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Calvin
Feb 23, 2017, 5:42:56 PM2/23/17
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1 In his 1942 short story "Runaround" Isaac Asimov introduced his three laws governing what?
2 The biennial world championship contract bridge tournament for national teams is better known by what alliterative two word title?
3 Which character did David Jasen portray in the BBC sitcom "Only Fools and Horses"?
4 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following line: "And if I get scared, you're always around."?
5 Copacabana Beach is located in which city?
6 Which left-arm Pakistani paceman took more than 500 One Day International wickets in a career ranging from 1984 to 2003?
7 Though technically a territory of the Commonwealth, Jervis Bay is located on the coast of which Australian state or territory?
8 Which car manufacturer's logo features four rings?
9 Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Hermes?
10 "Ethics", published posthumously in 1677, was the magnum opus of which Dutch rationalist philosopher (1632-1677)?
cheers,
calvin
Don Piven
Feb 23, 2017, 5:59:10 PM2/23/17
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On 2/23/17 16:42, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 In his 1942 short story "Runaround" Isaac Asimov introduced his three laws governing what?
Robotics.
>
> 1 In his 1942 short story "Runaround" Isaac Asimov introduced his three laws governing what?
> 2 The biennial world championship contract bridge tournament for national teams is better known by what alliterative two word title?
> 3 Which character did David Jasen portray in the BBC sitcom "Only Fools and Horses"?
> 4 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following line: "And if I get scared, you're always around."?
> 5 Copacabana Beach is located in which city?
> 6 Which left-arm Pakistani paceman took more than 500 One Day International wickets in a career ranging from 1984 to 2003?
> 7 Though technically a territory of the Commonwealth, Jervis Bay is located on the coast of which Australian state or territory?
> 8 Which car manufacturer's logo features four rings?
> 9 Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Hermes?
Mark Brader
Feb 23, 2017, 9:35:49 PM2/23/17
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"Calvin":
> 2 The biennial world championship contract bridge tournament for
> national teams is better known by what alliterative two word
> title?
Bermuda Bowl.
> 3 Which character did David Jasen portray in the BBC sitcom
> "Only Fools and Horses"?
Johnson.
> 4 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following line: "And if I
> get scared, you're always around."?
Johnson.
> 5 Copacabana Beach is located in which city?
Rio de Janeiro?
> 6 Which left-arm Pakistani paceman took more than 500 One Day
> International wickets in a career ranging from 1984 to 2003?
Johnson.
> 7 Though technically a territory of the Commonwealth, Jervis Bay
> is located on the coast of which Australian state or territory?
Johnson -- er, I mean New South Wales.
> 8 Which car manufacturer's logo features four rings?
Audi, I hear. :-)
> 9 Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Hermes?
Mercury.
> 10 "Ethics", published posthumously in 1677, was the magnum opus
> of which Dutch rationalist philosopher (1632-1677)?
Johnson -- er, make that Erasmus, but I'm sure it's equally wrong.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "I'm not a lawyer, but I'm pedantic and
m...@vex.net that's just as good." -- D Gary Grady
> 1 In his 1942 short story "Runaround" Isaac Asimov introduced
> his three laws governing what?
Robotics.
> his three laws governing what?
> 2 The biennial world championship contract bridge tournament for
> national teams is better known by what alliterative two word
> title?
> 3 Which character did David Jasen portray in the BBC sitcom
> "Only Fools and Horses"?
> 4 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following line: "And if I
> get scared, you're always around."?
> 5 Copacabana Beach is located in which city?
> 6 Which left-arm Pakistani paceman took more than 500 One Day
> International wickets in a career ranging from 1984 to 2003?
> 7 Though technically a territory of the Commonwealth, Jervis Bay
> is located on the coast of which Australian state or territory?
> 8 Which car manufacturer's logo features four rings?
> 9 Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Hermes?
> 10 "Ethics", published posthumously in 1677, was the magnum opus
> of which Dutch rationalist philosopher (1632-1677)?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "I'm not a lawyer, but I'm pedantic and
m...@vex.net that's just as good." -- D Gary Grady
Bruce
Feb 24, 2017, 9:08:08 AM2/24/17
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On Thu, 23 Feb 2017 14:42:55 -0800, Calvin wrote:
> 1 In his 1942 short story "Runaround" Isaac Asimov introduced his
> three laws governing what?
robot behavior
> 1 In his 1942 short story "Runaround" Isaac Asimov introduced his
> three laws governing what?
