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Gareth Owen
Jan 2, 2017, 3:01:36 AM1/2/17
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Sorry about the delay - I wanted to see what Dec 31 had in store for us.
Rightly or wrongly, 2016 got the reputation as a year in which we lost
an inordinate number of beloved people. Please identify these people
from semi-cryptic clues,listed chronologically by date of death.
1. Father of film director Duncan Jones [Jan 10]
2. *SPOILER* Fancr xvyyf Qhzoyrqber [Jan 14]
3. Co-founder of MIT's AI-lab and neural net pioneer [Jan 24]
4. Salvatore Tessio [Jan 26]
5. Egyptian former Secretary-General of the UN [Feb 16]
6. Italian author of "The Name Of The Rose" [Feb 19]
7. Former FLOTUS [Mar 6]
8. Former "Fifth Beatle" [Mar 8]
9. Former Mayor of Toronto and crack-cocaine aficionado [Mar 22]
10. "No flipping" [Mar 24]
11. An Okie, from Muskogee [Apr 6]
12. Proprietor of Paisley Park Studios and recording label [Apr 21]
13. The Greatest [Jun 3]
14. Chess grand master famous for his duel with Anatoly Karpov [Jun 6]
15. Only actually recorded a goal, an assist and a fight twice [Jun 10]
16. Sang for Audrey Hepburn, Natalie Wood, Deborah Kerr and others [Jul 24]
17. Impresario of "Springtime For Hitler", the Waco Kid [Aug 29]
18. Iced tea and lemonade [Sep 25]
19. Polish-bord co-winner of 1994 Nobel Peace Prize [Sep 28]
20. The patron saint of envy, and the grocer of despair [Nov 7]
21. Failed baseball player, failed assassination target [Nov 25]
22. Nine time married socialite and actress [Dec 18]
23. Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou [Dec 25]
24. Daughter of #25 [Dec 27]
25. Mother of #24 [Dec 28]
Happy New Year!
Rightly or wrongly, 2016 got the reputation as a year in which we lost
an inordinate number of beloved people. Please identify these people
from semi-cryptic clues,listed chronologically by date of death.
1. Father of film director Duncan Jones [Jan 10]
2. *SPOILER* Fancr xvyyf Qhzoyrqber [Jan 14]
3. Co-founder of MIT's AI-lab and neural net pioneer [Jan 24]
4. Salvatore Tessio [Jan 26]
5. Egyptian former Secretary-General of the UN [Feb 16]
6. Italian author of "The Name Of The Rose" [Feb 19]
7. Former FLOTUS [Mar 6]
8. Former "Fifth Beatle" [Mar 8]
9. Former Mayor of Toronto and crack-cocaine aficionado [Mar 22]
10. "No flipping" [Mar 24]
11. An Okie, from Muskogee [Apr 6]
12. Proprietor of Paisley Park Studios and recording label [Apr 21]
13. The Greatest [Jun 3]
14. Chess grand master famous for his duel with Anatoly Karpov [Jun 6]
15. Only actually recorded a goal, an assist and a fight twice [Jun 10]
16. Sang for Audrey Hepburn, Natalie Wood, Deborah Kerr and others [Jul 24]
17. Impresario of "Springtime For Hitler", the Waco Kid [Aug 29]
18. Iced tea and lemonade [Sep 25]
19. Polish-bord co-winner of 1994 Nobel Peace Prize [Sep 28]
20. The patron saint of envy, and the grocer of despair [Nov 7]
21. Failed baseball player, failed assassination target [Nov 25]
22. Nine time married socialite and actress [Dec 18]
23. Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou [Dec 25]
24. Daughter of #25 [Dec 27]
25. Mother of #24 [Dec 28]
Happy New Year!
Mark Brader
Jan 2, 2017, 3:16:20 AM1/2/17
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Gareth Owen:
> 2. *SPOILER*
!!
> Fancr xvyyf Qhzoyrqber [Jan 14]
Alan Rickman.
> 3. Co-founder of MIT's AI-lab and neural net pioneer [Jan 24]
Marvin Minsky.
> 4. Salvatore Tessio [Jan 26]
Mario Puzo?
> 5. Egyptian former Secretary-General of the UN [Feb 16]
Boutros Boutros-Ghali.
> 6. Italian author of "The Name Of The Rose" [Feb 19]
Umberto Eco.
> 7. Former FLOTUS [Mar 6]
Nancy Reagan.
> 8. Former "Fifth Beatle" [Mar 8]
Stu Sutcliffe, only it isn't.
> 9. Former Mayor of Toronto and crack-cocaine aficionado [Mar 22]
Rob Ford.
