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Smudgie
Ship's Barnacle
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AH, but you're such a sweet and patient host with such a lovely blue complexion .. you know you love us really! (Where's the fluttering eyelashes smilie when you need one?) ![[Axe murder]](graemlins/lovedrops.gif)
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Wet Kipper
Circus Runaway
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shame there aren't any "suck-up" points being awarded.
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chicklegirl
Shipmate
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C'mon now, Smudgie's not sucking up; she really IS that nice!
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chicklegirl
Shipmate
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That is ... unless I've been deceived? ![[Ultra confused]](graemlins/confused2.gif)
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Quizmaster
Quick quipper
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quote:
Originally posted by chicklegirl:
C'mon now, Smudgie's not sucking up; she really IS that nice!
And that's why she is still single. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
Now if we cross the jeans of Auntie Doris and Smudgie we might get somewhere. ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
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Auntie Doris
Screen Goddess
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quote:
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
Now if we cross the jeans of Auntie Doris and Smudgie we might get somewhere.
Well my jeans come from Marks and Spencers. What about your Smudge?
Auntie Doris x
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The life and times of a Guernsey cow
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Barnabas62
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Karl Marx. Whose life illustrates perfectly the global impact of incidental effects - like carbunkles.
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Autenrieth Road
Shipmate
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George Fox, for his founding role in the Religious Society of Friends, and for his saying "walk cheerfully over the world, answering that of God in everyone."
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Truth
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The Rogue
Shipmate
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Isaac Newton for his work on fruit picking.
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Quizmaster
Quick quipper
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quote:
Originally posted by The Rogue:
Isaac Newton for his work on fruit picking.
That's my first audible laugh of the new quiz.
I hope there will be many more.
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Smudgie
Ship's Barnacle
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quote:
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
And that's why she is still single.
And I thought it was simply that, with quizmaster and papa smurf both spoken for, there was nobody else worth having! ![[Angel]](graemlins/angel.gif)
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Now if we cross the jeans of Auntie Doris and Smudgie we might get somewhere.
My jeans are from Matelan - I can't afford M&S prices, well not until I win the grand prize in the Knockout Quiz. But perhaps if Auntie Doris were to participate in the quiz, she could contribute Levi Strauss, inventor of jeans cos then we might indeed get somewhere.
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Ann
Curious
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So, subtlety isn't the keyword for this quiz?
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rugasaw
Shipmate
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No no no, subtlety is not the keyword. When you say the keyword there will be whistles and balloons dropping and confetti thrown. Or is that another quiz?
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Lady A
Narnian Lady
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C. S. Lewis , where would I be living without him?
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Sinistærial
Ship's Lefty
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Subtlety is the key of this quiz... Really.
<Thinks>Was that too subtle??</thinks>
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Autenrieth Road
Shipmate
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Maybe, maybe not.
(* humming with subtle happiness *)
Dah di dah, dot dot dah di dah.
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Truth
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sharkshooter
Not your average shark
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quote:
Originally posted by Lady A:
C. S. Lewis , where would I be living without him?
I didn't know you were living with him.
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Quizmaster
Quick quipper
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Entries so far:-
1 Quizmaster
2 Tom Day
3 Mousethief
4 Doublethink
5 LMC
6 rugasaw
7 Gwai
8 cometchaser
9 Pure as the Driven Yellow Snow
10 chicklegirl
11 professor kirke
12 Golden Key
13 Smudgie
14 Ann
15 Birdseye
16 Rugmaker
17 Chorister
18 Marvin the Martian
19 sharkshooter
20 tclune
21 Chelley
22 icklejen
23 ACOL-ite
24 Nutmeg
25 Sinisterial
26 Barnabas62
27 Autenrieth Road
28 The Rogue
29 Lady A
I am very disappointed in Papa Smurf and Auntie Doris and I think we should all encourage them to play.
Did I miss anybody?
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Adam.
Like as the
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You didn't miss me. How long are you going to keep picking people up for? Do you get a new round soon?
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Preaching blog
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Wet Kipper
Circus Runaway
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quote:
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
I am very disappointed in Papa Smurf
what, for telling you before the game even started that I wouldn't be playing so that we had a disinterested* Host in case of Emergency ?
*(using its original meaning)
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Smudgie
Ship's Barnacle
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I have the utmost admiration for our wonderful and untiring, not to mention extremely patient host who will so impartially read every single post and check every single link on this thread while forebearing to participate, even though he would be bound to win if he did.
Bravo, Papa Smurf ![[Overused]](graemlins/notworthy.gif)
(Are you sure you have no influence with Quizmaster in the allocation of "sucking up" points?)
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Ann
Curious
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So, we're not using the Mad Tours board this time. Time to follow the clues from there.
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Autenrieth Road
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I can't find any clues on this Mad Tours board, but maybe they are even more subtle than the subtle clue provided already...
