WordWolf

"On the day that I was born the nurses all gathered 'round"

I keep picturing that animated donkey. Is this "HEE HAW??????"

I remember other stations following suit- often badly. MTV tried to put on a "Beavis and Butthead" halftime show- and didn't bother to sync up with the halftime.

I don't know if he's remembered more as "Butch", or as "Punchy" or "Palooka" based on some insults. (BTW, the fans think Butch keyed Vega's car after those insults, since it was after that when the marks showed up in the same parking lot after Butch passed through it.) All of this is from "PULP FICTION." I think you and I might be the only ones of us 4 who remember that movie- or possible SAW that movie.

Your turn- all of those were correct. Once one light bulb went on, all of them went on for you. Interesting note- when Tom Petty was recording "Even the Losers", he didn't have the chorus written. He didn't tell the band, he just got the recording session going. When it came time for the chorus, inspiration kicked in at the moment. "Even the losers get lucky sometimes." He'd been thinking about songs where the little guy managed to get ahead and so on, in general. The other parts of the song were inspired by his adolescence (specific incidents.) It was hard to post lyrics for "Don't Come Around Here No More" without the title, since it appears so often in the song. If you haven't seen the video, but have read some Lewis Carroll, go watch it. It has a lot of references to "Alice in Wonderland", and Tom Petty himself is dressed as the Mad Hatter. I think the rest of the band played the rest of the people, other than Alice. (She was hired based on her ability to open wide for a big scream, which matched the song and the video.) As for "Free Falling", I think the song is pretty recognizable (and likeable.) I'm glad it was recognized.

Is this The Eagles and "Witchy Woman"?

Ok, I was about to say "Zatara" before you mentioned that. This is really going back. We're talking the Golden Age of comics. And only DC. So, everyone who was originally Fawcett (Shazam, Captain Marvel), Charlton (Captain Atom, Blue Beetle), Quality (Black Condor, the Human Bomb) who DC bought up later and gave their own Earth don't count. In fact, everybody on the "Public Domain Superheroes" website doesn't count because DC and Marvel both go to extremes to prevent copyright from lapsing. (He had a strange dream that featured a hero whose copyright was going to lapse....) The oldest Golden Age superheroes- certainly with more costume than "hat. mask, coat" (or like Zatanna) tended to end up in the original Justice Society of America, so he (or she) probably ended up there. I have about 4 guesses of varying confidence, but I'm not going to start the round throwing all of them against the wall. So, I'll start with one guess. Was it "WONDER WOMAN"?

Ok, same artist. Name either of the previous songs, or this one. "All the vampires, walkin' through the valley Move west down Ventura Boulevard. And all the bad boys are standing in the shadows And the good girls are home with broken hearts."

Well, as to the first song, I should have recommended you keep trying to guess it despite lack of success, since you might get lucky. As to the second, I'm glad you're not getting all upset about the round, otherwise I'd need to recommend you take a break from the round, and not show up for a few days.

No, and no. Nobody so civilized, even as a Wall St executive. I thought this one was easily recognized. The title character is remembered for at least 2 quotes. One was the one above. The other was "SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND!"

Correct, and I'm surprised that was what gave it away. BTW, Kinga Forrester was the MST3K role, but I remember her first as "Codex" from the webseries "The Guild." Her experiences as a gamer of World of Warcraft inspired that series, where she played Cyd Sherman, and her online persona, Codex. The team from "The Guild" also made the music video "Do You Want to Date My Avatar?", which was actually how I heard of "The Guild." Wil Wheaton fans are probably all familiar with "The Guild". Virginia Sullivan was the title character from the horror flick "Red-Werewolf Hunter."

Stats on a baseball card seem to be divided by "lifetime" and "this year". So, the "lifetime" stats are irrelevant here. What he scored is in the "this year" category. The change either is due to a change in League rules, or the interruption of a season making, say, 1 1/2 seasons be counted as one season, allowing for enough games to make this stat possible- for the first time. It's an "impressive" stat, so we can scratch "number of times at bat." I got stuck at this step. Got anything, George?

