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JeeberD
11-22-2003, 12:12 PM
Welcome back to IWS. Sorry I'm a little late with it. I've been a little under the weather plus FOF2K4 has taken up much of my free time. But enough with the excuses, let's get to the game...

If you're new to this, read the rules below. Otherwise, jump straight to the questions, and get your answers in by end of day Friday.

Questions

1. Name a vegetable often eaten at Thanksgiving dinner.

2. Name a brand of watch/timepiece.

3. How much cash do you usually carry in your wallet?

4. What time do you usually go to bed?

5. Who is the best scrambling quarterback in NFL history?

6. Name an NBA franchise located in the state of Texas.


Winners' List Of Honour

Ahbrady - IWS#15, IWS#41
Airhog - IWS#1
Albionmoonlight - IWS#30, IWS#50
Anxiety - IWS#49
Archer219 - IWS#18
Ardent Enthausiast - IWS#6
Bbor - IWS#23, IWS#26
BishopMVP - IWS#36
Blade - IWS#13
Bryce - IWS#40
Buccaneer – IWS#47
Bsak16 - IWS#6, IWS#9, IWS#17
cartman - IWS#48
Chief Rum - IWS#45
Cornhuskerly - IWS#46
Cuervo72 - IWS#27, IWS#38
Desert Dweller - IWS#6
Digamma - IWS#14
EagleFan - IWS#41
Hammer755 - IWS#38
HeavyReign - IWS#23
Henry296 - IWS#12
HornedFrogPurple - IWS#10
JeeberD - IWS#44, IWS #52
Joe Canadian - IWS#29
John Lynch - IWS#10
Maple Leafs - IWS#34
Marmel - IWS#8
Masked - IWS#22, IWS#30, IWS#31, IWS#33
Msf518 - IWS#11, IWS#15, IWS#35, IWS#39
Neuqua - IWS#19
NoMyths - IWS#46
Noop - IWS#46
Nothingman - IWS#6, IWS#45
Panerd - IWS#3
Pjstp20 - IWS#42
Primelord - IWS#11
QuikSand - IWS#9, IWS#16, IWS#18, IWS#24, IWS#32
Qwikshot - IWS#5
RendeR - IWS#6
RonnieDobbs - IWS#37
RPI-Fan - IWS#9
Samdari - IWS#21
ScottVib - IWS#9
SplitPersonality1 - IWS#4
Sterlingice - IWS#28, IWS#31, IWS#35, IWS#51
Sublime - IWS#25
Swaggs - IWS#2, IWS#35
Tredwel - IWS#6, IWS#9, IWS#20, IWS#43
TRO - IWS#7, IWS#9, IWS#12
Vince - IWS#37, IWS#46


The Rules

The rules are the same as all FOFC "I’m With Stupid" Contests.

The object of this contest is to answer the questions posted, and to provide the most common answer among those submitted. For each question, your score will be equal to the number of people who submitted that response. Your score for the contest will be the product of your individual question scores. Highest score wins.

No collaborating in any way. No posting your answers to this board, nor sharing them by e-mail or in any other way with other potential contestants.

All determinations of "matches" and anything else requiring judgment fall to that of the sole administrator of this puzzle, i.e. the person posting the questions unless otherwise noted. You can reduce the need for doubt and judgment by properly spelling your submissions, being clear, and that sort of thing.

Any references that are unclear to you, due to language or geography, should be understood to be authored from the perspective of an English-speaking American. However...

Your answers do not necessarily have to be correct in order to score points. If I ask "name a color of the rainbow," and you and four other people responded "black" - you get five points, period, even if it is not technically a correct answer to the question.

Submit your answers by Private Message to <b>JeeberD</b> before <b>Friday, 11/28/03, 11:59pm EST</b>.

finkenst
11-22-2003, 03:15 PM
snet

cthomer5000
11-22-2003, 03:38 PM
long time listener, first time caller

sent.

JeeberD
11-22-2003, 03:38 PM
Just a quick pre-work update. I have nine submissions so far. I'mnot expecting a huge turn-out considering it's a holiday week, but I'm expecting a whole lot more entries. Keep 'em coming guys!

JeeberD
11-22-2003, 03:38 PM
Dola-

Make athat eleven entries... :)

VPI97
11-22-2003, 03:39 PM
snet

Archer219
11-22-2003, 07:52 PM
sent

tucker342
11-22-2003, 08:15 PM
sent

Ramzavail
11-22-2003, 10:30 PM
sent

finkenst
11-22-2003, 11:12 PM
bump

ice4277
11-22-2003, 11:47 PM
sent

GoldenEagle
11-22-2003, 11:52 PM
sent

JeeberD
11-23-2003, 01:10 AM
Late night update.

We now have 20 entries so far. Good work guys, were about half way home. I would like to get at least 40 entries for this...

In so far are...

