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Paul W.
Shipmate
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Paul W at the end of a line
Is a pain in the neck to rhyme
Writing something for here
After two pints of beer
Makes poetry that should be a crime
Good Lord that was bad.
Blantyre, Malawi (cos I've been there)
Paul W
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Sir Kevin
Ship's Gaffer
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Sir Kevin the Ship's Gaffer&trade
Is quite a beer quaffer
He ordered a Guinness
Was drunk at the finish
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If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Writing is currently my hobby, not yet my profession.
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Sir Kevin
Ship's Gaffer
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...but was sober in the hereafter
La Jolla Shores, San Diego County, California because I've lived there before I was married.
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If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Writing is currently my hobby, not yet my profession.
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churchgeek
Have candles, will pray
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Exhausted from climbing that steep hill,
Our churchgeek thought she would be quite ill.
But she supressed the urge -
She had clergy to verge! -
So she persevered, and has a job still.
Without regard to how it will help or hurt me, I'm naming my hometown of Detroit, MI, USA!
(Big surprise, eh?)
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My article on the Virgin of Vladimir
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Anselm
Shipmate
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Accra, Ghana
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carpe diem domini
...seize the day to play dominoes?
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Pânts*
Ship's underwear
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quote:
Originally posted by Annie P:
Believe me, it could have be an lot worse. There's not many words that rhyme with Annie...
Please miss, I know one...
[unrelated comment]
Smudgie, did you say something?
[/unrelated comment (cos she's far too sweet to think of words like that so I just had to make it clear)]
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Tom Day
Ship's revolutionary
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quote:
Originally posted by Pânts:
quote:
Originally posted by Annie P:
Believe me, it could have be an lot worse. There's not many words that rhyme with Annie...
Please miss, I know one...
She didn't want the limeric that I suggested ![[Biased]](wink.gif)
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Hazey*Jane
Ship's Biscuit Crumbs
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Well as a newbie to this game I'm starting to realise that every post counts, even if you don't think it's going to (even my effort on the first page). Must be more careful...
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Annie P
Ship's galley maid
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Posted
quote:
Originally posted by Smudgie:
![[Angel]](graemlins/angel.gif)
Yer right, Ms Smudgie, we know the truth.
Right, off to find a town...
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Moth
Shipmate
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I shall have Sydney, Australia.
I know someone's had Brisbane, but Aus is a BIG place. I bet London and Leeds are closer. But then, I can't read maps ...
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Quizmaster
Quick quipper
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quote:
Originally posted by S'more:
Ode to a Smudgie
Darkling, I listen, and give a sigh
For the sound of song in a unlit wood.
Call'd them no names but took the road high,
Leading with soft hand and heart laden with good.
Whispering sweet but pleading loud to be heard
As thou hovered smiling, low to the ground.
Wouldst sing, little budgie? I have heard
Thy fleeting cry leading to a glade unfound.
I will ever gladly follow thy words,
Though thy tune may become my requiem.
S'More, I more than like your style, I love it!
Please stay and play as you seem to be perfect for this particular game.
Love,
QM
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The more questions I ask the more I ask fewer questions.
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The wise person does not know all the answers, but always asks the right questions.
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Quizmaster
Quick quipper
# 1435
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OK then - I am back - collecting answers - I make it 11 people still to post a town or city, including myself. One of the reasons I am in the competition is so that I can choose to sacrifice myself at the appropriate time to rid the game of any troublemakers .... now who can I get closest to? ![[Snigger]](graemlins/snigger.gif)
Well done to several newbies who are already ahead of the old heads. I expect round one to start sometime in the next week. I may even break the notion of waiting until this thread is on page two of the circus.
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The more questions I ask the more I ask fewer questions.
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The wise person does not know all the answers, but always asks the right questions.
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Smudgie
Ship's Barnacle
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I won't aim for a smarm award by welcoming you home, Mr Quizmaster, but I will just ask... did you remember to bring us all a stick of rock? ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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dolphy
Lady of Perpetual Responsiblity
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Welcome home indeed young, gorgeous Quizmaster. I hope that you ae now relaxed and feel re-charged. I could not possibly accept a stick of rock from you, I have my teeth to think about after all but would be happy to buy you a pint of Devon's finest when I am next in Exeter, as a welcome home treat.