> 10. "No flipping" [Mar 24]
> 11. An Okie, from Muskogee [Apr 6]
> 12. Proprietor of Paisley Park Studios and recording label [Apr 21]
> 13. The Greatest [Jun 3]
Muhammad Ali.
> 14. Chess grand master famous for his duel with Anatoly Karpov [Jun 6]
Garry Kasparov.
> 15. Only actually recorded a goal, an assist and a fight twice [Jun 10]
Gordie Howe.
> 16. Sang for Audrey Hepburn, Natalie Wood, Deborah Kerr and others [Jul 24]
Marni Nixon.
> 17. Impresario of "Springtime For Hitler", the Waco Kid [Aug 29]
Gene Wilder.
> 18. Iced tea and lemonade [Sep 25]
Leonard Cohen?
> 19. Polish-bord co-winner of 1994 Nobel Peace Prize [Sep 28]
Lech Walesa?
> 20. The patron saint of envy, and the grocer of despair [Nov 7]
David Bowie?
> 21. Failed baseball player, failed assassination target [Nov 25]
Fidel Castro.
> 22. Nine time married socialite and actress [Dec 18]
Zsa Zsa Gabor.
> 23. Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou [Dec 25]
George Michael.
> 24. Daughter of #25 [Dec 27]
Carrie Fisher.
> 25. Mother of #24 [Dec 28]
Debbie Reynolds.
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Mark Brader "It's simply a matter of style, and while there
Toronto are many wrong styles, there really isn't any
m...@vex.net one right style." -- Ray Butterworth
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1. Father of film director Duncan Jones [Jan 10]
Terry Jones? I hope not.
> 2. *SPOILER*
!!
> Fancr xvyyf Qhzoyrqber [Jan 14]
> 3. Co-founder of MIT's AI-lab and neural net pioneer [Jan 24]
> 4. Salvatore Tessio [Jan 26]
> 5. Egyptian former Secretary-General of the UN [Feb 16]
> 6. Italian author of "The Name Of The Rose" [Feb 19]
> 7. Former FLOTUS [Mar 6]
> 8. Former "Fifth Beatle" [Mar 8]
> 9. Former Mayor of Toronto and crack-cocaine aficionado [Mar 22]
> 10. "No flipping" [Mar 24]
> 11. An Okie, from Muskogee [Apr 6]
> 12. Proprietor of Paisley Park Studios and recording label [Apr 21]
> 13. The Greatest [Jun 3]
> 14. Chess grand master famous for his duel with Anatoly Karpov [Jun 6]
> 15. Only actually recorded a goal, an assist and a fight twice [Jun 10]
> 16. Sang for Audrey Hepburn, Natalie Wood, Deborah Kerr and others [Jul 24]
> 17. Impresario of "Springtime For Hitler", the Waco Kid [Aug 29]
> 18. Iced tea and lemonade [Sep 25]
> 19. Polish-bord co-winner of 1994 Nobel Peace Prize [Sep 28]
> 20. The patron saint of envy, and the grocer of despair [Nov 7]
> 21. Failed baseball player, failed assassination target [Nov 25]
> 22. Nine time married socialite and actress [Dec 18]
> 23. Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou [Dec 25]
> 24. Daughter of #25 [Dec 27]
> 25. Mother of #24 [Dec 28]
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Mark Brader "It's simply a matter of style, and while there
Toronto are many wrong styles, there really isn't any
m...@vex.net one right style." -- Ray Butterworth
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Tilque
Jan 2, 2017, 5:15:55 AM1/2/17
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Gareth Owen wrote:
> Sorry about the delay - I wanted to see what Dec 31 had in store for us.
Father Mulcahy wasn't notable enough?
> Sorry about the delay - I wanted to see what Dec 31 had in store for us.
>
> 1. Father of film director Duncan Jones [Jan 10]
> 2. *SPOILER* Fancr xvyyf Qhzoyrqber [Jan 14]
> 3. Co-founder of MIT's AI-lab and neural net pioneer [Jan 24]
> 4. Salvatore Tessio [Jan 26]
> 5. Egyptian former Secretary-General of the UN [Feb 16]
> 6. Italian author of "The Name Of The Rose" [Feb 19]
> 7. Former FLOTUS [Mar 6]
> 8. Former "Fifth Beatle" [Mar 8]
> 9. Former Mayor of Toronto and crack-cocaine aficionado [Mar 22]
> 10. "No flipping" [Mar 24]
> 11. An Okie, from Muskogee [Apr 6]
> 12. Proprietor of Paisley Park Studios and recording label [Apr 21]
> 13. The Greatest [Jun 3]
> 14. Chess grand master famous for his duel with Anatoly Karpov [Jun 6]
> 15. Only actually recorded a goal, an assist and a fight twice [Jun 10]
> 16. Sang for Audrey Hepburn, Natalie Wood, Deborah Kerr and others [Jul 24]
> 17. Impresario of "Springtime For Hitler", the Waco Kid [Aug 29]
> 18. Iced tea and lemonade [Sep 25]
> 19. Polish-bord co-winner of 1994 Nobel Peace Prize [Sep 28]
> 20. The patron saint of envy, and the grocer of despair [Nov 7]
> 21. Failed baseball player, failed assassination target [Nov 25]
> 22. Nine time married socialite and actress [Dec 18]
> 23. Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou [Dec 25]
> 24. Daughter of #25 [Dec 27]
> 25. Mother of #24 [Dec 28]
>
>
> Happy New Year!
