IWS #46

Nothingman · 07-18-2003, 04:39 PM

Questions for IWS #46

Questions 1-3 are by Chief Rum. I take responsibility for questions 4-6.

1. Who will win the NBA championship next season?
2. Assume you're a raging warhawk. Which country should the United States "liberate" next?
3. Who is your favorite Beatle?
4. Name a famous Jew.
5. Name a member of the X-Men.
6. Who will lead the NFL in rushing next season?

Winners' List Of Honour

Ahbrady - IWS#15, IWS#41
Airhog - IWS#1
Albionmoonlight - IWS#30
Archer219 - IWS#18
Ardent Enthausiast - IWS#6
Bbor - IWS#23, IWS#26
BishopMVP - IWS#36
Blade - IWS#13
Bryce - IWS#40
Bsak16 - IWS#6, IWS#9, IWS#17
Chief Rum - IWS#45
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
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
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
RobbieDobbs - IWS#37
RPI-Fan - IWS#9
Samdari - IWS#21
ScottVib - IWS#9
SplitPersonality1 - IWS#4
Sterlingice - IWS#28, IWS#31, IWS#35
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

The Rules

These are the copy and pasted rules from the very first The FOFC “I’m With Stupid” Contest, written by QuikSand.

The object of this contest is to answer the questions posted below, 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.

There aren’t many rules or clarifications necessary, but here are those I can think of:

No collaborating in any way. No posting your answers to this board, nor sharing them by email 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, Nothingman. You can reduce the need for doubt and judgment by properly spelling your submissions, being clear, 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 Nothingman before Monday 23:59 Eastern Time.

mrsimperless · 07-18-2003, 04:51 PM

cmp · 07-18-2003, 04:58 PM

Blade · 07-18-2003, 04:58 PM

PM Sent...

VPI97 · 07-18-2003, 05:40 PM

yacovfb · 07-18-2003, 09:15 PM

pm sent

JeeberD · 07-19-2003, 11:41 AM

Sent

Dr. Sak · 07-19-2003, 01:39 PM

Nothingman · 07-20-2003, 01:01 PM

16 entries so far:

QuikSand
bsak16
JeeberD
MIJB#19
MikeVic
Chief Rum
Eaglesfan27
yacovfb
Cornhuskerly
RPI-Fan
TredWel
VPI97
Sublime
Blade
gold101
mrsimperless

sterlingice · 07-20-2003, 05:19 PM

i love these questions! i'll have a submission later tonight.

SI

tucker342 · 07-20-2003, 11:01 PM

sent

good questions

TLK · 07-20-2003, 11:10 PM

Vince · 07-20-2003, 11:58 PM

PM Sent...good questions.

Abe Sargent · 07-21-2003, 12:26 AM

Butter · 07-21-2003, 10:25 AM

"Name a famous Jew"?!?!

I'll pass.

Wolfpack · 07-21-2003, 10:29 AM

Sent. This definitely has the potential of either clustering to a few answers or scattering all over the place. Should be interesting.

cuervo72 · 07-21-2003, 10:56 AM

Sent.

MIJB#19 · 07-22-2003, 04:33 AM

time for a bump?

Nothingman · 07-22-2003, 06:12 AM

I'm tallying the scores right now, but won't have them up until this afternoon.

Nothingman · 07-22-2003, 04:23 PM

1. Who will win the NBA championship next season?
Lakers - 32
Spurs - 2

I thought that the general anti-Lakers sentiment on the board and the fact that Kobe was charged would produce a different answer. Oh well. I guess everyone thinks he's innocent.

2. Assume you're a raging warhawk. Which country should the United States "liberate" next?
North Korea - 17
Iran - 7
Syria - 4
Libya - 2
South Korea - 1
Liberia - 1
France - 1
Canada - 1

No, Libya and Liberia are not the same...

3. Who is your favorite Beatle?
John Lennon - 20
Paul McCartney - 10
George Harrison - 2
Ringo Starr - 2

As expected, John and Paul are the top two. Not as close as I would have thought, though.

