So, with that disclaimer in mind, here are the scores from Friday's questions, which you all answered correctly, by the way. Nice to see young McKeon first with the holy question, and it appears that he actually knew the answer, and I'm not surprised that John (with assistance from his lovely wife) nailed the Thirtysomething question. I did love that show, not going to lie...But they were kind of a big bunch of whiners and Stacy is so right, that Ethan kid was a huge brat. And really? who would have an affair with Elliot? He totally married up with Nancy and should have realized his good fortune and spent his entire life working to keep her happy...(like so many husbands I could mention...) I digress--on to the scores:
John: TWO points for being right, THREE points for being first with the Thirtysomething question TWO for being second with the Holy question. Total for the night: A whopping SEVEN points. Well done. You are the master. I would normally give you EC for saying that I am Thirtysomething and for knowing my kids' names (there are people related to us who have not mastered that knowledge) but I am awarding your wife a ton of EC points and I need to share the love...
Chris: TWO for correctness, THREE for the holy one, and TWO for being second. Your night's total: Lucky number SEVEN. You and John will be duking this one out...but do not let your guard down,
Stacy: TWO for correctness, TWO more for being third with both questions--Total: FOUR
Tricia: TWO for correctness and FIVE big, big EC points for your in depth Thirtysomething knowledge and for your Chris Craft connections. A well deserved SEVEN points for you. Nice night.
Judy: TWO points for the answers and TWO EC points for chiming in from offsite. I totally appreciate the effort and your total for the night is FOUR.
Kim: TWO for answering correctly and TWO more EC points for posting while out of town and while under duress. You will be rewarded even more as this competition continues. Know that I am thinking and praying for you every day....FOUR points and keep up the great work.
Louis: TWO points for correct answers--and thanks for sticking by the babysitting offer. TWO points today
Amy: TWO points for the correct answers--aren't you learning so much about the Catholic faith? and TWO EC points for being such a great sport. Hope these FOUR big points help you feel better.
Mrs. Sarge: TWO points for you as well. and TWO big EC points for admitting to the crushes on Ken Olin and that bike riding Gary..Keep hitting the blog. I know that your life will be super crazy for a little while, but persistence WILL be rewarded..FOUR big points for you.
SueChi: TWO correctness points and TWO EC points for the spiritual enlightenment. I am so glad that this blog can fill in some of the gaps in your Catholic education. Your comments are helping to fill the enormous caverns in mine, obviously...FOUR for you
Irish Pete (that's his "boxing" name--like in the Fighter--I knew we shouldn't have let him watch that movie...)-TWO very big points for having the right answers (stolen from Chris) and FIVE huge EC points for showing me that you've learned something about your Catholic faith AND for adding to the collective Catholic knowledge of all of the competitors (and your mother); Your total: SEVEN--not bad for a boxer...
Now, here are the totals for the week: You can do the math yourself and add this week's score to last week's--I need to get this post up so I can cheer on the Lady Irish...that Maya Moore of UConn is one tough competitor--the team will need my undivided attention and positive vibes to win...(I have now officially jinxed the Lady Irish...my own children call me the "Kiss of Death" as they seem to lose every game, match, competition, challenge that I ever go and watch...hence, this is why you rarely see me at their sporting events...also, because I'm not really all that interested in their sporting lives...but that's for another post)
John: 39 big, huge, masterful points. Pure speed and a great staff are ruling this contest...
Chris: right on his tail with 38 points for the week. Well done
Stacy: 30 points--still right in there.
Judy: 31 points--I knew you'd be in the hunt
Tricia: 29 points, baby--way to stick close
Mrs. Sarge: 25 big points. You are right in the thick of it...
Kim: 23 points--if you hadn't missed that one day, you'd be even closer.
Suechi: 22 points--keep up the good work. Nice job pacing yourself. It's still anyone's game to win.
Louis: 17 points--you've got everyone right where you want them...it's time to make your move.