(aside to Smudgie: anything you can do, I can do better ![[Razz]](tongue.gif) )
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R.D. Olivaw
Shipmate
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Pyongyang
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We are here to awaken from the illusion of our separateness -Thich Nhat Hanh
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R.D. Olivaw
Shipmate
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R.D went on a mad tour
Although she wasn't quite sure
When she clicked on the link
Quizmaster what do you think?
Did I come through the right door?
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We are here to awaken from the illusion of our separateness -Thich Nhat Hanh
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Pânts*
Ship's underwear
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Posted
quote:
Originally posted by R.D. Olivaw:
Pyongyang
Is this the sound of something bouncing on the floor??!!
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Smudgie
Ship's Barnacle
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quote:
Originally posted by Pânts:
quote:
Originally posted by R.D. Olivaw:
Pyongyang
Is this the sound of something bouncing on the floor??!!
I thought it sounded like Pants' elastic snapping
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dolphy
Lady of Perpetual Responsiblity
# 862
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And I thought this was meant to be a Christian web site ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
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S'more
Apprentice
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You don't get extra points for posting loads of times, Smudgie.
Or perhaps you do, if you have something to say.
(Sorry, Chorister ![[Killing me]](graemlins/killingme.gif) )
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jedijudy*
Jedi defender of ship's cats
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Welcome home, QM!
Quizmaster said that the quiz is for: "entertainment and also edification."
Hmmmm...entertainment...the obsolete meaning is "employment." And edification is the act of edifying? Doesn't edify mean to build a house?
Oh, I see...QM said to look it up. He wants us to know that we're employed by him to build a house (for himself?)
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
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It's alright S'more - nobody else reads the madtour forum so they won't get the joke.
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Retired, sitting back and watching others for a change.
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Annie P
Ship's galley maid
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Baghdad ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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Quizmaster
Quick quipper
# 1435
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ENTRY LIST FOR THE KNOCKOUT QUIZ 2005:
Ann
Annie P
Anselm
Auntie Doris
Barnabas62
C#
Carex
Chorister
Christianjimmy
Churchgeek
Custard
Da_Musicman
Dave the Bass
Dolphy
Dubitante
Esmeralda
Fen Church
Flausa
Foaming Draught
Footdoc
Gladly The Cross-eyed Bear
Gort
Grits
Hazey Jane
Hennah
Hinematov
Jedijudy
Jonah the Whale
Leetle Masha
Left at the Altar
Little Miss Methodist
Lurker
Marvin the Martian
Moth
MrSponge2U
Nutmeg
Pants
Papa Smurf
Papio
Paul Mason
Paul W
Procrastinus
Pure as the Driven Yellow Snow
Quizmaster
R.D.Olivaw
Rugasaw
Sharkshooter
Sir Kevin
S'More
Smudgie
Splosh
Tabby.Cat
The Rogue
Tom Day
Urbanita
Welsh Dragon
Anyone else joining in from now will be known as an "Also-Ran".
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The more questions I ask the more I ask fewer questions.
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The wise person does not know all the answers, but always asks the right questions.
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Quizmaster
Quick quipper
# 1435
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ROUND ONE : FRUIT & VEGETABLE
Let us start with an easy one. Everybody eats and we all know a fruit or a vegetable. You must name one that has not already been chosen at the time of posting.
Usually at this early stage someone forgets to post, as we saw with the cities, so make sure you are not one of those knocked out for not putting an entry in.
Qualifying Criterion: If everyone posts a fruit or a vegetable all those with the shortest words will be knocked out. I am confident that this will not be needed but time will tell and we shall see.
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The more questions I ask the more I ask fewer questions.
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The wise person does not know all the answers, but always asks the right questions.
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Pânts*
Ship's underwear
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Cape gooseberry
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S'more
Apprentice
# 10166
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One-rowed watercress.
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S'more
Apprentice
# 10166
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I'm amending my choice to just:
watercress
Subjectivity is always so...subjective.
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Smudgie
Ship's Barnacle
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I'd like to introduce you to one of my 5-a-day friends, Courtney the... Cauliflower
(I've always found it well-nigh impossible to eat members of the cabbage family, but now Courtney's a personal friend, you haven't a chance of getting me to eat my greens! )
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dolphy
Lady of Perpetual Responsiblity
# 862
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Brussel Sprout (well someone had to say it)
<ship is being slow at the moment>
[ 06. September 2005, 22:47: Message edited by: dolphy ]
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Smudgie
Ship's Barnacle
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While you're waiting for the next round, here's something to keep you fit and healthy eating five fruit and veg a day... 5-a-day friends challenge
I don't believe it - I was cornered by a chocolate bar which forced me to eat it.
