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Calvin
Jan 9, 2017, 5:40:34 PM1/9/17
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Happy New Year to all!
1 Who did Pat Cash defeat in the 1987 Wimbledon men's singles final?
2 After water, what is the world's most consumed beverage?
3 What, collectively, are Shahadah, Salat, Zakat, Swam and Hajj?
4 Attributed to the Roman poet Juvenal, this figure of speech referred to two items, a commodity and a form of entertainment, which were routinely provided free to the populace as a form of appeasement. Name either item.
5 Released in 1981, which rock band's Greatest Hits is the best-selling album of all time in the UK, having sold over 6 million copies there?
6 Who played Soviet agent Anya Amasova in the 1977 James Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me"?
7 The word "stymie" originated in which sport?
8 According to probability theory, it is more than 50% likely that among a random group of 23 or more people, two will share the same what?
9 Who was the producer of the TV series "Starsky & Hutch" and "Beverly Hills 91210"?
10 What seven-letter word can refer to a casual shopper, a computer program, or a giraffe?
cheers,
calvin
Marc Dashevsky
Jan 9, 2017, 6:04:13 PM1/9/17
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In article <73666af8-0c35-453a...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
> 2 After water, what is the world's most consumed beverage?
tea
> 3 What, collectively, are Shahadah, Salat, Zakat, Swam and Hajj?
the five pillars of Islam
> 4 Attributed to the Roman poet Juvenal, this figure of speech referred to two items, a commodity and a form of entertainment, which were routinely provided free to the populace as a form of appeasement. Name either item.
bread and circus
> 5 Released in 1981, which rock band's Greatest Hits is the best-selling album of all time in the UK, having sold over 6 million copies there?
> 6 Who played Soviet agent Anya Amasova in the 1977 James Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me"?
> 7 The word "stymie" originated in which sport?
> 8 According to probability theory, it is more than 50% likely that among a random group of 23 or more people, two will share the same what?
birthdate
> 9 Who was the producer of the TV series "Starsky & Hutch" and "Beverly Hills 91210"?
Spelling
> 10 What seven-letter word can refer to a casual shopper, a computer program, or a giraffe?
browser
> cheers,
> calvin
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>
> Happy New Year to all!
>
> 1 Who did Pat Cash defeat in the 1987 Wimbledon men's singles final?
Becker
> Happy New Year to all!
>
> 1 Who did Pat Cash defeat in the 1987 Wimbledon men's singles final?
> 2 After water, what is the world's most consumed beverage?
> 3 What, collectively, are Shahadah, Salat, Zakat, Swam and Hajj?
> 4 Attributed to the Roman poet Juvenal, this figure of speech referred to two items, a commodity and a form of entertainment, which were routinely provided free to the populace as a form of appeasement. Name either item.
> 5 Released in 1981, which rock band's Greatest Hits is the best-selling album of all time in the UK, having sold over 6 million copies there?
> 6 Who played Soviet agent Anya Amasova in the 1977 James Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me"?
> 7 The word "stymie" originated in which sport?
> 8 According to probability theory, it is more than 50% likely that among a random group of 23 or more people, two will share the same what?
> 9 Who was the producer of the TV series "Starsky & Hutch" and "Beverly Hills 91210"?
> 10 What seven-letter word can refer to a casual shopper, a computer program, or a giraffe?
> cheers,
> calvin
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Mark Brader
Jan 9, 2017, 6:58:29 PM1/9/17
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"Calvin":
> 2 After water, what is the world's most consumed beverage?
Beer.
> 3 What, collectively, are Shahadah, Salat, Zakat, Swam and Hajj?
The pillars of Islam.
> 4 Attributed to the Roman poet Juvenal, this figure of speech referred
> to two items, a commodity and a form of entertainment, which were
> routinely provided free to the populace as a form of appeasement. Name
> either item.
Bread. (And circuses.)
> 5 Released in 1981, which rock band's Greatest Hits is the best-selling
> album of all time in the UK, having sold over 6 million copies there?
Beatles?
> 6 Who played Soviet agent Anya Amasova in the 1977 James Bond film
> "The Spy Who Loved Me"?
Barbara Bach? (Causing me to change my previous answer, which was going
to be Rolling Stones.)
