IWS# 209 - The Results

nilodor · 05-17-2013, 08:43 PM

1. Stupid is planning on traveling to the World Cup in Rio, which airline is he booking his ticket on?

This was an interesting one how it came in, it was basically all United, then 4 straight entries of American made this a race. I was really happy with the diversity of the answers.

United: 6
American: 6
Delta: 5
Rio Air: 2
US Air: 1

2. Unfortunately for stupid he forgot to check his calender and arrived a year early. Which Rio sight is Stupid most excited on checking out instead?

I kinda figured this might be an eliminator. Interesting side note, in portuguese the Sugar Loaf is called Pao de Acucar with a little ~ above the a. If you say it with an english pronunciation "Pow" it actually means dick. So when you hop in the taxi and ask to go to Pow de Acucar you'll gets some laughs and a weird look.

Christ Statue: 15
Beach: 3
Women: 1
Sugar Loaf: 1

3. On Stupids' way home he has a layover in the City that Never Sleeps (NYC), and well he can't sleep. What late night street food does he indulge in while wandering the burroughs?

I was guessing Pizza, but had no idea and thought it would give a whole bunch of answers, but it wound up being a bit of a runaway.

Hot Dog: 12
Pizza: 6
Falafel: 1
Tacos: 1

4. Stupid managed to get to the airport on time for his flight, unfortunately he wanted gate 23A but went through gate 23B. What undesirable city did he wind up flying to?

If this was a Canadian message board this would have been an eliminator with anything but Winnipeg being wrong. So the winner of Winnipeg of the US is...

Detroit: 11
Pittsburgh: 2
Cleveland: 2
Newark: 1
Mexico City: 1
Baghdad: 1
Los Angeles: 1
Baltimore: 1

5. At least Stupid is close enough to rent a car to get home. Which company does he rent a car with?

Early on this was a huge runaway, but late voting closed it up quite a bit. Funny the car company I rent with didn't show up once. Might have to rethink things a bit...

Enterprise: 10
Hertz: 7
Budget: 2
Avis: 1

6. As Stupid is driving home he decides to stop in to the local sports depot. Since Stupid will be watching the world cup from home next year he decides to pick up a jersey for the team he thinks will win. Which jersey does stupid purchase?

So I kinda pooched this, I was going to ask who was going to win the Stanley Cup but blew it so sorry about this.

Brazil:18
Spain:2

Going to Winnipeg

Code:

korme	6480
Young Drachma	7128

Forgot their passport

Code:

Julio Riddols	23760
Suburban Rhythm	27000
Coffee Warlord	35640
General Mike	54432

Stuck at the back of the plane

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britrock88	83160
Pyser	97200
B&B	97200
Quicksand	99792

Sitting in the exit row

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Umbrella	136080
MIJB #19	194400
Chief Rum	198000

Free upgrade to first class

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kcchief	272160
Purdue Brad	356400
claphamsa	388800

Upgraded to the penthouse at the resort

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Lathum	1069200
Butter of 69	1247400

Runner up

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cartman	1496880

And the Winner is...

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TRO	1782000

Congrats! Well done! Lathum was winning for the longest time but some late runs and here we are! Thanks to everyone who participated.

Lathum · 05-17-2013, 08:51 PM

Hot dog!!!

you people are fools.

Young Drachma · 05-17-2013, 08:59 PM

Fcuking stupid. I'll never be.

claphamsa · 05-17-2013, 09:16 PM

detroit isnt half as bad as pitt! or Cleveland!

cartman · 05-17-2013, 09:17 PM

Frickin' Enterprise...

TRO · 05-17-2013, 10:31 PM

I missed the first one, so I figured I lost. What do you know?

britrock88 · 05-17-2013, 10:55 PM

Wow. Could have been 5th if I had chosen Brazil instead of Spain. Did people not check the FIFA rankings to spot that Brazil is 19th?

cartman · 05-17-2013, 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by britrock88

Wow. Could have been 5th if I had chosen Brazil instead of Spain. Did people not check the FIFA rankings to spot that Brazil is 19th?

That's because they haven't had to play any WC qualifiers, since they are the host country.

Lathum · 05-18-2013, 06:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by britrock88

Wow. Could have been 5th if I had chosen Brazil instead of Spain. Did people not check the FIFA rankings to spot that Brazil is 19th?

Did you not check the results of the last IWS that had the same question?

Pyser · 05-18-2013, 11:55 AM

oh boy. i totally missed the word "undesirable", so i just picked a large city (la). that and hot dog sunk me.

i really liked these questions.

britrock88 · 05-18-2013, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lathum

Did you not check the results of the last IWS that had the same question?

MIJB#19 · 05-18-2013, 12:25 PM

Lesson of the day: Detroit is the most undesirable city inside the USA.

(I went with Baghdad, which kept me from first place.

)

B & B · 05-18-2013, 01:07 PM

hot dog? really stupid?

PurdueBrad · 05-18-2013, 02:13 PM

Yeah, wow, hot dog?!?! Maybe it's my Chicago-bias (although I'm an East Coaster for most of my life) but Chicago is the hot dog town, New York the pizza town.

Oh well, I'll take that finish. I blew it on the airline question as well and over thought it.

claphamsa · 05-18-2013, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PurdueBrad

Yeah, wow, hot dog?!?! Maybe it's my Chicago-bias (although I'm an East Coaster for most of my life) but Chicago is the hot dog town, New York the pizza town.