> 2 The biennial world championship contract bridge tournament for
> national teams is better known by what alliterative two word title?
> 3 Which character did David Jasen portray in the BBC sitcom "Only
> Fools and Horses"?
> 4 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following line: "And if I get
> scared, you're always around."?
> 5 Copacabana Beach is located in which city?
> 6 Which left-arm Pakistani paceman took more than 500 One Day
> International wickets in a career ranging from 1984 to 2003?
> 7 Though technically a territory of the Commonwealth, Jervis Bay is
> located on the coast of which Australian state or territory?
> 8 Which car manufacturer's logo features four rings?
> 9 Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Hermes?
Peter Smyth
Feb 24, 2017, 11:32:04 AM2/24/17
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 In his 1942 short story "Runaround" Isaac Asimov introduced his
> three laws governing what?
Robotics
> 1 In his 1942 short story "Runaround" Isaac Asimov introduced his
> three laws governing what?
> 2 The biennial world championship contract bridge tournament for
> national teams is better known by what alliterative two word title?
Diamond Decks
> national teams is better known by what alliterative two word title?
> 3 Which character did David Jasen portray in the BBC sitcom "Only
> Fools and Horses"?
Derek "Del Boy" Trotter
> Fools and Horses"?
> 4 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following line: "And if I get
> scared, you're always around."?
>
> 5 Copacabana Beach is located in which city?
Rio de Janeiro
> scared, you're always around."?
>
> 5 Copacabana Beach is located in which city?
> 6 Which left-arm Pakistani paceman took more than 500 One Day
> International wickets in a career ranging from 1984 to 2003?
Wasim Akram
> International wickets in a career ranging from 1984 to 2003?
> 7 Though technically a territory of the Commonwealth, Jervis Bay is
> located on the coast of which Australian state or territory?
Queensland
> located on the coast of which Australian state or territory?
> 8 Which car manufacturer's logo features four rings?
AUdi
> 9 Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Hermes?
>
> 10 "Ethics", published posthumously in 1677, was the magnum opus of
> which Dutch rationalist philosopher (1632-1677)?
Kant
>
> 10 "Ethics", published posthumously in 1677, was the magnum opus of
> which Dutch rationalist philosopher (1632-1677)?
Peter Smyth
Erland Sommarskog
Feb 24, 2017, 1:32:55 PM2/24/17
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1 In his 1942 short story "Runaround" Isaac Asimov introduced his
> three laws governing what?
Robots
> 1 In his 1942 short story "Runaround" Isaac Asimov introduced his
> three laws governing what?
> 2 The biennial world championship contract bridge tournament for
> national teams is better known by what alliterative two word title?
> 5 Copacabana Beach is located in which city?
> 6 Which left-arm Pakistani paceman took more than 500 One Day
> International wickets in a career ranging from 1984 to 2003?
> 7 Though technically a territory of the Commonwealth, Jervis Bay is
> located on the coast of which Australian state or territory?
> 8 Which car manufacturer's logo features four rings?
> 9 Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Hermes?
> 10 "Ethics", published posthumously in 1677, was the magnum opus of
> which Dutch rationalist philosopher (1632-1677)?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Gareth Owen
Feb 24, 2017, 3:13:12 PM2/24/17
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> writes:
> 1 In his 1942 short story "Runaround" Isaac Asimov introduced his
> three laws governing what?
Robotics
> 1 In his 1942 short story "Runaround" Isaac Asimov introduced his
> three laws governing what?
> 2 The biennial world championship contract bridge tournament for
> national teams is better known by what alliterative two word title?
> 3 Which character did David Jasen portray in the BBC sitcom "Only
> Fools and Horses"?
> 4 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following line: "And if I get
> scared, you're always around."?
> 5 Copacabana Beach is located in which city?
> 6 Which left-arm Pakistani paceman took more than 500 One Day
> International wickets in a career ranging from 1984 to 2003?
> 7 Though technically a territory of the Commonwealth, Jervis Bay is
> located on the coast of which Australian state or territory?
> 8 Which car manufacturer's logo features four rings?
> 9 Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Hermes?
