FYI: Ken Jennings responds about "Early Show" mistakes (9-13-06)

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FYI, Ken Jennings (not CBS, of course) replied.
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    Early Show wrong on "Big Apple"  &"Windy C  Author Message  Barrypopik

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 (http://www.ken-jennings.com/messageboards/posting.php?mode=quote&p=5144) 
 (http://www.ken-jennings.com/messageboards/viewtopic.php?p=5144#5144) Early 
Show wrong on "Big Apple" &"Windy C 
My name is Barry Popik, and I solved the origins of  both "the Big Apple" 
(New York City's nickname) and "the Windy City"  (Chicago's nickname). My name is 
mentioned on page 166 of BRAINIAC. (See  _www.barrypopik.com,_ 
(http://www.barrypopik.com,/)  or the Wikipedia pages for both  terms.) 

I have written to CBS to correct matters, but I find that  television never 
corrects itself. 

I have never been on  tv.


Fri Sep 15, 2006 1:23 am  
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(http://www.ken-jennings.com/messageboards/privmsg.php?mode=post&u=819)  (http://www.barrypopik.com/)     Ken  Jennings
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Shocker! 

Just kidding Barry. I was thinking  about you when there were two consecutive 
wrong etymology answers about  your life's work during one single The Early 
Show segment. Thanks for  posting!

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(SENT TO CBS, NOT THAT IT WILL MATTER)
  
To Public Eye:
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On your September 13th Early Show with guest Ken Jennings, the origins  of 
both "the Big Apple" and later "the Windy City" were wrong. I am mentioned by  
name in Ken Jennings' book, and I dedicated "Big Apple Corner" in New York 
City.  I am also mentioned on both the "Big Apple" and "Windy City" Wikipedia  
pages. I have never been on tv.
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I would appreciate it if you would issue corrections.
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Barry Popik
_www.barrypopik.com_ (http://www.barrypopik.com/) 
225 East 57th Street, Apt. 7P
New York, NY 10022
(212) 308-2635
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_http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/09/13/earlyshow/leisure/books/main2003236
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(http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/09/13/earlyshow/leisure/books/main2003236.shtml) 
Ken Jennings: Trivia Not Trivial
'Jeopardy!' Mega-Champ Out With Book Called  'Brainiac'

NEW YORK, Sept.  13, 2006
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Even The Early Show


weatherman and features reporter Dave  Price got in on the act, challenging 
Jennings to question him on weather  trivia. Jennings asked how Chicago got its 
nickname, "The Windy City," and Price  knew the correct answer has nothing to 
do with weather. Rather, the term refers  to politics — as in long-winded 
politicians! 

To watch the Jennings  interview, _click  here_ (javascript:void(0);) .  
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_http://ken-jennings.com/blog/?p=164_ (http://ken-jennings.com/blog/?p=164) 
 
September 13, 2006
 
_Pulling rank_ (http://ken-jennings.com/blog/?p=164) 
 
I have a few minutes of downtime between phone interviews this afternoon, and 
 my index finger is getting tired from repeatedly hiitting “Refresh” on my 
_Amazon.com ranking_ (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1400064457) , so I 
thought I’d take a time out to  blog. 
(I’m joking, a little, about the Amazon ranking obsession, but I did assume  
that publishers, at least, had some instantaneous, Space Age way to monitor 
book  sales. Instead my publicist was getting voice mails all morning as the 
Amazon  ranking climbed. Well, descended. You know what I mean. Went the right 
way.  Authors, they’re hitting Refresh just like we are!) 
Did the CBS Early Show this morning, followed by a bunch of beloved  NYC 
radio insitutions (_Leonard  Lopate_ (http://www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/) , _Joan  
Hamburg_ (http://www.wor710.com/pages/39665.php) , etc.) Lots of fun talking 
about the book in more depth. Two  notes if you saw the Early Show interview: 
    1.  I forgot to ask Harry Smith to give me his avocado trivia! But I 
assume he  means the great “testicle” factoid I found _here_ 
(http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/food_and_drink/features/article226063.ece) . (If you have a 
Great Testicle Factoid of your  own, I encourage you to see a urologist.)  
    2.  I didn’t have the heart to tell him, but trash-talkin’ weatherman 
Dave  Price was actually wrong about the origins of the phrase “the Windy City”
! See  page 166 of Brainiac. 

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