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Calvin
Jan 15, 2018, 11:31:43 PM1/15/18
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1 The French sandwich 'croque-monsieur' is traditionally filled with which two foodstuffs?
2 What is the legal term for a document that supplements, explains, modifies or revokes a will?
3 Which planet takes approximately 165 years to orbit the sun?
4 Aibohphobia, appropriately, is the fear of what?
5 Michael Caine starred twice in which film, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz in 1972, and by Kenneth Brannagh in 2007? He portrayed the younger man in the first film, and the older in the second.
6 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following line: "When you're alone and life is making you lonely"?
7 Lent traditionally lasts for how many days?
8 The main hub for the Etihad airline is located in which city?
9 The Miller Brewing Company is headquartered in which US city?
10 In which classic western folk song do the deer and the antelope roam?
cheers,
calvin
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 16, 2018, 2:35:24 AM1/16/18
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1 The French sandwich 'croque-monsieur' is traditionally filled with
> which two foodstuffs?
Ham and mustard
> 1 The French sandwich 'croque-monsieur' is traditionally filled with
> which two foodstuffs?
> 3 Which planet takes approximately 165 years to orbit the sun?
> 7 Lent traditionally lasts for how many days?
> 8 The main hub for the Etihad airline is located in which city?
> 9 The Miller Brewing Company is headquartered in which US city?
Dan Tilque
Jan 16, 2018, 5:13:49 AM1/16/18
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 The French sandwich 'croque-monsieur' is traditionally filled with which two foodstuffs?
> 2 What is the legal term for a document that supplements, explains, modifies or revokes a will?
codicil
> 1 The French sandwich 'croque-monsieur' is traditionally filled with which two foodstuffs?
> 2 What is the legal term for a document that supplements, explains, modifies or revokes a will?
> 3 Which planet takes approximately 165 years to orbit the sun?
> 4 Aibohphobia, appropriately, is the fear of what?
> 5 Michael Caine starred twice in which film, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz in 1972, and by Kenneth Brannagh in 2007? He portrayed the younger man in the first film, and the older in the second.
> 6 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following line: "When you're alone and life is making you lonely"?
> 7 Lent traditionally lasts for how many days?
> 8 The main hub for the Etihad airline is located in which city?
> 9 The Miller Brewing Company is headquartered in which US city?
> 10 In which classic western folk song do the deer and the antelope roam?
(Although they actually "play" in that song, so perhaps it's wrong.)
--
Dan Tilque
Peter Smyth
Jan 16, 2018, 6:07:26 AM1/16/18
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Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 The French sandwich 'croque-monsieur' is traditionally filled with which two foodstuffs?
Cheese and Ham
>
> 1 The French sandwich 'croque-monsieur' is traditionally filled with which two foodstuffs?
> 2 What is the legal term for a document that supplements, explains, modifies or revokes a will?
Codicil
> 3 Which planet takes approximately 165 years to orbit the sun?
Neptune
> 4 Aibohphobia, appropriately, is the fear of what?
> 5 Michael Caine starred twice in which film, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz in 1972, and by Kenneth Brannagh in 2007? He portrayed the younger man in the first film, and the older in the second.
> 6 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following line: "When you're alone and life is making you lonely"?
Downtown
> 5 Michael Caine starred twice in which film, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz in 1972, and by Kenneth Brannagh in 2007? He portrayed the younger man in the first film, and the older in the second.
> 6 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following line: "When you're alone and life is making you lonely"?
> 7 Lent traditionally lasts for how many days?
40
> 8 The main hub for the Etihad airline is located in which city?
Dubai
> 9 The Miller Brewing Company is headquartered in which US city?
Chicago
> 10 In which classic western folk song do the deer and the antelope roam?
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
Peter Smyth
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>
> cheers,
> calvin
Mark Brader
Jan 16, 2018, 6:10:14 AM1/16/18
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"Calvin":
> 2 What is the legal term for a document that supplements,
> explains, modifies or revokes a will?
Codicil.
> 3 Which planet takes approximately 165 years to orbit the sun?
Neptune.
