Comments on: Lunchtime Quizzes: Two for Monday http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/25647 Feel Smart Again Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:01:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Jonny http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/25647/comment-page-1#comment-142375 Jonny Tue, 19 May 2009 07:14:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/25647#comment-142375 @ Zach Um, wow, maybe you could have just said a bunch of Negro Leaguers, as that's a much more respectful phrasing than a bunch of black guys. It was called the Negro Leagues, and those guys are damn proud of what they accomplished, as well they should be, and several have gotten into the "white" Baseball HOF in Cooperstown (there is a committee that considers only Negro League players), as well as having their own HOF in KC, MO @ Zach

Um, wow, maybe you could have just said a bunch of Negro Leaguers, as that’s a much more respectful phrasing than a bunch of black guys.

It was called the Negro Leagues, and those guys are damn proud of what they accomplished, as well they should be, and several have gotten into the “white” Baseball HOF in Cooperstown (there is a committee that considers only Negro League players), as well as having their own HOF in KC, MO

]]> By: Zach http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/25647/comment-page-1#comment-142280 Zach Mon, 18 May 2009 17:23:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/25647#comment-142280 I got like 5 or 6, I would have gotten more if it accepted "A bunch of black guys from the first half of the 20th century who weren't allowed to play with the whites"... I suppose thats a long answer though. I got like 5 or 6, I would have gotten more if it accepted “A bunch of black guys from the first half of the 20th century who weren’t allowed to play with the whites”… I suppose thats a long answer though.

]]> By: Jason English http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/25647/comment-page-1#comment-142279 Jason English Mon, 18 May 2009 16:47:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/25647#comment-142279 My bad. Give yourself two gold stars -- one for your perfect score and the other for pointing out the error, which has been fixed. My bad. Give yourself two gold stars — one for your perfect score and the other for pointing out the error, which has been fixed.

]]> By: matt http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/25647/comment-page-1#comment-142274 matt Mon, 18 May 2009 16:25:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/25647#comment-142274 19-20. would have had all 20 if you spelled Juan Gonzalez correctly. it's not speedy "gonzales" 19-20. would have had all 20 if you spelled Juan Gonzalez correctly. it’s not speedy “gonzales”

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