more. I’ll see myself out.

Her vowels or her bowels?

 

[demlion]

Her vowels or her bowels?

The audience for that show does not care whether the hostess can move her bowels. Hell, they cannot move their own bowels without chemicals and flushing systems of various kinds.