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Calvin
Mar 1, 2017, 10:57:24 PM3/1/17
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1 Which colour is traditionally associated with Protestantism?
2 Which fictional character's published diaries include "The Wilderness Years" (1993) and "The Cappuccino Years" (1999)?
3 What is the SI unit of acceleration?
4 Which song contains these lyrics: "Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head / Give them a twist a flick of the wrist / That's what the showman said."?
5 Which 1987 Steven Spielberg film is largely set in a Japanese internment camp during WWII?
6 "Sandy" is most commonly a diminutive of which male forename?
7 Which poem traditionally attributed to Homer deals with the events surrounding the Trojan War?
8 Which four-letter colloquial term describes a parliament where no single political party (or bloc of allied parties) has an absolute majority of seats?
9 "Canucks" is a slang term for natives of which country?
10 The Brooklyn Bridge connects Brooklyn to which other New York borough?
cheers,
calvin
Dan Blum
Mar 1, 2017, 11:17:49 PM3/1/17
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orange
> 5 Which 1987 Steven Spielberg film is largely set in a Japanese internment camp during WWII?
Empire of the Sun
> 6 "Sandy" is most commonly a diminutive of which male forename?
Alexander
> 7 Which poem traditionally attributed to Homer deals with the events surrounding the Trojan War?
The Iliad
> 9 "Canucks" is a slang term for natives of which country?
Canada
> 10 The Brooklyn Bridge connects Brooklyn to which other New York borough?
Manhattan
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> 5 Which 1987 Steven Spielberg film is largely set in a Japanese internment camp during WWII?
> 6 "Sandy" is most commonly a diminutive of which male forename?
> 7 Which poem traditionally attributed to Homer deals with the events surrounding the Trojan War?
> 9 "Canucks" is a slang term for natives of which country?
> 10 The Brooklyn Bridge connects Brooklyn to which other New York borough?
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Mark Brader
Mar 2, 2017, 12:29:00 AM3/2/17
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Calvin:
territory during the so-called Glorious Revolution, I think.
> 2 Which fictional character's published diaries include "The
> Wilderness Years" (1993) and "The Cappuccino Years" (1999)?
Bridget Jones?
> 3 What is the SI unit of acceleration?
m/s² (meters per second squared). Also km/s², cm/s², m/ms², m/ns²,
etc. etc. They're all SI.
> 4 Which song contains these lyrics: "Big ones, small ones,
> some as big as your head / Give them a twist a flick of the
> wrist / That's what the showman said."?
"Balls". (I just made that up.)
> 5 Which 1987 Steven Spielberg film is largely set in a
> Japanese internment camp during WWII?
"Empire of the Sun".
> 6 "Sandy" is most commonly a diminutive of which male forename?
Alexander.
> 7 Which poem traditionally attributed to Homer deals with the
> events surrounding the Trojan War?
The "Iliad".
> 8 Which four-letter colloquial term describes a parliament
> where no single political party (or bloc of allied parties)
> has an absolute majority of seats?
Around here we say "minority government". But you'd say "hung".
> 9 "Canucks" is a slang term for natives of which country?
Vancouver. :-) Okay, Canada.
> 10 The Brooklyn Bridge connects Brooklyn to which other New
> York borough?
Manhattan.
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My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1 Which colour is traditionally associated with Protestantism?
Orange. Though only "traditional" in countries that were British
territory during the so-called Glorious Revolution, I think.
> 2 Which fictional character's published diaries include "The
> Wilderness Years" (1993) and "The Cappuccino Years" (1999)?
> 3 What is the SI unit of acceleration?
etc. etc. They're all SI.
> 4 Which song contains these lyrics: "Big ones, small ones,
> some as big as your head / Give them a twist a flick of the
> wrist / That's what the showman said."?
> 5 Which 1987 Steven Spielberg film is largely set in a
> Japanese internment camp during WWII?
> 6 "Sandy" is most commonly a diminutive of which male forename?
> 7 Which poem traditionally attributed to Homer deals with the
> events surrounding the Trojan War?
