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Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Feb 11 01:40PM

=?UTF-8?B?QmrDtnJuIEx1bmRpbg==?= <b.f.lundin@gmail.com> wrote in
> First day of Reykavijk summit (Reagan - Gorbatjov) in 1986
 
> I will close this one 3 days from now, Saturday 14 Feb at around 20:00
> CET
 
February 1
 
Pete
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 11 07:46AM -0600

Björn Lundin:
> Q3:
> First day of Reykavijk summit (Reagan - Gorbatjov) in 1986
 
I'll go with 1 Aug.
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Toronto | that you have so many to choose from..."
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 11 07:47AM -0600

Pete Gayde:
> February 1
 
Hmm. Looks like one of us is going to be eliminated.
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Toronto | about are either safe or dangerous or useless,
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tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 11 03:56PM

> So, everyone that survived Q1 are welcome to answer
 
> Q3:
> First day of Reykavijk summit (Reagan - Gorbatjov) in 1986
 
March 1
 
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"Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Feb 11 08:58PM

Björn Lundin wrote:
 

 
> So, everyone that survived Q1 are welcome to answer
 
> Q3:
> First day of Reykavijk summit (Reagan - Gorbatjov) in 1986
 
May 29.
 
Peter Smyth
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Feb 11 05:27PM -0800

On Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at 6:46:07 PM UTC+10, björn lundin wrote:
 
> Q3:
> First day of Reykavijk summit (Reagan - Gorbatjov) in 1986
 
1 August
 
cheers,
calvin
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 11 06:56PM -0800

Björn Lundin wrote:
 
> Q3:
> First day of Reykavijk summit (Reagan - Gorbatjov) in 1986
 
Sep 29
 
 
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Dan Tilque
"David B" <askforemail@gmail.com>: Feb 12 10:03AM

1st September.
 
 
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David
Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Feb 11 01:38PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:ipudnZJR6sfkjkbJnZ2dnUU7-I-
 
> * Anger Management
 
> Name the *actor* delivering these angry lines from famous films.
 
> 1. "From Hell's heart, I stab at thee!"
 
Ricardo Montalban
 
 
> 2. "Wormer, he's a dead man! Marmalard, dead! Niedermeyer? Dead!"
 
John Belushi
 
> Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion, and the
> international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify our
> precious bodily fluids."
 
George C. Scott
 
 
> 4. Michael Dumble-Smith was in the original cast of "The Phantom of
> the Opera" stage musical and he played Hero in the film version
> of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum."
 
Zero Mostel; Phil Silvers
 
 
> 5. Singer, songwriter, actress, and cultural icon Édith Giovana
> Gassion's stage name comes from the colloquial French term
> for sparrow.
 
Edith Piaf
 
 
> 6. Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta found her stage name in a
> song by Queen.
 
Gwen Stefani
 
 
> * Thespians' Nicknames
 
> We give you a nickname and vital dates. You name the actor or
actress.
 
> 7. "The Great Profile" (1882-02-14 -- 1942-05-29).
 
Buster Keaton
 
 
> 8. "The World's Oldest Virgin" (1922-04-03 -- ), romantic comedy
> star.
 
> 9. "The Muscles from Brussels" (1960-10-18 -- ), action star.
 
Van Damme
 
 
> Name the TV series where these animals appeared.
 
> 10. Judy the chimp and Clarence the cross-eyed lion. (1960s
> adventure.)
 
Hatari
 
 
> 12. Murray the dog. (1990s sitcom.)
 
> * Romantic Comedies
 
> We name the film, you name *either* the actor or actress who played
the
> romantic leads.
 
> 13. "Notting Hill" (1999).
 
Hugh Grant
 
 
> 14. "500 Days of Summer" (2009).
 
> 15. "Pretty in Pink" (1986).
 
Molly Ringwald
 
 
Pete
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Feb 11 09:52AM -0600

In article <ipudnZJR6sfkjkbJnZ2dnUU7-I-dnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
 
> Name the *actor* delivering these angry lines from famous films.
 
> 1. "From Hell's heart, I stab at thee!"
 
> 2. "Wormer, he's a dead man! Marmalard, dead! Niedermeyer? Dead!"
John Belushi
 
> Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion, and the
> international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify our
> precious bodily fluids."
George C. Scott
 
 
> 5. Singer, songwriter, actress, and cultural icon Édith Giovana
> Gassion's stage name comes from the colloquial French term
> for sparrow.
Edith Piaf
 
> 6. Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta found her stage name in a
> song by Queen.
Lady Gaga
 
> * Thespians' Nicknames
 
> We give you a nickname and vital dates. You name the actor or actress.
 
