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  • phillygirl
    Not superior, just kind
    • Wednesday, October 2, 2013
    • 19840

    #1

    Alex Trebek has died

    That makes me so sad.
    Not where I breathe, but where I love, I live...
    Robert Southwell, S.J.
  • Gingersnap
    Resident stylistic consultant
    • Tuesday, October 1, 2013
    • 24058

    #2
    He will be missed. I always thought he had a sly sense of humor.
    "Alexa, slaughter the fatted calf."

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    • Newman
      Behind the Iron Curtain
      • Friday, November 1, 2013
      • 25814

      #3
      I'll take somber milestones for $1000, Alex.
      • "I'm a hell of a lot smarter than most of you guys." — Joe Biden, at Jesse Jackson's funeral, March 2026.​
      • "That's all I do in my life. I make deals. I'm really good at it." — President Donald Trump, Oct. 13, 2025.
      • “Inside every progressive is a totalitarian screaming to get out,” — David Horowitz.
      • "We [Democrats] are all willing to work with anyone who is serious about doing the work of censoring the American people, and advancing progress."​ — Ayanna Pressley, explaining progressives.
      • ​​"Florida is where Woke goes to die." — Ron DeSantis.
      • "No one is above the law, and everyone has the right to a trial to prove innocence." — Nancy Pelosi, explaining Lawfare.
      • “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety”​— Ben Franklin, who got it right.
      • "The way I see it, there's always, c'mon, there's always money. It's there." — Elizabeth Warren, explaining socialism.
      • "The interesting thing about the Green New Deal is it wasn't originally a climate thing at all.... We really think of it as a how-do-you-change-the-entire-economy thing." — Saikat Chakrabarti, then AOC's Chief of Staff.

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      • Michele
        Senior Member
        • Wednesday, October 2, 2013
        • 13964

        #4
        Intelligent, witty and a fun personality. Definitely not haughty. He fought a terrible disease with grace. He will be missed.
        May we raise children who love the unloved things - the dandelion, the worm, the spiderlings.
        Children who sense the rose needs the thorn and run into rainswept days the same way they turn towards the sun...
        And when they're grown and someone has to speak for those who have no voice,
        may they draw upon that wilder bond, those days of tending tender things and be the one.

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        • Gingersnap
          Resident stylistic consultant
          • Tuesday, October 1, 2013
          • 24058

          #5
          I tried out for the game and got fairly far along. I think I just didn't have the charisma they were looking for but it was fun. And it made for a neat story. There was a lot more to it than I had imagined.
          "Alexa, slaughter the fatted calf."

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          • daveman
            We deal in lead.
            • Sunday, November 10, 2013
            • 1609

            #6
            A true gentleman, very classy. He's left big shoes to fill.

            And I kinda hope they don't. I can't imagine anyone hosting nearly as perfectly as he did.
            “I do not aim with my hand; he who aims with his hand has forgotten the face of his father.
            I aim with my eye.

            "I do not shoot with my hand; he who shoots with his hand has forgotten the face of his father.
            I shoot with my mind.

            "I do not kill with my gun; he who kills with his gun has forgotten the face of his father.
            I kill with my heart.”

            The Gunslinger Creed, Stephen King, The Dark Tower

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            • Michele
              Senior Member
              • Wednesday, October 2, 2013
              • 13964

              #7
              Originally posted by daveman View Post
              A true gentleman, very classy. He's left big shoes to fill.

              And I kinda hope they don't. I can't imagine anyone hosting nearly as perfectly as he did.
              George Stephanopoulos eyes late Alex Trebek’s ‘Jeopardy!’ host gig

              May we raise children who love the unloved things - the dandelion, the worm, the spiderlings.
              Children who sense the rose needs the thorn and run into rainswept days the same way they turn towards the sun...
              And when they're grown and someone has to speak for those who have no voice,
              may they draw upon that wilder bond, those days of tending tender things and be the one.

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              • phillygirl
                Not superior, just kind
                • Wednesday, October 2, 2013
                • 19840

                #8
                Ken Jennings would be great. In the meantime, I will enjoy the new Jeopardy segments. He was working up until 10 days before he passed. Amazing.
                Not where I breathe, but where I love, I live...
                Robert Southwell, S.J.

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                • Newman
                  Behind the Iron Curtain
                  • Friday, November 1, 2013
                  • 25814

                  #9
                  George Stephanopoulos eyes late Alex Trebek’s ‘Jeopardy!’ host gig

                  George Snuffleupagus?

                  Hell, why not Adam Schiff?

                  Rename the show, "Who's Lying Now?" while you're at it.

