quote:

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Originally posted by Quizmaster:
I would publish the rules but that would make it too easy.

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Don't we already have one game of Mornington Crescent running?
 

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Posted by Doublethink (# 1984) on :
 
Rasputin

Subject of this awful song. For proving that the triple death isn't just ascribed to celtic mythological figures. And that our secret services never do anything underhand, ever.
 

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Posted by LMC (# 86) on :
 
Jane Austen

For encouraging women the world over to swoon over men in frankly ridiculous breeches and rather damp shirts which, in a round about kind of a way, (possibly) inspired Helen Fielding to write 'Bridget Jones' Diary' which made me cry outloud with laughter (not to be recommended in a public place!).
 

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Posted by rugasaw (# 7315) on :
 
Columbus

Anyone who can gain his type of fame for being lost has something going for him.
 

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Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on :
 
Dickens was definitely great. He wrote fascinating books despite the frustrations of the serial form. Characterization that is hard to beat anywhere.
 

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Posted by cometchaser (# 10353) on :
 
Charles Darwin

As a doctor, he could have interrogated patients:

"Madam, who's the father?"

but that was no fun. So he left to become clergy:

"Do you believe in God the Father?"

Finally, he found his niche with finches and turtles:

"Did he get that beak from his father?"
 

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Posted by cometchaser (# 10353) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Quizmaster:
The last quiz is in Limbo for you to peruse.

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quote:

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Originally posted by professor kirke:
Pat Dys a particularly interesting name.

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You're telling me!!!
 

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Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on :
 
Hypatia of Alexandria-- scientist, teacher of both Pagans and Christians, philosopher, martyr.

A woman ahead of her time, who managed to make a place for herself in her time.

[ 11. September 2006, 06:53: Message edited by: Golden Key ]
 

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Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on :
 
My Mr (w)Right has the initials F.L.

Yes, I have chosen for my nomination the great American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright , a rebel who made a great impact. As he said of himself Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose the former and have seen no reason to change. His love of nature and his attention to detail, his determination, and his ability to get himself into a song by Simon and Garfunkel are contribute to making this a character worthy of note.

I hope my answer's All-wright, Quizmaster.

[ 11. September 2006, 07:51: Message edited by: Smudgie ]
 

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Posted by Ann (# 94) on :
 
Pelagius - Patron saint of doing the right thing.
 

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Posted by Birdseye (# 5280) on :
 
Hilaire Belloc

For his services to children, namely in warning them how to avoid death by choking, squashing, shameful poverty and lion attack.
 

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Posted by Rugmaker (# 10728) on :
 
William Caxton

for inventing the printing press, without which there would have been nothing for the internet to replace.
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
Isambard Kingdom Brunel

For services to transport and travel: railways, ships and bridges of brilliant engineering design.

May I suggest this useful site for people who cannot think of a good example.
 

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Posted by Marvin the Martian (# 4360) on :
 
Simon Jenkins, for one day deciding to start up a Christian magazine...
 

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Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on :
 
comet, thanks for the seconded recommendation. The length scared me off the first time but after your mention I am greatly enjoying it.
 

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Posted by sharkshooter (# 1589) on :
 
Chester F. Carlson, without whom carbon paper would still be the best way to make copies.
 

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Posted by tclune (# 7959) on :
 
Rula Lenska for creating the category of "people who are famous for being famous."

--Tom Clune
 

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Posted by Chelley (# 11322) on :
 
Abraham Lincoln
He had a rather good hat and made a remarkably short speech - an example to public speakers everywhere. I also understand he was not too bad on the presidential front?
 

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Posted by icklejen (# 713) on :
 
Leif Erikson for spreading Christianity, for discovering the jewel that is Iceland, for discovering America, realising his mistake and letting others take the rap for it.
 

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Posted by ACOL-ite (# 4991) on :
 
Oscar Romero -- for being a counter-example to Quizmaster's supposedly Dominical dictum.
 

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Posted by icklejen (# 713) on :
 
am on page 5 (of 28) of the 2005 thread. very funny, but also scary!
 

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Posted by Tom Day (# 3630) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by icklejen:
am on page 5 (of 28) of the 2005 thread. very funny, but also scary!

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Jeepers, people would actually read that thread for fun!

All you really need to know about the knockout quiz is this:

You win if you complete every round but also send QM a box of these every week and offer him these the next time utd play Exeter

I only know this cause I didn;t win last time...
 

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Posted by Marvin the Martian (# 4360) on :
 
And of course, if you don't think you've got what it takes to win the whole thing you can always win one of the extra prizes ...
 

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Posted by Nutmeg (# 5297) on :
 
PATYDS are you saying Quizmaster is history?

Cormac McCarthy who built blarney castle, famous for the blarney stone. Anyone hoping to win this quiz needs the gift of the gab.
 

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Posted by chicklegirl (# 11741) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Tom Day:
All you really need to know about the knockout quiz is this:

You win if you complete every round but also send QM a box of these every week and offer him these the next time utd play Exeter

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quote:

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Originally posted by Nutmeg:
PATYDS are you saying Quizmaster is history?

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Only nine posts in and already they sense the raw intellect they are up against.
Good luck Nutmeg, you word twister, you.
 

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Posted by Nutmeg (# 5297) on :
 
Thanks Pat dys! You too. I really enjoyed the quiz last year.
 

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Posted by Auntie Doris (# 9433) on :
 
I debated whether to enter this year.... and decided that my obsessiveness got much worse during the 2005 quiz! So, I have decided to just be an observer this year

Auntie Doris x
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Auntie Doris:
I debated whether to enter this year.... and decided that my obsessiveness got much worse during the 2005 quiz! So, I have decided to just be an observer this year

Auntie Doris x

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quote:

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Originally posted by Quizmaster:

quote:

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Originally posted by Auntie Doris:
I debated whether to enter this year.... and decided that my obsessiveness got much worse during the 2005 quiz! So, I have decided to just be an observer this year

Auntie Doris x

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I never knew you were a chicken Auntie D.

This quiz is one of the best cures for obsessive behaviour ever invented. KOQitis can be cured by the careful use of self control.

It's not all about winning you know.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Quizmaster:
It's not all about winning you know.

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Oh, but it soooo is!!

Auntie Doris x
 

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Posted by Nutmeg (# 5297) on :
 
Auntie Doris, I have no hope of winning this year, I am a much busier person than I was a year ago. I fully expect to be knocked out very early on (possibly even this round for suggesting quizzie is history)

But at least I can ride along for a couple of rounds and have fun.

Come and play? PLease?
 

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Posted by Auntie Doris (# 9433) on :
 
Hehehe not this year. I just don't have the brain power for it.

Auntie Doris x
 

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Posted by icklejen (# 713) on :
 
ok, so I (very stupidly) thought, I'm babysitting for a friend's kid all week, my husband's away, I'll have nothing to do for a week, I'll enter a fun internet quiz on the ship.

I am now at page 22 of last year's thread, it started in August and so far, it's in October. Eek!

Just don't tell me what happened last year, it's at a cliffhanger! I've been reading it even when Chelsea were on TV. I scheduled my wedding and honeymoon around Chelsea's fixture list. But for the story of the 2005 quiz I'll sacrifice my boys in blue! Help!


(edited - husband's not husbands'!)

[ 12. September 2006, 21:06: Message edited by: icklejen ]
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Auntie Doris:

quote:

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Originally posted by Quizmaster:
It's not all about winning you know.

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Oh, but it soooo is!!

Auntie Doris x

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I think we just found the source of your relationship problems.
 

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Posted by Auntie Doris (# 9433) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Quizmaster:

quote:

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Originally posted by Auntie Doris:

quote:

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Originally posted by Quizmaster:
It's not all about winning you know.

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Oh, but it soooo is!!

Auntie Doris x

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I think we just found the source of your relationship problems.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Quizmaster:

quote:

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Originally posted by Auntie Doris:

quote:

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Originally posted by Quizmaster:
It's not all about winning you know.

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Oh, but it soooo is!!

Auntie Doris x

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I think we just found the source of your relationship problems.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Auntie Doris:

quote:

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Originally posted by Quizmaster:

quote:

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Originally posted by Auntie Doris:

quote:

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Originally posted by Quizmaster:
It's not all about winning you know.

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Oh, but it soooo is!!

Auntie Doris x

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I think we just found the source of your relationship problems.

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Have you been talking to my Dad? He practically said the same thing to me tonight.

Auntie Doris x

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There is nothing wrong with an aggressively competitive nature. It kept me happily single for forty years.
 

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Posted by Auntie Doris (# 9433) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Quizmaster:
There is nothing wrong with an aggressively competitive nature. It kept me happily single for forty years.

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Don't tell me that!!!

Auntie Doris x
 

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Posted by Sinisterial (# 5834) on :
 
Stop flirting you two - get a room.
 

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Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on :
 
So there's your answer, Auntie Doris.
Come and play with us while practising subduing your aggressively competitive nature and exercise your self-control. All will see and admire your laisser-faire and relaxed attitude towards having fun and amusement with your fellow quizees and letting them get more points than you without feeling obliged to obsess about it.

I do believe it's just the tonic you need.
 

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Posted by Papa Smurf (# 1654) on :
 
not even a full page old and already there seems to be more "banter" than actual quiz activity
I'm so glad I'm a host and have to read everything people post here.
 

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Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on :
 
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?)
 

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Posted by Papa Smurf (# 1654) on :
 
shame there aren't any "suck-up" points being awarded.
 

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Posted by chicklegirl (# 11741) on :
 
C'mon now, Smudgie's not sucking up; she really IS that nice!
 

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Posted by chicklegirl (# 11741) on :
 
That is ... unless I've been deceived?
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by chicklegirl:
C'mon now, Smudgie's not sucking up; she really IS that nice!

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And that's why she is still single.

Now if we cross the jeans of Auntie Doris and Smudgie we might get somewhere.
 

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Posted by Auntie Doris (# 9433) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Quizmaster:
Now if we cross the jeans of Auntie Doris and Smudgie we might get somewhere.

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quote:

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Originally posted by The Rogue:
Isaac Newton for his work on fruit picking.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Quizmaster:
And that's why she is still single.

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And I thought it was simply that, with quizmaster and papa smurf both spoken for, there was nobody else worth having!

quote:

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Now if we cross the jeans of Auntie Doris and Smudgie we might get somewhere.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Lady A:
C. S. Lewis , where would I be living without him?

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quote:

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Originally posted by Quizmaster:
I am very disappointed in Papa Smurf

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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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Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on :
 
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

(Are you sure you have no influence with Quizmaster in the allocation of "sucking up" points?)
 

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Posted by Ann (# 94) on :
 
So, we're not using the Mad Tours board this time. Time to follow the clues from there.
 

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Posted by Autenrieth Road (# 10509) on :
 
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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Posted by Ann (# 94) on :
 
Look for a sign.
 

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Posted by Autenrieth Road (# 10509) on :
 
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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Posted by Doublethink (# 1984) on :
 
I am indebted to Ann for her subtlety, in all mediums .
 

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Posted by davelarge (# 186) on :
 
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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Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on :
 
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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Posted by icklejen (# 713) on :
 
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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Posted by Auntie Doris (# 9433) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Quizmaster:
I am very disappointed in Papa Smurf and Auntie Doris and I think we should all encourage them to play.

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quote:

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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?

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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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Posted by Auntie Doris (# 9433) on :
 
Does this mean I am winning yet?

Auntie Doris x
 

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Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on :
 
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
 

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Posted by Rugmaker (# 10728) on :
 
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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Posted by Chelley (# 11322) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Quizmaster:

quote:

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Originally posted by The Rogue:
Isaac Newton for his work on fruit picking.

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That's my first audible laugh of the new quiz.

I hope there will be many more.

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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!
 

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Posted by Papa Smurf (# 1654) on :
 
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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Posted by Pure as the Driven Yellow Snow (# 9397) on :
 

quote:

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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?

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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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Posted by Auntie Doris (# 9433) on :
 

quote:

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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

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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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Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on :
 
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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Posted by sharkshooter (# 1589) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Auntie Doris:

quote:

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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

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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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quote:

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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.)

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quote:

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Originally posted by Auntie Doris:

quote:

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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.)

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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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Hah. OK then, Dogtanian , for showing that even domestic animals can be swashbuckling.
 

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Posted by davelarge (# 186) on :
 
Now that's just picky!
 

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Posted by Birdseye (# 5280) on :
 
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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Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on :
 
*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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Posted by Birdseye (# 5280) on :
 
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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Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on :
 


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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Posted by icklejen (# 713) on :
 
davelarge, seeing as your struggling, i'll give you a few clues. firstly follow the dots ... if that's too hard, i have found smudgie to be both beautiful and helpful, a rare combination

oh, and you can choose the players for fantasy football this week, (i'll PM you my very long list of demands!)

ij x
 

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Posted by Tom Day (# 3630) on :
 

quote:

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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

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quote:

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Originally posted by Quizmaster:

quote:

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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?

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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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I really can't decide whether I'm annoyed that I missed the launch of this, or whether I should take it as a sign that I shouldn't participate this time around. A word of advice to the newcomers: if you want to go far, you've got to be committed. To make it to the latter rounds you have to accept that it will start to impinge on your life somewhat.

Now, do I try and go one better than last year, or shall I try to retain my remaining sanity and what passes for a social life?
 

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Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on :
 
Sanity? Social life? What are they? I bet you're just bluffing!

Come on, come and play. You know you want to
 

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Posted by Hazey*Jane (# 8754) on :
 
Oh, of course I do. But I'm kind of supposed to be doing one of them PhD thingies. Which takes up nearly as much time as the quiz.
 

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Posted by rugasaw (# 7315) on :
 
Join in Hazey. It'll be great fun to have someone else join me in the looney bin.
 

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Posted by Autenrieth Road (# 10509) on :
 
But you haven't missed the launch. We're still in the first round.

Since almost everyone will be knocked out, including most probably me too, the Quiz provides me a wonderful opportunity to combat my natural obsessive competitiveness and simply lie back and enjoy. Whilst contributing most positively through my natural Originality, Smartness, and Helpfulness. And Modesty, did I mention Modesty?

[cross-posted, that was to Hazey*Jane.]

[ 15. September 2006, 21:42: Message edited by: Autenrieth Road ]
 

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Posted by Hazey*Jane (# 8754) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by rugasaw:
Join in Hazey. It'll be great fun to have someone else join me in the looney bin.

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But that's the problem. I have to sneak out of there for long enough so that I can join in.
 

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Posted by Lady A (# 3126) on :
 
To be in the Knockout Quiz is not a problem of pain, but rather being surprised by joy in finding the perfect answer. The pilgrims' regress from time to time, yet have that hideous strength to uncover miracles beyond personality alone.

To all in the quiz, may your studies in words be not an experiment in criticism, but an allegory of love.
 

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Posted by Marvin the Martian (# 4360) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Smudgie:
the heartless ones often do best in this quiz

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Correct

Marvin
Smart Alec 2005
 

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Posted by Marvin the Martian (# 4360) on :
 
And I don't care if self-promotion loses me points. i have a claim to glory, dammit, and I'm going to milk it while I can
 

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Posted by chicklegirl (# 11741) on :
 
Ah, personal glory--that tired, dry and shrivelled teat.
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 
Now we're rockin'!

Parry and Riposte!

This is why I love the quiz so much and completely lose my own social life during it.

I have made a decision. Rare I know but true.

Rather than a second preliminary round I am going to have a "chorus" or "running round". This one will waste far more of your time than any of the others. You take it as seriously as you want.

CODEBREAKERS

You should post a code of your own devising. It can be simple or it can be deviously complicated but it should be obvious when you have solved it that there is only the one solution.

I trust that some codes will be solved quickly and that others will run the full length of the competition. Hints may be given later on.

When you have solved a codification you should PM both the owner/poster and me the solution. Points will be awarded for the usual qualities.

I have decided how I am going to codify my message but it could take some time to do it so you can get on and codify your messages then post them here for all to have a go at cracking.

N.B. THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT TO SOLVE THEM IF YOU WANT A LIFE!
 

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Posted by chicklegirl (# 11741) on :
 
81-400-361 64-81-256 400-225 4-25 361-289-441-1-324-25 (529-64-81-9-64 625-225-441 121-196-225-529, 81-36 625-225-441 36-81-49-441-324-25-16 400-64-81-361 225-441-400)!
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 
This has never happened before. The second judgement before the first round.

