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Calvin
Jul 7, 2019, 11:09:18 PM7/7/19
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1 The outermost metallic layer of a Compact Disc usually consists of which metal?
2 What word is variously an Irish sports TV network, the Catalan word for 70, and the birth name of the mythological figure Cú Chulainn?
3 Which foreign country has twice hosted the tennis tournament now known as the Australian Open?
4 This weapon lends its name to a type of woman's shoe with a slender, tapered high heel?
5 Which American poet's parody of the laws of thermodynamics states that (1) You can't win, (2) You can't break even, and (3) You can’t get out of the game?
6 Which is the only country in mainland Europe that shares the same time zone as the UK and Ireland?
7 In what chronological order was Krzysztof Kieślowski’s "Three Colors" trilogy released? All we need is the three colours, in their correct order.
8 'Walking in Memphis' was a 1991 hit for which American folk musician?
9 What is the most common name of the professional basketball team that ended a 2,495-game losing streak with a one-point win over their arch rivals in 1971?
10 Twin brothers Craig and Charlie Reid are members of which British musical group?
cheers,
calvin
Joe
Jul 8, 2019, 1:24:11 AM7/8/19
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On 2019-07-08 03:09:17 +0000, Calvin said:
>
> 1 The outermost metallic layer of a Compact Disc usually consists of
> which metal?
Aluminium?
>
> 1 The outermost metallic layer of a Compact Disc usually consists of
> which metal?
> 2 What word is variously an Irish sports TV network, the Catalan word
> for 70, and the birth name of the mythological figure Cú Chulainn?
> 3 Which foreign country has twice hosted the tennis tournament now
> known as the Australian Open?
> 4 This weapon lends its name to a type of woman's shoe with a slender,
> tapered high heel?
> 5 Which American poet's parody of the laws of thermodynamics states
> that (1) You can't win, (2) You can't break even, and (3) You can’t get
> out of the game?
> 6 Which is the only country in mainland Europe that shares the same
> time zone as the UK and Ireland?
> 7 In what chronological order was Krzysztof Kieślowski’s "Three Colors" trilogy
> released? All we need is the three colours, in their correct order.
> 8 'Walking in Memphis' was a 1991 hit for which American folk musician?
> 9 What is the most common name of the professional basketball team that
> ended a 2,495-game losing streak with a one-point win over their arch
> rivals in 1971?
> 10 Twin brothers Craig and Charlie Reid are members of which British
> musical group?
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
That was a tough one. Mostly guesses.
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withholding your forgiveness until it’s too late is to become divinely
fucked up.”
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Erland Sommarskog
Jul 8, 2019, 3:26:34 AM7/8/19
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1 The outermost metallic layer of a Compact Disc usually consists of
> which metal?
Aluminuium
> 1 The outermost metallic layer of a Compact Disc usually consists of
> which metal?
> 2 What word is variously an Irish sports TV network, the Catalan
> word for 70, and the birth name of the mythological figure Cú Chulainn?
> 3 Which foreign country has twice hosted the tennis tournament now
> known as the Australian Open?
> 6 Which is the only country in mainland Europe that shares the same
> time zone as the UK and Ireland?
> 7 In what chronological order was Krzysztof Kie?lowski?s "Three
> Colors" trilogy released? All we need is the three colours, in their
> correct order.
That question wouldn't be acceptable in Toronto. Asking for there things!
> correct order.
And in order!
Hm, white-blue-read?
Dan Blum
Jul 8, 2019, 7:41:34 AM7/8/19
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 4 This weapon lends its name to a type of woman's shoe with a slender, tapered high heel?
stiletto
> 4 This weapon lends its name to a type of woman's shoe with a slender, tapered high heel?
> 6 Which is the only country in mainland Europe that shares the same time zone as the UK and Ireland?
> 7 In what chronological order was Krzysztof Kie??lowski???s "Three Colors" trilogy released? All we need is the three colours, in their correct order.
Red, Blue, White
> 9 What is the most common name of the professional basketball team that ended a 2,495-game losing streak with a one-point win over their arch rivals in 1971?