Oh well, I'll take that finish. I blew it on the airline question as well and over thought it.

i dunno... when I think of hot dog, I think of coney island, not chicago.

funny that the kinda NYer (lathum) said pizza... which is something that is vastly better in chicago

cartman · 05-18-2013, 09:12 PM

I've heard of street vendors selling hot dogs, but not pizza.

TRO · 05-18-2013, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cartman

I've heard of street vendors selling hot dogs, but not pizza.

This

General Mike · 05-18-2013, 09:41 PM

I didn't forget my passport, I don't even have one.

General Mike · 05-18-2013, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by B & B

hot dog? really stupid?

Dirty Water dogs in NYC are the first thing I think of when it comes to NYC street vendors.

Lathum · 05-18-2013, 10:06 PM

you dont need street vendors when there is a Mom and Pop pizza place on every block you can jump in and grab a slice at.

cartman · 05-18-2013, 10:46 PM

But the question was 'street food', so apparently stupid thought about food sold on the street.

Butter · 05-20-2013, 07:52 AM

Stupid "Hertz" instead of "Enterprise". Dangit.

korme · 05-20-2013, 02:22 PM

It was worth getting a last place finish with picking Baltimore

korme · 05-20-2013, 02:24 PM

I've been drunk in a big city hundreds of times. I don't think I've ever gotten a hot dog. Pizza, countless times.

kcchief19 · 05-20-2013, 05:28 PM

Yeah, I think the "street food" wording leaned it toward hot dog. I instantly thought of hot dog but then briefly considered pizza. But the fact that it's not really "street food" steered me back toward hot dog.

I think I answered Hertz on the rental car because I was afraid Enterprise was too much of a regional thing. They are based in St. Louis and I thought I may have a Midwest-bias, and we know that generally Stupid doesn't.

I didn't know we had officially decided Detroit was the city we made fun of. I thought it was still Cleveland. Detroit's more sad, Cleveland is always there for jokes.

05-17-2013, 09:16 PM	#4
claphamsa Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: non white trash MD	detroit isnt half as bad as pitt! or Cleveland! __________________ Dominating Warewolf for 0 games! GIT R DUN!!!

05-17-2013, 09:17 PM	#5
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	Frickin' Enterprise... __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

05-17-2013, 10:31 PM	#6
TRO College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Louisburg, KS	I missed the first one, so I figured I lost. What do you know? __________________ TRA, the Royal Ape

05-18-2013, 12:25 PM	#12
MIJB#19 Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands	Lesson of the day: Detroit is the most undesirable city inside the USA. (I went with Baghdad, which kept me from first place. ) __________________ * 2005 Golden Scribe winner for best FOF Dynasty about IHOF's Maassluis Merchantmen * Former GM of GEFL's Houston Oilers and WOOF's Curacao Cocktail

05-18-2013, 01:07 PM	#13
B & B College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: A sports era long ago when everything didnt require a Nike logo	hot dog? really stupid? __________________ Nobody cares about Kyle Orton because he's black. -PT

05-17-2013, 08:51 PM	#2
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	Hot dog!!! you people are fools.

05-17-2013, 08:59 PM	#3
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Fcuking stupid. I'll never be.

05-17-2013, 10:55 PM	#7
britrock88 Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Madison, WI	Wow. Could have been 5th if I had chosen Brazil instead of Spain. Did people not check the FIFA rankings to spot that Brazil is 19th?

05-18-2013, 11:55 AM	#10
Pyser Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Los Angeles	oh boy. i totally missed the word "undesirable", so i just picked a large city (la). that and hot dog sunk me. i really liked these questions.

05-18-2013, 09:12 PM	#16
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	I've heard of street vendors selling hot dogs, but not pizza. __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint Last edited by cartman : 05-18-2013 at 09:12 PM.

05-18-2013, 09:41 PM	#18
General Mike Pro Starter Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The State of Rutgers	I didn't forget my passport, I don't even have one.

05-18-2013, 10:06 PM	#20
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	you dont need street vendors when there is a Mom and Pop pizza place on every block you can jump in and grab a slice at.

05-18-2013, 10:46 PM	#21
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	But the question was 'street food', so apparently stupid thought about food sold on the street. __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

05-20-2013, 07:52 AM	#22
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	Stupid "Hertz" instead of "Enterprise". Dangit. __________________ My listening habits

05-20-2013, 02:22 PM	#23
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	It was worth getting a last place finish with picking Baltimore

05-20-2013, 02:24 PM	#24
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	I've been drunk in a big city hundreds of times. I don't think I've ever gotten a hot dog. Pizza, countless times.

05-20-2013, 05:28 PM	#25
kcchief19 Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Kansas City, MO	Yeah, I think the "street food" wording leaned it toward hot dog. I instantly thought of hot dog but then briefly considered pizza. But the fact that it's not really "street food" steered me back toward hot dog. I think I answered Hertz on the rental car because I was afraid Enterprise was too much of a regional thing. They are based in St. Louis and I thought I may have a Midwest-bias, and we know that generally Stupid doesn't. I didn't know we had officially decided Detroit was the city we made fun of. I thought it was still Cleveland. Detroit's more sad, Cleveland is always there for jokes.

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