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I was never one to say in class, "Could you repeat the question?"

Thankfully calling into the Super Millionaire qualifying hotline doesn't allow for such a question. But boy, I could have used it last night.

When you call in, you must successfully answer five questions, and they are of the Fastest Finger variety (put four things in a certain order).

I had never made it past that third question. Last night I got the third one right, got the fourth one right, and missed the last one.

I had to put four natural wonders in geographical order, starting at the International Dateline and going west.

I was screwed when they said the first one, which was a weird name so I didn't catch it. Then I was given Mt. Everest, Victoria Falls, and Great Barrier Reef. However, I was screwed again (does that mean I was gangraped?) because I thought Victoria Falls was either in British Columbia or in Australia, and Zimbabwe (where it really is) never crossed my mind.

So close, but at least I get to try again.

If you wanted to give it a shot, the number is 1-(800) 999-7878.

Advice: I like to use a cordless phone with a headset plugged in so I can easily access the buttons on the phone. You only have 10 seconds for each question, so don't even bother looking it up. Also I pulled up a Notepad text file for scratchwork and getting down the stuff the phone tells me. That first one is normally very easy, then the second-fifth ones are pretty challenging.

If you make it, I'll be glad to be your lifeline. Then again, what are the odds of that -- anybody who goes to this site more than once probably became dumber for having not read something intelligent.

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I'M GETTING GOOD AT THIS Last night's series finale of "Frasier" was one of the best finales to a show I have ever seen.

It was as funny as the other ones, and it included a classic scene where there was misunderstandings and panic. Nice touch with Jason Biggs as a veterinarian. Fred Willard was in the clip show as the psychiatrist who was listening to Frasier.

It's unfortunate that I predicted what will happen, though, but it was less obvious than a Ross and Rachel moment.

But most of all, it actually left us hanging, though an optimist can take a nice guess at what would happen.

Another spinoff is being planned, and it would still follow around "Frasier." My parents agree -- Kelsey Grammer never carried the show. It had great writing and a great cast. He would need that again, and to be in three shows with a wonderful cast is wishful thinking. (But since he was added into "Cheers" a couple years into the show I shouldn't refer to that show as his.)



Another cottage weekend in store for me -- don't expect anything until Sunday night at the earliest.
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