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Thread: Circus: Knockout Quiz 2005
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Wet Kipper
Circus Runaway
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I shall choose a Mangosteen , known as the "Queen of Fuits", and banned from the USA
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Paul W.
Shipmate
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Blackberry. Mmm, blackberries. Had some wild ones the other day, very nice.
Paul W
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"It's just a ride" - Bill Hicks
Blog
Flickr
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Auntie Doris
Screen Goddess
# 9433
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Raspberry.
Auntie Doris x
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The life and times of a Guernsey cow
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Marvin the Martian
Interplanetary
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Watermelon. Not posted yet, and a longer word than "raspberry".
Since it's more important to not get knocked out than to win each round (hint hint, newbies!), that should be enough for now ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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Hail Gallaxhar
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christianjimmy
Shipmate
# 1820
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I am putting in as my choice the Sweet Potato which coincidentally, and (just look upon my sharing this information as me just being nice to everyone) happens to be the healthiest vegetable around
Enjoy your sweet potatoes folks.
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[on discovering that 'Happy Birthday' was composed in 1924]
Alan Davies: What did people sing in 1923, for goodness' sake? They got the cake out and everyone just stood about in a slightly awkward silence?
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Ann
Curious
# 94
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Huckleberry (broken link)
[ 07. September 2005, 21:33: Message edited by: Gremlin ]
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Ann
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sharkshooter
Not your average shark
# 1589
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honeydew melon
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Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. [Psalm 19:14]
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S'more
Apprentice
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quote:
Originally posted by Papa Smurf:
I shall choose a Mangosteen , known as the "Queen of Fuits", and banned from the USA
I can't imagine why this would be banned. It seems to be a "less R" evil.
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
# 473
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Or even a lesser weevil, if you read the article.
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S'more
Apprentice
# 10166
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quote:
Originally posted by Chorister:
Or even a lesser weevil, if you read the article.
I yield to Chorister as Master and Commander of this Pun.
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Jonah the Whale
Ship's pet cetacean
# 1244
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Kumara
This is a nice short word. I am half thinking "do I really want to spend loads of time doing SOFKQ this year?" and half thinking "somebody is bound to neglect to post, so I'll be OK".
JtW
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Quizmaster
Quick quipper
# 1435
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Jonah,
In a rash move demonstrating either bravado or stupidity I will confidently go for PEA.
Or to stretch credulity "The common or garden pea"
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The wise person does not know all the answers, but always asks the right questions.
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jedijudy*
Jedi defender of ship's cats
# 1059
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Black Sapote, which is the name I'll use. It's also known as the Chocolate Pudding fruit!
(I have one in my yard...waiting for it to bear.)
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ENFP...do you see a "T" anywhere??? I don't think so.
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Moth
Shipmate
# 2589
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Spinach.
I love spinach! It us the yummiest vegetable ever created! No-one else in my house eats it, but I buy ready-washed young leaf spinach and pop it in the microwave for a minute or two. Best eaten with lots of butter and black pepper! Yum!
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"There are governments that burn books, and then there are those that sell the libraries and shut the universities to anyone who can't pay for a key." Laurie Penny.
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sharkshooter
Not your average shark
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Q. Why are vegitables different colours like red, orange, green, yellow?
A. Because they are for aesthetic purposes. Otherwise the plate of meat and potatoes with gravy would be only brown and white.
You don't actually eat any of these things, do you? ![[Projectile]](graemlins/puke2.gif)
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Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. [Psalm 19:14]
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Hennah
Ship's Mother Hen
# 9541
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Posted
There once was a young man named Thrapple
For whom sitting was rather a grapple
'Til once his friend Pete
Saw what's stuck on his seat:
And said "Dude, you're sat on a pineapple"
Hen
[ 07. September 2005, 20:11: Message edited by: Hennah ]
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Urbanita
Shipmate
# 10033
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Posted
asparagus
Were it not for this quiz, I might never have known there was a website devoted to British asparagus. (first in a series Things I Only Know Thanks to Venerable Quizmaster...)
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MiceElf
Not your average mouse
# 4389
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OOOOPs.. Cough, clears throat and tries again hoping that QM will allow a slight ammendement to above post.
Chinese Gooseberry."
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What do we want.... Cure for Obesity
When do we want it.... After Dessert.
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da_musicman
Shipmate
# 1018
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Posted
Eggplant or brinjal depending on who you are but to me it will always be A humble Aubergine
Posts: 3202 | From: The Dreaming | Registered: Jul 2001
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Procrastinus
Ship's Fortean
# 9915
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Posted
Rambutan
Brave, hungry person who first tried one of these.
