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Calvin
Jan 5, 2020, 8:33:25 PM1/5/20
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Happy New Year rgt'ers
1 Prior to the Euro, what was Poland’s currency?
2 Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq by Rembrandt van Rijn is better known by what title?
3 Which netball position is often shortened to "C"?
4 According to the James Bond novels by Ian Fleming, what is the motto on the Bond family's coat of arms? (Latin or English)
5 Although the first day of Advent varies from year to year, how many gifts does a commercial Advent calendar normally contain?
6 At the 1936 Berlin Olympics, the USA won the gold medal in which debut sport when they beat Canada 19 points to 8 in the final?
7 Which sport is played in an area 18 metres long but only one metre wide?
8 Egan Bernal won the 2019 Tour de France, becoming the first person which nation to achieve that feat?
9 Which 1981 Terry Gilliam fantasy film starred Sean Connery, John Cleese and Shelley Duvall? It was the first in his Trilogy of Imagination, followed by Brazil (1985) and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988).
10 What 10-letter word refers to a payment sent overseas, typically to family member/s in the person's home country?
cheers,
calvin
1 Prior to the Euro, what was Poland’s currency?
2 Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq by Rembrandt van Rijn is better known by what title?
3 Which netball position is often shortened to "C"?
4 According to the James Bond novels by Ian Fleming, what is the motto on the Bond family's coat of arms? (Latin or English)
5 Although the first day of Advent varies from year to year, how many gifts does a commercial Advent calendar normally contain?
6 At the 1936 Berlin Olympics, the USA won the gold medal in which debut sport when they beat Canada 19 points to 8 in the final?
7 Which sport is played in an area 18 metres long but only one metre wide?
8 Egan Bernal won the 2019 Tour de France, becoming the first person which nation to achieve that feat?
9 Which 1981 Terry Gilliam fantasy film starred Sean Connery, John Cleese and Shelley Duvall? It was the first in his Trilogy of Imagination, followed by Brazil (1985) and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988).
10 What 10-letter word refers to a payment sent overseas, typically to family member/s in the person's home country?
cheers,
calvin
Dan Blum
Jan 5, 2020, 11:15:14 PM1/5/20
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> 1 Prior to the Euro, what was Poland???s currency?
zloty
> 2 Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq by Rembrandt van Rijn is better known by what title?
The Night Watch
> 3 Which netball position is often shortened to "C"?
center
> 4 According to the James Bond novels by Ian Fleming, what is the motto on the Bond family's coat of arms? (Latin or English)
The world is not enough
> 5 Although the first day of Advent varies from year to year, how many gifts does a commercial Advent calendar normally contain?
30
> 7 Which sport is played in an area 18 metres long but only one metre wide?
fencing
> 9 Which 1981 Terry Gilliam fantasy film starred Sean Connery, John Cleese and Shelley Duvall? It was the first in his Trilogy of Imagination, followed by Brazil (1985) and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988).
Time Bandits
> 10 What 10-letter word refers to a payment sent overseas, typically to family member/s in the person's home country?
remittance
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zloty
> 2 Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq by Rembrandt van Rijn is better known by what title?
> 3 Which netball position is often shortened to "C"?
> 4 According to the James Bond novels by Ian Fleming, what is the motto on the Bond family's coat of arms? (Latin or English)
> 5 Although the first day of Advent varies from year to year, how many gifts does a commercial Advent calendar normally contain?
> 7 Which sport is played in an area 18 metres long but only one metre wide?
> 9 Which 1981 Terry Gilliam fantasy film starred Sean Connery, John Cleese and Shelley Duvall? It was the first in his Trilogy of Imagination, followed by Brazil (1985) and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988).
> 10 What 10-letter word refers to a payment sent overseas, typically to family member/s in the person's home country?
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Mark Brader
Jan 5, 2020, 11:51:44 PM1/5/20
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"Calvin":
> 2 Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain
> Frans Banninck Cocq by Rembrandt van Rijn is better known by
> what title?
"The Night Watch".
> 3 Which netball position is often shortened to "C"?
Center?
