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swp
Apr 15, 2017, 9:38:26 PM4/15/17
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my apologies for the delay.
this is rotating quiz #252. today is april 15th, 2017. at least for a few more minutes...
the winner will be the first choice to set rq 253, in a manner of their choosing.
please answer based only on your own knowledge; put all of your answers in a single posting, quoting the question before each one.
answer slates must be posted before 9pm edt (philadelphia/toronto time) on saturday, 2017-04-22, which gives a lot of time from the time of this posting.
in case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who scored on the hardest questions; and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first.
correct answers are worth 1 point each.
have fun!
1. april gave birth to a healthy baby boy 2017-04-15. where?
2. 'tusk' was a hit song for what band?
3. what happened to a canadian man on a united airliunes flight from houston to calgary on april 8th?
4. the philadelphia museum of art hosted an exhibition for the works of what great painter in 2012?
5. what game includes play modes such as 'survival mode', 'hardcore mode', and 'story mode'?
6. icarly was a tv show from 2007-2012. who played carly?
7. who is known as the father of medicine?
8. what was dustin hoffman's character's name in 'rainman'?
9. what european nation's name means "little fortress"?
10. the edvard munch museum is located in what city?
good luck!
swp
this is rotating quiz #252. today is april 15th, 2017. at least for a few more minutes...
the winner will be the first choice to set rq 253, in a manner of their choosing.
please answer based only on your own knowledge; put all of your answers in a single posting, quoting the question before each one.
answer slates must be posted before 9pm edt (philadelphia/toronto time) on saturday, 2017-04-22, which gives a lot of time from the time of this posting.
in case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who scored on the hardest questions; and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first.
correct answers are worth 1 point each.
have fun!
1. april gave birth to a healthy baby boy 2017-04-15. where?
2. 'tusk' was a hit song for what band?
3. what happened to a canadian man on a united airliunes flight from houston to calgary on april 8th?
4. the philadelphia museum of art hosted an exhibition for the works of what great painter in 2012?
5. what game includes play modes such as 'survival mode', 'hardcore mode', and 'story mode'?
6. icarly was a tv show from 2007-2012. who played carly?
7. who is known as the father of medicine?
8. what was dustin hoffman's character's name in 'rainman'?
9. what european nation's name means "little fortress"?
10. the edvard munch museum is located in what city?
good luck!
swp
Mark Brader
Apr 15, 2017, 9:47:57 PM4/15/17
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Stephen Perry:
> 2. 'tusk' was a hit song for what band?
THE ELEPHANTS?
> 3. what happened to a canadian man on a united airliunes flight
> from houston to calgary on april 8th?
HE ARRIVED AT HIS DESTINATION WITHOUT BEING BEATEN UP?
> 4. the philadelphia museum of art hosted an exhibition for the works
> of what great painter in 2012?
MONET?
> 7. who is known as the father of medicine?
HIPPOCRATES.
> 8. what was dustin hoffman's character's name in 'rainman'?
RAYMOND. LET'S SEE... RAYMOND BABBITT.
> 9. what european nation's name means "little fortress"?
INTERESTING QUESTION. I'LL GUESS LIECHTENSTEIN; I KNOW IT'S A FAMILY
NAME, BUT IT COULD STILL HAVE A MEANING LIKE THAT AS WELL.
> 10. the edvard munch museum is located in what city?
OSLO.
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My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1. april gave birth to a healthy baby boy 2017-04-15. where?
IN A ZOO. UM, MIAMI?
> 2. 'tusk' was a hit song for what band?
> 3. what happened to a canadian man on a united airliunes flight
> from houston to calgary on april 8th?
> 4. the philadelphia museum of art hosted an exhibition for the works
> of what great painter in 2012?
> 7. who is known as the father of medicine?
> 8. what was dustin hoffman's character's name in 'rainman'?
> 9. what european nation's name means "little fortress"?
NAME, BUT IT COULD STILL HAVE A MEANING LIKE THAT AS WELL.
> 10. the edvard munch museum is located in what city?
--
Mark Brader | "Hitler made an elementary error when he chose not to
Toronto | dress his young National Socialists in lime-green catsuits
m...@vex.net | laced with twinkling fairy lights." --Anthony Lane
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Erland Sommarskog
Apr 16, 2017, 5:28:16 AM4/16/17
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Philadelphia
> 2. 'tusk' was a hit song for what band?
Donald, no, that's another Tusk. The band was Fleetwood Mac.