Which reminds me, given the tomato is part of the deadly nightshade family and everyone used to think it poisonous - I wonder who first found out otherwise.
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Dare to be wise; begin.
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Gladly The Cross-eyed Bear
Fixed Bearly Tone
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My vote is for Passionfruit (this being a Christian website...)
When I was growing up I called them "Lemonade Fruit." They are good to eat when dark purple, hard, and slightly wrinkled. The inside is a yellow-green pulp filled with seeds, which tastes like aromatic lemonade.
Gladly
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Percy, Mace, and Grease be with you!
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Jonah the Whale
Ship's pet cetacean
# 1244
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quote:
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
Jonah,
In a rash move demonstrating either bravado or stupidity I will confidently go for PEA.
Or to stretch credulity "The common or garden pea"
Oh, I assumed you were out because you never came up with a city.
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Marvin the Martian
Interplanetary
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quote:
Originally posted by Jonah the Whale:
Oh, I assumed you were out because you never came up with a city.
That was just a practice round...
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Hail Gallaxhar
Posts: 30100 | From: Adrift on a sea of surreality | Registered: Apr 2003
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Quizmaster
Quick quipper
# 1435
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Posted
quote:
Originally posted by Marvin the Martian:
quote:
Originally posted by Jonah the Whale:
Oh, I assumed you were out because you never came up with a city.
That was just a practice round...
And I have not yet decided whether those who decided not to post a city are SMART (In a Clever Dick way) or LAZY. ![[Snore]](graemlins/snore.gif)
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The wise person does not know all the answers, but always asks the right questions.
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Grits
Compassionate fundamentalist
# 4169
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cantaloupe
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Lord, fill my mouth with worthwhile stuff, and shut it when I've said enough. Amen.
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Quizmaster
Quick quipper
# 1435
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FIRST ROUND OF SUBJECTIVE JUDGEMENTS:
The numbers are PAGE, then scores for the following ORIGINALITY, being SMART, and being HELPFUL ... or P O S H for short.
COMPETITOR and EXPLANATION are blatantly obvious.
P O S H Competitor Explanation
1 0 -1 0 Papio For making a spelling mistake instead of previewing
1 0 -1 0 Hazey Jane For not posting a Limerick when she could have done
1 0 0 1 Pants For explaining what normal practice has been in the past
1 1 0 0 Gort For saying one thing but meaning another
1 0 1 0 Sir Kevin For identifying and outing a clear case of assonance
1 0 -1 0 Pants Rounds finish after 'most' people have had a chance to post
1 0 1 0 Pants For impressing Dolphy
1 0 -1 0 Dolphy For brazenly attempting bribery and corruption
1 1 0 0 Smudgie For carrying phrases across lines
1 0 2 0 Papa Smurf For teaching us to talk Scottish
1 1 0 0 Auntie Doris For educating us about yourself
1 2 0 0 Dubitante For winning my vote as top Limerick
1 -1 0 0 Gort Second Limerick
1 -1 0 0 R.D.Olivaw Second Limerick
1 0 1 0 Marvin the Martian For impressing Pants
1 -1 0 0 Sir Kevin Second Limerick
2 -1 0 0 Paul Mason Second Limerick
2 0 1 0 Jonah the Whale For trying it on and getting away with it
2 -1 0 0 Sir Kevin Third Limerick
2 0 1 0 Flausa For impressing Sir Kevin
2 0 1 0 Procrastinus For using the Limerick to ask the question
2 -1 0 0 Dubitante Second Limerick
2 2 0 0 Moth For a self descriptive limerick
2 0 -1 0 The Rogue For failure to fulfil the specified criterion *(see adjustments)
2 0 2 0 The Rogue For impressing W.D. who is a genuine Smart Alec
2 0 -1 0 Pants For deliberately misinterpreting the meaning of "Page 2"
2 0 1 1 Sharkshooter For putting pants straight
2 0 1 0 Pants Once the Smart Alecs get it they never stop
2 0 1 0 Hazey Jane For finally getting her Limerick in
2 -1 0 0 Sir Kevin Fourth Limerick
2 0 1 0 Procrastinus Once again asking the question in the nature of the game
2 0 1 1 Hazey Jane For stating things as they are
2 0 -1 0 Quizmaster What "Top 10" thread Papa Smurf?
2 0 -1 0 Anselm The answer is YES, negative points
2 0 -1 0 Hazey Jane No Hazey, you are trying to be TOO clever now
2 0 1 0 Little Miss Methodist A shrewd observation - Have you Limericked yet?