> 10 "Ethics", published posthumously in 1677, was the magnum opus of
> which Dutch rationalist philosopher (1632-1677)?
Mark Brader
Feb 24, 2017, 3:47:38 PM2/24/17
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"Calvin":
> Robots
Calvin, since you said "governing what" (asking for the topic of the
laws) rather than "of what" (asking for their title), I suggest that
answers like this should be accepted.
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Mark Brader | "I don't mean to be snooty or snippy or some other
m...@vex.net | six-letter word starting with s, ending in y, and
Toronto | having a doubled letter in the middle... Ah! Snotty!
| Didn't mean to be that either." -- Hashi Lebwohl
> > 1 In his 1942 short story "Runaround" Isaac Asimov introduced his
> > three laws governing what?
Erland Sommarskog:
> > three laws governing what?
> Robots
Calvin, since you said "governing what" (asking for the topic of the
laws) rather than "of what" (asking for their title), I suggest that
answers like this should be accepted.
--
Mark Brader | "I don't mean to be snooty or snippy or some other
m...@vex.net | six-letter word starting with s, ending in y, and
Toronto | having a doubled letter in the middle... Ah! Snotty!
| Didn't mean to be that either." -- Hashi Lebwohl
Erland Sommarskog
Feb 24, 2017, 5:53:21 PM2/24/17
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> "Calvin":
>> > 1 In his 1942 short story "Runaround" Isaac Asimov introduced his
>> > three laws governing what?
>
> Erland Sommarskog:
>> Robots
>
> Calvin, since you said "governing what" (asking for the topic of the
> laws) rather than "of what" (asking for their title), I suggest that
> answers like this should be accepted.
I would certainly hope so. I was considering some more sophisticated
> "Calvin":
>> > 1 In his 1942 short story "Runaround" Isaac Asimov introduced his
>> > three laws governing what?
>
> Erland Sommarskog:
>> Robots
>
> Calvin, since you said "governing what" (asking for the topic of the
> laws) rather than "of what" (asking for their title), I suggest that
> answers like this should be accepted.
answers, but since the laws defines the behaviour of robot, that seems
a perfectly valid answer.
Dan Blum
Feb 25, 2017, 12:09:23 AM2/25/17
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 1 In his 1942 short story "Runaround" Isaac Asimov introduced his three laws governing what?
robots
> 1 In his 1942 short story "Runaround" Isaac Asimov introduced his three laws governing what?
> 5 Copacabana Beach is located in which city?
> 7 Though technically a territory of the Commonwealth, Jervis Bay is located on the coast of which Australian state or territory?
> 8 Which car manufacturer's logo features four rings?
> 9 Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Hermes?
> 10 "Ethics", published posthumously in 1677, was the magnum opus of which Dutch rationalist philosopher (1632-1677)?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Dan Tilque
Feb 26, 2017, 5:06:42 AM2/26/17
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 In his 1942 short story "Runaround" Isaac Asimov introduced his three laws governing what?
robotics
> 1 In his 1942 short story "Runaround" Isaac Asimov introduced his three laws governing what?
> 2 The biennial world championship contract bridge tournament for national teams is better known by what alliterative two word title?
> 3 Which character did David Jasen portray in the BBC sitcom "Only Fools and Horses"?
> 4 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following line: "And if I get scared, you're always around."?
> 5 Copacabana Beach is located in which city?
> 6 Which left-arm Pakistani paceman took more than 500 One Day International wickets in a career ranging from 1984 to 2003?
> 7 Though technically a territory of the Commonwealth, Jervis Bay is located on the coast of which Australian state or territory?
> 8 Which car manufacturer's logo features four rings?
> 9 Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Hermes?
> 10 "Ethics", published posthumously in 1677, was the magnum opus of which Dutch rationalist philosopher (1632-1677)?
--
Dan Tilque
Pete Gayde
Feb 26, 2017, 9:52:46 PM2/26/17
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:bbdca9b9-c55a-443d...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 In his 1942 short story "Runaround" Isaac Asimov introduced his
> three laws governing what?
Robotics
> 2 The biennial world championship
> contract bridge tournament for national teams is better known by what
> alliterative two word title?
> 3 Which character did David Jasen
> portray in the BBC sitcom "Only Fools and Horses"?
> 4 Which hit
> song of 1965 includes the following line: "And if I get scared, you're
> always around."?
