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Uncle Pete
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That's a very kind way to say Dead last
I must remember that one.
eta: Guessometer testing site. [ 20. August 2013, 17:58: Message edited by: PeteC ]
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Welease Woderwick
 Sister Incubus Nightmare
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I would classify that as easy rather than as average!
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Smudgie
 Ship's Barnacle
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One second slower than a weasel - not bad for a woman who spent half the night chasing a hamster round the lounge (*typing this through half-closed eyes)
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Welease Woderwick
 Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Erm, six seconds according to my maths!
[Did you catch the hamster ok?]
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orfeo
 Ship's Musical Counterpoint
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I just spent several seconds at the end of the quiz fumbling my mouse and not clicking on the submit button onscreen.
I don't think it was 5 seconds, so I'm not saying my lack of coordination has cost me victory, but I've definitely dropped down the table as a result.
It's one thing to not know the answers, it's quite another to not know where the Stop button is!
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Welease Woderwick
 Sister Incubus Nightmare
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When it takes over 15 seconds to load the quiz how can I hope to get a reasonable time?
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Uncle Pete
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Really repetitive quiz. I think they need to change their edition of The Book of Quizzes.
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Wet Kipper
Circus Runaway
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especially if it gets rid of all the exceptionally long winded questions which have stupidly easy answers - it then becomes a competiion in speed reading, rather than knowledge
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Sylvander
Shipmate
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quote: Originally posted by Smudgie: One second slower than a weasel - not bad for a woman who spent half the night chasing a hamster round the lounge (*typing this through half-closed eyes)
You are, I hope, aware that penguins eat fish, not hamsters? I hope you did not catch it.
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orfeo
 Ship's Musical Counterpoint
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quote: Originally posted by PeteC: Really repetitive quiz. I think they need to change their edition of The Book of Quizzes.
One of today's questions was completely absurd. Even though I figured out the 'right' answer, that wasn't a quiz question in any normal sense of the word.
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Pearl B4 Swine
Ship's Oyster-Shucker
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I was expecting to be the only player NOT to get 10/10. Whew !
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Uncle Pete
 Loyaute me lie
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Well, Saturday's quiz, although nominated harder, was certainly dead easy.
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Welease Woderwick
 Sister Incubus Nightmare
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I've said it before and I'll say it again - going off in a daydream in the middle of the quiz really mucks up the time!!!
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Smudgie
 Ship's Barnacle
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quote: Originally posted by Welease Woderwick: I've said it before and I'll say it again - going off in a daydream in the middle of the quiz really mucks up the time!!!
And going into "don't actually read the answers" mode when responding to questions doesn't really do wonders for your score either. Idiot! (Seriously, I even noticed that was what I was doing and didn't alter it. Obviously I am up too early this morning!)
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Welease Woderwick
 Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Fell down on the minor starlets film question - GRRRRRR!!!
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Uncle Pete
 Loyaute me lie
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Yeah, but did he?
Pats faithful little guessometer. Obviously it feels better than yesterday when it had a tummy upset. Just water today.
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ArachnidinElmet
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More haste, less speed, fool. Oy. ![[Disappointed]](graemlins/disappointed.gif)
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Welease Woderwick
 Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Garbage!
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Ariston
Insane Unicorn
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Ditto.
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Smudgie
 Ship's Barnacle
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Good grief, what happened to you lot? I went through thinking "This has to be the easiest harder quiz I've seen", slowed down only by the after effects of a sleepless night. And there's you pair, whining about getting only 8 right.
Penguin Power ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Smudgie
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Good grief, what happened to you lot? I went through thinking "This has to be the easiest harder quiz I've seen", slowed down only by the after effects of a sleepless night. And there's you pair, whining about getting only 8 right.
Penguin Power ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Uncle Pete
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I was just coming here to say how insufferable She would be.
I was right.
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Marvin the Martian
 Interplanetary
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Sorry Smudgie ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
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Wm Dewy
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One hundred forty-five seconds! I'm always a little slow, but I was interrupted.
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tessaB
Shipmate
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Hmm, equal with Smudgie. Am I improving or is she getting worse?