2 0 0 2 Sharkshooter True but the wording will be more important later on
2 2 1 0 Ann For combining the two concurrently running themes
2(adj) 0 3 0 The Rogue For getting his name invisibly past the Quizmaster
2(adj) 0 -5 0 Quizmaster For missing something really quite obvious
3 0 2 2 Carex For demonstrating expertise in the field of Knockout Quizzes
3 0 -1 0 Da_musicman No explanation needed
3 0 1 0 Gladly Bear For including that important word
3 0 -1 0 Pure as Snow No explanation needed
3 0 0 1 Papa Smurf See Pure as Snow
3 0 0 1 Sharkshooter He has played this game before
3 0 0 2 Custard Good advice and clue rather than giveaway
3 2 0 0 jedijudy Excellent self analysis
3 1 2 0 S'more Good poem and good use of single post
3 0 0 0 S'more It would be helpful as all links are
3 0 -1 0 Nutmeg No explanation needed
3 1 0 0 S'more Feel free, I think we need them
3 0 -1 0 Barnabas62 No explanation needed
3 1 0 0 Smudgie Spoken like a teacher
3 1 1 1 S'more The Perfect Post
3 0 0 1 Smudgie Clue for every participant
3 0 -1 0 Dolphy No explanation needed
3 0 0 1 Papa Smurf See Dolphy
3 1 0 0 S'more Brilliant but don't overdo it
3 0 -1 0 Chorister See the OP
3 0 1 0 Footdoc You have no idea how true that is
3 0 1 0 Sharkshooter Quite right Sharky
3 0 -1 0 Chorister No explanation needed
3 0 1 0 Fen Church I may have time to check that
3 1 0 0 Dave the Bass For thinking High Church
3 1 0 0 Annie P Thinking of rhymes now
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The wise person does not know all the answers, but always asks the right questions.
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Barnabas62
Shipmate
# 9110
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Posted
Cox's orange pippin
The best apple in the world.
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Carex
Shipmate
# 9643
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Posted
Might I suggest that competitors also consider what affect their signature lines might have on their entries.
Lack of one may make your post invisible: certainly you wouldn't want someone else to steal your entry, or the Quizmaster to fail to score your post.
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S'more
Apprentice
# 10166
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Posted
quote:
Originally posted by Carex:
Might I suggest that competitors also consider what affect their signature lines might have on their entries.
Lack of one may make your post invisible: certainly you wouldn't want someone else to steal your entry, or the Quizmaster to fail to score your post.
Point taken, but I don't think anyone would deliberately steal credit. It is more likely nothing more than a misunderstanding. Since you brought up sigs---(Pssst...eyes looking meaningfully at the previous page).
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Jason™
Host emeritus
# 9037
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Really sad am I that I missed the beginning of this. I just didn't check the Circus for a week and BAM! I have to settle for "also-ran".
Professor Digory Kirke
Was starting to go berserk.
Keeping up with the posts,
And dodging the hosts--
All while pretending to work!
Manila, Philippines
Grapple (worst idea ever)
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Annie P
Ship's galley maid
# 3453
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Mandarin
Which should do nicely I think.
As a food teacher, I feel that eating 5 portions of fruit and vegetables a day is important. And what better way than to start by working through this list! Though I'm not sure where Grapples are readily available from though!
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dolphy
Lady of Perpetual Responsiblity
# 862
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quote:
Originally posted by Annie P:
As a food teacher...
Interesting imagery here.
Annie P: Good morning class.
Class of foods: sizzle, sizzle, roast and burn.
Annie P: Class, you are smelling good today but perhaps we need to invite the herb nursery to join us.
![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
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Quizmaster
Quick quipper
# 1435
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There are definitely some Originality points coming your way Dolphy, hopefully before the men in white coats. ![[Biased]](wink.gif)
TWO REQUESTS RECEIVED:
1) Professorkirke would like to join in as a full member and I will allow him to unless I receive an objection from an existing player. Is he a Superstar? Will he steal your thunder? As it is still ROUND 1 nobody should lose out.
2) Procrastinus has changed to Doublethink and I am happy for him to continue under the new name unless an existing player has an objection.
N.B. At the end of Round 1 once there have been some knockouts there will be no more entries. ![[Ultra confused]](graemlins/confused2.gif)
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The wise person does not know all the answers, but always asks the right questions.
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Papio
Ship's baboon
# 4201
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Posted
quote:
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
2) Procrastinus has changed to Doublethink and I am happy for him to continue under the new name unless an existing player has an objection.
Procrastinus/Doublethink is a female.
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Infinite Penguins.
My "Readit, Swapit" page
My "LibraryThing" page
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Jason™
Host emeritus
# 9037
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I am eternally grateful for the chance to be thoroughly embarrassed by you all.
