[Doriana] Throwback Thursday

[Doriana]

How did I get a 2002 song stuck in my head from looking up 2019 lacrosse scores?

No lacrosse knowledge needed to solve this puzzle.
I = Doriana

[GalFisk]

Numbers relevant? Does the song have numbers in it? Could it happen when looking up other scores? Is the number of goals scored in typical lacrosse matches relevant? If so, do each team typically score: 0-3? 4-7? 8-12? 13-20? More? Team names relevant? Did you see words that were in a song?

[Doriana]

Numbers relevant? No Does the song have numbers in it? Irrel Could it happen when looking up other scores? Under certain circumstances, yes Is the number of goals scored in typical lacrosse matches relevant? No If so, do each team typically score: 0-3? 4-7? 8-12? 13-20? More? Team names relevant? YES Did you see words that were in a song? Yes, one word, and explore

[GalFisk]

Is it an unusual word? A name? Is the name of the artist relevant? The song title? Was it a widely known song in 2002? Is it pop? Rock? Rap? Blues? Folk? Country? Hiphop?

[Doriana]

Is it an unusual word? Yope A name? No Is the name of the artist relevant? No The song title? Yes Was it a widely known song in 2002? Yes Is it pop? Rock? I'd say pop rock or pop punk Rap? Blues? Folk? Country? Hiphop? No to rest

[GalFisk]

Green Day relevant? Is the song title one word? Is the team name one word? Is the song about: love? Politics? Social issues? Drugs? Humor?

[Doriana]

Green Day relevant? No Is the song title one word? No Is the team name one word? No, but explore Is the song about: love? This, but irrel Politics? Social issues? Drugs? Humor?

[GalFisk]

Is the song title two words? Is the team name two words? Is the team name "The [Something]"? Is the band still active? Was it active in the 90's? 80's?

[Doriana]

Is the song title two words? Yes Is the team name two words? One relevant team name is two words, but there are two potential FAs here Is the team name "The [Something]"? No Is the band FA still active? Yes Was it active in the 90's? 80's? No to both

[GalFisk]

Is it not a band, but an artist? Was this one of his/her/their first songs? First hits? Did more than one team name create the association to the song? Two teams playing each other?

[Doriana]

Is it not a band, but an artist? Correct Was this one of his/her/their first songs? Yes First hits? Yes Did more than one team name create the association to the song? Two teams playing each other? Yes to both, first FA (that only one team name is relevant) cleared up

[GalFisk]

Relevant how the song became a hit? Was it on a talent show? In a competition? Were the teams named after the song was out? Relevant? were they in any way intentionally related to the song? The artist? Is the song title relevant? The artist name? The lyrics, apart form the words int he title?

[gregoryuconn]

Is this a college lacrosse game? If so, NCAA? Some other college athletics organization? High school? Professional? Field lacrosse? Box lacrosse?

[Doriana]

Relevant how the song became a hit? No Was it on a talent show? In a competition? Irrel to both Were the teams named after the song was out? Relevant? Irrel were they in any way intentionally related to the song? No The artist? No Is the song title relevant? Yes The artist name? The lyrics, apart form the words int he title? No to these

Is this a college lacrosse game? If so, NCAA? Some other college athletics organization? High school? Professional? It's German club lacrosse Field lacrosse? This, but irrel Box lacrosse?

[GalFisk]

Does the song title contain the name of a person? does it contain a noun? Verb? Adjective? Is googling allowed? Is the artist American? German? HAM? Is the song in English?

[Doriana]

Does the song title contain the name of a person? does it contain a noun? Two nouns Verb? Adjective? Is googling allowed? Yes, although you can also solve the puzzle without knowing what the song is Is the artist American? US-American? No. From the American continent? Yes. German? HAM? HAF Is the song in English? Yes

[GalFisk]

Canadian? Mexican? Central American? South American? Do the team names also have two nouns? The same nouns as the song title?

[Doriana]

Canadian? This Mexican? Central American? South American? Do the team names also have two nouns? Yes, but irrel The same nouns as the song title? No, but...

[GalFisk]

Similar nouns? Nouns that are easily associated with them? That rhyme? Abbreviations relevant?

[Doriana]

Similar nouns? Nouns that are easily associated with them? That rhyme? No to these Abbreviations relevant? YES

[GalFisk]

Are the team names abbreviated? Did two abbreviations form the two nouns from the song title? Or something that resembled those?

[Doriana]

Are the team names abbreviated? Yes Did two abbreviations form the two nouns from the song title? No. One abbreviation was one of the two nouns from the song title. What was the other one? Or something that resembled those? See previous answer

Well done, almost there!

[GalFisk]

Was the other one another word? An abbreviation that could be another abbreviated word? Something that alluded to song, music or similar?

[Doriana]

Was the other one another word? An abbreviation that could be another abbreviated word? This Something that alluded to song, music or similar? Yes!

********SPOILER********

On the website that I use to look up lacrosse scores, team names are usually abbreviated with three letters. When I looked up the score of the MTV - BOI game, I got Avril Lavigne's "Sk8ter Boi" stuck in my head, which was all over MTV in 2002.

[GalFisk]

Haha. Enjoi your ear worm.

[Balin]

That was my jam as a kid. And now it's in my head too. Thanks. (I'll enjoy it.)