P O S H

2 -1 -1 -1 Smudgie :- You fawning little isleofwightlander
2 0 0 1 chicklegirl :- Wise words from one so new to the quiz
2 1 -1 0 chicklegirl :- Showing doubt is never a good sign
2 -1 -1 0 Quizmaster :- For a really bad play on words
2 1 -1 0 Auntie Doris :- For bringing commercialism into the quiz
2 1 1 1 The Rogue :- For being the first post to bring an audible laugh from me
2 -1 -1 2 Smudgie :- Fawning, Advertising then helping, always involved!
2 1 2 1 Ann :- Sometimes Ann, you are just too subtle for your own good
2 1 1 0 rugasaw :- That is, indeed, another quiz. Well spotted.
2 -1 2 0 Sinisterial :- Ann already did that one, although I like your addition
2 -1 2 0 Autenrieth Road :- Building on a theme here, I am getting to like you
2 1 0 0 sharkshooter :- We should be told more, spread the gossip
2 0 -1 0 Quizmaster :- For missing the entry Auntie Doris posted in her signature
2 0 0 1 Papa Smurf :- OK Everyone, when the bus runs me down PS takes over
2 -1 -1 0 Smudgie :- You should change your background colour to fawn
2 0 -1 0 Ann :- For moving out of her usual subtlety range
2 0 0 0 Autenrieth Road :- One on for the dots and one off for not finding the clue
2 0 0 1 Ann :- I have been looking for a sign all my life
2 -1 -1 1 Autenrieth Road :- OK, you are overdoing it now, although I still love the post
2 0 0 1 Ann :- Mark awarded by Doublethink
2 1 0 0 Smudgie :- This must be the point when it happened everybody (I guess)
2 0 -1 0 icklejen :- husband and wife teams usually end up arguing
2 1 0 0 Auntie Doris :- Newly appointed referee. I will defer to her if I need a ruling.
2 1 0 1 Lady A :- Good appeal on behalf of us all. Come on AD and PS.
2 1 -1 0 Auntie Doris :- NO
2 1 1 1 Rugmaker :- Gratitude is an excellent quality, the answer has been given
2 1 -1 0 Chelley :- Check the marks for page two
2 0 0 1 Papa Smurf :- Right again Smurf Daddy
2 1 0 2 Yellow Snow :- For summarising things really quite well
2 1 0 0 Auntie Doris :- You know you love the attention
2 1 0 0 The Rogue :- A smart cookie but only worth an originality point
2 1 0 0 sharkshooter :- No, triple negatives are in fact a double reversal so NOT
2 1 0 0 Linguo :- In the words of a song "Right on Time"
2 0 0 1 Auntie Doris :- Playing right along even though she does not want to
2 0 -1 0 Birdseye :- We love everyone here, Ann will tell you I miss loads of things
2 0 0 1 Smudgie :- Lifeguard duty gets you extra pay, one HELP point
2 0 1 0 Birdseye :- Jonah came from Wales but it got lost in the translation
2 1 0 0 Smudgie :- Heartless you can still survive, but headless there's a problem
 

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Posted by icklejen (# 713) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Autenrieth Road:
icklejen appears to be holding her dots hostage until davelarge complies with her eminently reasonable and most winning fantasy football requests.

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or i just can't do the code... that's not standing me in good stead for this round!
 

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Posted by Nutmeg (# 5297) on :
 
My entry... thank heavens it is a slow saturday night here in Australia


un e.dc ,s ucvcln bhc b./ ayd t.bb.u lcbbcv v.xs .y bhc kent.avd sxa//cd
 

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Posted by Chelley (# 11322) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Quizmaster:

2 1 -1 0 Chelley:- Check the marks for page two

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Oh dear, my obsessiveness seems to have begun... printed off all the page one scores and read it all back to see who got what and why... very enlightening!
Now for page 2!!
 

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Posted by davelarge (# 186) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Nutmeg:
My entry... thank heavens it is a slow saturday night here in Australia


un e.dc ,s ucvcln bhc b./ ayd t.bb.u lcbbcv v.xs .y bhc kent.avd sxa//cd

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quote:

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Originally posted by chicklegirl:
81-400-361 64-81-256 400-225 4-25 361-289-441-1-324-25 (529-64-81-9-64 625-225-441 121-196-225-529, 81-36 625-225-441 36-81-49-441-324-25-16 400-64-81-361 225-441-400)!

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If they're sets of vital statistics... there's some very odd shaped people in your aquaintance!
 

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Posted by Chelley (# 11322) on :
 
NGCL CL TXN ; GCHGSB CR;HCT;NCU, XM YM;CT N;OCTH IXK, E YVN C .;L ;S.;BL IM;Z ;N NGCL DCTK XJ NGCTH
 

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Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on :
 
NI. Refp ykza dn v kmialymmbox exmmwj kmtklaklkzfe. Kyv vyhij bujjug xh gteaprts pm hvs cbs pszcj vg va gur nycunnqf; ftq zqjf fia nj esp wpeepcd ehz movyg kxn dro xohd drann cqann knuxf ncl. Fzix izwcvl bpm mvl wn bol hswohila zv F pz mvby hkruc I.

Tuz utre ju eua ngaj yt hwfhp ymj xzgxynyzymsr fyx csy qywx erwaiv xlmv txhvwlrq. Zkb grqw L zdqw wkku oguucig vq gzeggf vjtgg jwoesfe boe uxfouz gjwf mfuufst?
 

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Posted by Nutmeg (# 5297) on :
 


Dave has correctly guessed my code, and his suggested correction is correct. I am sooo embarrassed. My future as a spy is dissolving before my eyes.

Well done Dave.

I have no intention of trying to solve anyone elses.
 

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Posted by Doublethink (# 1984) on :
 
Hmm, I am wondering about how evil I should be ...

Ii piy i taibri wlta io Idait, ioa irs wtlwhy psrs yiaihiob iriaisso.

I have decided on very
 

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Posted by Doublethink (# 1984) on :
 
'Course someone will now solve it in about five minutes flat and I'll feel like a right pillock ...

[ 16. September 2006, 13:49: Message edited by: Doublethink ]
 

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Posted by davelarge (# 186) on :
 
Quizmaster: I have some quesetions.

Does this round carry the possiblity of elimination from the game? If so how?

Are there more points on offer for solving more than one of the codes, or is one sufficient?

Ta!
Dave
 

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Posted by Doublethink (# 1984) on :
 
Is it permissble to use web-based cracking tools or is that cheating ?

(Aside from being my only realistic chance of cracking anyone else's code, thus far I have womanfully restrained myself ...)
 

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Posted by chicklegirl (# 11741) on :
 
Davelarge has also correctly guessed my code. Perhaps a career in government intelligence is in your future? (an oxymoron, I know, but you could change all that with your prodigious talent!)
 

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Posted by Doublethink (# 1984) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Doublethink:
Hmm, I am wondering about how evil I should be ...

Ii piy i taibri wlta io Idait, ioa irs wtlwhy psrs yiaihiob iriaisso.

I have decided on very

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quote:

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Originally posted by davelarge:
Quizmaster: I have some quesetions.

Does this round carry the possiblity of elimination from the game? If so how?

Are there more points on offer for solving more than one of the codes, or is one sufficient?

Ta!
Dave

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raaahhhh! quizmaster was right this will end in tears! this man REFUSED to pair up with me (in the quiz sense). we would have made a great team, he has the intelligence, and i have the lack of reallife that meant i could read the 2005 quiz and suss out how this works, but oh, no, he just has to go it alone...
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by davelarge:
Quizmaster: I have some quesetions.

Does this round carry the possiblity of elimination from the game? If so how?

Are there more points on offer for solving more than one of the codes, or is one sufficient?

Ta!
Dave

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Dear Dave,

The codebreaker 'running round' is just to keep people interested (and the obsessives off the streets) until we start the first round proper which will be much easier and very simple.

The codes are purely for fun (and will keep us obsessives poring over them for weeks I hope).

I will, however, award you some SMART points for cracking three of the codes so quickly.

Yours Sincerely,

Quizmaster
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 
Could someone go and fetch Jedijudy.

We can't start without Judy.
 

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Posted by Doublethink (# 1984) on :
 
Please Mr QZ, can I use a web page to help me solve them ?
 

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Posted by davelarge (# 186) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Quizmaster:
I will, however, award you some SMART points for cracking three of the codes so quickly.

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quote:

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Originally posted by my one true love, the light of my life, the very essence and core of my being :
raaahhhh! quizmaster was right this will end in tears! this man REFUSED to pair up with me (in the quiz sense). we would have made a great team, he has the intelligence, and i have the lack of reallife that meant i could read the 2005 quiz and suss out how this works, but oh, no, he just has to go it alone... [Mad]

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quote:

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Originally posted by Doublethink:
Please Mr QZ, can I use a web page to help me solve them ?

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quote:

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Originally posted by Quizmaster:
The codes are purely for fun

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I think we should convene a meeting and get a 48 page ruling.

OR

O.K. by me.
 

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Posted by Auntie Doris (# 9433) on :
 
OK.... here you go campers...

68 6F 77 20 64 6F 20 69 20 67 65 74 20 6F 75 74 20 6F 66 20 74 68 65 20 71 75 69 7A 3F 20 73 6F 6D 65 6F 6E 65 20 70 6C 65 61 73 65 20 74 65 6C 6C 20 6D 65 20 61 73 20 69 20 61 70 70 65 61 72 20 74 6F 20 68 61 76 65 20 65 6E 74 65 72 65 64 20 77 69 74 68 6F 75 74 20 6D 65 61 6E 69 6E 67 20 74 6F 2E 20



Auntie Doris x
 

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Posted by icklejen (# 713) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by davelarge:
While we're on the subject, the post of yours above which included the points from page 2 didn't have any mention of my nominee. Should I assume that either it was rubbish, or that I'm paired with icklejen?


I bet you 20p that you still last longer than me.

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paired with me, please, please, please! after all, the 20p that hangs on it comes from a joint bank account and you wouldn't want to be the cause of a premature divorce, would you?? (that's his mother's job)

quizzie, dear quizzie, i change nappies for a living, have some pity! it's too hard

this is only how i got some gcse's in the first place.
 

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Posted by FreeJack (# 10612) on :
 
Have you been hexed, Auntie Doris?

Hey Do ...
 

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Posted by FreeJack (# 10612) on :
 
Oops, sorry I've just realised this is a private quiz! Please ignore my post!
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
L DP D KRVW VR BRX KDG EHWWHU EHKDYH DQG SODB QLFHOB.
 

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Posted by ACOL-ite (# 4991) on :
 
This one shouldn't be too hard, but it's a good quote. I'll take a few home of yours home to look over tomorrow:

quote:

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Xjev e qoidi ug xusl ot nep! Jux pucmi op sietup! Jux opgopovi op gedamvoit! Op gusp epf nuwoph, jux iyqsitt ipf efposicki! Op edvoup jux moli ep ephim! Op eqqsigiptoup, jux moli e huf! Vji cieavz ug vji xusmf! Vji qesehup ug eponemt! Epf ziv, vu ni, xjev ot vjot raomvittipdi ug fatv? Nep fimohjvt puv ni; pu, pus xunep piovjis.

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quote:

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Originally posted by FreeJack:
Oops, sorry I've just realised this is a private quiz! Please ignore my post!

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FreeJack - Join In - Everyone is welcome.

"Even those who are missing something"
 

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Posted by Auntie Doris (# 9433) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by FreeJack:
Have you been hexed, Auntie Doris?

Hey Do ...

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Auntie Doris x
 

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Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on :
 
My code:

quote:

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(gravitational constant = 6.67300 × 10-11 m3 kg-1 s-2 . O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. . O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. . DOMINION RES NEW) (Jennifer Lopez . O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. . Physical Review B) (, [not in code]) (Yahoo Messenger . O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. . The University of Arizona) (Planck's constant = 6.626068 × 10-34 m2 kg / s . AGILENT TECH INC . V for Vendetta . e = 2.71828183) (Gmail . The University of Arizona . e = 2.71828183 . SPRINT NXTEL CP . SPRINT NXTEL CP . e = 2.71828183 . DOMINION RES NEW) (M [1931] . Yahoo Messenger) (the speed of light = 299 792 458 m / s . O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. . DOMINION RES NEW . = 2.71828183) (! [not in code]

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Posted by sharkshooter (# 1589) on :
 
Yjod od yje ,pdy foggovi;y yjomh O jsbr rbrt yu[rf/
 

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Posted by Lady A (# 3126) on :
 
I'm afraid that my brain just goes all fuzzy and tangled like spaghetti with code stuff. As soon as I look at it, all my neurons just shut down and refuse to function I can piece them together if I know the translation, but without, I'm just a bump on the frontal lobe of a gnat!

So, major cudo's to those that can figure these things out!


 

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Posted by davelarge (# 186) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Auntie Doris:
68 6F 77 20 64 6F 20 69 20 67 65 74 20 6F 75 74 20 6F 66 20 74 68 65 20 71 75 69 7A 3F 20 73 6F 6D 65 6F 6E 65 20 70 6C 65 61 73 65 20 74 65 6C 6C 20 6D 65 20 61 73 20 69 20 61 70 70 65 61 72 20 74 6F 20 68 61 76 65 20 65 6E 74 65 72 65 64 20 77 69 74 68 6F 75 74 20 6D 65 61 6E 69 6E 67 20 74 6F 2E 20

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quote:

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Originally posted by Icklejen:
paired with me, please, please, please! after all, the 20p that hangs on it comes from a joint bank account [Smile] and you wouldn't want to be the cause of a premature divorce, would you?? (that's his mother's job)

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code:

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14350109530319840987540336300373150690370604730752970543601431260522750527160358341115891152800593972634920545610699900654020 8

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Good luck all ye who attempt it.
I have made it slightly easier than I could have.

[ 18. September 2006, 15:55: Message edited by: Papa Smurf ]
 

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Posted by cometchaser (# 10353) on :
 
(yargh, Quizzy, the scroll lock!)

okay, I call my contribution to the code round,
When Will I be Solved? Comet Makes an Optimistic Wager

What happens to a dream deferred?
In the far-off polar seas,
Through the starry hollow:
Oft have I seen at some cathedral door;
If you go over desert and mountain
Beat! beat! drums!—Blow! bugles! blow!
If the red slayer think he slays
The readers of the Boston Evening Transcript:
Adieu, farewell earth’s bliss!

okay, I'm off to bed now. If this is solved before breakfast I may cry!

Comet

(PS for the record, I reverse-Googled and my code works. you just need the gimmick)
 

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Posted by Auntie Doris (# 9433) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by davelarge:

quote:

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Originally posted by Auntie Doris:
68 6F 77 20 64 6F 20 69 20 67 65 74 20 6F 75 74 20 6F 66 20 74 68 65 20 71 75 69 7A 3F 20 73 6F 6D 65 6F 6E 65 20 70 6C 65 61 73 65 20 74 65 6C 6C 20 6D 65 20 61 73 20 69 20 61 70 70 65 61 72 20 74 6F 20 68 61 76 65 20 65 6E 74 65 72 65 64 20 77 69 74 68 6F 75 74 20 6D 65 61 6E 69 6E 67 20 74 6F 2E 20

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I think it's all a question of will-power.

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heheheh

Auntie Doris x
 

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Posted by icklejen (# 713) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by The Rogue:
Quizmaster,

If we PM you with our solutions then you will not have the fun of solving them yourselves. Would it be better if we PMed the code setter who could then PM you to say who has cracked their code?

Just interested in maintaining your sanity ....

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hmmm. but then that's open to bribery. two contestants could pair up, and claim each other had cracked their codes.

i myself have not yet set a code, so am above board and innocent.
i just wanted to firmly disassociate myself from any manipulation, bribery or cheating from the outset. just trying to be helpful
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by The Rogue:
Quizmaster,

If we PM you with our solutions then you will not have the fun of solving them yourselves. Would it be better if we PMed the code setter who could then PM you to say who has cracked their code?

Just interested in maintaining your sanity ....

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quote:

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Originally posted by Doublethink:

Hmm, I am wondering about how evil I should be ...

Ii piy i taibri wlta io Idait, ioa irs wtlwhy psrs yiaihiob iriaisso.

I have decided on very

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The harder the better Doublethink (although my Latin and Ancient Greek are extremely rusty).
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 
This post is just for a particular participant who could possibly award a mark or two. T.R.?
 

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Posted by icklejen (# 713) on :
 
TR, i also concur with mr quizzy on this important and vital topic. i want as many points from this activity oh kind TR. Thank you muchly.
 

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Posted by cometchaser (# 10353) on :
 
I am again conscious, good folks. How is today's cracking, so far? Gwai - I am pursuing yours! it's a bit...diabolical!

(T.R.?)
 

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Posted by cometchaser (# 10353) on :
 
(since I just wasted a good ten minutes...)

anyone wondering what the whole TR thing is about - it's all about being a "Smart Alec" Competitor.
 

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Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on :
 
What can you all be on about with this TR stuff?
 

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Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on :
 
Thank you, cc! I am always full of joy if I can support chucklings and scratching of craniums. I did grin whilst doing that cryptic thing I put up. Now I will work on yours.
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
For people who are having trouble with the codes, and also for people who find codebreaking a fascinating subject, may I recommend, 'The Code Book' by Simon Singh.

Also, a visit to Bletchley Park is rather fascinating, as I found out earlier this summer.
 

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Posted by Doublethink (# 1984) on :
 
Two additional questions:

Can we enter more than one code ?

&

May we have points if our code remains unsolved ?
 

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Posted by icklejen (# 713) on :
 
chicklegirl, you've had me doing a square dance all day!

love ickle xx
 

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Posted by icklejen (# 713) on :
 
1aS2aH9bE1aV4bC6bH4cE9aN3aK8a0
T9aH1cE
N4bE7cW
8aZ5aO9bL6bA ?

the first solution is a clue, but persevere and get the second one too
 

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Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on :
 
My code may require several clues. It is multi-level. Sort of "a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma".




Clues will be posted if our Master of Quizzes requests.
 

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Posted by cometchaser (# 10353) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Gwai:
Thank you, cc! I am always full of joy if I can support chucklings and scratching of craniums. I did grin whilst doing that cryptic thing I put up. Now I will work on yours.

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quote:

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Originally posted by icklejen:
chicklegirl, you've had me doing a square dance all day!

love ickle xx

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to: ickle
from: chickle

subject: ode to a code

I could suggest that it must be
the cornfed goodness which you see
in my avatar's wholesome countenance
that puts you in the mood to dance,
to swing your partner, do-see-do--
but perhaps it's something else; who knows?
Whatever else it yet may be
you're dancing circles all 'round me;
for whilst I'm having loads of fun
my talents sadly do not run
into the realm of great codebreaking
(or for that matter, to codemaking!)
Ah well, I'm still diverted such
that I've laughed out loud, and that counts for much!
 

