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Calvin
Oct 2, 2011, 9:52:19 PM10/2/11
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1 Which role did Johnny Depp play in the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland?
2 Who had a No 1 in 1986 with 'The Lady In Red'?
3 In which country did the now extinct moa bird live?
4 Which sportsman was known as The Golden Bear?
5 What flavour is Sambuca liqueur?
6 Is the population of Melbourne approximately 3, 4 or 5 million?
7 Dan Castellaneta and Nancy Cartwright star in which US TV comedy series?
8 The musical, TV series and movie Fame were all set in which US city?
9 Which world famous product was originally marketed as a brain tonic ?
10 Providence is the capital city of which US state?
--
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Oct 3, 2011, 12:25:46 AM10/3/11
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"Calvin":
> 2 Who had a No 1 in 1986 with 'The Lady In Red'?
Richie?
> 3 In which country did the now extinct moa bird live?
New Zealand.
> 4 Which sportsman was known as The Golden Bear?
Palmer.
> 5 What flavour is Sambuca liqueur?
Alcoholic. :-)
> 6 Is the population of Melbourne approximately 3, 4 or 5 million?
3 million. I hope that was meant to be one of the choices. :-)
> 7 Dan Castellaneta and Nancy Cartwright star in which US TV comedy series?
"The Simpsons". If you call voice-acting "starring".
> 8 The musical, TV series and movie Fame were all set in which US city?
New York.
> 9 Which world famous product was originally marketed as a brain tonic ?
Coca-Cola?
> 10 Providence is the capital city of which US state?
Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
--
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Toronto | If they *don't* explain themselves,
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My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1 Which role did Johnny Depp play in the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland?
Mad Hatter?
> 2 Who had a No 1 in 1986 with 'The Lady In Red'?
> 3 In which country did the now extinct moa bird live?
> 4 Which sportsman was known as The Golden Bear?
> 5 What flavour is Sambuca liqueur?
> 6 Is the population of Melbourne approximately 3, 4 or 5 million?
> 7 Dan Castellaneta and Nancy Cartwright star in which US TV comedy series?
> 8 The musical, TV series and movie Fame were all set in which US city?
> 9 Which world famous product was originally marketed as a brain tonic ?
> 10 Providence is the capital city of which US state?
--
Mark Brader | "[These] articles should be self-explanatory.
Toronto | If they *don't* explain themselves,
m...@vex.net | you'll have to read them." -- Michael Wares
My text in this article is in the public domain.
John Masters
Oct 3, 2011, 1:09:36 AM10/3/11
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On 2011-10-03 01:52:19 +0000, Calvin said:
> 1 Which role did Johnny Depp play in the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland?
Mad Hatter
> 1 Which role did Johnny Depp play in the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland?
> 2 Who had a No 1 in 1986 with 'The Lady In Red'?
> 3 In which country did the now extinct moa bird live?
> 4 Which sportsman was known as The Golden Bear?
> 5 What flavour is Sambuca liqueur?
> 6 Is the population of Melbourne approximately 3, 4 or 5 million?
> 7 Dan Castellaneta and Nancy Cartwright star in which US TV comedy series?
> 8 The musical, TV series and movie Fame were all set in which US city?
> 9 Which world famous product was originally marketed as a brain tonic ?
> 10 Providence is the capital city of which US state?
robpparker SPAM @foroptusnet.com.aume Rob Parker
Oct 3, 2011, 1:24:08 AM10/3/11
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> 1 Which role did Johnny Depp play in the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland?
The Mad Hatter
> 2 Who had a No 1 in 1986 with 'The Lady In Red'?
> 3 In which country did the now extinct moa bird live?
> 4 Which sportsman was known as The Golden Bear?
> 5 What flavour is Sambuca liqueur?
> 6 Is the population of Melbourne approximately 3, 4 or 5 million?
> 7 Dan Castellaneta and Nancy Cartwright star in which US TV comedy series?
> 8 The musical, TV series and movie Fame were all set in which US city?