> 8 Which four-letter colloquial term describes a parliament
> where no single political party (or bloc of allied parties)
> has an absolute majority of seats?
> 9 "Canucks" is a slang term for natives of which country?
> 10 The Brooklyn Bridge connects Brooklyn to which other New
> York borough?
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Erland Sommarskog
Mar 2, 2017, 3:56:43 AM3/2/17
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¿Que? The only connection colour <=> religion I can make is green and Islam.
I've no idea. White?
> 2 Which fictional character's published diaries include "The
> Wilderness Years" (1993) and "The Cappuccino Years" (1999)?
Bridget Jones
> 3 What is the SI unit of acceleration?
m/s²
> 7 Which poem traditionally attributed to Homer deals with the events
> surrounding the Trojan War?
Oddesy
> 9 "Canucks" is a slang term for natives of which country?
Canada
> 10 The Brooklyn Bridge connects Brooklyn to which other New York
> borough?
>
Queens?
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I've no idea. White?
> 2 Which fictional character's published diaries include "The
> Wilderness Years" (1993) and "The Cappuccino Years" (1999)?
> 3 What is the SI unit of acceleration?
> 7 Which poem traditionally attributed to Homer deals with the events
> surrounding the Trojan War?
> 9 "Canucks" is a slang term for natives of which country?
> 10 The Brooklyn Bridge connects Brooklyn to which other New York
> borough?
>
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Erland Sommarskog
Mar 2, 2017, 4:04:20 AM3/2/17
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
>> 1 Which colour is traditionally associated with Protestantism?
>
> Orange. Though only "traditional" in countries that were British
> territory during the so-called Glorious Revolution, I think.
>
Yeah, that makes sense. I started to think Martin Luther and tried to
>> 1 Which colour is traditionally associated with Protestantism?
>
> Orange. Though only "traditional" in countries that were British
> territory during the so-called Glorious Revolution, I think.
>
connect him to a colour. Or for that matter myself, being born into a
Protestant church.
The orange in question is not related to the religion, but comes from the
royal house of Orange-Nassau who promoted Protestantism during religious
feuds on the British islands.
Don Piven
Mar 2, 2017, 8:23:09 AM3/2/17
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On 3/1/17 21:57, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 Which colour is traditionally associated with Protestantism?
Orange
>
> 1 Which colour is traditionally associated with Protestantism?
> 2 Which fictional character's published diaries include "The Wilderness Years" (1993) and "The Cappuccino Years" (1999)?
> 3 What is the SI unit of acceleration?
> 4 Which song contains these lyrics: "Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head / Give them a twist a flick of the wrist / That's what the showman said."?
> 5 Which 1987 Steven Spielberg film is largely set in a Japanese internment camp during WWII?
> 6 "Sandy" is most commonly a diminutive of which male forename?
> 7 Which poem traditionally attributed to Homer deals with the events surrounding the Trojan War?
> 8 Which four-letter colloquial term describes a parliament where no single political party (or bloc of allied parties) has an absolute majority of seats?
> 9 "Canucks" is a slang term for natives of which country?
> 10 The Brooklyn Bridge connects Brooklyn to which other New York borough?
Dan Tilque
Mar 3, 2017, 6:31:41 AM3/3/17
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which colour is traditionally associated with Protestantism?
blue ??
> 1 Which colour is traditionally associated with Protestantism?
> 2 Which fictional character's published diaries include "The Wilderness Years" (1993) and "The Cappuccino Years" (1999)?
> 3 What is the SI unit of acceleration?
> 4 Which song contains these lyrics: "Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head / Give them a twist a flick of the wrist / That's what the showman said."?
> 5 Which 1987 Steven Spielberg film is largely set in a Japanese internment camp during WWII?
> 6 "Sandy" is most commonly a diminutive of which male forename?
> 7 Which poem traditionally attributed to Homer deals with the events surrounding the Trojan War?
> 8 Which four-letter colloquial term describes a parliament where no single political party (or bloc of allied parties) has an absolute majority of seats?
> 9 "Canucks" is a slang term for natives of which country?