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Posted by chicklegirl (# 11741) on :
 
to: r
from: cg

about: you know what

This post is for a particular rascal who put forward his proposal to abstain from using that fifth symbol of our ABC's. Did I pull it off?
 

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Posted by chicklegirl (# 11741) on :
 
Oops--was that TMI? If so, I'm awfully, mightily sorry (so much that I can't say!) I'm still figuring this quizzing stuff out, and may slip up or fail by saying things in too obvious a way. I humbly ask your pardon, oh wondrous TR!
 

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Posted by Barnabas62 (# 9110) on :
 
I've solved the scroll-lock-break code.

"I ... have .... done ... this ....to ....drive
...you ....round ...the ...bend .. "
 

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Posted by Rugmaker (# 10728) on :
 
I'm working on my code but unfortunately still struggling to kick this real life habut...

Hope to have something challenging up in the next couple of days.
 

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Posted by Birdseye (# 5280) on :
 
Same rcte rcrltaa! Tememe tare tarl retarca aala! Rltaac rlmltas lacsam lta? Ae tarlre resa aetar lrct calsar ctaa! Tem! Terea! Tarl rcrcr laaal?


(Gargling for glory...)
 

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Posted by Birdseye (# 5280) on :
 
I don't wish to succumb to any lust for points, but still can't avoid trying to mollify our roguish buddy whilst also trying to work out what Thinkthink's up to.

...I'm torn twixt ships, boats, pity and brawls but sadly any anagrams flummox, so no way will I undo a starting point and find from that a total solution.
 

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Posted by Rugmaker (# 10728) on :
 
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? The put a short end to your condition today! 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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Posted by Tom Day (# 3630) on :
 
I'm still trying to find time to work on my code - might be up a little late...

I might also have time to work on the others then as well. Jeex, I hate real life sometimes.

Tom
 

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Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on :
 
Chickle, secrets are fun. Overdoing it is bad. Saying too little is unhelpful but it might be smart. Moose are fun too but I'm not sure I have persuaded QM of that yet.
 

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Posted by Rugmaker (# 10728) on :
 
Aha, now I understand. Minimal is maximal, as is said, TR.
 

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Posted by Rugmaker (# 10728) on :
 
Sorry to post again, but should add that I know that my last post is rubbish!
 

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Posted by chicklegirl (# 11741) on :
 
Many thanks for your tutoring, Gwai. I'm usually an apt pupil (if a bit slow) and will try my utmost to not say too much from now on. (I'm looking for a zip-lip icon!)
 

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Posted by cometchaser (# 10353) on :
 
Congratulations to Rugmaker - official first to solve the little question of poetry...



Comet
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 
P O S H

3 1 1 1 Icklejen :- H for clue, S for letting husband choose, O for Smudgie
3 0 1 0 Tom Day :- You'll lose that one then
3 0 1 0 Icklejen :- I must like you
3 1 1 -1 Autenrieth Road :- True. Papa Smurf. I hope you checked every one of those dots
3 0 0 1 Hazey*Jane :- Decisions! Decisions!
3 1 1 0 Autenrieth Road :- I admire posts of this nature (but only the first time I see them)
3 0 -1 0 Hazey*Jane :- Now girl, I have three words of advice, 1=Make 2=A 3=Choice
3 1 1 1 Lady A :- That was truly beautiful
3 0 1 0 Marvin the Martian :- Second huge belly laugh of the quiz
3 1 0 0 Marvin the Martian :- I am in a good mood today, you wait till later
3 1 0 0 chicklegirl :- We must all be reading Cometchaser's code
3 0 -1 0 Icklejen :- Never admit you cannot do something. Give it a go.
3 1 1 0 Chelley :- A future Knockout Quiz devotee without a doubt
3 0 1 1 Davelarge :- For spotting and correcting an error in the code
3 1 0 0 Chelley :- Those are MY vital statistics. What are you trying to say?
3 0 1 0 Nutmeg :- For avoiding taking up that post at Cheltenham
3 0 -1 0 Doublethink :- For self doubt immediately following a determined message
3 0 0 0 Davelarge :- The CODES I hope will run throughout the competition
3 0 0 0 Doublethink :- Use every edge you can gain to crack those codes
3 0 2 0 chicklegirl :- For quite brilliantly spotting her very own oxymoron
3 0 -1 1 Doublethink :- For making an error on a post with a devil in it
3 0 1 0 Chelley :- Thankyou for acknowledging that so quickly
3 0 1 0 Rugasaw :- I like confidence and your code sure looks tricky
3 1 -1 -1 Icklejen :- Public displays of wifely emotional blackmail are unwelcome
3 0 3 0 Davelarge :- I promised the points in the post so I have to deliver
3 0 -1 0 Doublethink :- You are old enough to make up your own mind about that
3 0 0 0 Davelarge :- Not all posts earn points, and it is all entirely subjective
3 0 0 -1 Quizmaster :- I am not at all sure about that particular style of humour
3 0 0 0 Icklejen :- If you really need help then you can work as a pear!
3 1 0 0 Auntie Doris :- Stick your tongue out again … You have a nasty cold girl
 

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Posted by Doublethink (# 1984) on :
 
Why so harsh, oh you quizzical man, TR ? Our brains strain and crack. Thwarting and taunting our rivals, a flash of inspiration - but no, it is an unoriginal thought, ignominious - it is all to do again, a mountain to climb and claim again ! Our daily occupations, our young, our companions all claim no priority now, ruinous is our thrall to this consuming quiz !
 

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Posted by cometchaser (# 10353) on :
 
wow and dang, Think-think. your ability with this Roguish flair truly cows this astronomical-body pursuit person. A solo "notworthy" would not do.

How do you and fellow shipfolk so simply display such skill? I am afraid my try is much too contriving.

Now, I, myself must go back to work!

cc
 

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Posted by Papa Smurf (# 1654) on :
 
Even though I am not competing:
Here is my Code, can you answer it ?

full question and correct answer by PM please.
 

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Posted by Doublethink (# 1984) on :
 
Think-think ! How could you ? You scaborous, Alaskan cosmic fusion buff ! You cloak your machinations in TR's colours, but in truth you sought to bring down my glorious monogram.

Alas, alack, infamy, infamy, you will not win - I shall not quit, I will not own your dimunition of my html soul. I am thankful for my thoughts, but think-think is plus plus ungood.
 

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Posted by Papa Smurf (# 1654) on :
 
I'm finding it hard to differentiate between what is code, and what is inane chatter.

after all, we all know that this is a quiz, and not a party thread or chatroom, right?
 

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Posted by Doublethink (# 1984) on :
 
Sorry, I was trying for The Rogue's challenge.

[ 18. September 2006, 21:36: Message edited by: Doublethink ]
 

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Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on :
 
Papa Smurf, I'm so sorry that my sub-plot to this fabulous quiz is causing you so much aggravation.
 

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Posted by cometchaser (# 10353) on :
 
(side note: sorry about the PM box folks. thanks to the crack code breakers who let me know. I gotta get a better code...)
 

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Posted by chicklegirl (# 11741) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by The Rogue:
Papa Smurf, I'm so sorry that my sub-plot to this fabulous quiz is causing you so much aggravation.

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TR, you're doing quite a bit of sub-plotting on all fronts, aren't you?
 

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Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :
 
I am so sorry to be so unfashionably late!

Willis Haviland Carrier was the coolest of the cool. Because of his invention, we have relief from the heat and humidity of summer...very much appreciated in My Fair State.
 

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Posted by Chelley (# 11322) on :
 
chicklegirl has cracked my code!

And could I just say that I have no idea what's going on, but presume that were I better at cracking some of the codes I might be slightly less clueless???
 

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Posted by chicklegirl (# 11741) on :
 
Chelley, you're not clueless; in fact, here's one just for you.

quote:

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Originally posted by Chelley:

quote:

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Originally posted by chicklegirl:
81-400-361 64-81-256 400-225 4-25 361-289-441-1-324-25 (529-64-81-9-64 625-225-441 121-196-225-529, 81-36 625-225-441 36-81-49-441-324-25-16 400-64-81-361 225-441-400)!

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If they're sets of vital statistics... there's some very odd shaped people in your aquaintance!

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Actually, all of my acquaintances have the same shape.
 

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Posted by Autenrieth Road (# 10509) on :
 
How do we know how long we have to put up our code before the next round? (* looks around to check who else hasn't put up a code yet *)

[ 19. September 2006, 06:39: Message edited by: Autenrieth Road ]
 

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Posted by Papa Smurf (# 1654) on :
 
Please do not create "extra" posts simply to fulfill the (aptly named) Rogue's challenge. Please incorporate your skill into posts you would have been making anyway.

In other news, ij, jj and cc have successfully cracked my code
 

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Posted by davelarge (# 186) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by sharkshooter:
Yjod od yje ,pdy foggovi;y yjomh O jsbr rbrt yu[rf/

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quote:

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Originally posted by davelarge:

quote:

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Originally posted by sharkshooter:
Yjod od yje ,pdy foggovi;y yjomh O jsbr rbrt yu[rf/

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Should that be the following?

Yjod od yjw ,pdy foggovi;y yjomh O jsbr rbrt yu[rf/ [/b]

Dave

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quote:

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Originally posted by sharkshooter:

quote:

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Originally posted by davelarge:

quote:

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Originally posted by sharkshooter:
Yjod od yje ,pdy foggovi;y yjomh O jsbr rbrt yu[rf/

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Should that be the following?

Yjod od yjw ,pdy foggovi;y yjomh O jsbr rbrt yu[rf/ [/b]

Dave

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Urd/

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shouldn't it start Yjod od yjr (not yje as sharkie said, or yjw as davey said?)
 

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Posted by sharkshooter (# 1589) on :
 


My head hurts.
<u jrsf jityd/



QM will have a lot of fun scoring this one, won't he?
 

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Posted by Chelley (# 11322) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by ACOL-ite:



Just trying to aid!

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And get helpful points??
 

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Posted by davelarge (# 186) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by ACOL-ite:
RM got my cryptogram.

AR, I don't think this is an official round -- no compulsion to post such a thing by any particular hour.

Just trying to aid!

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quote:

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Originally posted by Chelley:

quote:

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Originally posted by ACOL-ite:



Just trying to aid!

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And get helpful points??

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You might rightly think that. I couldn't possibly say. (As that man off tv said)
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 
I have had a busy couple of days, and codes have been cracking on a regular basis.

Nobody has cracked mine yet, but you do need the Quay.

I will update you all, perhaps tomorrow, and the good news is that Judy has turned up so we can start soon.

Keep cracking those codes. Smart points for the last one to be cracked. Minus points if nobody cracks your code by the end of the quiz.


 

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Posted by Doublethink (# 1984) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Quizmaster:
Keep cracking those codes. Smart points for the last one to be cracked. Minus points if nobody cracks your code by the end of the quiz.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Marvin the Martian:
Crack away.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Quizmaster:

First Round SHOULD be tonight.

That leaves about 4 hours for any late entries.

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Ooh... exciting! Let's play 35-to-1!
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 
I wish to award a special prize to THE ROGUE for the standard of CODE produced for the CODEBREAKER competition.

Not only was it sufficiently difficult, but not too difficult, it was also perfectly composed.

I am so proud of you! A true Knockout Champion.

All you have to do now is finish the job.
 

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Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on :
 
Thanks, Quizmaster.

Chicklegirl was the first to solve it with Rugmaker coming a close second. Both answered the question correctly.
 

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Posted by Lady A (# 3126) on :
 
Well, since I be now in port after a rollickin' piratey day, I be happier than a parrot with a cracker that soon I be nibblin' on the tangled spaghetti clues that be leadin' us out on the high seas of adventure! I be gettin' ready the new log book, pullin' out the nautical maps, findin' the secret path to all the information I be desirin'.

Ay, ay Captain Quiz! Lead on!
 

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Posted by sharkshooter (# 1589) on :
 
Yes, jedijudy, you got it right, even in spite of the typo.

Unfortunately, you are so popular, I couldn't reply to the PM - a problem people never have with me
 

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Posted by Doublethink (# 1984) on :
 
I post hints, but still no cracks. I am at a loss, as to which way to go now. Smug and unforthcoming, or complicated links and tips ?

What can I say ? First work out the cryptographical approach, this will pull for G.O. information - substitution without fiction will not work.
 

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Posted by rugasaw (# 7315) on :
 
Since the first round is about to begin I shall provide a hint. My code is based on perhaps the most unbreakable code of all time. Lets see if you can break it.
 

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Posted by Autenrieth Road (# 10509) on :
 
My code:

abcdeiein noo ppaef gizaehjz kil a zmem q quu r rii eeaadib dieelda soz tvwzxckedfjgd hnzo ouuzu a dba dad madafa dhfad kalmqzs sr gbdekdcijd eo uxzottoej babadeceid idi aildidagaxo xoznnnznooz o abicefuo udoodqtudtudo d t o ommee mmimzaje
 

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Posted by cometchaser (# 10353) on :
 
I just can't do the "cryptograph" type codes. it's like I'm missing that particular synapse.
 

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Posted by Pure as the Driven Yellow Snow (# 9397) on :
 
No PMs to my conundrum as of now. Is it an indicator of flagging thoughts or a sign of going around in spirals?

[ 21. September 2006, 04:44: Message edited by: Pure as the Driven Yellow Snow ]
 

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Posted by Rugmaker (# 10728) on :
 
There is a very good clue to my code in the post which immediately precedes it.

PATYDS: I now see the method for yours, but can;t find quite the right variant to solve it yet!
 

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Posted by Birdseye (# 5280) on :
 
Well I'm just being a
-SMART
A
L
E
C
!
Alles klar?
 

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Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on :
 
Clues to my code:


Build them into columns, according to me.

Plant a garden and make it grow, inch by inch…according to the books of Moses.

Take the red pill, more than 4 and less than 7, in the key of old friends.

Zig-zag.

Pick up sticks with Neo, with the help of our patron saint.

Split with Abe.


I've checked the steps, forwards and back, several times. I think it's all correct.

Have fun!

PS You may find "Codes, Ciphers, And Secret Writing", by Martin Gardner, to be useful Or try basic cryptography info online.
 

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Posted by Rugmaker (# 10728) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by rugasaw:
Since the first round is about to begin I shall provide a hint. My code is based on perhaps the most unbreakable code of all time. Lets see if you can break it.

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Are you saying that your code is an enigma?
 

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Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on :
 
And I thought rugasaw was saying his cryptogamic thing was from that rock from an north African country having not just two scripts in it but not as many as four.

[ 21. September 2006, 18:27: Message edited by: Gwai ]
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 
Good.

That has drawn several hints and clues to work with.

I am happy for codes to go unbroken for several rounds and even as far as the final but they must be broken (not gifted away) by somebody before this thread draws to its conclusion.

Apologies for last night. My server went down.

There are no guarantees about tonight but I hope to post the first round proper within the hour.

I hope you are all still enjoying the game.


 

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Posted by Autenrieth Road (# 10509) on :
 
Have discovered what I am in for. Down, obsessiveness. Down, down, I say.

It's not working.
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 
FIRST ROUND: TOWNS

You must post a town or city and its population.
You must post a link to a URL for proof.
High populations win. Low populations lose.

Post away!
 

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Posted by Ann (# 94) on :
 
London with 7,172,000 in the 2001 census.
 

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Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on :
 
In 2001 Southend-on-Sea where I grew up had a population of 160,257.

I had moved away by then and so was not one of them.
 

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Posted by icklejen (# 713) on :
 
Tokyo with 28,025,000 and coz I loved Japan when I went (except the food!)
 

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Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on :
 
Blimey, Ann, I thought I was quick.
 

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Posted by chicklegirl (# 11741) on :
 
New York City has 8,143,197 according to the 2004 census (see New York City on Wikipedia).
 

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Posted by sharkshooter (# 1589) on :
 
In 2001, Metro Toronto had a population of 4,682,897.
 

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Posted by Autenrieth Road (# 10509) on :
 
Chicago with 2,896,016, from the 2000 Census.
 

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Posted by rugasaw (# 7315) on :
 
Mexico City, Mexico population 18,131,000
 

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Posted by Nutmeg (# 5297) on :
 
Jakarta Capital of Indonesian , population 9,300,000 according to this page.
 

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Posted by Doublethink (# 1984) on :
 
Puerto Ayora, a port on Santa Cruz with a population of 12,000.

The largest, most populous town, on the largest island of the Ecuadorian Galapagos archipelago.
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
Shanghai, China has a population of 14,608,512
 

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Posted by Barnabas62 (# 9110) on :
 
Greater Manchester with a population in 2000 of 2,585,800
 

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Posted by ACOL-ite (# 4991) on :
 
Lagos 8,682,200.

Are people who are posting small places doing it for the excitement of not knowing whether they're putting their place in jeopardy or not? Or is there some secret here?
 

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Posted by icklejen (# 713) on :
 
i was starting to wonder the same thing!

(sp)

[ 21. September 2006, 21:58: Message edited by: icklejen ]
 

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Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on :
 
It's for the thrill and excitement.

And the hope that there may be some secret that even Quizmaster hasn't even thought of yet.

Mind you, historically at this stage the number of people who drop out through Newton's third law of motion make the thrill quite low......or has Quizmaster got some scheme lined up for these dare devils?
 

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Posted by Auntie Doris (# 9433) on :
 
Buenos Aires with 11,474,205.

Auntie Doris x
 

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Posted by Autenrieth Road (# 10509) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by ACOL-ite:
Are people who are posting small places doing it for the excitement of not knowing whether they're putting their place in jeopardy or not? Or is there some secret here?

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For me -- discovering belatedly how very small Chicago is compared to the truly large cities of the world -- it's because I didn't notice the potential subtlety of Quizmaster's "low populations lose."
 