> 5 Copacabana Beach is located in which city?
Rio de Janeiro
> 6 Which left-arm Pakistani paceman took more than 500 One Day
> International wickets in a career ranging from 1984 to 2003?
> 7 Though technically a territory of the Commonwealth, Jervis Bay is
> located on the coast of which Australian state or territory?
> 8 Which car manufacturer's logo features four rings?
Audi
> 9 Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Hermes?
Pan
> 10 "Ethics", published
> posthumously in 1677, was the magnum opus of which Dutch rationalist
> philosopher (1632-1677)?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
news:bbdca9b9-c55a-443d...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 In his 1942 short story "Runaround" Isaac Asimov introduced his
> three laws governing what?
> 2 The biennial world championship
> contract bridge tournament for national teams is better known by what
> alliterative two word title?
> 3 Which character did David Jasen
> portray in the BBC sitcom "Only Fools and Horses"?
> 4 Which hit
> song of 1965 includes the following line: "And if I get scared, you're
> always around."?
> 5 Copacabana Beach is located in which city?
> 6 Which left-arm Pakistani paceman took more than 500 One Day
> International wickets in a career ranging from 1984 to 2003?
> 7 Though technically a territory of the Commonwealth, Jervis Bay is
> located on the coast of which Australian state or territory?
> 8 Which car manufacturer's logo features four rings?
> 9 Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Hermes?
> 10 "Ethics", published
> posthumously in 1677, was the magnum opus of which Dutch rationalist
> philosopher (1632-1677)?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Marc Dashevsky
Feb 27, 2017, 5:27:56 AM2/27/17
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In article <bbdca9b9-c55a-443d...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
> 2 The biennial world championship contract bridge tournament for national teams is better known by what alliterative two word title?
> 3 Which character did David Jasen portray in the BBC sitcom "Only Fools and Horses"?
> 4 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following line: "And if I get scared, you're always around."?
I Got You Babe
> 5 Copacabana Beach is located in which city?
Rio de Janeiro
> 6 Which left-arm Pakistani paceman took more than 500 One Day International wickets in a career ranging from 1984 to 2003?
> 7 Though technically a territory of the Commonwealth, Jervis Bay is located on the coast of which Australian state or territory?
> 8 Which car manufacturer's logo features four rings?
Audi
> 9 Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Hermes?
Mercury
> 10 "Ethics", published posthumously in 1677, was the magnum opus of which Dutch rationalist philosopher (1632-1677)?
Spinoza
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
>
> 1 In his 1942 short story "Runaround" Isaac Asimov introduced his three laws governing what?
robots
> 1 In his 1942 short story "Runaround" Isaac Asimov introduced his three laws governing what?
> 2 The biennial world championship contract bridge tournament for national teams is better known by what alliterative two word title?
> 3 Which character did David Jasen portray in the BBC sitcom "Only Fools and Horses"?
> 4 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following line: "And if I get scared, you're always around."?
> 5 Copacabana Beach is located in which city?
> 6 Which left-arm Pakistani paceman took more than 500 One Day International wickets in a career ranging from 1984 to 2003?
> 7 Though technically a territory of the Commonwealth, Jervis Bay is located on the coast of which Australian state or territory?
> 8 Which car manufacturer's logo features four rings?
> 9 Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Hermes?
> 10 "Ethics", published posthumously in 1677, was the magnum opus of which Dutch rationalist philosopher (1632-1677)?
--
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ArenEss
Feb 27, 2017, 1:49:40 PM2/27/17
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On Thu, 23 Feb 2017 14:42:55 -0800 (PST), Calvin <334...@gmail.com>
wrote:
>
>1 In his 1942 short story "Runaround" Isaac Asimov introduced his three laws governing what?
Robotics?
>2 The biennial world championship contract bridge tournament for national teams is better known by what alliterative two word title?
>3 Which character did David Jasen portray in the BBC sitcom "Only Fools and Horses"?
>4 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following line: "And if I get scared, you're always around."?
I Got You Babe (Sonny and Cher)
>5 Copacabana Beach is located in which city?
Rio de Janiero
>6 Which left-arm Pakistani paceman took more than 500 One Day International wickets in a career ranging from 1984 to 2003?
>7 Though technically a territory of the Commonwealth, Jervis Bay is located on the coast of which Australian state or territory?
