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Calvin
Sep 17, 2019, 10:03:17 PM9/17/19
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1 What literary character had an affair with Daisy Buchanan?
2 There are countless variations, but what specific ingredient is always present in the Spanish dish paella?
3 A popular internet meme features the celebrity pet Tardar Sauce. What is the creature's (and the meme's) more common name?
4 A news photographer named Paparazzo, the eponym of the word paparazzi, appeared in which 1960 Federico Fellini film?
5 Ali Bhutto and his daughter Benazir are former Prime Ministers of which country?
6 The 1963 movie A Shot in the Dark was the second in which film franchise established by Blake Edwards?
7 Robin Williams and Gene Hackman co-starred in the 1996 re-make of a 1978 Franco-Italian comedy. Name either film.
8 Which US President was assassinated in Ford's Theatre, Washington D.C.?
9 Which 2005 WW2 historical novel by Australian author Markus Zusak became a 2013 film starring Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson and Sophie Nélisse?
10 Which 1970s British television series starred Tony Curtis and Roger Moore as Danny Wilde and Brett Sinclair respectively?
cheers,
calvin
2 There are countless variations, but what specific ingredient is always present in the Spanish dish paella?
3 A popular internet meme features the celebrity pet Tardar Sauce. What is the creature's (and the meme's) more common name?
4 A news photographer named Paparazzo, the eponym of the word paparazzi, appeared in which 1960 Federico Fellini film?
5 Ali Bhutto and his daughter Benazir are former Prime Ministers of which country?
6 The 1963 movie A Shot in the Dark was the second in which film franchise established by Blake Edwards?
7 Robin Williams and Gene Hackman co-starred in the 1996 re-make of a 1978 Franco-Italian comedy. Name either film.
8 Which US President was assassinated in Ford's Theatre, Washington D.C.?
9 Which 2005 WW2 historical novel by Australian author Markus Zusak became a 2013 film starring Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson and Sophie Nélisse?
10 Which 1970s British television series starred Tony Curtis and Roger Moore as Danny Wilde and Brett Sinclair respectively?
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Sep 17, 2019, 10:43:17 PM9/17/19
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"Calvin":
> 2 There are countless variations, but what specific ingredient
> is always present in the Spanish dish paella?
Saffron.
> 3 A popular internet meme features the celebrity pet Tardar
> Sauce. What is the creature's (and the meme's) more common
> name?
Johnson.
> 4 A news photographer named Paparazzo, the eponym of the word
> paparazzi, appeared in which 1960 Federico Fellini film?
"8½".
> 5 Ali Bhutto and his daughter Benazir are former Prime
> Ministers of which country?
This time it *is* Pakistan!
> 6 The 1963 movie A Shot in the Dark was the second in which
> film franchise established by Blake Edwards?
The Inspector Clouseau series, also known as the Pink Panther movies
(although neither[1] of the Pink Panthers were in this one, and it wasn't
until later in the series that the name was also applied to Clouseau).
[1] The diamond and the cartoon animal.
> 7 Robin Williams and Gene Hackman co-starred in the 1996
> re-make of a 1978 Franco-Italian comedy. Name either film.
La Cage aux Folles.
> 8 Which US President was assassinated in Ford's Theatre,
> Washington D.C.?
Lincoln.
> 9 Which 2005 WW2 historical novel by Australian author Markus
> Zusak became a 2013 film starring Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson
> and Sophie Nélisse?
Dang, I haven't seen this but probably I should know it anyway.
Um, I'll try "The Book Thief".
> 10 Which 1970s British television series starred Tony Curtis
> and Roger Moore as Danny Wilde and Brett Sinclair respectively?
"I Spy"?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "You don't SIT IN the traffic jam;
m...@vex.net | you ARE the traffic jam." -- Werner Icking
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1 What literary character had an affair with Daisy Buchanan?
Gatsby.
> 2 There are countless variations, but what specific ingredient
> is always present in the Spanish dish paella?
> 3 A popular internet meme features the celebrity pet Tardar
> Sauce. What is the creature's (and the meme's) more common
> name?
> 4 A news photographer named Paparazzo, the eponym of the word
> paparazzi, appeared in which 1960 Federico Fellini film?
> 5 Ali Bhutto and his daughter Benazir are former Prime
> Ministers of which country?
> 6 The 1963 movie A Shot in the Dark was the second in which
> film franchise established by Blake Edwards?
(although neither[1] of the Pink Panthers were in this one, and it wasn't
until later in the series that the name was also applied to Clouseau).
