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Thread: Circus: Knockout Quiz 2006
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Sinistærial
Ship's Lefty
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Whilst wasting an hour of work time, I have picked Flushed Away starring Hugh Jackman as Roddy.
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Rugmaker
Shipmate
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Also-ranning and trying to make things interesting I pick Oceans 12 .
I assume that a tie-breaker is meaningless for me, so pick Eddie Izzard for the complete shock that he is in this!
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Imaginary Friend
Real to you
# 186
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quote:
Originally posted by Gwai:
I pick X2 and Halle Berry.
Phew!
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Brian Clough
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Wet Kipper
Circus Runaway
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Also running (though in my opinion not really entered in the first place)
I choose Mystery Men, and Ben Stiller
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Quizmaster
Quick quipper
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Once again I expected to be gone but now I have to post so here is my own personal favourite:
The Italian Job
Pure escapism.
I shall nominate MICHAEL CAINE.
Not many people know that.
[Info] He never actually used that phrase. It was used by Peter Sellers when doing an impression of Michael Caine, and in order to get the London vernacular used "No(t) a Lo(tt)a people know tha(t)" as a catchphrase. [/Info]
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Quizmaster
Quick quipper
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It seems that Real Life has affected two of our contestants so we must bid farewell to Jedijudy and LMC.
Enjoy your lives as Also Rans. ![[Cool]](cool.gif)
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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
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Round Fourteen: Comets
In honour of a special ex-contestant I want you to chase a comet each. You must post a link to a webpage that defines your interstellar object as a Comet (not an Asteroid or a Planet - You may be attacked by other competitors if they can find a different definition).
Once you have named your COMET and posted the link you must specify in your post how long it takes to orbit. The person who picks the comet with the (mean) average period will be eliminated.
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chicklegirl
Shipmate
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Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3, which takes 5.4 years to orbit the Sun.
I will do my best to refrain from making any comments about this round being an homage to a certain celestial body of our acquaintance.
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If you want to be happy, be.
~ Henry David Thoreau
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Lady A
Narnian Lady
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I will take the Comet Hyakutake with an orbit of 72,000 years.
And one of my favorite Alaskan artists Rie Munoz has a print of Hyakutake as well!
Special Alaska comet for a special Alaskan shipmate!
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Adam.
Like as the
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My choice was elementary. I'm going for Holmes which has an orbit of 7.068 years.
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Preaching blog
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LMC
Shipmate
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quote:
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
It seems that Real Life has affected two of our contestants so we must bid farewell to Jedijudy and LMC.
Enjoy your lives as Also Rans.
That was less than a day (less than 24 hours to be pedantic) between rounds .... not sure that's entirely fair ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif) It's tempting to say that you would rather kick people out for not being able to post than actually have to mark the entries ..... ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
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Ann
Curious
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Encke's Comet has the shortest orbital period (about 3.3 years) of any known, first observed in 1786.
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Chelley
Ship's Old Boot
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I'll go for Hale-Bopp with an orbit of 2,380 years.
[ 18. October 2006, 21:54: Message edited by: Chelley ]
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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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Chelley
Ship's Old Boot
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Oh dear, I'd better pick another one then... Gwai this is getting weird now!
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"I love old things, they make me feel sad."
"What's good about sad?"
"It's happy for deep people!"
Sally Sparrow to Kathy - Doctor Who
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Chelley
Ship's Old Boot
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Right then... I'll try comet Kohoutek with an orbit of 75,000 years.
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"I love old things, they make me feel sad."
"What's good about sad?"
"It's happy for deep people!"
Sally Sparrow to Kathy - Doctor Who
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
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Well you could always launch your own personal comet and see how well it does.
Meanwhile, until I've mastered the rules, I'll stick with Comet Tempel-Tuttle which takes 33 years to orbit the sun.
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Auntie Doris
Screen Goddess
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I choose Comet Bennett. First discovered 28 December 1969 and has an orbital period of 1678 years.
Auntie Doris x
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The life and times of a Guernsey cow
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Sinistærial
Ship's Lefty
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As no one has entered Halley's Comet I will now.
It has an orbital period of 75.3 years.
It will next appear in 2061.
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I laugh at other people because they are all the same.
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Golden Key
Shipmate
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(From the observatory atop the Also Ran luxury box, spelled out in the sky with fireworks.)
Faye's Comet, with a period of 7.34 years.
(Waves at comet.) ![[Overused]](graemlins/notworthy.gif)
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--"Oh bat bladders, do you have to bring common sense into this?" (Dragon, "Jane & the Dragon")
--"Oh, Peace Train, save this country!" (Yusuf/Cat Stevens, "Peace Train")
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Adam.
Like as the
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quote:
Originally posted by Chorister:
Well you could always launch your own personal comet and see how well it does.
Very cool game. I can't get past level 6.
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Ave Crux, Spes Unica!
Preaching blog
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rugasaw
Shipmate
# 7315
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I shall choose Comet. Comet rotates around our sun once every 365 days.
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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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Patdys
Iron Wannabe
RooK-Annoyer
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quote:
Originally posted by rugasaw:
I shall choose Comet. Comet rotates around our sun once every 365 days.
I thought of this but was concerned that the interstellar definition may be bit of a stretch although I would concur that the blowing off steam on an almost continual basis qualifies... ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
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comet
Snowball in Hell
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![[Hot and Hormonal]](icon_redface.gif)
awww you guys.
