Can You Name That Tune?
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Impossible Song for July 21, 2010
Jul 20th
The Impossible Song / Band / Artist / Math Problem is now going to earn you bonus points instead of the song swapper chip. I’ll be distributing that out during the TV Themes. More on that later.
Here’s the Impossible Song for this week…
Here are your clues. I’ll add more if nobody gets it:
1. The Beach Boys sang about this and now there’s another song about it. It’s perfect for summertime, too. It’s just swell.
2. The artist of the song is a musical instrument that gets banged.
3. They shout the name of a political figure a bunch of times during the song. You need to enter that name as your password.
4. What they shout might not actually be the name of the person but it sure as heck sounds like it. Use your imagination if you don’t get it right away.
More clues later if we need them.
To get your bonus points, head over to the enter passwords page. YOU NEED TO ENTER THE NAME OF THE PERSON IN ALL CAPS. There are no spaces. The first 2 teams are playing for 10 points. Every other team is playing for a 5 point bonus. Once you’re in, leave your team name.
Bonus Rounds for July 14 and July 21, 2010
Jul 14th
Hey guys… I don’t always do this, but I figured I would today.
The bonus round category for this AND next week will be British Invasion. I’m gonna warn you, though… there are a lot more British bands other than The Beatles. Bonus rounds aren’t meant to be easy all the time, either.
I’ll see you tonight!
Rule Changes for July 14, 2010
Jul 13th
You know how much I like to change things up. This week brings another change to the end of the game and a change to the way we award the song swapper chip.
First, let me tell you about the new end game. I’m changing it because it seems like all we are doing is raising our hands instantly. The new game is called ‘Risk It All’ and follows the same thinking as Final Jeopardy.
Our top 3 teams make it into this round. Here’s how it’ll work (tentatively). Each team will send one member up. They will get a category and can wager up to 50 points. If they get it right, the points are added to their score. If they don’t, they’re subtracted. Then, a different player comes up for song 2. For the 2nd song, you can wager up to 100 points. Finally, a 3rd player will come up for the final song. You can risk it all on the final song. The team with the most points will be the winner.
This may need tweaking. I’ll do that if necessary.
As for the song swapper, it is now only for one team per night. It will be randomly placed behind a TV theme number. The chip can be used for any decade or radio roulette.
Let’s see how these changes work.
What are your thoughts?
RSVP for July 14, 2010
Jul 13th
Since I’m already giving bonus points away for the Impossible Song, the RSVP is now worth 5 points. That means, if you’re one of the first teams to get the Impossible Song, you’ll go into the game with 15 points.
Leave your team name here for your bonus!
Another big change is coming to the end of the game. This could make things interesting. Details later.
Impossible Song for July 14, 2010
Jul 12th
The Impossible Song / Band / Artist / Math Problem is now going to earn you bonus points instead of the song swapper chip. I’ll be distributing that out during the TV Themes. More on that later.
Here’s the Impossible Song for this week…
Here are your clues. I’ll add more if nobody gets it:
1. This song by a colorful group starts and ends with the same line. Think of this as a PSA… or is it a test?
2. The band is a 90s/current music band. Don’t become an insomniac trying to figure this out.
3. I’m warning you… when I come around tomorrow, you’re going to want these points or you’ll be a basketcase.
—Really, if you don’t get it at this point, you don’t deserve a bonus.—
More clues later if we need them.
To get your bonus points, head over to the enter passwords page. Remember to enter the song title in ALL CAPS. There are no spaces in this title. The first 2 teams are playing for 10 points. Every other team is playing for a 5 point bonus. Once you’re in, leave your team name.
Look for another big change coming this week, too!
RSVP for July 7, 2010
Jul 7th
Hey guys… Here’s the RSVP thread. Leave your team name and show up for 10 bonus points!
The bonus round category is Warped Tour bands.
See you there.
Impossible Song for July 7, 2010
Jul 5th
This one is pretty simple. I’ll give you a bunch of artists and your job is to figure out the song that they all sing that describes this week. Be careful because as soon as you hit more, you’ll only have 10 seconds before the page locks you out.
If you’re ready, click into the post.
RSVP for June 30, 2010
Jun 29th
It’s the last day of the month (or at least it will be Wednesday). Here’s your chance to score 10 bonus points for your team. If you’re going to be there and you leave your team name here, I’ll give you 10 bonus points. It’s as easy at that.
See you Wednesday at the Brothers Grimm!
Impossible Song for June 30, 2010
Jun 28th
Alright. It’s time to give away the song swapper chip again. This is extremely simple this week. All you have to do is identify the TV show for the TV Theme.
The ‘ENTER PASSWORDS’ page is locked up. Click ‘ENTER PASSWORDS’ at the top of the page and type the name of the song you’re about to hear in all caps and without spaces.
Here we go…
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Clue: This show was not on CBS. It wasn’t on ABC, either. NBC hasn’t had many hit shows recently… this isn’t one of the few, either. It’s also not from a cable channel or the CW, which is worse than most cable channels. And now another clue because we still have two swappers left… To help his brother, one of the main characters got something ‘big’ tattooed on his chest. More clues coming later.
RSVP for June 23, 2010
Jun 22nd
Leave your team name as your RSVP for 10 bonus points for Wednesday’s game. We’ll start at normal time. As far as I know, the bridge has reopened!