RPI-Fan
Pumpy Tudors
TheLionKing
Philliesfan980
Sublime
panerd
finkest
Vikings13
Dutch
VPI97
cthomer5000
cartman
Archer219
tucker342
Chief Rum
MikeVic
Ramzavail
GoldenEagle
Neuqua
Shorty3281

A special thanks to both Pumpy and cthomer, who both entered their first IWS after all this time... :)

bryce
11-23-2003, 01:14 AM
sent

sterlingice
11-23-2003, 11:05 AM
Bump- I haven't gotten my entry yet, but I'll have it soon enough.

Oh, and JeeberD, if you need the spreadsheet, PM me with an email address to send it to.

SI

JeeberD
11-23-2003, 11:10 AM
Thanks SI, but I don't have Excel on my computer. Instead it came with some generic Microsoft spreadsheet program. Last time I hosted I created a program for the cheezy spreadsheet and it worked pretty well. Thanks though... :)

mckerney
11-23-2003, 02:17 PM
Originally posted by JeeberD
Thanks SI, but I don't have Excel on my computer. Instead it came with some generic Microsoft spreadsheet program. Last time I hosted I created a program for the cheezy spreadsheet and it worked pretty well. Thanks though... :)

Just use Open Office (http://www.openoffice.org/).

JeeberD
11-23-2003, 09:05 PM
bump

yacovfb
11-23-2003, 09:31 PM
PM Sent.

JeeberD
11-23-2003, 11:00 PM
Originally posted by mckerney
Just use Open Office (http://www.openoffice.org/).

Awesome! Thanks MC. Guess I can go ahead and get that spreadsheet now... :)

Up to 28 participants...

RPI-Fan
Pumpy Tudors
TheLionKing
Philliesfan980
Sublime
panerd
finkest
Vikings13
Dutch
VPI97
cthomer5000
cartman
Archer219
tucker342
Chief Rum
MikeVic
Ramzavail
GoldenEagle
Neuqua
Shorty3281
bryce
Noop
EagleEye11
Sidhe
RonnieDobbs2
Wasabiak
yacovfb
mckerney

mauchow
11-23-2003, 11:59 PM
Sent.. Just want to make sure you got mine :)

Newbie here.. :D

JeeberD
11-24-2003, 12:01 AM
Got it. Thanks!

Welcome to the wonderful world of IWS... :)

mauchow
11-24-2003, 12:02 AM
why dank ya

MIJB#19
11-24-2003, 01:29 AM
I see I have until Friday...
Expect my entry within 24 hours...

fantastic flying froggies
11-24-2003, 04:47 AM
sent ...
and bump

Alf
11-24-2003, 05:34 AM
in

vex
11-24-2003, 09:10 AM
snet.

JeeberD
11-24-2003, 02:58 PM
Bump!

Up to 35 participants!

RPI-Fan
Pumpy Tudors
TheLionKing
Philliesfan980
Sublime
panerd
finkest
Vikings13
Dutch
VPI97
cthomer5000
cartman
Archer219
tucker342
Chief Rum
MikeVic
Ramzavail
GoldenEagle
Neuqua
Shorty3281
bryce
Noop
EagleEye11
Sidhe
RonnieDobbs2
Wasabiak
yacovfb
mckerney
pjstp20
mauboy1
MIJB#19
fantastic flying froggies
Alf
vexroid
cuervo72

JeeberD
11-24-2003, 07:09 PM
Night time bump. Up to 38 participants. At this point things are very, very close. A few entries that give the right answers and the person who is on top right now moves down several notches.

The following people are in...

RPI-Fan
Pumpy Tudors
TheLionKing
Philliesfan980
Sublime
panerd
finkest
Vikings13
Dutch
VPI97
cthomer5000
cartman
Archer219
tucker342
Chief Rum
MikeVic
Ramzavail
GoldenEagle
Neuqua
Shorty3281
bryce
Noop
EagleEye11
Sidhe
RonnieDobbs2
Wasabiak
yacovfb
mckerney
pjstp20
mauboy1
MIJB#19
fantastic flying froggies
Alf
vexroid
cuervo72
Butter-of-69
QuikSand
albionmoonlight
CubsFan915

vex
11-25-2003, 01:36 AM
Why is it I know that's the finishing order...

JeeberD
11-25-2003, 04:16 AM
Bah, you're only at the bottom of the list cause you were so late in getting your answers in.

Of course, I'm not gonna say that's not where you are in the standings... ;)

Danny
11-25-2003, 09:43 AM
It appears the list is in the order people submitted them

spleen1015
11-25-2003, 09:54 AM
Just sent mine, my first shot at this.

KWhit
11-25-2003, 11:39 AM
Sent.

Trying a new philosophy this time.

mauchow
11-25-2003, 07:04 PM
when will the results come in?

korme
11-25-2003, 07:22 PM
Submit your answers by Private Message to JeeberD before Friday, 11/28/03, 11:59pm EST.

Probably Saturday..

Chubby
11-25-2003, 07:34 PM
sent

Dutch
11-25-2003, 10:23 PM
It appears the list is in the order people submitted them

So at one point RPI-FAN controlled his own destiny to victory, I wonder if he held off the 39 other challengers for his lead he had at one point?

