Learned Lag

Midpoint, But Upwards

The name of the bird comes from the Latin for that particular bird, which is derived from the Greek for that particular bird, which comes from the Egyptian for... yeah, it's just that bird again. Someone looked at once once and it's just been called that name for five thousand years.

Some Days Are Better Than Others

The cat was the only thing in the house that didn't throw off the podcast today.

Sometimes We're Synched Up

Despite his protestations, this is actually the 11th Classical Music question that George has gotten right in a row -- he hasn't missed one since reading The Classical Music Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained from DK. It's still his worst category, though, so you should at least give them a 2 for when he reverts to the mean.

Head to Head VIII

This is our eighth meeting, seven of which have been in even-numbered seasons. George leads the series 3-0-4 before today.

F**k Rudy Giuliani

In fairness, we should be having more questions about Dolly Parton.

Amanda Did Not Know A Single Song

Mansfield was not decapitated in the crash, but that is a longstanding rumor.

The Oscar Version Was Not a Particularly Good Man

We were probably thinking subconsciously of Roy Kent, who is a footballer on Ted Lasso, which is one of the best shows in the entire world.

Amanda's Mom Did a LOT of Quilting

"Ramadan" is in the Fables & Reflections collection, along with the superlative "Three Septembers and a January".

Don't Give Her This Much Room In Your Head

Closing out a firmly Meh first week with a couple of firmly Bleah performances. Hope your weekend goes better that our week did.

George's Father's Middle Name Is George

Ironically, it was several years after his last drink that George moved to Tennessee.