> 7. "The Great Profile" (1882-02-14 -- 1942-05-29).
John Barrymore
 
> 8. "The World's Oldest Virgin" (1922-04-03 -- ), romantic comedy
> star.
Doris Day
 
> 9. "The Muscles from Brussels" (1960-10-18 -- ), action star.
Van Damme
 
 
> 10. Judy the chimp and Clarence the cross-eyed lion. (1960s
> adventure.)
 
> 11. Marcel the monkey. (Season 1 of this 1990s/2000s sitcom.)
Friends
 
 
> We name the film, you name *either* the actor or actress who played the
> romantic leads.
 
> 13. "Notting Hill" (1999).
Julia Roberts
 
> 14. "500 Days of Summer" (2009).
Zooey Deschanel
 
> 15. "Pretty in Pink" (1986).
Molly Ringwold
 
 
 
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tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 11 03:54PM


> * Anger Management
 
> Name the *actor* delivering these angry lines from famous films.
 
> 1. "From Hell's heart, I stab at thee!"
 
Ricardo Montalban
 
> 2. "Wormer, he's a dead man! Marmalard, dead! Niedermeyer? Dead!"
 
John Belushi
 
> Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion, and the
> international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify our
> precious bodily fluids."
 
Peter Sellers
 
 
> 4. Michael Dumble-Smith was in the original cast of "The Phantom of
> the Opera" stage musical and he played Hero in the film version
> of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum."
 
Michael York
 
> 5. Singer, songwriter, actress, and cultural icon ?dith Giovana
> Gassion's stage name comes from the colloquial French term
> for sparrow.
 
Edith Piaf
 
> 6. Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta found her stage name in a
> song by Queen.
 
Lady Gaga
 
> * Thespians' Nicknames
 
> We give you a nickname and vital dates. You name the actor or actress.
 
> 7. "The Great Profile" (1882-02-14 -- 1942-05-29).
 
John Barrymore
 
> 9. "The Muscles from Brussels" (1960-10-18 -- ), action star.
 
Jean-Claude van Damme
 
> * TV Animals
 
> Name the TV series where these animals appeared.
 
> 11. Marcel the monkey. (Season 1 of this 1990s/2000s sitcom.)
 
Friends
 
> 12. Murray the dog. (1990s sitcom.)
 
Um, the one with Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt
 
 
> We name the film, you name *either* the actor or actress who played the
> romantic leads.
 
> 13. "Notting Hill" (1999).
 
Hugh Grant
 
> 15. "Pretty in Pink" (1986).
 
Molly Ringwald
 
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_______________________________________________________________________
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 11 09:09PM +0100

> 2. "Wormer, he's a dead man! Marmalard, dead! Niedermeyer? Dead!"
 
Orson Wells
 
> 5. Singer, songwriter, actress, and cultural icon Édith Giovana
> Gassion's stage name comes from the colloquial French term
> for sparrow.
 
Edit Piaf

> 6. Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta found her stage name in a
> song by Queen.
 
Lady Gaga
 
> 9. "The Muscles from Brussels" (1960-10-18 -- ), action star.
 
Jean-Claude van Damme

> 15. "Pretty in Pink" (1986).
 
The Psychedelic Furs
 
Oh, so you did not ask who wrote the song? Drat!
 
 
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Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
"Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Feb 11 08:50PM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> 4. Michael Dumble-Smith was in the original cast of "The Phantom of
> the Opera" stage musical and he played Hero in the film version
> of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum."
Michael Crawford
> 5. Singer, songwriter, actress, and cultural icon Édith Giovana
> Gassion's stage name comes from the colloquial French term
> for sparrow.
Edith Piaf
> 6. Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta found her stage name in a
> song by Queen.
Lady Gaga
 
> 8. "The World's Oldest Virgin" (1922-04-03 -- ), romantic comedy
> star.
 
> 9. "The Muscles from Brussels" (1960-10-18 -- ), action star.
Van Damme
 
> 10. Judy the chimp and Clarence the cross-eyed lion. (1960s
> adventure.)
 
