October 13th, 2004 -- by Bacchus
Whores & Rakehells
According to Radosh, who has audio to prove it, a very good modern answer on Jeopardy got rejected in favor of a deeply obsolete one:
Jeopardy champion Ken Jennings is robbed of $200 when Alex Trebek rejects his response to the clue, “This term for a long-handled gardening tool can also mean an immoral pleasure seeker.”
Jennings had said, “What is a ho?” The “right” answer: “What is a rake?”
Thanks to Eugene Volokh for the link.
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“What is a ho?
Pretty good answer for a Mormon!
A few years ago I was in my local Fred Meyer(combo department/food/hardware store) and someone was returning a garden hoe. The clerk asked over the PA system what a hoe cost and from the back of the store someone yelled “depends if she is black or white”. Much laughter throughout the store.
Last time I checked, a ‘ho is not a pleasure seeker; she or he is seeking money.