> 9 Which world famous product was originally marketed as a brain tonic ?
> 10 Providence is the capital city of which US state?
Rob
Marc Dashevsky
Oct 3, 2011, 1:29:44 AM10/3/11
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In article <op.v2q55...@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au>, cal...@phlegm.com says...
> 1 Which role did Johnny Depp play in the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland?
Mad Hatter
> 1 Which role did Johnny Depp play in the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland?
> 2 Who had a No 1 in 1986 with 'The Lady In Red'?
Bryan Adams [I (think I) know this because it has been asked on rgt so many times.]
> 3 In which country did the now extinct moa bird live?
New Zealand
> 4 Which sportsman was known as The Golden Bear?
Jack Nicklaus
> 5 What flavour is Sambuca liqueur?
anise
> 6 Is the population of Melbourne approximately 3, 4 or 5 million?
4 million [I'll guess the middle.]
> 7 Dan Castellaneta and Nancy Cartwright star in which US TV comedy series?
The Simpsons
> 8 The musical, TV series and movie Fame were all set in which US city?
New York
> 9 Which world famous product was originally marketed as a brain tonic ?
Coca Cola [hence the cocaine]
> 10 Providence is the capital city of which US state?
Rhode Island
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Joachim Parsch
Oct 3, 2011, 2:11:46 AM10/3/11
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Am 03.10.2011 03:52, schrieb Calvin:
>
>
> 1 Which role did Johnny Depp play in the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland?
>
>
> 1 Which role did Johnny Depp play in the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland?
The Mad Hatter.
> 2 Who had a No 1 in 1986 with 'The Lady In Red'?
Chris de Burgh.
> 3 In which country did the now extinct moa bird live?
New Zealand.
> 4 Which sportsman was known as The Golden Bear?
> 5 What flavour is Sambuca liqueur?
Anis.
> 6 Is the population of Melbourne approximately 3, 4 or 5 million?
3 million.
> 7 Dan Castellaneta and Nancy Cartwright star in which US TV comedy series?
> 8 The musical, TV series and movie Fame were all set in which US city?
New York.
> 9 Which world famous product was originally marketed as a brain tonic ?
Bavarian Beer.
> 10 Providence is the capital city of which US state?
New Jersey.
Joachim
Erland Sommarskog
Oct 3, 2011, 3:11:42 AM10/3/11
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Calvin (cal...@phlegm.com) writes:
> 1 Which role did Johnny Depp play in the 2010 film Alice in
> Wonderland?
The drawing master
> 1 Which role did Johnny Depp play in the 2010 film Alice in
> Wonderland?
> 3 In which country did the now extinct moa bird live?
> 6 Is the population of Melbourne approximately 3, 4 or 5 million?
> 9 Which world famous product was originally marketed as a brain
> tonic ?
> 10 Providence is the capital city of which US state?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
David
Oct 3, 2011, 5:47:06 AM10/3/11
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> 1 Which role did Johnny Depp play in the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland?
The Mad Hatter.
> 2 Who had a No 1 in 1986 with 'The Lady In Red'?
Chris De Burgh.
> 3 In which country did the now extinct moa bird live?
New Zealand.
> 4 Which sportsman was known as The Golden Bear?
> 5 What flavour is Sambuca liqueur?
Liquorice/Aniseed.
> 6 Is the population of Melbourne approximately 3, 4 or 5 million?
Yes.
> 7 Dan Castellaneta and Nancy Cartwright star in which US TV comedy
> series?
The Simpsons.
> 8 The musical, TV series and movie Fame were all set in which US city?
New York.
> 9 Which world famous product was originally marketed as a brain tonic ?
Coca Cola
Jeffrey Turner
Oct 3, 2011, 9:48:17 AM10/3/11
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On 10/2/2011 9:52 PM, Calvin wrote:
>
>
> 1 Which role did Johnny Depp play in the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland?
The Mad Hatter
>
>
> 1 Which role did Johnny Depp play in the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland?
