Recent Goos
March 10, 2010
Round XLII
Goo #1801
primary category: Mysteries
clue: Maybe he fell into his last name.
explanation: Crater was a prominent judge who disappeared in 1930, sparking a nation-wide search.
more info:
• Joseph Crater at Wikipedia
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March 9, 2010
Round XLII
Goo #1800
primary category: Music
other categories: Family and Television
clue: The most famous tongue in the business.
explanation: Simmons, of the band Kiss, was known for his long tongue.
more info:
• Gene Simmons at Wikipedia
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March 8, 2010
Round XLII
Goo #1799
primary category: Comedy
other categories: Movies and Television
clue: There's something about yesterday's Oscars that makes me gag.
explanation: Rivers was a comedienne known for her red-carpet commentary on fashion at Oscars and other award shows in years past. One of her signature criticisms was making a gagging gesture about really bad dresses.
more info:
• Joan Rivers at Wikipedia
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March 7, 2010
Round XLII
Goo #1798
primary category: Internet
other categories: Television
clue: The older you get, the easier it is to feel like a kid again.
explanation: Milonakis was an adult whose hormonal condition gave him an adolescent appearance. He turned his Internet videos into a tv series and media appearances.
more info:
• Andy Milonakis at Wikipedia
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March 6, 2010
Round XLII
Goo #1797
primary category: Fads & Trends
clue: Some people have started a new job in New York with only the clothes on their backs, but this guy didn't even have that much.
explanation: Burck was a New York street musician known as the "Naked Cowboy" for wearing only underwear and a cowboy hat.
more info:
• Robert John Burck at Wikipedia
correct guesses:
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March 5, 2010
Round XLII
Goo #1796
primary category: Journalism & Opinion
other categories: Science
clue: New York is grateful to have this canine sociologist on the job.
explanation: Gladwell was a journalist for New Yorker magazine and others, known for books about sociology and other topics, including What the Dog Saw. The word "grateful" was a play on his name.
more info:
• Malcolm Gladwell at Wikipedia
correct guesses:
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March 4, 2010
Round XLII
Goo #1795
primary category: Television
other categories: Sexuality
clue: Not the Garden State's classiest export.
explanation: JWoww was a cast member of trashy reality show Jersey Shore.
trivia: Scott considered gooing fellow cast member The Situation, liking both ridiculous names, but arbitrarily chose JWoww instead to have another female goo in the week.
more info:
• JWoww at Wikipedia
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