What's Irish and stays out all night? Paddy O'Furniture!

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That was rude. Let us rather remember this holy day of Celtic mystery with the immortal words of its eponymous saint:



I HAVE HAD IT WITH THESE MOTHERFUCKING SNAKES ON THIS MOTHERFUCKING ISLAND!



But seriously, folks.

Don't know if anyone else here was seriously geeky enough to catch this, but last night, for the first time in almost 23 years, an installment of Jeopardy! ended in a three-way tie for positive money. (Previously, and as far back as the second show in the history of the current program on Rachey's birthday September 11, 1984, three players Cliff-Clavened themselves to a three-way tie with zero money.) The returning champion who dictated that result, known on LJ as squonk_npl, wagered quite deliberately in Final Jeopardy! to enable his two tied-for-second opponents to tie him for the unique three-way lead. A dollar either way, and either only he, or only they, would have taken home their money.

His choice seems to have been influenced by the unique cameraderie that exists among the trivially inclined. He knew, and liked, his opponents, and he and his wife have become good friends with the two other couples from the experience. One of them, he just noted, has written to him to ask what charity he would prefer some of the almost-runner-up's winnings to be donated to.  That might be the coolest part of the story altogether.

I don't watch this show as often as I once did (I used to go home for lunch in elementary school to catch the original NYC-based version), but I suspect I'll be checking in on Monday night to see how the first-ever tri-champions battle it out.

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[headbanger118.livejournal.com]

Your title was priceless.