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Rob Parker
Jan 1, 2015, 8:49:41 PM1/1/15
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Happy New Year to all! And apologies for the delay in posting this quiz.
This is Rotating Quiz 165. Entries must be posted by Friday, January 9th,
2015 at 12 PM (Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time - GMT +11).
Usual rules: no looking anything up, no discussion, etc. The winner gets to
create the next RQ.
Please post your answers to all questions in a single followup in the
newsgroup, quoting the questions and placing your answer below each one.
Only one answer is allowed per question.
For each question, give the year in which the person referred to died.
Scoring is 2 points for a correct answer and 1 point for an answer within 5
years of the correct answer. In the event of a tie, the person who posted
their answers first will be the winner.
1. Alexander the Great
2. The Bard of Avon
3. The Venerable Bede
4. Catherine the Great
5. Eric the Red
6. Ivan the Terrible
7. The Maid of Orleans
8. Chairman Mao
9. Scott of the Antarctic
10. William the Conqueror
Enjoy
This is Rotating Quiz 165. Entries must be posted by Friday, January 9th,
2015 at 12 PM (Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time - GMT +11).
Usual rules: no looking anything up, no discussion, etc. The winner gets to
create the next RQ.
Please post your answers to all questions in a single followup in the
newsgroup, quoting the questions and placing your answer below each one.
Only one answer is allowed per question.
For each question, give the year in which the person referred to died.
Scoring is 2 points for a correct answer and 1 point for an answer within 5
years of the correct answer. In the event of a tie, the person who posted
their answers first will be the winner.
1. Alexander the Great
2. The Bard of Avon
3. The Venerable Bede
4. Catherine the Great
5. Eric the Red
6. Ivan the Terrible
7. The Maid of Orleans
8. Chairman Mao
9. Scott of the Antarctic
10. William the Conqueror
Enjoy
Calvin
Jan 1, 2015, 10:16:13 PM1/1/15
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On Friday, January 2, 2015 11:49:41 AM UTC+10, Rob Parker wrote:
> Happy New Year to all! And apologies for the delay in posting this quiz.
>
> This is Rotating Quiz 165. Entries must be posted by Friday, January 9th,
> 2015 at 12 PM (Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time - GMT +11).
>
> Usual rules: no looking anything up, no discussion, etc. The winner gets to
> create the next RQ.
>
> Please post your answers to all questions in a single followup in the
> newsgroup, quoting the questions and placing your answer below each one.
> Only one answer is allowed per question.
>
> For each question, give the year in which the person referred to died.
> Scoring is 2 points for a correct answer and 1 point for an answer within 5
> years of the correct answer. In the event of a tie, the person who posted
> their answers first will be the winner.
>
> 1. Alexander the Great
222 BC
> Happy New Year to all! And apologies for the delay in posting this quiz.
>
> This is Rotating Quiz 165. Entries must be posted by Friday, January 9th,
> 2015 at 12 PM (Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time - GMT +11).
>
> Usual rules: no looking anything up, no discussion, etc. The winner gets to
> create the next RQ.
>
> Please post your answers to all questions in a single followup in the
> newsgroup, quoting the questions and placing your answer below each one.
> Only one answer is allowed per question.
>
> For each question, give the year in which the person referred to died.
> Scoring is 2 points for a correct answer and 1 point for an answer within 5
> years of the correct answer. In the event of a tie, the person who posted
> their answers first will be the winner.
>
> 1. Alexander the Great
> 2. The Bard of Avon
> 3. The Venerable Bede
34 AD
> 4. Catherine the Great
1777
> 5. Eric the Red
1444
> 6. Ivan the Terrible
1777
> 7. The Maid of Orleans
> 8. Chairman Mao
1976
> 9. Scott of the Antarctic
> 10. William the Conqueror
1088
cheers,
calvin
Dan Blum
Jan 1, 2015, 11:07:13 PM1/1/15
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Rob Parker <NOSPAMro...@optusnet.com.au.forme> wrote:
> For each question, give the year in which the person referred to died.
> Scoring is 2 points for a correct answer and 1 point for an answer within 5
> years of the correct answer. In the event of a tie, the person who posted
> their answers first will be the winner.
> 1. Alexander the Great
323 BCE
> For each question, give the year in which the person referred to died.
> Scoring is 2 points for a correct answer and 1 point for an answer within 5
> years of the correct answer. In the event of a tie, the person who posted
> their answers first will be the winner.