> 11. Marcel the monkey. (Season 1 of this 1990s/2000s sitcom.)
Friends
 
> We name the film, you name either the actor or actress who played the
> romantic leads.
 
> 13. "Notting Hill" (1999).
Hugh Grant
> 14. "500 Days of Summer" (2009).
 
> 15. "Pretty in Pink" (1986).
 
Peter Smyth
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Feb 11 05:36PM -0800


> * Anger Management
 
> Name the *actor* delivering these angry lines from famous films.
 
> 1. "From Hell's heart, I stab at thee!"
 
Monty Burns :-)
 
> 2. "Wormer, he's a dead man! Marmalard, dead! Niedermeyer? Dead!"
 
Pacino, De Niro
 
> Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion, and the
> international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify our
> precious bodily fluids."
 
Scott
 
 
 
> 4. Michael Dumble-Smith was in the original cast of "The Phantom of
> the Opera" stage musical and he played Hero in the film version
> of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum."
 
Crawford
 
> 5. Singer, songwriter, actress, and cultural icon Édith Giovana
> Gassion's stage name comes from the colloquial French term
> for sparrow.
 
Piaf
 
> 6. Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta found her stage name in a
> song by Queen.
 
Lady Gaga
 
 
> * Thespians' Nicknames
 
> We give you a nickname and vital dates. You name the actor or actress.
 
> 7. "The Great Profile" (1882-02-14 -- 1942-05-29).
 
Keaton
 
> 8. "The World's Oldest Virgin" (1922-04-03 -- ), romantic comedy
> star.
 
Day?

> 9. "The Muscles from Brussels" (1960-10-18 -- ), action star.
 
Van Damne
 
 
> Name the TV series where these animals appeared.
 
> 10. Judy the chimp and Clarence the cross-eyed lion. (1960s
> adventure.)
 
Bonanza?
 
> 11. Marcel the monkey. (Season 1 of this 1990s/2000s sitcom.)
 
> 12. Murray the dog. (1990s sitcom.)
 
Frasier
 
 
> We name the film, you name *either* the actor or actress who played the
> romantic leads.
 
> 13. "Notting Hill" (1999).
 
Grant
 
> 14. "500 Days of Summer" (2009).
 
Barrymore, Aniston

> 15. "Pretty in Pink" (1986).
 
Ringwall
 
cheers,
calvin
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Feb 12 02:09AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
 
> * Anger Management
 
> Name the *actor* delivering these angry lines from famous films.
 
> 1. "From Hell's heart, I stab at thee!"
 
Charlton Heston

> 2. "Wormer, he's a dead man! Marmalard, dead! Niedermeyer? Dead!"
 
John Belushi
 
> Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion, and the
> international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify our
> precious bodily fluids."
 
Sterling Hayden; George C. Scott

 
> 4. Michael Dumble-Smith was in the original cast of "The Phantom of
> the Opera" stage musical and he played Hero in the film version
> of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum."
 
Michael Crawford
 
> 5. Singer, songwriter, actress, and cultural icon Édith Giovana
> Gassion's stage name comes from the colloquial French term
> for sparrow.
 
Edith Piaf

> 6. Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta found her stage name in a
> song by Queen.
 
Lady Gaga

 
> We give you a nickname and vital dates. You name the actor or
> actress.
 
> 7. "The Great Profile" (1882-02-14 -- 1942-05-29).
 
Barrymore

> 8. "The World's Oldest Virgin" (1922-04-03 -- ), romantic comedy
> star.
 
Doris Day
 
> 9. "The Muscles from Brussels" (1960-10-18 -- ), action star.
 
Jean Claude Van Damme

 
> Name the TV series where these animals appeared.
 
> 10. Judy the chimp and Clarence the cross-eyed lion. (1960s
> adventure.)
 
"Daktari"

> 11. Marcel the monkey. (Season 1 of this 1990s/2000s sitcom.)
 
"Friends"
 
> 12. Murray the dog. (1990s sitcom.)
 
"Mad About You"

 
> We name the film, you name *either* the actor or actress who played
> the romantic leads.
 
> 13. "Notting Hill" (1999).
 
Julia Roberts; Hugh Grant

> 14. "500 Days of Summer" (2009).
 
Joseph Gordon-Levitt; Zooey Deschanel
 
> 15. "Pretty in Pink" (1986).
 
