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Calvin
Oct 29, 2019, 9:24:24 PM10/29/19
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1 Which city hosted the Commonwealth Games in both 1970 and 1986?
2 In 1796 Edward Jenner pioneered vaccination for which disease?
3 Which sport was supposedly invented in 1839 by future American Civil War general Abner Doubleday? Legend says its mythical “first game” was played in Cooperstown, New York on June 12 of that year.
4 What is the projection at the front of a saddle called?
5 In a 12 team sports league, how many games must be scheduled for each team to play each other team both at home and away?
6 Jack Lemmon uses a tennis racquet to strain spaghetti in in which 1960 Billy Wilder romantic comedy?
7 The summer residence of the Russian tsars, Catherine Palace is located on the outskirts of which city?
8 Which Australian currently plays point guard for the Philadelphia 76ers NBA team?
9 The Dalai Lama's official summer and winter palaces are located in which country?
10 How many rows of aliens does a player face at the start of a Space Invaders game?
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Oct 29, 2019, 9:44:40 PM10/29/19
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"Calvin":
(Well, that's where Commonwealth Stadium is, so it makes sense.)
> 2 In 1796 Edward Jenner pioneered vaccination for which disease?
Smallpox.
> 3 Which sport was supposedly invented in 1839 by future American
> Civil War general Abner Doubleday? Legend says its mythical
> "first game" was played in Cooperstown, New York on June 12
> of that year.
Baseball.
> 4 What is the projection at the front of a saddle called?
Horn.
> 5 In a 12 team sports league, how many games must be scheduled
> for each team to play each other team both at home and away?
22 for each team, 132 altogether.
> 6 Jack Lemmon uses a tennis racquet to strain spaghetti in in
> which 1960 Billy Wilder romantic comedy?
"The Apartment". It's comedy-drama, really.
> 7 The summer residence of the Russian tsars, Catherine Palace is
> located on the outskirts of which city?
St. Petersburg.
> 8 Which Australian currently plays point guard for the
> Philadelphia 76ers NBA team?
Johnson.
> 9 The Dalai Lama's official summer and winter palaces are
> located in which country?
Npeal.
> 10 How many rows of aliens does a player face at the start of a
> Space Invaders game?
3?
--
Mark Brader | Republicans... admire the Government of the United States
Toronto | so much that they would like to buy it.
m...@vex.net | --Harry Truman, 1948
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1 Which city hosted the Commonwealth Games in both 1970 and 1986?
Edmonton?
(Well, that's where Commonwealth Stadium is, so it makes sense.)
> 2 In 1796 Edward Jenner pioneered vaccination for which disease?
> 3 Which sport was supposedly invented in 1839 by future American
> Civil War general Abner Doubleday? Legend says its mythical
> "first game" was played in Cooperstown, New York on June 12
> of that year.
> 4 What is the projection at the front of a saddle called?
> 5 In a 12 team sports league, how many games must be scheduled
> for each team to play each other team both at home and away?
> 6 Jack Lemmon uses a tennis racquet to strain spaghetti in in
> which 1960 Billy Wilder romantic comedy?
> 7 The summer residence of the Russian tsars, Catherine Palace is
> located on the outskirts of which city?
> 8 Which Australian currently plays point guard for the
> Philadelphia 76ers NBA team?
> 9 The Dalai Lama's official summer and winter palaces are
> located in which country?
> 10 How many rows of aliens does a player face at the start of a
> Space Invaders game?
--
Mark Brader | Republicans... admire the Government of the United States
Toronto | so much that they would like to buy it.
m...@vex.net | --Harry Truman, 1948
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Tilque
Oct 29, 2019, 11:36:14 PM10/29/19
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On 10/29/19 6:24 PM, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 Which city hosted the Commonwealth Games in both 1970 and 1986?
Vancouver
>
> 1 Which city hosted the Commonwealth Games in both 1970 and 1986?
> 2 In 1796 Edward Jenner pioneered vaccination for which disease?