> 7 The word "stymie" originated in which sport?
Golf.
> 8 According to probability theory, it is more than 50% likely that among
> a random group of 23 or more people, two will share the same what?
Birthday.
> 9 Who was the producer of the TV series "Starsky & Hutch" and "Beverly
> Hills 91210"?
Spelling.
> 10 What seven-letter word can refer to a casual shopper, a computer
> program, or a giraffe?
Browser.
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Mark Brader, Toronto | "I don't know about your brain,
m...@vex.net | but mine is really bossy." -- Laurie Anderson
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1 Who did Pat Cash defeat in the 1987 Wimbledon men's singles final?
Borg?
> 2 After water, what is the world's most consumed beverage?
> 3 What, collectively, are Shahadah, Salat, Zakat, Swam and Hajj?
> 4 Attributed to the Roman poet Juvenal, this figure of speech referred
> to two items, a commodity and a form of entertainment, which were
> routinely provided free to the populace as a form of appeasement. Name
> either item.
> 5 Released in 1981, which rock band's Greatest Hits is the best-selling
> album of all time in the UK, having sold over 6 million copies there?
> 6 Who played Soviet agent Anya Amasova in the 1977 James Bond film
> "The Spy Who Loved Me"?
to be Rolling Stones.)
> 7 The word "stymie" originated in which sport?
> 8 According to probability theory, it is more than 50% likely that among
> a random group of 23 or more people, two will share the same what?
> 9 Who was the producer of the TV series "Starsky & Hutch" and "Beverly
> Hills 91210"?
> 10 What seven-letter word can refer to a casual shopper, a computer
> program, or a giraffe?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "I don't know about your brain,
m...@vex.net | but mine is really bossy." -- Laurie Anderson
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Peter Smyth
Jan 9, 2017, 8:05:40 PM1/9/17
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Who did Pat Cash defeat in the 1987 Wimbledon men's singles final?
Boris Becker
> 1 Who did Pat Cash defeat in the 1987 Wimbledon men's singles final?
> 2 After water, what is the world's most consumed beverage?
Tea
> 3 What, collectively, are Shahadah, Salat, Zakat, Swam and Hajj?
Pillars of Islam
> 4 Attributed to the Roman poet Juvenal, this figure of speech
> referred to two items, a commodity and a form of entertainment, which
> were routinely provided free to the populace as a form of
> appeasement. Name either item.
>
> 5 Released in 1981, which rock band's Greatest Hits is the
> best-selling album of all time in the UK, having sold over 6 million
> copies there?
Queen
> referred to two items, a commodity and a form of entertainment, which
> were routinely provided free to the populace as a form of
> appeasement. Name either item.
>
> 5 Released in 1981, which rock band's Greatest Hits is the
> best-selling album of all time in the UK, having sold over 6 million
> copies there?
> 6 Who played Soviet agent Anya Amasova in the 1977 James Bond film
> "The Spy Who Loved Me"?
>
> 7 The word "stymie" originated in which sport?
Croquet
> "The Spy Who Loved Me"?
>
> 7 The word "stymie" originated in which sport?
> 8 According to probability theory, it is more than 50% likely that
> among a random group of 23 or more people, two will share the same
> what?
Birthday
> among a random group of 23 or more people, two will share the same
> what?
> 9 Who was the producer of the TV series "Starsky & Hutch" and
> "Beverly Hills 91210"?
Spelling
> "Beverly Hills 91210"?
> 10 What seven-letter word can refer to a casual shopper, a computer
> program, or a giraffe?
Browser
> program, or a giraffe?
Peter Smyth
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 9, 2017, 9:50:50 PM1/9/17
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1 Who did Pat Cash defeat in the 1987 Wimbledon men's singles final?
Ah, so that's where the Cash prizes come in.
> 1 Who did Pat Cash defeat in the 1987 Wimbledon men's singles final?
Boris Becker?
> 2 After water, what is the world's most consumed beverage?
> 3 What, collectively, are Shahadah, Salat, Zakat, Swam and Hajj?
> 8 According to probability theory, it is more than 50% likely that
> among a random group of 23 or more people, two will share the same what?
Dan Tilque
Jan 9, 2017, 10:05:34 PM1/9/17
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Calvin wrote:
> Happy New Year to all!