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Pete Gayde
Jul 8, 2019, 1:19:55 PM7/8/19
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:ad1f663a-7ae3-4d0e...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 The outermost metallic layer of a Compact Disc usually consists
> of which metal?
Aluminum
> 2 What word is variously an Irish sports TV
> network, the Catalan word for 70, and the birth name of the
> mythological figure Cú Chulainn?
Setanta
> 3 Which foreign country has
> twice hosted the tennis tournament now known as the Australian Open?
New Zealand
> 4 This weapon lends its name to a type of woman's shoe with a
> slender, tapered high heel?
Stiletto
> 5 Which American poet's parody of
> the laws of thermodynamics states that (1) You can't win, (2) You
> can't break even, and (3) You can’t get out of the game?
Frost
> 6 Which
> is the only country in mainland Europe that shares the same time zone
> as the UK and Ireland?
Portugal
> 7 In what chronological order was Krzysztof
> Kieślowski’s "Three Colors" trilogy released? All we need is the
> three colours, in their correct order.
Red, Green, Blue
> 8 'Walking in Memphis' was
> a 1991 hit for which American folk musician?
Bob Dylan
> 9 What is the most
> common name of the professional basketball team that ended a
> 2,495-game losing streak with a one-point win over their arch rivals
> in 1971?
Washington Generals
> 10 Twin brothers Craig and Charlie Reid are members of
> which British musical group?
Oasis
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
news:ad1f663a-7ae3-4d0e...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 The outermost metallic layer of a Compact Disc usually consists
> of which metal?
> 2 What word is variously an Irish sports TV
> network, the Catalan word for 70, and the birth name of the
> mythological figure Cú Chulainn?
> 3 Which foreign country has
> twice hosted the tennis tournament now known as the Australian Open?
> 4 This weapon lends its name to a type of woman's shoe with a
> slender, tapered high heel?
> 5 Which American poet's parody of
> the laws of thermodynamics states that (1) You can't win, (2) You
> can't break even, and (3) You can’t get out of the game?
> 6 Which
> is the only country in mainland Europe that shares the same time zone
> as the UK and Ireland?
> 7 In what chronological order was Krzysztof
> Kieślowski’s "Three Colors" trilogy released? All we need is the
> three colours, in their correct order.
> 8 'Walking in Memphis' was
> a 1991 hit for which American folk musician?
> 9 What is the most
> common name of the professional basketball team that ended a
> 2,495-game losing streak with a one-point win over their arch rivals
> in 1971?
> 10 Twin brothers Craig and Charlie Reid are members of
> which British musical group?
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
Dan Tilque
Jul 8, 2019, 5:37:28 PM7/8/19
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On 7/7/19 8:09 PM, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 The outermost metallic layer of a Compact Disc usually consists of which metal?
aluminium
>
> 1 The outermost metallic layer of a Compact Disc usually consists of which metal?
> 2 What word is variously an Irish sports TV network, the Catalan word for 70, and the birth name of the mythological figure Cú Chulainn?
> 3 Which foreign country has twice hosted the tennis tournament now known as the Australian Open?
> 4 This weapon lends its name to a type of woman's shoe with a slender, tapered high heel?
> 5 Which American poet's parody of the laws of thermodynamics states that (1) You can't win, (2) You can't break even, and (3) You can’t get out of the game?
> 6 Which is the only country in mainland Europe that shares the same time zone as the UK and Ireland?
> 7 In what chronological order was Krzysztof Kieślowski’s "Three Colors" trilogy released? All we need is the three colours, in their correct order.
(that's the order of Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy, so I figure it
must be the same :) )
> 8 'Walking in Memphis' was a 1991 hit for which American folk musician?
> 9 What is the most common name of the professional basketball team that ended a 2,495-game losing streak with a one-point win over their arch rivals in 1971?
> 10 Twin brothers Craig and Charlie Reid are members of which British musical group?
>
Dan Tilque
Mark Brader
Jul 9, 2019, 1:41:30 AM7/9/19
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"Calvin":
> 2 What word is variously an Irish sports TV network, the Catalan
> word for 70, and the birth name of the mythological figure Cú
> Chulainn?