> 4 Aibohphobia, appropriately, is the fear of what?
Palindromesemordnilap. Quake in your boots!
> 5 Michael Caine starred twice in which film, directed by Joseph
> L. Mankiewicz in 1972, and by Kenneth Brannagh in 2007? He
> portrayed the younger man in the first film, and the older in
> the second.
"Sleuth".
> 6 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following line: "When
> you're alone and life is making you lonely"?
"Downtown".
> 7 Lent traditionally lasts for how many days?
40.
> 8 The main hub for the Etihad airline is located in which city?
Abu Dhabi?
> 9 The Miller Brewing Company is headquartered in which US city?
Milwaukee, I suppose.
> 10 In which classic western folk song do the deer and the
> antelope roam?
"Home on the Range".
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "It's the almost correct solutions that
m...@vex.net are the most dangerous..." -- Dave Eisen
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1 The French sandwich 'croque-monsieur' is traditionally filled
> with which two foodstuffs?
Ham and cheese.
> with which two foodstuffs?
> 2 What is the legal term for a document that supplements,
> explains, modifies or revokes a will?
> 3 Which planet takes approximately 165 years to orbit the sun?
> 4 Aibohphobia, appropriately, is the fear of what?
> 5 Michael Caine starred twice in which film, directed by Joseph
> L. Mankiewicz in 1972, and by Kenneth Brannagh in 2007? He
> portrayed the younger man in the first film, and the older in
> the second.
> 6 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following line: "When
> you're alone and life is making you lonely"?
> 7 Lent traditionally lasts for how many days?
> 8 The main hub for the Etihad airline is located in which city?
> 9 The Miller Brewing Company is headquartered in which US city?
> 10 In which classic western folk song do the deer and the
> antelope roam?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "It's the almost correct solutions that
m...@vex.net are the most dangerous..." -- Dave Eisen
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Marc Dashevsky
Jan 16, 2018, 9:29:40 AM1/16/18
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In article <c3a7fdc5-db37-4c76...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
> 3 Which planet takes approximately 165 years to orbit the sun?
Neptune
> 4 Aibohphobia, appropriately, is the fear of what?
palindromes
> 5 Michael Caine starred twice in which film, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz in 1972, and by Kenneth Brannagh in 2007? He portrayed the younger man in the first film, and the older in the second.
Sleuth
> 6 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following line: "When you're alone and life is making you lonely"?
Downtown
> 7 Lent traditionally lasts for how many days?
40
> 8 The main hub for the Etihad airline is located in which city?
> 9 The Miller Brewing Company is headquartered in which US city?
Milwaukee
> 10 In which classic western folk song do the deer and the antelope roam?
Home On The Range
> cheers,
> calvin
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
>
> 1 The French sandwich 'croque-monsieur' is traditionally filled with which two foodstuffs?
> 2 What is the legal term for a document that supplements, explains, modifies or revokes a will?
codicil
> 1 The French sandwich 'croque-monsieur' is traditionally filled with which two foodstuffs?
> 2 What is the legal term for a document that supplements, explains, modifies or revokes a will?
> 3 Which planet takes approximately 165 years to orbit the sun?
> 4 Aibohphobia, appropriately, is the fear of what?
> 5 Michael Caine starred twice in which film, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz in 1972, and by Kenneth Brannagh in 2007? He portrayed the younger man in the first film, and the older in the second.
> 6 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following line: "When you're alone and life is making you lonely"?
> 7 Lent traditionally lasts for how many days?
> 8 The main hub for the Etihad airline is located in which city?
> 9 The Miller Brewing Company is headquartered in which US city?
> 10 In which classic western folk song do the deer and the antelope roam?
> cheers,
> calvin
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Dan Blum
Jan 16, 2018, 9:51:15 AM1/16/18
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 1 The French sandwich 'croque-monsieur' is traditionally filled with which two foodstuffs?
ham and cheese
> 1 The French sandwich 'croque-monsieur' is traditionally filled with which two foodstuffs?
> 2 What is the legal term for a document that supplements, explains, modifies or revokes a will?
