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Calvin
Jan 3, 2016, 5:43:44 PM1/3/16
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Happy New Year all.
1 How many valves does a French horn have?
2 At which famous landmark did Tom Cruise propose to Katie Holmes?
3 What four-letter word can mean a character in the 1994 Disney film "The Lion King", a Guardian of the Universe in DC comics, or a 2004 song by Missy Higgins?
4 Which famous Australian painter (1939-1992) provided the cover artwork for the Dire Straits album "Alchemy"?
5 Who composed the 1875 opera "Carmen"?
6 Knighted in 1997, his works include "Arcadia" and "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead". Which prolific Czech-born British playwright was born Tomas Straussler in 1937?
7 Jarlsberg cheese is traditionally produced in which European country?
8 Dorothea Brooke and Sir James Chettam are characters in which 1874 novel?
9 Politician Shimon Peres and soccer player Miroslav Klose were both born in which European country?
10 Mimas and Rhea are moons of which planet?
cheers,
calvin
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 3, 2016, 6:04:47 PM1/3/16
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4
> 5 Who composed the 1875 opera "Carmen"?
Bizet
> 7 Jarlsberg cheese is traditionally produced in which European
> country?
Norway
> 9 Politician Shimon Peres and soccer player Miroslav Klose were both
> born in which European country?
Poland
> 10 Mimas and Rhea are moons of which planet?>
Saturn
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
> 5 Who composed the 1875 opera "Carmen"?
> 7 Jarlsberg cheese is traditionally produced in which European
> country?
> 9 Politician Shimon Peres and soccer player Miroslav Klose were both
> born in which European country?
> 10 Mimas and Rhea are moons of which planet?>
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Björn Lundin
Jan 3, 2016, 6:34:16 PM1/3/16
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On 2016-01-03 23:43, Calvin wrote:
>
> Happy New Year all.
>
> 1 How many valves does a French horn have?
3
>
> Happy New Year all.
>
> 1 How many valves does a French horn have?
> 2 At which famous landmark did Tom Cruise propose to Katie Holmes?
Niagra falls?
> 3 What four-letter word can mean a character in the 1994 Disney film "The Lion King", a Guardian of the Universe in DC comics, or a 2004 song by Missy Higgins?
Scar?
> 4 Which famous Australian painter (1939-1992) provided the cover artwork for the Dire Straits album "Alchemy"?
Don't know, but its a brilliant album...
> 5 Who composed the 1875 opera "Carmen"?
> 6 Knighted in 1997, his works include "Arcadia" and "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead". Which prolific Czech-born British playwright was born Tomas Straussler in 1937?
> 7 Jarlsberg cheese is traditionally produced in which European country?
Norway
> 6 Knighted in 1997, his works include "Arcadia" and "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead". Which prolific Czech-born British playwright was born Tomas Straussler in 1937?
> 7 Jarlsberg cheese is traditionally produced in which European country?
> 8 Dorothea Brooke and Sir James Chettam are characters in which 1874 novel?
> 9 Politician Shimon Peres and soccer player Miroslav Klose were both born in which European country?
Germany
> 9 Politician Shimon Peres and soccer player Miroslav Klose were both born in which European country?
> 10 Mimas and Rhea are moons of which planet?
Neptune
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
--
--
Björn
Mark Brader
Jan 3, 2016, 10:57:55 PM1/3/16
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"Calvin":
> 2 At which famous landmark did Tom Cruise propose to Katie Holmes?
Eiffel Tower?
> 3 What four-letter word can mean a character in the 1994 Disney film
> "The Lion King", a Guardian of the Universe in DC comics, or a 2004 song
> by Missy Higgins?
Scar?
> 4 Which famous Australian painter (1939-1992) provided the cover
> artwork for the Dire Straits album "Alchemy"?
Hmm. The only Australian painter I know is the guy depicted in the
movie "Sirens", and I don't remember his name. Patrick?
> 5 Who composed the 1875 opera "Carmen"?
Bizet.
> 6 Knighted in 1997, his works include "Arcadia" and "Rosencrantz and
> Guildenstern Are Dead". Which prolific Czech-born British playwright was
> born Tomas Straussler in 1937?
Sir Tom Stoppard.
> 7 Jarlsberg cheese is traditionally produced in which European country?
Norway.