> 10 The Brooklyn Bridge connects Brooklyn to which other New York borough?
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Marc Dashevsky
Mar 3, 2017, 10:57:35 AM3/3/17
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In article <f3888499-0d8e-43e5...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
> 2 Which fictional character's published diaries include "The Wilderness Years" (1993) and "The Cappuccino Years" (1999)?
> 3 What is the SI unit of acceleration?
m/sec^2
> 4 Which song contains these lyrics: "Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head / Give them a twist a flick of the wrist / That's what the showman said."?
> 5 Which 1987 Steven Spielberg film is largely set in a Japanese internment camp during WWII?
> 6 "Sandy" is most commonly a diminutive of which male forename?
Sanford
> 7 Which poem traditionally attributed to Homer deals with the events surrounding the Trojan War?
Iliad
> 8 Which four-letter colloquial term describes a parliament where no single political party (or bloc of allied parties) has an absolute majority of seats?
> 9 "Canucks" is a slang term for natives of which country?
Canadians
> 10 The Brooklyn Bridge connects Brooklyn to which other New York borough?
Manhattan
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Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
>
> 1 Which colour is traditionally associated with Protestantism?
orange
> 1 Which colour is traditionally associated with Protestantism?
> 2 Which fictional character's published diaries include "The Wilderness Years" (1993) and "The Cappuccino Years" (1999)?
> 3 What is the SI unit of acceleration?
> 4 Which song contains these lyrics: "Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head / Give them a twist a flick of the wrist / That's what the showman said."?
> 5 Which 1987 Steven Spielberg film is largely set in a Japanese internment camp during WWII?
> 6 "Sandy" is most commonly a diminutive of which male forename?
> 7 Which poem traditionally attributed to Homer deals with the events surrounding the Trojan War?
> 8 Which four-letter colloquial term describes a parliament where no single political party (or bloc of allied parties) has an absolute majority of seats?
> 9 "Canucks" is a slang term for natives of which country?
> 10 The Brooklyn Bridge connects Brooklyn to which other New York borough?
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Pete Gayde
Mar 3, 2017, 3:50:38 PM3/3/17
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:f3888499-0d8e-43e5...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 Which colour is traditionally associated with Protestantism?
Red
> 2 Which fictional character's published diaries include "The
> Wilderness Years" (1993) and "The Cappuccino Years" (1999)?
> 3 What is the SI unit of acceleration?
> 4 Which song contains these
> lyrics: "Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head / Give them a
> twist a flick of the wrist / That's what the showman said."?
> 5 Which 1987 Steven Spielberg film is largely set in a Japanese
> internment camp during WWII?
> 6 "Sandy" is most commonly a diminutive of which male forename?
Sanford
> 7 Which poem traditionally
> attributed to Homer deals with the events surrounding the Trojan War?
Iliad
> 8 Which four-letter colloquial term describes a parliament where
> no single political party (or bloc of allied parties) has an absolute
> majority of seats?
Rump
> 9 "Canucks" is a slang term for natives of which country?
Canada
> 10 The Brooklyn Bridge connects Brooklyn to which
> other New York borough?
Manhattan
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
news:f3888499-0d8e-43e5...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 Which colour is traditionally associated with Protestantism?
> 2 Which fictional character's published diaries include "The
> Wilderness Years" (1993) and "The Cappuccino Years" (1999)?
> 3 What is the SI unit of acceleration?
> 4 Which song contains these
> lyrics: "Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head / Give them a
> twist a flick of the wrist / That's what the showman said."?
> 5 Which 1987 Steven Spielberg film is largely set in a Japanese
> internment camp during WWII?
> 6 "Sandy" is most commonly a diminutive of which male forename?
> 7 Which poem traditionally
> attributed to Homer deals with the events surrounding the Trojan War?
> 8 Which four-letter colloquial term describes a parliament where
> no single political party (or bloc of allied parties) has an absolute
> majority of seats?
> 9 "Canucks" is a slang term for natives of which country?
