Who Wants To Be a Millisonaire?

s~Z keith at pfmentum.com
Fri Sep 29 12:01:02 CDT 2000


Regis: For $250,000--What is the central theme of Thomas Pynchon's novel,
_Gravity's Rainbow_?

(A) The Holocaust
(B) We are They
(C) Life is a Zen Koan
(D) Life is a sado-masochistic fairy tale

s~Z: Ohhh, Rege. I really wanted to save my lifelines until the final
question, but this one really has me puzzled. Shit. Oops, sorry Rege.
Uh..... The P-List audience hadn't been of much help to previous
contestants. Um.... Let's try 50/50.

Regis: Okay computer. Take away two wrong answers, leaving the correct
answer and one incorrect answer.

(A) The Holocaust
(D) Life is a sado-masochistic fairy tale.

s~Z: Fuck. Ooops. Um.... Those were two I couldn't choose between. I'm going
to have to phone a friend.

Regis: Who would you like to call?

s~Z: Doug M.

Regis: Okay, ATT, see if you can get hold of Doug.

DM: Hello.

Regis: Hello Doug this is Regis Philbin from Who Wants to be a Millisonaire.
I have s~Z and he needs your help answering a question worth a quarter of a
million dollars.

DM: He came to the right place.

Regis: Okay, s~Z will ask you a question and give you two possible answers
only one of which is correct. You have 30 seconds to suggest the correct
response starting now.

DM: THE HOLOCAUST!

s~Z: Doug, I haven't read the question.

DM: I don't care. The answer is The Holocaust.

s~Z: Hmmph. Okay Doug, thanks.

Regis: Well! That was pretty clear, eh s~Z?

s~Z: Oh I don't know. It just doesn't seem quite right. I'm going to have to
poll the P-List audience, like that will help.

Regis: Okay audience. He's been rather rude to you, but give him a break.
Please enter what you believe to be the correct answer now . . . . . . .





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