> 1. Alexander the Great
> 2. The Bard of Avon
1616
> 3. The Venerable Bede
725
> 3. The Venerable Bede
> 4. Catherine the Great
1750
> 5. Eric the Red
980
> 6. Ivan the Terrible
1570
> 7. The Maid of Orleans
> 8. Chairman Mao
1975
> 9. Scott of the Antarctic
> 10. William the Conqueror
1085
--
_______________________________________________________________________
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Mark Brader
Jan 2, 2015, 12:55:49 AM1/2/15
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Rob Parker:
> 1. Alexander the Great
212 BC.
> 2. The Bard of Avon
1611.
> 3. The Venerable Bede
1200.
> 4. Catherine the Great
1777.
> 5. Eric the Red
750.
> 6. Ivan the Terrible
1820.
> 7. The Maid of Orleans
1415.
> 8. Chairman Mao
1984.
> 9. Scott of the Antarctic
1909.
> 10. William the Conqueror
1085.
--
Mark Brader "Those who do not study history
Toronto are condemned to repeat the course"
m...@vex.net (after George Santayana)
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> For each question, give the year in which the person referred to died.
Ouch!
> 1. Alexander the Great
212 BC.
> 2. The Bard of Avon
> 3. The Venerable Bede
1200.
> 4. Catherine the Great
1777.
> 5. Eric the Red
750.
> 6. Ivan the Terrible
1820.
> 7. The Maid of Orleans
> 8. Chairman Mao
1984.
> 9. Scott of the Antarctic
> 10. William the Conqueror
1085.
--
Mark Brader "Those who do not study history
Toronto are condemned to repeat the course"
m...@vex.net (after George Santayana)
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Marc Dashevsky
Jan 2, 2015, 1:56:27 AM1/2/15
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In article <1bqdnVnmJoapZDjJ...@giganews.com>, NOSPAMro...@optusnet.com.au.FORME says...
> 2. The Bard of Avon
1624
> 3. The Venerable Bede
925
> 4. Catherine the Great
1776
> 5. Eric the Red
1111
> 6. Ivan the Terrible
1616
> 7. The Maid of Orleans
> 8. Chairman Mao
1977
> 9. Scott of the Antarctic
1922
> 10. William the Conqueror
1212
> Enjoy
> For each question, give the year in which the person referred to died.
> Scoring is 2 points for a correct answer and 1 point for an answer within 5
> years of the correct answer. In the event of a tie, the person who posted
> their answers first will be the winner.
>
> 1. Alexander the Great
333 BCE
> Scoring is 2 points for a correct answer and 1 point for an answer within 5
> years of the correct answer. In the event of a tie, the person who posted
> their answers first will be the winner.
>
> 1. Alexander the Great
> 2. The Bard of Avon
> 3. The Venerable Bede
925
> 4. Catherine the Great
1776
> 5. Eric the Red
1111
> 6. Ivan the Terrible
1616
> 7. The Maid of Orleans
> 8. Chairman Mao
> 9. Scott of the Antarctic
> 10. William the Conqueror
1212
> Enjoy
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 2, 2015, 3:33:28 PM1/2/15
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Rob Parker (NOSPAMro...@optusnet.com.au.FORME) writes:
> 1. Alexander the Great
323 BC
> 1. Alexander the Great
323 BC
> 2. The Bard of Avon
1620
> 3. The Venerable Bede
1725
> 4. Catherine the Great
1798
> 5. Eric the Red
982
(I wonder if I and Rob have the same guy in mind. Erik Röde discovered
Greenland and was the father of Leif Eriksson who its turn discovered
America.)
> 6. Ivan the Terrible
1599
> 7. The Maid of Orleans
> 8. Chairman Mao
1976
> 9. Scott of the Antarctic
> 10. William the Conqueror
1081
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Mark Brader
Jan 2, 2015, 4:22:52 PM1/2/15
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Rob Parker:
> > 5. Eric the Red
Erland Sommarskog:
> who [in] turn discovered America.)
Better not say that in an Italian-American district around October 12. :-)
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Gadgetry abounded everywhere, almost all of which
m...@vex.net | he could justify." -- Robert Asprin
> > 5. Eric the Red
Erland Sommarskog:
> (I wonder if I and Rob have the same guy in mind. Erik Röde discovered
> Greenland and was the father of Leif Eriksson
Yeah, same guy.
> Greenland and was the father of Leif Eriksson
> who [in] turn discovered America.)