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Posted by Pure as the Driven Yellow Snow (# 9397) on :
 
Birdsville Population is 1,520,000
Waddi trees that is. And frankly, they are more interesting than Australians.
But for the Pedants, People Population of Birdsville = 100.
 

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Posted by cometchaser (# 10353) on :
 
Bangkok! City of my kid! and population 6,355,144 as of the year 2000.

and, just in case "the bigger the better" counts for length of name as well, the city's real name is (brace yourself):

Krung Thep Maha Nakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udom Ratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Phiman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanu Kamprasit

which means, "L.A. East" - well, ok not exactly. but it's another City of Angels: "The city of angels, the great city, the eternal jewel city, the impregnable city of God Indra, the grand capital of the world endowed with nine precious gems, the happy city, abounding in an enormous Royal Palace that resembles the heavenly abode where reigns the reincarnated god, a city given by Indra and built by Vishnukam."

and, is in the Guinness book as the longest place name, world over.

but we just like to call it Bangkok.

Comet
 

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Posted by Pure as the Driven Yellow Snow (# 9397) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by icklejen:
i was starting to wonder the same thing!

(sp)

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With this at the top of a page, should it read ESP rather than sp.

But as the rogue alluded to, in the first few rounds, there is much attrition due to people failing to post within the time frame, foolishly allowing real life to intervene.

The game of living on the edge gets progressively riskier. But fun.

[Typo-the scary thing is, I do actually use preview psot.]

[ 21. September 2006, 23:29: Message edited by: Pure as the Driven Yellow Snow ]
 

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Posted by Lady A (# 3126) on :
 
Mumbai (or the old Bombay), India at 13 million with other estimates of 18.4 million and counting! I think that I might have a chance at winning this since my chosen city also has a own beverage named after it. Cheers!
 

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Posted by Sinisterial (# 5834) on :
 
William Creek, South Australia, has a population of 16.
 

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Posted by Autenrieth Road (# 10509) on :
 
Do we find out in advance how long a round will last, or is it sudden death? I recall KOQ05 having announcements of length-of-round. Not that the esteemed, illustrious, all-wise, and all-powerful Quizmaster needs to do things this year the way he's done them any other year. Or tell us anything. Or anything at all.

I ask because I am going away until Monday night and dread being knocked out for apparent inattention so early.

Provided of course that my Chicago passes the cutoff of whatever constitutes low populations.
 

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Posted by Lady A (# 3126) on :
 
Perhaps I sampled some of that beverage before that post. Smapled? "Also has its own" might have made better sober sense!
 

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Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on :
 
I'll go with one of my least favorite cities (no offense to those who live there) with Los Angeles which has population 3,448,613 apparently.

For those looking for proof of population, if you put your city's name and the word population into ask.com it'll tell you the population right there which is convenient.
 

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Posted by Chelley (# 11322) on :
 
Johannesburg has a population of 3,225,812.
 

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Posted by davelarge (# 186) on :
 
Berlin has a population of 3,384,499 as of 2000. Maybe that's a bit out of date. Wiki says that the population was 3,395,189 in 2005 so I guess it didn't change that much.

Dave
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 
My choice is KRAKOW with a population of 800,000 along with more English, Scottish and Irish pubs than anywhere else I have ever been and "slightly more women then men".


Autenrieth Road - You can relax - I am also away for the weekend, and we have an appeal from one competitor that access is only available at work. So for a while at least there will be no weekend knockouts.
 

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Posted by cometchaser (# 10353) on :
 
all these huge populations are giving me the willies. no wonder the world is suffering. that's so many people!
 

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Posted by Chelley (# 11322) on :
 
And these excellent people are just a few of those 3,225,812 in Joburg!
 

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Posted by Birdseye (# 5280) on :
 
Ah -it has to be the charming seaside town of Bournemouth
with a population of 695 in 1801 it had grown to 16,859 by 1881 and then more than doubled in the next ten years to 37,000. Today the population is 164,000.
 

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Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on :
 
If we count residents both above and below ground, then the City of the Dead (near Cairo, Egypt) approximately 1,000,000 above ground, and untold numbers below. (Truly untold--they don't exactly publish a phone book!)

Otherwise, Cairo, Egypt-- 10,772,000

[ 22. September 2006, 08:33: Message edited by: Golden Key ]
 

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Posted by Papa Smurf (# 1654) on :
 
I'm guessing that icklejen will get helpful points for linking to a site which could effectively give everyone else their entry for this round, and anyone then using that site will get negative originality points ?
 

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Posted by Rugmaker (# 10728) on :
 
Beijing, China with 14.93 million, which is rather less than I would have guessed.
 

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Posted by LMC (# 86) on :
 
I'm going to go for VIENNA, population 1.65 million people, capital of Austria, home of of the famous Wiener Schnitzel and the supersweet Sacher-Torte. Also where we went on honeymoon
 

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Posted by Barnabas62 (# 9110) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by ACOL-ite:

Are people who are posting small places doing it for the excitement of not knowing whether they're putting their place in jeopardy or not? Or is there some secret here?

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I'm sure there is - which is why I went MOTR (story of my life, really).
 

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Posted by Marvin the Martian (# 4360) on :
 
Well, it's got to be good old Brummagem, with an estimated population (in 2005) of 1,001,200.

It's also the most populated district in the country, what with London being split into lots of little ones and all...
 

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Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :
 
I thought I might present the other Birmingham! The one in Alabama has a population of "242,820, and a metro population of 1,079,089".

I know this comes as a shock to those of you who expected me to post a Florida city!
 

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Posted by cometchaser (# 10353) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by jedijudy:
I know this comes as a shock to those of you who expected me to post a Florida city!

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I would have posted an Alaskan city, but you all would have laughed at me!


Comet
 

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Posted by icklejen (# 713) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Papa Smurf:
I'm guessing that icklejen will get helpful points for linking to a site which could effectively give everyone else their entry for this round, and anyone then using that site will get negative originality points ?

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and i'm guessing papa smurf will get points, just for being lovely
 

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Posted by Linguo (# 7220) on :
 
Frankfurt am Main, with a population of 1,468,140 in the greater metropolitan area.
 

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Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by cometchaser:

quote:

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Originally posted by jedijudy:
I know this comes as a shock to those of you who expected me to post a Florida city!

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I would have posted an Alaskan city, but you all would have laughed at me!


Comet

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I almost posted Anchorage, as that population is higher than that of Birminhay-um. And, I've actually been to Anchorage, as opposed to that southern city.
 

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Posted by sharkshooter (# 1589) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by icklejen:
...and i'm guessing papa smurf will get points, just for being lovely

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Wait until LMC sees this!
 

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Posted by Tom Day (# 3630) on :
 
Dar es Salaam. 2 500 000

Capital of Tanzania.

Tom
 

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Posted by chicklegirl (# 11741) on :
 
So many good resources still out there!

[ 22. September 2006, 20:25: Message edited by: chicklegirl ]
 

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Posted by cometchaser (# 10353) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by jedijudy:
Birmingham! The one in Alabama has a population of "242,820, and a metro population of 1,079,089".

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maybe birmingham city - but there are less people in the entire state than the metro population you site.
all of anchorage (and four other "towns" actually) are within it's own city limits.

eta: with a half-million people statewide, we only get half a congressman! and boy, if you've heard of our congressman... that is so painfully true.

[ 22. September 2006, 21:59: Message edited by: cometchaser ]
 

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Posted by professor kirke (# 9037) on :
 
Gotham City has 10 million people.

Strangely, I can find no listed population size for Minas Tirith.
 

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Posted by LMC (# 86) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by sharkshooter:

quote:

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Originally posted by icklejen:
...and i'm guessing papa smurf will get points, just for being lovely

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Wait until LMC sees this!

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Don't worry - he can cope with the odd flirtacious comment (and he loves it really!)
 

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Posted by davelarge (# 186) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by LMC:
Don't worry - he can cope with the odd flirtacious comment (and he loves it really!)

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quote:

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Originally posted by davelarge:
Icklejen being flirtatious? I never thought I'd see the day.

;o)

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quote:

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Originally posted by Papa Smurf:
I'm guessing that icklejen will get helpful points for linking to a site which could effectively give everyone else their entry for this round, and anyone then using that site will get negative originality points ?

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I need to make a note to use websites like Lucky Carl's Used Populations. Gay'run'taid to get you the city sizes you need or your money back.
 

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Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on :
 
I've been thinking about yours for a while, doublethink. If I can just figure out which book it practically could be I'll be set
 

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Posted by chicklegirl (# 11741) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Doublethink:
<snippet> a link to my shipboard monogram, think bookish, think partial substitution </snippet>

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I had to read over think think's clue twice before I realized what it signified. For those wishing to solve solve the code, it pays to be both literal and literary-minded. So, think think and then read read.
 

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Posted by Doublethink (# 1984) on :
 
You cracked it

Maybe I gave too much away ...
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 
I hope you all had a good weekend. I know I did.

With 6 possible more answers (and speedway on TV tonight) I will leave this round open for one more day. Next round s/b (should be) tomorrow (around 27 hours from the time of this post).

Oh, and congratulations Chicklegirl on cracking the code of Doublethink.

Who should we target next?
 

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Posted by rugasaw (# 7315) on :
 
Nutmeg I think you should try to break my quiz. I honestly think you have as good of a chance as Doublethink or Dave.
 

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Posted by Nutmeg (# 5297) on :
 
Ok rugasaw... thanks for you vote of confidence.

quote:

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Originally posted by rugasaw:
Here is my code.

Hvsshuk okchvmali ai impa yo sv bohli hoke; afoha oka ontvlaka svsht aya hoke.

I anticipate having to give a few clues later in the quiz. I may not be able to break anyone elses codes but I have faith in the difficulty of mine.

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quote:

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Since the first round is about to begin I shall provide a hint. My code is based on perhaps the most unbreakable code of all time. Lets see if you can break it.

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I'm working on it....

 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 
AND SO WE BEGIN FOR REAL ...

First Round Casualties for failing to post:
Gort
Hazey Jane
Mousethief
Papa Smurf
Smudgie
Tclune

Remaining Contestants:
ACOL-ite
Ann
Auntie Doris
Autenrieth Road
Barnabas62
Birdseye
Chelley
Chicklegirl
Chorister
Cometchaser
Davelarge
Doublethink
FreeJack
Golden Key
Gwai
Icklejen
Jedijudy
Lady A
Linguo
LMC
Marvin the Martian
Nutmeg
Professor Kirke
Pure as the Driven Yellow Snow
Quizmaster
Rugasaw
Rugmaker
Sharkshooter
Sinisterial
The Rogue
Tom Day

Second Round Imminent.
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 
ROUND TWO: SPEED

You must post a URL link to an animal, car, boat, ship, aircraft or anything else that has a reference to speed. We will take the maximum speed where there is a range.

The twist in this round is that whoever picks the speed furthest away from the average speed when all picks are chosen will be eliminated.

Good Luck!
 

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Posted by Doublethink (# 1984) on :
 
E = mc²
 

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Posted by ACOL-ite (# 4991) on :
 
Thanks to that outstanding display of brinkmanship by Think Think, I think I'm totally OK to post:

Moris Minor II: tops out at 63 mph.
 

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Posted by ACOL-ite (# 4991) on :
 
Oops: just realised that most people aren't weird median-freaks like me, and so QM probably meant mean not median when he said average. Hence, Doublethink's post was very safe and I've unwittingly brinkmanned myself...
 

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Posted by Ann (# 94) on :
 
The Space Shuttle does 17,000 mph.
 

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Posted by chicklegirl (# 11741) on :
 
The highest clocked speed for an Indian Scout motorbike is 190.07 mph, set by Burt Munro of Invercargill, New Zealand, in 1967. The movie based on his experiences is one of my favorites.
 

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Posted by Auntie Doris (# 9433) on :
 
According to this website the average speed of a cheetah is 71mph. I think they are amazing animals!

Auntie Doris x
 

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Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on :
 
The banana slug at 0.000023 metres per second (0.00005129 miles per hour) which is even slower than Rogue junior when asked to empty the dishwasher.
 

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Posted by Sinisterial (# 5834) on :
 
The thuja occidentalis has grown 10.2cm in 155 years.

This equates to a speed of 2.085x10^-11m/s
 

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Posted by ACOL-ite (# 4991) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by The Rogue:
The banana slug at 0.000023 metres per second (0.00005129 miles per hour) which is even slower than Rogue junior when asked to empty the dishwasher.

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quote:

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Originally posted by ACOL-ite:
Oops: just realised that most people aren't weird median-freaks like me, and so QM probably meant mean not median when he said average. Hence, Doublethink's post was very safe and I've unwittingly brinkmanned myself...

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If so, I am not knowing what is right, so I ask for clarification. I would think that Thinkthink is probably far from an avg and thus Dt ought to obtain not as much brinkman points. Am I wrong?
 

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Posted by Pure as the Driven Yellow Snow (# 9397) on :
 
Perusing other parts of the ship, I found myself asking, 'What is the speed of sock puppets posting inflammatory comments?'
According to this site they play with lightning speed which is 93,000 miles per second.

Fast little buggers, aren't they.
 

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Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :
 
May I offer the following information about the Peregrine falcon which has a top flying speed of 200.00+ MPH, measured over an approximate quarter mile distance.

This site might also be informative for folks who need to know these things, for instance, a black mamba snake moves pretty fast, but a human can move faster. Well, if that human isn't me.
 

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Posted by Lady A (# 3126) on :
 
The estimated air speed Of An Unladen European Swallow is approximately 10 meters per second.
 

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Posted by Chelley (# 11322) on :
 
It seemed fitting to go for a Ship...
So, the average speed of the Mayflower was 1.77knots or 2mph (scroll to the bottom of the page).
 

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Posted by rugasaw (# 7315) on :
 
But what of an African Swallow carrying a coconut?

This is not my pick. Notice no url.
 

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Posted by rugasaw (# 7315) on :
 
Here is my pick.

The Earth at a whopping 18.5 miles per second about the Sun.

On a related subject should we bring up relativity?
 

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Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by rugasaw:
But what of an African Swallow carrying a coconut?

This is not my pick. Notice no url.

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quote:

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Originally posted by rugasaw:
But what of an African Swallow carrying a coconut?

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quote:

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Originally posted by professor kirke:
The Enterprise NX-01 is the earliest of Star Trek's Starship Enterprises. Its maximum velocity is Warp 5.2, which of course, is roughly equal to 214 * the speed of light.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Doublethink:
E = mc²

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quote:

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In Bristol, Tennessee angels have been clocked at over 60 mph and probably hit 90-100 mph in glides and swoops. The angels have been observed over and the city and out at Watauga Lake. They fly as high up 1 to 1/2 miles high, but usually less, around 2-3,000 feet or so.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Ann:
The Space Shuttle does 17,000 mph.

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further down that page it says 17,600
 

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Posted by Papa Smurf (# 1654) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Sinisterial:
The thuja occidentalis has grown 10.2cm in 155 years.

This equates to a speed of 2.085x10^-11m/s

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quote:

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Originally posted by Quizmaster:
You must post a URL link ...that has a reference to speed.

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you may think "well, you can have speed of growth", but the units of growth which the Guinness Book of records is using is in g/year, so weight, rather than distance.

(aside) please note these helpful / pedant posts are not being done as a host, but as a previous competitor trying to keep up the quality of answers. After all, everyone knows that the first step to success in an exam or test is Read the question very carefully

[ 27. September 2006, 08:05: Message edited by: Papa Smurf ]
 

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Posted by Rugmaker (# 10728) on :
 
Tectonic plates move at between 2 and 10 cm per year. Ken Livingstone plans to catch them with speed cameras in the near future.
 

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Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on :
 
Re reading questions carefully:

Presented for your consideration.


 

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Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Pure as the Driven Yellow Snow:
I love thinking outside the box in my replies.
This is not only out of the box, but out of the house, down the street and around the corner by the little pub where they serve a tasty counter meal when the chef's not too hung over from the night before.

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Know it well, do you?

BTW, you might like Terry Prachett's novel "Mort".
 

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Posted by Pure as the Driven Yellow Snow (# 9397) on :
 
No deliberate plagiarism but stylistically very similar. I would be curious as to whether this does mimic a Pratchett quote?
The closest I can get to is 'I'll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there's evidence of any thinking going on inside it.' Pratchett
 

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Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on :
 
Style-wise I immediately thought of Douglas Adams.
 

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Posted by davelarge (# 186) on :
 
I would like to nominate Jenson Button's Honda, which typically goes at zero miles per hour for the duration of any Grand Prix. (See the fifth or sixth paragraph).

I too thought PADYS's effort was very Prattchettian.

[Edited to correct a typo - DL]

[ 27. September 2006, 11:26: Message edited by: davelarge ]
 

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Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on :
 
Zero miles an hour?
 

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Posted by sharkshooter (# 1589) on :
 
Terry Fox ran 42 kilometres (26 miles) a day on one leg, and a prosthetic, in 1980 in his bid to highten the awareness of, and raise funds for, cancer research, in the Marathon of Hope, which was cut because cancer appeared in his lungs.

Each year, hundreds of thousands of Canadians take part in the "Terry Fox Run" in honor of this Canadian who died 25 years ago, and have raised over $400 Million in the process.
 

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Posted by Nutmeg (# 5297) on :
 
I am going to nominate the kingda Ka rocket which will have you losing your lunch at 128 mph.


 

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Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by rugasaw:
Here is my pick.

The Earth at a whopping 18.5 miles per second about the Sun.

On a related subject should we bring up relativity?

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Does this mean that since we're all on the Earth, we have to add 18.5 MPS (plus all the other calculations re the Solar system, Galaxy, etc.) to all our calculations?
 

