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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
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Perfumes or Quizzes?
We had quite a long list of perfumes! The gentlemen were especially adept at finding the Very Pricy ones, if I'm not misremembering!
Is this the fourth quiz? [ 06. October 2006, 21:07: Message edited by: jedijudy ]
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Ann
Curious
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quote: Originally posted by Papa Smurf: quote: Originally posted by Ann: 6. Jacques Villeneuve - and him
you might have heard of him, but you obviously haven't heard what has happened to him.
I like to think I stumble from round to round despite my answers rather than because of them!
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LMC
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quote: Originally posted by Autenrieth Road: Oh great, we're going to be submitting lipstick colors for Quizmaster to choose which he likes best. Thanks a lot, LMC.
No, no, not that girly. I meant something light and fluffy like pop stars or C-list celebrities
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comet
Snowball in Hell
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poet laureates and astrophysicists aren't girly?
oh dear.
I've been doing it all wrong!
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chicklegirl
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You're right on track, Comet; poet laureates and astrophysicists are plenty girly (in that sophisticated, intellectual and womanly sort of way).
(And yes, it appears that they're both wearing lipstick!) [ 06. October 2006, 23:00: Message edited by: chicklegirl ]
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Nutmeg
Ship's spice girl
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Another round where I have NO IDEA. Thanks Papa Smurf for the tip about waiting to see who has pole position.
My picks are therefore.
1. Felipe Massa 2. Michael Schumacher 3. Ralf Schumacher 4. Jarno Trulli 5. Fernando Alonso 6. Giancarlo Fisichella
Thats how they lined up on the grid to start... and there is no way they will finish that way. But at least no-one else has chosen that selection yet.
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Doublethink.
Ship's Foolwise Unperson
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I am disappointed that so few people picked up on my helpful hint to use betting odds, on the grounds that the market is a better predictor that an any indvidual expert.
Wanders off a little disconsolate ...
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Imaginary Friend
Real to you
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Doublethink - Just for the record, I think that yours was a wonderful suggestion. However, I'm way too proud to use anyone else's guesswork so I have to stand and fall for myself >8o>
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Wet Kipper
Circus Runaway
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I shall Also-run here, if I may (just watch the supposed F1-geek get it completely wrong !)
M Schumacher Alonso Massa R Schumacher Fisichella Raikkonnen
although this is what I think will happen, I'll be happy if my top 2 end up the other way round
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chicklegirl
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quote: Originally posted by LMC: I meant something light and fluffy like pop stars or C-list celebrities
How about ballroom dancing? Aesthetically pleasing enough to be construed as "light and fluffy," but nevertheless a highly competitive, physically demanding sport with enough hardcore fans that there is plenty of info on the web to research.
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The Rogue
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quote: Originally posted by jedijudy: Is this the fourth quiz?
This is actually the fifth.
Perhaps you were so emotionally scarred by one of the previous four that you have wiped it out of your memory. Glad to see you following the advice that when you fall off a horse the best thing to do is to get straight back on.
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Quizmaster
Quick quipper
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P O S H
