I'm not sure if that's actually Ken Jennings or not, but damn, the dude is funny. I mean he was kind of funny on Jeopardy, but some of these are pure gold:
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I remember COUNTRY MUSIC kept showing up. That or HOCKEY. Least favorite categories. Basically anything with a mullet is my Jeopardy kryptonite.
On Trebek:
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So I don't know the guy real well. He's a riddle wrapped in an enigma wrapped in a Perry Ellis suit.
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GET OFF MY BACK TREBEK! Or "Chaim Trebekovitz," which is his real name. Just sayin.
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Question:Say I was going to be competing on Jeopardy in two months from now. What books/resources would you suggest I look over to prepare?
Ken's answer:
Congrats! You will be joining an elite club of virgins.
Preparation: my book Brainiac is okay for that, but Bob Harris's book Prisoner of Trebekistan is better. (Mine is less Jeopardy-centric.) Mike Dupee's out of print How To Get on Jeopardy...and Win is best of all. But I think the title might be a little on-the-nose, don't you?
Read The Dictionary of Cultural Literacy. Know world capitals. Know US presidents and their dates. Remember: by the odds, most first-timers lose, so be determined to have fun no matter what. You will also play better that way.
Don't wear a sweater, you will look like a tool.
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Question:Be honest. Did you actually lose the day you broke your streak, or did you throw the game?
People keep asking me this. WORST CONSPIRACY THEORY EVER. Have you ever quit a job where you were making like $75K an hour?
But I think that lady who beat me was probably born in Indonesia, or Kenya, or something. Disqualified!
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Mormon trivia:
Christian Aguilera was born Mormon. Not our finest effort.
The original proposed name for Utah, "Deseret," isn't related to "desert." It's a Book of Mormon word (and therefore etymologically iffy to nonbelievers) meaning "honeybee."
Mormon congregations are called "wards," and dioceses are called "stakes." Some of our houses of worship used to therefore be called "stake houses," but this turned out to be too confusing. (Especially because there was no salad bar.)
Mormon scripture strongly implies that the apostle John, as well as three Book of Mormon disciples, never actually died but are still kicking around someplace. Awesomely, this leads some Mormons to repeat urban legends about "the three Nephites" miraculously appearing to help little old ladies, repair the cars of stranded travelers, etc.
My Sunday school teacher, when I was a Mormon teen, once memorably advised us that "There's nothing more overrated than sex, and nothing more underrated than a good bowel movement." It totally worked...I don't remember a single other sermon from when I was a kid, but I think about this guy exactly once a day, and then again once a week.
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My balls are carried for me at all times by the thirteen contestants who lost to me on Jeopardy back in 2004 with a negative score, meaning they didn't get to compete in Final Jeopardy.
They take turns.
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In 2004 Democratic politicians Chuck Schumer and Harry Reid unsuccessfully asked Jennings to run for the United States Senate from Utah. Jennings observed that "That was when I realized the Democratic Party was f@#$ed in '04."[19]
Funniest.Mormon.Ever.
