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Is that the best signal they could come up with? Kick your chair once or twice to throw them off. Rub your hands together loudly. Sneeze, breathe deeply, I mean whatever it takes just change the pattern.

It\'s a good thing these morons aren\'t coaching third base for the Yankees, that\'s for sure.

I figure most of game shows are fixed one way or another. Either (as Mr. Small said) by hand picking idiots or by leading said idiots to fabricated success or failure in dramatic fashion. Norcaldoll often marvels at how fast (or slow) the host of Hollywood Squares (H2 they call it now, how lame is that?) reads the questions in the final round. It always leads to roughly the same number of correct answers, ensuring the car won\'t be won too easily. Author\'s note: It\'s on before Survivor, we tune in 5 minutes earlier sometimes.

I still think the damn wheel on The Price is Right is controlled mechanicially. I\'m done for now.