October 23, 2006
Lisa: Calling all Brainiacs.
What should I ask Ken Jennings when I interview him for the library newsletter? Should I try to do something humorous (like the Onion's A/V Club) or high-concept (like questions in the form of answers, Jeopardy-style)? I'm afraid I will come across as either too boring or too dumb.
So...what do you want to know?
Posted by lisa at October 23, 2006 04:23 PMI think you should find out how fame has changed him. Also, what products he would endorse if the opportunity should arise.
Posted by: sarah on October 23, 2006 05:37 PMDeal or No Deal. FOR OR AGAINST!!!
Posted by: dave on October 23, 2006 08:50 PMYou should ask him what Bob Saget is like in real life since he appeared on his new game show 1 vs 100. Which from what I observed is a combo of Deal or No Deal plus Who Wants to be a Millionaire.
Posted by: Marci on October 23, 2006 11:48 PMI want to know if he's gotten a lot of fan mail. Or marriage proposals.
Posted by: sarah on October 24, 2006 08:31 AMI think we all want to know answers to the classic questions (that have plagued mankind these many years). Things like: What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow? And: How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
Posted by: David on October 24, 2006 09:08 AMrow vs. wade?
Posted by: Charles on October 24, 2006 12:45 PMNone of you people are helpful. At all.
Posted by: lisa on October 24, 2006 12:55 PMThe thing is, we are. We really, really are. How about this: ask how he's able to answer questions about, e.g., R-rated movies like "40-Year-Old Virgin," what with being a teetotaling, church-abiding, scripture-reading good boy.
Posted by: Charles on October 24, 2006 01:20 PMDidn't he get beaten pretty quickly on that new 1 vs 100 show last week? What was up with that? I'm jealous that you get to interview him, that would be so fun.
Posted by: Emily on October 24, 2006 07:04 PM