Better not say that in an Italian-American district around October 12. :-)
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Gadgetry abounded everywhere, almost all of which
m...@vex.net | he could justify." -- Robert Asprin
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 2, 2015, 5:06:37 PM1/2/15
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> Better not say that in an Italian-American district around October 12. :-)
Oh, nothing take away the honour of having discovered the Bahamas
> Better not say that in an Italian-American district around October 12. :-)
from Christoffer Columbus! Leif Eriksson was never near the place.
By the, way, while about all entrants so far appears to have tried some
while guesss, this entry from me is still embarassing:
> > 7. The Maid of Orleans
>
> 1030
I decided my answer for this one.
Rob Parker
Jan 2, 2015, 7:05:04 PM1/2/15
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"Erland Sommarskog" <esq...@sommarskog.se> wrote in message
news:XnsA416DB4C...@127.0.0.1...
> (I wonder if I and Rob have the same guy in mind. Erik Röde discovered
> Greenland and was the father of Leif Eriksson who its turn discovered
> America.)
Yes, that's who I had in mind.
> Greenland and was the father of Leif Eriksson who its turn discovered
> America.)
And yes, you were a bit off the mark for the Maid of Orleans ;-)
Rob
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 3, 2015, 10:46:19 AM1/3/15
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Erland Sommarskog (esq...@sommarskog.se) writes:
> Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
>> Better not say that in an Italian-American district around October 12.
>> :-)
>
> Oh, nothing take away the honour of having discovered the Bahamas
> from Christoffer Columbus! Leif Eriksson was never near the place.
Thinking more of if, I realise that Leifur cannot get the credit of
> Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
>> Better not say that in an Italian-American district around October 12.
>> :-)
>
> Oh, nothing take away the honour of having discovered the Bahamas
> from Christoffer Columbus! Leif Eriksson was never near the place.
having discovered America. At least not, if we should by the standards
that normally name Colombus as the discoverer. No, the first European
to set is his foot on American soil (if we overlook that Iceland sits
right on the crack and is on both continents), was of course Erik the Red
himself.
Now, when poor old Eric died, I don't. My guess was just as bad as anyone
else's.
Pete
Jan 3, 2015, 4:09:35 PM1/3/15
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"Rob Parker" <NOSPAMro...@optusnet.com.au.FORME> wrote in
news:1bqdnVnmJoapZDjJ...@giganews.com:
> Happy New Year to all! And apologies for the delay in posting this
> quiz.
>
> This is Rotating Quiz 165. Entries must be posted by Friday, January
> 9th, 2015 at 12 PM (Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time - GMT
> +11).
>
> Usual rules: no looking anything up, no discussion, etc. The winner
> gets to create the next RQ.
>
> Please post your answers to all questions in a single followup in the
> newsgroup, quoting the questions and placing your answer below each
> one. Only one answer is allowed per question.
>
> For each question, give the year in which the person referred to died.
> Scoring is 2 points for a correct answer and 1 point for an answer
> within 5 years of the correct answer. In the event of a tie, the
> person who posted their answers first will be the winner.
>
> 1. Alexander the Great
132 BC
> 2. The Bard of Avon
1560
> 3. The Venerable Bede
1350
> 4. Catherine the Great
1750
> 5. Eric the Red
1000
> 6. Ivan the Terrible
1650
> 7. The Maid of Orleans
1431
> 8. Chairman Mao
1979
> 9. Scott of the Antarctic
1912
> 10. William the Conqueror
1070
>
> Enjoy
>
>
Pete
news:1bqdnVnmJoapZDjJ...@giganews.com:
> Happy New Year to all! And apologies for the delay in posting this
> quiz.
>
> This is Rotating Quiz 165. Entries must be posted by Friday, January
> 9th, 2015 at 12 PM (Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time - GMT
> +11).
>
> Usual rules: no looking anything up, no discussion, etc. The winner
> gets to create the next RQ.
>
> Please post your answers to all questions in a single followup in the
> newsgroup, quoting the questions and placing your answer below each
> one. Only one answer is allowed per question.
>
> For each question, give the year in which the person referred to died.
> Scoring is 2 points for a correct answer and 1 point for an answer
> within 5 years of the correct answer. In the event of a tie, the
> person who posted their answers first will be the winner.