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Posted by Birdseye (# 5280) on :
 
I wouldn't recommend taking the maximum speed from this site because that would result in death -though they DO say that 'the dead travel fast'.
 

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Posted by Papa Smurf (# 1654) on :
 
Here's another website relating to Speed, sadly it doesn't say how fast he normally goes.
 

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Posted by Hazey*Jane (# 8754) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Quizmaster:
AND SO WE BEGIN FOR REAL ...

First Round Casualties for failing to post:
Hazey Jane

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Thank Goodness for that. I wasn't sure whether I'd have the resolve not to get involved!

Good luck to the remaining contestants.
 

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Posted by davelarge (# 186) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by The Rogue:
Zero miles an hour?

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quote:

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Originally posted by jedijudy:

quote:

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Originally posted by rugasaw:
Here is my pick.

The Earth at a whopping 18.5 miles per second about the Sun.

On a related subject should we bring up relativity?

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Does this mean that since we're all on the Earth, we have to add 18.5 MPS (plus all the other calculations re the Solar system, Galaxy, etc.) to all our calculations?

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We could, but it wouldn't matter, since adding the same amount to every number doesn't affect the distances from the average.
 

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Posted by davelarge (# 186) on :
 
But didn't we have the speed of the Enterprise as one entry? That doesn't have to be on Earth!

And of course, we all remember what Mr Einstein said in relation to doublethink's entry 8o)
 

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Posted by icklejen (# 713) on :
 
42 seconds : Wembley's fastest ever FA cup final goal.It was scored by Chelsea's Roberto Di Matteo, against Boro in 1997. The 1st cup I ever saw them win

PS, I don't understand averages, or numbers really, how did I end up trying to explain tens and units every day??
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
The X-43A at Mach 10 is a smidgen faster than the 43A Creamtealand bus. Especially during the rush hour.
 

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Posted by icklejen (# 713) on :
 
davelarge just emailed me to say "technically 42 seconds isn't a speed".

what?? but seconds is a type of speed? my head hurts I shall monitor the speed of which my head explodes and keep you all posted.
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 
I love you all.

This round has impressed me.

I have gained insight, laughed out loud, and I know that you are joining me on the journey that I designed this quiz to be.

Thankyou all.




Papa Smurf. Lighten up. Thanks.
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by icklejen:
davelarge just emailed me to say "technically 42 seconds isn't a speed".

what?? but seconds is a type of speed? my head hurts I shall monitor the speed of which my head explodes and keep you all posted.

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quote:

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Originally posted by icklejen:
davelarge just emailed me to say "technically 42 seconds isn't a speed".

what?? but seconds is a type of speed? my head hurts I shall monitor the speed of which my head explodes and keep you all posted.

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quote:

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Originally posted by davelarge:
But didn't we have the speed of the Enterprise as one entry? That doesn't have to be on Earth!

And of course, we all remember what Mr Einstein said in relation to doublethink's entry 8o)

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That would be true for the Earth and Solar system speeds, but there's the galaxy speeds to consider, too, and Enterprise certainly would be part of that, wouldn't she?

Mr. Einstein makes my head hurt.
 

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Posted by Marvin the Martian (# 4360) on :
 
Richard Hammond was apparently doing about 300mph when he junked it onto the grass. And he'll doing about 0mph for the immediate future .
 

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Posted by LMC (# 86) on :
 
I shall plump for a boat aswell, the Pride of Bilbao, whose speed is 22 knots (which is approximatly 25.317 147 857 mile/hour according to this wonderful website. As an aside can anyone tell me what exactly is a megameter?)
 

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Posted by davelarge (# 186) on :
 
Normally, 'mega' means 10^6, so if this is right a megametre will be 10^6 metres, which is 1000 kilometers.
 

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Posted by Doublethink (# 1984) on :
 

quote:

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Originally highlighted by Papa Smurf
Doublethink, your link doesn't actually refer to a speed with a specific value.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Quizmaster:
You must post a URL link to an animal, car, boat, ship, aircraft or anything else that has a reference to speed. We will take the maximum speed where there is a range.

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c and indeed c² are speeds, the maxima of which are governed by the laws of physics.
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 
I think he has seen the Light Doublethink.

I know you have.
 

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Posted by Doublethink (# 1984) on :
 
Well you know, these things are all relative ...
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
And time for some Light relief before the next round?
 

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Posted by chicklegirl (# 11741) on :
 
Chorister, I'm not sure about Speedy Gonzales, but apparently the Tasmanian Devil is able to do 8.1 mph. Apparently that is at a flat out run, rather than the oft-depicted cyclone-esque movement.

[QM, please note that this is not an official entry.]

[ 27. September 2006, 21:40: Message edited by: chicklegirl ]
 

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Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Gwai:

quote:

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Originally posted by rugasaw:
But what of an African Swallow carrying a coconut?

This is not my pick. Notice no url.

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I'll be impressed if you can find a url TO include.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Doublethink:
Well you know, these things are all relative ...

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quote:

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Originally posted by rugasaw:

quote:

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Originally posted by Doublethink:
Well you know, these things are all relative ...

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Except for the c part of your answer. By the way c² is not a speed. But 299,792,458² m/s would be.

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If c represents the speed of light, and c squared is the value of the speed of light multiplied by itself - then how is c² not a speed ? It may not be one we can reach, but surely it is descriptive of a speed.
 

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Posted by Autenrieth Road (# 10509) on :
 
Speed-squared is not a speed in the same way an area, which is a length squared, is not a length.

However perhaps a dispensation about c c is in order for Think Think .
 

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Posted by Doublethink (# 1984) on :
 
I see but link mentions c, so I should be all right there as that is a reference to speed - even if a speed itself does not appear in the final equation.
 

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Posted by chicklegirl (# 11741) on :
 
More light relief:

My favorite fast cartoon character, the Roadrunner, clips along at a brisk 18.6 mph, allowing him to outrun both Wile E. Coyote and the Tasmanian Devil.
 

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Posted by Sinisterial (# 5834) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Papa Smurf:
your link doesn't specify a speed, unlike the request in the round description :

quote:

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Originally posted by Quizmaster:
You must post a URL link ...that has a reference to speed.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Pure as the Driven Yellow Snow:
No deliberate plagiarism but stylistically very similar. I would be curious as to whether this does mimic a Pratchett quote?
The closest I can get to is 'I'll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there's evidence of any thinking going on inside it.' Pratchett

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Oh, sorry!!! I meant no accusation of plagiarism at all! IMHO, the general idea is somewhat Pratchett-esque--but I was thinking especially of the bit about the pub and the chef. There's a very interesting chef in "Mort"!

My "know it well, do you" comment was just teasing that if you know that much about thinking outside the box, you must do it, too.


 

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Posted by Sinisterial (# 5834) on :
 
Sinisterial's code is as follows:

code:

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SFH CNB QIQ NRO GDQ YRC KVC GCR UKV AAQ KPH LT!

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Posted by Lady A (# 3126) on :
 
I just clocked Kelly Alves in at under five minutes for a host to post their address to receive chocolate, I'm not sure that's a record, but should be close!
 

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Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on :
 
Quizmaster--

O Mighty Master of the Quiz!

May I humbly request that when you next post a question, you also post how long we have to answer it?

Obsequiously,

Your servant, etc.,

Golden Key
 

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Posted by Kelly Alves (# 2522) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Lady A:
I just clocked Kelly Alves in at under five minutes for a host to post their address to receive chocolate, I'm not sure that's a record, but should be close!

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How the hell did I get in on this game?
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Golden Key:
Quizmaster--

O Mighty Master of the Quiz!

May I humbly request that when you next post a question, you also post how long we have to answer it?

Obsequiously,

Your servant, etc.,

Golden Key

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Er.

Most pompously,

No you may not!


 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 
P O S H

5 1 -1 1 Autenrieth Road :- It is a running round, but I will penalise those who take too long
5 1 1 1 Papa Smurf :- Please take note of the host. It is good advice
5 1 -1 1 Davelarge :- Please note there is an error in the Sharkshooter code
5 1 1 1 Rugmaker :- I knew, but thank you for clarifying
5 -1 1 0 ACOL-ite :- Interesting use of language there. I have no idea why.
5 1 1 1 Sharkshooter :- An appropriately coded response.
5 1 1 1 Icklejen :- For being right, when her husband was quite clearly wrong
5 1 1 1 Sharkshooter :- Code and Key in one post for those still struggling. I laughed.
5 0 1 0 Chelley :- You spotted it.
5 1 0 0 Davelarge :- Not sure about that one but I know where you are trying to go
5 -1 -1 -1 ACOL-ite :- The sentences are only five and four words long don't you know.
5 1 1 1 Quizmaster :- For giving the clue to the key by using the word quay
5 0 1 1 Doublethink :- I think that was enough for at least one competitor
5 0 0 1 Chicklegirl :- Thanks for the pointer
5 1 -1 0 Marvin the Martian :- For being cracked in approximately 10 minutes flat
5 1 1 0 Rugmaker :- For false modesty
5 2 2 2 The Rogue :- For what in my opinion is the ideal code for the competition
5 1 1 1 The Rogue :- Magnanimous in attitude after being cracked
5 1 0 0 Lady A :- I suggest you hoist your mainbrace and set your sails
5 1 -1 0 Sharkshooter :- Would everyone please send our mate Sharky a PM. Thanks.
5 0 0 1 Doublethink :- That clue proved sufficient I believe
5 0 1 1 Rugasaw :- But I don’t have an enigma machine. Oh no, we broke that!
5 1 -1 0 Cometchaser :- When I get the time we will crack them all on the other site
5 -1 0 0 Yellow Snow :- Conundrum? It's a code mate! Ee by gum!
5 1 1 1 Rugmaker :- An excellent way to give a pointer
5 0 0 1 Birdseye :- Oh it was you! I tried that key on another code for ages!
5 1 1 1 Golden Key :- That should be sufficient when I find the time to follow it up
5 1 1 1 Rugmaker :- I like that response
5 1 1 0 Gwai :- I must use that when I get the time to crack
5 1 0 0 Autenrieth Road :- Welcome to the Knockout Quiz
5 1 0 0 ACOL-ite :- Check out the newly started Brinkmanship competition
 

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Posted by Papa Smurf (# 1654) on :
 
Doublethink - I know c refers to the speed of light; all I meant was that there were no figures/ values for c listed on your link to help others who might be trying to work out the average.

may I also add that I have been impressed at the way people have defended themselves against my pedantry...
 

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Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Quizmaster:
Rugasaw :- But I don’t have an enigma machine. Oh no, we broke that

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quote:

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Originally posted by The Rogue:

quote:

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Originally posted by Gwai:

quote:

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Originally posted by rugasaw:
But what of an African Swallow carrying a coconut?

This is not my pick. Notice no url.

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I'll be impressed if you can find a url TO include.

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Look at the last section although it is not very specific.

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quote:

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4 0 0 1 Gwai :- For making an Excellent Knockout Quiz Contestant

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I think Excellent Knockout Quiz Contestants should be smart and original to and since I am one (QM said so and his word is law here) then I must be smart and original to so I must have earned points in those two categories that I didn't recieve!
 

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Posted by sharkshooter (# 1589) on :
 
Begging for points is neither smart nor original. Many have tried, all have failed.
 

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Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on :
 
If my proof bored you then, my pardon. I amused myself at least.

[ 28. September 2006, 16:26: Message edited by: Gwai ]
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 
Gwai,

You are certainly original but certainly not smart in your spelling of the word TOO .


 

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Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on :
 
Indeed this does seem true! Alas!


 

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Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on :
 
Apologies for more double posting but I really do need to post a entry for this bout of the quiz.

I wish to mention the (common) dragon. When it is resident in North Carolina it is restricted to 30mph, however in Tennessee it may legally reach 40. As far as practical speed, I suspect any true dragon would regularly break these rules but that is not noted here. (Middle of the page)
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 
P O S H

6 -1 -1 0 Icklejen :- The world is full of wonder
6 0 1 1 The Rogue :- A good explanation
6 0 -1 0 Autenrieth Road :- Thinking a bit too hard
6 2 1 0 Yellow Snow :- For picking on inanimate objects, well vegimate objects.
6 1 0 1 Cometchaser :- I can see why we prefer to call it Bangkok
6 1 0 0 Yellow Snow :- Several original pieces to suck on
6 1 0 0 Lady A :- For picking my wife's favourite tipple. Address to follow.
6 0 1 0 Sinisterial :- That place is overcrowded for the outback
6 1 1 1 Autenrieth Road :- For giving me the excuse to go away for the weekend
6 1 -1 0 Lady A :- For downing a whole bottle before posting
6 0 1 -1 Gwai :- For posting to a specifically American link
6 1 0 0 Cometchaser :- And they all need feeding
6 1 0 0 Chelley :- Nice Link
6 1 1 1 Birdseye :- I like your signature. Is the end of it correct?
6 1 0 0 Golden Key :- Good link following on from what Cometchaser said
6 0 0 0 Papa Smurf :- That happened last time but I am notoriously fickle
6 1 0 0 LMC :- Great place for a honeymoon. I love the food there.
6 1 0 0 Barnabas62 :- For being ever so middle of the road
6 1 0 0 Marvin the Martian :- LOVE the picture of the UK with Wales missing
6 1 1 0 Jedijudy :- For posting Birmingham a second time and legitimately
6 1 0 0 Cometchaser :- I like laughing, post your link to Anchorage
6 0 0 2 Papa Smurf :- Because Icklejen wanted you to get some points
6 1 0 0 Jedijudy :- Jedijudy beat you to it Cometchaser
6 1 0 -1 Sharkshooter :- For trying to make two and two into something other than 7
6 1 1 2 Chicklegirl :- A top quality knockout quiz post (apart from the last link)
6 1 0 0 Cometchaser :- For having a congressman who is a dwarf
6 1 1 0 Professor Kirke :- For inhabiting the same fantasy world that I left behind
6 0 0 1 LMC :- For loving her husband with a passion
6 1 0 0 Davelarge :- I think you are not quite in tune with the truth here
6 1 0 0 Icklejen :- See!
6 0 0 0 Papa Smurf :- Cleverly worded attacks can be great to watch however
6 1 -1 0 Freejack :- Everything there apart from the code and the link - Er?
6 0 0 1 ACOL-ite :- For helping Freejack out with the link
6 1 0 0 Lady A :- I always hold my LEFT hand in the Egyptian position
6 0 0 1 Doublethink :- Good Tip
6 1 0 0 Rugasaw :- I have found some interesting numbers during my travels
6 1 0 0 Gwai :- Go for it Gwai.
6 0 2 0 Chicklegirl :- For cracking the Doublethink code
6 1 1 1 Doublethink :- For being magnanimous in defeat
6 1 0 1 Rugasaw :- THINKS - So what does Nutmeg have specialist knowledge of
6 0 1 0 Nutmeg :- For working on it
 

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Posted by icklejen (# 713) on :
 
progress report time....

the speed at which my head is exploding, seems to be increasing. C what??
 

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Posted by Auntie Doris (# 9433) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by icklejen:
progress report time....

the speed at which my head is exploding, seems to be increasing. C what??

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quote:

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Originally posted by icklejen:
yes, Doris, I agree (where's the nodding smiley??).

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Oh, sorry, I thought you said "nodding off".
 

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Posted by chicklegirl (# 11741) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Autenrieth Road:
However perhaps a dispensation about c c is in order for Think Think.

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Or at least a new alias: Think²
 

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Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on :
 
Could start calling that woman Dt if you wish to avoid using normal ship nick and still say something with auxilliary originality--aka not ThinkThink.
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 
I must put my own entry in before it is too late:


Greg Hancock's Speedway Bike

enters the corners at around 70 m.p.h.
 

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Posted by Tom Day (# 3630) on :
 
A Giraffe goes at 32mph
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 
So at the end of round two we have to lose:

Barnabas62
FreeJack
Linguo

But we welcome ALSO RAN entries if you want to continue playing for fun. There are no bars.

Still in with a chance of winning:

ACOL-ite
Ann
Auntie Doris
Autenrieth Road
Birdseye
Chelley
Chicklegirl
Chorister
Cometchaser
Davelarge
Doublethink
Golden Key
Gwai
Icklejen
Jedijudy
Lady A
LMC
Marvin the Martian
Nutmeg
Professor Kirke
Pure as the Driven Yellow Snow
Quizmaster
Rugasaw
Rugmaker
Sharkshooter
Sinisterial
The Rogue
Tom Day
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 
Round Three: English Football

I will help you with a link here.

English Football Teams

You must pick one team from each of the lists and the person whose teams score the lowest total of goals will be eliminated. Goals against are not important. So losing 7-6 is much better than winning 1-0.

You cannot choose the same combination but you may choose the same team from any division as a fellow competitor.

So please list in order ...

1.Premiership team
2.Championship team
3.League 1 team
4.League 2 team
5.Conference team

Your choice must be posted before any of your teams kick off.

[ 28. September 2006, 21:19: Message edited by: Quizmaster ]
 

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Posted by Tom Day (# 3630) on :
 
QM - when are the matches being played. This weekend (Friday-Monday?) or just a certain day?

Tom
 

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Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on :
 
This might aid you.

Continuing without an important aid to writing:

Aston Villa
Hull City
Bristol City
Bury
Altrincham
 

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Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on :
 
By the way. One of my teams, Hull City, is very unusual. Does anybody know why?
 

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Posted by Tom Day (# 3630) on :
 
But my list anyway

Aston Villa
Wolves
Brentford
Notts County
Oxford Utd
 

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Posted by Chelley (# 11322) on :
 
1. Tottenham Hotspur
2. Ipswich Town
3. Leyton Orient
4. Barnet
5. Stevenage Borough

I'm going with the heart rather than the brain with some of these, but hey my love of certain teams even beats my competitive instincts!!
 