> 4 According to the James Bond novels by Ian Fleming, what is
> the motto on the Bond family's coat of arms? (Latin or
> English)
"The world is not enough."
> 5 Although the first day of Advent varies from year to year,
> how many gifts does a commercial Advent calendar normally
> contain?
12?
> 6 At the 1936 Berlin Olympics, the USA won the gold medal in
> which debut sport when they beat Canada 19 points to 8 in the
> final?
Volleyball?
> 7 Which sport is played in an area 18 metres long but only one
> metre wide?
Curling.
> 8 Egan Bernal won the 2019 Tour de France, becoming the first
> person which nation to achieve that feat?
Switzerland?
> 9 Which 1981 Terry Gilliam fantasy film starred Sean Connery,
> John Cleese and Shelley Duvall? It was the first in his
> Trilogy of Imagination, followed by Brazil (1985) and The
> Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988).
"Time Bandits".
> 10 What 10-letter word refers to a payment sent overseas,
> typically to family member/s in the person's home country?
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m...@vex.net \ / AGAINST HTML MAIL
Toronto X AND NEWS
/ \
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1 Prior to the Euro, what was Poland's currency?
Zloty.
> 2 Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain
> Frans Banninck Cocq by Rembrandt van Rijn is better known by
> what title?
> 3 Which netball position is often shortened to "C"?
> 4 According to the James Bond novels by Ian Fleming, what is
> the motto on the Bond family's coat of arms? (Latin or
> English)
> 5 Although the first day of Advent varies from year to year,
> how many gifts does a commercial Advent calendar normally
> contain?
> 6 At the 1936 Berlin Olympics, the USA won the gold medal in
> which debut sport when they beat Canada 19 points to 8 in the
> final?
> 7 Which sport is played in an area 18 metres long but only one
> metre wide?
> 8 Egan Bernal won the 2019 Tour de France, becoming the first
> person which nation to achieve that feat?
> 9 Which 1981 Terry Gilliam fantasy film starred Sean Connery,
> John Cleese and Shelley Duvall? It was the first in his
> Trilogy of Imagination, followed by Brazil (1985) and The
> Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988).
> 10 What 10-letter word refers to a payment sent overseas,
> typically to family member/s in the person's home country?
Mark Brader /"\ ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN
m...@vex.net \ / AGAINST HTML MAIL
Toronto X AND NEWS
/ \
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 6, 2020, 4:28:22 AM1/6/20
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Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1 Prior to the Euro, what was Poland?s currency?
Zloty. And still is.
> 2 Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans
> Banninck Cocq by Rembrandt van Rijn is better known by what title?
The Night Watch
> 3 Which netball position is often shortened to "C"?
Centre
> 5 Although the first day of Advent varies from year to year, how
> many gifts does a commercial Advent calendar normally contain?
Zero.
At least I cannot recall any gifts in the Advent calendars when I was
a kid. But they were bought in Sweden. How knows, maybe there are
gifts in Australian Calendars?
> 6 At the 1936 Berlin Olympics, the USA won the gold medal in which
> debut sport when they beat Canada 19 points to 8 in the final?
Baseball
> 7 Which sport is played in an area 18 metres long but only one metre
> wide?
Fencing
> 8 Egan Bernal won the 2019 Tour de France, becoming the first person
> which nation to achieve that feat?
Colombia
> 9 Which 1981 Terry Gilliam fantasy film starred Sean Connery, John
> Cleese and Shelley Duvall? It was the first in his Trilogy of
> Imagination, followed by Brazil (1985) and The Adventures of Baron
> Munchausen (1988).
Time Bandits
> 1 Prior to the Euro, what was Poland?s currency?
Zloty. And still is.
> 2 Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans
> Banninck Cocq by Rembrandt van Rijn is better known by what title?
> 3 Which netball position is often shortened to "C"?
> 5 Although the first day of Advent varies from year to year, how
> many gifts does a commercial Advent calendar normally contain?
At least I cannot recall any gifts in the Advent calendars when I was
a kid. But they were bought in Sweden. How knows, maybe there are
gifts in Australian Calendars?
> 6 At the 1936 Berlin Olympics, the USA won the gold medal in which
> debut sport when they beat Canada 19 points to 8 in the final?