> 3 Which sport was supposedly invented in 1839 by future American Civil War general Abner Doubleday? Legend says its mythical “first game” was played in Cooperstown, New York on June 12 of that year.
> 4 What is the projection at the front of a saddle called?
> 5 In a 12 team sports league, how many games must be scheduled for each team to play each other team both at home and away?
> 6 Jack Lemmon uses a tennis racquet to strain spaghetti in in which 1960 Billy Wilder romantic comedy?
> 7 The summer residence of the Russian tsars, Catherine Palace is located on the outskirts of which city?
> 8 Which Australian currently plays point guard for the Philadelphia 76ers NBA team?
> 9 The Dalai Lama's official summer and winter palaces are located in which country?
> 10 How many rows of aliens does a player face at the start of a Space Invaders game?
--
Dan Tilque
Dan Blum
Oct 29, 2019, 11:59:23 PM10/29/19
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smallpox
> 3 Which sport was supposedly invented in 1839 by future American Civil War general Abner Doubleday? Legend says its mythical ???first game??? was played in Cooperstown, New York on June 12 of that year.
baseball
> 4 What is the projection at the front of a saddle called?
pommel
> 5 In a 12 team sports league, how many games must be scheduled for each team to play each other team both at home and away?
132
> 6 Jack Lemmon uses a tennis racquet to strain spaghetti in in which 1960 Billy Wilder romantic comedy?
The Apartment
> 7 The summer residence of the Russian tsars, Catherine Palace is located on the outskirts of which city?
Saint Petersburg
> 9 The Dalai Lama's official summer and winter palaces are located in which country?
India
> 10 How many rows of aliens does a player face at the start of a Space Invaders game?
6
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
> 3 Which sport was supposedly invented in 1839 by future American Civil War general Abner Doubleday? Legend says its mythical ???first game??? was played in Cooperstown, New York on June 12 of that year.
baseball
> 4 What is the projection at the front of a saddle called?
> 5 In a 12 team sports league, how many games must be scheduled for each team to play each other team both at home and away?
> 6 Jack Lemmon uses a tennis racquet to strain spaghetti in in which 1960 Billy Wilder romantic comedy?
> 7 The summer residence of the Russian tsars, Catherine Palace is located on the outskirts of which city?
> 9 The Dalai Lama's official summer and winter palaces are located in which country?
> 10 How many rows of aliens does a player face at the start of a Space Invaders game?
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_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Bruce Bowler
Oct 30, 2019, 1:14:15 PM10/30/19
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On Tue, 29 Oct 2019 18:24:23 -0700, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which city hosted the Commonwealth Games in both 1970 and 1986?
> 2 In 1796 Edward Jenner pioneered vaccination for which disease?
small pox
> 1 Which city hosted the Commonwealth Games in both 1970 and 1986?
> 2 In 1796 Edward Jenner pioneered vaccination for which disease?
> 3 Which sport was supposedly invented in 1839 by future American
Civil
> War general Abner Doubleday? Legend says its mythical “first game” was
> played in Cooperstown, New York on June 12 of that year.
> 4 What is the projection at the front of a saddle called?
> 5 In a 12 team sports league, how many games must be scheduled for
each
> team to play each other team both at home and away?
> 6 Jack Lemmon uses a tennis racquet to strain spaghetti in in which
1960
> Billy Wilder romantic comedy?
> 7 The summer residence of the Russian tsars, Catherine Palace is
located
> on the outskirts of which city?
> 8 Which Australian currently plays point guard for the Philadelphia
> 76ers NBA team?
> 9 The Dalai Lama's official summer and winter palaces are located in
> which country?
Joe Masters
Oct 30, 2019, 1:17:36 PM10/30/19
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On 2019-10-30 01:24:23 +0000, Calvin said:
>
> 1 Which city hosted the Commonwealth Games in both 1970 and 1986?
Brisbane
>
> 1 Which city hosted the Commonwealth Games in both 1970 and 1986?
> 2 In 1796 Edward Jenner pioneered vaccination for which disease?
