ALEX AND JEOPARDY

An Arizona quirk is that Jeopardy is on Sunday afternoons out West. At 4:30. Now who ever heard of that game show being on Sunday?

One problem I have with the show is Alex. Is he really that smart or does he rely on the answers in front of him? If the latter is true that could get him in Dutch (Oops, I probably offended some Netherlander for that term) if he's not careful. Remember all the hype over Dan Quayle's spelling of potato? He was just following the text, but hey, he was political fodder for a growing liberal media anyway(s).

Is Alex, (following my long digression) really such a language expert? Any foreign term, especially one not well known, gets his tongue and nasal passages all geared up for an expert pronunciation. I tried to do that and read Spanish real fast like a guy by the name of Bobby Beerup did in my high school class. The senorita stopped me every time because I bungled words even when I tried to read them fast. She never stopped Bobby. And no one ever stops Alex. Ok, I guess he's good.

Final Jeopardy (after yet another long diversion) is the funnest part to me. Ok, I know I can't use that word, but my kids both did and it sounded good to me when they did, but it might have been like B Beerup's reading--it only sounded good when he did it; not when I tried. I still like to tune in just to try to get the Final Jeopardy question/answer right.

But the show still shouldn't be on on Sunday. It's like Friday Night Lights being on Wednesday. And what in the world is Phone Jeopardy anyway?