> 3 Which foreign country has twice hosted the tennis tournament now
> known as the Australian Open?
New Zealand?
> 4 This weapon lends its name to a type of woman's shoe with a
> slender, tapered high heel?
Stiletto.
> 5 Which American poet's parody of the laws of
> thermodynamics states that (1) You can't win, (2) You can't break
> even, and (3) You can't get out of the game?
Huh, I'm familiar with that paraphrase, but didn't know it had a known
author. I don't know of Tom Lehrer writing poetry either, but he seems
the most likely, so I'll try him.
> 6 Which is the only country in mainland Europe that shares the same
> time zone as the UK and Ireland?
Portugal.
> 7 In what chronological order was Krzysztof Kie[015B]lowski's "Three
> 8 'Walking in Memphis' was a 1991 hit for which American folk musician?
> 9 What is the most common name of the professional basketball team
> that ended a 2,495-game losing streak with a one-point win over
> their arch rivals in 1971?
Washington Generals.
> 10 Twin brothers Craig and Charlie Reid are members of which
> British musical group?
Coldplay?
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m...@vex.net | Sorry, I mean of course that he was debugging his
Toronto | terminal emulation code..." --Lars Wirzenius
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1 The outermost metallic layer of a Compact Disc usually consists
> of which metal?
Aluminum. Or aluminium. One of those.
> of which metal?
> 2 What word is variously an Irish sports TV network, the Catalan
> word for 70, and the birth name of the mythological figure Cú
> Chulainn?
> 3 Which foreign country has twice hosted the tennis tournament now
> known as the Australian Open?
> 4 This weapon lends its name to a type of woman's shoe with a
> slender, tapered high heel?
> 5 Which American poet's parody of the laws of
> thermodynamics states that (1) You can't win, (2) You can't break
> even, and (3) You can't get out of the game?
author. I don't know of Tom Lehrer writing poetry either, but he seems
the most likely, so I'll try him.
> 6 Which is the only country in mainland Europe that shares the same
> time zone as the UK and Ireland?
> 7 In what chronological order was Krzysztof Kie[015B]lowski's "Three
> Colors" trilogy released? All we need is the three colours, in
> their correct order.
Red, White, Blue:
> their correct order.
> 8 'Walking in Memphis' was a 1991 hit for which American folk musician?
> 9 What is the most common name of the professional basketball team
> that ended a 2,495-game losing streak with a one-point win over
> their arch rivals in 1971?
> 10 Twin brothers Craig and Charlie Reid are members of which
> British musical group?
--
Mark Brader | "After that, he spent a long time just reading netnews.
m...@vex.net | Sorry, I mean of course that he was debugging his
Toronto | terminal emulation code..." --Lars Wirzenius
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Bruce Bowler
Jul 9, 2019, 9:38:56 AM7/9/19
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On Sun, 07 Jul 2019 20:09:17 -0700, Calvin wrote:
> 1 The outermost metallic layer of a Compact Disc usually consists of
> which metal?
Aluminum
> 1 The outermost metallic layer of a Compact Disc usually consists of
> which metal?
> 2 What word is variously an Irish sports TV network, the Catalan
word
> for 70, and the birth name of the mythological figure Cú Chulainn?
> 3 Which foreign country has twice hosted the tennis tournament now
known
> as the Australian Open?
> 4 This weapon lends its name to a type of woman's shoe with a
slender,
> tapered high heel?
> 5 Which American poet's parody of the laws of thermodynamics states
> that (1) You can't win, (2) You can't break even, and (3) You can’t get
> out of the game?
> 6 Which is the only country in mainland Europe that shares the same
time
> zone as the UK and Ireland?
> 7 In what chronological order was Krzysztof Kieślowski’s "Three
Colors"
> trilogy released? All we need is the three colours, in their correct
> order.
> 8 'Walking in Memphis' was a 1991 hit for which American folk
musician?
> 9 What is the most common name of the professional basketball team
that
> ended a 2,495-game losing streak with a one-point win over their arch
> rivals in 1971?