4. Name a famous Jew.
Jesus - 14
Jerry Seinfeld - 6
Albert Einstein - 5
Adam Sandler - 3
Joe Lieberman - 1
Benny Disraeli - 1
Sandy Koufax - 1
Fran Fine (The Nanny) - 1
Moses - 1
Woody Allen - 1

This was the most interesting question. I would have picked Seinfeld or Einstein to win. I thought I would get a few Jesus answers, but not this many.

5. Name a member of the X-Men.
Wolverine - 33
Professor X - 1

Okay, so this question was pretty terrible. I figured Wolverine would win, but I expected more votes for Professor X. Perhaps a question asking to name one of the lesser-known members would be interesting.

6. Who will lead the NFL in rushing next season?
Ricky Williams - 19
LaDainian Tomlinson - 6
Priest Holmes - 5
Marshall Faulk - 3
Corey Dillon - 1

Not very surprising.



Cornhuskerly	32	17	20	14	33	19	95504640	100.00%

Noop	32	17	20	14	33	19	95504640	100.00%

Vince	32	17	20	14	33	19	95504640	100.00%

NoMyths	32	17	20	14	33	19	95504640	100.00%

TRO	32	17	10	14	33	19	47752320	50.00%

Sublime	32	17	20	6	33	19	40930560	42.86%

mrsimperless	32	7	20	14	33	19	39325440	41.18%

sterlingince	32	17	20	5	33	19	34108800	35.71%

VPI97	32	17	20	14	33	5	25132800	26.32%

Syrinx	32	4	20	14	33	19	22471680	23.53%

pjstp20	32	7	20	6	33	19	16853760	17.65%

Blade	32	17	20	6	33	6	12925440	13.53%

Maple Leafs	32	17	20	5	33	6	10771200	11.28%

Chief Rum	32	17	2	14	33	19	9550464	10.00%

cartman	32	17	2	14	33	19	9550464	10.00%

panerd	32	17	10	14	33	3	7539840	7.89%

Anxiety	32	4	20	14	33	5	5913600	6.19%

gold101	32	7	10	3	33	19	4213440	4.41%

QuikSand	32	17	29	1	33	6	3123648	3.27%

Wolfpack	32	7	10	5	33	6	2217600	2.32%

JeeberD	32	4	10	14	33	3	1774080	1.86%

Sybot	32	7	10	1	33	19	1404480	1.47%

yacovfb	32	17	10	1	33	6	1077120	1.13%

cuervo72	32	4	2	6	33	19	963072	1.01%

albionmoonlight	2	7	20	5	33	19	877800	0.92%

TredWel	32	2	20	1	33	19	802560	0.84%

MIJB#19	32	7	20	1	33	5	739200	0.77%

RPI-Fan	32	17	10	1	33	3	538560	0.56%

Eaglesfan27	32	17	10	3	33	1	538560	0.56%

bsak16	32	1	10	6	33	5	316800	0.33%

tucker342	32	1	20	3	33	5	316800	0.33%

MikeVic	32	1	2	6	33	19	240768	0.25%

Solecismic	2	1	20	5	33	19	125400	0.13%

TheLionKing	32	2	20	14	1	6	107520	0.11%

And so we have a four-way tie with 100% of the possible points. Congratulations to Cornhuskerly, Noop, Vince, and NoMyths! Have fun with #47.

Noop · 07-22-2003, 04:25 PM

Hey I actually won something!

noop

Vince · 07-22-2003, 04:27 PM

w00t

I already hosted one, so I'll pass on this one to one of the other winners. If you want some help with the questions, let me know, but otherwise I'm looking forward to #47.

Noop · 07-22-2003, 04:28 PM

I dont want to host as well so I'll pass...

noop

TLK · 07-22-2003, 04:31 PM

I feel stupid....

Abe Sargent · 07-22-2003, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TheLionKing
I feel stupid....

Then I'm with You!!!

-Anxiety

TLK · 07-22-2003, 04:42 PM

Honestly... I've never seen the movie X-Men or read the comic..... so Professor X seemed like a good answer.....

TLK

yacovfb · 07-22-2003, 05:02 PM

Yay! I beat Jim!

tucker342 · 07-22-2003, 06:28 PM

damn I suck

Wolfpack · 07-22-2003, 07:42 PM

Whew...that was a nice little crash-and-burn on my part. UG-LY!