> 3. what happened to a canadian man on a united airliunes flight from
> houston to calgary on april 8th?
He was dragged out of the plane having lost the lottery on which who
should leave.
> 4. the philadelphia museum of art hosted an exhibition for the works of
> what great painter in 2012?
David Lynch
> 5. what game includes play modes such as 'survival mode', 'hardcore
> mode', and 'story mode'?
Grand Theft Auto
> 6. icarly was a tv show from 2007-2012. who played carly?
>
Nisse Hult
> 7. who is known as the father of medicine?
Hippocrate
> 9. what european nation's name means "little fortress"?
>
Andorra
> 10. the edvard munch museum is located in what city?
>
Oslo
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Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
> 2. 'tusk' was a hit song for what band?
> 3. what happened to a canadian man on a united airliunes flight from
> houston to calgary on april 8th?
should leave.
> 4. the philadelphia museum of art hosted an exhibition for the works of
> what great painter in 2012?
> 5. what game includes play modes such as 'survival mode', 'hardcore
> mode', and 'story mode'?
> 6. icarly was a tv show from 2007-2012. who played carly?
>
> 7. who is known as the father of medicine?
> 9. what european nation's name means "little fortress"?
>
> 10. the edvard munch museum is located in what city?
>
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Peter Smyth
Apr 16, 2017, 11:14:12 AM4/16/17
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swp wrote:
> my apologies for the delay.
>
> this is rotating quiz #252. today is april 15th, 2017. at least for
> a few more minutes...
>
> the winner will be the first choice to set rq 253, in a manner of
> their choosing.
>
> please answer based only on your own knowledge; put all of your
> answers in a single posting, quoting the question before each one.
>
> answer slates must be posted before 9pm edt (philadelphia/toronto
> time) on saturday, 2017-04-22, which gives a lot of time from the
> time of this posting.
>
> in case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who scored on the
> hardest questions; and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first.
>
> correct answers are worth 1 point each.
>
> have fun!
>
> 1. april gave birth to a healthy baby boy 2017-04-15. where?
New York
> my apologies for the delay.
>
> this is rotating quiz #252. today is april 15th, 2017. at least for
> a few more minutes...
>
> the winner will be the first choice to set rq 253, in a manner of
> their choosing.
>
> please answer based only on your own knowledge; put all of your
> answers in a single posting, quoting the question before each one.
>
> answer slates must be posted before 9pm edt (philadelphia/toronto
> time) on saturday, 2017-04-22, which gives a lot of time from the
> time of this posting.
>
> in case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who scored on the
> hardest questions; and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first.
>
> correct answers are worth 1 point each.
>
> have fun!
>
> 1. april gave birth to a healthy baby boy 2017-04-15. where?
> 2. 'tusk' was a hit song for what band?
>
> 3. what happened to a canadian man on a united airliunes flight from
> houston to calgary on april 8th?
>
> 4. the philadelphia museum of art hosted an exhibition for the works
> of what great painter in 2012?
>
> 5. what game includes play modes such as 'survival mode', 'hardcore
> mode', and 'story mode'?
>
> 6. icarly was a tv show from 2007-2012. who played carly?
>
> 7. who is known as the father of medicine?
Hippocrates
>
> 3. what happened to a canadian man on a united airliunes flight from
> houston to calgary on april 8th?
>
> 4. the philadelphia museum of art hosted an exhibition for the works
> of what great painter in 2012?
>
> 5. what game includes play modes such as 'survival mode', 'hardcore
> mode', and 'story mode'?
>
> 6. icarly was a tv show from 2007-2012. who played carly?
>
> 7. who is known as the father of medicine?
> 8. what was dustin hoffman's character's name in 'rainman'?
>
> 9. what european nation's name means "little fortress"?
>
> 10. the edvard munch museum is located in what city?
Oslo
>
> 9. what european nation's name means "little fortress"?
>
> 10. the edvard munch museum is located in what city?
Peter Smyth
Marc Dashevsky
Apr 16, 2017, 3:12:29 PM4/16/17
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In article <f1fd6e2b-2692-45ae...@googlegroups.com>, stephen...@gmail.com says...
> 3. what happened to a canadian man on a united airliunes flight from houston to calgary on april 8th?
forcibly removed from airplane
> 4. the philadelphia museum of art hosted an exhibition for the works of what great painter in 2012?
>
> 5. what game includes play modes such as 'survival mode', 'hardcore mode', and 'story mode'?