                  • "I'm a hell of a lot smarter than most of you guys." — Joe Biden, at Jesse Jackson's funeral, March 2026.​
                  • "That's all I do in my life. I make deals. I'm really good at it." — President Donald Trump, Oct. 13, 2025.
                  • “Inside every progressive is a totalitarian screaming to get out,” — David Horowitz.
                  • "We [Democrats] are all willing to work with anyone who is serious about doing the work of censoring the American people, and advancing progress."​ — Ayanna Pressley, explaining progressives.
                  • ​​"Florida is where Woke goes to die." — Ron DeSantis.
                  • "No one is above the law, and everyone has the right to a trial to prove innocence." — Nancy Pelosi, explaining Lawfare.
                  • “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety”​— Ben Franklin, who got it right.
                  • "The way I see it, there's always, c'mon, there's always money. It's there." — Elizabeth Warren, explaining socialism.
                  • "The interesting thing about the Green New Deal is it wasn't originally a climate thing at all.... We really think of it as a how-do-you-change-the-entire-economy thing." — Saikat Chakrabarti, then AOC's Chief of Staff.

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                  • Novaheart
                    Guardian of civilization
                    • Tuesday, October 1, 2013
                    • 6070

                    #10
                    Originally posted by daveman View Post
                    A true gentleman, very classy. He's left big shoes to fill.

                    And I kinda hope they don't. I can't imagine anyone hosting nearly as perfectly as he did.
                    Imagine Brooke Burns
                    The year's at the spring
                    And day's at the morn;
                    Morning's at seven;
                    The hill-side's dew-pearled;
                    The lark's on the wing;
                    The snail's on the thorn:
                    God's in his heaven—
                    All's right with the world!

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                    • Celeste Chalfonte
                      apostate
                      • Saturday, October 5, 2013
                      • 27897

                      #11
                      HRH and her cousins (almost a generation apart in age) all grew up watching Jeopardy with Grandma.
                      "Since the historic ruling, the Lovings have become icons for equality. Mildred released a statement on the 40th anniversary of the ruling in 2007: 'I am proud that Richard’s and my name is on a court case that can help reinforce the love, the commitment, the fairness, and the family that so many people, Black or white, young or old, gay or straight, seek in life. I support the freedom to marry for all. That’s what Loving, and loving, are all about.'." - Mildred Loving (Loving v. Virginia)

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                      • Gingersnap
                        Resident stylistic consultant
                        • Tuesday, October 1, 2013
                        • 24058

                        #12
                        It was a fun show and I genuinely liked Vanna. I've bought her crochet books. She seems very warm and normal. Like someone you'd have coffee with or take to lunch.

                        I really enjoyed the show when I caught it. My worst category was "Sports". No surprise. If it isn't baseball, I'm hopeless. I know more about dips I made during games than the games or players. We only had football on because Mr. Snaps' friends like to hang out. Mr. Snaps thinks it's stupid.
                        "Alexa, slaughter the fatted calf."

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                        • daveman
                          We deal in lead.
                          • Sunday, November 10, 2013
                          • 1609

                          #13
                          Michele said:

                          George Stephanopoulos eyes late Alex Trebek’s ‘Jeopardy!’ host gig
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                          “I do not aim with my hand; he who aims with his hand has forgotten the face of his father.
                          I aim with my eye.

                          "I do not shoot with my hand; he who shoots with his hand has forgotten the face of his father.
                          I shoot with my mind.

                          "I do not kill with my gun; he who kills with his gun has forgotten the face of his father.
                          I kill with my heart.”

                          The Gunslinger Creed, Stephen King, The Dark Tower

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                          • daveman
                            We deal in lead.
                            • Sunday, November 10, 2013
                            • 1609

                            #14
                            Originally posted by phillygirl View Post
                            Ken Jennings would be great. In the meantime, I will enjoy the new Jeopardy segments. He was working up until 10 days before he passed. Amazing.
                            Jennings would be an appropriate choice.
                            “I do not aim with my hand; he who aims with his hand has forgotten the face of his father.
                            I aim with my eye.

                            "I do not shoot with my hand; he who shoots with his hand has forgotten the face of his father.
                            I shoot with my mind.

                            "I do not kill with my gun; he who kills with his gun has forgotten the face of his father.
                            I kill with my heart.”

                            The Gunslinger Creed, Stephen King, The Dark Tower

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                            • daveman
                              We deal in lead.
                              • Sunday, November 10, 2013
                              • 1609

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Novaheart View Post
                              Imagine Brooke Burns
                              She seems smart enough, but...no.
                              “I do not aim with my hand; he who aims with his hand has forgotten the face of his father.
                              I aim with my eye.

                              "I do not shoot with my hand; he who shoots with his hand has forgotten the face of his father.
                              I shoot with my mind.

                              "I do not kill with my gun; he who kills with his gun has forgotten the face of his father.
                              I kill with my heart.”

                              The Gunslinger Creed, Stephen King, The Dark Tower

                              Comment

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