Learned Lag

George Stankow

We play Learned League, the greatest trivia competition in all the land. Each day, we run through the questions and how we arrived at the answers (or at least, how we arrived at our answers).

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#835
Thursday · 23 min
A Dime Is Worth "One Dime" LL110MD13
The reason HGTV pushes "open concept" architecture is that it lets them show lots of demolition shots, and dudes love sledgehammers busting up walls.
#834
Wednesday · 15 min
That Word Was "Chiasmus" LL110MD12
George has a book about chiasmus and will therefore never miss a chance to point one out.
#833
Tuesday · 17 min
Co Co Co LL110MD11
Stupid Leibniz and his stupid math words.
#832
August 22 · 24 min
Atolls vs. Archipelagos LL110MD10
George is kind of right, and that's as good as it gets today.
#831
August 21 · 23 min
Apologies for Referring to That Guy's Comic LL110MD09
Helen Hayes won Best Supporting Actress for that movie, showing that the category has long been a de facto Lifetime Achievement Award.
#830
August 20 · 22 min
Really Had to Fight For This One LL110MD08
Sometimes the slogs are pleasingly brain-fizzy.
#829
August 19 · 22 min
It Was the NFC, In Point of Fact LL110MD07
"Your land is mostly mountainous"! That's the other lyric.
#828
August 18 · 21 min
What Is Happening Right Now LL110MD06
May you all find someone who lets you do bits until you pause to take a breath.
#827
August 15 · 16 min
Characterized by French Stuff LL110MD05
Lackluster week. Next week will be better.
#826
August 14 · 22 min
Allegedly, Possibly, Disputedly LL110MD04
There was an attempt. Several. Some fruitful, but not many.
#825
August 13 · 23 min
Slow, Steady Improvement LL110MD03
Did George have The Drew Carey Show theme song in his head all day? He still does, we can assure you.
#824
August 12 · 17 min
Still Getting Up To Speed LL110MD02
Bear with us. We're old and slow to accelerate.
#823
August 11 · 21 min
Oh Right, It's LL Time Again LL110MD01
George legit forgot about the new season until like 9AM, which is possibly the latest he's ever opened the questions.
#822
June 24 · 21 min
Aaand We're Done LL109MD25
Kind of a weird season, all in all.
#821
June 23 · 18 min
Penultimatality! LL109MD24
Coincidentally, Punchboard published a guide to trick-takers today. https://punchboard.co.uk/guide-to-trick-taking-games/
#820
June 19 · 17 min
It's a Cruel, Cruel Antepenultimate Day LL109MD23
Just ignore all that stuff at the end where George is totally wrong about the schedule.
#819
June 18 · 19 min
ugggh LL109MD22
Some days, man. Sooome daaays.
#818
June 17 · 23 min
The "King" in Question? Larry King LL109MD21
Not that Larry King, just a Larry King. He died last month, as it turns out.
#817
June 16 · 20 min
BEERALITY LL109MD20
It is, in fact, a "novella" and was first published in Life magazine.
#816
June 13 · 19 min
The Home Stretch Beckons LL109MD19
Lot of background noises possible today (he said, glaring around the room at various living things).

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