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Quizmaster
Quick quipper
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This thread is for keen competitors with sharp wits.
I shall ask a question and hopefully it will be sufficiently vague that there are many possible answers, some of which will be clever and others funny.
I do not want the 'right' answer I want clever or funny or even weird answers.
Marks will be awarded for the best answers - PM me if you love somebody else's answer and I will mark accordingly.
OPENING QUESTION:
How do you get to Birmingham?
[ 14. March 2008, 03:49: Message edited by: Chorister ]
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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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If your behaviour is objectionable, you might be sent to Coventry. Just stay on for a few more stations.
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Miss you, Erin.
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MiceElf
Not your average mouse
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This is Mornington Crescent isnt it??? ![[Confused]](confused.gif)
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What do we want.... Cure for Obesity
When do we want it.... After Dessert.
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
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Get in the car and go Brum, brum.
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Pearl B4 Swine
Ship's Oyster-Shucker
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I'm pretty sure you leave Pennsylvania, and keep bearing left at every fork in the road.
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"I do a good job and I know how to do this stuff" D. Trump (speaking of the POTUS job)
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Quizmaster
Quick quipper
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I have never Birmed anyone in my life.
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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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Wet Kipper
Circus Runaway
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I try not to, if I can help it.
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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
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I personally haven't been to Birminhayam, but I understand from some folks who claim to have been there, that you have to travel through Floribama first.
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Jasmine, little cat with a big heart.
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sharkshooter
Not your average shark
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You don't get to Birmingham, you get to Gether.
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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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Ann
Curious
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Sheer lack of attention!
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The Great Gumby
Ship's Brain Surgeon
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The question isn't "how", it's "why".
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The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool. - Richard Feynman
A letter to my son about death
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Sir Kevin
Ship's Gaffer
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By driving very carefully and having a good navigator, or better yet - take the train!
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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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MiceElf
Not your average mouse
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Practice m'dear Practice!
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What do we want.... Cure for Obesity
When do we want it.... After Dessert.
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Pax Romana
Shipmate
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You could try swimming across the Atlantic Ocean, but I don't recommend it.
Pax Romana
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I used to wake up at 4 A.M. and start sneezing, sometimes for five hours. I tried to find out what sort of allergy I had but finally came to the conclusion that it must be an allergy to consciousness.
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Imaginary Friend
Real to you
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quote:
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
How do you get to Birmingham?
By mistake.
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"We had a good team on paper. Unfortunately, the game was played on grass."
Brian Clough
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balaam
Making an ass of myself
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By being too bad to go to Purgatory, but too good for Hell.
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Yorick
Infinite Jester
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First, you have to catch to Birmingpig.
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این نیز بگذرد
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Quizmaster
Quick quipper
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First Marks on the board:
3 : Jon J : Nice Twist
2 : Smudgie : Good geographical knowledge
1 : Footdoc : Link to a different game
3 : Chorister : Clever Double entendre
3 : Pearl B4 Swine : I trust that is U.S. Politics
3 : Quizmaster : Old Muppets joke renewed
3 : Wet Kipper : Classic City stereotyping
2 : Jedijudy : American geography lesson
3 : Sharkshooter : Like the twist there
3 : Ann : Love the stereotyping there
3 : Esmeralda : Good city knowledge
3 : The Great Gumby : Good focus on the word HOW
1 : Sir Kevin : Too matter of fact for me
1 : St. Silas the Carter : Why paper? First 2 words great
1 : Footdoc : An effort with potential
1 : Pax Romana : No need - one each side
3 : Davelarge : Probably the most accurate
3 : Lady in Red : Full marks for originality
2 : Balaam : Identifying the place so well
3 : Dogwonderer : My personal favourite
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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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Jack o' the Green
Shipmate
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It's like being at school - and a dog is teacher's pet!
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Quizmaster
Quick quipper
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Early Table:
3 Ann
3 Chorister
3 Davelarge
3 Dogwonderer
3 Esmeralda
3 Jon J
3 Lady in Red
3 Pearl B4 Swine
3 Quizmaster
3 Sharkshooter
3 The Great Gumby
3 Wet Kipper
2 Balaam
2 Footdoc
2 Jedijudy
2 Smudgie
1 Pax Romana
1 Sir Kevin
1 St. Silas the Carter
You can still add answers to question one but please add the question number if you are going back to an earlier question:
EXAMPLE
Q1) How do you get to Birmingham
A1) You don't!
