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calvin
Jan 29, 2014, 6:57:04 PM1/29/14
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Which cities are commonly referred to by the following nicknames?
1 The Eternal City (Europe)
2 Beantown (Americas)
3 The City of Sails (Australasia)
4 The City of Lights (Europe)
5 The Windy City (Americas)
6 The Stampede City (Americas)
7 The Motor City / Motown (Americas)
8 City of Dreaming Spires (Europe)
9 The Big Easy (Americas)
10 The City of Churches (Australasia)
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cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Jan 29, 2014, 7:32:28 PM1/29/14
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"Calvin":
> 2 Beantown (Americas)
Boston.
> 3 The City of Sails (Australasia)
Sydney?
> 4 The City of Lights (Europe)
Paris.
> 5 The Windy City (Americas)
Chicago.
> 6 The Stampede City (Americas)
Calgary.
> 7 The Motor City / Motown (Americas)
Detroit.
> 8 City of Dreaming Spires (Europe)
Cologne?
> 9 The Big Easy (Americas)
New Orleans.
> 10 The City of Churches (Australasia)
Adelaide?
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Mark Brader "They're trying to invent a new crime:
Toronto interference with a business model."
m...@vex.net --Bruce Schneier
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1 The Eternal City (Europe)
Rome.
> 2 Beantown (Americas)
Boston.
> 3 The City of Sails (Australasia)
> 4 The City of Lights (Europe)
> 5 The Windy City (Americas)
> 6 The Stampede City (Americas)
> 7 The Motor City / Motown (Americas)
> 8 City of Dreaming Spires (Europe)
> 9 The Big Easy (Americas)
> 10 The City of Churches (Australasia)
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Mark Brader "They're trying to invent a new crime:
Toronto interference with a business model."
m...@vex.net --Bruce Schneier
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Marc Dashevsky
Jan 29, 2014, 7:46:02 PM1/29/14
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In article <op.xag3henq2wood3@homepc>, 334...@gmail.com says...
> 2 Beantown (Americas)
Boston
> 3 The City of Sails (Australasia)
Sydney
> 4 The City of Lights (Europe)
Paris (I think you mean "Light," not "Lights.")
> 5 The Windy City (Americas)
Chicago
> 6 The Stampede City (Americas)
Calgary
> 7 The Motor City / Motown (Americas)
Detroit
> 8 City of Dreaming Spires (Europe)
Moscow
> 9 The Big Easy (Americas)
New Orleans
> 10 The City of Churches (Australasia)
Christchurch (can't hurt to guess)
>
> Which cities are commonly referred to by the following nicknames?
>
> 1 The Eternal City (Europe)
Rome
> Which cities are commonly referred to by the following nicknames?
>
> 1 The Eternal City (Europe)
> 2 Beantown (Americas)
Boston
> 3 The City of Sails (Australasia)
> 4 The City of Lights (Europe)
> 5 The Windy City (Americas)
> 6 The Stampede City (Americas)
> 7 The Motor City / Motown (Americas)
> 8 City of Dreaming Spires (Europe)
> 9 The Big Easy (Americas)
> 10 The City of Churches (Australasia)
swp
Jan 29, 2014, 8:13:22 PM1/29/14
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On Wednesday, January 29, 2014 6:57:04 PM UTC-5, Calvin wrote:
> Which cities are commonly referred to by the following nicknames?
>
> 1 The Eternal City (Europe)
rome, italy
> Which cities are commonly referred to by the following nicknames?
>
> 1 The Eternal City (Europe)
> 2 Beantown (Americas)
boston, massachusetts
> 3 The City of Sails (Australasia)
> 4 The City of Lights (Europe)
> 5 The Windy City (Americas)
> 6 The Stampede City (Americas)
> 7 The Motor City / Motown (Americas)
> 8 City of Dreaming Spires (Europe)
> 9 The Big Easy (Americas)
> 10 The City of Churches (Australasia)
swp, who doesn't want to be guilty of giving half answers again
Dan Tilque
Jan 29, 2014, 10:45:34 PM1/29/14
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calvin wrote:
>
> Which cities are commonly referred to by the following nicknames?