> 8 Dorothea Brooke and Sir James Chettam are characters in which
> 1874 novel?
Got me. "The Mayor of Casterbridge"?
> 9 Politician Shimon Peres and soccer player Miroslav Klose were both
> born in which European country?
Czechoslovakia?
> 10 Mimas and Rhea are moons of which planet?
Saturn.
--
Mark Brader | "You guys have your own pagan religion...
Toronto | Instead of sacrificing sheep, you sacrifice sleep."
m...@vex.net | -- John Cramer
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1 How many valves does a French horn have?
3.
> 2 At which famous landmark did Tom Cruise propose to Katie Holmes?
> 3 What four-letter word can mean a character in the 1994 Disney film
> "The Lion King", a Guardian of the Universe in DC comics, or a 2004 song
> by Missy Higgins?
> 4 Which famous Australian painter (1939-1992) provided the cover
> artwork for the Dire Straits album "Alchemy"?
movie "Sirens", and I don't remember his name. Patrick?
> 5 Who composed the 1875 opera "Carmen"?
> 6 Knighted in 1997, his works include "Arcadia" and "Rosencrantz and
> Guildenstern Are Dead". Which prolific Czech-born British playwright was
> born Tomas Straussler in 1937?
> 7 Jarlsberg cheese is traditionally produced in which European country?
> 8 Dorothea Brooke and Sir James Chettam are characters in which
> 1874 novel?
> 9 Politician Shimon Peres and soccer player Miroslav Klose were both
> born in which European country?
> 10 Mimas and Rhea are moons of which planet?
--
Mark Brader | "You guys have your own pagan religion...
Toronto | Instead of sacrificing sheep, you sacrifice sleep."
m...@vex.net | -- John Cramer
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Gareth Owen
Jan 4, 2016, 1:45:36 AM1/4/16
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> writes:
> Happy New Year all.
>
> 1 How many valves does a French horn have?
3??
> Happy New Year all.
>
> 1 How many valves does a French horn have?
> 2 At which famous landmark did Tom Cruise propose to Katie Holmes?
> 3 What four-letter word can mean a character in the 1994 Disney film
> "The Lion King", a Guardian of the Universe in DC comics, or a 2004
> song by Missy Higgins?
> 4 Which famous Australian painter (1939-1992) provided the cover
> artwork for the Dire Straits album "Alchemy"?
> 5 Who composed the 1875 opera "Carmen"?
> 6 Knighted in 1997, his works include "Arcadia" and "Rosencrantz and
> Guildenstern Are Dead". Which prolific Czech-born British playwright
> was born Tomas Straussler in 1937?
> 7 Jarlsberg cheese is traditionally produced in which European
> country?
> 8 Dorothea Brooke and Sir James Chettam are characters in which 1874
> novel?
> 9 Politician Shimon Peres and soccer player Miroslav Klose were both
> born in which European country?
> 10 Mimas and Rhea are moons of which planet?
Marc Dashevsky
Jan 4, 2016, 11:16:35 AM1/4/16
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In article <6012f75c-f34b-4e8e...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...
> 2 At which famous landmark did Tom Cruise propose to Katie Holmes?
> 3 What four-letter word can mean a character in the 1994 Disney film "The Lion King", a Guardian of the Universe in DC comics, or a 2004 song by Missy Higgins?
> 4 Which famous Australian painter (1939-1992) provided the cover artwork for the Dire Straits album "Alchemy"?
> 5 Who composed the 1875 opera "Carmen"?
Bizet
> 6 Knighted in 1997, his works include "Arcadia" and "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead". Which prolific Czech-born British playwright was born Tomas Straussler in 1937?
> 7 Jarlsberg cheese is traditionally produced in which European country?
Norway
> 8 Dorothea Brooke and Sir James Chettam are characters in which 1874 novel?
> 9 Politician Shimon Peres and soccer player Miroslav Klose were both born in which European country?
> 10 Mimas and Rhea are moons of which planet?
Saturn
> cheers,
> calvin
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
>
> Happy New Year all.
>
> 1 How many valves does a French horn have?
3
> Happy New Year all.
>
> 1 How many valves does a French horn have?
> 2 At which famous landmark did Tom Cruise propose to Katie Holmes?
> 3 What four-letter word can mean a character in the 1994 Disney film "The Lion King", a Guardian of the Universe in DC comics, or a 2004 song by Missy Higgins?