> 3 Which sport was supposedly invented in 1839 by future American Civil
> War general Abner Doubleday? Legend says its mythical “first game” was
> played in Cooperstown, New York on June 12 of that year.
> 4 What is the projection at the front of a saddle called?
> 5 In a 12 team sports league, how many games must be scheduled for each
> team to play each other team both at home and away?
> 6 Jack Lemmon uses a tennis racquet to strain spaghetti in in which
> 1960 Billy Wilder romantic comedy?
> 7 The summer residence of the Russian tsars, Catherine Palace is
> located on the outskirts of which city?
> 8 Which Australian currently plays point guard for the Philadelphia
> 76ers NBA team?
> 9 The Dalai Lama's official summer and winter palaces are located in
> which country?
> 10 How many rows of aliens does a player face at the start of a Space
> Invaders game?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
Joe,
Currently stuck in a hotel room listening to the rain.
Erland Sommarskog
Oct 30, 2019, 5:08:23 PM10/30/19
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1 Which city hosted the Commonwealth Games in both 1970 and 1986?
Melbourne
> 1 Which city hosted the Commonwealth Games in both 1970 and 1986?
> 2 In 1796 Edward Jenner pioneered vaccination for which disease?
> 5 In a 12 team sports league, how many games must be scheduled for
> each team to play each other team both at home and away?
> 7 The summer residence of the Russian tsars, Catherine Palace is
> located on the outskirts of which city?
> 9 The Dalai Lama's official summer and winter palaces are located in
> which country?
> 10 How many rows of aliens does a player face at the start of a
> Space Invaders game?
>
Pete Gayde
Oct 30, 2019, 6:05:42 PM10/30/19
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:866a4ba8-572d-4c26...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 Which city hosted the Commonwealth Games in both 1970 and 1986?
Edmonton
> 2 In 1796 Edward Jenner pioneered vaccination for which disease?
> 3 Which sport was supposedly invented in 1839 by future American
> Civil War general Abner Doubleday? Legend says its mythical “first
> game” was played in Cooperstown, New York on June 12 of that year.
Baseball
> 4 What is the projection at the front of a saddle called?
> 5 In a 12 team sports league, how many games must be scheduled for
> each team to play each other team both at home and away?
132
> 6 Jack
> Lemmon uses a tennis racquet to strain spaghetti in in which 1960
> Billy Wilder romantic comedy?
The Apartment
> 7 The summer residence of the
> Russian tsars, Catherine Palace is located on the outskirts of which
> city?
St Petersburg
> 8 Which Australian currently plays point guard for the
> Philadelphia 76ers NBA team?
> 9 The Dalai Lama's official summer
> and winter palaces are located in which country?
India
> 10 How many rows
> of aliens does a player face at the start of a Space Invaders game?
10
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
news:866a4ba8-572d-4c26...@googlegroups.com:
>
> 1 Which city hosted the Commonwealth Games in both 1970 and 1986?
> 2 In 1796 Edward Jenner pioneered vaccination for which disease?
> 3 Which sport was supposedly invented in 1839 by future American
> Civil War general Abner Doubleday? Legend says its mythical “first
> game” was played in Cooperstown, New York on June 12 of that year.
> 4 What is the projection at the front of a saddle called?
> 5 In a 12 team sports league, how many games must be scheduled for
> each team to play each other team both at home and away?
> 6 Jack
> Lemmon uses a tennis racquet to strain spaghetti in in which 1960
> Billy Wilder romantic comedy?
> 7 The summer residence of the
> Russian tsars, Catherine Palace is located on the outskirts of which
> city?
> 8 Which Australian currently plays point guard for the
> Philadelphia 76ers NBA team?
> 9 The Dalai Lama's official summer
> and winter palaces are located in which country?
> 10 How many rows
> of aliens does a player face at the start of a Space Invaders game?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
Calvin
Nov 7, 2019, 6:33:26 PM11/7/19
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On Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at 11:24:24 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which city hosted the Commonwealth Games in both 1970 and 1986?