> 3 Which planet takes approximately 165 years to orbit the sun?
> 5 Michael Caine starred twice in which film, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz in 1972, and by Kenneth Brannagh in 2007? He portrayed the younger man in the first film, and the older in the second.
> 7 Lent traditionally lasts for how many days?
> 9 The Miller Brewing Company is headquartered in which US city?
> 10 In which classic western folk song do the deer and the antelope roam?
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Bruce Bowler
Jan 16, 2018, 3:57:41 PM1/16/18
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On Mon, 15 Jan 2018 20:31:43 -0800, Calvin wrote:
> 1 The French sandwich 'croque-monsieur' is traditionally filled with
> which two foodstuffs?
Ham and Cheese
> 1 The French sandwich 'croque-monsieur' is traditionally filled with
> which two foodstuffs?
> 2 What is the legal term for a document that supplements, explains,
> modifies or revokes a will?
> 3 Which planet takes approximately 165 years to orbit the sun?
> 4 Aibohphobia, appropriately, is the fear of what?
> 5 Michael Caine starred twice in which film, directed by Joseph L.
> Mankiewicz in 1972, and by Kenneth Brannagh in 2007? He portrayed the
> younger man in the first film, and the older in the second.
> 6 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following line: "When you're
> alone and life is making you lonely"?
> 7 Lent traditionally lasts for how many days?
> 8 The main hub for the Etihad airline is located in which city?
> 9 The Miller Brewing Company is headquartered in which US city?
> 10 In which classic western folk song do the deer and the antelope
roam?
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
Joe
Jan 16, 2018, 4:22:28 PM1/16/18
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On 2018-01-16 04:31:43 +0000, Calvin said:
> 1 The French sandwich 'croque-monsieur' is traditionally filled with
> which two foodstuffs?
Cheese and ? Snails?
> 1 The French sandwich 'croque-monsieur' is traditionally filled with
> which two foodstuffs?
> 2 What is the legal term for a document that supplements, explains,
> modifies or revokes a will?
> 3 Which planet takes approximately 165 years to orbit the sun?
> 4 Aibohphobia, appropriately, is the fear of what?
> 5 Michael Caine starred twice in which film, directed by Joseph L.
> Mankiewicz in 1972, and by Kenneth Brannagh in 2007? He portrayed the
> younger man in the first film, and the older in the second.
> 6 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following line: "When you're
> alone and life is making you lonely"?
still belt it out at age 80+)
> 7 Lent traditionally lasts for how many days?
> 8 The main hub for the Etihad airline is located in which city?
> 9 The Miller Brewing Company is headquartered in which US city?
> 10 In which classic western folk song do the deer and the antelope roam?
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
--
“To err, as they say, is human. To forgive is divine. To err by
withholding your forgiveness until it’s too late is to become divinely
fucked up.”
― Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe
Pete Gayde
Jan 16, 2018, 6:26:49 PM1/16/18
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:c3a7fdc5-db37-4c76...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 The French sandwich 'croque-monsieur' is traditionally filled
> with which two foodstuffs?
Meat and cheese
> 2 What is the legal term for a document
> that supplements, explains, modifies or revokes a will?
Rider
> 3 Which planet takes approximately 165 years to orbit the sun?
Uranus
> 4 Aibohphobia, appropriately, is the fear of what?
Palindromes
> 5 Michael Caine
> starred twice in which film, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz in 1972,
> and by Kenneth Brannagh in 2007? He portrayed the younger man in the
> first film, and the older in the second.
> 6 Which hit song of 1965
> includes the following line: "When you're alone and life is making
> you lonely"?
Downtown
> 7 Lent traditionally lasts for how many days?
40
> 8 The main hub for the Etihad airline is located in which city?
Dubai
> 9 The Miller Brewing Company is headquartered in which US city?
Milwaukee
> 10 In which classic western folk song do the deer and the antelope
> roam?
news:c3a7fdc5-db37-4c76...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 The French sandwich 'croque-monsieur' is traditionally filled
> with which two foodstuffs?
> 2 What is the legal term for a document
> that supplements, explains, modifies or revokes a will?