Q2) What do you get when you take one away?
A2) Less than you had before.
You could reply
A1) You don't
A2) Less than you had before
So we shall continue ......
Question 2 - What do you get when you take one away?
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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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Yorick
Infinite Jester
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Half of what it was,
Whenever that was two;
And double what it was,
When it was minus, too.
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این نیز بگذرد
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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
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A very nice vacation for the two of you.
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Jasmine, little cat with a big heart.
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Wet Kipper
Circus Runaway
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a headache.
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Jack o' the Green
Shipmate
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quote:
Originally posted by dogwonderer:
Half of what it was,
Whenever that was two;
And double what it was,
When it was minus, too.
OOOOh teacher's pet has become the class swot!
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The Great Gumby
Ship's Brain Surgeon
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The wrong answer
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The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool. - Richard Feynman
A letter to my son about death
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comet
Snowball in Hell
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A1) you have to walk all the way.
A2) it depends on where you are taking one, and how you plan to treat it when you get there.
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"It's hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.” -Calvin
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la vie en rouge
Parisienne
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If you take one away on Safari in Kenya - a Knighthood.
If you take one away to Blackpool for the weekend - more likely only an MBE.
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balaam
Making an ass of myself
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Zero if you're working in binary.
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Last ever sig ...
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Imaginary Friend
Real to you
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A one-shaped hole.
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"We had a good team on paper. Unfortunately, the game was played on grass."
Brian Clough
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Pax Romana
Shipmate
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A kidnapped one.
Pax Romana
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I used to wake up at 4 A.M. and start sneezing, sometimes for five hours. I tried to find out what sort of allergy I had but finally came to the conclusion that it must be an allergy to consciousness.
James Thurber
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Beautiful Dreamer
Shipmate
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Who can ask a new question, and when?
Here is a question in case I can:
When have you gone too far?
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More where that came from
Now go away, or I shall taunt you a second time!
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MiceElf
Not your average mouse
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If you take away one... you might end up with another nasty car accident in a paris subway, a number of conspiracy theories.... but you lose the threat of a Queen Camella.
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What do we want.... Cure for Obesity
When do we want it.... After Dessert.
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MiceElf
Not your average mouse
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Note to self... when cutting... dont forget to paste.
Appologies for double post.. that was answer to question two. ![[Hot and Hormonal]](icon_redface.gif)
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What do we want.... Cure for Obesity
When do we want it.... After Dessert.
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Quizmaster
Quick quipper
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quote:
Originally posted by Beautiful_Dreamer:
Who can ask a new question, and when?
Only I can ask the question of course, as that will ensure one per day.
Feel free to add suggestions though and I accept yours.
Q3) How do you know when you have overstepped the mark?
[ 10. January 2008, 17:36: Message edited by: Quizmaster ]
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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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Yorick
Infinite Jester
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quote:
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
Q3) How do you know when you have overstepped the mark?
When it's 'Matthew, Luke, and John, Acts and Romans follow on'.
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Pax Romana
Shipmate
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quote:
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
Q3) How do you know when you have overstepped the mark?
When you fall off the edge of the platform.
Pax Romana
PS: When are we going to get our grades for our answers to Question No. 2?
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I used to wake up at 4 A.M. and start sneezing, sometimes for five hours. I tried to find out what sort of allergy I had but finally came to the conclusion that it must be an allergy to consciousness.
James Thurber
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Scarlet
Mellon Collie
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quote:
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
Q3) How do you know when you have overstepped the mark?
You get snagged by the barbed-wire fence.
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They took from their surroundings what was needed... and made of it something more.
—dialogue from Primer
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balaam
Making an ass of myself
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You are not bothered by Mark. However if you step om Mark he complaind bitterly.
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
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A1) Only one shipmate knows the answer to how you get to Birm Ingham. Where is he, when you need him?
A2) I can't find my list at the moment, but when you take 1. away you get something like 'Beef with green peppers in black bean sauce'.
A3) The other team gets a 'throw-in'.
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sharkshooter
Not your average shark
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A3) When you overstep The Mark , you get The Four Seasons.
[ 10. January 2008, 19:13: Message edited by: sharkshooter ]
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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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sharkshooter
Not your average shark
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A2) 98 bottles of beer on the wall.
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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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MiceElf
Not your average mouse
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Question 3.
If you overstep the mark would you get a 667?
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What do we want.... Cure for Obesity
When do we want it.... After Dessert.
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