[ 14. September 2006, 20:05: Message edited by: Autenrieth Road ]
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Ann
Curious
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Look for a sign.
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Autenrieth Road
Shipmate
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Thanks. The first sign to investigate turned out to be the login my eye. Incidentally, and not entirely apropros of nothing, did you know that in Morse Code, E is one dot . and I is two dots ..? You never know what might come in handy for a Knockout Quiz.
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Truth
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Doublethink.
Ship's Foolwise Unperson
# 1984
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I am indebted to Ann for her subtlety, in all mediums .
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Imaginary Friend
Real to you
# 186
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Is it too late for me to enter?
Al Seckel for his contribution to iconography.
(Let's hope the UBB works - the preview looked OK)
Dave
8o)
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Smudgie
Ship's Barnacle
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I had a sudden urge to post on this thread.
I am not sure why, obviously the reason is too subtle for me.
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Liberty
ship's football fanatic
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i asked davelarge (husband)to be my teammate but now he's going head-to-head with me. perhaps it's coz i never let him decide anything for our fantasy football team!
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Auntie Doris
Screen Goddess
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quote:
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
I am very disappointed in Papa Smurf and Auntie Doris and I think we should all encourage them to play.
But I thought I was the referee.
Auntie Doris x
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Lady A
Narnian Lady
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Oh come on Papa Smurf and Auntie Doris, it's not like your out at the moment saving the world or something.
Or are you?
Quick, into the berth, and out comes...Mad Auntie Doris and her sidekick Bluesmurf the Pirate King. Off they jump into the boat pulled by Dolphy and zip off into the next adventure.
Actually, I wouldn't mind being roomies with Jack, though I'm not sure I'd even be close to his level, even on a ladder, with 5 inch heels.
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Quizmaster
Quick quipper
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In record time the first marks appear. This has never before happened before the first round proper. Who will be happy? Who will be sad?
For newbies:
P is Page Number
O is Originality
S is Smart Points (blue riband)
H is Helpfulness
P O S H
1 0 2 0 Doublethink :- For setting the standard expected in such a prestigious quiz
1 1 0 0 LMC :- For posting the link to that picture for Auntie Doris
1 1 0 0 rugasaw :- How far was he from western India, and was he a Goa?
1 1 0 0 cometchaser :- An excellent debut from the pursuer of asteroids
1 1 0 -1 Yellow Snow :- Nice choice but maybe it is better not to remind certain people
1 1 0 0 chicklegirl :- Another fine debut from a beginner
1 1 1 1 Smudgie :- She knows me too well and is far too bright for her own good
1 1 0 0 Rugmaker :- Another top quality entry
1 0 0 2 Chorister :- For posting a link to encourage more entries
1 1 0 0 Marvin the Martian :- An excellent choice Sir
1 0 0 1 cometchaser :- On the recommendation of Gwai
1 1 0 0 icklejen :- I like it, I really do like it
1 0 -2 -2 Tom Day :- I like neither chocolates nor Exeter City nor indeed bribery
1 1 -2 0 Marvin the Martian :- Self publicity is not a good thing in this game
1 0 1 1 chicklegirl :- You seem to be learning the system very fast indeed
1 0 -1 0 quizmaster :- Yellow Snow and Nutmeg let me in on the secret
1 0 -1 0 Auntie Doris :- For posting in a thread that she does not want to post in
1 0 2 0 Auntie Doris :- O.K. You got me there. It IS all about winning
1 0 0 2 Nutmeg :- An excellent plea to someone who could make an impact
1 0 -1 0 Auntie Doris :- Your signature suggests quite the opposite
1 0 2 0 icklejen :- For getting her priorities right
1 0 1 -1 Quizmaster :- That could have been quite upsetting you know
1 1 -1 0 Auntie Doris :- For that nervous tic causing you to stutter
1 1 1 0 Sinisterial :- For reminding me that I said Onanistic so often at university
1 0 -1 0 Quizmaster :- You'll be single again if you keep marking and ignore the wife
1 0 1 0 Sinisterial :- Quite right, and it needed to be said
1 0 0 1 Smudgie :- Another good appeal to Auntie Doris
1 0 -1 -1 Papa Smurf :- Is this the same man that asked me to start the quiz?
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Quizmaster
Quick quipper
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quote:
Originally posted by ACOL-ite:
You didn't miss me. How long are you going to keep picking people up for? Do you get a new round soon?
I always allow over a week in case some knockout quiz enthusiast has been away on holiday. Last year we had a second preliminary round and that might be a good idea for the weekend.
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The wise person does not know all the answers, but always asks the right questions.
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Auntie Doris
Screen Goddess
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Does this mean I am winning yet?
Auntie Doris x
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Smudgie
Ship's Barnacle
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My maths may be a little amiss here, but it seems to me that you're in minus numbers already. Perhaps you should try a little harder ![[Biased]](wink.gif)
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Rugmaker
Shipmate
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Thank you for the first points quizmaster.