> 4 Which famous Australian painter (1939-1992) provided the cover artwork for the Dire Straits album "Alchemy"?
> 5 Who composed the 1875 opera "Carmen"?
> 6 Knighted in 1997, his works include "Arcadia" and "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead". Which prolific Czech-born British playwright was born Tomas Straussler in 1937?
> 7 Jarlsberg cheese is traditionally produced in which European country?
> 8 Dorothea Brooke and Sir James Chettam are characters in which 1874 novel?
> 9 Politician Shimon Peres and soccer player Miroslav Klose were both born in which European country?
> 10 Mimas and Rhea are moons of which planet?
> cheers,
> calvin
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Pete
Jan 4, 2016, 3:39:29 PM1/4/16
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:6012f75c-f34b-4e8e...@googlegroups.com:
>
> Happy New Year all.
>
> 1 How many valves does a French horn have?
3
> 2 At which famous landmark did Tom Cruise propose to Katie
> Holmes?
Empire State Building
> 3 What four-letter word can mean a character in the 1994
> Disney film "The Lion King", a Guardian of the Universe in DC comics,
> or a 2004 song by Missy Higgins?
Scar
> 4 Which famous Australian painter
> (1939-1992) provided the cover artwork for the Dire Straits album
> "Alchemy"?
> 5 Who composed the 1875 opera "Carmen"?
Bizet
> 6 Knighted in 1997, his works include "Arcadia" and "Rosencrantz
> and Guildenstern Are Dead". Which prolific Czech-born British
> playwright was born Tomas Straussler in 1937?
> 7 Jarlsberg cheese
> is traditionally produced in which European country?
Denmark
> 8 Dorothea
> Brooke and Sir James Chettam are characters in which 1874 novel?
> 9 Politician Shimon Peres and soccer player Miroslav Klose were
both
> born in which European country?
Hungary
> 10 Mimas and Rhea are moons of which planet?
Jupiter
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete
news:6012f75c-f34b-4e8e...@googlegroups.com:
>
> Happy New Year all.
>
> 1 How many valves does a French horn have?
> 2 At which famous landmark did Tom Cruise propose to Katie
> Holmes?
> 3 What four-letter word can mean a character in the 1994
> Disney film "The Lion King", a Guardian of the Universe in DC comics,
> or a 2004 song by Missy Higgins?
> 4 Which famous Australian painter
> (1939-1992) provided the cover artwork for the Dire Straits album
> "Alchemy"?
> 5 Who composed the 1875 opera "Carmen"?
> 6 Knighted in 1997, his works include "Arcadia" and "Rosencrantz
> and Guildenstern Are Dead". Which prolific Czech-born British
> playwright was born Tomas Straussler in 1937?
> 7 Jarlsberg cheese
> is traditionally produced in which European country?
> 8 Dorothea
> Brooke and Sir James Chettam are characters in which 1874 novel?
> 9 Politician Shimon Peres and soccer player Miroslav Klose were
both
> born in which European country?
> 10 Mimas and Rhea are moons of which planet?
>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete
Peter Smyth
Jan 6, 2016, 1:19:10 PM1/6/16
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 How many valves does a French horn have?
Three
> 1 How many valves does a French horn have?
> 2 At which famous landmark did Tom Cruise propose to Katie Holmes?
Statue of Liberty
> 3 What four-letter word can mean a character in the 1994 Disney film
> "The Lion King", a Guardian of the Universe in DC comics, or a 2004
> song by Missy Higgins?
Skar
> "The Lion King", a Guardian of the Universe in DC comics, or a 2004
> song by Missy Higgins?
> 4 Which famous Australian painter (1939-1992) provided the cover
> artwork for the Dire Straits album "Alchemy"?
Rolf Harris
> artwork for the Dire Straits album "Alchemy"?
> 5 Who composed the 1875 opera "Carmen"?
Bizet
> 6 Knighted in 1997, his works include "Arcadia" and "Rosencrantz and
> Guildenstern Are Dead". Which prolific Czech-born British playwright
> was born Tomas Straussler in 1937?
Tom Stoppard
> Guildenstern Are Dead". Which prolific Czech-born British playwright
> was born Tomas Straussler in 1937?
> 7 Jarlsberg cheese is traditionally produced in which European
> country?
Denmark
> country?