[1] The diamond and the cartoon animal.
> 7 Robin Williams and Gene Hackman co-starred in the 1996
> re-make of a 1978 Franco-Italian comedy. Name either film.
> 8 Which US President was assassinated in Ford's Theatre,
> Washington D.C.?
> 9 Which 2005 WW2 historical novel by Australian author Markus
> Zusak became a 2013 film starring Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson
> and Sophie Nélisse?
Um, I'll try "The Book Thief".
> 10 Which 1970s British television series starred Tony Curtis
> and Roger Moore as Danny Wilde and Brett Sinclair respectively?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "You don't SIT IN the traffic jam;
m...@vex.net | you ARE the traffic jam." -- Werner Icking
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Sep 17, 2019, 11:48:27 PM9/17/19
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Jay Gatsby
> 2 There are countless variations, but what specific ingredient is always present in the Spanish dish paella?
rice
> 3 A popular internet meme features the celebrity pet Tardar Sauce. What is the creature's (and the meme's) more common name?
Grumpy Cat
> 4 A news photographer named Paparazzo, the eponym of the word paparazzi, appeared in which 1960 Federico Fellini film?
8 1/2
> 5 Ali Bhutto and his daughter Benazir are former Prime Ministers of which country?
Pakistan
> 6 The 1963 movie A Shot in the Dark was the second in which film franchise established by Blake Edwards?
Pink Panther
> 7 Robin Williams and Gene Hackman co-starred in the 1996 re-make of a 1978 Franco-Italian comedy. Name either film.
The Birdcage
> 8 Which US President was assassinated in Ford's Theatre, Washington D.C.?
Abraham Lincoln
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_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
> 2 There are countless variations, but what specific ingredient is always present in the Spanish dish paella?
> 3 A popular internet meme features the celebrity pet Tardar Sauce. What is the creature's (and the meme's) more common name?
> 4 A news photographer named Paparazzo, the eponym of the word paparazzi, appeared in which 1960 Federico Fellini film?
> 5 Ali Bhutto and his daughter Benazir are former Prime Ministers of which country?
> 6 The 1963 movie A Shot in the Dark was the second in which film franchise established by Blake Edwards?
> 7 Robin Williams and Gene Hackman co-starred in the 1996 re-make of a 1978 Franco-Italian comedy. Name either film.
> 8 Which US President was assassinated in Ford's Theatre, Washington D.C.?
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_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Joe
Sep 18, 2019, 1:24:46 AM9/18/19
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On 2019-09-18 02:03:16 +0000, Calvin said:
> 1 What literary character had an affair with Daisy Buchanan?
Gatsby
> 1 What literary character had an affair with Daisy Buchanan?
> 2 There are countless variations, but what specific ingredient is
> always present in the Spanish dish paella?
> 3 A popular internet meme features the celebrity pet Tardar Sauce. What
> is the creature's (and the meme's) more common name?
> 4 A news photographer named Paparazzo, the eponym of the word
> paparazzi, appeared in which 1960 Federico Fellini film?
> 5 Ali Bhutto and his daughter Benazir are former Prime Ministers of
> which country?
> 6 The 1963 movie A Shot in the Dark was the second in which film
> franchise established by Blake Edwards?
Clouseau. Probably way off.
> 7 Robin Williams and Gene Hackman co-starred in the 1996 re-make of a
> 1978 Franco-Italian comedy. Name either film.
> 8 Which US President was assassinated in Ford's Theatre, Washington D.C.?
> 9 Which 2005 WW2 historical novel by Australian author Markus Zusak
> became a 2013 film starring Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson and Sophie
> Nélisse?
> 10 Which 1970s British television series starred Tony Curtis and Roger
> Moore as Danny Wilde and Brett Sinclair respectively?
>
> 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
Erland Sommarskog
Sep 18, 2019, 2:53:56 PM9/18/19
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 2 There are countless variations, but what specific ingredient is
> always present in the Spanish dish paella?
Rice
> 2 There are countless variations, but what specific ingredient is
> always present in the Spanish dish paella?
> 4 A news photographer named Paparazzo, the eponym of the word
> paparazzi, appeared in which 1960 Federico Fellini film?
> 5 Ali Bhutto and his daughter Benazir are former Prime Ministers of
> which country?
> 8 Which US President was assassinated in Ford's Theatre, Washington
> D.C.?
> 10 Which 1970s British television series starred Tony Curtis and
> Roger Moore as Danny Wilde and Brett Sinclair respectively?