MIJB#19
11-26-2003, 08:28 AM
Originally posted by vexroid
Why is it I know that's the finishing order... You mean QuikSand will finish in the bottom 10 and Alf and I would top him by a few places?
Or if the order is bottom-top, then it would mean both Alf and I would finish in the top 10...

Both cases are like fairy tales: some are true, most will never happen.

JeeberD
11-26-2003, 02:03 PM
Bump

We're up to 44 people, which has got to be close to the record. Meep, do you happen to know what the record for most participants is?

Here's the list...

RPI-Fan
Pumpy Tudors
TheLionKing
Philliesfan980
Sublime
panerd
finkest
Vikings13
Dutch
VPI97
cthomer5000
cartman
Archer219
tucker342
Chief Rum
MikeVic
Ramzavail
GoldenEagle
Neuqua
Shorty3281
bryce
Noop
EagleEye11
Sidhe
RonnieDobbs2
Wasabiak
yacovfb
mckerney
pjstp20
mauboy1
MIJB#19
fantastic flying froggies
Alf
vexroid
cuervo72
Butter-of-69
QuikSand
albionmoonlight
CubsFan915
spleen1015
KWhit
Chubby
dangarion
Eaglesfan27

Abe Sargent
11-26-2003, 02:35 PM
Snet!

-Anxiety

MIJB#19
11-27-2003, 04:19 AM
Jeeber, I'll check the IWS section on my website, but my first guess is 59 participants as the record.

MIJB#19
11-27-2003, 04:24 AM
My sources say 58 participants is the record, set in IWS#9, hosted by henry296 and won by a sixtet.

JeeberD
11-27-2003, 09:04 AM
58? Damn! Guess I'm falling quite a bit short with only 45 so far...

Thanks for looking it up, Meep.. :)

sterlingice
11-27-2003, 09:09 PM
bump with another entry.

SI

sabotai
11-27-2003, 09:12 PM
sent

JeeberD
11-28-2003, 10:40 AM
Awesome! Up to 49 entries. The deadline in midnight tonight, so if you still want to get one in you had better hurry... :)

ice4277
11-28-2003, 11:17 AM
Jeeber, i sent you mine a while ago but dont' see myself on the list, should I re-send?

JeeberD
11-28-2003, 11:37 AM
Hmmm...I don't have your entry for some reason. Yeah, please re-send it to me. Sorry about that...

vex
11-29-2003, 02:52 AM
and the results are...

JeeberD
11-29-2003, 03:08 AM
Hmmm...I'm having issues with the spreadsheet. I'm too tired to deal with it right now, but I assure you that I'll get the results before I have to go on my two to three week vacation from FOFC, which starts Monday...

Noop
11-29-2003, 07:31 AM
Ok thats cool Jeeb. Why are you going away? Is everything ok... or are you getting married?

JeeberD
11-29-2003, 10:27 AM
LOL... No, no marriage for me yet. I'm just moving to a new apartment complex and they're currently having Comcast cable installed. It's supposed to be ready by the middle of December, so I'm going to have to wait for them to get up and running before I can have internet access. There's no way in hell I'm going back to dial-up...

Noop
11-29-2003, 11:00 AM
Originally posted by JeeberD
LOL... No, no marriage for me yet. I'm just moving to a new apartment complex and they're currently having Comcast cable installed. It's supposed to be ready by the middle of December, so I'm going to have to wait for them to get up and running before I can have internet access. There's no way in hell I'm going back to dial-up...

Not yet? Start giving away some of your stuff and have a secret bank account.

cthomer5000
11-29-2003, 11:10 AM
Originally posted by Noop
Not yet? Start giving away some of your stuff and have a secret bank account.

it's not too late!

Noop
11-29-2003, 12:37 PM
cthomer5000 your a mod? When did this happen? Did they give the film of you know who doing something to you know who? Pretty sick film if you ask me... like two wild beast.


:)

noop

JeeberD
11-30-2003, 01:45 PM
Results will be posted in fifteen... :)

Vince
11-30-2003, 01:48 PM
Since the results are already tabulated...here's my take as a non-participant this time:

1. Name a vegetable often eaten at Thanksgiving dinner.

I gotta think Sweet Potatoes or Yams on this one...I'd have guessed Yams.

2. Name a brand of watch/timepiece.

Rolex.

3. How much cash do you usually carry in your wallet?

Wow...there's enough of a spread here to make this a really difficult one...I'd say $40 (though for me it's more like $0).

4. What time do you usually go to bed?

Midnight? Again, great question.

5. Who is the best scrambling quarterback in NFL history?

This one is tough...personally, I'd say Randall Cunningham, but there're probably going to be a lot of McNabbs and Vicks in here.

6. Name an NBA franchise located in the state of Texas.

San Antonio Spurs.

JeeberD
11-30-2003, 02:44 PM
And they're up...

Yams would have killed you, Vince. Otherwise you would have done pretty decent...