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calvin
Feb 11, 2014, 4:27:00 PM2/11/14
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For their achievements in which field of endeavour are the following
individuals best known?
1 Man Ray
2 Lancelot "Capability" Brown
3 Mary Seacole
4 Frank Lloyd Wright
5 Adam Smith
6 Charles Babbage
7 Dorothy Parker
8 Tim Berners-Lee
9 Sandra Day O'Connor
10 Jackie Joyner-Kersee
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cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Feb 11, 2014, 5:25:23 PM2/11/14
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"Calvin":
> 1 Man Ray
Art. Specifically photography, I believe.
> 2 Lancelot "Capability" Brown
Landscaping.
> 3 Mary Seacole
Music?
> 4 Frank Lloyd Wright
Architecture.
> 5 Adam Smith
Economics.
> 6 Charles Babbage
Computer hardware invention.
> 7 Dorothy Parker
Wit. Also writing.
> 8 Tim Berners-Lee
Computer software invention.
> 9 Sandra Day O'Connor
Law.
> 10 Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Athletics.
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Mark Brader, Toronto | "...what kind of mind has a steel trap got anyway?"
m...@vex.net | --Lawrence Block, "The Burglar in the Library"
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1 Man Ray
Art. Specifically photography, I believe.
> 2 Lancelot "Capability" Brown
Landscaping.
> 3 Mary Seacole
Music?
> 4 Frank Lloyd Wright
Architecture.
> 5 Adam Smith
Economics.
> 6 Charles Babbage
Computer hardware invention.
> 7 Dorothy Parker
Wit. Also writing.
> 8 Tim Berners-Lee
Computer software invention.
> 9 Sandra Day O'Connor
> 10 Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Athletics.
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Mark Brader, Toronto | "...what kind of mind has a steel trap got anyway?"
m...@vex.net | --Lawrence Block, "The Burglar in the Library"
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Erland Sommarskog
Feb 11, 2014, 5:26:34 PM2/11/14
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> 1 Man Ray
Racing horse. At least the name sounds like one.
> 4 Frank Lloyd Wright
Architecture
> 5 Adam Smith
Political philosophy
> 6 Charles Babbage
Computing. Mechanical computing, more precisely
> 7 Dorothy Parker
Author
> 8 Tim Berners-Lee
Father of the WWW
> 9 Sandra Day O'Connor
US High Court judge
> 10 Jackie Joyner-Kersee
>
Athlete
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Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Racing horse. At least the name sounds like one.
> 4 Frank Lloyd Wright
Architecture
> 5 Adam Smith
Political philosophy
> 6 Charles Babbage
Computing. Mechanical computing, more precisely
> 7 Dorothy Parker
Author
> 8 Tim Berners-Lee
Father of the WWW
> 9 Sandra Day O'Connor
> 10 Jackie Joyner-Kersee
>
Athlete
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Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Marc Dashevsky
Feb 11, 2014, 5:31:05 PM2/11/14
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In article <op.xa4y7acd2wood3@homepc>, 334...@gmail.com says...
> 2 Lancelot "Capability" Brown
> 3 Mary Seacole
> 4 Frank Lloyd Wright
architecture
> 5 Adam Smith
economics
> 6 Charles Babbage
mathematics
> 7 Dorothy Parker
literature
> 8 Tim Berners-Lee
http
> 9 Sandra Day O'Connor
law
> 10 Jackie Joyner-Kersee
track and field
>
> For their achievements in which field of endeavour are the following
> individuals best known?
>
> 1 Man Ray
photography
> For their achievements in which field of endeavour are the following
> individuals best known?
>
> 1 Man Ray
> 2 Lancelot "Capability" Brown
> 3 Mary Seacole
> 4 Frank Lloyd Wright
> 5 Adam Smith
economics
> 6 Charles Babbage
mathematics
> 7 Dorothy Parker
literature
> 8 Tim Berners-Lee
http
> 9 Sandra Day O'Connor
> 10 Jackie Joyner-Kersee
track and field
Jeffrey Turner
Feb 12, 2014, 12:07:34 AM2/12/14
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On 2/11/2014 4:27 PM, calvin wrote:
>
> For their achievements in which field of endeavour are the following
> individuals best known?