Amy: 15 points--and Posey's hand me downs. Time is on your side. Keep posting. This is a marathon, not a sprint.
Sara: 12 points--I think. Let me know if I screwed your total up..
Pete: 7 big points. You can still win this thing. Trust me. The extra credit during Holy week will be massive...
Jane: 2 points. Again, keep in contact. The point totals will keep getting bigger.
I think I got everyone's points right. If not, send me an appeal and I will look into it...It is harder than it looks. And to keep the contest moving, starting tomorrow I will be awarding the 20 extra credit points each night this week to four and only four lucky competitors. (sorry, but this will be much easier for me) These points will be awarded as follows: 10 points to one competitor, 5 points to one, 3 to one and 2 to another. So, a great comment, a great answer, some quirky post up or anything else that strikes my fancy can earn one of you ten big points in one night, thus trumping the speed factor. Just hoping to level the playing field once again...you're welcome. Without further ado, here are tonight's questions:
- How much was a 20 year old male worth in Israel during the time of Moses?
- On Desperate Housewives, what was the name of the woman that Tom Scavo had a child with before he was married, what was the kid's name and where is she now? (on the show)
Males (20 - 60 years old) are worth 50 shekels.
ReplyDelete2. His daughter's name was Kayla Huntington whom he had with Nora Huntington. Kayla now lives with her grandparents.
ReplyDeleteBaby Mama was Nora Huntington - Kid was Kayla - at her grandparents
ReplyDelete1. for now i'll copy john, but i think he's just bullshitting (I can swear, it's sunday). Males (20 - 60 years old) are worth 50 shekels.
ReplyDeletelike i thought, John was wrong, answer to 1 is:the price for a man twenty to sixty years old is about one and one-fourth pounds of silver. Thanks Leviticus
ReplyDeleteJamarcus,
ReplyDeleteLeveticus 27:
27:3 And thy estimation shall be of the male from twenty years old even unto sixty years old, even thy estimation shall be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary.
1. More than a woman’s.
ReplyDelete2. Nora Huntington (mother), Kayla Huntington (daughter), sent to live with her grandparents.
Leviticus 27 (New International Version, ©2011) - Get with the times Jamarcus.
ReplyDeleteMales (20 - 60 years old) are worth 50 shekels.
ReplyDeleteBaby Mama was Nora Huntington - Kid was Kayla - at her grandparents
I found in an online bible I was right, but in my bible for class, John is right, so I'm going with John's answer, 50 shekels i guess. I think they're the same thing, different units or something. My apologies John, good work
ReplyDelete1) male 20-60....50 shekels of silver
ReplyDeletemale 5-20.....20 shekels
2) Mother...Nora Huntington
ReplyDeleteKayla....kid
lives with grandparents
Ok 50 stinkn' shekels. Still more than a lowly woman coming in at 30 shekels. You just know she was the one responsible for that man she marrieds wealth. Some things never change......
ReplyDeleteLaurie...I think that I am the first one right on the male age of 5-20 is worth 20 shekels....besides the male age of 20-60 is 50 shekels....2 correct answers that overlap.
ReplyDeleteJamarcus and Heinzmann...I must be really stupid....but how did you know where to specifically look for the male age question...how did you know it was in Leviticus?
ReplyDeleteI must really be out of the loop.
Very impressed with you guys!!
Judy, I respect what you're saying there. And actually, my Bible source said 20, but John's got some Scripture to back up his answer, too. This may well be one of those days where more than one answer will be rewarded...Now everyone get back to work and earn those 10 big EC points...
ReplyDeleteI wanted to thank my youngest Andrew for cooperating with his nail cutting this evening. If he had behaved as normal, I would still be removing duct tape glue from his skin and the grooming post we use. But since he sat peacefully I was finished and resting when the post hit the blog. For those who don't believe me, ask Stacy as she ran into us when we were getting his haircut on Saturday. Holding Andrew for a haircut also grants special dispensation from all lenten sacrifices especially any that have to do with swearing. Since he was so behaved tonight, he now is an honorary member of the Holy and Lowly Contest Staff.