> 10 The Brooklyn Bridge connects Brooklyn to which
> other New York borough?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
Gareth Owen
Mar 4, 2017, 2:02:21 AM3/4/17
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Orange
> 2 Which fictional character's published diaries include "The
> Wilderness Years" (1993) and "The Cappuccino Years" (1999)?
Adrian Mole
> 3 What is the SI unit of acceleration?
The metre/second^2
> 4 Which song contains these lyrics: "Big ones, small ones, some as big
> as your head / Give them a twist a flick of the wrist / That's what
> the showman said."?
Nope
> 5 Which 1987 Steven Spielberg film is largely set in a Japanese
> internment camp during WWII?
Empire of the Sun
> 6 "Sandy" is most commonly a diminutive of which male forename?
Alexander
> 7 Which poem traditionally attributed to Homer deals with the events
> surrounding the Trojan War?
The Iliad
> 8 Which four-letter colloquial term describes a parliament where no
> single political party (or bloc of allied parties) has an absolute
> majority of seats?
Hung
> 9 "Canucks" is a slang term for natives of which country?
Canada
> 10 The Brooklyn Bridge connects Brooklyn to which other New York
> borough?
Battery??
> 2 Which fictional character's published diaries include "The
> Wilderness Years" (1993) and "The Cappuccino Years" (1999)?
> 3 What is the SI unit of acceleration?
> 4 Which song contains these lyrics: "Big ones, small ones, some as big
> as your head / Give them a twist a flick of the wrist / That's what
> the showman said."?
> 5 Which 1987 Steven Spielberg film is largely set in a Japanese
> internment camp during WWII?
> 6 "Sandy" is most commonly a diminutive of which male forename?
> 7 Which poem traditionally attributed to Homer deals with the events
> surrounding the Trojan War?
> 8 Which four-letter colloquial term describes a parliament where no
> single political party (or bloc of allied parties) has an absolute
> majority of seats?
> 9 "Canucks" is a slang term for natives of which country?
> 10 The Brooklyn Bridge connects Brooklyn to which other New York
> borough?
Mark Brader
Mar 4, 2017, 4:10:48 AM3/4/17
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"Calvin":
> Battery??
Interesting guess. In your mind, how many boroughs does NYC have, and
how many of them can you name?
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> > 10 The Brooklyn Bridge connects Brooklyn to which other New York
> > borough?
Gareth Owen:
> > borough?
> Battery??
Interesting guess. In your mind, how many boroughs does NYC have, and
how many of them can you name?
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Gareth Owen
Mar 4, 2017, 6:52:41 AM3/4/17
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) writes:
> "Calvin":
>> > 10 The Brooklyn Bridge connects Brooklyn to which other New York
>> > borough?
>
> Gareth Owen:
>> Battery??
>
> Interesting guess.
Yeah, I kind of realised that after I posted it. Truthfully I got
> "Calvin":
>> > 10 The Brooklyn Bridge connects Brooklyn to which other New York
>> > borough?
>
> Gareth Owen:
>> Battery??
>
> Interesting guess.
confused by the song "New York New York" (the one from "On The Town",
not the Sinatra one[0])
> In your mind, how many boroughs does NYC have, and how many of them
> can you name?
I'd say five. Which are, if I gave it full thought
-- Queens Greatest Hits,
No Sleep Till Brooklyn,
Manhattan Transfer,
South Bronx,
err ... The Harlem Shuffle?[3]
(I'd have included 3rd Bass's terrific "Brooklyn Queens" with the
"Coming To America" sample but that would just confuse matters)
I've only been to New York once, and its the only place in the world
I've ever been robbed in the street. I prefer the Boston or the
West Coast, man.
[0] "The Bronx is Up and the Battery Down,
The people ride in the hole in the ground" - that one[1]
[1] Everything I know in life I learned from popular music
[2] See [1]
[3] See [1]
Dan Blum
Mar 4, 2017, 9:55:45 AM3/4/17
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Gareth Owen <gwo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Well, I own a Beastie Boys album called "To The Five Boroughs"[2], so
> I'd say five. Which are, if I gave it full thought
> -- Queens Greatest Hits,
> No Sleep Till Brooklyn,
> Manhattan Transfer,
> South Bronx,
> err ... The Harlem Shuffle?[3]
Well, it's not your fault that Staten Island is too boring for people
> Well, I own a Beastie Boys album called "To The Five Boroughs"[2], so
> I'd say five. Which are, if I gave it full thought
> -- Queens Greatest Hits,
> No Sleep Till Brooklyn,
> Manhattan Transfer,
> South Bronx,
> err ... The Harlem Shuffle?[3]
to write songs about (although I am pretty sure it is mentioned in at
least one song).