Does one add up the three categories of points to give an overall total to find the leader/winner, or are there winners in each category please?
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Chelley
Ship's Old Boot
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quote:
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
quote:
Originally posted by The Rogue:
Isaac Newton for his work on fruit picking.
That's my first audible laugh of the new quiz.
I hope there will be many more.
And no points for The Rogue??? I think he should get originality points at least (does this count as being helpful??)
At least I'm not the only one to get none... but it doesn't bode well... I was quite pleased with my pathetic effort. I seem to have the creative dynamism of a shrimp! ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
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"What's good about sad?"
"It's happy for deep people!"
Sally Sparrow to Kathy - Doctor Who
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Wet Kipper
Circus Runaway
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Quizmaster has only "marked" the first page.
The Rogue will surely be rewarded when page 2 gets scored.
[ 15. September 2006, 10:51: Message edited by: Papa Smurf ]
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Patdys
Iron Wannabe
RooK-Annoyer
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quote:
Originally posted by Rugmaker:
Thank you for the first points quizmaster.
Does one add up the three categories of points to give an overall total to find the leader/winner, or are there winners in each category please?
Me me, I'll get in before Smudgie.
The main competition is to outlast all other competitors. The thread has in the past needed to sink into the abyss of the second page of the circus to get the ball rolling.
Each round sees the demise of at least one competitor once the competition gets off the ground. In the past the competition has started in earnest after a couple of play rounds to get a feel for the chaos.
In addition to the main competition, there have been three categories, each with their own winner and bragging rights.
Smart Alecs.
Helpful Librarians.
Original Thinkers.
Simple you see.
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Auntie Doris
Screen Goddess
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quote:
Originally posted by Smudgie:
My maths may be a little amiss here, but it seems to me that you're in minus numbers already. Perhaps you should try a little harder
I tried hard not to enter... and somehow I have been entered without knowing it. How much harder do I have to try?
Auntie Doris x
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The Rogue
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Just by existing you are entered into the tables for scoring. Didn't you read the small print when you were born?
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If everyone starts thinking outside the box does outside the box come back inside?
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sharkshooter
Not your average shark
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quote:
Originally posted by Auntie Doris:
quote:
Originally posted by Smudgie:
My maths may be a little amiss here, but it seems to me that you're in minus numbers already. Perhaps you should try a little harder
I tried hard not to enter... and somehow I have been entered without knowing it. How much harder do I have to try?
Auntie Doris x
The key is in not trying. Thus, you need to not try to not try to not be entered, is that not right?
Thought not.
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Linguo
Ship's grammar robot
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Oh! Oh! Am I too late?
Goethe, for writing a bookthat inspired thousands of men to wear yellow waistcoats. (And, er, kill themselves.)
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Auntie Doris
Screen Goddess
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quote:
Originally posted by Linguo:
Oh! Oh! Am I too late?
Goethe, for writing a bookthat inspired thousands of men to wear yellow waistcoats. (And, er, kill themselves.)
You might want to choose another one because according to the Grand Quizmaster my sig was my entry!!
Auntie Doris x
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Linguo
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quote:
Originally posted by Auntie Doris:
quote:
Originally posted by Linguo:
Oh! Oh! Am I too late?
Goethe, for writing a bookthat inspired thousands of men to wear yellow waistcoats. (And, er, kill themselves.)
You might want to choose another one because according to the Grand Quizmaster my sig was my entry!!
Auntie Doris x
Hah. OK then, Dogtanian , for showing that even domestic animals can be swashbuckling.
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Imaginary Friend
Real to you
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Now that's just picky!
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Birdseye
I can see my house from here!
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Ho hum.
I fear that I could bring to this thread all the skill and mental acrobatics that I possess when attempting cryptic crosswords, and end in a sorry, tangled heap of dunce.
Also I have a whale to build -so really ought to concentrate on that (I've only got the lips yet -so there's a way to go)
I bail -GERONIMO!!!!!!!!!!!
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a birdseye view
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Smudgie
Ship's Barnacle
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*Grabs hold of Birdseye's ankles in an attempt to save her from going overboard*. Don't go! If I can do it, you surely can. And what's a whale or two between friends? I'm sure Jonah would simply lend you his... and there's bound to be plenty of wailing going on as the game progresses anyway.
Stick around. Leave those whale-lips and get quizzing.
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Birdseye
I can see my house from here!
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Well alrighty then Smudgie -your penguin appeal is irresistible- but my heart is in the whale.
I should probably have chosen 'JONAH' anyway -for being a pioneer submariner.
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a birdseye view
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Smudgie
Ship's Barnacle
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And don't worry about your heart - the heartless ones often do best in this quiz (which is my excuse for why I've never won )
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