>
> 6. icarly was a tv show from 2007-2012. who played carly?
>
> 7. who is known as the father of medicine?
Hippocrates
> 8. what was dustin hoffman's character's name in 'rainman'?
Raymond
> 9. what european nation's name means "little fortress"?
Luxembourg
> 10. the edvard munch museum is located in what city?
Oslo
> good luck!
>
> swp
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> 1. april gave birth to a healthy baby boy 2017-04-15. where?
>
> 2. 'tusk' was a hit song for what band?
Fleetwood Mac
>
> 2. 'tusk' was a hit song for what band?
> 3. what happened to a canadian man on a united airliunes flight from houston to calgary on april 8th?
> 4. the philadelphia museum of art hosted an exhibition for the works of what great painter in 2012?
>
> 5. what game includes play modes such as 'survival mode', 'hardcore mode', and 'story mode'?
>
> 6. icarly was a tv show from 2007-2012. who played carly?
>
> 7. who is known as the father of medicine?
> 8. what was dustin hoffman's character's name in 'rainman'?
> 9. what european nation's name means "little fortress"?
> 10. the edvard munch museum is located in what city?
> good luck!
>
> swp
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ArenEss
Apr 17, 2017, 12:45:14 PM4/17/17
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On Sat, 15 Apr 2017 18:38:25 -0700 (PDT), swp
<stephen...@gmail.com> wrote:
>my apologies for the delay.
>
>this is rotating quiz #252. today is april 15th, 2017. at least for a few more minutes...
>
>the winner will be the first choice to set rq 253, in a manner of their choosing.
>
>please answer based only on your own knowledge; put all of your answers in a single posting, quoting the question before each one.
>
>answer slates must be posted before 9pm edt (philadelphia/toronto time) on saturday, 2017-04-22, which gives a lot of time from the time of this posting.
>
>in case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who scored on the hardest questions; and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first.
>
>correct answers are worth 1 point each.
>
>have fun!
>
> 1. april gave birth to a healthy baby boy 2017-04-15. where?
Animal Adventure Park (unless you are looking for town/state)
<stephen...@gmail.com> wrote:
>my apologies for the delay.
>
>this is rotating quiz #252. today is april 15th, 2017. at least for a few more minutes...
>
>the winner will be the first choice to set rq 253, in a manner of their choosing.
>
>please answer based only on your own knowledge; put all of your answers in a single posting, quoting the question before each one.
>
>answer slates must be posted before 9pm edt (philadelphia/toronto time) on saturday, 2017-04-22, which gives a lot of time from the time of this posting.
>
>in case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who scored on the hardest questions; and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first.
>
>correct answers are worth 1 point each.
>
>have fun!
>
> 1. april gave birth to a healthy baby boy 2017-04-15. where?
>
> 2. 'tusk' was a hit song for what band?
Fleetwood Mac
> 2. 'tusk' was a hit song for what band?
>
> 3. what happened to a canadian man on a united airliunes flight from houston to calgary on april 8th?
Stung by a scorpian that fell from the overhead baggage compartment
> 3. what happened to a canadian man on a united airliunes flight from houston to calgary on april 8th?
onto his head.
>
> 4. the philadelphia museum of art hosted an exhibition for the works of what great painter in 2012?
>
> 5. what game includes play modes such as 'survival mode', 'hardcore mode', and 'story mode'?
>
> 6. icarly was a tv show from 2007-2012. who played carly?
Miranda Cosgrove
> 4. the philadelphia museum of art hosted an exhibition for the works of what great painter in 2012?
>
> 5. what game includes play modes such as 'survival mode', 'hardcore mode', and 'story mode'?
>
> 6. icarly was a tv show from 2007-2012. who played carly?
>
> 7. who is known as the father of medicine?
>
> 8. what was dustin hoffman's character's name in 'rainman'?
Raymond Babbitt
> 7. who is known as the father of medicine?
>
> 8. what was dustin hoffman's character's name in 'rainman'?
>
> 9. what european nation's name means "little fortress"?
>
>10. the edvard munch museum is located in what city?
>
>
>
>good luck!
>
>swp
ArenEss
> 9. what european nation's name means "little fortress"?
>
>10. the edvard munch museum is located in what city?
>
>
>
>good luck!
>
>swp
Dan Blum
Apr 17, 2017, 10:17:37 PM4/17/17
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Fleetwood Mac
> 7. who is known as the father of medicine?