> 8 Dorothea Brooke and Sir James Chettam are characters in which 1874
> novel?
>
> 9 Politician Shimon Peres and soccer player Miroslav Klose were both
> born in which European country?
Poland
> novel?
>
> 9 Politician Shimon Peres and soccer player Miroslav Klose were both
> born in which European country?
> 10 Mimas and Rhea are moons of which planet?
Saturn
Peter Smyth
Gareth Owen
Jan 6, 2016, 3:21:26 PM1/6/16
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"Peter Smyth" <smy...@gmail.com> writes:
> Calvin wrote:
>> 4 Which famous Australian painter (1939-1992) provided the cover
>> artwork for the Dire Straits album "Alchemy"?
> Rolf Harris
Sadly, still alive.
> Calvin wrote:
>> 4 Which famous Australian painter (1939-1992) provided the cover
>> artwork for the Dire Straits album "Alchemy"?
> Rolf Harris
Calvin
Jan 12, 2016, 12:10:52 AM1/12/16
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On Monday, January 4, 2016 at 8:43:44 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> Happy New Year all.
>
> 1 How many valves does a French horn have?
4
> Happy New Year all.
>
> 1 How many valves does a French horn have?
Singleton for Erland
> 2 At which famous landmark did Tom Cruise propose to Katie Holmes?
> 3 What four-letter word can mean a character in the 1994 Disney film "The Lion King", a Guardian of the Universe in DC comics, or a 2004 song by Missy Higgins?
> 4 Which famous Australian painter (1939-1992) provided the cover artwork for the Dire Straits album "Alchemy"?
> 5 Who composed the 1875 opera "Carmen"?
> 6 Knighted in 1997, his works include "Arcadia" and "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead". Which prolific Czech-born British playwright was born Tomas Straussler in 1937?
> 7 Jarlsberg cheese is traditionally produced in which European country?
> 8 Dorothea Brooke and Sir James Chettam are characters in which 1874 novel?
> 9 Politician Shimon Peres and soccer player Miroslav Klose were both born in which European country?
> 10 Mimas and Rhea are moons of which planet?
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 420
0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 27 Gareth Owen
1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 5 20 Erland S
0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 5 22 Peter Smyth
0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 5 24 Mark Brader
0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 16 Marc Dashevsky
0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 10 Bjorn Lundin
0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 Pete Gayde
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
1 0 5 0 6 3 5 0 3 5 28 40%
Gareth takes a tough one.
cheers,
calvin
Calvin
Jan 12, 2016, 12:11:21 AM1/12/16
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cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Jan 12, 2016, 3:57:15 AM1/12/16
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"Calvin":
http://musicshowcaseonline.com/images/horn-diagram.jpg
> > 2 At which famous landmark did Tom Cruise propose to Katie Holmes?
>
> The Eiffel Tower
Kindly rescore this one also.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | A driver I know is getting uncomfortably close to
m...@vex.net | earning the nickname "Crash". --Lee Ayrton
> > 1 How many valves does a French horn have?
>
> 4
Apparently there are two versions. See also:
>
> 4
http://musicshowcaseonline.com/images/horn-diagram.jpg
> > 2 At which famous landmark did Tom Cruise propose to Katie Holmes?
>
> The Eiffel Tower
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | A driver I know is getting uncomfortably close to
m...@vex.net | earning the nickname "Crash". --Lee Ayrton
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 12, 2016, 4:48:54 AM1/12/16
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> "Calvin":
>> > 1 How many valves does a French horn have?
>>
>> 4
>
> Apparently there are two versions. See also:
> http://musicshowcaseonline.com/images/horn-diagram.jpg
The article "French Horn" in Wikipedia says:
> "Calvin":
>> > 1 How many valves does a French horn have?
>>
>> 4
>
> Apparently there are two versions. See also:
> http://musicshowcaseonline.com/images/horn-diagram.jpg
Three valves control the flow of air in the single horn, which is tuned to
F or less commonly B?. The more common double horn has a fourth valve,
I guess that Calvin's idea was to lure entrants that a horn is like a
trumpet, and indeed he did. But since he did not specify "double" or
"common", it seems that 3 should be accepted as well.
Gareth Owen
Jan 12, 2016, 2:44:30 PM1/12/16
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) writes:
> "Calvin":
>> > 1 How many valves does a French horn have?