> I've only been to New York once, and its the only place in the world
> I've ever been robbed in the street. I prefer the Boston or the
> West Coast, man.
Erland Sommarskog
Mar 4, 2017, 10:17:01 AM3/4/17
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Dan Blum (to...@panix.com) writes:
> Well, it's not your fault that Staten Island is too boring for people
> to write songs about (although I am pretty sure it is mentioned in at
> least one song).
>
Yup, there is a song where Staten Island features on Joni Mitchells
> Well, it's not your fault that Staten Island is too boring for people
> to write songs about (although I am pretty sure it is mentioned in at
> least one song).
>
album "Hejira". (More precisely, the song is "Song for Sharon", but
I had to look that part up.)
Dan Blum
Mar 4, 2017, 10:52:36 AM3/4/17
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Erland Sommarskog <esq...@sommarskog.se> wrote:
> Dan Blum (to...@panix.com) writes:
> > Well, it's not your fault that Staten Island is too boring for people
> > to write songs about (although I am pretty sure it is mentioned in at
> > least one song).
> >
> Yup, there is a song where Staten Island features on Joni Mitchells
> album "Hejira". (More precisely, the song is "Song for Sharon", but
> I had to look that part up.)
There's also "Manhattan": "I'll take Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten
> Dan Blum (to...@panix.com) writes:
> > Well, it's not your fault that Staten Island is too boring for people
> > to write songs about (although I am pretty sure it is mentioned in at
> > least one song).
> >
> Yup, there is a song where Staten Island features on Joni Mitchells
> album "Hejira". (More precisely, the song is "Song for Sharon", but
> I had to look that part up.)
Island too..."
Gareth Owen
Mar 4, 2017, 11:16:53 AM3/4/17
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Erland Sommarskog <esq...@sommarskog.se> writes:
> Dan Blum (to...@panix.com) writes:
>> Well, it's not your fault that Staten Island is too boring for people
>> to write songs about (although I am pretty sure it is mentioned in at
>> least one song).
>>
>
> Yup, there is a song where Staten Island features on Joni Mitchells
> album "Hejira". (More precisely, the song is "Song for Sharon", but
> I had to look that part up.)
I didn't know Staten Island, but I can name a song its at least
> Dan Blum (to...@panix.com) writes:
>> Well, it's not your fault that Staten Island is too boring for people
>> to write songs about (although I am pretty sure it is mentioned in at
>> least one song).
>>
>
> Yup, there is a song where Staten Island features on Joni Mitchells
> album "Hejira". (More precisely, the song is "Song for Sharon", but
> I had to look that part up.)
mentioned in - Hard Times in New York Town by Bob Dylan
"If you got a lot of money you can make yourself merry,
I've you've only got a nickel it's the Staten Island Ferry"
I have Hejira (of course - I'm not a philistine), but the only songs I
could quote from off the top of my head are Furry Sings The Blues,
Amelia, Hejira and the wonderful Coyote.
Mark Brader
Mar 4, 2017, 3:17:57 PM3/4/17
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Gareth Owen:
Ah, that would do it.
The Battery is actually the southern tip of Manhattan, which was once
fortified and is now a park. Harlem is a large section of Manhattan,
more or less at the other end.
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--British Admiralty regulation, c.1968
> Yeah, I kind of realised that after I posted it. Truthfully I got
> confused by the song "New York New York" (the one from "On The Town"...)
Ah, that would do it.
The Battery is actually the southern tip of Manhattan, which was once
fortified and is now a park. Harlem is a large section of Manhattan,
more or less at the other end.