11 0 0 -1 The Rogue :- Bringing Brinking Brinkspeople into a Brinkmanship contest 11 0 1 -1 Papa Smurf :- I somehow feel that the model is not actually you 11 1 1 1 Rugasaw :- Very true 11 1 0 0 Chicklegirl :- For being the first person I met who puts Roadrunner at No.1 11 0 1 0 Lady A :- For helping me to interpret The Rogue's comment above 11 1 0 0 Doublethink :- Memories are dangerous bedfellows DT 11 1 0 0 Chelley :- For that second link 11 1 0 0 Yellow Snow :- For the links which were worth your time 11 1 1 1 Doublethink :- For that quote which is so true I will be using it soon 11 1 0 0 Chicklegirl :- That counties as a very bad pun 11 0 0 1 Gwai :- For the links 11 1 1 1 Gwai :- I like that post, even if it is plagiarising Papa Smurf's code 11 1 1 1 AOOL-ite :- For knowing the score 11 1 0 0 Lady A :- For walking all the important parts of Georgia 11 0 0 -1 Yellow Snow :- For that Cootie catcher link 11 0 0 1 Lady A :- For singing along with Rugasaw 11 1 0 0 Professor Kirke :- For answering his own riddle 11 0 -1 0 Cometchaser :- You also cannot spell HOW 11 1 0 0 Cometchaser :- Because I spotted your signature in that post 11 1 1 -1 Davelarge :- Can I have that as a jigsaw with all the names on please? 11 1 0 0 Papa Smurf :- You knew what you were taking on when you prompted me! 11 1 0 0 Nutmeg :- Because I like that song too … wanders over to the vinyl 11 1 1 1 Rugmaker :- A good post and clue but could you please fix your code 11 1 0 0 The Rogue :- For adding a footnote to the footnote and I still don’t understand 11 1 0 0 LMC :- For the Elmo colouring sheet 11 0 -1 0 Sharkshooter :- Unfortunately it has too few counties 11 0 0 1 Gwai :- And you have done it very well 11 1 0 1 Barnabas62 :- I like the image that you have placed in my mind 11 -1 0 0 Alaska :- Is that the first time you have mentioned Chelsea? 11 0 -1 0 Gwai :- I think it was his choice to look at only half the links 11 1 0 0 Cometchaser :- I like the sentiment - all we need is for Ruggy to fix the code 11 0 0 1 Cometchaser :- One of the sites mentions BOROUGHS - I am happy with that 11 0 1 0 Icklejen :- A smart point for the lowest attendance record at school 11 1 0 0 Chorister :- You've got hairs WHERE? 11 0 0 1 Cometchaser :- You paint a lovely image 11 0 0 1 Cometchaser :- For the Alaskan link 11 0 1 0 Tom Day :- For that crossing out activity 11 1 0 0 Doublethink :- For that personal touch
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Adam.
Like as the
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quote: Originally posted by Quizmaster: 11 -1 0 0 Alaska :- Is that the first time you have mentioned Chelsea?
Wow: the whole state of Alaska has joined Icklejen in her fandom!
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The Rogue
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quote: Originally posted by Quizmaster: The Rogue :- For adding a footnote to the footnote and I still don’t understand
quote: Originally posted by The Rogue: North Carolina is the one I have visited most often* so that state (with its 100 counties) is my ally today.
Thanks for the link, Chicklegirl.
* actually ties for that honour with at least one other state**
** All right, then: all of them
I have visited each state exactly zero times.
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Quizmaster
Quick quipper
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THE RESULT:
1. Fernando Alonso 2. Felipe Massa 3. Giancarlo Fisichella 4. Jenson Button 5. Kimi Raikkonen 6. Jarno Trulli
Nobody got all six correct, and as Icklejen failed to post she is eliminated at this stage.
You can team up now Ickeljen. The Davelarge team!
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comet
Snowball in Hell
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quote: Originally posted by Quizmaster: THE RESULT:
1. Fernando Alonso
I knew it!
yeeehaw!!!!! *hallelujah dance* [ 08. October 2006, 07:02: Message edited by: cometchaser ]
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Barnabas62
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Hmmn
I got 5 out of 6, but only Alonso in the right position. Reminded of the old Eric Morecambe joke. "The right notes - but not necessarily in the right order".
But Renault did have a good day and now look hot favourites for both the World and Constructors Championships. Tough on Schumacher though. He'd have won for sure without the very unexpected mechanical failure.
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comet
Snowball in Hell
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thank you, barnabas, for answring the question I just posed on the F1 thread! [ 08. October 2006, 07:31: Message edited by: cometchaser ]
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Imaginary Friend
Real to you
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quote: Originally posted by Quizmaster: Nobody got all six correct, and as Icklejen failed to post she is eliminated at this stage.
Oh shit. That is completely my fault. Jen is away this weekend and I meant to tell her that there was a new round and post an entry for her.
Quizmaster, please, please, please can I resign my entry and have Jen reinstated in my place?
