Revaulx
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Nope. It’s in the country that gave the pandemic its name (though NOT where it originated)
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Good point. I should probably read the question more carefully
Revaulx
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Zamora. The bishop told people that germ theory was a Communist/Protestant Plot, and to avoid getting infected they had to come to Mass at the cathedral for nine days on the trot and kiss various Holy Relics. The ensuing 10.1% death rate was the highest in Europe.
krus_aragon
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As the question setter, it's up to you, but I'd suggest that a clue is a good idea if everyone is misinterpreting the question, or if nobody's offered a guess for a day or so.
First time I’ve participated in this thread. At what point is it decent to give clues?
It's also a good idea to reply to incorrect guesses and tell them so, as then the posters will start thinking of another possible answer. (You can choose to give some clues in this way, such as "no, wrong country" , or "try a smaller city" , or "you're close" .)
CarltonA
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Where would Ferrets and Pigs have been kept in the same enclosure and then taken out and worked together?
CarltonA
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Not on a farm in this case.
krus_aragon
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CarltonA
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No connection with John Cleese, Songs, Monty Python or the names of working animals. I'll come back with a clue if nobody gets closer.
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Strat-tastic
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Some kind of tool combination methinks.
krus_aragon
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Wild stab: an ironworks?
CarltonA
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Getting warmer, certainly metal involved here.
Peter Mugridge
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A blacksmith.
They're the names of some of the tools used.
They're the names of some of the tools used.
CarltonA
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That may be a coincidence. What I had in mind has a martial purpose.
341o2
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Types of vehicle? A ferret is associated with investigating
CarltonA
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Sniffing in the right direction 341o2.
krus_aragon
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Cleaning gun barrels?
CarltonA
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Losing the scent.
CarltonA
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Not on the right track.
Peter Mugridge
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I may be wrong on the names of the tools... I haven't Googled, so it's effectively a guess!
Going by the latest clues, I'd say something to do with bomb disposal as my next guess?
CarltonA
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A bomb disposal vehicle could be a "Wheelbarrow" which may have a "pigstick" attached and be operated by Felix - the cat with nine lives. That is getting into the right area, especially with one of the "animals". Not quite on the money yet.
Is that a clue? Is it anything to do with caterpillar tracks?
CarltonA
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Yes. No.
EbbwJunction1
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In Northern Ireland, a Ferret was an Army Scout Car and, I think, the Army Personnel Carrier was known by the soldiers (and the Police) as a "Pig" … am I on the right track?
CarltonA
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Correct, the Humber "Pig" and Ferret Scout Car are wheeled armoured military vehicles used in various theatres. So the enclosure where they were kept is a military base. EbbwJunction1 gets the floor.