Calvin
Jul 14, 2019, 11:28:12 PM7/14/19
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On Monday, July 8, 2019 at 1:09:18 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 The outermost metallic layer of a Compact Disc usually consists of which metal?
Aluminium
> 1 The outermost metallic layer of a Compact Disc usually consists of which metal?
> 2 What word is variously an Irish sports TV network, the Catalan word for 70, and the birth name of the mythological figure Cú Chulainn?
Singleton for Pete
> 3 Which foreign country has twice hosted the tennis tournament now known as the Australian Open?
> 4 This weapon lends its name to a type of woman's shoe with a slender, tapered high heel?
> 5 Which American poet's parody of the laws of thermodynamics states that (1) You can't win, (2) You can't break even, and (3) You can’t get out of the game?
No one go this
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginsberg%27s_theorem
> 6 Which is the only country in mainland Europe that shares the same time zone as the UK and Ireland?
> 7 In what chronological order was Krzysztof Kieślowski’s "Three Colors" trilogy released? All we need is the three colours, in their correct order.
> 8 'Walking in Memphis' was a 1991 hit for which American folk musician?
or this
> 9 What is the most common name of the professional basketball team that ended a 2,495-game losing streak with a one-point win over their arch rivals in 1971?
> 10 Twin brothers Craig and Charlie Reid are members of which British musical group?
or this
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 568
1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 6 31 Pete Gayde
1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 6 32 Bruce Bowler
1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 27 Joe
1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 30 Mark Brader
1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 30 Dan Tilque
0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 18 Dan Blum
1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 19 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
6 1 6 6 0 7 2 0 5 0 33 47%
Pete takes a tough set.
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Jul 15, 2019, 12:23:27 AM7/15/19
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"Calvin":
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m...@vex.net | --"Suddenly Human", ST:TNG, Phillips/Whelpley/Taylor
> > 9 What is the most common name of the professional basketball
> > team that ended a 2,495-game losing streak with a one-point win over
> > their arch rivals in 1971?
>
> Harlem Globetrotters
No, you asked for the *other* team.
> > team that ended a 2,495-game losing streak with a one-point win over
> > their arch rivals in 1971?
>
> Harlem Globetrotters
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Mark Brader, Toronto | "I will take your word for it: this is very amusing."
m...@vex.net | --"Suddenly Human", ST:TNG, Phillips/Whelpley/Taylor
Calvin
Jul 16, 2019, 10:48:57 PM7/16/19
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On Monday, July 15, 2019 at 2:23:27 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> "Calvin":
> > > 9 What is the most common name of the professional basketball
> > > team that ended a 2,495-game losing streak with a one-point win over
> > > their arch rivals in 1971?
> >
> > Harlem Globetrotters
>
> No, you asked for the *other* team.
Ah yes- the Washington Generals. The question was marked correctly.
> "Calvin":
> > > 9 What is the most common name of the professional basketball
> > > team that ended a 2,495-game losing streak with a one-point win over
> > > their arch rivals in 1971?
> >
> > Harlem Globetrotters
>
> No, you asked for the *other* team.
thanks,
calvin
Mark Brader
Jul 17, 2019, 12:51:02 AM7/17/19
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Mark Brader:
#9 wasn't one of the ones you said nobody scored on. Oh well, thanks
for clarifying.
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Mark Brader | "Well, in difficult circumstances, sacrifices do
Toronto | have to be made -- especially by ordinary people."
m...@vex.net | --Sir Humphrey ("Yes, Prime Minister" (2013), Lynn & Jay)
> > No, you asked for the *other* team.
"Calvin":
> Ah yes- the Washington Generals. The question was marked correctly.
Oh, blast, so it was. I was expecting a point on the correction, but
#9 wasn't one of the ones you said nobody scored on. Oh well, thanks
for clarifying.
--
Mark Brader | "Well, in difficult circumstances, sacrifices do
Toronto | have to be made -- especially by ordinary people."
m...@vex.net | --Sir Humphrey ("Yes, Prime Minister" (2013), Lynn & Jay)
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