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Quizmaster
Quick quipper
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P O S H
12 1 0 0 Professor Kirke :- For bringing Sufjan Stevens to the Knockout Quiz 12 1 0 0 Gwai :- I love the name of that record label 12 0 0 1 Quizmaster :- It is most unlike you to be THAT helpful 12 0 1 0 Yellow Snow :- I tell you what, I really enjoyed the teamwork involved there 12 0 0 0 Sinisterial :- I am sure you want a brinkmanship point for waiting so late 12 1 0 0 Lady A :- That sounds like a plan 12 1 0 0 Birdseye :- How does Arkansas pronounce CONFUSING then? 12 1 0 0 Matt Black :- The Knockout Quiz welcomes Matt Black 12 0 0 1 Cometchaser :- Helpful point awarded by Icklejen 12 0 -1 0 Quizmaster :- For not mentioning the name of the state in the post 12 1 0 0 Autenrieth Road :- My kind of humour 12 0 1 0 Sharkshooter :- Every right to be worried 12 0 0 1 Icklejen :- Supporting a fellow competitor on the brink 12 1 0 0 Chicklegirl :- Iowa debt of gratitude to all of you for sharpening up my brain 12 1 0 0 Gwai :- I did have a girlfriend in Iowa once 12 0 1 0 Chelley :- I did indeed and here is your smart point 12 0 0 1 Davelarge :- For the map 12 0 0 1 Lady A :- For support of the name Murrumbidgee 12 1 0 0 Davelarge :- After looking at your link I want to meet Kirby 12 0 0 1 Gwai :- Going for the Brinkmanship award 12 1 0 0 Yellow Snow :- For circumnavigating the globe 12 0 1 1 Sinisterial :- For selecting a palindrome and for the link 12 1 0 0 Lady A :- Clever move turning Wiki into Kiwi 12 1 1 1 Professor Kirke :- A perfect set for picking the place from where those rivers flow 12 0 1 0 Birdseye :- For finding an Australian river that has TOO MUCH water 12 1 0 0 Sharkshooter :- I like the idea of going for the shortest name 12 0 0 1 Autenrieth Road :- For getting Yellow Snow a Brinkmanship point 12 1 0 0 Autenrieth Road :- That has to be the most ludicrous measurement to date 12 -1 0 0 Icklejen :- Promoting Chelsea will see you bottom of originality 12 1 0 0 Papa Smurf :- A very neat aside there Host 12 1 0 0 Chorister :- For getting a spaced out view 12 0 -1 0 Doublethink :- I would have left it but I shall now dock you a brinkmanship point 12 1 0 0 The Rogue :- For travelling the scenic route
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Quizmaster
Quick quipper
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quote: Originally posted by davelarge: Quizmaster, please, please, please can I resign my entry and have Jen reinstated in my place?
I have called for representations on the Knockout Quiz Board so that the competitors themselves may decide whether or not to acquiesce.
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Quizmaster
Quick quipper
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P O S H
13 1 0 0 Tom Day :- For paleodrainages 13 1 -1 0 Icklejen :- For self doubt and a novel spelling of that "bad feeling" word 13 1 0 0 Doublethink :- I think that says it all 13 1 0 0 Chelley :- I used to love those films (and the TV series) 13 1 1 0 Ann :- A singularity (and my nickname was Terry Scott at one time) 13 0 -1 0 Chorister :- For missing the picture 13 0 1 0 Doublethink :- Good move DT 13 1 0 0 Autenrieth Road :- If I start a charity it will be for Northern Hairy-nosed Wombats 13 0 1 0 Chelley :- That saves me worrying about how to mark your earlier effort 13 0 -1 0 Chicklegirl :- Missing the picture 13 1 1 0 The Rogue :- An excellent choice and a wise move to leave the picture out 13 0 0 1 Autenrieth Road :- For helping a fellow competitor 13 0 -1 0 Chicklegirl :- Use two links if needed, the SMART ALECS only need one 13 0 1 0 The Rogue :- That will be the case for the prosecution 13 0 1 0 Chicklegirl :- Well done, have a SMART point 13 1 1 0 Sinisterial :- Original and Smart with justification attached. Excellent Post. 13 1 0 0 Yellow Snow :- I want a Wollemi Pine. Will anybody buy me a seed? 13 1 0 1 Lady A :- Bringing personal experience into the links in an entry 13 0 1 1 Autenrieth Road :- And with the case for the defense prepared, I can judge! 13 0 0 1 Chicklegirl :- For backing her legal representative to the hilt 13 0 0 0 Davelarge :- I had to give you a mention for listing Mint Sauce with Sheep 13 0 0 -1 Papa Smurf :- For trying to keep everything INSIDE the box 13 0 -1 0 Cometchaser :- For chickening out of the Brinking best option 13 1 1 0 Cometchaser :- By the time I had finished your post I changed my mind 13 0 0 0 Birdseye :- Plus one for correction, minus one for caring about 6 birds 13 0 0 1 Golden Key :- For audible support of the fish concerned 13 1 1 1 Sinisterial :- I like this man and want him to represent me in any dispute 13 1 1 1 Birdseye :- Another audible guffaw you got. I understand. 