What's so happy about it?
--
Dan Tilque
Peter Smyth
Jan 2, 2017, 5:41:40 AM1/2/17
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Gareth Owen wrote:
> Sorry about the delay - I wanted to see what Dec 31 had in store for
> us.
>
> Rightly or wrongly, 2016 got the reputation as a year in which we lost
> an inordinate number of beloved people. Please identify these people
> from semi-cryptic clues,listed chronologically by date of death.
>
> 1. Father of film director Duncan Jones [Jan 10]
David Bowie
> Sorry about the delay - I wanted to see what Dec 31 had in store for
> us.
>
> Rightly or wrongly, 2016 got the reputation as a year in which we lost
> an inordinate number of beloved people. Please identify these people
> from semi-cryptic clues,listed chronologically by date of death.
>
> 1. Father of film director Duncan Jones [Jan 10]
> 2. SPOILER Snape kills Dumbledore [Jan 14]
Alan Rickman
> 3. Co-founder of MIT's AI-lab and neural net pioneer [Jan 24]
> 4. Salvatore Tessio [Jan 26]
> 5. Egyptian former Secretary-General of the UN [Feb 16]
Boutros Boutros Ghali
> 4. Salvatore Tessio [Jan 26]
> 5. Egyptian former Secretary-General of the UN [Feb 16]
> 6. Italian author of "The Name Of The Rose" [Feb 19]
Dario Fo
> 7. Former FLOTUS [Mar 6]
Nancy Reagan
> 8. Former "Fifth Beatle" [Mar 8]
George Martin
> 9. Former Mayor of Toronto and crack-cocaine aficionado [Mar 22]
Rob Ford
> 10. "No flipping" [Mar 24]
> 11. An Okie, from Muskogee [Apr 6]
> 12. Proprietor of Paisley Park Studios and recording label [Apr 21]
> 13. The Greatest [Jun 3]
Muhammad Ali
> 11. An Okie, from Muskogee [Apr 6]
> 12. Proprietor of Paisley Park Studios and recording label [Apr 21]
> 13. The Greatest [Jun 3]
> 14. Chess grand master famous for his duel with Anatoly Karpov [Jun 6]
Viktor Korchnoi
> 15. Only actually recorded a goal, an assist and a fight twice [Jun
> 10]
> 16. Sang for Audrey Hepburn, Natalie Wood, Deborah Kerr and
> others [Jul 24]
> 17. Impresario of "Springtime For Hitler", the Waco
> Kid [Aug 29]
Gene Wilder
> 10]
> 16. Sang for Audrey Hepburn, Natalie Wood, Deborah Kerr and
> others [Jul 24]
> 17. Impresario of "Springtime For Hitler", the Waco
> Kid [Aug 29]
> 18. Iced tea and lemonade [Sep 25]
Leonard Cohen
> 19. Polish-bord co-winner of 1994 Nobel Peace Prize [Sep 28]
Lech Walesa? (though I don't think he is dead)
> 20. The patron saint of envy, and the grocer of despair [Nov 7]
Leonard Cohen
> 21. Failed baseball player, failed assassination target [Nov 25]
> 22. Nine time married socialite and actress [Dec 18]
Zsa Zsa Gabor
> 22. Nine time married socialite and actress [Dec 18]
> 23. Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou [Dec 25]
George Michael
> 24. Daughter of #25 [Dec 27]
Carrie Fisher
> 25. Mother of #24 [Dec 28]
Debbie Reynolds
Peter Smyth
Don Piven
Jan 2, 2017, 8:50:51 AM1/2/17
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On 1/2/17 02:01, Gareth Owen wrote:
> Sorry about the delay - I wanted to see what Dec 31 had in store for us.