New South Wales
>8 Which car manufacturer's logo features four rings?
Audi
>9 Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Hermes?
Mercury
>10 "Ethics", published posthumously in 1677, was the magnum opus of which Dutch rationalist philosopher (1632-1677)?
Van der Ender?
>
>cheers,
>calvin
ArenEss
wrote:
>
>1 In his 1942 short story "Runaround" Isaac Asimov introduced his three laws governing what?
>2 The biennial world championship contract bridge tournament for national teams is better known by what alliterative two word title?
>3 Which character did David Jasen portray in the BBC sitcom "Only Fools and Horses"?
>4 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following line: "And if I get scared, you're always around."?
>5 Copacabana Beach is located in which city?
>6 Which left-arm Pakistani paceman took more than 500 One Day International wickets in a career ranging from 1984 to 2003?
>7 Though technically a territory of the Commonwealth, Jervis Bay is located on the coast of which Australian state or territory?
>8 Which car manufacturer's logo features four rings?
>9 Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Hermes?
>10 "Ethics", published posthumously in 1677, was the magnum opus of which Dutch rationalist philosopher (1632-1677)?
>
>cheers,
>calvin
ArenEss
Calvin
Mar 1, 2017, 10:54:48 PM3/1/17
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On Friday, February 24, 2017 at 8:42:56 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 In his 1942 short story "Runaround" Isaac Asimov introduced his three laws governing what?
Robotics [or similar]
> 1 In his 1942 short story "Runaround" Isaac Asimov introduced his three laws governing what?
> 2 The biennial world championship contract bridge tournament for national teams is better known by what alliterative two word title?
> 3 Which character did David Jasen portray in the BBC sitcom "Only Fools and Horses"?
Singleton for Gareth
> 4 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following line: "And if I get scared, you're always around."?
> 5 Copacabana Beach is located in which city?
> 6 Which left-arm Pakistani paceman took more than 500 One Day International wickets in a career ranging from 1984 to 2003?
Singleton for Gareth
> 7 Though technically a territory of the Commonwealth, Jervis Bay is located on the coast of which Australian state or territory?
I wouldn't normally ask such an Australian-centric question but I'm sure this came up once before, possibly in one or Mark's rare entries quizzes. There was a reasonable chance of guessing right too.
> 8 Which car manufacturer's logo features four rings?
> 9 Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Hermes?
> 10 "Ethics", published posthumously in 1677, was the magnum opus of which Dutch rationalist philosopher (1632-1677)?
Singleton for Marc
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 476
1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 6 39 Gareth Owen
1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 6 40 Marc Dashevsky
1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 6 43 Mark Brader
1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 6 43 Aren Ess
1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 5 41 Bruce Bowler
1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 5 41 Dan Blum
1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 32 Erland S
1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 37 Don Piven
1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 30 Dan Tilque
1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 30 Pete Gayde
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
10 2 1 2 10 1 4 10 7 1 48 48%
Congratulations to Gareth whose 2 singletons win it on the TB. I vaguely recollect having 3 singletons in a game once before, but it is still remarkable.
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 476
1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 6 39 Gareth Owen
1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 6 40 Marc Dashevsky
1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 6 43 Mark Brader
1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 6 43 Aren Ess
1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 5 41 Bruce Bowler
1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 5 41 Dan Blum
1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 32 Erland S
1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 37 Don Piven
1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 30 Dan Tilque
1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 30 Pete Gayde
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
10 2 1 2 10 1 4 10 7 1 48 48%
cheers,
calvin
gwo...@gmail.com
Mar 3, 2017, 6:55:27 AM3/3/17
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On Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 3:54:48 AM UTC, Calvin wrote:
> > 3 Which character did David Jasen portray in the BBC sitcom "Only Fools and Horses"?
>
> Derek "Del Boy" Trotter
> Singleton for Gareth
Funny how a character who has been repeatedly voted among the most beloved UK TV characters ever has literally zero reach outside the UK. In a British quiz this would be considered as easy as a question could get.
> > 3 Which character did David Jasen portray in the BBC sitcom "Only Fools and Horses"?
>
> Derek "Del Boy" Trotter
> Singleton for Gareth
I'm trying to think who the current US equivalent would be - we're talking "Sam Malone", "Hawkeye Pierce", "Ross & Rachel" levels of name recognition.
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