> 7 Which sport is played in an area 18 metres long but only one metre
> wide?
> 8 Egan Bernal won the 2019 Tour de France, becoming the first person
> which nation to achieve that feat?
> 9 Which 1981 Terry Gilliam fantasy film starred Sean Connery, John
> Cleese and Shelley Duvall? It was the first in his Trilogy of
> Imagination, followed by Brazil (1985) and The Adventures of Baron
> Munchausen (1988).
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 6, 2020, 4:32:08 AM1/6/20
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
>> 7 Which sport is played in an area 18 metres long but only one
>> metre wide?
>
> Curling.
>
You are Canandian, aren't you?
>> 7 Which sport is played in an area 18 metres long but only one
>> metre wide?
>
> Curling.
>
Full disclosure: I also had "curling" in my entry, but I realised my error
before I pressed Send.
Mark Brader
Jan 6, 2020, 8:57:03 AM1/6/20
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"Calvin":
>> Curling.
Erland Sommarskog:
not the size. I mean, it's not as if it was given in standard units. :-)
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>>> 7 Which sport is played in an area 18 metres long but only one
>>> metre wide?
Mark Brader:
>>> metre wide?
>> Curling.
Erland Sommarskog:
> You are Canandian, aren't you?
Heh. In truth, I only thought about the ratio of the dimensions,
not the size. I mean, it's not as if it was given in standard units. :-)
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m...@vex.net | from a feature." -- Rich Kulawiec (after Clarke)
Joe Masters
Jan 6, 2020, 12:25:33 PM1/6/20
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On 2020-01-06 01:33:24 +0000, Calvin said:
> Happy New Year rgt'ers
>
> 1 Prior to the Euro, what was Poland’s currency?
Zloty?
> Happy New Year rgt'ers
>
> 1 Prior to the Euro, what was Poland’s currency?
> 2 Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans
> Banninck Cocq by Rembrandt van Rijn is better known by what title?
> 3 Which netball position is often shortened to "C"?
> 4 According to the James Bond novels by Ian Fleming, what is the motto
> on the Bond family's coat of arms? (Latin or English)
> 5 Although the first day of Advent varies from year to year, how many
> gifts does a commercial Advent calendar normally contain?
> 6 At the 1936 Berlin Olympics, the USA won the gold medal in which
> debut sport when they beat Canada 19 points to 8 in the final?
> 7 Which sport is played in an area 18 metres long but only one metre wide?
> 8 Egan Bernal won the 2019 Tour de France, becoming the first person
> which nation to achieve that feat?
> 9 Which 1981 Terry Gilliam fantasy film starred Sean Connery, John
> Cleese and Shelley Duvall? It was the first in his Trilogy of
> Imagination, followed by Brazil (1985) and The Adventures of Baron
> Munchausen (1988).
> 10 What 10-letter word refers to a payment sent overseas, typically to
> family member/s in the person's home country?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
“To err, as they say, is human. To forgive is divine. To err by
withholding your forgiveness until it’s too late is to become divinely
fucked up.” ― Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe
Dan Tilque
Jan 6, 2020, 1:01:53 PM1/6/20
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On 1/5/20 5:33 PM, Calvin wrote:
> Happy New Year rgt'ers
>
> 1 Prior to the Euro, what was Poland’s currency?
zloty
> Happy New Year rgt'ers
>
> 1 Prior to the Euro, what was Poland’s currency?
> 2 Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq by Rembrandt van Rijn is better known by what title?
> 3 Which netball position is often shortened to "C"?
> 4 According to the James Bond novels by Ian Fleming, what is the motto on the Bond family's coat of arms? (Latin or English)
The world is not enough
> 5 Although the first day of Advent varies from year to year, how many gifts does a commercial Advent calendar normally contain?
24
> 6 At the 1936 Berlin Olympics, the USA won the gold medal in which debut sport when they beat Canada 19 points to 8 in the final?
> 7 Which sport is played in an area 18 metres long but only one metre wide?
> 8 Egan Bernal won the 2019 Tour de France, becoming the first person which nation to achieve that feat?