>
> Rightly or wrongly, 2016 got the reputation as a year in which we lost
> an inordinate number of beloved people. Please identify these people
> from semi-cryptic clues,listed chronologically by date of death.
>
> 1. Father of film director Duncan Jones [Jan 10]
> 2. *SPOILER* Fancr xvyyf Qhzoyrqber [Jan 14]
> 3. Co-founder of MIT's AI-lab and neural net pioneer [Jan 24]
Seymour Papert.
> Sorry about the delay - I wanted to see what Dec 31 had in store for us.
>
> Rightly or wrongly, 2016 got the reputation as a year in which we lost
> an inordinate number of beloved people. Please identify these people
> from semi-cryptic clues,listed chronologically by date of death.
>
> 1. Father of film director Duncan Jones [Jan 10]
> 2. *SPOILER* Fancr xvyyf Qhzoyrqber [Jan 14]
> 3. Co-founder of MIT's AI-lab and neural net pioneer [Jan 24]
> 4. Salvatore Tessio [Jan 26]
> 5. Egyptian former Secretary-General of the UN [Feb 16]
> 6. Italian author of "The Name Of The Rose" [Feb 19]
> 7. Former FLOTUS [Mar 6]
> 8. Former "Fifth Beatle" [Mar 8]
> 9. Former Mayor of Toronto and crack-cocaine aficionado [Mar 22]
> 10. "No flipping" [Mar 24]
> 11. An Okie, from Muskogee [Apr 6]
> 12. Proprietor of Paisley Park Studios and recording label [Apr 21]
> 13. The Greatest [Jun 3]
> 14. Chess grand master famous for his duel with Anatoly Karpov [Jun 6]
> 15. Only actually recorded a goal, an assist and a fight twice [Jun 10]
> 16. Sang for Audrey Hepburn, Natalie Wood, Deborah Kerr and others [Jul 24]
> 17. Impresario of "Springtime For Hitler", the Waco Kid [Aug 29]
> 18. Iced tea and lemonade [Sep 25]
Dan Blum
Jan 2, 2017, 9:59:05 AM1/2/17
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Quincy Jones
> 2. *SPOILER* Fancr xvyyf Qhzoyrqber [Jan 14]
Alan Rickman
> 3. Co-founder of MIT's AI-lab and neural net pioneer [Jan 24]
Marvin Minsky
> 5. Egyptian former Secretary-General of the UN [Feb 16]
Boutros-Boutros Ghali
> 6. Italian author of "The Name Of The Rose" [Feb 19]
Umberto Eco
> 7. Former FLOTUS [Mar 6]
Nancy Reagan
> 8. Former "Fifth Beatle" [Mar 8]
Pete Best
> 9. Former Mayor of Toronto and crack-cocaine aficionado [Mar 22]
Rob Ford
> 12. Proprietor of Paisley Park Studios and recording label [Apr 21]
Prince
> 13. The Greatest [Jun 3]
Muhammad Ali
> 14. Chess grand master famous for his duel with Anatoly Karpov [Jun 6]
Bobby Fischer
> 17. Impresario of "Springtime For Hitler", the Waco Kid [Aug 29]
Gene Wilder
> 18. Iced tea and lemonade [Sep 25]
Arnold Palmer
> 19. Polish-bord co-winner of 1994 Nobel Peace Prize [Sep 28]
Lech Walesa
> 21. Failed baseball player, failed assassination target [Nov 25]
Fidel Castro
> 22. Nine time married socialite and actress [Dec 18]
Elizabeth Taylor
> 23. Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou [Dec 25]
George Michael
> 24. Daughter of #25 [Dec 27]
Carrie Fisher
> 25. Mother of #24 [Dec 28]
Debie Reynolds
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
> 2. *SPOILER* Fancr xvyyf Qhzoyrqber [Jan 14]
> 3. Co-founder of MIT's AI-lab and neural net pioneer [Jan 24]
> 5. Egyptian former Secretary-General of the UN [Feb 16]
> 6. Italian author of "The Name Of The Rose" [Feb 19]
> 7. Former FLOTUS [Mar 6]
> 8. Former "Fifth Beatle" [Mar 8]
> 9. Former Mayor of Toronto and crack-cocaine aficionado [Mar 22]
> 12. Proprietor of Paisley Park Studios and recording label [Apr 21]
> 13. The Greatest [Jun 3]
> 14. Chess grand master famous for his duel with Anatoly Karpov [Jun 6]
> 17. Impresario of "Springtime For Hitler", the Waco Kid [Aug 29]
> 18. Iced tea and lemonade [Sep 25]
> 19. Polish-bord co-winner of 1994 Nobel Peace Prize [Sep 28]
> 21. Failed baseball player, failed assassination target [Nov 25]
> 22. Nine time married socialite and actress [Dec 18]
> 23. Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou [Dec 25]
> 24. Daughter of #25 [Dec 27]
> 25. Mother of #24 [Dec 28]
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Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Marc Dashevsky
Jan 2, 2017, 1:02:14 PM1/2/17
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In article <87h95hh...@gmail.com>, gwo...@gmail.com says...