Sublime · 07-22-2003, 07:52 PM

Damn, for me it all came down to Jesus or Seinfeld....and who did i choose...nope not the all powerful, instead i chose a comedian.

Eaglesfan27 · 07-22-2003, 08:58 PM

I can't believe I'm the only one who picked Corey Dillon to win the rushing title with the explosive Bengal's offense.

sterlingice · 07-22-2003, 11:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sublime
Damn, for me it all came down to Jesus or Seinfeld....and who did i choose...nope not the all powerful, instead i chose a comedian.

I just can't believe Seinfeld beat Einstein. Jeez.

SI

MizzouRah · 07-22-2003, 11:43 PM

Damn! How did I miss this one?

Friggin boss makin me work too much...

Todd

JeeberD · 07-22-2003, 11:53 PM

Ugh, half way down. Must have been a post-hosting hangover...

NoMyths · 07-23-2003, 03:03 AM

First time I entered...heck, I should retire with my 1.000 winning percentage.

Blade · 07-23-2003, 08:58 AM

Damn...just off on the last two questions...

sachmo71 · 07-23-2003, 09:24 AM

I wonder why my score isn't posted?

MIJB#19 · 07-24-2003, 07:16 AM

Yes!
just one place behind TredWel, so that must mean in finished in the top 5 or so.

Quote:

TredWel ... 0.84%

(26th of 34)
Rats!

TLK · 07-26-2003, 02:33 PM

What's up with IWS #47?

Cornhuskerly · 07-26-2003, 03:38 PM

Sorry, I can't host the next one (leaving for Oregon very soon)...I'll be gone for a week w/o internet access, so it wouldn't work. Sorry it took me so long to get back on this.

TLK · 07-26-2003, 03:56 PM

Guess it's up to NoMyths......

NoMyths · 07-26-2003, 05:18 PM

Alas...I'm moving this week, so won't have time (not to mention my inexperience w/the contest would mean I'd probably just repeat questions). Anyone who wants to run with it is welcome.

JeeberD · 07-26-2003, 10:14 PM

Well, I guess Vince could still do it if he wants to, since he was one of the winners also. If he doesn't, I guess whomever wants to can run #47...

MIJB#19 · 07-28-2003, 04:44 AM

The next in line to host are Vince, TRO, Sublime and mrsimperless.

TRO · 07-28-2003, 09:07 AM

If need be, I can run it. Vince has first crack though.

korme · 07-28-2003, 01:52 PM

TRO, I believe it is yours to run then.

Quote:

Originally posted by Vince
w00t I already hosted one, so I'll pass on this one to one of the other winners. If you want some help with the questions, let me know, but otherwise I'm looking forward to #47.

TRO · 07-29-2003, 09:51 AM

Where do I get the tabulation spreadsheet?

sterlingice · 07-29-2003, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by TRO
Where do I get the tabulation spreadsheet?

Check your PM box

SI

korme · 07-29-2003, 03:18 PM

mrskippy · 07-29-2003, 03:31 PM

Hahahahaha ... I'm a stupid idiot. Sent this in, than saw it was already done.

Grabs gun, puts to head ... please post something ... I need to win one of these damn things already.

07-18-2003, 04:51 PM	#2
mrsimperless College Prospect Join Date: Apr 2003	sent __________________ "All I know is that smart women are hot. Susan Polgar beat me in 24 moves in a simultaneous exhbition. I slept with the scoresheet under my pillow." Off some dude's web site.

07-18-2003, 04:58 PM	#3
cmp Pro Rookie Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Grand Rapids, MI	sent

07-18-2003, 04:58 PM	#4
Blade College Prospect Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Edmonton, Alberta	PM Sent... __________________ Just trying to get by unnoticed... Loyal fan of the Edmonton Oilers and Philadelphia Eagles.

