Merkin wrote:
I blame the Illuminati. Maybe the Rothschilds.
Given these two choices, I favor the Illuminati. There's too much mischief in the world, and too few Rothschilds to answer for it.
My all-time favorite Buzztime howler (and I can be fairly precise about this) occurred in a Countdown game I played one afternoon in early April of 2009, almost exactly nine years ago.
The snow had melted and the trees were budding and Buzztime inquired, quite innocently:
WHO CURRENTLY LEADS THE NFL IN QUARTERBACK RATING?
The answer sought, as you've no doubt already guessed, was the distinguished Denver Bronco quarterback, JAY CUTLER.
Jay Cutler might have been the correct answer six months earlier, in November, 2008. A few days before I saw this question, also in April 2009, the Broncos traded Cutler to the Chicago Bears for two first round draft choices.
I adore MERKIN, but let's face it, his notion of a conspiracy is fairly primitive. Those of us in the know are fully aware that there are no simple solutions. All decent conspriracies are vast.