> 3. Co-founder of MIT's AI-lab and neural net pioneer [Jan 24]
Marvin Minsky
> 4. Salvatore Tessio [Jan 26]
Abe Vigoda
> 5. Egyptian former Secretary-General of the UN [Feb 16]
Boutris Boutris Ghalli
> 6. Italian author of "The Name Of The Rose" [Feb 19]
Humberto Eco
> 7. Former FLOTUS [Mar 6]
Nancy Reagan
> 8. Former "Fifth Beatle" [Mar 8]
George Martin
> 9. Former Mayor of Toronto and crack-cocaine aficionado [Mar 22]
Rob Ford
> 10. "No flipping" [Mar 24]
> 11. An Okie, from Muskogee [Apr 6]
Merle Haggard
> 12. Proprietor of Paisley Park Studios and recording label [Apr 21]
Prince
> 13. The Greatest [Jun 3]
Mohammad Ali
> 14. Chess grand master famous for his duel with Anatoly Karpov [Jun 6]
> 15. Only actually recorded a goal, an assist and a fight twice [Jun 10]
> 16. Sang for Audrey Hepburn, Natalie Wood, Deborah Kerr and others [Jul 24]
> 17. Impresario of "Springtime For Hitler", the Waco Kid [Aug 29]
Gene Wilder
> 18. Iced tea and lemonade [Sep 25]
Arnold Palmer
> 19. Polish-bord co-winner of 1994 Nobel Peace Prize [Sep 28]
> 20. The patron saint of envy, and the grocer of despair [Nov 7]
> 21. Failed baseball player, failed assassination target [Nov 25]
> 22. Nine time married socialite and actress [Dec 18]
Zsa Zsa Gabor
> 23. Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou [Dec 25]
> 24. Daughter of #25 [Dec 27]
Carrie Fisher
> 25. Mother of #24 [Dec 28]
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
>
> Sorry about the delay - I wanted to see what Dec 31 had in store for us.
>
> Rightly or wrongly, 2016 got the reputation as a year in which we lost
> an inordinate number of beloved people. Please identify these people
> from semi-cryptic clues,listed chronologically by date of death.
>
> 1. Father of film director Duncan Jones [Jan 10]
> 2. *SPOILER* Fancr xvyyf Qhzoyrqber [Jan 14]
Alan Rickman
> Sorry about the delay - I wanted to see what Dec 31 had in store for us.
>
> Rightly or wrongly, 2016 got the reputation as a year in which we lost
> an inordinate number of beloved people. Please identify these people
> from semi-cryptic clues,listed chronologically by date of death.
>
> 1. Father of film director Duncan Jones [Jan 10]
> 2. *SPOILER* Fancr xvyyf Qhzoyrqber [Jan 14]
> 3. Co-founder of MIT's AI-lab and neural net pioneer [Jan 24]
> 4. Salvatore Tessio [Jan 26]
> 5. Egyptian former Secretary-General of the UN [Feb 16]
> 6. Italian author of "The Name Of The Rose" [Feb 19]
> 7. Former FLOTUS [Mar 6]
> 8. Former "Fifth Beatle" [Mar 8]
> 9. Former Mayor of Toronto and crack-cocaine aficionado [Mar 22]
> 10. "No flipping" [Mar 24]
> 11. An Okie, from Muskogee [Apr 6]
> 12. Proprietor of Paisley Park Studios and recording label [Apr 21]
> 13. The Greatest [Jun 3]
> 14. Chess grand master famous for his duel with Anatoly Karpov [Jun 6]
> 15. Only actually recorded a goal, an assist and a fight twice [Jun 10]
> 16. Sang for Audrey Hepburn, Natalie Wood, Deborah Kerr and others [Jul 24]
> 17. Impresario of "Springtime For Hitler", the Waco Kid [Aug 29]
> 18. Iced tea and lemonade [Sep 25]
> 19. Polish-bord co-winner of 1994 Nobel Peace Prize [Sep 28]
> 20. The patron saint of envy, and the grocer of despair [Nov 7]
> 21. Failed baseball player, failed assassination target [Nov 25]
> 22. Nine time married socialite and actress [Dec 18]
> 23. Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou [Dec 25]
> 24. Daughter of #25 [Dec 27]
> 25. Mother of #24 [Dec 28]
Debbie Reynolds
> Happy New Year!