>>
>> 4
>
> Apparently there are two versions. See also:
> http://musicshowcaseonline.com/images/horn-diagram.jpg
It appears so.
> "Calvin":
>> > 1 How many valves does a French horn have?
>>
>> 4
>
> Apparently there are two versions. See also:
> http://musicshowcaseonline.com/images/horn-diagram.jpg
The single horn (three valves, rare)
and the double horn (four valves, common).
Mark Brader
Jan 12, 2016, 11:28:30 PM1/12/16
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Erland Sommarskog:
> I guess that Calvin's idea was to lure entrants [to think] that a horn
> is like a trumpet, and indeed he did...
No, I said 3 because I remembered seeing 3 valve levers on a French horn.
Who expected there to be a fourth valve with a different style of lever?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "...blind faith can ruin the eyesight--
m...@vex.net | and the perspective." --Robert Ludlum
> I guess that Calvin's idea was to lure entrants [to think] that a horn
> is like a trumpet, and indeed he did...
No, I said 3 because I remembered seeing 3 valve levers on a French horn.
Who expected there to be a fourth valve with a different style of lever?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "...blind faith can ruin the eyesight--
m...@vex.net | and the perspective." --Robert Ludlum
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 13, 2016, 3:47:44 AM1/13/16
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> Erland Sommarskog:
>> I guess that Calvin's idea was to lure entrants [to think] that a horn
>> is like a trumpet, and indeed he did...
>
> No, I said 3 because I remembered seeing 3 valve levers on a French horn.
> Who expected there to be a fourth valve with a different style of lever?
I doubt though that everyone have been staring all their lives at single
> Erland Sommarskog:
>> I guess that Calvin's idea was to lure entrants [to think] that a horn
>> is like a trumpet, and indeed he did...
>
> No, I said 3 because I remembered seeing 3 valve levers on a French horn.
> Who expected there to be a fourth valve with a different style of lever?
horns and at the same time failed to observed double horns.
(No, I was not aware of that there were two types of French horns, and I
think I first had 3 as the answer, but a dim picture in my mind made me
change it to 4.)
Calvin
Jan 13, 2016, 5:36:36 PM1/13/16
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On Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at 6:57:15 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> "Calvin":
> > > 1 How many valves does a French horn have?
> >
> > 4
>
> Apparently there are two versions. See also:
> http://musicshowcaseonline.com/images/horn-diagram.jpg
Noted thanks.
> "Calvin":
> > > 1 How many valves does a French horn have?
> >
> > 4
>
> Apparently there are two versions. See also:
> http://musicshowcaseonline.com/images/horn-diagram.jpg
> > > 2 At which famous landmark did Tom Cruise propose to Katie Holmes?
> >
> > The Eiffel Tower
>
> Kindly rescore this one also.
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 420
1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 7 34 Gareth Owen
1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 6 29 Peter Smyth
1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 5 26 Erland S
1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 4 23 Marc Dashevsky
1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 17 Bjorn Lundin
1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 18 Pete Gayde
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
7 1 5 0 6 3 5 0 3 5 35 50%
cheers,
calvin
Gareth Owen
Jan 14, 2016, 3:05:02 PM1/14/16
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> writes:
>> > > 2 At which famous landmark did Tom Cruise propose to Katie Holmes?
>> >
>> > The Eiffel Tower
>>
>> Kindly rescore this one also.
>
> Singleton for Mark, propelling him to first place. Sorry Gareth!
I also put Eiffel Tower.
>> > > 2 At which famous landmark did Tom Cruise propose to Katie Holmes?
>> >
>> > The Eiffel Tower
>>
>> Kindly rescore this one also.
>
> Singleton for Mark, propelling him to first place. Sorry Gareth!
Calvin
Jan 14, 2016, 6:34:18 PM1/14/16
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Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 420
1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 33 Mark Brader
1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 6 29 Peter Smyth
1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 5 26 Erland S
1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 4 23 Marc Dashevsky
1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 17 Bjorn Lundin
1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 18 Pete Gayde
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
7 2 5 0 6 3 5 0 3 5 36 51%
1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 5 26 Erland S
1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 4 23 Marc Dashevsky
1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 17 Bjorn Lundin
1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 18 Pete Gayde
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
The merry go round continues. Congratulations Gareth and commiserations Mark.
cheers,
calvin
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