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Piglet
Islander
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I'm grateful to the four kind souls who made a bigger bollocks of that quiz than I did. ![[Hot and Hormonal]](icon_redface.gif)
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Welease Woderwick
 Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Beating a Circus Host is SO satisfying!
![[Cool]](cool.gif)
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Ariston
Insane Unicorn
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Isn't the challenge usually to beat both of us?
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Welease Woderwick
 Sister Incubus Nightmare
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At my age I take my victories where I can.
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Smudgie
 Ship's Barnacle
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Tag-team-time... Ariston, your turn to massacre the opposition!
(OK, OK, I'll let you old boys gloat for a little while at the fact that I guessed about 90% of the answers and managed to guess one incorrectly. After all, not everyone's head is full of inane trivia )
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Welease Woderwick
 Sister Incubus Nightmare
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quote: Originally posted by Smudgie: ...After all, not everyone's head is full of inane trivia )
I've met you, remember!
![[Two face]](graemlins/scot_twoface.gif)
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Smudgie
 Ship's Barnacle
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quote: Originally posted by Welease Woderwick: quote: Originally posted by Smudgie: ...After all, not everyone's head is full of inane trivia )
I've met you, remember!
I don't recall. Q.E.D
![[Two face]](graemlins/scot_twoface.gif)
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tessaB
Shipmate
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Sorry to anyone who has the guessometer after me - I've given it a real workout. About eight of those answers were complete guesses!
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Mark Betts
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@PeteC
My speedometer's better than yours today! ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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orfeo
 Ship's Musical Counterpoint
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Borrowed the guessometer and it was working perfectly. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Piglet
Islander
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quote: Originally posted by PeteC: ... Pats faithful little guessometer. Obviously it feels better than yesterday when it had a tummy upset. Just water today.
That must be awfully good water you have there, Uncle Pete - it worked perfectly today and put me in sixth place.
![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif)
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Welease Woderwick
 Sister Incubus Nightmare
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SO slow!!
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Welease Woderwick
 Sister Incubus Nightmare
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...but I see I have beaten at least one Circus Host today already!
![[Cool]](cool.gif)
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orfeo
 Ship's Musical Counterpoint
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Brand name guess for the win!
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Piglet
Islander
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quote: Originally posted by orfeo: Brand name guess for the win!
... or not. ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
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jedijudy
 Organist of the Jedi Temple
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...jj polishes the Guessometer and puts a pretty ribbon on it...
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Uncle Pete
 Loyaute me lie
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Bloody moving films. Bloody dead actors. That is all. [ 30. August 2013, 06:38: Message edited by: PeteC ]
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tessaB
Shipmate
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Slowed down by brain freeze and worrying whether they meant letters 'in total' or 'individual'. Slow, slow but never quick quick!
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Mark Betts
 Ship's Navigation Light
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10/10, but the speedometer needs a kicking again.
211 FunTrivia bucks now - still need 289 more for my Big Blue Car. ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
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Welease Woderwick
 Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Currently I have more than enough to get myself an aircraft carrier and almost enough to get a flying saucer as well!
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Pearl B4 Swine
Ship's Oyster-Shucker
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I tried hard to nudge PeteC off the bottom rung, but couldn't quite do it. ![[Biased]](wink.gif)
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jedijudy
 Organist of the Jedi Temple
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I have a UFO and a money tree. I could buy the aircraft carrier, or a bunch of cats and unicorns.
Decisions, decisions.
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Uncle Pete
 Loyaute me lie
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quote: Originally posted by jedijudy: I have a UFO and a money tree. I could buy the aircraft carrier, or a bunch of cats and unicorns.
Decisions, decisions.
Strangely, I have NO idea what any of you are going on about. Status quo ante, then.
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Welease Woderwick
 Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Pete, if you are signed in on the Quiz page and click on Awards then have a look through the four categories of virtual prizes on offer all shall be made clear.
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Uncle Pete
 Loyaute me lie
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Oh.
Actually I hardly ever click on links in websites that depend on advertising for fear of even more spam.
Except when hosting when I grit my teeth and bite the bullet and take one for the gipper (whatever that means)
No, don't tell me. I've enough useless answers to deal with.
Warning for those who care: Top of page coming up. [ 31. August 2013, 06:23: Message edited by: PeteC ]
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