Hippocrates
> 9. what european nation's name means "little fortress"?
Liechtenstein
> 10. the edvard munch museum is located in what city?
Oslo
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
> 7. who is known as the father of medicine?
> 9. what european nation's name means "little fortress"?
> 10. the edvard munch museum is located in what city?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Calvin
Apr 20, 2017, 1:37:56 AM4/20/17
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On Sunday, April 16, 2017 at 11:38:26 AM UTC+10, swp wrote:
> 1. april gave birth to a healthy baby boy 2017-04-15. where?
In a hospital :-)
> 1. april gave birth to a healthy baby boy 2017-04-15. where?
>
> 2. 'tusk' was a hit song for what band?
Fleetwood mac
> 2. 'tusk' was a hit song for what band?
> 3. what happened to a canadian man on a united airliunes flight from houston to calgary on april 8th?
> 4. the philadelphia museum of art hosted an exhibition for the works of what great painter in 2012?
> 5. what game includes play modes such as 'survival mode', 'hardcore mode', and 'story mode'?
> 6. icarly was a tv show from 2007-2012. who played carly?
>
> 7. who is known as the father of medicine?
> 8. what was dustin hoffman's character's name in 'rainman'?
> 9. what european nation's name means "little fortress"?
> 10. the edvard munch museum is located in what city?
cheers,
calvin
Gareth Owen
Apr 21, 2017, 1:57:45 AM4/21/17
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Out of a female giraffe's vagina
> 2. 'tusk' was a hit song for what band?
Fleetwood Mac
> 3. what happened to a canadian man on a united airliunes flight from
> houston to calgary on april 8th?
Bumped for overbooking
> 4. the philadelphia museum of art hosted an exhibition for the works
> of what great painter in 2012?
Dali
> 5. what game includes play modes such as 'survival mode', 'hardcore
> mode', and 'story mode'?
Minecraft (Thanks conversations with 10-year-old nephew)
> 6. icarly was a tv show from 2007-2012. who played carly?
No
> 7. who is known as the father of medicine?
Galen
> 8. what was dustin hoffman's character's name in 'rainman'?
Raymond Babbitt
> 9. what european nation's name means "little fortress"?
One of them Baltic ones ... Lithuania?
> 10. the edvard munch museum is located in what city?
Oslo
> 2. 'tusk' was a hit song for what band?
> 3. what happened to a canadian man on a united airliunes flight from
> houston to calgary on april 8th?
> 4. the philadelphia museum of art hosted an exhibition for the works
> of what great painter in 2012?
> 5. what game includes play modes such as 'survival mode', 'hardcore
> mode', and 'story mode'?
> 6. icarly was a tv show from 2007-2012. who played carly?
> 7. who is known as the father of medicine?
> 8. what was dustin hoffman's character's name in 'rainman'?
> 9. what european nation's name means "little fortress"?
> 10. the edvard munch museum is located in what city?
swp
Apr 26, 2017, 9:06:47 PM4/26/17
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On Saturday, April 15, 2017 at 9:38:26 PM UTC-4, swp wrote:
> my apologies for the delay.
again. sorry about that, life's been busy lately.
> my apologies for the delay.
first up, the expected answers:
1. april gave birth to a healthy baby boy 2017-04-15. where?
I'm giving 1/2 point for references to a zoo, or knowing that april was a giraffe. she got popular from a live feed while pregnant, and gave birth on camera. sounds like something madonna might have wanted to do in the late 1980s.
2. 'tusk' was a hit song for what band?
3. what happened to a canadian man on a united airlines flight from houston to calgary on april 8th?
stung by scorpion
this was after the incident with dr dao, who was beaten and dragged off the aircraft. "we beat our competitors prices. not you."
4. the philadelphia museum of art hosted an exhibition for the works of what great painter in 2012?
this was not meant to be a stumper. and I really like his work.
5. what game includes play modes such as 'survival mode', 'hardcore mode', and 'story mode'?
6. icarly was a tv show from 2007-2012. who played carly?
ok, this was a stumper. but my daughter, niece, and several of their friends asked me to include it. they also wanted questions about 'sam and cat' and something called 'victorious' - but I refrained. to those kids, those are legitimate history questions.
7. he is known as the father of medicine
hippocrates
the hippocratic oath has a nice ring to it. the galenic oath not so much.
8. what was dustin hoffman's character's name in 'rainman'?
1/2 point for just 1 of the names.
9. what european nation's name means "little fortress"?