> 3 Which planet takes approximately 165 years to orbit the sun?
> 4 Aibohphobia, appropriately, is the fear of what?
> 5 Michael Caine
> starred twice in which film, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz in 1972,
> and by Kenneth Brannagh in 2007? He portrayed the younger man in the
> first film, and the older in the second.
> 6 Which hit song of 1965
> includes the following line: "When you're alone and life is making
> you lonely"?
> 7 Lent traditionally lasts for how many days?
> 8 The main hub for the Etihad airline is located in which city?
> 9 The Miller Brewing Company is headquartered in which US city?
> 10 In which classic western folk song do the deer and the antelope
> roam?
Home on the Range
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Gareth Owen
Jan 17, 2018, 2:54:25 PM1/17/18
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> writes:
> 1 The French sandwich 'croque-monsieur' is traditionally filled with
> which two foodstuffs?
Fromage, jambon
> 1 The French sandwich 'croque-monsieur' is traditionally filled with
> which two foodstuffs?
> 2 What is the legal term for a document that supplements, explains,
> modifies or revokes a will?
> 3 Which planet takes approximately 165 years to orbit the sun?
> 4 Aibohphobia, appropriately, is the fear of what?
> 5 Michael Caine starred twice in which film, directed by Joseph
> L. Mankiewicz in 1972, and by Kenneth Brannagh in 2007? He portrayed
> the younger man in the first film, and the older in the second.
> 6 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following line: "When you're
> alone and life is making you lonely"?
> 7 Lent traditionally lasts for how many days?
> 8 The main hub for the Etihad airline is located in which city?
> 9 The Miller Brewing Company is headquartered in which US city?
Has made a loser out of me
> 10 In which classic western folk song do the deer and the antelope roam?
Calvin
Jan 24, 2018, 9:59:42 PM1/24/18
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Hi gang
Apologies for my absence. My wife recently passed away after a long battle with cancer so I'll be taking a break from rgt for the time being. Hopefully Mark or someone can score CQ#514 until I return.
Cherish each day.
cheers,
calvin
Apologies for my absence. My wife recently passed away after a long battle with cancer so I'll be taking a break from rgt for the time being. Hopefully Mark or someone can score CQ#514 until I return.
Cherish each day.
cheers,
calvin
Dan Tilque
Jan 25, 2018, 12:25:29 AM1/25/18
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but they're all we have.
--
Dan Tilque
Gareth Owen
Jan 25, 2018, 1:17:30 AM1/25/18
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Gareth
Mark Brader
Jan 25, 2018, 1:18:56 AM1/25/18
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Very sorry to hear Calvin's news. As requested, here is an
unofficial result for CQ 514:
> 1 The French sandwich 'croque-monsieur' is traditionally
> filled with which two foodstuffs?
Ham and cheese. 1 for Peter, Mark, Dan Blum, Bruce, and Gareth.
> 2 What is the legal term for a document that supplements,
> explains, modifies or revokes a will?
Codicil. 1 for Dan Tilque, Peter, Mark, Marc, Dan Blum, Bruce,
Joe, and Gareth.
> 3 Which planet takes approximately 165 years to orbit the sun?
Neptune. 1 for Dan Tilque, Peter, Mark, Marc, Dan Blum, Bruce,
and Gareth.
> 4 Aibohphobia, appropriately, is the fear of what?
Palindromes. 1 for Dan Tilque, Mark, Marc, Joe, Pete, and Gareth.
> 5 Michael Caine starred twice in which film, directed by Joseph
> L. Mankiewicz in 1972, and by Kenneth Brannagh in 2007? He portrayed
> the younger man in the first film, and the older in the second.
"Sleuth". 1 for Mark, Marc, and Gareth.
> 6 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following line: "When
> you're alone and life is making you lonely"?
"Downtown". 1 for Peter, Mark, Marc, Bruce, Joe, Pete, and Gareth.
> 7 Lent traditionally lasts for how many days?
40. 1 for Erland, Dan Tilque, Peter, Mark, Marc, Bruce, Joe, Pete,
and Gareth.