13 0 0 1 LMC :- A good question. I would like some answers in picture form. 13 0 0 -1 The Rogue :- Not your fault I know but I HATE EBAY 13 0 0 0 Sharkshooter :- A single reference to the F word was the cause 13 1 0 0 Sharkshooter :- And once we have shot him . . . Oh, we already did that! 13 0 -1 -1 Davelarge :- Don’t get all pissy just coz someone wants clarification 13 0 1 0 Rugmaker :- I think the case for the prosecution is building nicely 13 1 1 1 Papa Smurf :- I shall consider that judgement as the case for the defense 13 0 0 1 Jedijudy :- Nice story Judy. It is strange how God rewards kindness. 13 1 -1 -1 Papa Smurf :- Er . . . . . No! 13 1 0 0 Davelarge :- Now that is far more likely 13 1 0 0 ACOL-ite :- I am sure that is the start of a whole new thread 13 1 0 0 Icklejen :- For the worst justification ever 13 0 -1 0 Gwai :- For posting a link that does not work 13 1 1 0 Quizmaster :- Too clever by half 13 0 0 1 The Rogue :- I think we need to know
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Quizmaster
Quick quipper
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14 0 0 1 Davelarge :- That forced me to look and find Henrique Hilario 14 1 2 1 The Rogue :- Someone took advantage of the hint on the other site 14 -1 1 0 Icklejen :- Oh? So this link to Chelsea is deliberate then? 14 0 1 0 Rugasaw :- For continuing as an Also Ran 14 1 1 1 Doublethink :- Don’t take it too seriously. It all depends on my mood. 14 0 1 0 Chicklegirl :- And you don’t get much faster than Formula 1 14 0 0 1 Gwai :- For the link 14 1 1 0 Davelarge :- For posting with opinion 14 1 1 0 Doublethink :- When in doubt remember "You never see a poor bookie" 14 0 1 0 Chicklegirl :- For rising to the challenge 14 1 1 1 The Rogue :- An excellent link if you trust ship type people 14 -1 1 0 Autenrieth Road :- For taking up Doublethink's idea 14 1 -1 0 Ann :- That looks to me too much like posting in Ecclesiantics 14 0 1 0 ACOL-ite :- How about Horse Racing next weekend? Post in the other place. 14 -1 0 1 Chicklegirl :- Post up a link to a World Series site in the other place then 14 1 0 0 Lady A :- Very confident presentation (and two out of the top three) 14 -1 1 0 Cometchaser :- For being a natural flirt 14 1 0 0 Autenrieth Road :- Have Faith. Postive faith not negative faith but faith. 14 1 0 1 Jedijudy :- For confirming that chocolate was invented for women 14 0 1 0 Sinistrial :- Determined to win the Brinkmanship award 14 0 -2 0 Davelarge :- Because Renault finished first and third 14 0 1 0 Quizmaster :- It saved you a lot of working out but may have started a row 14 0 0 1 Golden Key :- Going one better in the brinkmanship award 14 1 1 0 Cometchaser :- For the detailed analysis, and for identifying a good job 14 0 0 1 Papa Smurf :- Keeping the competitors up to date with the news 14 0 0 1 Papa Smurf :- Additional hint to the competitors on how to improve chances 14 0 1 0 Birdseye :- Two out of the top three and the rain came in qualifying 14 0 0 1 Papa Smurf :- I would have assumed Michael but better to make sure 14 0 1 0 The Rogue :- A good analysis and I gave Golden Key top marks 14 1 0 0 Chorister :- The hat ensured that your entry is valid 14 0 0 0 Papa Smurf :- I am sure what you mean there is Nool Pwann! 14 0 1 0 Gwai :- Quite right. Get in early and stick to your guns 14 0 1 0 Cometchaser :- That is the phrase I needed someone to construct 14 0 0 0 Papa Smurf :- I think he has just accepted the fact 14 -1 1 0 Autenrieth Road :- Negative originality point for thinking of it second 14 0 0 1 ACOL-ite :- For thanking Papa Smurf and explaining the strategy 14 0 1 0 Gwai :- You seem to be doing alright at the moment 14 1 0 0 LMC :- For requesting a girly round. Perfume? Crochet? Netball? 14 1 1 1 Autenrieth Road :- I have added "Lipstick Colours" to my list of possibilities 14 0 1 0 Golden Key :- Better safe than hanging on the brink 14 1 0 0 Gwai :- Memo to self: Forget that idea about the lipstick round 14 0 1 0 Jedijudy :- I remember it well Judy. The quest for the girly round. 14 1 0 0 Gwai :- This is the fifth version of the quiz. It all started back in 2001.