Edinburgh
> 1 Which city hosted the Commonwealth Games in both 1970 and 1986?
> 2 In 1796 Edward Jenner pioneered vaccination for which disease?
> 3 Which sport was supposedly invented in 1839 by future American Civil War general Abner Doubleday? Legend says its mythical “first game” was played in Cooperstown, New York on June 12 of that year.
> 4 What is the projection at the front of a saddle called?
> 5 In a 12 team sports league, how many games must be scheduled for each team to play each other team both at home and away?
> 6 Jack Lemmon uses a tennis racquet to strain spaghetti in in which 1960 Billy Wilder romantic comedy?
> 7 The summer residence of the Russian tsars, Catherine Palace is located on the outskirts of which city?
> 8 Which Australian currently plays point guard for the Philadelphia 76ers NBA team?
> 9 The Dalai Lama's official summer and winter palaces are located in which country?
> 10 How many rows of aliens does a player face at the start of a Space Invaders game?
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 579
0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 7 31 Joe
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 31 Mark Brader
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 31 Dan Blum
0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 25 Bruce Bowler
0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 20 Pete Gayde
0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 23 Dan Tilque
0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 12 Erland S
Congratulations Joe.
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Nov 8, 2019, 6:25:10 AM11/8/19
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"Calvin":
three ways (two of which give the same answer). Everybody should get
1 point [except me, who should get 2 :-)].
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "...ordinarily, a 65-pound alligator in an apartment
m...@vex.net | would be news." --James Barron, New York Times
> > 5 In a 12 team sports league, how many games must be scheduled
> > for each team to play each other team both at home and away?
>
> 132
22 for each team, 132 in total, as I said. The question was ambiguous
> > for each team to play each other team both at home and away?
>
> 132
three ways (two of which give the same answer). Everybody should get
1 point [except me, who should get 2 :-)].
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "...ordinarily, a 65-pound alligator in an apartment
m...@vex.net | would be news." --James Barron, New York Times
Calvin
Nov 10, 2019, 6:22:26 PM11/10/19
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On Friday, November 8, 2019 at 9:25:10 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> "Calvin":
> > > 5 In a 12 team sports league, how many games must be scheduled
> > > for each team to play each other team both at home and away?
> >
> > 132
>
> 22 for each team, 132 in total, as I said. The question was ambiguous
> three ways (two of which give the same answer).
22 games does not allow for each team to play each other team. The question is not ambiguous if properly read.
> "Calvin":
> > > 5 In a 12 team sports league, how many games must be scheduled
> > > for each team to play each other team both at home and away?
> >
> > 132
>
> 22 for each team, 132 in total, as I said. The question was ambiguous
> three ways (two of which give the same answer).
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Nov 11, 2019, 12:19:36 AM11/11/19
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"Calvin":
>>>> 5 In a 12 team sports league, how many games must be scheduled
>>>> for each team to play each other team both at home and away?
>>>
>>> 132
Mark Brader:
>>>> 5 In a 12 team sports league, how many games must be scheduled
>>>> for each team to play each other team both at home and away?
>>>
>>> 132
>> 22 for each team, 132 in total, as I said. The question was ambiguous
>> three ways (two of which give the same answer).
I take it back. It's ambiguous *four* ways, at least two of which
>> three ways (two of which give the same answer).
give the same answer.
"Calvin":
> 22 games does not allow for each team to play each other team.
22 for *each team*, as I said. 11 against each other team at home
and 11 against each other team away.
> The question is not ambiguous if properly read.
reading you originally had in mind is the "proper" one. Come on!
In discussion of sports leagues, it is common to speak of the total
number of games each team must play. For example, major-league
baseball has a 162-game schedule; the NHL has an 84-game schedule;
the CFL has an 18-game schedule. "How many games" can easily be
read with that meaning rather than "how many individual games"
as you intended. That's a two-way ambiguity.
Another source of ambiguity is that the words "how many games
must be scheduled for each team" may be read as grouped together.