> 9 Which 1981 Terry Gilliam fantasy film starred Sean Connery, John Cleese and Shelley Duvall? It was the first in his Trilogy of Imagination, followed by Brazil (1985) and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988).
> 10 What 10-letter word refers to a payment sent overseas, typically to family member/s in the person's home country?
Dan Tilque
Pete Gayde
Jan 6, 2020, 7:18:44 PM1/6/20
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:4fde91eb-8f23-44be...@googlegroups.com:
> Happy New Year rgt'ers
>
> 1 Prior to the Euro, what was Poland’s currency?
Zloty
> 2 Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain
> Frans Banninck Cocq by Rembrandt van Rijn is better known by what
> title?
Night Watch
> 3 Which netball position is often shortened to "C"?
Center
> 4 According to the James Bond novels by Ian Fleming, what is the
> motto on the Bond family's coat of arms? (Latin or English)
> 5 Although the first day of Advent varies from year to year, how
many
> gifts does a commercial Advent calendar normally contain?
24
> 6 At the
> 1936 Berlin Olympics, the USA won the gold medal in which debut sport
> when they beat Canada 19 points to 8 in the final?
Basketball
> 7 Which sport
> is played in an area 18 metres long but only one metre wide?
Fencing
> 8 Egan Bernal won the 2019 Tour de France, becoming the first person
> which nation to achieve that feat?
Argentina
> 9 Which 1981 Terry Gilliam
> fantasy film starred Sean Connery, John Cleese and Shelley Duvall? It
> was the first in his Trilogy of Imagination, followed by Brazil (1985)
> and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988).
Jabberwocky
> 10 What 10-letter
> word refers to a payment sent overseas, typically to family member/s
> in the person's home country?
Remittance
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
news:4fde91eb-8f23-44be...@googlegroups.com:
> Happy New Year rgt'ers
>
> 1 Prior to the Euro, what was Poland’s currency?
> 2 Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain
> Frans Banninck Cocq by Rembrandt van Rijn is better known by what
> title?
> 3 Which netball position is often shortened to "C"?
> 4 According to the James Bond novels by Ian Fleming, what is the
> motto on the Bond family's coat of arms? (Latin or English)
> 5 Although the first day of Advent varies from year to year, how
many
> gifts does a commercial Advent calendar normally contain?
> 6 At the
> 1936 Berlin Olympics, the USA won the gold medal in which debut sport
> when they beat Canada 19 points to 8 in the final?
> 7 Which sport
> is played in an area 18 metres long but only one metre wide?
> 8 Egan Bernal won the 2019 Tour de France, becoming the first person
> which nation to achieve that feat?
> 9 Which 1981 Terry Gilliam
> fantasy film starred Sean Connery, John Cleese and Shelley Duvall? It
> was the first in his Trilogy of Imagination, followed by Brazil (1985)
> and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988).
> 10 What 10-letter
> word refers to a payment sent overseas, typically to family member/s
> in the person's home country?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
Bruce Bowler
Jan 7, 2020, 9:39:53 AM1/7/20
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On Sun, 05 Jan 2020 17:33:24 -0800, Calvin wrote:
> Happy New Year rgt'ers
>
> 1 Prior to the Euro, what was Poland’s currency?
Zloti
> Happy New Year rgt'ers
>
> 1 Prior to the Euro, what was Poland’s currency?
> 2 Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans
> Banninck Cocq by Rembrandt van Rijn is better known by what title?
> 3 Which netball position is often shortened to "C"?
> 4 According to the James Bond novels by Ian Fleming, what is the
motto
> on the Bond family's coat of arms? (Latin or English)
> 5 Although the first day of Advent varies from year to year, how
many
> gifts does a commercial Advent calendar normally contain?
> 6 At the 1936 Berlin Olympics, the USA won the gold medal in which
debut
> sport when they beat Canada 19 points to 8 in the final?
> 7 Which sport is played in an area 18 metres long but only one metre
> wide?
Calvin
Jan 12, 2020, 10:03:20 PM1/12/20
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On Monday, January 6, 2020 at 11:33:25 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> Happy New Year rgt'ers
>
> 1 Prior to the Euro, what was Poland’s currency?