>
> 1 Man Ray
Photography
>
> For their achievements in which field of endeavour are the following
> individuals best known?
>
> 1 Man Ray
> 2 Lancelot "Capability" Brown
> 3 Mary Seacole
> 4 Frank Lloyd Wright
Architecture
> 3 Mary Seacole
> 4 Frank Lloyd Wright
> 5 Adam Smith
Economics
> 6 Charles Babbage
Early computers
> 7 Dorothy Parker
Wit/writing
> 8 Tim Berners-Lee
Computer programming
> 9 Sandra Day O'Connor
Law
> 10 Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Track
--Jeff
Gareth Owen
Feb 12, 2014, 2:15:09 AM2/12/14
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calvin <334...@gmail.com> writes:
> 1 Man Ray
Photographer / Artist
> 2 Lancelot "Capability" Brown
Landscape Gardener
> 3 Mary Seacole
???Aviator???
> 4 Frank Lloyd Wright
Architect, subject of Simon & Garfunkel song
> 5 Adam Smith
Economist, pin manufacture analyst, banknote portrait
> 6 Charles Babbage
Mechanical Computing
> 7 Dorothy Parker
Wit, poet, short story writer
"When with the literate I am
Compelled to try an epigram,
I do not seek to take the credit
(we all assume that Oscar said it)"
> 8 Tim Berners-Lee
Inventor of the World Wide Web
> 9 Sandra Day O'Connor
Jurist
> 10 Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Olympic Athlete
> 1 Man Ray
Photographer / Artist
> 2 Lancelot "Capability" Brown
Landscape Gardener
> 3 Mary Seacole
???Aviator???
> 4 Frank Lloyd Wright
Architect, subject of Simon & Garfunkel song
> 5 Adam Smith
Economist, pin manufacture analyst, banknote portrait
> 6 Charles Babbage
Mechanical Computing
> 7 Dorothy Parker
Wit, poet, short story writer
"When with the literate I am
Compelled to try an epigram,
I do not seek to take the credit
(we all assume that Oscar said it)"
> 8 Tim Berners-Lee
Inventor of the World Wide Web
> 9 Sandra Day O'Connor
> 10 Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Olympic Athlete
Pete
Feb 12, 2014, 5:18:47 PM2/12/14
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calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in news:op.xa4y7acd2wood3@homepc:
>
> For their achievements in which field of endeavour are the following
> individuals best known?
>
> 1 Man Ray
Movies
> 2 Lancelot "Capability" Brown
> 3 Mary Seacole
> 4 Frank Lloyd Wright
Architecture
> 5 Adam Smith
Religion
> 6 Charles Babbage
Mathematics
> 7 Dorothy Parker
Journalism
> 8 Tim Berners-Lee
WWW creator
> 9 Sandra Day O'Connor
Supreme Court justice
> 10 Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Athletics
>
>
>
Pete
>
> For their achievements in which field of endeavour are the following
> individuals best known?
>
> 1 Man Ray
> 2 Lancelot "Capability" Brown
> 3 Mary Seacole
> 4 Frank Lloyd Wright
> 5 Adam Smith
Religion
> 6 Charles Babbage
Mathematics
> 7 Dorothy Parker
Journalism
> 8 Tim Berners-Lee
WWW creator
> 9 Sandra Day O'Connor
> 10 Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Athletics
>
>
>
Pete
swp
Feb 12, 2014, 5:52:24 PM2/12/14
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On Tuesday, February 11, 2014 4:27:00 PM UTC-5, Calvin wrote:
> For their achievements in which field of endeavour are the following
> individuals best known?
>
> 1 Man Ray
villain of mermaid-man and barnacle boy, on spongebob squarepants
> For their achievements in which field of endeavour are the following
> individuals best known?