>
> 1. Alexander the Great
> 2. The Bard of Avon
> 3. The Venerable Bede
1350
> 4. Catherine the Great
1750
> 5. Eric the Red
> 6. Ivan the Terrible
1650
> 7. The Maid of Orleans
> 8. Chairman Mao
1979
> 9. Scott of the Antarctic
> 10. William the Conqueror
1070
>
> Enjoy
>
>
Pete
Dan Tilque
Jan 3, 2015, 9:58:33 PM1/3/15
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Rob Parker wrote:
> Happy New Year to all! And apologies for the delay in posting this quiz.
>
> This is Rotating Quiz 165. Entries must be posted by Friday, January
> 9th, 2015 at 12 PM (Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time - GMT +11).
>
> Usual rules: no looking anything up, no discussion, etc. The winner gets
> to create the next RQ.
>
> Please post your answers to all questions in a single followup in the
> newsgroup, quoting the questions and placing your answer below each one.
> Only one answer is allowed per question.
>
> For each question, give the year in which the person referred to died.
> Scoring is 2 points for a correct answer and 1 point for an answer
> within 5 years of the correct answer. In the event of a tie, the person
> who posted their answers first will be the winner.
>
> 1. Alexander the Great
333 BC
> Happy New Year to all! And apologies for the delay in posting this quiz.
>
> This is Rotating Quiz 165. Entries must be posted by Friday, January
> 9th, 2015 at 12 PM (Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time - GMT +11).
>
> Usual rules: no looking anything up, no discussion, etc. The winner gets
> to create the next RQ.
>
> Please post your answers to all questions in a single followup in the
> newsgroup, quoting the questions and placing your answer below each one.
> Only one answer is allowed per question.
>
> For each question, give the year in which the person referred to died.
> Scoring is 2 points for a correct answer and 1 point for an answer
> within 5 years of the correct answer. In the event of a tie, the person
> who posted their answers first will be the winner.
>
> 1. Alexander the Great
> 2. The Bard of Avon
> 3. The Venerable Bede
1396
> 4. Catherine the Great
1651
> 5. Eric the Red
997
> 6. Ivan the Terrible
1708
> 7. The Maid of Orleans
> 8. Chairman Mao
1978
> 9. Scott of the Antarctic
> 10. William the Conqueror
1092
--
Dan Tilque
Rob Parker
Jan 8, 2015, 8:39:51 PM1/8/15
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"Rob Parker" wrote in message
news:1bqdnVnmJoapZDjJ...@giganews.com...
> 4. Catherine the Great
1796
> 5. Eric the Red
c. 1003
Since this date is not known exactly, I've allowed a margin of 10 years for
this answer
> 6. Ivan the Terrible
1584
> 8. Chairman Mao
1976
Scores (hopefully with no errors):
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total
Calvin 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 5
Dan B 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7
Mark B 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3
Marc D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Erland S 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 7
Pete 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 6
Dan T 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 4
Dan Blum and Erland tied with a score of 7, resolved in Dan's favour by the
earlier posting. Congratulations Dan! Over to you for RQ #166.
Thanks to all for playing.
Rob
news:1bqdnVnmJoapZDjJ...@giganews.com...
> 1. Alexander the Great
323 BC
323 BC
> 2. The Bard of Avon
1616
> 3. The Venerable Bede
735
> 3. The Venerable Bede
> 4. Catherine the Great
1796
> 5. Eric the Red
c. 1003
Since this date is not known exactly, I've allowed a margin of 10 years for
this answer
> 6. Ivan the Terrible
1584
> 7. The Maid of Orleans
1431
> 8. Chairman Mao
1976
> 9. Scott of the Antarctic
1912
> 10. William the Conqueror
1087
> 10. William the Conqueror
Scores (hopefully with no errors):
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total
Calvin 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 5
Dan B 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7
Mark B 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3
Marc D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Erland S 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 7
Pete 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 6
Dan T 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 4
Dan Blum and Erland tied with a score of 7, resolved in Dan's favour by the
earlier posting. Congratulations Dan! Over to you for RQ #166.
Thanks to all for playing.
Rob
Dan Blum
Jan 8, 2015, 10:49:13 PM1/8/15
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Rob Parker <robpp...@nospam.optusnet.com.au.for.me> wrote:
> Dan Blum and Erland tied with a score of 7, resolved in Dan's favour by the
> earlier posting. Congratulations Dan! Over to you for RQ #166.
Thanks, I think.
> Dan Blum and Erland tied with a score of 7, resolved in Dan's favour by the
> earlier posting. Congratulations Dan! Over to you for RQ #166.
