Double Jeopardy Hound

Early arrival at the Arms, but two hounds already in situ. The following is for our growing Russian readership. I have no idea what it means and naturally disclaim anything that might be deemed offensive (in the Russian bit not the rest)....

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If by any chance Steve's potentially violent oriental and actuarial neighbour is reading the following is for him (same disclaimer as before)...



To get the obligatory double entendre out of the way early on, the picture round was about lots of Willies (including a few Bills). Full marks achieved, with the best guesses being Gladstone & Withers, followed by The Kid & Bixby.

Better than expected on current affairs with two of our regular newshounds absent. Slipped up on aussie hats withdrawn from M&S because they didn't have Tasmania on the map, though arguably my answer of corks was better, and a 68 lb carp.


 

Shameful omission in the geography round by yours truly, tripping up on the capital of Grenada, and even worse remembering it late on but not changing the answer. Rest were ok. In keeping with the linguistic theme, the following is my favourite Swahili song, with helpful translation.

 Malaika, nakupenda Malaika
 Angel, I love you angel
Malaika, nakupenda Malaika
 Angel, I love you angel
Nami nifanyeje, kijana mwenzio
 and I, what should I do, your young friend
Nashindwa na mali sina, we,
 I am defeated by the bride price that I don't have
Ningekuoa Malaika
 I would marry you, angel
Nashindwa na mali sina, we,
 I am defeated by the bride price that I don't have
Ningekuoa Malaika
 I would marry you, angel

Kidege, hukuwaza kidege
 Little bird, I think of you little bird
Kidege, hukuwaza kidege
 Little bird, I think of you little bird
Nami nifanyeje, kijana mwenzio
 and I, what should I do, your young friend
Nashindwa na mali sina, we,
 I am defeated by the bride price that I don't have
Ningekuoa Malaika
 I would marry you, angel
Nashindwa na mali sina, we,
 I am defeated by the bride price that I don't have
Ningekuoa, Malaika
 I would marry you, angel

Pesa zasumbua roho yangu
 The money (which I do not have) depresses my soul
Pesa zasumbua roho yangu
 the money (which I do not have) depresses my soul
Nami nifanyeje, kijana mwenzio
 and I, what should I do, your young friend
Ningekuoa Malaika
 I would marry you, angel
Nashindwa na mali sina, we
 I am defeated by the bride price that I don't have
Ningekuoa Malaika
 I would marry you, angel

Wrong stabs at the connection this week included islands, bags, puddings and others, turned out to be apples, the key clue for us being the one that we didn't get, Gin, Grenadine & Egg Whites is a 'Pink Lady'.

3 ten-pointers not easy, but successfully negotiated.

Part 2 started with another instalment of last week's popular originally known as round. We did better this week, missing out on Mrs Beeton (Isabella Mary Mason), Bo Derek (Mary Kathleen Collins) and Kiki Dee (Pauline Matthews).

All good so far, but as so often the Jeopardy round was prove our downfall, with two big errors meaning Double Jeopardy. Jerry Springer was mayor of Cincinnati not Chicago, and the corti is in the ear not the brain. Our compliance procedures still don't deal effectively with this round.

Full marks on music for the second week running were not enough to prevent the Anoraks winning by six points (they only answered 4 or so jeopardy q's).