=SDC= Q31: Birthday Presents

Jerry Friedman

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Aug 20, 2011, 7:02:56 PM8/20/11

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The first one is not quite the correct color, but the second one is,
and both are more important than food or fuel. What is the imminent
third?

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Jerry Friedman, T. O. Panelist

Vinny Burgoo

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Aug 22, 2011, 8:36:06 AM8/22/11

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In alt.usage.english, Jerry Friedman wrote:
>The first one is not quite the correct color, but the second one is,
>and both are more important than food or fuel. What is the imminent
>third?

Hint: Floral testimony.

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VB
T. O. Panellist

R H Draney

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Aug 22, 2011, 1:46:40 PM8/22/11

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Vinny Burgoo filted:

Jonquil....r

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Me? Sarcastic?
Yeah, right.

msh210

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Aug 22, 2011, 6:15:37 PM8/22/11

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On Aug 22, R H Draney abed:
> Jonquil

Might you be on the right track in a manner of speaking?

Michael Hamm
TO something or other

Vinny Burgoo

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Aug 23, 2011, 5:00:07 PM8/23/11

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Big rabbits.

Vinny Burgoo

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Aug 24, 2011, 10:21:32 AM8/24/11

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That was vague and confusing.

What I meant was, big rabbits also testify but aren't the answer to the
question (though they were supposed to be the answer to something else).

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VB
T. O. Specific and Confusing

Vinny Burgoo

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Aug 25, 2011, 7:58:38 AM8/25/11

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The correct colour is bright red.

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VB
T. O. Anthodynast

Alec Kojaev

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Aug 25, 2011, 5:50:55 PM8/25/11

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On Sat, 20 Aug 2011 16:02:56 -0700 in
62320df0-5ec8-47ed...@b8g2000vbg.googlegroups.com, Jerry
Friedman wrote:

> The first one is not quite the correct color, but the second one is, and
> both are more important than food or fuel. What is the imminent third?

Sugar (or its predecessor, honey)

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Alec Kojaev
St.Petersburg, Russia [30E18 59N56]

Vinny Burgoo

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Aug 26, 2011, 9:36:46 AM8/26/11

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This question is so ronery.

franzi

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Aug 30, 2011, 6:22:02 PM8/30/11

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Vinny Burgoo <hlu...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote

>In alt.usage.english, Vinny Burgoo wrote:
>>In alt.usage.english, Vinny Burgoo wrote:
>>>In alt.usage.english, Vinny Burgoo wrote:
>>>>In alt.usage.english, Vinny Burgoo wrote:
>>>>>In alt.usage.english, Jerry Friedman wrote:
>>>>>>The first one is not quite the correct color, but the second one is,
>>>>>>and both are more important than food or fuel. What is the imminent
>>>>>>third?

Water is more important than food or fuel. The first water, second
water, third water... not so sure, besides diamonds. Bluewater,
Goldwater, limewater.
>>>>>
>>>>>Hint: Floral testimony.

Say it with flowers, when you're not giving her diamonds. Rivers are
flowers in crossword-speak. Waters flow.

>>>>
>>>>Big rabbits.
>>>
>>>That was vague and confusing.

Now if they were rabbis or rabbins we could be biblical, and turn the
waters into blood.

>>>
>>>What I meant was, big rabbits also testify but aren't the answer to
>>>the question (though they were supposed to be the answer to something
>>>else).
>>
>>The correct colour is bright red.

Blood!

>
>This question is so ronery.
>

Blood diamonds.
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franzi