--
Mark Brader | In order that there may be no doubt as to which is the
Toronto | bottom and which is the top ... the bottom of each
m...@vex.net | warhead [will] immediately be labeled with the word TOP.
--British Admiralty regulation, c.1968
Peter Smyth
Mar 4, 2017, 7:11:08 PM3/4/17
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Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 Which colour is traditionally associated with Protestantism?
Orange
>
> 1 Which colour is traditionally associated with Protestantism?
> 2 Which fictional character's published diaries include "The
> Wilderness Years" (1993) and "The Cappuccino Years" (1999)?
Adrian Mole
> Wilderness Years" (1993) and "The Cappuccino Years" (1999)?
> 3 What is the SI unit of acceleration?
metres per second per second
> 4 Which song contains these lyrics: "Big ones, small ones, some as
> big as your head / Give them a twist a flick of the wrist / That's
> what the showman said."?
>
> 5 Which 1987 Steven Spielberg film is largely set in a Japanese
> internment camp during WWII?
>
> 6 "Sandy" is most commonly a diminutive of which male forename?
Alexander
> big as your head / Give them a twist a flick of the wrist / That's
> what the showman said."?
>
> 5 Which 1987 Steven Spielberg film is largely set in a Japanese
> internment camp during WWII?
>
> 6 "Sandy" is most commonly a diminutive of which male forename?
> 7 Which poem traditionally attributed to Homer deals with the events
> surrounding the Trojan War?
The Iliad
> surrounding the Trojan War?
> 8 Which four-letter colloquial term describes a parliament where no
> single political party (or bloc of allied parties) has an absolute
> majority of seats?
Hung
> single political party (or bloc of allied parties) has an absolute
> majority of seats?
> 9 "Canucks" is a slang term for natives of which country?
Canada
> 10 The Brooklyn Bridge connects Brooklyn to which other New York
> borough?
Manhattan
> borough?
Peter Smyth
Gareth Owen
Mar 5, 2017, 2:11:16 AM3/5/17
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) writes:
> Gareth Owen:
>> Yeah, I kind of realised that after I posted it. Truthfully I got
>> confused by the song "New York New York" (the one from "On The Town"...)
>
> Ah, that would do it.
>
> The Battery is actually the southern tip of Manhattan, which was once
> fortified and is now a park. Harlem is a large section of Manhattan,
> more or less at the other end.
Please give your answer in the form of a song title .... :)
> Gareth Owen:
>> Yeah, I kind of realised that after I posted it. Truthfully I got
>> confused by the song "New York New York" (the one from "On The Town"...)
>
> Ah, that would do it.
>
> The Battery is actually the southern tip of Manhattan, which was once
> fortified and is now a park. Harlem is a large section of Manhattan,
> more or less at the other end.
Gareth Owen
Mar 5, 2017, 2:29:46 AM3/5/17
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) writes:
> Harlem is a large section of Manhattan,
> more or less at the other end.
Across 110th Street?
> Harlem is a large section of Manhattan,
> more or less at the other end.
Mark Brader
Mar 5, 2017, 3:52:17 AM3/5/17
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Mark Brader:
> > Harlem is a large section of Manhattan, more or less at the [north] end.
Gareth Owen:
> Across 110th Street?
Here's one opinion of its boundaries:
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/~/media/ArtsEdge/Images/LessonArt/grade-3-4/harlem-map.ashx
I see I was mistaken to describe it as "at the north end"; I assumed
that since the Harlem River forms the northern boundary of Manhattan,
the area called Harlem must extend more or less that far. But in fact
the island of Manhattan continues much farther north than the area
seen on that map. If the numbered streets continued, more or less
evenly spaced, into the narrow bit at the end, the last one on the
island would be 221 or 222 St.
And then, because the Harlem River was once rerouted for the convenience
of ship traffic, the borough of Manhattan actually continues for a few
more blocks onto the mainland, to where the river used to be, almost
to 230 St.