10. the edvard munch museum is located in what city?
and now, the scoring table:
name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 total
---------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -----
Mark B + 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3.5
Erland 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3
Peter S + 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2.5
Marc D 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 + 1 1 4.5
ArenEss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
Dan B 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3
Calvin 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 + 0 1 3.5
Gareth + 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 4.5
---------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -----
totals 2+ 6 1 0 1 0 6 4 1 7 28.5
so we have 2 players tied at the top. Marc entered sooner than Gareth, but that tie-breaker is superseded by Gareth's singleton answer of "minecraft" on q5.
Gareth Owen is the winner!! G! A! R! E! T! H! Gareth!! he may now set RQ253 in a manner of his own choosing.
thank you each for playing.
swp, who feels old and misses his pet trilobite fluffy.
Mark Brader
Apr 26, 2017, 9:38:14 PM4/26/17
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Stephen Perry:
as I said!
> this was after the incident with dr dao, who was beaten and dragged off
> the aircraft.
No, not if it was on April 8... but actually both incidents were on
April 9. I haven't found any reports giving the time of day, so I don't
know which one was first.
Wait a minute... if the scorpion bite was on April 9, this means
that I accidentally gave a correct and complete answer on this one!
I'll declare myself ineligible to be the next moderator for scoring
that way, but I want a full point for this! (I think it's reasonable
to assume without proof that there was at least one Canadian man on
that flight on April 8.)
> "we beat our competitors prices. not you."
Har!
> Gareth Owen is the winner!! G! A! R! E! T! H! Gareth!! he may now set
> RQ253 in a manner of his own choosing.
Congratulations Gareth!
--
Mark Brader "So the American government went to IBM
Toronto to come up with a data encryption standard
m...@vex.net and they came up with...?" "EBCDIC!"
> 3. what happened to a canadian man on a united airlines flight from
> houston to calgary on april 8th?
>
> stung by scorpion
Yes, but he also arrived at his destination without being beaten up,
> houston to calgary on april 8th?
>
> stung by scorpion
as I said!
> this was after the incident with dr dao, who was beaten and dragged off
> the aircraft.
April 9. I haven't found any reports giving the time of day, so I don't
know which one was first.
Wait a minute... if the scorpion bite was on April 9, this means
that I accidentally gave a correct and complete answer on this one!
I'll declare myself ineligible to be the next moderator for scoring
that way, but I want a full point for this! (I think it's reasonable
to assume without proof that there was at least one Canadian man on
that flight on April 8.)
> "we beat our competitors prices. not you."
> Gareth Owen is the winner!! G! A! R! E! T! H! Gareth!! he may now set
> RQ253 in a manner of his own choosing.
--
Mark Brader "So the American government went to IBM
Toronto to come up with a data encryption standard
m...@vex.net and they came up with...?" "EBCDIC!"
swp
Apr 26, 2017, 9:43:06 PM4/26/17
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On Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at 9:38:14 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> Stephen Perry:
> > 3. what happened to a canadian man on a united airlines flight from
> > houston to calgary on april 8th?
> >
> > stung by scorpion
>
> Yes, but he also arrived at his destination without being beaten up,
> as I said!
>
> > this was after the incident with dr dao, who was beaten and dragged off
> > the aircraft.
>
> No, not if it was on April 8... but actually both incidents were on
> April 9. I haven't found any reports giving the time of day, so I don't
> know which one was first.
>
> Wait a minute... if the scorpion bite was on April 9, this means
> that I accidentally gave a correct and complete answer on this one!
> I'll declare myself ineligible to be the next moderator for scoring
> that way, but I want a full point for this! (I think it's reasonable
> to assume without proof that there was at least one Canadian man on
> that flight on April 8.)
granted. but the scorpion bite was the second public relations disaster for united airlines. the incident with the rabbit is #3.
> Stephen Perry:
> > 3. what happened to a canadian man on a united airlines flight from
> > houston to calgary on april 8th?
> >
> > stung by scorpion
>
> Yes, but he also arrived at his destination without being beaten up,
> as I said!
>
> > this was after the incident with dr dao, who was beaten and dragged off
> > the aircraft.
>
> No, not if it was on April 8... but actually both incidents were on
> April 9. I haven't found any reports giving the time of day, so I don't
> know which one was first.
>
> Wait a minute... if the scorpion bite was on April 9, this means
> that I accidentally gave a correct and complete answer on this one!