Grapples are available anywhere apples and a bucket of grape juice are available, I would assume. How stupid.
-Digory
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Hennah
Ship's Mother Hen
# 9541
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quote:
Originally posted by professorkirke:
Grapple (worst idea ever)
May I please have a star for having (inadvertently) mentioned another player's submission within mine earlier on:
quote:
Originally posted by Hennah:
There once was a young man named Thrapple
For whom sitting was rather a grapple
'Til once his friend Pete
Saw what's stuck on his seat:
And said "Dude, you're sat on a pineapple"
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Hen
[ 09. September 2005, 19:09: Message edited by: Hennah ]
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Never stand behind satan in a Post Office queue: the devil takes many forms.
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Smudgie
Ship's Barnacle
# 2716
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quote:
Originally posted by Carex:
Might I suggest that competitors also consider what affect their signature lines might have on their entries.
Incidentally, for those who are a little hard of reading..... if you're not sure where the scores are being kept yet, then signature lines are extremely important.
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Tabby Cat
Shipmate
# 4561
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I usually manage my five-a-day, eating more vegatables than fruit although I may occasionally bite into a nectarine.
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rugasaw
Shipmate
# 7315
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Don't let Quizmaster fool you. PEA stands for pleasantly edible asparagus. So, Urbanita you might be in trouble.
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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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MrSponge2U
Ship’s scrub
# 3076
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Blueberry. The fruit that doesn't get enough respect.
[ 10. September 2005, 00:49: Message edited by: MrSponge2U ]
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sig? what sig?
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R.D. Olivaw
Shipmate
# 9990
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I believe that huckleberry is the same as whortleberry...same fruit different name.
link
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We are here to awaken from the illusion of our separateness -Thich Nhat Hanh
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Alfred E. Neuman
What? Me worry?
# 6855
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Horseradish
"Horseradish is a perennial herb and a member of the mustard family, to which cauliflower and Brussels sprout belong. This pungent root grew in Greece more than 3,000 years ago. Medieval people regarded horseradish as an aphrodisiac and claimed it to be the cure for everything. From the Bible, it is known as one of the five "bitter herbs" and is traditionally served at Passover. Folklore also has it that the Indians used horseradish to treat toothaches. Horseradish syrup was taken as a cough medicine."
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Annie P
Ship's galley maid
# 3453
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quote:
Originally posted by dolphy:
Interesting imagery here.
Annie P: Good morning class.
Class of foods: sizzle, sizzle, roast and burn.
Annie P: Class, you are smelling good today but perhaps we need to invite the herb nursery to join us.
Oh you think you're so funny eh?
I wonder what roasted dolphin is like? ![[Snigger]](graemlins/snigger.gif)
On another note - being helpful, the link that Smudgiepoos suggested is well worth a look at, especially if you are new to this game as I am.
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dolphy
Lady of Perpetual Responsiblity
# 862
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quote:
Originally posted by Annie P:
Oh you think you're so funny eh?
I wonder what roasted dolphin is like?
Very tasty actually. I can pm you a few recipes if you want
quote:
Posted by Annie P
On another note - being helpful, the link that Smudgiepoos suggested is well worth a look at, especially if you are new to this game as I am.
Ohh, Annie P is being helpful - QM you gotta give her a bonus point for that!
'Smudgiepoos' - surely that deserves a point taken away for mis-quoting a name?
<dolphy, who is now off to look at that link since she is also new to this game! >
<messed up code ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif) >
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Smudgie
Ship's Barnacle
# 2716
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Posted
quote:
Originally posted by dolphy:
quote:
Originally posted by Annie P:
Oh you think you're so funny eh?
I wonder what roasted dolphin is like?
Very tasty actually. I can pm you a few recipes if you want
Just as long as it's tuna-friendly ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
quote:
Posted by Annie P
On another note - being helpful, the link that Smudgiepoos suggested is well worth a look at, especially if you are new to this game as I am.
Smudgiepoos? Smudgiepoos???
(Actually, on consideration, that sounds rather disgusting.... hee hee, like the contents of a baby's nappy when first weaned onto their five fruit and veg!)
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dolphy
Lady of Perpetual Responsiblity
# 862
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quote:
Originally posted by Smudgie about roasted dolphins, recipes and Annie P (in order to get away from having to cope with multiple quotes!) Just as long as it's tuna-friendly
As you know, this dolphin is very tuna friendly
And as for Smudgiepoos; well for goodness sakes, are we not adults here? Is this not a serious quiz? I vote all Mummys to be should no longer compete in this game for fear of de-railing not only the thread but the use of proper words!
[ 10. September 2005, 16:11: Message edited by: dolphy ]
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