>
> 1 Who did Pat Cash defeat in the 1987 Wimbledon men's singles final?
McEnroe
> Happy New Year to all!
>
> 1 Who did Pat Cash defeat in the 1987 Wimbledon men's singles final?
> 2 After water, what is the world's most consumed beverage?
> 3 What, collectively, are Shahadah, Salat, Zakat, Swam and Hajj?
> 4 Attributed to the Roman poet Juvenal, this figure of speech referred to two items, a commodity and a form of entertainment, which were routinely provided free to the populace as a form of appeasement. Name either item.
(why only one required? it's a well-known phrase)
> 5 Released in 1981, which rock band's Greatest Hits is the best-selling album of all time in the UK, having sold over 6 million copies there?
> 6 Who played Soviet agent Anya Amasova in the 1977 James Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me"?
> 7 The word "stymie" originated in which sport?
> 8 According to probability theory, it is more than 50% likely that among a random group of 23 or more people, two will share the same what?
> 9 Who was the producer of the TV series "Starsky & Hutch" and "Beverly Hills 91210"?
> 10 What seven-letter word can refer to a casual shopper, a computer program, or a giraffe?
--
Dan Tilque
Dan Blum
Jan 10, 2017, 12:05:23 AM1/10/17
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Happy New Year to all!
> 1 Who did Pat Cash defeat in the 1987 Wimbledon men's singles final?
McEnroe
> Happy New Year to all!
> 1 Who did Pat Cash defeat in the 1987 Wimbledon men's singles final?
> 2 After water, what is the world's most consumed beverage?
> 3 What, collectively, are Shahadah, Salat, Zakat, Swam and Hajj?
> 4 Attributed to the Roman poet Juvenal, this figure of speech referred to two items, a commodity and a form of entertainment, which were routinely provided free to the populace as a form of appeasement. Name either item.
> 5 Released in 1981, which rock band's Greatest Hits is the best-selling album of all time in the UK, having sold over 6 million copies there?
> 7 The word "stymie" originated in which sport?
> 8 According to probability theory, it is more than 50% likely that among a random group of 23 or more people, two will share the same what?
> 9 Who was the producer of the TV series "Starsky & Hutch" and "Beverly Hills 91210"?
> 10 What seven-letter word can refer to a casual shopper, a computer program, or a giraffe?
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Pete
Jan 10, 2017, 1:26:46 PM1/10/17
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:73666af8-0c35-453a...@googlegroups.com:
>
> Happy New Year to all!
>
> 1 Who did Pat Cash defeat in the 1987 Wimbledon men's singles
> final?
Lendl
> 2 After water, what is the world's most consumed beverage?
Tea
> 3 What, collectively, are Shahadah, Salat, Zakat, Swam and Hajj?
Pillars of Islam
> 4 Attributed to the Roman poet Juvenal, this figure of speech
> referred to two items, a commodity and a form of entertainment, which
> were routinely provided free to the populace as a form of appeasement.
> Name either item.
Bread and circuses
> 5 Released in 1981, which rock band's Greatest
> Hits is the best-selling album of all time in the UK, having sold over
> 6 million copies there?
Queen
> 6 Who played Soviet agent Anya Amasova in
> the 1977 James Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me"?
Bach
> 7 The word "stymie" originated in which sport?
Golf
> 8 According to probability
> theory, it is more than 50% likely that among a random group of 23 or
> more people, two will share the same what?
Birthday
> 9 Who was the producer
> of the TV series "Starsky & Hutch" and "Beverly Hills 91210"?
Spelling
> 10
> What seven-letter word can refer to a casual shopper, a computer
> program, or a giraffe?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
news:73666af8-0c35-453a...@googlegroups.com:
>
> Happy New Year to all!
>
> 1 Who did Pat Cash defeat in the 1987 Wimbledon men's singles
> final?
> 2 After water, what is the world's most consumed beverage?
> 3 What, collectively, are Shahadah, Salat, Zakat, Swam and Hajj?
> 4 Attributed to the Roman poet Juvenal, this figure of speech
> referred to two items, a commodity and a form of entertainment, which
> were routinely provided free to the populace as a form of appeasement.