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Patdys
Iron Wannabe RooK-Annoyer
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quote: Originally posted by Quizmaster: THE RESULT:
1. Fernando Alonso 2. Felipe Massa 3. Giancarlo Fisichella 4. Jenson Button 5. Kimi Raikkonen 6. Jarno Trulli
Nobody got all six correct, and as To Be Decided failed to post he/she is eliminated at this stage.
Bet you a bar of chocolate, you are glad you didn't have to score this round!
quote: Success will depend on (in order): 1. Number of Correct Drivers in Correct Place 2. Naming the winner somewhere in selection 3. Naming second placed somewhere in selection etc.
[In fact, there is a round for you QM. Everyone sends you a block of local chocolate; the last eaten loses.] [ 08. October 2006, 19:12: Message edited by: Pure as the Driven Yellow Snow ]
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Barnabas62
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Quizmaster
I do not appear on any of the last three lists; it is possible this is richly deserved but I've had fun with spreadsheets myself ....
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Patdys
Iron Wannabe RooK-Annoyer
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Looking at the last three pages, you have quietly and calmly and appropriately answered the questions posed.
That may be the problem .
But at least you should get a helpfulness point for not bloating the quiz; you can have the one deducted from me for this post.
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Liberty
ship's football fanatic
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as i said on the other board...
ij = payrise
payrise = chelsea tickets
chelsea tickets = ij away a lot
ij away a lot = ij can't be in quiz
ij away a lot = davelarge needing entertaining
dl needing entertaining = dl in the quiz
perfect! i concede. i've enjoyed it immensly despite not understanding a word of it!
oh, and some clues to my code.
1) what topic do you think the sentence might be on?? 2) there's 2 sentences muddled, the easier one is a clue to the second. 3) in the second code, there's no 9c!
ij x
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Barnabas62
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quote: Originally posted by Pure as the Driven Yellow Snow: Looking at the last three pages, you have quietly and calmly and appropriately answered the questions posed.
That may be the problem .
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Lady A
Narnian Lady
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Wow! I actually got 3 of the 6 in their right positions while sick with a cold. Darn, I feel all better now. I hope the next round is as easily figured out without drugs!
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Patdys
Iron Wannabe RooK-Annoyer
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quote: Originally posted by Gwai: quote: 13 0 -1 0 Gwai :- For posting a link that does not work
I just reverified clicking on my links and they work from here. Would someone else tell me if they do or don't work?
The data link works for me but the photo link doesn't. However here is a link to some leafy sea dragons and a somewhat disturbed diver.
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Rugmaker
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Unfortunately, I made a mess of setting my code many pages ago. (Hey, even Ferrari engines fail sometime, as some of now know almost to your cost!) Here is the correct version:
This is a long story about a short vicar. And I mean short! Short, short, short, short!
He longed for the day when he might be longer.
Of course, he was so short he had his house specially adapted to suit him. He had short cupboards in the kitchen, short tables and chairs, short doorways and short stairs. But when he had to go upstairs, it seemed an awfully long way to go. How he longed for a lift to carry his short body all the way upstairs.
One day the doorbell went in a short burst. The vicar gave a long sigh. Door to door salesmen were a regular feature of his area, and he got fed up with giving them short shrift.
He walked down the short hallway on his short legs to his short front door. When he opened the door, he instinctively looked up, but saw only blue sky. So he looked ahead and was astonished to see that the caller was as short as himself.
The caller gave a short introduction.
“Hi, I’m Jimmy Buyone from the Acme Pharmaceutical Company. If you’re short, I have just the product for you.”
The vicar grew excited. Perhaps this was the day he had spent all his life longing for.
The short caller went on. “Do you long to look others in the eye? Are you short-tempered about your shortness? Are you more short than long ? In short, do you long for an end to your shortness? Do you long for the day when you are thought long rather than a shorty? In short, this miracle cure can make you happy for a long time. This is what you are longing for!”
The short vicar jumped in excitement. He gave a short hop for joy.
“I’ll take 6 bottles” he cried, handing over his money.
“I’ll have your change shortly” replied the caller. “I haven’t met anyone like you for a long time.”