> 2 Who had a No 1 in 1986 with 'The Lady In Red'?
Fleetwood Mac
> 3 In which country did the now extinct moa bird live?
Madagascar
> 4 Which sportsman was known as The Golden Bear?
Arnold Palmer
> 5 What flavour is Sambuca liqueur?
Coffee
> 6 Is the population of Melbourne approximately 3, 4 or 5 million?
5
> 7 Dan Castellaneta and Nancy Cartwright star in which US TV comedy series?
The Simpsons
> 8 The musical, TV series and movie Fame were all set in which US city?
New York, NY
> 9 Which world famous product was originally marketed as a brain tonic ?
Coca Cola
> 10 Providence is the capital city of which US state?
Rhode Island
--Jeff
swp
Oct 3, 2011, 2:18:06 PM10/3/11
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Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote in
news:op.v2q55...@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au:
> 2 Who had a No 1 in 1986 with 'The Lady In Red'?
chris deburgh
> 3 In which country did the now extinct moa bird live?
new zealand
> 4 Which sportsman was known as The Golden Bear?
jack nicklaus
> 5 What flavour is Sambuca liqueur?
licorice
> 6 Is the population of Melbourne approximately 3, 4 or 5 million?
the one in florida where 2 of my brothers live has a population around
79000. the one in australia has about 4 million.
> 7 Dan Castellaneta and Nancy Cartwright star in which US TV comedy
> series?
the simpsons
> 8 The musical, TV series and movie Fame were all set in
> which US city?
pittsburgh
> 9 Which world famous product was originally marketed
> as a brain tonic ?
coca cola
> 10 Providence is the capital city of which US state?
rhode island
swp
news:op.v2q55...@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au:
> 1 Which role did Johnny Depp play in the 2010 film Alice in
> Wonderland?
mad hatter
> Wonderland?
> 2 Who had a No 1 in 1986 with 'The Lady In Red'?
> 3 In which country did the now extinct moa bird live?
> 4 Which sportsman was known as The Golden Bear?
> 5 What flavour is Sambuca liqueur?
> 6 Is the population of Melbourne approximately 3, 4 or 5 million?
79000. the one in australia has about 4 million.
> 7 Dan Castellaneta and Nancy Cartwright star in which US TV comedy
> series?
> 8 The musical, TV series and movie Fame were all set in
> which US city?
> 9 Which world famous product was originally marketed
> as a brain tonic ?
> 10 Providence is the capital city of which US state?
swp
Peter Smyth
Oct 3, 2011, 5:35:56 PM10/3/11
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"Calvin" wrote in message
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Peter Smyth
news:op.v2q55...@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au...
>
>
>
>1 Which role did Johnny Depp play in the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland?
Mad Hatter
>
>
>1 Which role did Johnny Depp play in the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland?
>2 Who had a No 1 in 1986 with 'The Lady In Red'?
Chris De Burgh
>3 In which country did the now extinct moa bird live?
New Zealand
>4 Which sportsman was known as The Golden Bear?
Jack Nicklaus
>5 What flavour is Sambuca liqueur?
>6 Is the population of Melbourne approximately 3, 4 or 5 million?
3
>6 Is the population of Melbourne approximately 3, 4 or 5 million?
>7 Dan Castellaneta and Nancy Cartwright star in which US TV comedy series?
The Simpsons
>8 The musical, TV series and movie Fame were all set in which US city?
New York
>9 Which world famous product was originally marketed as a brain tonic ?
Coke
>10 Providence is the capital city of which US state?
Rhode Island
Peter Smyth
Pete
Oct 3, 2011, 6:05:21 PM10/3/11
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> 1 Which role did Johnny Depp play in the 2010 film Alice in
> Wonderland?
> 2 Who had a No 1 in 1986 with 'The Lady In Red'?
> 3 In which country did the now extinct moa bird live?
New Zealand
> Wonderland?
> 2 Who had a No 1 in 1986 with 'The Lady In Red'?
