Thursday, June 15. William Shakespeare's Thought For The Day:

[Aristus]

"Hell is empty,
And all the devils are here."

The Tempest, Act I, Scene 2, Lines 214-215.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Good morning, my dear Aristus!

And how true that is!

Beautifully done, as usual, sweetie!

I just LOVED you on Jeopardy last night!

I think you did wonderfully well, sweetie!

It was great to see and hear you in something like real time, too!

:loveya: :hug:

[Aristus]

4. Thank you, CalPeg.

I was surprised to see so many DU-ers chiming in. If you're gonna have people in your corner, you can't beat the kind of people here at DU. It was very gratifying.

[miss_american_pie]

2. Nice

Good job on Jeopardy, too. :hi:

[Aristus]

5. Thanks, miss.

I'm glad you were watching and rooting me on. Makes me feel good. :-)

[LouisianaLiberal]

3. Lol. Now that is appropriate.

I was only able to catch the last few minutes of Jeopardy. Looks like you were doing fantastic until that Final Jeopardy question.

[Aristus]

6. Oh God, you SAW that?

I'm still kicking myself over that, and the taping was two months ago. The problem is that I concentrated on the political quote, instead of the dates of birth. If I had done that, I probably would have got the question right. Even then, I still would have lost because the champion was so far out ahead.

Still, I had a terrific time, and it was great having the DU-ers there to cheer me on. Thanks. :-)

[LouisianaLiberal]

8. It looked like you were only a few thousand dollars apart.

You know, when you're sitting comfortably at home, it seems easy to carefully consider any clues that might be hidden in the "answer". But I can't imagine how much pressure there is actually competing in front of an audience of millions and trying to discover all of the nuances.

I was the captain of my "Prep Quiz Bowl" team in New Orleans in the late seventies, and at the final taping, after two previous days of beating the competition, I choked. Couldn't bring myself to answer a question about a book that I had READ. And our principal, who thought we would take it all, was angry with me for not getting the question that he knew I knew. I got a kick out of it though, partly because I was the only one with long hair and a beard while all of the others were well-scrubbed and suited.

[Kajsa]

7. Wonderfully accurate!

And you know I think you did a terrific job on Jeopardy
last night!

I would have been too nervous to speak, much less think.

:D

[Aristus]

9. Thank you.

You couldn't see my hands, could you? They were shaking like crazy. I asked my wife later if you could see that from the audience, and she said no; she said I looked cool, calm, and collected. I sure didn't feel like it! :-)

[Kajsa]

11. You looked very calm.

And no, I couldn't see your hands.

:-)

[madinmaryland]

10. Great job last night!!!

You came across as real cool, calm and collected. The other guy who had won several matches looked like he had met his match!!

Great Work!!!

:thumbsup:

[Aristus]

12. Thanks, madinmaryland!

I'm glad you got to watch. Everybody's support here at DU has been gratifying and a little overwhelming.
It's been a great experience. :-)

[madinmaryland]

14. By the way, what are those morans trying to say?

Those morans really do embody hatred, intolerance, and bigotry. Everything this nation abhors.

What is Alex Trabek like in person?

[txwhitedove]

13. Fascinating and thought provoking as always, Aristus.

THAT is a true desecration of the American flag.

[Smooth Operator]

15. good job on the show

and now I offer you thus

If there be devils, would I were a devil,
To live and burn in everlasting fire,
So I might have your company in hell,
But to torment you with my bitter tongue!

Titus Andronicus, Act 5. Scene 1