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Thats it. Despite Tallin being over run with Finnish & Swedish stag groups it has the highest ratio of women to men other than the US protectorate of the Marianas Islands. Your floor
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DaleCooper
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Another picture question:
What is the musical significance of this scene?
What is the musical significance of this scene?
backontrack
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It's The Eagles.
"Well, I'm a standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona and such a fine sight to see..."
"Well, I'm a standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona and such a fine sight to see..."
DaleCooper
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...It's a girl, my Lord, in a flat-bed Ford
Slowin' down to take a look at me.
From "Take It Easy", your turn...
backontrack
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Aythangyaw!
In the 2017 Oxford English Dictionary, what is the only word to be spelled incorrectly?
In the 2017 Oxford English Dictionary, what is the only word to be spelled incorrectly?
Strat-tastic
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Incorrectly.
backontrack
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I'll give you that, shadow cat, the floor is yours!
Strat-tastic
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Hmmm, I know a song about that.... anyway, I'm not sure I'll be around much in the next few days so declare
OPEN FLOOR.
Wow cool, I've always wanted to declare open floor here, among the truly brainy quizzers
OPEN FLOOR.
Wow cool, I've always wanted to declare open floor here, among the truly brainy quizzers
Not a very brainy offering here -- more in the "corny old jokes" department; anyway -- I having just been to the Isle of Wight: there are a number of supposed "Wonders" of said island. These involve laboured wordplay: the whole scene is much beloved by the producers of postcards. Most usually, it's "six wonders" -- sometimes seven; and there is an eighth, which occasionally pops up.
Please list six of these "IOW" wonders -- more, if you like.
Please list six of these "IOW" wonders -- more, if you like.
I remember my grandma telling me these, unfortunately I can’t remember all of them but I’ll give these for a start:
Ryde - Where you must walk.
The Needles - You can’t thread.
Freshwater - You can’t drink.
Cowes - You can’t milk.
Er... Wish I’d paid more attention now.
Ryde - Where you must walk.
The Needles - You can’t thread.
Freshwater - You can’t drink.
Cowes - You can’t milk.
Er... Wish I’d paid more attention now.
backontrack
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Easy peasy!
Lake - where there is no water
The Needles - you cannot thread
Cowes - you cannot milk
Ryde - where you have to walk
Freshwater - you cannot drink
Newtown - which is old
Newport - you cannot bottle
Winkle Street - where there aren't any winkles
backontrack, you've got the complete full set, as against four from Cowley; so, me boy,your turn to set something to baffle those "overners" (IOW expression for all non-IOW-natives).
(Completely foolish and pointless trivia item: in order of backontrack's list, numbers 1, 3, 4, 5 and 7 are, or have been, rail-served; 2, and 6, never have been; 8 is "sorta-kinda-maybe" -- Winkle Street is in Calbourne village, which is a mile and a half from the former Calbourne & Shalfleet Station on the long-closed Newport -- Freshwater line.)
(Completely foolish and pointless trivia item: in order of backontrack's list, numbers 1, 3, 4, 5 and 7 are, or have been, rail-served; 2, and 6, never have been; 8 is "sorta-kinda-maybe" -- Winkle Street is in Calbourne village, which is a mile and a half from the former Calbourne & Shalfleet Station on the long-closed Newport -- Freshwater line.)
backontrack
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Thank you Calthrop.
Now it's time for the picture round, teams. I've gathered some stock photos from around the internet. Your job is to find out what links them all (and if you can name all their equivalents too, then fair play to you).
Now it's time for the picture round, teams. I've gathered some stock photos from around the internet. Your job is to find out what links them all (and if you can name all their equivalents too, then fair play to you).
DaleCooper
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This has got me stumped (geddit?) but I think the connection could be cricket although I have a few pieces missing:
1. Old man - Chris Old
2. ?
3. Straw Bales - bails
4. Fairfield - fielder
5. Church/chapel - Greg Chappel
6. Robinson's barley water - endorsed by C.B.Fry
7. ?
8. Alan Knott
9. John Gummer - Chairman of Ashton Cricket Club
1. Old man - Chris Old
2. ?
3. Straw Bales - bails
4. Fairfield - fielder
5. Church/chapel - Greg Chappel
6. Robinson's barley water - endorsed by C.B.Fry
7. ?
8. Alan Knott
9. John Gummer - Chairman of Ashton Cricket Club
backontrack
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I'm afraid that it's just not cricket.
Here are the pictures in words:
Old man
Barrow
Hay stacks
Fairfield
Steeple
Robinson's
Pillar
Alan Knott
John Gummer
Sail
Peter Mugridge
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In that case, I'll take it...
In children's literature, which villain promised himself "one last great evil" before retiring, only to ( of course ) be thwarted in his plans?
This might be easier for the older members as to the best of my knowledge the last time it was adapted for TV was about 30 years ago...
In children's literature, which villain promised himself "one last great evil" before retiring, only to ( of course ) be thwarted in his plans?
This might be easier for the older members as to the best of my knowledge the last time it was adapted for TV was about 30 years ago...
Peter Mugridge
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Surely you don't need clues already?!
DaleCooper
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Is it something from Roald Dahl?
Peter Mugridge
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No, none of those.
Calthrop - it's not a cartoon.
Cowley - I have a feeling you might just be thinking of the right answer.
Dale - nothing to do with Roald Dahl.
Having checked, when I said the last TV adaption was 30 years ago, I wasn't far off the mark. It was 33 years ago...
Calthrop - it's not a cartoon.
Cowley - I have a feeling you might just be thinking of the right answer.
Dale - nothing to do with Roald Dahl.
Having checked, when I said the last TV adaption was 30 years ago, I wasn't far off the mark. It was 33 years ago...
Was it broadcast on BBC?
*Edit* I cannot recall any villain who promised himself "one last evil", but I do recall one childrens' drama that was broadcast in the 80s, round this time of year. I'm going to stick my neck out and suggest that it was "Box of Delights". I wasn't particularly interested in it, but I do remember the theme tune, and that it was very similar to "The First Noel".
*Edit* I cannot recall any villain who promised himself "one last evil", but I do recall one childrens' drama that was broadcast in the 80s, round this time of year. I'm going to stick my neck out and suggest that it was "Box of Delights". I wasn't particularly interested in it, but I do remember the theme tune, and that it was very similar to "The First Noel".
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Peter Mugridge
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Gus... I'll give it to you; that's not only the name of the series you even got the tune right so there is little point in my holding out for someone to get the name; for the record the villain's name was Abner Brown.
He uttered the phrase "one last great evil" towards the end of the penultimate episode or at the start of the final episode, if I remember rightly.
He uttered the phrase "one last great evil" towards the end of the penultimate episode or at the start of the final episode, if I remember rightly.
Mvann
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Wild guest. Box of delights
Oh to late
Oh to late
I'll leave the floor open (one too many un-planned sherbets tonight). <hic>
*Edit* (again) - I found this:
*Edit* (again) - I found this:
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Sounds like you opened the Wine Box of Delight?