I guess I took the same attitude, looking north from midtown Manhattan
in my mind, as is seen looking west on this famous New Yorker cover:
http://flavorwire.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/mag7.jpg
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Toronto |"It's much easier to solve an imaginary problem than a real one."
m...@vex.net| --Lynn & Jay: "Yes, Prime Minister" (2013)
> > Harlem is a large section of Manhattan, more or less at the [north] end.
Gareth Owen:
> Across 110th Street?
Here's one opinion of its boundaries:
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/~/media/ArtsEdge/Images/LessonArt/grade-3-4/harlem-map.ashx
I see I was mistaken to describe it as "at the north end"; I assumed
that since the Harlem River forms the northern boundary of Manhattan,
the area called Harlem must extend more or less that far. But in fact
the island of Manhattan continues much farther north than the area
seen on that map. If the numbered streets continued, more or less
evenly spaced, into the narrow bit at the end, the last one on the
island would be 221 or 222 St.
And then, because the Harlem River was once rerouted for the convenience
of ship traffic, the borough of Manhattan actually continues for a few
more blocks onto the mainland, to where the river used to be, almost
to 230 St.
I guess I took the same attitude, looking north from midtown Manhattan
in my mind, as is seen looking west on this famous New Yorker cover:
http://flavorwire.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/mag7.jpg
--
Mark Brader|"But how can we do something about something that isn't happening?"
Toronto |"It's much easier to solve an imaginary problem than a real one."
m...@vex.net| --Lynn & Jay: "Yes, Prime Minister" (2013)
ArenEss
Mar 6, 2017, 9:48:18 AM3/6/17
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On Wed, 1 Mar 2017 19:57:23 -0800 (PST), Calvin <334...@gmail.com>
wrote:
>
>1 Which colour is traditionally associated with Protestantism?
Orange
>2 Which fictional character's published diaries include "The Wilderness Years" (1993) and "The Cappuccino Years" (1999)?
Bridget Jones
>3 What is the SI unit of acceleration?
metre per second squared
>4 Which song contains these lyrics: "Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head / Give them a twist a flick of the wrist / That's what the showman said."?
I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts
>5 Which 1987 Steven Spielberg film is largely set in a Japanese internment camp during WWII?
Empire of the Sun
>6 "Sandy" is most commonly a diminutive of which male forename?
>7 Which poem traditionally attributed to Homer deals with the events surrounding the Trojan War?
Iliad
>8 Which four-letter colloquial term describes a parliament where no single political party (or bloc of allied parties) has an absolute majority of seats?
>9 "Canucks" is a slang term for natives of which country?
Canada
>10 The Brooklyn Bridge connects Brooklyn to which other New York borough?
Manhattan
>
>cheers,
>calvin
ArenEss
wrote:
>
>1 Which colour is traditionally associated with Protestantism?
>2 Which fictional character's published diaries include "The Wilderness Years" (1993) and "The Cappuccino Years" (1999)?
>3 What is the SI unit of acceleration?
>4 Which song contains these lyrics: "Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head / Give them a twist a flick of the wrist / That's what the showman said."?
>5 Which 1987 Steven Spielberg film is largely set in a Japanese internment camp during WWII?
>6 "Sandy" is most commonly a diminutive of which male forename?
>7 Which poem traditionally attributed to Homer deals with the events surrounding the Trojan War?
>8 Which four-letter colloquial term describes a parliament where no single political party (or bloc of allied parties) has an absolute majority of seats?
>9 "Canucks" is a slang term for natives of which country?
>10 The Brooklyn Bridge connects Brooklyn to which other New York borough?
>
>cheers,
>calvin
ArenEss
Calvin
Mar 12, 2017, 9:56:52 PM3/12/17
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On Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 1:57:24 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
Apologies for the delay.
> 1 Which colour is traditionally associated with Protestantism?
Orange
Though only in come parts of the world, I now know!
> 2 Which fictional character's published diaries include "The Wilderness Years" (1993) and "The Cappuccino Years" (1999)?
Adrian Mole
> 3 What is the SI unit of acceleration?
metres / second / second
> 4 Which song contains these lyrics: "Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head / Give them a twist a flick of the wrist / That's what the showman said."?