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Posted by Doublethink (# 1984) on :
 
1.Premiership: Sheffield United
2.Championship: Barnsley
3.League 1: Scunthorpe United
4.League 2: Accrington Stanley
5.Conference: Gravesend & Northfleet
 

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Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on :
 
Very helpful link Rogue, one of us who doesn't much do sports appreciates.

Aston Villa (because these people who seen to know football put them; they must have a reason)
Cardiff
Nottm Forest
Walsall
Oxford Utd
 

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Posted by Auntie Doris (# 9433) on :
 
Oh I think this is a winning list!!

1. Arsenal
2. Crystal Palace
3. Nottingham Forest
4. Milton Keynes Dons
5. Kidderminster

Fab

Auntie Doris x
 

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Posted by cometchaser (# 10353) on :
 
oh my,this is going to require some serious homework. I hope I have until this evening! entry will happen after some at-home time.

Always wanted to learn more about English football. Whoopie! an excuse!
 

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Posted by cometchaser (# 10353) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Quizmaster:
6 1 0 0 Cometchaser :- For having a congressman who is a dwarf

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oh in so many ways, dear Quiz. Truer words...

may be the first time Dippy Don did me some good!
 

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Posted by Ann (# 94) on :
 
As I know nothing about football, I'll go for names that catch my eye - either lived or worked there or got bored silly by someone who supports them.

1. Reading
2. Sheffield Wednesday
3. Brentford
4. Walsall
5. Aldershot Town

quote:

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Originally posted by The Rogue:
By the way. One of my teams, Hull City, is very unusual. Does anybody know why?

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quote:

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Originally posted by chicklegirl:
... the method to my madness was to pick teams with first letters that got as close as I could to an anagram (or annnagram, as it were). Yeesh.

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Not to mention a palindrome.
 

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Posted by Lady A (# 3126) on :
 
I'm going for the "what does this have to do with my life" rather than any attempt at trying to figure anything out (it worked pretty good on the KQ I was in a couple of years ago). So:

1. Newcastle United - in Washington we lived in "unincorporated King County" and after we moved, they made it a city and called it Newcastle.

2. Wolverhampton Wanderers - because I've been told I wander a lot, mentally as well as other areas.

3. Nottingham Forest because my son's friend has the opening whistle tune from Disney's Robin Hood cartoon version on his answering machine right now with nothing else.

4. Shrewsbury Town because I've spent two nights there and had a most wondrous time.

5. Aldershot Town because my Mom and Dad stayed there on their last trip to England.
 

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Posted by rugasaw (# 7315) on :
 
Here I go.

1.Pr: Manchester United
2.Ch: Crystal Palace
3.L1: Nottingham Forest
4.L2: Grimsby
5.Co: Gravesend & Northfleet

You notice the way I abbreviated like Sinistral. That way it looks like I know what I'm doing.
 

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Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :
 
After much thought and consideration, I choose:

1.Premiership team - Aston Villa
2.Championship team - Coventry
3.League 1 team - Nottm Forest
4.League 2 team - Lincoln City
5.Conference team - York

1- because it sounds like a flower.
2- because I like the Coventry Carol.
3- because I like Robin Hood.
4- because I like Abraham Lincoln.
5- because I like York peppermint patties.
 

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Posted by rugasaw (# 7315) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Doublethink:

quote:

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Originally posted by rugasaw:

quote:

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Originally posted by Doublethink:
Well you know, these things are all relative ...

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Except for the c part of your answer. By the way c² is not a speed. But 299,792,458² m/s would be.

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If c represents the speed of light, and c squared is the value of the speed of light multiplied by itself - then how is c² not a speed ? It may not be one we can reach, but surely it is descriptive of a speed.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Sinisterial:
Not to mention a palindrome.

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Yes, thank you, Sinisterial--a palindrome! That's the word I was after, but in trying to make sense of English football, I was too befuddled to keep my word-play straight.

However, this puts me in mind to suggest to QM palindromes OR anagrams for a later round; either would prove challenging and entertaining (provided I don't get them confused again) .
 

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Posted by Pure as the Driven Yellow Snow (# 9397) on :
 
QM, May I please suggest a helpfulness point to Golden Key for a most eloquent and helpful explanantion to my confusion regarding Pratchett quotations earlier.[Page 7]

'A SALAMANDER GRIPS MORON' is an anagram of 'palindromes OR anagrams' which to me is a warning for me to watch out for touchy lizards.


And Chicklegirl your acrostic may have been an anagram for Nanna, perhaps a tribute to your own mother?

[ 29. September 2006, 02:20: Message edited by: Pure as the Driven Yellow Snow ]
 

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Posted by chicklegirl (# 11741) on :
 
PATDYS, you're certainly no moron--in fact, I'd go so far as to venture that perhaps you are psychic; as children we called my maternal grandmother Nanna, and now my son calls my mother Nanna, too!

But watch out for cranky salamanders just the same.

[ 29. September 2006, 03:36: Message edited by: chicklegirl ]
 

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Posted by davelarge (# 186) on :
 
My list:

• Chelsea (well, I had to didn't I?!)
• Preston North End
• Blackpool
• Stockport County
• Morecambe

quote:

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A Swedish newspaper gave $1,250 each to five stock analysts and a chimpanzee named Ola, to test who could make the most money on the market in a one-month period. Ola the chimp, who made his choice of purchases by throwing darts at the names of companies listed on the Stockholm exchange, won the competition.

A fluke? Maybe, maybe not.

-- For years, the Wall Street Journal did this every month, enlisting four Wall Street stock experts to pick one stock apiece, and then having someone throw darts four times at the paper's stock listings. After six months they'd compare the average returns on the four stocks the experts picked versus the four stocks the darts hit. Very often, the "dartboard portfolio" won; almost always it beat at least one or two of the pros'picks.

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quote:

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Originally posted by cometchaser:
(now, I listen to enough BBC World Service to know ManU is a good team! and that, last I heard, Oxford U wasn't. but you can bet I'll be listening to my BBC Sport a lot closer now.)

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However, Oxford Utd are top of the Conference and doing ok this season (although by all means they are in a low league). My one memory of listening to BBC World Service was when I was in the middle of Tazania, sitting in a tinu village and still being able to hear Arsenal v Charlton. Technology is great.

Tom
 

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Posted by Nutmeg (# 5297) on :
 
I know nothing about football and I believe the following choices will show that.

Pr. manchester City
Ch. Cardiff
L1. Nott Forest
L2. Torquay
co. York
 

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Posted by Birdseye (# 5280) on :
 
Pr: Arsenal
C: Crystal Palace
1: Bournemouth
2: Bristol Rovers
Con: Exeter City

Bit random -but not entirely.
 

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Posted by Rugmaker (# 10728) on :
 
Pr: Everton
C: Birmingham City
L1: Bristol City
L2: Wycombe Wanderers
Con: Dagenham & Redbridge

A good week for Everton will keep me in the quiz and extend my lead in the Fantasy Football in one fell swoop!
 

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Posted by Papa Smurf (# 1654) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Quizmaster:
Round Three: English Football

You must pick one team from each of the lists

So please list in order ...

1.Premiership team
2.Championship team
3.League 1 team
4.League 2 team
5.Conference team

Your choice must be posted before any of your teams kick off.

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quote:

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Originally posted by The Rogue:
By the way. One of my teams, Hull City, is very unusual. Does anybody know why?

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I know it's the largest town in England to never have hosted top-flight football. Is there something else as well?

My pick:

Chelsea
Birmingham City
Nottingham Forest
Swindon Town
Oxford United
 

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Posted by Papa Smurf (# 1654) on :
 
I think I might "Also run" for this round
Sunderland (Championship)
Manchester United (Premiership)
Rochdale (League 2)
Forest green Rovers (Conference)
Yeovil (league 1)
 

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Posted by chicklegirl (# 11741) on :
 
Papa Smurf, you're my hero!
 

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Posted by LMC (# 86) on :
 
Not knowing a whole lot about football, I chose the following teams for suitably girlie reasons:

1) Premiership = Sheffield United (my Dad's family are die-hard fans and to pick anyone else would just be not on)
2) Championship = Queens Park Rangers (to satisfy my Great Uncles Francis and George from my Mum's side of the family)
3) League 1 = Oldham Athletic (I was equally bad at athletics as football at school, plus athletics involved rather fetching 'gym-knickers' which were not-remotely flattering on anyone I knew!)
4) League 2 = Milton Keynes Dons (because I quite like the picture I have of elderly academic professors running after a football with their gowns flowing behind them in the wind )
5) Conference = Morecambe (because I grew up near there and you have to support your local team)
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 
My very own personal selection,

or as I prefer to call it ....

My B List:

Premiership: Blackburn Rovers (H) v. Wigan SUN 15:00

Championship: Burnley (A) v. Norwich SUN 13:15

League 1: Bradford (H) v. Tranmere SAT 15:00

League 2: Barnet (H) v. Milton Keynes SAT 15:00

Conference: Burton Albion (A) v. Rushden & Diamonds SAT 15:00
 

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Posted by Autenrieth Road (# 10509) on :
 
At first I thought, "I'm fucked," but then I read the entries and am reassurred that I'm fucked in good company.

1. Manchester City
2. QPR
3. Rotherham United
4. Shrewsbury Town
5. Exeter City

quote:

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Originally posted by Tom Day:
My one memory of listening to BBC World Service was when I was in the middle of Tazania, sitting in a tinu village and still being able to hear Arsenal v Charlton. Technology is great.

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When my station switched to carrying World Service here, we sparked off this weird pocket of interest in cricket, including a little club that now meets to try and figure out how to play.

(we also got a handful of nasty calls from people who just don't CARE about all that international stuff. )

[ 29. September 2006, 18:42: Message edited by: cometchaser ]
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 
If we can get Autenrieth Road, Icklejen and Professor Kirke to post we will have the first genuine knockout of the competition.
 

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Posted by Barnabas62 (# 9110) on :
 
Quizmaster

Can I play a "sicknote" please? I was in hospital having my gallbladder removed and was cut out of this competition on the very day my gallbladder went into the bin. An "unkind cut" too far?

( for being such a crawler. )
 

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Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on :
 
I'll be impressed if it happens so early. And you crossposted with AR so that means we only lack icklejen and the professor.

ETA: Barnabas if you want a chance at getting back in you'd better post your football choices or you'll get cut out again even if reinstated!

[ 29. September 2006, 18:56: Message edited by: Gwai ]
 

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Posted by sharkshooter (# 1589) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Gwai:
I'll be impressed if it happens so early. ...

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quote:

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Originally posted by Barnabas62:
Quizmaster

Can I play a "sicknote" please? I was in hospital having my gallbladder removed and was cut out of this competition on the very day my gallbladder went into the bin. An "unkind cut" too far?

( for being such a crawler. )

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I do feel benevolent.

And I am only just starting to feel my age.

Post a reference to speed (I see your football pick) and we will consider you back in the running.

SPECIAL DISPENSATION (or is that Dispensary?)
 

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Posted by Tom Day (# 3630) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Marvin the Martian:

quote:

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Originally posted by The Rogue:
By the way. One of my teams, Hull City, is very unusual. Does anybody know why?

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I know it's the largest town in England to never have hosted top-flight football. Is there something else as well?

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quote:

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Originally posted by davelarge:
[QB] My list:
[list]
[*]Chelsea (well, I had to didn't I?!)/QB]

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i married a man who hasn't yet learnt the chant, one-nil, we always win one-nil.


aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

 

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Posted by Papa Smurf (# 1654) on :
 
stop complaining and make your choices (oh, and get some code lessons)
 

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Posted by icklejen (# 713) on :
 
Sir, yes Sir.



Man Utd.
Southampton
Chesterfield
Lincoln City
Aldershot

ij x
 

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Posted by Papa Smurf (# 1654) on :
 
well, from tonight's games
2 each for Darlington (Golden Key) & Grimsby (rugasaw)
1 for Chelmsford
 

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Posted by icklejen (# 713) on :
 
For all the people who chose Villa, well... they play us tomorrow, and we have the best defence in the world.


(See quizmaster, I said I only knew about Chelsea and it would drive you mad in the end.)


edited because commas are lovely.

[ 29. September 2006, 21:04: Message edited by: icklejen ]
 

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Posted by Chelley (# 11322) on :
 
Can I have two bonus points please... one for being the 2nd post of the page - a position requiring great skill and judgement - and one for having the good taste to support Spurs?
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 
Interesting Thought ....

Can Professor Kirke leave his post until Monday Night and still survive? Now that WOULD be Brinkmanship.
 

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Posted by Barnabas62 (# 9110) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Quizmaster:

quote:

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Originally posted by Barnabas62:
Quizmaster

Can I play a "sicknote" please? I was in hospital having my gallbladder removed and was cut out of this competition on the very day my gallbladder went into the bin. An "unkind cut" too far?

( for being such a crawler. )

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I do feel benevolent.

And I am only just starting to feel my age.

Post a reference to speed (I see your football pick) and we will consider you back in the running.

SPECIAL DISPENSATION (or is that Dispensary?)

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quote:

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Originally posted by Quizmaster:
... [b]the person whose teams score the lowest total of goals will be eliminated. Goals against are not important. So losing 7-6 is much better than winning 1-0.

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I have realized that I don't get it.

so, the lowest total goals would mean less over all, right? like the smallest number? so then how can losing 7-6 be better than winning 1-0? because the 6 is more than the 1.

I apologize ahead of time if I'm just being thick.

Comet

(Go ManU!)

eta: and furthermore, can anyone translate this thingie for me? I can't even tell how we're doing.

[ 30. September 2006, 05:38: Message edited by: cometchaser ]
 

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Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on :
 
CC--

quote:

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Originally posted by cometchaser:

quote:

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Originally posted by Quizmaster:
... the person whose teams score the lowest total of goals will be eliminated. Goals against are not important. So losing 7-6 is much better than winning 1-0.

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I have realized that I don't get it.

so, the lowest total goals would mean less over all, right? like the smallest number? so then how can losing 7-6 be better than winning 1-0? because the 6 is more than the 1.

I apologize ahead of time if I'm just being thick.

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I think Q is referring to the rules of the quiz rather than the rules of the football game. So for the purposes of the quiz, you're better off if your teams lose with HIGH numbers than with LOW numbers.

Example:

Shipmate A's teams are all on the losing end of these:
7-6, 7-4, 6-5, 7-5, 7-4.

Shipmate B's teams are on the losing end of these:
2-1, 3-2, 3-1, 4-2, 4-1.

Both A's and B's teams lost the football games, BUT A's teams had higher scores than B's. So A does better in the quiz.

Of course, it's even better if your teams WIN the games.

And if that doesn't help, CC, then eat a piece of fudge, spin around 3 times, and point to the North Star...and everything will suddenly make sense.

 

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Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on :
 
Yes, this thingie means Spurs are having a terrible start to the season.

Working across the table the first P is total games played so 6 means the season has only just started. Next for the home matches W is matches won, D matches drawn, L matches lost. F is goals scored by the team (ie goals For) and A goals scored Against the team. Repeat for away matches and then GD is goal difference. ie goals scored by the team less those scored against. If this number is positive it is good. Lastly PTS for the points the team has gained: 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for losing. The table is decided on points then goal difference.

Two teams are yet to lose any matches but they are not top because they have drawn loads. It used to be 2 points for a win which would have favoured these teams but the system was changed a few years ago to 3 to give teams more incentive to go for a win which is exciting to watch rather than play for a draw which is dull. In some forms of rugby points are also awarded for the number of scores in a match which gives similar incentives.

[ 30. September 2006, 06:35: Message edited by: The Rogue ]
 

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Posted by Barnabas62 (# 9110) on :
 
cometchaser.

WDL stands for Win, Draw (tie in US terms), Loss. FA stands for goals For, goals Against. You'll see that the headings W,D,L,F,A appear twice in the table , once for games played at Home and the other time for games played Away (that's why you can see Home and Away above the table.)
GD stands for Goal Difference.

Final clue PTS stands for Points or (Points) scored.
A win scores 3 points, a draw 1 point, a loss 0 points

Example. Using Man United. Results to date
2 home wins, 2 away wins, total 4 wins = 4x3=12 points for wins
1 away draw = 1 point for draws.
Total points =12+1=13.

Goal Difference (GD). Goals For = 6+6=12, Goals Against =2+2=4.

Goal difference = 12-4=8

Does that help?
 

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Posted by cometchaser (# 10353) on :
 
you guys are awesome.

I still totally dont get how we win this particular round (sorry, Golden) but I'm getting how to follow football.

I feel like I finally figured out how to be one of the cool kids, but i left school a dozen years ago.

Comet
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 
Excellent News.

We will have a genuine knockout ......

and if things go badly there could be several of you going out at this stage.
 

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Posted by Tom Day (# 3630) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by cometchaser:


I still totally dont get how we win this particular round (sorry, Golden) but I'm getting how to follow football.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Tom Day:

quote:

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Originally posted by cometchaser:


I still totally dont get how we win this particular round (sorry, Golden) but I'm getting how to follow football.

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You add up all the goals your 5 teams score. If you have the least, you're out.

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That's more like it. Easy rules for stupid people like me.

Auntie Doris x
 

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Posted by Tom Day (# 3630) on :
 
Aston Villa - 1 goal
Wolves - 0 goals
Brentford - 1 goal
Notts County - 1 goal
Oxford Utd - 2 goals

5 goals altogether. Hmm, not that good.

Tom
 

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Posted by Rugmaker (# 10728) on :
 
Humm, 3 goals from 5 teams is making me feel a bit vulnerable....
 

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Posted by Auntie Doris (# 9433) on :
 
wooo hoooo!