ReplyDeleteIronic that I checked for your Sunday post during a Desperate Housewives commercial break. I know it's a completely unrealistic confluence of personal tragedies and unlikely scenarios full of beautiful people... but I am hooked. I used to care enough to make sure I was in a different room than our daughters, but what the heck, they could use some exposure to back-stabbing, manipulative double-crossers. Oh yeah, they're teenage girls... they've got that covered.
ReplyDeleteSorry Laurie...have to go with UConn...my daughter-in-law is a graduate!!!
ReplyDeleteOh, Judy, that may cost you some EC points...UConn has been hogging the women's basketball spotlight for way too long...Time for someone else to get a crack at the top. I'd even settle for Stanford, anyone but UConn..
ReplyDeleteStacy, that was no coincidence. I, too, was watching Desperate Housewives when I thought up that obviously too easy question, but I did make Posey leave the room when it started. She has not yet made the jump to middle school girldom and all that high drama, and I'm praying she keeps it that way for at least a few more months...
John, possibly a little EC for Andrew?
Okay, too busy scrubbing eggs boiled in coffee with toothpaste for the SJCA science fair project(actually Jake was doing the scrubbing, I was doing the timing and the wiping) to sit by the computer. Any of you coffee and tea drinkers want to know which toothpaste removed coffee stains the best - I am your lady!
ReplyDelete1) males age 20-60 are worth 50 shekels
2) Kayla Huntington was the child; mom Nora Huntington; Kayla now lives with her grandparents.
Thank you to all the champs who googled and sweated out the answers first.
If I ever become a Married Priest, you will either love of hate my homily's. No middle ground here. I will most like use many Big Dave don't be a pus... references.
ReplyDelete1) The male age of 5-20 is worth 20 shekels, and the male age of 20-60 is 50 shekels. I'm pretty sure those are just overlapping answers, but all-in-all, a male was probably, indeed, worth more than a woman. Hooray!
ReplyDelete2) Kayla Huntington was the child; mom Nora Huntington; Kayla now lives with her grandparents.
Ah, the days of the SJ science fairs--don't miss those! Anyway, here are my answers--but were those 20-60 year olds handy around the house, did they cook, watch the kids--how much is a shekel anyway?
ReplyDelete1) Males age 20-60 were worth 50 shekels
2) Kayla Huntington was the child; mom Nora Huntington; Kayla now lives with her grandparents. Watched that show tonight--finally a new one.
Hey, John, We gave up on the FAFSA awhile ago. Even with three kids in college and three more in the wings, they told us to go pound sand...
ReplyDeleteOnce Lent is over, I will be reviving the P@$$& list once again. It is never ending, but seems like a bad idea to post up, even for me, during Lent.
And jpulera, how could you. Going against the Lady Irish, that's blasphemous. No worries Mrs. McKeon, I have your back. I've personally partied with some of the wonderful ladies on the team, gave them a little peptalk (kinda)... we got this in the bag.
ReplyDeleteI also definitely just got judged as I pulled up the Desperate Housewife website/google search to double check the second question... so many judge-bullets in the library right now. Damn lowly...
ReplyDeleteSorry Louis...have to back my UConn daughter-in-law!!!
ReplyDeleteMrs. McKeon, can people get negative EC points?... I'm not pointing any fingers, but they may be necessary...
ReplyDeleteFor the answers whatever Chris says and as for extra credit wow mom how much weight have you lost on this new diet? You look so good I can't even look at you. You know how in step brothers will ferrels voice is like a mixture of fergie and Jesus? Your body is like a mixture of fergie's and Jesus's with the face of Mila Kunis. Oh sorry I forgot what I was going to write for extra credit! Oh well.
ReplyDeleteI don't miss the SJ science fairs either..they should be called the SJ "parent" science fair!