>
that I did not pay attention to the English title.
Bruce Bowler
Sep 18, 2019, 3:15:25 PM9/18/19
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On Tue, 17 Sep 2019 19:03:16 -0700, Calvin wrote:
> 1 What literary character had an affair with Daisy Buchanan?
Gatsby
> 1 What literary character had an affair with Daisy Buchanan?
> 2 There are countless variations, but what specific ingredient is
always
> present in the Spanish dish paella?
> 5 Ali Bhutto and his daughter Benazir are former Prime Ministers of
> which country?
> 6 The 1963 movie A Shot in the Dark was the second in which film
> franchise established by Blake Edwards?
> 7 Robin Williams and Gene Hackman co-starred in the 1996 re-make of
a
> 1978 Franco-Italian comedy. Name either film.
> 8 Which US President was assassinated in Ford's Theatre, Washington
> D.C.?
Pete Gayde
Sep 18, 2019, 3:26:40 PM9/18/19
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:5d745f11-e9b9-4553...@googlegroups.com:
> 1 What literary character had an affair with Daisy Buchanan?
Gatsby
> 2 There are countless variations, but what specific ingredient is
> always present in the Spanish dish paella?
Rice
> 3 A popular internet
> meme features the celebrity pet Tardar Sauce. What is the creature's
> (and the meme's) more common name?
Grumpy Cat
> 4 A news photographer named
> Paparazzo, the eponym of the word paparazzi, appeared in which 1960
> Federico Fellini film?
> 5 Ali Bhutto and his daughter Benazir are
> former Prime Ministers of which country?
Pakistan
> 6 The 1963 movie A Shot
> in the Dark was the second in which film franchise established by
> Blake Edwards?
Pink Panther
> 7 Robin Williams and Gene Hackman co-starred in the
> 1996 re-make of a 1978 Franco-Italian comedy. Name either film.
> 8 Which US President was assassinated in Ford's Theatre, Washington
> D.C.?
Lincoln
> 9 Which 2005 WW2 historical novel by Australian author
> Markus Zusak became a 2013 film starring Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson
> and Sophie Nélisse?
> 10 Which 1970s British television series
> starred Tony Curtis and Roger Moore as Danny Wilde and Brett Sinclair
> respectively?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
news:5d745f11-e9b9-4553...@googlegroups.com:
> 1 What literary character had an affair with Daisy Buchanan?
> 2 There are countless variations, but what specific ingredient is
> always present in the Spanish dish paella?
> 3 A popular internet
> meme features the celebrity pet Tardar Sauce. What is the creature's
> (and the meme's) more common name?
> 4 A news photographer named
> Paparazzo, the eponym of the word paparazzi, appeared in which 1960
> Federico Fellini film?
> 5 Ali Bhutto and his daughter Benazir are
> former Prime Ministers of which country?
> 6 The 1963 movie A Shot
> in the Dark was the second in which film franchise established by
> Blake Edwards?
> 7 Robin Williams and Gene Hackman co-starred in the
> 1996 re-make of a 1978 Franco-Italian comedy. Name either film.
> 8 Which US President was assassinated in Ford's Theatre, Washington
> D.C.?
> 9 Which 2005 WW2 historical novel by Australian author
> Markus Zusak became a 2013 film starring Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson
> and Sophie Nélisse?
> 10 Which 1970s British television series
> starred Tony Curtis and Roger Moore as Danny Wilde and Brett Sinclair
> respectively?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Dan Tilque
Sep 18, 2019, 7:21:53 PM9/18/19
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On 9/17/19 7:03 PM, Calvin wrote:
> 1 What literary character had an affair with Daisy Buchanan?
> 2 There are countless variations, but what specific ingredient is always present in the Spanish dish paella?
> 3 A popular internet meme features the celebrity pet Tardar Sauce. What is the creature's (and the meme's) more common name?
> 4 A news photographer named Paparazzo, the eponym of the word paparazzi, appeared in which 1960 Federico Fellini film?
> 5 Ali Bhutto and his daughter Benazir are former Prime Ministers of which country?
Pakistan
> 1 What literary character had an affair with Daisy Buchanan?
> 2 There are countless variations, but what specific ingredient is always present in the Spanish dish paella?
> 3 A popular internet meme features the celebrity pet Tardar Sauce. What is the creature's (and the meme's) more common name?
> 4 A news photographer named Paparazzo, the eponym of the word paparazzi, appeared in which 1960 Federico Fellini film?
