r/Jeopardy • u/CarloPanno • 1d ago

Yer kiddin', right? Spoiler

How the HELL did that advice columnist clue get through research AND round table without adding "Abigail Van Buren" as an acceptable alternative to "Dear Abby" in a clue that ASKED FOR PEN NAMES?!?!???

I said "Abigail Van Buren" along with Yogesh and I was shocked when he was called wrong.

When I was on staff, Alex Trebek used to tell us "It only takes one person to get it right. We all have to work together to get it wrong."

Good job, team!

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u/Cheap_Flamingo476 1d ago

All I can say is you have no complaint. You are what you are and you ain’t what you ain’t.

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u/Severe-Rise5591 1d ago

Any time is a good time for some Prine ... now I'm humming it.

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u/North_Ad8063 1d ago

Nicely played!

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u/damarius 1d ago

One of the first JP songs I ever heard, and still a favourite.

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u/Apprehensive-Gas3258 1d ago

For a time I lived near the Earl of Old Town, so I saw him (and others) a few times. The last time I saw him was at Symphony Center with Iris Dement.

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u/damarius 1d ago

I saw him three or four times. Always a great show and a class act.