>
> 1 The Eternal City (Europe)
>
> Which cities are commonly referred to by the following nicknames?
>
> 1 The Eternal City (Europe)
Rome
> 2 Beantown (Americas)
Boston
> 2 Beantown (Americas)
Boston
> 3 The City of Sails (Australasia)
Sydney
> 4 The City of Lights (Europe)
> 5 The Windy City (Americas)
> 6 The Stampede City (Americas)
> 7 The Motor City / Motown (Americas)
> 8 City of Dreaming Spires (Europe)
> 9 The Big Easy (Americas)
> 10 The City of Churches (Australasia)
--
Dan Tilque
Helix, if everything goes according to plan, the plan has been
compromised. -- Sam Starfall in "Freefall"
Mark Brader
Jan 29, 2014, 10:54:34 PM1/29/14
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Stephen Perry:
> oxford, england
Now that you mention it... damn!
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Mark Brader "The worst things may happen, including a program
Toronto that works fine on your computer but crashes
m...@vex.net on your customer's machine." -- Dan Pop
> oxford, england
Now that you mention it... damn!
--
Mark Brader "The worst things may happen, including a program
Toronto that works fine on your computer but crashes
m...@vex.net on your customer's machine." -- Dan Pop
Jeffrey Turner
Jan 29, 2014, 11:56:04 PM1/29/14
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On 1/29/2014 6:57 PM, calvin wrote:
>
> Which cities are commonly referred to by the following nicknames?
>
> 1 The Eternal City (Europe)
Rome
>
> Which cities are commonly referred to by the following nicknames?
>
> 1 The Eternal City (Europe)
> 2 Beantown (Americas)
Boston (I prefer "The Hub")
> 3 The City of Sails (Australasia)
Sydney
> 4 The City of Lights (Europe)
Paris
> 5 The Windy City (Americas)
Chicago ("The City of the Big Shoulders")
> 6 The Stampede City (Americas)
Calgary
> 7 The Motor City / Motown (Americas)
Detroit
> 8 City of Dreaming Spires (Europe)
Vienna
> 9 The Big Easy (Americas)
N'awlins
> 10 The City of Churches (Australasia)
Christchurch
--Jeff
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 30, 2014, 3:00:19 AM1/30/14
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Rome
> 2 Beantown (Americas)
Chicago
> 3 The City of Sails (Australasia)
Sydney
> 4 The City of Lights (Europe)
Paris
> 5 The Windy City (Americas)
Buenos Aires
> 7 The Motor City / Motown (Americas)
Detroit
> 8 City of Dreaming Spires (Europe)
Barcelona
> 9 The Big Easy (Americas)
Los Angeles
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Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
> 2 Beantown (Americas)
Chicago
> 3 The City of Sails (Australasia)
> 4 The City of Lights (Europe)
> 5 The Windy City (Americas)
> 7 The Motor City / Motown (Americas)
> 8 City of Dreaming Spires (Europe)
> 9 The Big Easy (Americas)
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Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Pete
Jan 30, 2014, 9:32:39 AM1/30/14
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calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in news:op.xag3henq2wood3@homepc:
>
> Which cities are commonly referred to by the following nicknames?
>
> 1 The Eternal City (Europe)
> 4 The City of Lights (Europe)
Paris
> 5 The Windy City (Americas)
Chicago
> 6 The Stampede City (Americas)
Calgary
> 7 The Motor City / Motown (Americas)
Detroit
> 8 City of Dreaming Spires (Europe)
Barcelona
> 9 The Big Easy (Americas)
New Orleans
> 10 The City of Churches (Australasia)
Melbourne
>
>
Pete
>
> Which cities are commonly referred to by the following nicknames?