> 8 The main hub for the Etihad airline is located in which city?
Abu Dhabi, UAE. 1 for Mark, Bruce, and Gareth.
> 9 The Miller Brewing Company is headquartered in which US city?
Milwaukee. 1 for Erland, Dan Tilque, Mark, Marc, Bruce, Joe, Pete,
and Gareth.
> 10 In which classic western folk song do the deer and the
> antelope roam?
I assume "Home on the Range" is the answer Calvin would accept, so:
1 for Dan Tilque, Mark, Marc, Dan Blum, Bruce, Joe, Pete, and Gareth.
As Dan Tilque was the first to note, they actually "play" in that
song; it's the buffalo that "roam".
Scores, if there are no errors:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TB TOTALS
Mark Brader 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 64 10
Gareth Owen 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 64 10
Bruce Bowler 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 55 8
Marc Dashevsky 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 56 8
Joe 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 46 6
Dan Tilque 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 46 6
Peter Smyth 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 36 5
Pete Gayde 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 38 5
Dan Blum 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 28 4
Erland Sommarskog 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 17 2
5 8 7 6 3 7 9 3 8 8
Hey, I got lucky! Congratulations to Gareth and me!
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | It is never good to adapt the design to the software;
m...@vex.net | it should be the other way around. --J.A. Durieux
unofficial result for CQ 514:
> 1 The French sandwich 'croque-monsieur' is traditionally
> filled with which two foodstuffs?
> 2 What is the legal term for a document that supplements,
> explains, modifies or revokes a will?
Joe, and Gareth.
> 3 Which planet takes approximately 165 years to orbit the sun?
and Gareth.
> 4 Aibohphobia, appropriately, is the fear of what?
> 5 Michael Caine starred twice in which film, directed by Joseph
> L. Mankiewicz in 1972, and by Kenneth Brannagh in 2007? He portrayed
> the younger man in the first film, and the older in the second.
> 6 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following line: "When
> you're alone and life is making you lonely"?
> 7 Lent traditionally lasts for how many days?
and Gareth.
> 8 The main hub for the Etihad airline is located in which city?
> 9 The Miller Brewing Company is headquartered in which US city?
and Gareth.
> 10 In which classic western folk song do the deer and the
> antelope roam?
1 for Dan Tilque, Mark, Marc, Dan Blum, Bruce, Joe, Pete, and Gareth.
As Dan Tilque was the first to note, they actually "play" in that
song; it's the buffalo that "roam".
Scores, if there are no errors:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TB TOTALS
Mark Brader 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 64 10
Gareth Owen 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 64 10
Bruce Bowler 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 55 8
Marc Dashevsky 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 56 8
Joe 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 46 6
Dan Tilque 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 46 6
Peter Smyth 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 36 5
Pete Gayde 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 38 5
Dan Blum 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 28 4
Erland Sommarskog 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 17 2
5 8 7 6 3 7 9 3 8 8
Hey, I got lucky! Congratulations to Gareth and me!
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | It is never good to adapt the design to the software;
m...@vex.net | it should be the other way around. --J.A. Durieux
swp
Jan 25, 2018, 5:50:49 PM1/25/18
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Stephen
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 26, 2018, 3:02:26 AM1/26/18
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> Apologies for my absence. My wife recently passed away after a long
> battle with cancer so I'll be taking a break from rgt for the time
> being. Hopefully Mark or someone can score CQ#514 until I return.
Awfully sad to hear. I am amazed that you found the energy to keep these
> Apologies for my absence. My wife recently passed away after a long
> battle with cancer so I'll be taking a break from rgt for the time
> being. Hopefully Mark or someone can score CQ#514 until I return.
quizzes going despite your wife being terminally ill.
Pete Gayde
Jan 26, 2018, 12:27:18 PM1/26/18
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:3e300f64-48b4-4b35...@googlegroups.com:
Calvin,
My heartfelt condolences to you and your family.
Pete
news:3e300f64-48b4-4b35...@googlegroups.com:
My heartfelt condolences to you and your family.
Pete
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