>
--
> Happy New Year!
>
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Gareth Owen
Jan 2, 2017, 4:43:21 PM1/2/17
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The deadline for this quiz is the
first anniversary of the death of Answer #1
Thanks Mark
first anniversary of the death of Answer #1
Thanks Mark
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 2, 2017, 5:35:49 PM1/2/17
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David Bowie.
> 5. Egyptian former Secretary-General of the UN [Feb 16]
Botrous Botrous-Ghali
> 6. Italian author of "The Name Of The Rose" [Feb 19]
Umbeto Eco
> 9. Former Mayor of Toronto and crack-cocaine aficionado [Mar 22]
Rob Ford
> 13. The Greatest [Jun 3]
Muhammed Ali
> 14. Chess grand master famous for his duel with Anatoly Karpov [Jun 6]
Bobby Fisher
> 22. Nine time married socialite and actress [Dec 18]
Zsa-Zsa Gabor
> 23. Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou [Dec 25]
George Michael
> 24. Daughter of #25 [Dec 27]
Was her name Claire Fisher? (Never heard of her before.)
> 25. Mother of #24 [Dec 28]
Was it Debbie Reynolds? (Another unknown to me.)
> 5. Egyptian former Secretary-General of the UN [Feb 16]
> 6. Italian author of "The Name Of The Rose" [Feb 19]
> 9. Former Mayor of Toronto and crack-cocaine aficionado [Mar 22]
> 13. The Greatest [Jun 3]
> 14. Chess grand master famous for his duel with Anatoly Karpov [Jun 6]
> 22. Nine time married socialite and actress [Dec 18]
> 23. Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou [Dec 25]
> 24. Daughter of #25 [Dec 27]
> 25. Mother of #24 [Dec 28]
swp
Jan 2, 2017, 5:36:32 PM1/2/17
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On Monday, January 2, 2017 at 3:01:36 AM UTC-5, Gareth Owen wrote:
> Sorry about the delay - I wanted to see what Dec 31 had in store for us.
alcohol and fireworks. and the end of mariah carey's career.
> Sorry about the delay - I wanted to see what Dec 31 had in store for us.
> Rightly or wrongly, 2016 got the reputation as a year in which we lost
> an inordinate number of beloved people. Please identify these people
> from semi-cryptic clues,listed chronologically by date of death.
>
> 1. Father of film director Duncan Jones [Jan 10]
> 2. *SPOILER* Fancr xvyyf Qhzoyrqber [Jan 14]
> 3. Co-founder of MIT's AI-lab and neural net pioneer [Jan 24]
> 4. Salvatore Tessio [Jan 26]
> 5. Egyptian former Secretary-General of the UN [Feb 16]
> 6. Italian author of "The Name Of The Rose" [Feb 19]
> 7. Former FLOTUS [Mar 6]
> 8. Former "Fifth Beatle" [Mar 8]
> 9. Former Mayor of Toronto and crack-cocaine aficionado [Mar 22]
> 10. "No flipping" [Mar 24]
> 11. An Okie, from Muskogee [Apr 6]
> 12. Proprietor of Paisley Park Studios and recording label [Apr 21]
> 13. The Greatest [Jun 3]
> 14. Chess grand master famous for his duel with Anatoly Karpov [Jun 6]
> 15. Only actually recorded a goal, an assist and a fight twice [Jun 10]
> 16. Sang for Audrey Hepburn, Natalie Wood, Deborah Kerr and others [Jul 24]
> 17. Impresario of "Springtime For Hitler", the Waco Kid [Aug 29]
> 18. Iced tea and lemonade [Sep 25]
> 19. Polish-born co-winner of 1994 Nobel Peace Prize [Sep 28]
shimon peres
> 20. The patron saint of envy, and the grocer of despair [Nov 7]
> 21. Failed baseball player, failed assassination target [Nov 25]
> 22. Nine time married socialite and actress [Dec 18]
> 23. Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou [Dec 25]
> 24. Daughter of #25 [Dec 27]
> 25. Mother of #24 [Dec 28]
>
> Happy New Year!
I wish you peace, health, happiness and prosperity in 2017.
swp, who didn't meet everyone on this list. but far too many.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRP8d7hhpoQ
Mark Brader
Jan 3, 2017, 12:49:42 AM1/3/17
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Gareth Owen:
need to be the second anniversary, do I get a bonus point, or do
I lose a point for being cheeky?