07-18-2003, 05:40 PM	#5
VPI97 Hokie, Hokie, Hokie, Hi Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Kennesaw, GA	sent __________________ CT & Jivin - "Surprisingly Entertaining"

07-18-2003, 09:15 PM	#6
yacovfb H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Aug 2002	pm sent

07-19-2003, 11:41 AM	#7
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Sent __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

07-19-2003, 01:39 PM	#8
Dr. Sak Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Stuck in Yinzerville, PA	sent

07-20-2003, 01:01 PM	#9
Nothingman n00b Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Chevy Chase, MD	16 entries so far: QuikSand bsak16 JeeberD MIJB#19 MikeVic Chief Rum Eaglesfan27 yacovfb Cornhuskerly RPI-Fan TredWel VPI97 Sublime Blade gold101 mrsimperless

07-20-2003, 05:19 PM	#10
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	i love these questions! i'll have a submission later tonight. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

07-20-2003, 11:01 PM	#11
tucker342 Pro Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Iowa City, IA	sent good questions

07-20-2003, 11:58 PM	#13
Vince Pro Starter Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Willow Glen, CA	PM Sent...good questions. __________________ Every time a Dodger scores a run, an angel has its wings ripped off by a demon, and is forced to tearfully beg the demon to cauterize the wounds.The demon will refuse, and the sobbing angel will lie in a puddle of angel blood and feathers for eternity, wondering why the Dodgers are allowed to score runs.That’s not me talking: that’s science. McCoveyChronicles.com.

07-21-2003, 12:26 AM	#14
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	sent __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

07-20-2003, 11:10 PM	#12
TLK Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Allen Park, MI	sent

07-21-2003, 10:25 AM	#15
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	"Name a famous Jew"?!?! I'll pass. __________________ My listening habits

07-21-2003, 10:29 AM	#16
Wolfpack Pro Rookie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC	Sent. This definitely has the potential of either clustering to a few answers or scattering all over the place. Should be interesting.

07-21-2003, 10:56 AM	#17
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	Sent. __________________ null

07-22-2003, 04:33 AM	#18
MIJB#19 Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands	time for a bump?

07-22-2003, 06:12 AM	#19
Nothingman n00b Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Chevy Chase, MD	I'm tallying the scores right now, but won't have them up until this afternoon.

07-22-2003, 04:23 PM	#20
Nothingman n00b Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Chevy Chase, MD	1. Who will win the NBA championship next season? Lakers - 32 Spurs - 2 I thought that the general anti-Lakers sentiment on the board and the fact that Kobe was charged would produce a different answer. Oh well. I guess everyone thinks he's innocent. 2. Assume you're a raging warhawk. Which country should the United States "liberate" next? North Korea - 17 Iran - 7 Syria - 4 Libya - 2 South Korea - 1 Liberia - 1 France - 1 Canada - 1 No, Libya and Liberia are not the same... 3. Who is your favorite Beatle? John Lennon - 20 Paul McCartney - 10 George Harrison - 2 Ringo Starr - 2 As expected, John and Paul are the top two. Not as close as I would have thought, though. 4. Name a famous Jew. Jesus - 14 Jerry Seinfeld - 6 Albert Einstein - 5 Adam Sandler - 3 Joe Lieberman - 1 Benny Disraeli - 1 Sandy Koufax - 1 Fran Fine (The Nanny) - 1 Moses - 1 Woody Allen - 1 This was the most interesting question. I would have picked Seinfeld or Einstein to win. I thought I would get a few Jesus answers, but not this many. 5. Name a member of the X-Men. Wolverine - 33 Professor X - 1 Okay, so this question was pretty terrible. I figured Wolverine would win, but I expected more votes for Professor X. Perhaps a question asking to name one of the lesser-known members would be interesting. 6. Who will lead the NFL in rushing next season? Ricky Williams - 19 LaDainian Tomlinson - 6 Priest Holmes - 5 Marshall Faulk - 3 Corey Dillon - 1 Not very surprising. Cornhuskerly 32 17 20 14 33 19 95504640 100.00% Noop 32 17 20 14 33 19 95504640 100.00% Vince 32 17 20 14 33 19 95504640 100.00% NoMyths 32 17 20 14 33 19 95504640 100.00% TRO 32 17 10 14 33 19 47752320 50.00% Sublime 32 17 20 6 33 19 40930560 42.86% mrsimperless 32 7 20 14 33 19 39325440 41.18% sterlingince 32 17 20 5 33 19 34108800 35.71% VPI97 32 17 20 14 33 5 25132800 26.32% Syrinx 32 4 20 14 33 19 22471680 23.53% pjstp20 32 7 20 6 33 19 16853760 17.65% Blade 32 17 20 6 33 6 12925440 13.53% Maple Leafs 32 17 20 5 33 6 10771200 11.28% Chief Rum 32 17 2 14 33 19 9550464 10.00% cartman 32 17 2 14 33 19 9550464 10.00% panerd 32 17 10 14 33 3 7539840 7.89% Anxiety 32 4 20 14 33 5 5913600 6.19% gold101 32 7 10 3 33 19 4213440 4.41% QuikSand 32 17 29 1 33 6 3123648 3.27% Wolfpack 32 7 10 5 33 6 2217600 2.32% JeeberD 32 4 10 14 33 3 1774080 1.86% Sybot 32 7 10 1 33 19 1404480 1.47% yacovfb 32 17 10 1 33 6 1077120 1.13% cuervo72 32 4 2 6 33 19 963072 1.01% albionmoonlight 2 7 20 5 33 19 877800 0.92% TredWel 32 2 20 1 33 19 802560 0.84% MIJB#19 32 7 20 1 33 5 739200 0.77% RPI-Fan 32 17 10 1 33 3 538560 0.56% Eaglesfan27 32 17 10 3 33 1 538560 0.56% bsak16 32 1 10 6 33 5 316800 0.33% tucker342 32 1 20 3 33 5 316800 0.33% MikeVic 32 1 2 6 33 19 240768 0.25% Solecismic 2 1 20 5 33 19 125400 0.13% TheLionKing 32 2 20 14 1 6 107520 0.11% And so we have a four-way tie with 100% of the possible points. Congratulations to Cornhuskerly, Noop, Vince, and NoMyths! Have fun with #47.