> I'll declare myself ineligible to be the next moderator for scoring
> that way, but I want a full point for this! (I think it's reasonable
> to assume without proof that there was at least one Canadian man on
> that flight on April 8.)
> > "we beat our competitors prices. not you."
>
> Har!
>
> > Gareth Owen is the winner!! G! A! R! E! T! H! Gareth!! he may now set
> > RQ253 in a manner of his own choosing.
>
> Congratulations Gareth!
> --
> Mark Brader "So the American government went to IBM
> Toronto to come up with a data encryption standard
> m...@vex.net and they came up with...?" "EBCDIC!"
>
> My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Apr 26, 2017, 11:03:30 PM4/26/17
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swp <stephen...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 9. what european nation's name means "little fortress"?
> luxembourg
Maybe. The etymology of the name is pretty confused, I would say.
> 9. what european nation's name means "little fortress"?
> luxembourg
Mark Brader
Apr 26, 2017, 11:59:12 PM4/26/17
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Stephen Perry:
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Don't get clever at 5PM Friday."
m...@vex.net -- Tom Van Vleck
> but the scorpion bite was the second public relations disaster
> for united airlines. the incident with the rabbit is #3.
Or #4: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39401145
> for united airlines. the incident with the rabbit is #3.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Don't get clever at 5PM Friday."
m...@vex.net -- Tom Van Vleck
Erland Sommarskog
Apr 27, 2017, 4:06:59 AM4/27/17
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Dan Blum (to...@panix.com) writes:
> swp <stephen...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 9. what european nation's name means "little fortress"?
>
>> luxembourg
>
> Maybe. The etymology of the name is pretty confused, I would say.
>
I did not do any deep research of the name, but from what I could see on
> swp <stephen...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 9. what european nation's name means "little fortress"?
>
>> luxembourg
>
> Maybe. The etymology of the name is pretty confused, I would say.
>
Wikipedia there is nothing that indicates that "luxem" would have an origin
from some word meaning "little". And even less means "little" today, which
actually was the question.
On the other hand, I can only blame myself for not nailing this one. Because
while the meaning of "luxem" is unclair, the meaning of "bourg" is not, and
it is the only country name in Europe which includes a component that means
"fortress". Somehow I managed to look over this obvious answer.
Mark Brader
Apr 27, 2017, 2:21:31 PM4/27/17
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Stephen Perry:
The English-language Wikipedia at "County of Luxemburg" gives that one
and another.
> And even less means "little" today, which actually was the question.
Point.
> On the other hand, I can only blame myself for not nailing this one. Because
> while the meaning of "luxem" is unclair, the meaning of "bourg" is not, and
> it is the only country name in Europe which includes a component that means
> "fortress".
What, you know the etymological origin of every other country name in Europe?
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>>> 9. what european nation's name means "little fortress"?
>>> luxembourg
Dan Blum:
>>> luxembourg
>> Maybe. The etymology of the name is pretty confused, I would say.
Erland Sommarskog:
> I did not do any deep research of the name, but from what I could see on
> Wikipedia there is nothing that indicates that "luxem" would have an origin
> from some word meaning "little".
On the other hand, Wiktionary and etymonline.com do give that origin.
> Wikipedia there is nothing that indicates that "luxem" would have an origin
> from some word meaning "little".
The English-language Wikipedia at "County of Luxemburg" gives that one
and another.
> And even less means "little" today, which actually was the question.
> On the other hand, I can only blame myself for not nailing this one. Because
> while the meaning of "luxem" is unclair, the meaning of "bourg" is not, and
> it is the only country name in Europe which includes a component that means
> "fortress".
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Erland Sommarskog
Apr 27, 2017, 3:41:12 PM4/27/17
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
>> On the other hand, I can only blame myself for not nailing this one.
>> Because while the meaning of "luxem" is unclair, the meaning of "bourg"
>> is not, and it is the only country name in Europe which includes a
>> component that means "fortress".
>
> What, you know the etymological origin of every other country name in
> Europe?
Again "means".
>> On the other hand, I can only blame myself for not nailing this one.
>> Because while the meaning of "luxem" is unclair, the meaning of "bourg"
>> is not, and it is the only country name in Europe which includes a
>> component that means "fortress".
>
> What, you know the etymological origin of every other country name in
> Europe?
No, I don't know the etymology of all country names in Europe. Then agin,
very many names take their name from the people living there. Or some
people who used to live there. (One example of the latter is Belgium
which I believe takes its name from a Celtic people.)
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