“Of course I’m excited” said the vicar. “My days of shortness are finally at an end!”
But what was the mystery medicine?
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Chelley
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I still have absolutely no idea, but for some reason reading this has got me singing to myself... "We'll drink-a drink-a drink to Lily [Lilley?] the pink-the-pink-the-pink, the saviour of the human ra-a-ace. For he invented, medicinal compound..." If I can't get the song out of my head soon you may find yourself a subject in TICTH Rugmaker! [ 09. October 2006, 10:01: Message edited by: Chelley ]
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Rugmaker
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quote: Originally posted by Chelley: If I can't get the song out of my head soon you may find yourself a subject in TICTH Rugmaker!
Oh how exciting! I've never been called to hell, and being a subject in TICTH sounds like a nice way of testing the water - sort of Hell-lite!
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Chelley
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quote: Originally posted by Rugmaker: sort of Hell-lite!
ETA... Oh dear, I am just printing out the first load of pages of the quiz so I can have a go at all the codes... hint of obsession! [ 09. October 2006, 10:09: Message edited by: Chelley ]
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A longevity potion?
Why are we answering this puzzle at all - is it an between-rounds interval entertainment or something?
I expect the solution will appear shortly.
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Chelley
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I thought that the codes were going to run on throughout the quiz... hence the PM's to the code creator and QM if we crack[ed] them (rather than outing the solutions on the thread)? [ 09. October 2006, 10:36: Message edited by: Chelley ]
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Chelley
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Oops Lilly is a 'she'!
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Birdseye
I can see my house from here!
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Yuss indeedy -Mrs Lydia Estes Pinkham . According to this it cured bloating, headaches, nervous prostration, general debility, sleeplessness, depression and indigestion. And with alcohol at 20% proof, it got you tremendously drunk.
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Gwai
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quote: Originally posted by Pure as the Driven Yellow Snow: quote: Originally posted by Gwai: quote: 13 0 -1 0 Gwai :- For posting a link that does not work
I just reverified clicking on my links and they work from here. Would someone else tell me if they do or don't work?
The data link works for me but the photo link doesn't. However here is a link to some leafy sea dragons and a somewhat disturbed diver.
I think the link must be up and down then. When I read this post last night the link worked for me again. However, just now whle about to post I clicked my link again and now it doesn't.
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Round Eight: Cartoon Characters
You have to post a URL (link) to a page with an image of a cartoon character. You may post another link (if needed) to a site which specifies how many appearances that character made in total.
The person to be eliminated this time will be the person closest to the average (mean) number of appearances when all the nominations have been made.
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Auntie Doris
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My favourite cartoon character is Hong Kong Phooey . According to this website there were only 16 original episodes.
Auntie Doris x
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Doublethink.
Ship's Foolwise Unperson
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The Virgin Mary, Leonardo da Vinci.
Number of extant da Vinci cartoons of her to follow ..
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chicklegirl
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I'm sure this will come as no surprise, but my pick for this round is the Roadrunner, who appeared with his co-star Wile E. Coyote in thirty short features, as well as a couple of cartoon specials with a cast of other characters.
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comet
Snowball in Hell
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Ah Quizzy, now you're talking my language!
Roll intro...
The best cartoon ever. 36 episodes total over 3 seasons of the animated feature. apparently there was a live action series too. I'm not convinced that was such a good idea.
SPOON!
a few favorite frames from the comic book...
His sidekicks are Arthur the Moth, the Little Wooden Boy, and of course,
Speak! The Furry, Moist Avenger. Speak is the Tick's pet capybara. Speak, who is my official choice for this round, appeared in 5 episodes.
Sidekicks Don't Kiss The Tick vs. Arthur The Tick vs. Europe The Tick vs. Prehistory, and The Tick vs. Education
Speak's homage ... warning... has music.
The Tick: television hasn't been the same since...
Comet [ 09. October 2006, 23:05: Message edited by: cometchaser ]
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Doublethink.
Ship's Foolwise Unperson
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quote: Originally posted by Doublethink: Number of extant da Vinci cartoons of her to follow ..
Working on this, but according to the museum in his home town he painted at least five paintings featuring the BVM; two versions of the virgin of the rocks, the adoration of the magi, the annunciation and Madonna and Child with St Anne, so consequently he is likely to have done at least 5 cartoons for them.
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comet
Snowball in Hell
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wanted to add a favorite Tickism: quote: Last night I almost had a lucid moment
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