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Post by banger on Apr 10, 2009 22:25:48 GMT
Black Cat You now can have 48 more guesses to answer question number 6  |
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Post by banger on Apr 10, 2009 22:32:20 GMT
Recap
2 In Greek mythology what is the name of the river whose water when drunk caused complete forgetfulness and made the souls of the dead forget their life on earth?
3 What are the little discs of waste called that are produced by a paper or card hole-punch?
4 What are the padded high-waisted trousers with shoulder straps worn for skiiing called?
5 What type of natural substance is caoutchouc (pronounced kachook)? )
6 The first atomic bomb explosion was carried out in which US state?
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Post by Nofinepix on Apr 10, 2009 23:01:54 GMT
BlackCat 10. Mutant Hero Ninja Turtles, ahem, a completely wild stab in the dark.
2. Ah, that would be the River Guinness.
4. Not sure of my spilling hear, salopettes.
6. New Mexico
And I have to say for 5 and the pronunciation, bless you.
Question 2 also insert The River Boddingtons, London Pride, Badger's Champion Golden Ale, Hobson's Best, Marston's Double Drop - in fact any beer with twigs in.
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Post by liz on Apr 11, 2009 7:37:36 GMT
1. The Lethe - although not as amusing as previous anwers.
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Post by banger on Apr 11, 2009 7:51:16 GMT
BlackCat 10. Mutant Hero Ninja Turtles, ahem, a completely wild stab in the dark. 2. Ah, that would be the River Guinness. Liffy Water No Hic 4. Not sure of my spilling hear, salopettes. (spilling on ski slopes OK  6. New Mexico And I have to say for 5 and the pronunciation, bless you. Question 2 also insert The River Boddingtons, London Pride, Badger's Champion Golden Ale, Hobson's Best, Marston's Double Drop - in fact any beer with twigs in. Great Ansher Srong Hic |
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Post by banger on Apr 11, 2009 7:55:45 GMT
1. The Lethe - although not as amusing as previous anwers.
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Post by banger on Apr 11, 2009 8:59:22 GMT
Literary Genius ?
1 Which Polish-born naturalised British novelist's real surname was Korzeniowski?
2 Which short-lived dramatist is regarded as the first great exponent of blank verse?
3 Who wrote the maxim 'Cogito, ergo sum' (I think, therefore I am)?
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Post by Kimmy on Apr 11, 2009 10:18:08 GMT
3. René Descartes
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Post by banger on Apr 11, 2009 11:29:59 GMT
3. René Descartes (1596-1650, French philosopher and mathematician, in his work Discours de la Méthode, 1637.) |
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Post by BC on Apr 11, 2009 11:55:23 GMT
BlackCat 10. Mutant Hero Ninja Turtles, ahem, a completely wild stab in the dark. Wrong I'm afraid. Stab again!!  |
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Post by banger on Apr 11, 2009 14:31:24 GMT
Explanation to clear TMHT or TMNT
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (or simply Ninja Turtles, and previously known in the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Ireland and Scandinavia as Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles) are a fictional team of four turtle mutants, who are trained by their sensei, Master Splinter, in the art of Ninjutsu. From their home in the storm sewers of Manhattan, they battle petty criminals, evil megalomaniacs, and alien invaders, all while remaining isolated from society at large. The characters initially appeared in comic books before being licensed for toys, cartoons and film adaptations
Everybody Happy
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Post by BC on Apr 11, 2009 15:30:41 GMT
Explanation to clear TMHT or TMNT The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (or simply Ninja Turtles, and previously known in the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Ireland and Scandinavia as Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles) are a fictional team of four turtle mutants, who are trained by their sensei, Master Splinter, in the art of Ninjutsu. From their home in the storm sewers of Manhattan, they battle petty criminals, evil megalomaniacs, and alien invaders, all while remaining isolated from society at large. The characters initially appeared in comic books before being licensed for toys, cartoons and film adaptations Everybody Happy I was happy before.  |
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Post by BC on Apr 11, 2009 18:00:08 GMT
Looks like he's in a washing machine to me!! |
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Post by banger on Apr 11, 2009 19:01:31 GMT
Better now I have stopped the spin drier   |
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Post by Kimmy on Apr 12, 2009 9:05:12 GMT
Just out of the spin dryer.  |
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Post by Kimmy on Apr 12, 2009 9:13:40 GMT
Bye Banger I am not going in that spin dryer again.  |
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Post by banger on Apr 12, 2009 10:11:11 GMT
With the cats all washed and dried  lets go back to the quiz 1 Which Polish-born naturalised British novelist's real surname was Korzeniowski? 2 Which short-lived dramatist is regarded as the first great exponent of blank verse? |
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Post by Kimmy on Apr 12, 2009 10:42:09 GMT
1. Joseph Conrad
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Post by banger on Apr 12, 2009 11:03:55 GMT
1. Joseph Conrad Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, 3 December 1857 – 3 August 1924) was a Polish novelist, writing in English, while living in England. Many critics regard him as one of the greatest novelists in the English language,[1] despite his not having learned to speak English fluently until he was in his twenties (and then always with a strong Polish accent). He became a naturalized British subject in 1886. He wrote stories and novels, predominantly with a nautical setting, that depicted the heroism of faith before the imperatives of duty, social responsibility and hon  |
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Post by Nofinepix on Apr 12, 2009 11:12:41 GMT
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Post by banger on Apr 12, 2009 11:22:40 GMT
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Post by liz on Apr 12, 2009 11:42:59 GMT
2. Marlowe
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Post by Kimmy on Apr 12, 2009 12:08:55 GMT
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Post by BC on Apr 12, 2009 12:45:52 GMT
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Post by BC on Apr 12, 2009 12:46:51 GMT
Better now I have stopped the spin drier I bet Mitzi told you off !!  |
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Post by mitzi on Apr 12, 2009 13:46:20 GMT
I had a word with Banger over that spin drier made him stop it better now  |
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Post by BC on Apr 12, 2009 14:59:18 GMT
I had a word with Banger over that spin drier made him stop it better now Did it go something like this... "Banger... turn the spin dryer off or else ;D " |
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Post by mitzi on Apr 12, 2009 15:28:29 GMT
I had a word with Banger over that spin drier made him stop it better now Did it go something like this... "Banger... turn the spin dryer off or else ;D " You Got It |
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Post by banger on Apr 12, 2009 19:14:29 GMT
2. Marlowe  Christopher "Kit" Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 – 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. The foremost Elizabethan tragedian next to William Shakespeare, he is known for his blank verse, his overreaching protagonists, and his own mysterious and untimely death. |
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Post by banger on Apr 12, 2009 19:33:30 GMT
To continue   ------- 1 Who was the youngest of the three Brontë writing sisters? 2 What is the Old English heroic poem, surviving in a single copy dated around the year 1000, featuring its eponymous 6th century warrior from Geatland in Sweden? 3 What relatively modern school of philosophy, popular in literature since the mid 1900s, broadly embodies the notion of individual freedom of choice within a disorded and inexplicable universe? |
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