I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts
Singleton to Aren. I know it's quite dated but surely better known that that???
> 5 Which 1987 Steven Spielberg film is largely set in a Japanese internment camp during WWII?
Empire of the Sun
> 6 "Sandy" is most commonly a diminutive of which male forename?
Alexander
> 7 Which poem traditionally attributed to Homer deals with the events surrounding the Trojan War?
The Iliad
> 8 Which four-letter colloquial term describes a parliament where no single political party (or bloc of allied parties) has an absolute majority of seats?
Hung [parliament]
> 9 "Canucks" is a slang term for natives of which country?
Canada, eh
> 10 The Brooklyn Bridge connects Brooklyn to which other New York borough?
Manhattan
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 477
1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 8 53 Gareth Owen
1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 8 56 Peter Smyth
1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 59 Don Piven
1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 59 Mark Brader
1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 7 48 Aren Ess
1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 6 42 Dan Blum
0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 6 46 Dan Tilque
1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 5 42 Marc Dashevsky
1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 34 Pete Gayde
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 17 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
8 2 8 1 5 6 9 6 9 8 62 62%
Congratulations to Gareth, pipping Peter, Don and Mark on the tiebreak.
cheers,
calvin
Apologies for the delay.
> 1 Which colour is traditionally associated with Protestantism?
Though only in come parts of the world, I now know!
> 2 Which fictional character's published diaries include "The Wilderness Years" (1993) and "The Cappuccino Years" (1999)?
> 3 What is the SI unit of acceleration?
> 4 Which song contains these lyrics: "Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head / Give them a twist a flick of the wrist / That's what the showman said."?
Singleton to Aren. I know it's quite dated but surely better known that that???
> 5 Which 1987 Steven Spielberg film is largely set in a Japanese internment camp during WWII?
> 6 "Sandy" is most commonly a diminutive of which male forename?
> 7 Which poem traditionally attributed to Homer deals with the events surrounding the Trojan War?
> 8 Which four-letter colloquial term describes a parliament where no single political party (or bloc of allied parties) has an absolute majority of seats?
> 9 "Canucks" is a slang term for natives of which country?
> 10 The Brooklyn Bridge connects Brooklyn to which other New York borough?
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 477
1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 8 53 Gareth Owen
1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 8 56 Peter Smyth
1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 59 Don Piven
1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 59 Mark Brader
1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 7 48 Aren Ess
1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 6 42 Dan Blum
0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 6 46 Dan Tilque
1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 5 42 Marc Dashevsky
1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 34 Pete Gayde
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 17 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
8 2 8 1 5 6 9 6 9 8 62 62%
Congratulations to Gareth, pipping Peter, Don and Mark on the tiebreak.
cheers,
calvin
Calvin
Mar 12, 2017, 9:59:33 PM3/12/17
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On Sunday, March 5, 2017 at 12:55:45 AM UTC+10, Dan Blum wrote:
> Gareth Owen <gwo...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Well, I own a Beastie Boys album called "To The Five Boroughs"[2], so
> > I'd say five. Which are, if I gave it full thought
> > -- Queens Greatest Hits,
> > No Sleep Till Brooklyn,
> > Manhattan Transfer,
> > South Bronx,
> > err ... The Harlem Shuffle?[3]
>
> Well, it's not your fault that Staten Island is too boring for people
> to write songs about (although I am pretty sure it is mentioned in at
> least one song).
https://www.billyjoel.com/song/everybody-loves-you-now-7/
> Gareth Owen <gwo...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Well, I own a Beastie Boys album called "To The Five Boroughs"[2], so
> > I'd say five. Which are, if I gave it full thought
> > -- Queens Greatest Hits,
> > No Sleep Till Brooklyn,
> > Manhattan Transfer,
> > South Bronx,
> > err ... The Harlem Shuffle?[3]
>
> Well, it's not your fault that Staten Island is too boring for people
> to write songs about (although I am pretty sure it is mentioned in at
> least one song).
One of Joel's best early songs, though somewhat bitter especially given he was only 22 when he wrote it.
cheers,
calvin
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