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NYT quiz of 2020. (SPOILER ALERT - some of the questions are about COVID. I will deny ever having told you that.)

I got 17 out of 30. It's much harder than the regular weekly NYT quiz.

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I flunked the sample questions yesterday, and saw no point in going any farther.
And I thought I was a bit of a news hound. I even have an online subscription to the NYT.
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I did it the other day and got 19/30. Tough quiz!
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23/30, largely because things are even worse than I believed (guessed too high on Lebron NBA championships, too low on Swedish deaths, too dumb on TV.)
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I got 13 #16 was a gimme for the observant.
Okay... There's all kinds of things wrong with what you just said.

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I gave up because the state election map still hadn't downloaded after 6 minutes
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On Darren's computer the state election map still hasn't downloaded after 2 months.

Oh, and I got 17.
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Econoline wrote:
Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:44 pm
On Darren's computer the state election map still hasn't downloaded after 2 months.

Oh, and I got 17.
Snort. So accurate.
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Econoline wrote:
Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:44 pm
On Darren's computer the state election map still hasn't downloaded after 2 months.

Oh, and I got 17.
:lol: :lol: :lol:
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Slate quiz.

11/12 for 500. I will cop to a couple of lucky guesses.

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9/12 for 381 remaindered copies of The Art of the Steal
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9/12 for 420 reminders that I just ran out of bud.
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8/10 for 321 gorillas, filling my hair with glue.
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8/12 for 349 maligned transsexuals.

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:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
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BoSoxGal wrote:
Sat Feb 13, 2021 10:35 pm
:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
I'm just being topical and bringing legitimate concerns to the forefront...

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BoSoxGal wrote:
Sat Feb 13, 2021 3:28 pm
9/12 for 420 reminders that I just ran out of bud.
Too bad.

You should lite up more often.

Your collective inability to acknowledge this obvious truth makes you all look like fools.


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Been lighting up daily since August- only way I’ve survived the election lead up and aftermath.
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You should probably replenish your supply before it gets dark, or else you might have to use a Bud Lite. ;)
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BoSoxGal wrote:
Sun Feb 14, 2021 1:34 am
Been lighting up daily since August- only way I’ve survived the election lead up and aftermath.
Continual, habitual use of mood-altering chemicals.  That explains a lot.
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