Zloty
> Happy New Year rgt'ers
>
> 1 Prior to the Euro, what was Poland’s currency?
> 2 Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq by Rembrandt van Rijn is better known by what title?
> 3 Which netball position is often shortened to "C"?
> 4 According to the James Bond novels by Ian Fleming, what is the motto on the Bond family's coat of arms? (Latin or English)
> 5 Although the first day of Advent varies from year to year, how many gifts does a commercial Advent calendar normally contain?
> 6 At the 1936 Berlin Olympics, the USA won the gold medal in which debut sport when they beat Canada 19 points to 8 in the final?
Singleton for Pete
> 7 Which sport is played in an area 18 metres long but only one metre wide?
> 8 Egan Bernal won the 2019 Tour de France, becoming the first person from which nation to achieve that feat?
Colombia
> 9 Which 1981 Terry Gilliam fantasy film starred Sean Connery, John Cleese and Shelley Duvall? It was the first in his Trilogy of Imagination, followed by Brazil (1985) and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988).
> 10 What 10-letter word refers to a payment sent overseas, typically to family member/s in the person's home country?
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 584
1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 6 26 Pete Gayde
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 29 Dan Blum
1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 22 Dan Tilque
1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 26 Erland S
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 27 Mark Brader
1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 23 Bruce Bowler
1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 24 Joe Masters
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
7 6 7 3 3 1 0 2 4 2 35 50%
Pete claims a tie-break win in a tightly packed field.
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Jan 12, 2020, 11:59:21 PM1/12/20
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"Calvin":
that specific type of payment?
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> > 10 What 10-letter word refers to a payment sent overseas,
> > typically to family member/s in the person's home country?
>
> Remittance
According to what dictionary does that word imply or even suggest
> > typically to family member/s in the person's home country?
>
> Remittance
that specific type of payment?
--
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Joe Masters
Jan 13, 2020, 12:52:48 PM1/13/20
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On 2020-01-13 03:03:19 +0000, Calvin said:
> On Monday, January 6, 2020 at 11:33:25 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
>> Happy New Year rgt'ers
>>
>
> On Monday, January 6, 2020 at 11:33:25 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
>> Happy New Year rgt'ers
>>
>
>> 10 What 10-letter word refers to a payment sent overseas, typically to
>> family member/s in the person's home country?
>
> Remittance
I rapidly dismissed 'Remittance' as it really refers to any payment
>> family member/s in the person's home country?
>
> Remittance
sent to anyone, not necessarily overseas or to family. At work we
receive probably around 100 remittances per week, most of which have
'REMITTANCE ADVICE' as a header.
Calvin
Jan 14, 2020, 7:17:48 PM1/14/20
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On Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at 3:52:48 AM UTC+10, Joe Masters wrote:
> On 2020-01-13 03:03:19 +0000, Calvin said:
>
> > On Monday, January 6, 2020 at 11:33:25 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> >> Happy New Year rgt'ers
> >>
> >
> >> 10 What 10-letter word refers to a payment sent overseas, typically to
> >> family member/s in the person's home country?
> >
> > Remittance
>
> Mark B
> On 2020-01-13 03:03:19 +0000, Calvin said:
>
> > On Monday, January 6, 2020 at 11:33:25 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> >> Happy New Year rgt'ers
> >>
> >
> >> 10 What 10-letter word refers to a payment sent overseas, typically to
> >> family member/s in the person's home country?
> >
> > Remittance
>
> According to what dictionary does that word imply or even suggest
> that specific type of payment?
> that specific type of payment?
> I rapidly dismissed 'Remittance' as it really refers to any payment
> sent to anyone, not necessarily overseas or to family. At work we
> receive probably around 100 remittances per week, most of which have
> 'REMITTANCE ADVICE' as a header.
Yes, while it is often used to refer to an overseas payment and can indeed refer to any payment. Apologies if anyone was misled.
> sent to anyone, not necessarily overseas or to family. At work we
> receive probably around 100 remittances per week, most of which have
> 'REMITTANCE ADVICE' as a header.
cheers,
calvin
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