>
> 1 The Eternal City (Europe)
Rome
> 2 Beantown (Americas)
Boston
> 2 Beantown (Americas)
Boston
> 3 The City of Sails (Australasia)
Auckland
> 4 The City of Lights (Europe)
> 5 The Windy City (Americas)
> 6 The Stampede City (Americas)
> 7 The Motor City / Motown (Americas)
> 8 City of Dreaming Spires (Europe)
> 9 The Big Easy (Americas)
> 10 The City of Churches (Australasia)
>
>
Pete
Gareth Owen
Jan 30, 2014, 12:10:32 PM1/30/14
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calvin <334...@gmail.com> writes:
> Which cities are commonly referred to by the following nicknames?
>
> 1 The Eternal City (Europe)
> Which cities are commonly referred to by the following nicknames?
>
> 1 The Eternal City (Europe)
Rome
> 2 Beantown (Americas)
Boston
> 2 Beantown (Americas)
Boston
> 3 The City of Sails (Australasia)
Sydney?
> 4 The City of Lights (Europe)
even remember who its by, let alone where it was recorded?
Madrid??
> 5 The Windy City (Americas)
> 6 The Stampede City (Americas)
> 7 The Motor City / Motown (Americas)
> 8 City of Dreaming Spires (Europe)
> 9 The Big Easy (Americas)
> 10 The City of Churches (Australasia)
Bruce Bowler
Jan 31, 2014, 9:18:41 AM1/31/14
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On Thu, 30 Jan 2014 09:57:04 +1000, calvin wrote:
> Which cities are commonly referred to by the following nicknames?
>
> 1 The Eternal City (Europe)
> Which cities are commonly referred to by the following nicknames?
>
> 1 The Eternal City (Europe)
Rome
> 2 Beantown (Americas)
Boston
> 2 Beantown (Americas)
Boston
> 3 The City of Sails (Australasia)
Sydney
> 4 The City of Lights (Europe)
> 5 The Windy City (Americas)
> 6 The Stampede City (Americas)
> 7 The Motor City / Motown (Americas)
> 8 City of Dreaming Spires (Europe)
> 9 The Big Easy (Americas)
> 10 The City of Churches (Australasia)
Rob Parker
Feb 1, 2014, 11:36:06 PM2/1/14
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> 1 The Eternal City (Europe)
Rome
> 2 Beantown (Americas)
> 3 The City of Sails (Australasia)
> 4 The City of Lights (Europe)
> 5 The Windy City (Americas)
> 6 The Stampede City (Americas)
> 7 The Motor City / Motown (Americas)
> 8 City of Dreaming Spires (Europe)
> 9 The Big Easy (Americas)
> 10 The City of Churches (Australasia)
Rob
calvin
Feb 3, 2014, 4:30:56 PM2/3/14
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On Thu, 30 Jan 2014 09:57:04 +1000, calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Which cities are commonly referred to by the following nicknames?
>
> 1 The Eternal City (Europe)
> Which cities are commonly referred to by the following nicknames?
>
> 1 The Eternal City (Europe)
Rome
> 2 Beantown (Americas)
Boston
> 2 Beantown (Americas)
Boston
> 3 The City of Sails (Australasia)
Auckland
> 4 The City of Lights (Europe)
As Marc noted, it's actually "light"
> 5 The Windy City (Americas)
> 6 The Stampede City (Americas)
> 7 The Motor City / Motown (Americas)
> 8 City of Dreaming Spires (Europe)
> 9 The Big Easy (Americas)
> 10 The City of Churches (Australasia)
following the recent earthquakes.
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 340
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 75 Stephen Perry
1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 67 Rob Parker
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 8 66 Pete Gayde
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 69 Mark Brader
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 69 Dan Tilque
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 69 Marc Dashevsky
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 69 Jeffrey Turner
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 7 63 Bruce Bowler
1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 6 49 Gareth Owen
1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 29 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
10 8 3 9 9 8 10 3 9 6 75 75%
Well done Perry.
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cheers,
calvin
Erland Sommarskog
Feb 3, 2014, 5:30:19 PM2/3/14
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Ah, the Cavalary!
swp
Feb 3, 2014, 9:05:50 PM2/3/14
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swp
Jeffrey Turner
Feb 4, 2014, 1:10:34 AM2/4/14
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calvin
Feb 5, 2014, 1:32:24 AM2/5/14
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cheers,
calvin
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