> 3 In which country did the now extinct moa bird live?
> 4 Which sportsman was known as The Golden Bear?
> 5 What flavour is Sambuca liqueur?
> 6 Is the population of Melbourne approximately 3, 4 or 5 million?
> 7 Dan Castellaneta and Nancy Cartwright star in which US TV comedy
> series?
> 8 The musical, TV series and movie Fame were all set in
> which US city?
> 9 Which world famous product was originally marketed as a brain
> tonic ?
> 10 Providence is the capital city of which US state?
>
>
Pete
Stan Brown
Oct 3, 2011, 7:52:12 PM10/3/11
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On Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:52:19 +1000, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 Which role did Johnny Depp play in the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland?
Mad Hatter
>
> 1 Which role did Johnny Depp play in the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland?
> 2 Who had a No 1 in 1986 with 'The Lady In Red'?
> 3 In which country did the now extinct moa bird live?
> 4 Which sportsman was known as The Golden Bear?
> 5 What flavour is Sambuca liqueur?
> 6 Is the population of Melbourne approximately 3, 4 or 5 million?
> 7 Dan Castellaneta and Nancy Cartwright star in which US TV comedy series?
> 8 The musical, TV series and movie Fame were all set in which US city?
> 9 Which world famous product was originally marketed as a brain tonic ?
> 10 Providence is the capital city of which US state?
--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...
Chris F.A. Johnson
Oct 3, 2011, 8:25:08 PM10/3/11
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On 2011-10-03, Calvin wrote:
>
>
> 1 Which role did Johnny Depp play in the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland?
> 2 Who had a No 1 in 1986 with 'The Lady In Red'?
> 3 In which country did the now extinct moa bird live?
New Zealand
>
>
> 1 Which role did Johnny Depp play in the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland?
> 2 Who had a No 1 in 1986 with 'The Lady In Red'?
> 3 In which country did the now extinct moa bird live?
> 4 Which sportsman was known as The Golden Bear?
> 5 What flavour is Sambuca liqueur?
> 6 Is the population of Melbourne approximately 3, 4 or 5 million?
> 7 Dan Castellaneta and Nancy Cartwright star in which US TV comedy series?
> 8 The musical, TV series and movie Fame were all set in which US
> city?
> 9 Which world famous product was originally marketed as a brain
tonic ?
> 10 Providence is the capital city of which US state?
--
Chris F.A. Johnson <http://cfajohnson.com>
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Dan Tilque
Oct 4, 2011, 1:31:45 AM10/4/11
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Calvin wrote:
>
>
> 1 Which role did Johnny Depp play in the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland?
white rabbit
>
>
> 1 Which role did Johnny Depp play in the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland?
> 2 Who had a No 1 in 1986 with 'The Lady In Red'?
> 3 In which country did the now extinct moa bird live?
> 4 Which sportsman was known as The Golden Bear?
> 5 What flavour is Sambuca liqueur?
> 6 Is the population of Melbourne approximately 3, 4 or 5 million?
> 7 Dan Castellaneta and Nancy Cartwright star in which US TV comedy
> series?
> 8 The musical, TV series and movie Fame were all set in which US city?
> 9 Which world famous product was originally marketed as a brain tonic ?
> 10 Providence is the capital city of which US state?
--
Dan Tilque
Keeping Pluto dead has taken a lot of work.
-- Mike Brown "How I killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming"
Calvin
Oct 5, 2011, 10:04:54 PM10/5/11
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On Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:29:44 +1000, Marc Dashevsky
<use...@marcdashevsky.com> wrote:
>> 2 Who had a No 1 in 1986 with 'The Lady In Red'?
> Bryan Adams [I (think I) know this because it has been asked on rgt so
> many times.]
Sure it wasn't a back-packer who told you?
<use...@marcdashevsky.com> wrote:
>> 2 Who had a No 1 in 1986 with 'The Lady In Red'?
> Bryan Adams [I (think I) know this because it has been asked on rgt so
> many times.]