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Toronto I say 'minor' because I'm not doing the work."
m...@vex.net -- Topher Eliot
> The deadline for this quiz is the
> first anniversary of the death of Answer #1
So if I point out that in order to make the quiz title correct it'd
> first anniversary of the death of Answer #1
need to be the second anniversary, do I get a bonus point, or do
I lose a point for being cheeky?
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Toronto I say 'minor' because I'm not doing the work."
m...@vex.net -- Topher Eliot
Gareth Owen
Jan 3, 2017, 1:27:58 AM1/3/17
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) writes:
> Gareth Owen:
>> The deadline for this quiz is the
>> first anniversary of the death of Answer #1
>
> So if I point out that in order to make the quiz title correct it'd
> need to be the second anniversary, do I get a bonus point, or do
> I lose a point for being cheeky?
Oh, sheesh.
> Gareth Owen:
>> The deadline for this quiz is the
>> first anniversary of the death of Answer #1
>
> So if I point out that in order to make the quiz title correct it'd
> need to be the second anniversary, do I get a bonus point, or do
> I lose a point for being cheeky?
Did I mention that I originally posted it to comp.lang.c++ by mistake?
It's been a long week.
Peter Smyth
Jan 3, 2017, 4:22:26 PM1/3/17
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Peter Smyth
Gareth Owen
Jan 4, 2017, 1:37:51 PM1/4/17
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Not as yet. I did send a cancel message almost immediatel, so its
possible it didn't propagate all that far.
possible it didn't propagate all that far.
Calvin
Jan 8, 2017, 8:34:14 PM1/8/17
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On Monday, January 2, 2017 at 6:01:36 PM UTC+10, Gareth Owen wrote:
> Sorry about the delay - I wanted to see what Dec 31 had in store for us.
>
> Rightly or wrongly, 2016 got the reputation as a year in which we lost
> an inordinate number of beloved people. Please identify these people
> from semi-cryptic clues,listed chronologically by date of death.
>
> 1. Father of film director Duncan Jones [Jan 10]
Davy Jones?
> Sorry about the delay - I wanted to see what Dec 31 had in store for us.
>
> Rightly or wrongly, 2016 got the reputation as a year in which we lost
> an inordinate number of beloved people. Please identify these people
> from semi-cryptic clues,listed chronologically by date of death.
>
> 1. Father of film director Duncan Jones [Jan 10]
> 2. *SPOILER* Fancr xvyyf Qhzoyrqber [Jan 14]
> 3. Co-founder of MIT's AI-lab and neural net pioneer [Jan 24]
> 4. Salvatore Tessio [Jan 26]
> 5. Egyptian former Secretary-General of the UN [Feb 16]
> 6. Italian author of "The Name Of The Rose" [Feb 19]
> 7. Former FLOTUS [Mar 6]
> 8. Former "Fifth Beatle" [Mar 8]
> 9. Former Mayor of Toronto and crack-cocaine aficionado [Mar 22]
> 10. "No flipping" [Mar 24]
> 11. An Okie, from Muskogee [Apr 6]
> 12. Proprietor of Paisley Park Studios and recording label [Apr 21]
> 13. The Greatest [Jun 3]
> 14. Chess grand master famous for his duel with Anatoly Karpov [Jun 6]
> 15. Only actually recorded a goal, an assist and a fight twice [Jun 10]
> 16. Sang for Audrey Hepburn, Natalie Wood, Deborah Kerr and others [Jul 24]
> 17. Impresario of "Springtime For Hitler", the Waco Kid [Aug 29]
> 18. Iced tea and lemonade [Sep 25]
> 19. Polish-bord co-winner of 1994 Nobel Peace Prize [Sep 28]
> 20. The patron saint of envy, and the grocer of despair [Nov 7]
> 21. Failed baseball player, failed assassination target [Nov 25]
> 22. Nine time married socialite and actress [Dec 18]
> 23. Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou [Dec 25]
> 24. Daughter of #25 [Dec 27]
> 25. Mother of #24 [Dec 28]
> Happy New Year!
And to you sir.
cheers,
calvin
Gareth Owen
Jan 15, 2017, 6:08:11 PM1/15/17
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Gareth Owen <gwo...@gmail.com> writes:
> Sorry about the delay - I wanted to see what Dec 31 had in store for us.
>
> Rightly or wrongly, 2016 got the reputation as a year in which we lost
> an inordinate number of beloved people. Please identify these people
> from semi-cryptic clues,listed chronologically by date of death.
>
> 1. Father of film director Duncan Jones [Jan 10]
David Bowie. Jones was originally known as Zowie Bowie. It was
> Sorry about the delay - I wanted to see what Dec 31 had in store for us.
