Question

Patrick Cowley devised a portmanteau starting with the word for these people to title a 1981 dance hit that popularized the disco sub-genre Hi-NRG, much like a 1983 club hit noting that for “fifty-two weeks of every year there’s a new one” of these people “every day.” That Miquel Brown song notes that there are “so many” of these people “and so little time.” Paul Jabara and Paul Shaffer wrote another Hi-NRG song titled for these people for (*) Donna Summer, who rejected it as she had become a born-again Christian. That single from the album Success lists “tall, blonde, dark and lean, rough and tough and (10[1])strong and mean” examples (10[1])of these people, who appear “just about half-past ten.” For 10 points, The Weather Girls sing “hallelujah” because (10[1])“It’s Raining” what kind of person? ■END■

ANSWER: men [or “Menergy”; or “So Many Men - So Little Time”; or “It’s Raining Men”]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Collin AceRutgers DiasporaMaryland A10510
Eric GunterThe Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 NegsMaryland B+10910
Jacob EgolFan-tastic Negs and Where to Find ThemGlass Onyen: A Knives Out Mystery12710

Summary

2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023Y6100%0%0%114.00
2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023Y3100%0%0%113.67
2023 BHSU @ Berkeley03/18/2023Y3100%0%0%109.67
2023 BHSU @ Yale04/08/2023Y3100%33%0%100.00
2023 BHSU Online04/15/2023Y4100%0%25%126.50
2023 BHSU @ Sheffield04/15/2023Y2100%0%0%118.00
2023 BHSU @ Waterloo04/15/2023Y3100%33%0%106.67