07-22-2003, 04:25 PM	#21
Noop Bonafide Seminole Fan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Miami	Hey I actually won something! noop __________________ Subby's favorite woman hater.

07-22-2003, 04:27 PM	#22
Vince Pro Starter Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Willow Glen, CA	w00t I already hosted one, so I'll pass on this one to one of the other winners. If you want some help with the questions, let me know, but otherwise I'm looking forward to #47. __________________ Every time a Dodger scores a run, an angel has its wings ripped off by a demon, and is forced to tearfully beg the demon to cauterize the wounds.The demon will refuse, and the sobbing angel will lie in a puddle of angel blood and feathers for eternity, wondering why the Dodgers are allowed to score runs.That’s not me talking: that’s science. McCoveyChronicles.com.

07-22-2003, 04:28 PM	#23
Noop Bonafide Seminole Fan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Miami	I dont want to host as well so I'll pass... noop __________________ Subby's favorite woman hater.

07-22-2003, 04:31 PM	#24
TLK Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Allen Park, MI	I feel stupid....

07-22-2003, 04:42 PM	#26
TLK Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Allen Park, MI	Honestly... I've never seen the movie X-Men or read the comic..... so Professor X seemed like a good answer..... TLK

07-22-2003, 05:02 PM	#27
yacovfb H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Aug 2002	Yay! I beat Jim!

07-22-2003, 06:28 PM	#28
tucker342 Pro Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Iowa City, IA	damn I suck

07-22-2003, 07:42 PM	#29
Wolfpack Pro Rookie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC	Whew...that was a nice little crash-and-burn on my part. UG-LY!

07-22-2003, 07:52 PM	#30
Sublime High School JV Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: NH/Boston University	Damn, for me it all came down to Jesus or Seinfeld....and who did i choose...nope not the all powerful, instead i chose a comedian. __________________ BU Hockey WHAT!

07-22-2003, 08:58 PM	#31
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	I can't believe I'm the only one who picked Corey Dillon to win the rushing title with the explosive Bengal's offense. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

07-22-2003, 11:43 PM	#33
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	Damn! How did I miss this one? Friggin boss makin me work too much... Todd

07-22-2003, 11:53 PM	#34
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Ugh, half way down. Must have been a post-hosting hangover... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

07-23-2003, 03:03 AM	#35
NoMyths Poet in Residence Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Charleston, SC	First time I entered...heck, I should retire with my 1.000 winning percentage.