I feel da love in dis room!
I'm going for Comet Swan for a couple of reasons. First, my daughter's "Thai name" is Hong - the swan. and secondly, Swan is hanging out in our skies (as I type!) early in the morning and I've given it a lot of lost-sleep-hours already, only to be fouled up by some really stinky weather.
This picture of Swan may go on my desktop.
it's fortunate I'm an also-ran, because Swan is not orbiting anymore - it's been sling-shot by the Sun and *sigh* the Swan will not pass this way again.
Northern Hemis - go out, follow the handle of the big dipper with your binocs, and it's about 10 degrees past the tip of the handle.
I just love you guys!
comet
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Evil Dragon Lady, Breaker of Men's Constitutions
"It's hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.” -Calvin
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Imaginary Friend
Real to you
# 186
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I nominate comet Tempel 1 which NASA played bumper cars with in February. The orbital period is 5.51 Julian years.
Dave
8o)
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Birdseye
I can see my house from here!
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Well I choose comet P/2006 HR30 Siding Spring which has an orbit of 22 years. Here is a photo of the shiny soandso taken on my birthday.
(It's the slightly-bigger than all the small dots but not as big as the really big dots dot with the pointy arrows in the middle of all the other dots without pointy arrows)
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Life is what happens whilst you're busy making other plans.
a birdseye view
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The Rogue
Shipmate
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My comet resembles the Norwegian Blue in that it is no more. At the time scientists were unable to determine its orbital period but as Shoemaker Levy is now pushing up the daisies on Jupiter its orbit is 11.9 years
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If everyone starts thinking outside the box does outside the box come back inside?
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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
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I am so-o-o disappointed. ![[Frown]](frown.gif) While I was at w*rk, trying to keep a roof over Daughter-Unit's head and provide food for the poor dear, I was changed from a participant to an Also Ran. *sigh* And I was going to post a (surprise) Star Wars movie! ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
Oh, well, as I sip my Bahama Mama here in the Luxury Box, while Raoul the massage therapist does his magic on my shoulder muscles, I shall present for your pleasure:
the Great Daylight Comet of 1910 with an orbital period of 4,142,967 years!!!
Do I win?
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Jasmine, little cat with a big heart.
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sharkshooter
Not your average shark
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This is my Comet.
Since you use it to clean your toilet, I would think it orbits about once every second.
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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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Birdseye
I can see my house from here!
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Good grief 'it is a violation of federal LAW to use the product in a manner other than that stated on the labelling'!! Talk about nanny state.
'What are you in for buddy?'
'Murder... You?'
'Improper use of household cleaning products.'
[ 19. October 2006, 13:12: Message edited by: Birdseye ]
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Life is what happens whilst you're busy making other plans.
a birdseye view
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Imaginary Friend
Real to you
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...and there was I, about to drink the toilet cleaning fluid when I noticed that is a violation of Federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling. Just as well I'm an upstanding and law-abiding citizen really, isn't it?
8o)
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Autenrieth Road
Shipmate
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Curses, Sinistærial, not only have you chosen the comet I would like, but you have also sent me hunting to find out the name of your ligature so I can type your name in HTML.
Aelig. Or maybe ælig? I wonder if there's a Comet Aelig. (* wanders away muttering into the dark in search of a comet table *)
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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
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quote:
Originally posted by sharkshooter:
This is my Comet.
Since you use it to clean your toilet, I would think it orbits about once every second.
Sharkshooter, that reminds me of the little ditty My playmates and I used to sing when I was just wee... ![[Snigger]](graemlins/snigger.gif)
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Jasmine, little cat with a big heart.
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sharkshooter
Not your average shark
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quote:
Originally posted by Gwai:
rugasaw,
So does your link really say how often your comet circles the sun? ![[Biased]](wink.gif)
I would allow that it is common knowledge - at least to the nearest day, but, the rules do say you need evidence of it in your linked page. And QM is a stickler for rules.
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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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Quizmaster
Quick quipper
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Rules were made to be stretched to the limit.
And some of you have done plenty of stretching.
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Autenrieth Road
Shipmate
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I don't see that the rules require the linked page to give evidence of the orbit time.
Still, it's as well to be prepared to stretch if required.
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Truth
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Quizmaster
Quick quipper
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My link to Comet 178P/Hug-Bell makes it sound awfully like an asteroid. But it says it is a comet.
That gives me an orbital period of 7 years.
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Quizmaster
Quick quipper
# 1435
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So, if it had just been contestant entries that counted.
Total No. Years = 158,460.
Number of Contestants = 15.
Mean Average = 10,564.
Goodbye HART.
BUT
Revenge of the JEDI:
As Also-Rans Influence this competition .....
Total No. of years = 4,301,435
Number of valid entries = 18
Mean Average = 238,969.
We have to wave goodbye to Chelley.
Good luck in your new found freedom.
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rugasaw
Shipmate
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quote:
Originally posted by Pure as the Driven Yellow Snow:
quote:
Originally posted by rugasaw:
I shall choose Comet. Comet rotates around our sun once every 365 days.
I thought of this but was concerned that the interstellar definition may be bit of a stretch although I would concur that the blowing off steam on an almost continual basis qualifies...
Padys has me on this one. Interstellar means between the stars. Earth is between the stars and hince all on the earth is between the stars. So I thought I had it down pat. Then I realized that Comet is a star (in her own mind at least). So my pick of Comet obviously is flawed. Drat.
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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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