This third reading again gives the answer 22.
Finally, in some leagues (such as the Canadian Inquisition), every
day that's a game day, all teams play. We play a 10-game schedule
in the regular season and that means that there are 10 *game days*,
although it's also true that each team plays 10 games.
I suspect that this fourth reading also gives the answer 22, but
I don't have a ready way to prove it, and it doesn't matter.
--
Mark Brader diagnostic: n. Someone who's not sure
Toronto about science and evolution, either.
m...@vex.net --Steve Summit
Erland Sommarskog
Nov 11, 2019, 2:10:38 AM11/11/19
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> Another source of ambiguity is that the words "how many games
> must be scheduled for each team" may be read as grouped together.
> This third reading again gives the answer 22.
>
Yes, there is definitely a catch-22 in this question.
> Another source of ambiguity is that the words "how many games
> must be scheduled for each team" may be read as grouped together.
> This third reading again gives the answer 22.
>
Calvin
Nov 12, 2019, 6:24:08 PM11/12/19
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On Monday, November 11, 2019 at 3:19:36 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> "Calvin":
> >>>> 5 In a 12 team sports league, how many games must be scheduled
> >>>> for each team to play each other team both at home and away?
> >>>
> >>> 132
>
> Mark Brader:
> >> 22 for each team, 132 in total, as I said. The question was ambiguous
> >> three ways (two of which give the same answer).
>
> I take it back. It's ambiguous *four* ways, at least two of which
> give the same answer.
>
> "Calvin":
> > 22 games does not allow for each team to play each other team.
>
> 22 for *each team*, as I said. 11 against each other team at home
> and 11 against each other team away.
22 is the answer if the question asked "for *a* team to play each other team both home and away". But upon reflection "every" would have been a better choice of word so I'll allow 22 as well.
> "Calvin":
> >>>> 5 In a 12 team sports league, how many games must be scheduled
> >>>> for each team to play each other team both at home and away?
> >>>
> >>> 132
>
> Mark Brader:
> >> 22 for each team, 132 in total, as I said. The question was ambiguous
> >> three ways (two of which give the same answer).
>
> I take it back. It's ambiguous *four* ways, at least two of which
> give the same answer.
>
> "Calvin":
> > 22 games does not allow for each team to play each other team.
>
> 22 for *each team*, as I said. 11 against each other team at home
> and 11 against each other team away.
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 579
0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 6 32 Bruce Bowler
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 34 Mark Brader
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 34 Dan Blum
0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 30 Dan Tilque
0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 23 Pete Gayde
0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 15 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
0 6 6 5 7 4 6 0 2 2 38 54%
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Nov 13, 2019, 12:17:23 AM11/13/19
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"Calvin":
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Mark Brader, Toronto | "I'm not entirely convinced 115 is prime."
m...@vex.net | --Patrick Hamlyn
> 22 is the answer if the question asked "for *a* team to play each
> other team both home and away". But upon reflection "every" would
> have been a better choice of word so I'll allow 22 as well.
Damn, there goes my position tied for second place.
> other team both home and away". But upon reflection "every" would
> have been a better choice of word so I'll allow 22 as well.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "I'm not entirely convinced 115 is prime."
m...@vex.net | --Patrick Hamlyn
Calvin
Nov 14, 2019, 6:03:23 PM11/14/19
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On Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at 3:17:23 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> "Calvin":
> > 22 is the answer if the question asked "for *a* team to play each
> > other team both home and away". But upon reflection "every" would
> > have been a better choice of word so I'll allow 22 as well.
>
> Damn, there goes my position tied for second place.
Be careful what you wish for.
> "Calvin":
> > 22 is the answer if the question asked "for *a* team to play each
> > other team both home and away". But upon reflection "every" would
> > have been a better choice of word so I'll allow 22 as well.
>
> Damn, there goes my position tied for second place.
cheers,
calvin
Calvin
Nov 14, 2019, 6:04:21 PM11/14/19
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cheers,
calvin
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