Arsenal - 2 goals
Crystal Palace - 1 goal
Nottingham Forest - 3 goals
Milton Keynes Dons - 3 goals
Kidderminster - 0 goals

9 goals in total. That can't be bad?

Auntie Doris x
(football pundit)
 

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Posted by cometchaser (# 10353) on :
 
and we're counting goals For, right?

(this is really embarrassing)
 

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Posted by Tom Day (# 3630) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by cometchaser:
and we're counting goals For, right?

(this is really embarrassing)

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quote:

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Originally posted by Tom Day:

quote:

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Originally posted by cometchaser:


I still totally dont get how we win this particular round (sorry, Golden) but I'm getting how to follow football.

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You add up all the goals your 5 teams score. If you have the least, you're out.

Tom

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Brilliant!

thank you.

all those years hosting this place paid off! You have a way with game rules.

'Kay, I'm good now.

okay, assuming what we're counting are the goals for just the most recent games, not the "GD" on the other table, or the league totals:

Manchester United: plays sunday
Cardiff City: 4
Brighton and Hove Albion: 1
Shrewsbury Town: 1:)
Kidderminster: 0

6 so far.

Go Man U!
 

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Posted by Tom Day (# 3630) on :
 
Looks like we cross posted

Better than me though. And better than my team have managed all season...

Bah! Football. Crap Game
 

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Posted by cometchaser (# 10353) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Tom Day:
Looks like we cross posted

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quote:

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Originally posted by Tom Day:
Better than me though. And better than my team have managed all season...

Bah! Football. Crap Game

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I dunno - I think I'm getting into it! by next week I'll be painting my face, screaming weird chants, and starting brawls down at the Fairview. (local bar/pub)

YEEE!!!!

 

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Posted by rugasaw (# 7315) on :
 
Cometchaser and I are in the same boat. 6 goals for each of us and we both have Man U tommorrow.

1.Pr: Manchester United - ?
2.Ch: Crystal Palace - 1
3.L1: Nottingham Forest - 3
4.L2: Grimsby - 2
5.Co: Gravesend & Northfleet - 0
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 
By my calculations you should get Gwai to do your pools coupons:

GOALS TABLE AFTER SATURDAY:

14 Gwai
9 Auntie Doris
9 Golden Key
8 ACOL-ite
8 Nutmeg
8 Sinisterial
7 Autenrieth Road
7 Marvin the Martian
7 Quizmaster
6 Barnabas62
6 Birdseye
6 Chicklegirl
6 Cometchaser
6 Davelarge
6 LMC
6 Papa Smurf
6 Rugasaw
5 Ann
5 Chelley
5 Doublethink
5 Professor Kirke
5 Tom Day
4 Jedijudy
4 Lady A
4 The Rogue
4 Yellow Snow
3 Icklejen
3 Rugmaker
3 Sharkshooter
2 Chorister

Those near the bottom can start worrying.
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 
It seems that I was using an incomplete list of results. This should be more accurate:

TABLE AFTER SATURDAY:

14 Gwai
9 Auntie Doris
9 Golden Key
8 ACOL-ite
8 Marvin the Martian
8 Nutmeg
8 Sinisterial
8 LMC
7 Autenrieth Road
7 Quizmaster
7 Doublethink
6 Barnabas62
6 Birdseye
6 Chicklegirl
6 Cometchaser
6 Davelarge
6 Papa Smurf
6 Rugasaw
6 Yellow Snow
5 Ann
5 Chelley
5 Professor Kirke
5 Tom Day
4 Jedijudy
4 Lady A
4 The Rogue
3 Icklejen
3 Rugmaker
3 Sharkshooter
2 Chorister
 

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Posted by Rugmaker (# 10728) on :
 
I can reassure other bottom feeders that all 5 of my teams have played. So unless Man U fail to score tomorrow, I'm out.....
 

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Posted by icklejen (# 713) on :
 
ack, i never really liked football anyway, it is just 22 grown men kicking a spherical object about, for an hour and a half, nopt relaly my kind of thing.
 

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Posted by Nutmeg (# 5297) on :
 
My score is proof absolute that an entirely random selection will work. Although my selection was not random... I was trying to choose teams that had not been chosen. Thanks for the update Quizzy. !
 

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Posted by professor kirke (# 9037) on :
 
It was a great idea to play a round involving all of these soccer games. I really do like soccer, even if it's practically impossible to get into it around where I'm from since nobody else is into it, no TV channels show it much, and MLS kind of sucks. (Oh, MLS is Major League Soccer, if you didn't know.)

As for the football games today and tomorrow, well, Penn State won today, so I'm happy.


 

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Posted by cometchaser (# 10353) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by professor kirke:
It was a great idea to play a round involving all of these soccer games. I really do like soccer, even if it's practically impossible to get into it around where I'm from since nobody else is into it, no TV channels show it much, and MLS kind of sucks. (Oh, MLS is Major League Soccer, if you didn't know.)

As for the football games today and tomorrow, well, Penn State won today, so I'm happy.

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quote:

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Originally posted by cometchaser:
that football is ten times more confusing, played by beings who dont resemble humans so much as juiced up storm troopers, and it's not a "ball", IMHO, if it's shaped like a lemon. or a little moose turd.

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quote:

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Originally posted by chicklegirl:
(of course, the same might be said of baseball, which is just a bunch of guys running around in circles, right? Go Mariners!)

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entirely different.

And the Yankees are the team, my dear. I have a fondness for the Mariners, as sort of a home team, but it's the Yanks all the way.

 

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Posted by chicklegirl (# 11741) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by cometchaser:

that football is ten times more confusing, played by beings who dont resemble humans so much as juiced up storm troopers, and it's not a "ball", IMHO, if it's shaped like a lemon. or a little moose turd.

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Amen, Comet! And any sport that involves human beings purposefully running into one another as fast and hard as they can is of highly suspect intellectual and recreational value (of course, the same might be said of baseball, which is just a bunch of guys running around in circles, right? Go Mariners!)

May I say also while we're on the topic of sports that are hard to understand, I'm just so relieved that I inadvertantly picked teams that actually scored--whew! Although if QM meant this round as a lesson to us poor saps who are clueless about English football, I'm afraid I haven't learned much at all. ¡Que lástima!
 

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Posted by chicklegirl (# 11741) on :
 
Oh, hostly powers that be (Big Blue Daddy?)--I was trying to edit my post and something got fouled up, so I abjectly apologize for the duplicate/cross post and beg your assistance in cleaning up my mess. So sorry!

[ 01. October 2006, 07:10: Message edited by: chicklegirl ]
 

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Posted by chicklegirl (# 11741) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by cometchaser:
I have a fondness for the Mariners, as sort of a home team, but it's the Yanks all the way.

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I guess I'm a sucker for under-funded underdogs--what can I say?
 

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Posted by Papa Smurf (# 1654) on :
 
sorry - mistakes stay, just in case QM needs evidence for scoring purposes.
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 
Now I like that kind of hosting Papa Smurf.

Hard but Fair.


 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 
P O S H

7 1 1 0 Doublethink :- For total commitment to the Brinkmanship award
7 0 -1 0 ACOL-ite :- For self doubt immediately following confidence
7 0 0 1 Chicklegirl :- For recommending a movie with Anthony Hopkins
7 1 1 0 The Rogue :- For staying well away from Doublethink and trying hard
7 1 1 0 Sinisterial :- For going one better than The Rogue. We have competition!
7 1 0 0 ACOL-ite :- An excellent link and one does have to ask WHY?
7 0 -1 0 Gwai :- You are wrong
7 1 0 0 Yellow Snow :- An interesting exercise in logic there
7 1 0 0 Jedijudy :- You and me both. I never do 27mph these days.
7 1 0 0 Lady A :- For the kind of link that would attract the winner of this quiz
7 1 0 0 Rugasaw :- Relativity should remain in the family I think
7 0 1 0 Gwai :- For setting the challenge
7 1 1 1 Professor Kirke :- For blowing Doublethink right out of the running
7 0 2 0 Chicklegirl :- For meeting the challenge set by Gwai
7 1 1 1 Yellow Snow :- That's the kind of post I wish I had written myself
7 0 -1 -1 Papa Smurf :- I think we all know that the intention was to be "Far Out Man"
7 1 0 0 Golden Key :- Thanks for the warning, I shall not fly over Tennessee.
7 0 1 -1 Papa Smurf :- Good spot Papa Smurf, but Doublethink precluded niceties.
7 0 0 2 Papa Smurf :- A host with good intentions. Read this for later in the contest.
7 1 1 0 Rugmaker :- Too many thoughts going through my head after that comment
7 1 1 1 Golden Key :- Excellent link, however, I did read through before doing anything
7 1 1 1 Golden Key :- Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, Any others I need to add?
7 1 1 1 Yellow Snow :- That was new to me. Another huge belly laugh when I read it.
7 0 1 0 The Rogue :- Me too.
7 1 1 -1 The Rogue :- That is the type of challenge I will welcome later in the quiz
7 1 0 1 Sharkshooter :- A sad story. I am sure all donations are welcome.
7 1 0 0 Nutmeg :- I like your choice of wording
7 1 0 -1 Jedijudy :- Yes, it does! can you let me have your calculations?
7 1 1 0 Birdseye :- For picking up the mood of the round brilliantly
7 1 0 0 Papa Smurf :- Speed into speed. Now we need a shot of you in your speedos
7 1 -1 0 Hazey Jane :- You can now concentrate on real life (which is good).
7 1 0 0 Davelarge :- I think we can say that once it stopped it was relatively slow.
7 1 -1 0 Autenrieth Road :- Would any mathematicians like to challenge that statement?
7 1 0 -1 Davelarge :- So we will not add the Earth's movement onto the Enterprise!
7 1 -1 0 Icklejen :- I think we will stop at "I don't understand averages".
7 1 0 0 Icklejen :- After careful monitoring, just how fast DOES your head explode?
7 1 1 1 Quizmaster :- Nice post, but go easy on PS, he has to host all this
7 1 0 0 Quizmaster :- For loving the weird. You are all so welcome here.
7 1 0 1 Icklejen :- Now I have cracked your code. Thanks for that major clue.
7 0 1 1 ACOL-ite :- I agree, forty two seconds per goal is what I expect from MY team
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 
P O S H

8 1 0 0 Jedijudy :- You must also add the speed of God, who is making the universe
8 1 1 0 Marvin the Martian :- For a typical topical post
8 0 1 1 Davelarge :- For satisfying LMC
8 0 1 0 Doublethink :- Technically I think c² is matter transformation or warp
8 1 1 0 Quizmaster :- How many meanings does LIGHT have in that context?
8 -1 1 0 Doublethink :- Nice comment, but I have heard it before
8 0 0 0 Chorister :- Are you an Amazon agent by any chance?
8 1 0 0 Chicklegirl :- Noted. I have seen one rip its food to pieces. Vicious.
8 0 -1 1 The Rogue :- We had a better link earlier
8 1 1 -1 Rugasaw :- For bringing numbers into a mathematical argument
8 1 -1 -1 Autenrieth Road :- Infinity times infinity perhaps, but maybe not C x C.
8 0 1 0 Doublethink :- I agree (whether right or wrong) I agree
8 -1 0 0 Autenrieth Road :- Can we take this argument offline now please
8 -1 0 0 Doublethink :- Offline with this argument now please
8 1 -1 0 Chicklegirl :- For loving the most boring cartoon character ever invented
8 0 1 0 Sinisterial :- I tend to concur with you on that one
8 0 0 1 Golden Key :- Good plagiarism can be made to sound original
8 1 0 0 Lady A :- For getting Kelly Alves into the Knockout Quiz
8 1 1 1 Golden Key :- Nicely worded request much appreciated
8 1 1 1 Quizmaster :- Nicely worded answer designed to wind them all up
8 1 1 1 Papa Smurf :- An excellent post most worthy of the quiz
8 0 1 1 Golden Key :- For having an answer to everything
8 1 1 1 Gwai :- You know sometimes appealing for points earns them
8 1 -1 1 Sharkshooter :- All, until Gwai in the previous post, that is
8 1 0 0 Gwai :- Amusement is what it is all about
8 0 -1 0 Gwai :- For being unable to spell the word TOO
8 1 0 0 Gwai :- I love the look of that road. I want to drive it now.
8 1 1 1 Icklejen :- Many people find that when they read the Knockout Quiz
8 1 0 0 Auntie Doris :- That sounds like an excellent chat-up technique to me
8 1 1 0 Sharkshooter :- Like it. Let's stop the girls nattering away in our thread
8 2 1 0 Chicklegirl :- Very clever Chickle
8 0 -1 1 Tom Day :- Friday through Monday covers the whole weekend
8 0 1 0 The Rogue :- For setting another challenge
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 
P O S H

9 1 0 0 Cometchaser :- The perfect excuse I might add
9 0 -1 0 Cometchaser :- Dippy Don might hunt you out now as there are so few of you
9 0 -1 0 Chicklegirl :- ANNNA is an anagram of what exactly?
9 1 0 0 Yellow Snow :- For prompting me to look up UK coverage of that one point win
9 1 1 1 Yellow Snow :- I can use that page for one of my quizzes coming up shortly
9 1 1 0 Sinisterial :- For picking out the Grand Final winners
9 0 1 1 Sinisterial :- For putting Chicklegirl straight
9 1 0 0 Lady A :- For the most interesting justifications of her picks
9 1 0 0 Rugasaw :- I think you know what you are doing all right
9 1 0 0 Jedijudy :- Another interesting set of justifications
9 -1 0 0 Rugasaw :- I think we should start a thread on the Knockout Quiz forum
9 1 0 1 Chicklegirl :- I have added palindromes to my list of potential rounds
9 1 1 1 Yellow Snow :- I am sure that this is a very important post
9 0 0 0 Chicklegirl :- Don't get too friendly
9 1 0 0 Golden Key :- Next time I want to invest I shall get my pets involved
9 0 0 1 Papa Smurf :- For the link to the fixtures
9 1 0 0 Sharkshooter :- The Dallas Cowboys are in fact, suffice it to say, American
9 1 0 0 Sharkshooter :- Yes, Sharkshooter, I figured it out
9 0 1 0 Marvin the Martian :- For knowing something about Hull
9 1 1 0 Papa Smurf :- For getting his own name into his choice of teams
9 0 1 0 Chicklegirl :- For doing that thing that women do so well to men
9 1 0 0 LMC :- For another original set of justifications
9 1 0 0 Quizmaster :- Nicely laid out post with times. Are you Anal by any chance?
9 1 0 0 Autenrieth Road :- Not sure about the language but I do appreciate the sentiment
9 1 0 0 Cometchaser :- Those discussions where you start out knowing nothing are fun
9 0 -1 0 Quizmaster :- There are no flies on you, are there?
9 1 1 0 Barnabas62 :- You've got gall asking that! Oh no, you haven’t actually!
9 0 -1 1 Gwai :- Consider yourself impressed. Good advice to Barnabas62.
9 0 0 0 Sharkshooter :- Nobody knows, that is the beauty of this round, it is all LUCK
9 0 1 0 Autenrieth Road :- I think you have got the general gist of this particular round
9 1 -1 1 Quizmaster :- You are getting very soft in the early stages of senility
9 0 1 0 Tom Day :- I do believe they were
9 0 -1 0 Icklejen :- For her complete inability to post a simple list
9 1 1 1 Papa Smurf :- Well spoken, oh great and wise host
9 0 1 0 Icklejen :- Good answer Jen
9 0 0 1 Papa Smurf :- For being first with the Friday night scores
 

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Posted by Zorro (# 9156) on :
 

quote:

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ack, i never really liked football anyway, it is just 22 grown men kicking a spherical object about, for an hour and a half, nopt relaly my kind of thing.

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I suppose so, you're a chelsea fan, after all
 

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Posted by Chelley (# 11322) on :
 
Why isn't there a sulking smilie when you want one...?
Not a single point from pages 7, 8 and 9 - fair enough I didn't say anything on page 8 - but I'd say that deserves at least one point for providing a moment of peace and quiet with all the rambling, creeping, insulting and other competitive malarky (how on earth do you spell malarky??) going on around here.
Hmmppff (that noise is instead of the non-existant sulking smilie by the way)!

Spurs better get us some goals (and me some points) anyway today, but I am as hopeful as... a Spurs supporter
 

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Posted by Tom Day (# 3630) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Chelley:
Spurs better get us some goals (and me some points) anyway today, but I am as hopeful as... a Spurs supporter

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Spurs haven't scored really all season I don't think... Bit like Charlton who haven't won all season...

Come on Newcastle!
 

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Posted by cometchaser (# 10353) on :
 
I'm with Chelley - s'ok for no points when I said nothing. but did my speed entry not even deserve a or anything?

if nothing else, it was at least obscure.

but for the record I'm not complaining! merely bringing a possible oversight to the QM's attention.

carry on.

has Man U played yet?
 

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Posted by cometchaser (# 10353) on :
 
oooo. once again, BBC Rocks. now I can follow the game with my refresh button.

I'm not pathetic. I'm not!
 

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Posted by Marvin the Martian (# 4360) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by cometchaser:
has Man U played yet?

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They're playing right now. And winning 1-0. Live score updates can be seen here .
 