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 9, 2015, 3:29:05 AM1/9/15
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Rob Parker (robpp...@NOSPAM.optusnet.com.au.FOR.ME) writes:
>> 3. The Venerable Bede
Now that the quiz is over, maybe you can tell us who the hell this person
is?
> Dan Blum and Erland tied with a score of 7, resolved in Dan's favour by
> the earlier posting. Congratulations Dan! Over to you for RQ #166.
Drat! My brainmelt with Jeanne D'Arc was really costly! I'm looking forward
to Dan's next quiz.
>> 3. The Venerable Bede
Now that the quiz is over, maybe you can tell us who the hell this person
is?
> Dan Blum and Erland tied with a score of 7, resolved in Dan's favour by
> the earlier posting. Congratulations Dan! Over to you for RQ #166.
to Dan's next quiz.
Mark Brader
Jan 9, 2015, 5:07:03 AM1/9/15
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Rob Parker:
>>> 3. The Venerable Bede
Erland Sommarskog:
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bede
Bede - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bede also referred to as Saint Bede or the Venerable Bede
(Latin: Beda Venerabilis), was an English monk at the
monastery of Saint Peter at Monkwearmouth ...
[2] http://www.durhamworldheritagesite.com/history/bede
The Venerable Bede - Durham World Heritage Site
Who Was the Venerable Bede? The Venerable Bede - also
known as St. Bede - is widely regarded as the greatest of
all the Anglo-Saxon scholars. He lived and ...
[3] http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/bede_st.shtml
BBC - History - The Venerable Bede
Read the biography of the Anglo-Saxon theologian and
historian - the Venerable Bede. Find out the year he died.
[4] http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02384a.htm
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Venerable Bede - New Advent
Historian and Doctor of the Church, born 672 or 673;
died 735. In the last chapter of his great work on the
"Ecclesiastical History of the English People" Bede has ...
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Mark is probably right about something,
m...@vex.net | but I forget what" -- Rayan Zachariassen
>>> 3. The Venerable Bede
Erland Sommarskog:
> Now that the quiz is over, maybe you can tell us who the hell this person
> is?
Maybe you could google it? I get these as the first 4 hits:
> is?
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bede
Bede - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bede also referred to as Saint Bede or the Venerable Bede
(Latin: Beda Venerabilis), was an English monk at the
monastery of Saint Peter at Monkwearmouth ...
[2] http://www.durhamworldheritagesite.com/history/bede
The Venerable Bede - Durham World Heritage Site
Who Was the Venerable Bede? The Venerable Bede - also
known as St. Bede - is widely regarded as the greatest of
all the Anglo-Saxon scholars. He lived and ...
[3] http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/bede_st.shtml
BBC - History - The Venerable Bede
Read the biography of the Anglo-Saxon theologian and
historian - the Venerable Bede. Find out the year he died.
[4] http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02384a.htm
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Venerable Bede - New Advent
Historian and Doctor of the Church, born 672 or 673;
died 735. In the last chapter of his great work on the
"Ecclesiastical History of the English People" Bede has ...
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Mark is probably right about something,
m...@vex.net | but I forget what" -- Rayan Zachariassen
Dan Blum
Jan 12, 2015, 11:20:43 AM1/12/15
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Dan Blum <to...@panix.com> wrote:
> Rob Parker <robpp...@nospam.optusnet.com.au.for.me> wrote:
> > Dan Blum and Erland tied with a score of 7, resolved in Dan's favour by the
> > earlier posting. Congratulations Dan! Over to you for RQ #166.
> Thanks, I think.
This may be a little while yet (what else is new?) - I have come down with
> Rob Parker <robpp...@nospam.optusnet.com.au.for.me> wrote:
> > Dan Blum and Erland tied with a score of 7, resolved in Dan's favour by the
> > earlier posting. Congratulations Dan! Over to you for RQ #166.
> Thanks, I think.
the flu and, while that gives me lots of spare time, my thinking is not
what it could be.
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 13, 2015, 5:27:20 PM1/13/15
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Dan Blum (to...@panix.com) writes:
> This may be a little while yet (what else is new?) - I have come down with
> the flu and, while that gives me lots of spare time, my thinking is not
> what it could be.
>
Get well, Dan. But if you would run out of ideas, I do have quiz I only
> This may be a little while yet (what else is new?) - I have come down with
> the flu and, while that gives me lots of spare time, my thinking is not
> what it could be.
>
need to type down. (Now, that should get him started pretty quick! :-)
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