> Name either item.
> 5 Released in 1981, which rock band's Greatest
> Hits is the best-selling album of all time in the UK, having sold over
> 6 million copies there?
> 6 Who played Soviet agent Anya Amasova in
> the 1977 James Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me"?
> 7 The word "stymie" originated in which sport?
> 8 According to probability
> theory, it is more than 50% likely that among a random group of 23 or
> more people, two will share the same what?
> 9 Who was the producer
> of the TV series "Starsky & Hutch" and "Beverly Hills 91210"?
> 10
> What seven-letter word can refer to a casual shopper, a computer
> program, or a giraffe?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Gareth Owen
Jan 10, 2017, 1:34:00 PM1/10/17
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> writes:
> Happy New Year to all!
>
> 1 Who did Pat Cash defeat in the 1987 Wimbledon men's singles final?
Ivan Lendl?
> Happy New Year to all!
>
> 1 Who did Pat Cash defeat in the 1987 Wimbledon men's singles final?
> 2 After water, what is the world's most consumed beverage?
> 3 What, collectively, are Shahadah, Salat, Zakat, Swam and Hajj?
> 4 Attributed to the Roman poet Juvenal, this figure of speech referred
> to two items, a commodity and a form of entertainment, which were
> routinely provided free to the populace as a form of appeasement. Name
> either item.
> 5 Released in 1981, which rock band's Greatest Hits is the
> best-selling album of all time in the UK, having sold over 6 million
> copies there?
writing. Who doesn't own that? [0]
> 6 Who played Soviet agent Anya Amasova in the 1977 James Bond film
> "The Spy Who Loved Me"?
> 7 The word "stymie" originated in which sport?
> 8 According to probability theory, it is more than 50% likely that
> among a random group of 23 or more people, two will share the same
> what?
> 9 Who was the producer of the TV series "Starsky & Hutch" and "Beverly
> Hills 91210"?
> 10 What seven-letter word can refer to a casual shopper, a computer
> program, or a giraffe?
[0] Me, I don't own that. I imagine Mark Brader doesn't, either.
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 10, 2017, 6:34:20 PM1/10/17
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Gareth Owen (gwo...@gmail.com) writes:
> [0] Me, I don't own that. I imagine Mark Brader doesn't, either.
>
Nor do I. I didn't even know the answer.
> [0] Me, I don't own that. I imagine Mark Brader doesn't, either.
>
Calvin
Jan 15, 2017, 8:13:32 PM1/15/17
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On Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at 9:58:29 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> > 5 Released in 1981, which rock band's Greatest Hits is the best-selling
> > album of all time in the UK, having sold over 6 million copies there?
>
> Beatles?
>
> > 6 Who played Soviet agent Anya Amasova in the 1977 James Bond film
> > "The Spy Who Loved Me"?
>
> Barbara Bach? (Causing me to change my previous answer, which was going
> to be Rolling Stones.)
My questions are randomly ordered FWIW.
> > 5 Released in 1981, which rock band's Greatest Hits is the best-selling
> > album of all time in the UK, having sold over 6 million copies there?
>
> Beatles?
>
> > 6 Who played Soviet agent Anya Amasova in the 1977 James Bond film
> > "The Spy Who Loved Me"?
>
> Barbara Bach? (Causing me to change my previous answer, which was going
> to be Rolling Stones.)
cheers,
calvin
Calvin
Jan 15, 2017, 8:19:46 PM1/15/17
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On Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at 4:34:00 AM UTC+10, Gareth Owen wrote:
cheers,
calvin
> Calvin <334...@gmail.com> writes:
> > 9 Who was the producer of the TV series "Starsky & Hutch" and "Beverly
> > Hills 91210"?
>
> Aaron Spelling. Didn't we have this question recently?
Possibly. My hard drive failed a few months back and while I had backups so didn't lose any questions, I am not always sure which questions have been asked previously. So apologies if there is the occasional repeat, but who doesn't appreciate an easy point?
> > 9 Who was the producer of the TV series "Starsky & Hutch" and "Beverly
> > Hills 91210"?
>
> Aaron Spelling. Didn't we have this question recently?
cheers,
calvin
Calvin
Jan 15, 2017, 8:24:18 PM1/15/17
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On Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at 8:40:34 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> Happy New Year to all!