> 5 Ali Bhutto and his daughter Benazir are former Prime Ministers of which country?
> 6 The 1963 movie A Shot in the Dark was the second in which film franchise established by Blake Edwards?
> 7 Robin Williams and Gene Hackman co-starred in the 1996 re-make of a 1978 Franco-Italian comedy. Name either film.
> 8 Which US President was assassinated in Ford's Theatre, Washington D.C.?
> 9 Which 2005 WW2 historical novel by Australian author Markus Zusak became a 2013 film starring Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson and Sophie Nélisse?
> 10 Which 1970s British television series starred Tony Curtis and Roger Moore as Danny Wilde and Brett Sinclair respectively?
Dan Tilque
Mark Brader
Sep 18, 2019, 7:43:01 PM9/18/19
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Erland Sommarskog:
"Snobbar som jobbar" was "The Persuaders!"
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Show that 17x17 = 289. Generalise this result."
m...@vex.net | -- Carl E. Linderholm
> In Sweden it was called "Snobbar som jobbar". I will have to admit
> that I did not pay attention to the English title.
For what it's worth, according to the IMDB, the English title of
> that I did not pay attention to the English title.
"Snobbar som jobbar" was "The Persuaders!"
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Show that 17x17 = 289. Generalise this result."
m...@vex.net | -- Carl E. Linderholm
Calvin
Sep 26, 2019, 8:15:00 PM9/26/19
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On Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at 12:03:17 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 What literary character had an affair with Daisy Buchanan?
Jay Gatsby
> 1 What literary character had an affair with Daisy Buchanan?
> 2 There are countless variations, but what specific ingredient is always present in the Spanish dish paella?
> 3 A popular internet meme features the celebrity pet Tardar Sauce. What is the creature's (and the meme's) more common name?
> 4 A news photographer named Paparazzo, the eponym of the word paparazzi, appeared in which 1960 Federico Fellini film?
Singleton for Erland
> 5 Ali Bhutto and his daughter Benazir are former Prime Ministers of which country?
If you give an answer often enough it will eventually be right :-)
> 6 The 1963 movie A Shot in the Dark was the second in which film franchise established by Blake Edwards?
The full story is somewhat more complicated as Mark explained. I accepted Inspector Closeau.
> 7 Robin Williams and Gene Hackman co-starred in the 1996 re-make of a 1978 Franco-Italian comedy. Name either film.
> 8 Which US President was assassinated in Ford's Theatre, Washington D.C.?
> 9 Which 2005 WW2 historical novel by Australian author Markus Zusak became a 2013 film starring Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson and Sophie Nélisse?
Singleton for Mark
> 10 Which 1970s British television series starred Tony Curtis and Roger Moore as Danny Wilde and Brett Sinclair respectively?
Singleton for Erland since I accepted the Swedish title Snobbar som jobbar which amusingly translates as Snobs on the Job!
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 575
1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 7 36 Dan Blum
1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 6 29 Mark Brader
1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 33 Pete Gayde
1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 6 33 Bruce Bowler
1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 33 Joe
0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5 21 Erland S
0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 20 Dan Tilque
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
5 5 3 1 7 6 3 7 1 1 39 56%
That was a tough set so well played all and congratulations Dan B.
cheers,
calvin
Erland Sommarskog
Sep 27, 2019, 3:57:07 AM9/27/19
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
>> 4 A news photographer named Paparazzo, the eponym of the word
>> paparazzi, appeared in which 1960 Federico Fellini film?
>
> La Dolce Vita
> Singleton for Erland
>
>> 4 A news photographer named Paparazzo, the eponym of the word
>> paparazzi, appeared in which 1960 Federico Fellini film?
>
> La Dolce Vita
> Singleton for Erland
>
>> 10 Which 1970s British television series starred Tony Curtis and
>> Roger Moore as Danny Wilde and Brett Sinclair respectively?
>
> The Persuaders!
> Singleton for Erland since I accepted the Swedish title Snobbar som
> jobbar which amusingly translates as Snobs on the Job! >
>
It's not really good tone to brag about having two singletons. But I can't
>> Roger Moore as Danny Wilde and Brett Sinclair respectively?
>
> The Persuaders!
> Singleton for Erland since I accepted the Swedish title Snobbar som
> jobbar which amusingly translates as Snobs on the Job! >
>
resist it when both questions are about movie/TV, an area that other people
know a whole lot better than me. So it is quite unusual.
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