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Geezer Jeopardy! is an answer and question game for old folks asking questions to answers from long ago. Topics may not be that familiar to folks under the age of 80.Those contestants with short term memory loss can concentrate fully because their minds aren't cluttered with recent events, such as how
they got to the studio for their appearance on the show.
The discovery of x-ray radiation? Clear as a bell, Alex. What did I have for lunch? Have we had lunch?
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"I'll phone a friend please, Chris. Er ... Ben .. no, he's dead... Mavis ... in a home .... George ... no, he's senile .... Frank ... no, he's dead too .... er .... what was the question again ?" |
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I like this. (For obvious reasons. Geezerdom is closely
approaching.) |
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You'll have to carefully screen competitors. I know a few
who'll gradually loop any topic back to World War II. |
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There seems to be a bit of a linguistic fork here that's taken me a while to be aware of regarding the term "geezer". In my experience (a UK-centric one) a "geezer" would refer to a sort of urban working class entrepreneur exhibiting a certain wileyness of character to spot new opportunities, a level of guile and charisma to successfully market those opportunities, and a definite fleetness of foot necessary to clear out prior to the Old Bill, or perhaps one of the more organised criminal gangs, having too close a butchers. In other words, a kind of "Wise Guy". |
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OK< well here *geezers* are usually old people! Bun from my elderly parents!! +
Waves to [blissy] - you are NOT a geezer yet!! |
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Zeno's def is a new one to me. And lo! wikipedia serves up both: |
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"Geezer is a term for a man. It can carry either the connotation of age and eccentricity or, in the UK, that of self-education such as craftiness or stylishness." |
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The OED seems to favor the American use, with only entries from past century supporting the uk version. OED did show derivation of geezer from guiser, or one who is guised = "disguised"; a masquerader or "mummer". |
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...what was the question again? |
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What was the model of car that killed Isadora
Duncan? |
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The same that killed Professor Fingerbottom. The Duc de
Ventre says he will carry that ghastly 'schlup' to his
mausoleum |
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//...what was the question again?// |
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No, no. That was my *answer*. Jeopardy gives
answers and you must pose your response as a
question. But, this is Geezer Jeopardy, so my
response, although in the form of a question, makes
no sense, so... |
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Geezer Jeopardy
Game show for wide boys against the law |
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Contestants are given a collection of crates filled with various items of "merchandise" that they have to sell within a fixed time-period and location. Typical conditions include busy market crowds with a sprinkling of local law enforcement. It is all filmed as as 'fly-on-the-wall', with real <ahem>honest salespeople, customers, lawpeople, and possible jail time. |
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Actually - that sounds just like "The Apprentice", but without the charade of teamwork and business ethics. |
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//The OED seems to favor the American use//
That's the most depressing thing I've heard in a long time. I must be turning into a right miserable, old geezer. Is the answer "Kaiser Bill"? |
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[DrBob] Puleeeze. Phrase your response thusly: |
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(Sorry, DrB, that is incorrect.) |
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This *so* reminds me of playing Trivial Pursuit with my dad. Well, not *with*, exactly; he always refused to play. But he'd sit in his comfy chair and give answers, complete with dates and commentary, and laugh when we'd get frustrated to the point of yelling, "Join the game or SHUT UP!" |
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