--
cheers,
calvin
Calvin
Oct 5, 2011, 10:06:37 PM10/5/11
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On Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:52:19 +1000, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
> 1 Which role did Johnny Depp play in the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland?
The Mad Hatter
> 1 Which role did Johnny Depp play in the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland?
10/14
> 2 Who had a No 1 in 1986 with 'The Lady In Red'?
6/14
> 3 In which country did the now extinct moa bird live?
12/14
> 4 Which sportsman was known as The Golden Bear?
6/14
Arnold Palmer was a common wrong answer, which is a bit odd given the
question didn't mention golf.
> 5 What flavour is Sambuca liqueur?
5/14
Liquorice is incorrect sorry.
> 6 Is the population of Melbourne approximately 3, 4 or 5 million?
5/14
> 7 Dan Castellaneta and Nancy Cartwright star in which US TV comedy
> series?
9/14
> 8 The musical, TV series and movie Fame were all set in which US city?
11/14
> 9 Which world famous product was originally marketed as a brain tonic ?
13/14
> 10 Providence is the capital city of which US state?
12/14
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 166
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 Chris Johnson
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 Dan Tilque
1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 6 David
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 Erland S
1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 5 Jeffrey Turner
1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 Joachim Parsch
1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 John Masters
1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 Marc Dashevsky
1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 6 Mark Brader
0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 Pete Gayde
1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 8 Peter Smyth
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 9 Rob Parker
1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 Stan Brown
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 8 Stephen Perry
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
10 6 12 6 5 5 9 11 13 12 89 64%
Congratulations Marc and Rob.
--
cheers,
calvin
Dan Tilque
Oct 5, 2011, 10:35:58 PM10/5/11
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Calvin wrote:
> On Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:52:19 +1000, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
>
>> 4 Which sportsman was known as The Golden Bear?
>
> Jack Nicklaus
> 6/14
> Arnold Palmer was a common wrong answer, which is a bit odd given the
> question didn't mention golf.
They knew the nickname was that of a golfer, just not which one.
> On Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:52:19 +1000, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
>
>> 4 Which sportsman was known as The Golden Bear?
>
> Jack Nicklaus
> 6/14
> Arnold Palmer was a common wrong answer, which is a bit odd given the
> question didn't mention golf.
>
>
> Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL
> Quiz 166
> - - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
> 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 Dan Tilque
I got Q4 right, btw.
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Dan Tilque
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Someplace where no one will notice a teenage schoolgirl bound and gagged.
Sabine: I'll start near the hentai bookstore and work my way out.
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Marc Dashevsky
Oct 5, 2011, 11:35:39 PM10/5/11
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In article <op.v2wqq...@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au>, cal...@phlegm.com says...
Good one, Cal!
Calvin
Oct 6, 2011, 6:17:28 PM10/6/11
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On Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:35:58 +1000, Dan Tilque <dti...@frontier.com>
wrote:
> Calvin wrote:
>> On Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:52:19 +1000, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
>>
>>> 4 Which sportsman was known as The Golden Bear?
>> Jack Nicklaus
>> 6/14
>> Arnold Palmer was a common wrong answer, which is a bit odd given the
>> question didn't mention golf.
>
> They knew the nickname was that of a golfer, just not which one.
>
>> Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL
>> Quiz 166
>> - - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
>
>> 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 Dan Tilque
>
> I got Q4 right, btw.
So you did. Dan scores 5/10.
--
cheers,
calvin
wrote:
> Calvin wrote:
>> On Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:52:19 +1000, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
>>
>>> 4 Which sportsman was known as The Golden Bear?
>> Jack Nicklaus
>> 6/14
>> Arnold Palmer was a common wrong answer, which is a bit odd given the
>> question didn't mention golf.
>
> They knew the nickname was that of a golfer, just not which one.
>
>> Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL
>> Quiz 166
>> - - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
>
>> 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 Dan Tilque
>
> I got Q4 right, btw.
--
cheers,
calvin
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