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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsHATE HATE HATE HATE Jeopardy
Greg Kihn was a no-talent hack.
One hit was one too many for that d-bag.
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HATE HATE HATE HATE Jeopardy (Original Post)
taterguy
Mar 2018
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Pope George Ringo II
(1,896 posts)1. You didn't phrase your answer in the form of a question.
taterguy
(29,582 posts)2. DO I look like I give a fig?
Happy now?
Aristus
(66,328 posts)3. I love that song!
I lost on 'Jeopardy!', too! So I can sing it from the heart...
Pope George Ringo II
(1,896 posts)6. At least somebody has a sense of humor today.
taterguy
(29,582 posts)9. Was that snide remark directed at me?
Was it?
Pope George Ringo II
(1,896 posts)11. As long as you're phrasing it in the form of a question
Don't make me sic Alex Trebek on you.
Doc_Technical
(3,526 posts)4. Was that Greg kihn
driving the Mercedes at the end of the video?
Pope George Ringo II
(1,896 posts)7. You have a weird eye
It was Greg Kihn, but I believe it was an Alfa.
sl8
(13,749 posts)10. And 3 months after the release of the song, the TV show was reincarnated.
Coincidence?
Also, from https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Lost_on_Jeopardy#/search
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The song has been referenced several times on the game show itself, including once as a category on the current Alex Trebek-hosted version, and later when Yankovic appeared on Rock & Roll Jeopardy!. It was the subject of an Audio Daily Double on the daytime episode that originally aired on October 23, 1984, when the contestant who got the clue was asked to identify the artist of the song from an audio sample of the song but failed to do so, the subject of a Daily Double on the April 27, 2012 episode of the show, with the contestant receiving the cluewhich consisted of the release year and some lyricsfailed to identify the song,[1] and the subject of a Daily Double on the March 15, 2018 episode of the show, in which the contestant receiving the cluewhich consisted of a part of the lyricssucceeded to identify the singer.[2] The song was played over the closing credits on the second episode of Rock & Roll Jeopardy! on which Yankovic appeared.
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The song has been referenced several times on the game show itself, including once as a category on the current Alex Trebek-hosted version, and later when Yankovic appeared on Rock & Roll Jeopardy!. It was the subject of an Audio Daily Double on the daytime episode that originally aired on October 23, 1984, when the contestant who got the clue was asked to identify the artist of the song from an audio sample of the song but failed to do so, the subject of a Daily Double on the April 27, 2012 episode of the show, with the contestant receiving the cluewhich consisted of the release year and some lyricsfailed to identify the song,[1] and the subject of a Daily Double on the March 15, 2018 episode of the show, in which the contestant receiving the cluewhich consisted of a part of the lyricssucceeded to identify the singer.[2] The song was played over the closing credits on the second episode of Rock & Roll Jeopardy! on which Yankovic appeared.
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dawg
(10,624 posts)5. They don't write 'em like that anymore.
taterguy
(29,582 posts)8. THank dog for that.