>
> 1 Man Ray
> 2 Lancelot "Capability" Brown
secret chimp
> 3 Mary Seacole
mr. seacole's missus
> 4 Frank Lloyd Wright
failed abstract artist turned architect
> 5 Adam Smith
this is either the engineer who worked for me in camden, nj, at l-3 communications or an economist who tried to be a writer
> 6 Charles Babbage
alias used by 'the plague' at the end of the movie "hackers"
> 7 Dorothy Parker
witty algonquin counterpart to harpo marx
> 8 Tim Berners-Lee
al gore's alias
> 9 Sandra Day O'Connor
> 10 Jackie Joyner-Kersee
cover model for 'wheaties' cereal
swp, who saw some other answers first so had a bit of fun with this, so please don't score it with the rest
Rob Parker
Feb 12, 2014, 7:03:54 PM2/12/14
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> 1 Man Ray
photography
> 2 Lancelot "Capability" Brown
landscape gardening
photography
> 2 Lancelot "Capability" Brown
> 3 Mary Seacole
> 4 Frank Lloyd Wright
architecture
> 5 Adam Smith
economics
> 6 Charles Babbage
computing
> 5 Adam Smith
economics
> 6 Charles Babbage
> 7 Dorothy Parker
manners/etiquette
> 8 Tim Berners-Lee
world wide web
> 9 Sandra Day O'Connor
> 10 Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Rob
Peter Smyth
Feb 13, 2014, 4:00:10 PM2/13/14
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calvin wrote:
>
> For their achievements in which field of endeavour are the following
> individuals best known?
>
> 1 Man Ray
> 2 Lancelot "Capability" Brown
Gardening/Landscaping
>
> For their achievements in which field of endeavour are the following
> individuals best known?
>
> 1 Man Ray
> 2 Lancelot "Capability" Brown
> 3 Mary Seacole
Nursing
> 4 Frank Lloyd Wright
Architecture
> 5 Adam Smith
Economics
Architecture
> 5 Adam Smith
> 6 Charles Babbage
Computing
> 7 Dorothy Parker
Writing
> 8 Tim Berners-Lee
Computing
> 9 Sandra Day O'Connor
Judicial
> 10 Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Athletics
Peter Smyth
Dan Tilque
Feb 13, 2014, 11:15:12 PM2/13/14
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calvin wrote:
>
> For their achievements in which field of endeavour are the following
> individuals best known?
>
> 1 Man Ray
> 2 Lancelot "Capability" Brown
music
>
> For their achievements in which field of endeavour are the following
> individuals best known?
>
> 1 Man Ray
> 2 Lancelot "Capability" Brown
> 3 Mary Seacole
> 4 Frank Lloyd Wright
architecture
> 5 Adam Smith
economics
> 6 Charles Babbage
computing
> 7 Dorothy Parker
journalism/writing
> 5 Adam Smith
economics
> 6 Charles Babbage
computing
> 7 Dorothy Parker
> 8 Tim Berners-Lee
> 9 Sandra Day O'Connor
> 10 Jackie Joyner-Kersee
athletics
--
Dan Tilque
Helix, if everything goes according to plan, the plan has been
compromised. -- Sam Starfall in "Freefall"
calvin
Feb 15, 2014, 7:44:23 PM2/15/14
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On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 07:27:00 +1000, calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> For their achievements in which field of endeavour are the following
> individuals best known?
I've just listed one answer for each but anything synonymous was also
>
> For their achievements in which field of endeavour are the following
> individuals best known?
accepted. I was less lenient on the "best known" requirement.
> 1 Man Ray
Photography
> 2 Lancelot "Capability" Brown
> 3 Mary Seacole
Nursing
> 4 Frank Lloyd Wright
Architecture
> 5 Adam Smith
Economics
> 6 Charles Babbage
Computing
> 7 Dorothy Parker
> 8 Tim Berners-Lee
Internet
> 9 Sandra Day O'Connor
> 10 Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Athletics
lol @ breakfast cereal model :-)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 342
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 64 Peter Smyth
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 68 Gareth Owen
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 68 Mark Brader
1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 64 Marc Dashevsky
1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 64 Jeffrey Turner
1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 7 52 Rob Parker
0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 59 Erland S
0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 51 Dan Tilque
0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 6 51 Pete Gayde
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
5 4 1 9 8 9 8 8 8 9 69 77%
Peter's singleton on Q3 carries him to victory.
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cheers,
calvin
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