ReplyDeleteLouis...you know what you can do with your finger...especially if you're talking about me!!
ReplyDeleteI meant pointing it at me!
ReplyDeleteAlso, Mrs. McKeon, I'm positive this diet of which "Irish Pete" speaks off will compliment the epicness and success that was the BFC. That healthy diet plus all of the work that must go into maintaining your spotless, beautiful, and adequately-decorated house isn't going to not be out of control.
ReplyDeleteI'd get ready though, the professors here this summer may mistake you for one of the either overtly ambitious/upsettingly slow undergraduate students taking classes on campus.
"Irish" Pete...are you on ambien or something? Whatever you're on....what you said about your mother is worth a lot of EC!!!
ReplyDeleteI actually don't jpulera. I'm thinking write even more awesome comments to climb through the ranks of this competition?
ReplyDeleteI will say, as I sit here watching the Lady Irish and procrastinating on my studies, I can't help but notice our jerseys have the number on top, and the athlete's name below said number. Now, call me naive, but are all NCAA women's jerseys like this? It looks rather odd, and although my girl Skylar can look good in almost anything, I feel like some fashion advice from the famous McKeon's may be in order...
ReplyDeleteLouis....In order to climb through the ranks of this competition..like I 've told you before...you are going to have to climb the rungs on my ladder!
ReplyDeleteAs some of the "homies" that I've met on my nights out around the South Bend, "I ain't scared".
ReplyDeleteGood night...Laurie...I'll see you at 5:15am!!
ReplyDeleteIRISH!
ReplyDelete#1-I say too many !!!! (50 shekels)
ReplyDelete#2- Kayla Huntington,mom Nora. Kayla lives w/ her grandparents
John just want you to know I do believe you and I definately feel your pain. Been there done that. Here at the Pechous household we have enough stories to fill a few novels. It's all about reveling in the peaceful moments and laughing at the less than perfect ones sometimes crying ,more than sometimes swearing, sometimes drinking well sometimes thinking about drinking since I don't really drink) the motto here: just try to get through each day with as much GRACE as possible. I hope when this is all over Chuck and I will have the pleasure of meeting you, tricia and andrew and the rest of the your gang
Laurie Thanks for the thoughts and prayers. I will do my best to keep my head in the game. Actually it has been a nice diversion. Just got home I needed to bring Grace home. Here for a day or two then I need to get back. Please continue with the prayers!!!!
I agree with Pete and for my other EC I upgraded that pic for you. If you don't like it, Fr. Ralph did it as an April Fools joke
ReplyDeleteGO IRISH WOMEN!!! Way to go--on to the National Championship game!
ReplyDeleteJudy, love your picture!
ReplyDeleteKim, I love your attitude--will keep you and your family in my prayers also--God bless and hang in there!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sue !!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sue!
ReplyDeleteLaurie...your new photo of the guys...love it!...they need a little dose of vitamin D on their scalps!
Obviously,in a shameless attempt at garnering some major Extra Credit, Jamarcus took the liberty of changing the blog photo. What a scary looking crew! (but note the sartorial display---pretty well dressed for a bunch of punks)
ReplyDeleteThis photo was taken last spring when the boys did a fundraiser for Sarcoma Research in honor of their friend Jeff Collins. The entire tennis team shaved their heads and raised about $4,000 for the UW Sarcoma Fund. The best news is that Jeff Collins is doing great. And everyone's hair has grown back nicely. There were some pretty knarly scalps on that team. Thanks, Jamarc, for livening up the blog.
1) males age 20-60 are worth 50 shekels
ReplyDelete2) Kayla Huntington was the child; mom Nora Huntington; Kayla now lives with her grandparents.
And yes Laurie, I'm learning so much from your blog. Between the Holy and Lowly challenge and my Catholicism for Dummies book (gift from Mark lol), I'm sure to be the star student in my RCIA classes. Many thanks!
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