Ok, trying to put this together.... "Miami Marlins second-baseman Luis Arraez did something in 2023 that had never been done in the history of Major League Baseball. It took him two years to do it. What was it?" "No, nothing that obscure. This is an achievement/stat that is more simple, a stat you would find on a baseball card without other metrics getting in the way. Simple stat: Home Runs in a season. Other metrics getting in the way: Home runs with runners on base. Leadoff home runs. Home runs with two outs. Home runs with runners in scoring position. This is a simple stat for which he would receive recognition. (MVP is not a stat. Golden Glove is not a stat)." " This achievement took two years. It could not have been accomplished in one. WW's guesses are also incorrect. I wouldn't expect to find either on a baseball card. So here's what's important: It IS a single season stat. It was over two CONSECUTIVE seasons. That's part of what made it interesting. Another part: something significant changed between 2022 and 2023 that focuses this achievement. Without that change, it still would have been impressive. Just not as unique." George's premise was incorrect when he said "It can't be a one-season stat, if it took him two years to do it." So, it IS a one-season stat that took 2 years to accomplish. I'm not a sports maven, but I know seasons can get interrupted by events like a global pandemic or an industry strike. If one of those interrupted a season, the next season might be counted as the same season for purpose of statistics, according to the baseball Powers That Be. So, 1) an achievement stat 2) never been done before 3) took 2 consecutive years to do this 1-year stat 4) simple stat with other metrics getting in the way 5) simple stat that would be recognized 6) stat would/could appear on a baseball card 7) the uniqueness is based on a change between 2022 and 2023

Out of curiosity, did the single season stat take place over 2 consecutive seasons because there was an inturrupted season, interrupted by a baseball strike or global health crisis or something, or were we talking two normal seasons (as normal as seasons get)?

"I get no kick from champagne."

Ok, i looked it up, and I was correct. https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/bobdylan/layladylay.html

Our regular gamers are geeky enough to get this one. BTW, although "Mary Jane Watson" was a voice acting role (as were a number), one could argue typecasting anyway, or at least an interesting coincidence for the actress.

No. It actually is a famous quote, and people know it who've never seen the movie. (I've never seen it, and I know the quote.)

Dr Holly Marten Charlie Bradbury Codex/Cyd Sherman "Red"/ Virginia Sullivan Heidi Gefsky Ms. Angela Celeste Middleton Poppy Kline Dr Morgan Henriette Hudson June Marie Jacobs Eloise Hutchinson Kinga Forrester Grendel Mary Jane Watson Ghoulia Yelps Captain of Emon Amanda Wood Ginger Root Dr Tangerine

"In this country, you gotta make the money first. Then when you get the money, you get the power. Then when you get the power, then you get the women."

"Stop walking down my street." "Who did you expect to meet?" "Whatever you're looking for." "I've given up, stop! I've given up, stop! Ah, ah, ah, ooh-ooh. I've given up, stop, on waiting any longer. I've given up, on this love getting stronger." "I don't feel you any more. You darken my door. Whatever you're looking for." "I've given up, stop! I've given up, stop! Ah, ah, ah, ooh-ooh. I've given up, stop, you tangle my emotions. I've given up, honey please, admit it's over." I told Wordpup that I picture The Mad Hatter as looking like a certain musician. The video for this song is why, and I had to show him. I think he pictures him the same way now.

A second-baseman.... not a pitcher or whatever..... what's a second-baseman especially good for.... If I can try 2 wild guesses together..... How about "Most fly balls caught" or "Most runners tagged out on second"?????

Less my style, but possibly that's why I remember the lyrics. This was by "that famous lyricist", Bob Dylan. IIRC, the song's title is "LAY LADY LAY."

I don't know, but I'm thankful. I know the song, but could not recognize it by that line. And I remember it as a David Bowie song.

Strictly speaking, I have. I had no idea it was still on the air. I thought it went off the air over a decade ago. I know it's the show of that bald guy that worked behind-the-scenes on "Seinfeld." That's pretty much all I know about it, unless I remember his name, say. Never seen an episode.