This is a quick Alliterates story. Author and fellow Alliterate Doug Niles got a call from his sister Monday, and then an email from his sister-in-law: Both women had been watching "Jeopardy" that day.
The Category: Alternate History
The Answer is: This German field marshal is a character in the novel "Fox on the Rhine".
Doug is positively delighted, since Fox on the Rhine is by Mr. Niles and Mr. Dobson. Ah, you're no one until you're recognized by Alex Trebec.
Oh, yeah. The Correct Response is: "Who is Rommel?"
More later,
The Delicate Art
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So, thanks to Doug A. for sending me a piece that recently (Febr 28th)
appeared in the NEW YORKER, about the increasing role constructed languages
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