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Carex
Shipmate
# 9643
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Thimbleberry
A delightful treat when found ripe in the woods - the plant has just one berry on top of each stalk, which can be up to an inch in diameter. A favorite
of bears, so one must be careful when picking them.
[ 06. September 2005, 22:50: Message edited by: Carex ]
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dolphy
Lady of Perpetual Responsiblity
# 862
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quote:
Originally posted by Smudgie
I don't believe it - I was cornered by a chocolate bar which forced me to eat it.
And here was me thinking you were sticking to your apple pie diet!
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welsh dragon
Shipmate
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Note that Latin and other non-English names have not yet been specifically excluded. However, it would be unwise to choose such a name, as there might be some doubt as to its acceptability.
Note also that there has not yet been a ruling as to whether adjectives can contribute to the letter count; it might be wise to exercise caution on this account.
Linking to a picture of the named item has a certain style to it and also reinforces its credibility, especially if there might be some queries about the adjectival part of the name.
Also, watch out for veggie friends with more than one name. As well as making sure the item is undoubtedly a vegetable or a fruit. And not for example arguably a nut or a pulse.
Note also that all you have to do to ensure you stay in the game is make sure that your fruit or vegetable name is longer than the shortest fruit or vegetable name yet produced.
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dolphy
Lady of Perpetual Responsiblity
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Note also that the Dragon seems to have the upper hand, or is that fruit and veg?!
Beware the dragon for she will flame grill anything that is bigger than her offering.
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S'more
Apprentice
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How do you embed a link in your post? I have noticed some of you have links to VERY interesting
websites, even if the link doesn't always sound very intriguing. I would like to know how to do this.
I only noticed this when my cursor changed to a hand when I ran it over someone's post. Then I realized that it was actually a link to a magical, faraway place dotted with points unknown.
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welsh dragon
Shipmate
# 3249
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Oh and Brussels sprouts. Apparently, Brussels with the "s" see here
Added to say that Dave thinks they are an abomination that could only have been cultivated in the darkest depths of the abyss. He is willing to go to Transylvania to avoid having sprouts with his Christmas dinner...
[ 06. September 2005, 23:12: Message edited by: welsh dragon ]
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MiceElf
Not your average mouse
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Does Bob the Tomato count as a vegetable?
If not I will try "A Chineese Gooseberry."
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What do we want.... Cure for Obesity
When do we want it.... After Dessert.
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R.D. Olivaw
Shipmate
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whortleberry
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Nutmeg
Ship's spice girl
# 5297
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Boysenberry
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rugasaw
Shipmate
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Japanese eggplant
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Treat the earth well, It was not given to you by your parents. It was loaned to you by your children. -Unknown
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S'more
Apprentice
# 10166
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Honestly, S'more. Posting a link is easy. I'm not going to take the time to explain it to you. After all, you are a newbie and you should learn to read the Ship FAQs if you have a question. Plus, you have all the earmarks of being a irritating little git.
Do Not Click Here!
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Custard
Shipmate
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quote:
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
ROUND ONE : FRUIT & VEGETABLE
Qualifying Criterion: If everyone posts a fruit or a vegetable all those with the shortest words will be knocked out. I am confident that this will not be needed but time will tell and we shall see.
This could mean that it is the shortest word in the name that counts, rather than the whole name. So "Bob the tomato", for example, would have length 3.
With which,
Elderflower
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welsh dragon
Shipmate
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quote:
Originally posted by Custard.:
This could mean that it is the shortest word in the name that counts, rather than the whole name.
Well it could. But my hunch would be that this is not what our venerable Quizmaster meant.
Apologies to S'more for failing to explain immediately how to post a link and many congratulations on working it out for yourself. I am sure that you are a charming and very lovable person.
It did occur to me that while "Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera" is undoubtedly lengthy, it is too Latinate to count. So I meant to choose the "English version."
I suppose, however, that there is a sense in which "Brussels sprouts" still don't sound very English! but never mind.
Oh and I would hope that, footdoc, QM will not only a) count entries with speling mistakes but b) work out the tally for you from the correct spelling. But you could try posting your one again just to make sure!
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