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Posted by Marvin the Martian (# 4360) on :
 
Curse crossposts
 

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Posted by cometchaser (# 10353) on :
 
thanks Marvin.

bummer - BBC says due to contractual obligations they can't stream the live play-by-play online. (but say it's available on TV... harumph) so I guess I'll have to be productive this morning instead.
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 
FINAL TABLE FOR ROUND THREE

14 Gwai
13 Quizmaster
9 Auntie Doris
9 Golden Key
8 ACOL-ite
8 Marvin the Martian
8 Nutmeg
8 Sinisterial
8 LMC
8 Barnabas62
8 Cometchaser
8 Papa Smurf
8 Rugasaw
7 Autenrieth Road
7 Doublethink
7 Chicklegirl
7 Chelley
6 Birdseye
6 Davelarge
6 Yellow Snow
6 Ann
5 Professor Kirke
5 Tom Day
5 Icklejen
4 Jedijudy
4 Lady A
4 The Rogue
4 Sharkshooter
4 Chorister
3 Rugmaker

It is a sad loss for the quiz, Rugmaker, as you have the makings of a great KOQer.

I hope you stay on and join in as an also ran, but you can also work on those uncracked codes.
 

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Posted by davelarge (# 186) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by cometchaser:
...they can't stream the live play-by-play online....

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quote:

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Originally posted by Quizmaster:
P O S H
7 1 0 0 Papa Smurf :- Speed into speed. Now we need a shot of you in your speedos

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quote:

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Originally posted by Quizmaster:
Rugasaw :- I think you know what you are doing all right

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That just means I got one person fooled.
 

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Posted by chicklegirl (# 11741) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Quizmaster:
8 1 -1 0 Chicklegirl :- For loving the most boring cartoon character ever invented

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Come now, QM--I beg to differ. The Roadrunner may not possess a larger than life personality: the loudly amoral guile of Daffy Duck or the death-ray fueled intergalactic aggression of Marvin the Martian* (see my comments on page one of this thread re: height-challenged megalomaniacs). Nevertheless, I see within the Roadrunner a nuanced character of many layers who speaks to me on a personal level, one who's Jujistu-like wisdom is to use the force of his opponent's attacks in his own defense, who is cunning and yet full of good will, who is focused and yet at peace. Boring? I think not.


*Please note that I am speaking, of course, about the cartoon character and not the mild and personable Marvin who is our KOQ comrade.
 

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Posted by Lady A (# 3126) on :
 
Proud I am to be at the bottom with such a great list of quizzers! Let the 5X4's rule!
 

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Posted by Doublethink (# 1984) on :
 
Thank God, football round is through - that was my nadir in 2005.
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 
Round Four : American States

Pick your UNITED STATE of AMERICA and ally yourself to it.

The loser in this round will be the person or persons who pick the State with the fewest counties.

Good Luck.
 

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Posted by Barnabas62 (# 9110) on :
 
Gets in quick with CALIFORNIA - anyway I've got friends there.
 

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Posted by Chelley (# 11322) on :
 
I am allying myself with TEXAS - cos it is huge and has a right load of counties!
Plus this Texas is great!

[ 01. October 2006, 21:53: Message edited by: Chelley ]
 

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Posted by Ann (# 94) on :
 
Washington - the other half has just come back from there on business.
 

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Posted by chicklegirl (# 11741) on :
 
Since the state of my nativity has already been claimed by Ann, and since I am the Ship's token Mormon, I'll throw my hat in the ring with Utah.
 

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Posted by Marvin the Martian (# 4360) on :
 
Being a true gambler, I really must pick Nevada.

Vegas, baby!
 

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Posted by Pure as the Driven Yellow Snow (# 9397) on :
 
Nevada, for having two enormous holes, one majestic and one financial .


Bugger bugger. Pipped by a minute for finding two links. That's why marvin won last year's award. I'll be back when I've done some work and stopped sulking.

[ 01. October 2006, 22:17: Message edited by: Pure as the Driven Yellow Snow ]
 

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Posted by Doublethink (# 1984) on :
 
Pennsylvania, for the Quaker connection.

Willam Penn is famous for saying many things, but amongst my favourites is:

Much reading is an oppression of the mind, and extinguishes the natural candle, which is the reason of so many senseless scholars in the world.
 

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Posted by Auntie Doris (# 9433) on :
 
Colorado - well that should do the job I think.

Auntie Doris x
 

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Posted by chicklegirl (# 11741) on :
 
For those from outside the USA (and even those who are homegrown), don't allow round four to put you in a state!

[ 01. October 2006, 22:29: Message edited by: chicklegirl ]
 

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Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on :
 
Also, if you want detailed basic information about any particular state you can find quite a few details on the state or county level Feel free to choose from any of these links to find details about your state as well as just the numbers.

(I'm not offering more links about finding numbers because Chicklegirl already did that quite nicely.)
 

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Posted by Pure as the Driven Yellow Snow (# 9397) on :
 
Florida. I'll post why later after it's locked in.
 

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Posted by Lady A (# 3126) on :
 
Georgia.
 

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Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on :
 
I l l i n o i s
 

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Posted by ACOL-ite (# 4991) on :
 
New Jersey, beating Nevada by four counties (and one place). California doesn't actually score as highly as one might think.
 

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Posted by Lady A (# 3126) on :
 
I've learned a lot about counties here , did you know that they average 62 per state? And that there are 3,141 counties or county-equivalents in the US? The only county I've walked in Georgia is the Atlanta airport (twice) and that is in Fulton County.
 

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Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :
 
I choose Montana which has 56 counties.

I could have picked my home, but n-o-o-o, Pure as the Driven Yellow Snow had to choose the snow-less state. Well, almost snowless.
 

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Posted by Pure as the Driven Yellow Snow (# 9397) on :
 
Purely out of respect for a state with alligators, those really cool fan boats, the Spring break wall and the birth of Gatorade.

You could choose my State, but unfortunately, we dont have counties, only cooties.

[Besides, I'm still blaming Marvin]

[ 02. October 2006, 01:17: Message edited by: Pure as the Driven Yellow Snow ]
 

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Posted by rugasaw (# 7315) on :
 
Oklahoma, where the wind comes sweeping down the plain.
 

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Posted by Lady A (# 3126) on :
 
And the wavin' wheat can sure smell sweet...
 

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Posted by professor kirke (# 9037) on :
 
What's high in the middle and round on both ends?

Ohio.

(Doublethink took my home state of PA, which by the way has MANY counties.)
 

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Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on :
 
Nebraska--93 counties!
 

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Posted by cometchaser (# 10353) on :
 
New Mexico. I can't tell hw many counties (pathetic? oh yes!)

but I'm pretty sure it's got lots.
 

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Posted by cometchaser (# 10353) on :
 
38, if I counted correctly.
 

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Posted by davelarge (# 186) on :
 
Kentucky

And by the way, this map may be helpful.

Dave
 

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Posted by Papa Smurf (# 1654) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Gwai:
I l l i n o i s

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You're just trying to make my life difficult, aren't you ?
 

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Posted by Nutmeg (# 5297) on :
 
I am choosing sweet home Alabama. I choose Alabama because I like the song, and I liked Forest Gump and because it has 67 counties. They're good enough reasons aren't they?
 

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Posted by Rugmaker (# 10728) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Quizmaster:

It is a sad loss for the quiz, Rugmaker, as you have the makings of a great KOQer.

I hope you stay on and join in as an also ran, but you can also work on those uncracked codes.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Papa Smurf:

quote:

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Originally posted by Gwai:
I l l i n o i s

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You're just trying to make my life difficult, aren't you ?

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Aww!
No! I'm an angel. You see, I just want to show you all how cool my state is
 

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Posted by Barnabas62 (# 9110) on :
 
Gwai

I've managed to create a neat blue-red stripey effect by opening up alternate letters in your Illinois link. Very fetching. Unfortunately, I've only seen half the images ... but the ones I have looked at were beautiful.

[ 02. October 2006, 16:57: Message edited by: Barnabas62 ]
 

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Posted by icklejen (# 713) on :
 
Alaska

coz the Chels have a supporter's club there
 

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Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Barnabas62:
Gwai

I've managed to create a neat blue-red stripey effect by opening up alternate letters in your Illinois link. Very fetching. Unfortunately, I've only seen half the images ... but the ones I have looked at were beautiful.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Rugmaker:
I notice that my code remains very much uncracked - perhaps a fictional Oxford based detective might be of some nominal help?

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quote:

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Originally posted by icklejen:
Alaska

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this may be too nitpicky (and who really cares?) but the census areas are nothing like counties - there is no government involved. as far as the state is concerned, anything outside of the boroughs is one big "unorganized borough". (what we lovingly like to call the Disorganized Borough! no government at all. no local taxation. no road service (often no roads) and all services funded direct from the state.

It's up to QM to make the call. But when I saw 27 I almost fell over! most of the state (by far) has nothing resembling a county government.

just fYI
 

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Posted by icklejen (# 713) on :
 
aw, first i didn't understand averages, then i didn't get speed, now this!

geography never was my strong point at school. well, actually school wasn't my strong point at school. i am proud of my lowest attendance record

i might not know much, but this is really fun!
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
Missouri, the state bordering the river of the same name in the song Shenandoah, which when sung properly makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.
 

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Posted by cometchaser (# 10353) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Chorister:
Missouri, the state bordering the river of the same name in the song Shenandoah, which when sung properly makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.

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at our local elementary school, the kindergardeners sang that song at thespring concert. even having squeaky little kids signing it was eerie and beautiful.
 

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Posted by cometchaser (# 10353) on :
 
just because I got curious (and why not blow off another ten minutes of work?)this appears to be accurate in numbers and explaination of our non-system. (though it implies there are no city governments outside of Juneau and Anchorage et.al. consolidation. there are.)

it gives the number of 16 official boroughs. which sounds right and gives icklejen major brinkiness.

Comet
 

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Posted by Tom Day (# 3630) on :
 
Virginia.

Acvcording to this link it has 134 counties but 40 are independant Cities - do they count?

Took me ages to post as I had to print out a list of states then cross out all the ones other people had taken before I choose one...

Tom
 

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Posted by Doublethink (# 1984) on :
 
I wish to point out that I didn't plough through print-outs counting county by county, I was straight to William's land - roots man, gotta touch holy ground.
 

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Posted by professor kirke (# 9037) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Gwai:
No! I'm an angel. You see, I just want to show you all how cool my state is

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quote:

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Originally posted by cometchaser:
it gives the number of 16 official boroughs. which sounds right and gives icklejen major brinkiness.

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(((((((comet))))))

thanks muchos helpfulness points to comet please quizmaster.
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 
THIS is what I was hoping to get from all of you. You are such a disappointment to me.

Seriously though, well done on all posting again so now I have to produce the League Table and see who comes at the bottom.

Are you worried yet? (I think you are safe Chelley)
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 
Minus points to me for not actually stating that my choice is IOWA.
 

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Posted by Autenrieth Road (# 10509) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Quizmaster:
THIS is what I was hoping to get from all of you. You are such a disappointment to me.

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You were hoping for all of us to choose Iowa?
 

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Posted by sharkshooter (# 1589) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Quizmaster:
Are you worried yet?

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Yup.

[ 03. October 2006, 18:10: Message edited by: sharkshooter ]
 

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Posted by icklejen (# 713) on :
 
me too sharkshooter, its either one of us, i'm guessing. may the best contestant win (erm, well, not get knocked out quite yet).
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 
The Table has been compiled and it looks like this:

254 Chelley :- Texas
159 Lady A :- Georgia
134 Tom Day :- Virginia
120 Davelarge :- Kentucky
115 Chorister :- Missouri
105 Sinisterial :- Kansas
102 Gwai :- Illinois
100 The Rogue :- North Carolina
99 Quizmaster :- Iowa
93 Golden Key :- Nebraska
88 Professor Kirke :- Ohio
82 LMC :- Mississippi
77 Rugasaw :- Oklahoma
75 Birdseye :- Arkansas
67 Doublethink :- Pennsylvania
67 Nutmeg :- Alabama
67 Pure as the Driven Yellow Snow :- Florida
64 Auntie Doris :- Colorado
62 Matt Black :- New York
58 Barnabas62 :- California
56 Jedijudy :- Montana
39 Ann :- Washington
33 Cometchaser :- New Mexico
29 Chicklegirl :- Utah
27 Icklejen :- Alaska
21 ACOL-ite :- New Jersey
17 Marvin the Martian :- Nevada
16 Autenrieth Road :- Maine
14 Sharkshooter :- Massachusetts

You were right to be worried Sharkshooter.

Sad to lose a regular and reliable competitor.

But please join in as an Also Ran.
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 
The ALSO-RAN Table to date:

5 Sharkshooter
4 Rugmaker
1 Matt Black
1 Papa Smurf

You all qualify for the other competitions.
 

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Posted by chicklegirl (# 11741) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Autenrieth Road:

quote:

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Originally posted by Quizmaster:
THIS is what I was hoping to get from all of you. You are such a disappointment to me.

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You were hoping for all of us to choose Iowa?

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quote:

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Originally posted by Doublethink:
Well I am going to stand over here on the brink of the the longest river in Tasmania, the South Esk river.

At 51km it is only long by Tasmanian standards, but it is very beautiful.

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Actually 214 km per your link, though still brinkly enough until the Yellow Snow started to fall.
 

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Posted by Autenrieth Road (# 10509) on :
 
The Yarra, approximately 242 million millimeters long.
 

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Posted by icklejen (# 713) on :
 
The Mersey... coz we always win when we go there (unless its a cup game, )

146 km
 

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Posted by Papa Smurf (# 1654) on :
 
The Yarra is the river that goes through Melbourne.

and here is a Mel born not in Australia, despite common thought.

[ 04. October 2006, 15:39: Message edited by: Papa Smurf ]
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
The Georgina river as viewed from space, just for a change.
 

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Posted by Doublethink (# 1984) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Autenrieth Road:

quote:

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Originally posted by Doublethink:
Well I am going to stand over here on the brink of the the longest river in Tasmania, the South Esk river.

At 51km it is only long by Tasmanian standards, but it is very beautiful.

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Actually 214 km per your link, though still brinkly enough until the Yellow Snow started to fall.

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Damn !
 

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Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on :
 
My river is the Condamine which rises just 100km from the coast but still goes for 500km before it gets there. This is a very scenic route.
 

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Posted by Tom Day (# 3630) on :
 
The Avon river in Western Australia. It is 280km well defined -longer in paleodrainages - Whatever they are, but if they get me more points I'm happy

Tom
 

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Posted by icklejen (# 713) on :
 
I have to say I am (pescimistically) waiting some kind soul to point out that my entry doesn't count for some reason, coz I haven't understood the question somehow.

Maybe I'm finally getting the hang of this "use brain" malarchy!

ij x
 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 
All bar two - That's enough to continue .....

Knocked Out:
Marvin the Martian
Rugasaw

Continuing:
ACOL-ite
Ann
Auntie Doris
Autenrieth Road
Barnabas62
Birdseye
Chelley
Chicklegirl
Chorister
Cometchaser
Davelarge
Doublethink
Golden Key
Gwai
Icklejen
Jedijudy
Lady A
LMC
Nutmeg
Professor Kirke
Pure as the Driven Yellow Snow
Quizmaster
Sinisterial
The Rogue
Tom Day
 

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Posted by Doublethink (# 1984) on :
 

 

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Posted by Quizmaster (# 1435) on :
 
Round Six: Rare Species

In the first "getting tougher" round you have to post a URL (Web Link) to a RARE SPECIES of LIVING CREATURE. The Webpage you link to should include a picture of the species and an estimate of how many are left in the world.

If everybody manages to post then the largest population of the chosen creature will be eliminated.

Have fun!
 

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Posted by Doublethink (# 1984) on :
 
Baiji Dolphin less than 200 left
 

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Posted by LMC (# 86) on :
 
The Javan Rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus) of which there are fewer than 60 left worldwide
 

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Posted by Nutmeg (# 5297) on :
 
I am linking to this page which details information on the Vancouver Island Marmot. A link from the page above takes you to this picture of a female. According to my first link there were approx 29 known to be alive in the wild in 2005 ( which is an increase in 2001's population of 24).
 

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Posted by Chelley (# 11322) on :
 
Quite a few of these left - but they certainly seem to be nearing extinction!

[ 04. October 2006, 21:56: Message edited by: Chelley ]
 

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Posted by Ann (# 94) on :
 
According to here, there may only be one left.
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
There are as few as 120 Iberian Lynxes left in the world.

A useful site for this round
 

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Posted by Doublethink (# 1984) on :
 
On the basis of Chorister's site I will revise my dolphin estimate down to:

"2006: Recent informed guesses range from "there may be only a few dozen" to "there are very likely less than a hundred" (IUCN 2006)"
 

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Posted by Autenrieth Road (# 10509) on :
 
113 Northern Hairy-Nosed Wombats, the largest herbivorous burrowing mammal in the world, let alone in Epping Forest National Park. (See the bottom picture on the page to get a sense of how big it is.)

[ 04. October 2006, 22:16: Message edited by: Autenrieth Road ]
 

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Posted by Chelley (# 11322) on :
 
In case my other offering puts me at risk of being knocked out here's another...
There are approximately 250 Riverine Rabbits left.

[ 04. October 2006, 22:24: Message edited by: Chelley ]
 

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Posted by chicklegirl (# 11741) on :
 
The Wild Ass, less than 570 (although in rush hour traffic, it would often seem somewhat more than that).
 

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Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on :
 
Surviving numbers of this species are down to 25 and reducing still further on a regular basis.
 

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Posted by Autenrieth Road (# 10509) on :
 
chicklegirl, your link does not have a picture, although it has links to pictures.
 

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Posted by chicklegirl (# 11741) on :
 
Right--and I don't know why it is so, but I have looked at a couple hundred links about this animal and have yet to find one with both a population estimate AND a photo. QM, should I pick a new animal, or will the two links I have provided suffice?

In the meantime, I will keep looking for a better link!

[ 04. October 2006, 22:47: Message edited by: chicklegirl ]
 

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Posted by The Rogue (# 2275) on :