>
> Rightly or wrongly, 2016 got the reputation as a year in which we lost
> an inordinate number of beloved people. Please identify these people
> from semi-cryptic clues,listed chronologically by date of death.
>
> 1. Father of film director Duncan Jones [Jan 10]
tempting to mark "Davy Jones" as almost-right, but I didn't.
Sorry Calvin.
> 2. *SPOILER* Fancr xvyyf Qhzoyrqber [Jan 14]
> 3. Co-founder of MIT's AI-lab and neural net pioneer [Jan 24]
> 4. Salvatore Tessio [Jan 26]
> 5. Egyptian former Secretary-General of the UN [Feb 16]
> 6. Italian author of "The Name Of The Rose" [Feb 19]
> 7. Former FLOTUS [Mar 6]
United States)
> 8. Former "Fifth Beatle" [Mar 8]
Stu Sutcliffe died in 1962, Brian Epstein in 1967 so no points for those.
> 9. Former Mayor of Toronto and crack-cocaine aficionado [Mar 22]
> 10. "No flipping" [Mar 24]
viewers when his show when to commercial
> 11. An Okie, from Muskogee [Apr 6]
of his worst songs.
> 12. Proprietor of Paisley Park Studios and recording label [Apr 21]
> 13. The Greatest [Jun 3]
> 14. Chess grand master famous for his duel with Anatoly Karpov [Jun 6]
critic of Vladimir Putin, so lets see what 2017 brings.
> 15. Only actually recorded a goal, an assist and a fight twice [Jun
> 10]
assist and a fight is the "Gordie Howe Hattrick"
> 16. Sang for Audrey Hepburn, Natalie Wood, Deborah Kerr and others
> [Jul 24]
Side Story or Kerr in the King & I, you were actually listening to Nixon.
> 17. Impresario of "Springtime For Hitler", the Waco Kid [Aug 29]
> 18. Iced tea and lemonade [Sep 25]
> 19. Polish-bord co-winner of 1994 Nobel Peace Prize [Sep 28]
Palestine in 1934.
> 20. The patron saint of envy, and the grocer of despair [Nov 7]
> 21. Failed baseball player, failed assassination target [Nov 25]
> 22. Nine time married socialite and actress [Dec 18]
> 23. Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou [Dec 25]
up. How innocent we were.
> 24. Daughter of #25 [Dec 27]
> 25. Mother of #24 [Dec 28]
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5
Mark Brader 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 15
Dan Tilque 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 10
Peter Smyth 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 14
Don Piven 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Dan Blum 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 14
Marc Dashevsky 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 16
Erland Sommarskog 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 8
swp 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 23
Calvin 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 15
Lots very closely packed around 15/25, but swp is the runaway winner
Mark Brader
Jan 15, 2017, 6:58:08 PM1/15/17
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Gareth Owen:
> Mark Brader 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 15
> Dan Tilque 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 10
> Peter Smyth 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 14
> Don Piven 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
> Dan Blum 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 14
> Marc Dashevsky 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 16
> Erland Sommarskog 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 8
> swp 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 23
> Calvin 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 15
Fixing that (for me only; I haven't checked the others) and sorting:
Stephen Perry 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 23
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Mark Brader, Toronto / "A computer makes it possible to do, in half an hour,
m...@vex.net / tasks which were completely unnecessary to do before."
> 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5
>
> Mark Brader 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 15
Correct total, wrong details.
> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5
>
> Mark Brader 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 15
> Mark Brader 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 15
> Dan Tilque 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 10
> Peter Smyth 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 14
> Don Piven 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
> Dan Blum 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 14
> Marc Dashevsky 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 16
> Erland Sommarskog 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 8
> swp 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 23
> Calvin 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 15
Stephen Perry 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 23
Marc Dashevsky 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 16
Mark Brader 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 15
Calvin 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 15
Peter Smyth 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 14
Dan Blum 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 14
Dan Tilque 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 10
Erland Sommarskog 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 8
Don Piven 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Well done, Stephen! I knew I was beaten as soon as I saw your posting.
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Mark Brader, Toronto / "A computer makes it possible to do, in half an hour,
m...@vex.net / tasks which were completely unnecessary to do before."
Gareth Owen
Jan 15, 2017, 7:12:31 PM1/15/17
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) writes:
> Well done, Stephen! I knew I was beaten as soon as I saw your posting.
As soon as I saw it, I knew it wasn't a big deal that I'd neglected to
> Well done, Stephen! I knew I was beaten as soon as I saw your posting.
write the answers down anywhere.
swp
Jan 16, 2017, 1:20:52 AM1/16/17
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I will post the next RQ later today, which is MLK day here in the us. no, that will not be the theme of the quiz.
swp
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