Sutch.org tag:www.sutch.org,2008://8 2008-05-17T14:04:27Z Movable Type 3.34 The 39 Steps tag:www.sutch.org,2008://8.142 2008-05-17T13:59:05Z 2008-05-17T14:04:27Z My 8th grade class has been studying Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 film, The 39 Steps. During our Saturday class, I submit three questions for their consideration.... Colin www.sutch.org My 8th grade class has been studying Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 film, The 39 Steps. During our Saturday class, I submit three questions for their consideration.

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2. Is a misunderstanding or confusion a theme of this film and how does it play into the story line.

3. Your opinion: This film is over 70 years old. Why is it relevant today? If you had to nominate it for an award, what would that award be?

]]> America's Spirit tag:www.sutch.org,2008://8.141 2008-03-16T05:37:05Z 2008-03-16T05:42:16Z If you want to bring life to the party, stay away from the board game, America’s Spirit. Here is the classic example of a game whose simplicity was shunned by the marketing department. Instead of a simple deck of cards... Colin www.sutch.org If you want to bring life to the party, stay away from the board game, America’s Spirit. Here is the classic example of a game whose simplicity was shunned by the marketing department. Instead of a simple deck of cards with Americana trivia, the game is complicated by an unnecessary board, tokens, and egg timer that always seems to favor the opposition.

]]> The problem with trivia games is twofold. Trivia games provide a sense of pure elation when you answer correctly and leave you feeling like an ass when you don’t. And in case you are wondering, my game left me feeling like the latter. Here are just a few exchanges overheard by a fly on the wall:

Heidi: He was the first person to fly…
BJ: Wilbur Wright
Heidi: No…
BJ: Okay, Orville Wright
Heidi: No…
Heidi: No, uhh, I have wrong person
(Actual Answer: Orson Welles)

Matt: It was the party they had in Boston.
Colin: The…Boston Tea Party?
Matt: Yeah!
BJ & Heidi: You’re not supposed to put the words in the clue!!!

Heidi: Great lake.
BJ: Huron
Heidi: No
BJ: Ontario
Heidi: No
BJ: Michigan, Eerie, Superior
Heidi: Maybe it’s not a great lake!
(Lake Champlain)

Colin: It’s a breakfast pastry you cook in the toaster?
Matt: Hot Pockets! (Matt making reference to a recurring joke)
(Colin laughs so hard that the egg timer is stopped)

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