>
> 1 Who did Pat Cash defeat in the 1987 Wimbledon men's singles final?
Ivan Lendl
> Happy New Year to all!
>
> 1 Who did Pat Cash defeat in the 1987 Wimbledon men's singles final?
> 2 After water, what is the world's most consumed beverage?
> 3 What, collectively, are Shahadah, Salat, Zakat, Swam and Hajj?
> 4 Attributed to the Roman poet Juvenal, this figure of speech referred to two items, a commodity and a form of entertainment, which were routinely provided free to the populace as a form of appeasement. Name either item.
> 5 Released in 1981, which rock band's Greatest Hits is the best-selling album of all time in the UK, having sold over 6 million copies there?
> 6 Who played Soviet agent Anya Amasova in the 1977 James Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me"?
> 7 The word "stymie" originated in which sport?
> 8 According to probability theory, it is more than 50% likely that among a random group of 23 or more people, two will share the same what?
> 9 Who was the producer of the TV series "Starsky & Hutch" and "Beverly Hills 91210"?
> 10 What seven-letter word can refer to a casual shopper, a computer program, or a giraffe?
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 469
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 9 44 Pete Gayde
1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 8 46 Gareth Owen
0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 7 37 Mark Brader
0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 6 38 Peter Smyth
0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 6 38 Dan Blum
0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 40 Marc Dashevsky
0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 34 Dan Tilque
0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 21 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
2 7 6 6 4 2 2 8 7 6 50 63%
Well done Pete.
cheers,
calvin
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 15, 2017, 9:15:44 PM1/15/17
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 21
> Erland S
> - - - - - - - - - - --- --
looks like I got a point for #2, but beer is not a type of tea.
> 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 21
> Erland S
> - - - - - - - - - - --- --
Mark Brader
Jan 15, 2017, 10:15:23 PM1/15/17
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Erland Sommarskog:
--
Mark Brader | "Warning! Drinking beer, wine or spirits during
Toronto | pregnancy can harm your baby." (City of Toronto
m...@vex.net | notice in restaurant washrooms--men's and women's)
> looks like I got a point for #2, but beer is not a type of tea.
Or if it is, I want a point for it too. :-)
--
Mark Brader | "Warning! Drinking beer, wine or spirits during
Toronto | pregnancy can harm your baby." (City of Toronto
m...@vex.net | notice in restaurant washrooms--men's and women's)
Calvin
Jan 16, 2017, 12:06:46 AM1/16/17
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Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 469
1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 8 45 Gareth Owen
0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 7 37 Mark Brader
0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 6 37 Peter Smyth
0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 6 37 Dan Blum
0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 39 Marc Dashevsky
0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 33 Dan Tilque
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 14 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
2 6 6 6 4 2 2 8 7 6 49 61%
Calvin
Jan 16, 2017, 12:07:18 AM1/16/17
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On Monday, January 16, 2017 at 1:15:23 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> Erland Sommarskog:
> > looks like I got a point for #2, but beer is not a type of tea.
>
> Or if it is, I want a point for it too. :-)
I assume you mean "pint" :-)
> Erland Sommarskog:
> > looks like I got a point for #2, but beer is not a type of tea.
>
> Or if it is, I want a point for it too. :-)
cheers,
calvin
Dan Tilque
Jan 16, 2017, 1:20:39 AM1/16/17
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Calvin wrote:
> On Monday, January 16, 2017 at 12:15:44 PM UTC+10, Erland Sommarskog wrote:
>> looks like I got a point for #2, but beer is not a type of tea.
Ditto for me.
> On Monday, January 16, 2017 at 12:15:44 PM UTC+10, Erland Sommarskog wrote:
>> looks like I got a point for #2, but beer is not a type of tea.
--
Dan Tilque
Calvin
Jan 19, 2017, 5:16:10 PM1/19/17
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Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 469
1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 8 44 Gareth Owen
0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 7 37 Mark Brader
0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 6 36 Peter Smyth
0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 6 36 Dan Blum
0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 38 Marc Dashevsky
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 27 Dan Tilque
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 14 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
2 5 6 6 4 2 2 8 7 6 48 60%
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
cheers,
calvin
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