Molly Ringwald
 
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Jason Kreitzer <krei513@aol.com>: Feb 11 07:15PM -0800

On Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at 3:31:54 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion, and the
> international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify our
> precious bodily fluids."
Peter Sellers?
 
> 5. Singer, songwriter, actress, and cultural icon Édith Giovana
> Gassion's stage name comes from the colloquial French term
> for sparrow.
Edith Piaf
> 6. Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta found her stage name in a
> song by Queen.
Lady Gaga
 
> 7. "The Great Profile" (1882-02-14 -- 1942-05-29).
 
> 8. "The World's Oldest Virgin" (1922-04-03 -- ), romantic comedy
> star.
Doris Day
> 9. "The Muscles from Brussels" (1960-10-18 -- ), action star.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
 
> 10. Judy the chimp and Clarence the cross-eyed lion. (1960s
> adventure.)
 
> 11. Marcel the monkey. (Season 1 of this 1990s/2000s sitcom.)
"Friends"
> 12. Murray the dog. (1990s sitcom.)
"Mad About You"
 
> We name the film, you name *either* the actor or actress who played the
> romantic leads.
 
> 13. "Notting Hill" (1999).
Julia Roberts
> 14. "500 Days of Summer" (2009).
Jeaneane Garofalo
> 15. "Pretty in Pink" (1986).
Molly Ringwald
"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Feb 12 09:19AM +0100

On 2015-02-11 09:31, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 5. Singer, songwriter, actress, and cultural icon Édith Giovana
> Gassion's stage name comes from the colloquial French term
> for sparrow.
 
Edith Piaff
 
 
> 6. Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta found her stage name in a
> song by Queen.
 
Lady Gaga
 
 
> * Thespians' Nicknames
 
> We give you a nickname and vital dates. You name the actor or actress.
 
> 9. "The Muscles from Brussels" (1960-10-18 -- ), action star.
 
Jean-Claude van Damme
 
 
 
> We name the film, you name *either* the actor or actress who played the
> romantic leads.
 
> 13. "Notting Hill" (1999).
 
Julia Roberts
 
--
Björn
"Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Feb 11 08:46PM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> > 8. In women's tennis, she still holds the record for most career
> > Grand Slam singles wins, despite doing it from 1960 to 1973.
 
> Margaret Court. 4 for Joshua, Pete, Calvin, Marc, and Rob.
 
While you may have thought I was guessing randomly, she was actually
Margaret Smith for 13 of her 24 Grand Slam titles.
 
Peter Smyth
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 11 04:53PM -0600

Mark Brader:
 
> > > 8. In women's tennis, she still holds the record for most career
> > > Grand Slam singles wins, despite doing it from 1960 to 1973.
 
> > Margaret Court. 4 for Joshua, Pete, Calvin, Marc, and Rob.

Peter Smyth:
> While you may have thought I was guessing randomly,
 
Smith and Smith? Yeah, I had that idea.
 
> she was actually Margaret Smith for 13 of her 24 Grand Slam titles.
 
What? No, Margaret Smith was my aunt. She lived in London, England,
and was certainly no tennis star.
 
 
4 for Peter. Revised scores, if there are no further errors:
 
ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> His Lit Geo Spo
Joshua Kreitzer 52 44 52 51 199
Pete Gayde 35 -- 40 60 135
"Calvin" 31 24 39 35 129
Dan Blum 32 32 40 19 123
Dan Tilque 36 20 40 24 120
Marc Dashevsky -- 24 52 44 120
Rob Parker 32 24 44 16 116
Peter Smyth 12 20 44 36 112
Erland Sommarskog 28 8 48 16 100
Jason Kreitzer 20 12 16 24 72
Björn Lundin 8 11 32 8 59
Bruce Bowler 36 18 -- -- 54
 
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My text in this article is in the public domain.
"Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Feb 11 08:55PM

Dan Tilque wrote:
 
 
> 1.a United States: most US states have legal same-sex marriage, but
> most do so by judicial fiat. How many have actual legislation
> allowing it? (3 pts for exact answer; 1 pt within 2)
12
> 1.b Rest of the World: How many other countries have such laws? (3
> pts for exact answer; 1 pt within 2)
12
> does just medical marijuana. The law must allow for the purchase and
> possession (and often taxation) of marijuana by most adults without
> special permission. (1 point per polity)
Netherlands
 
> 3. Physician assisted suicide.
 
> 3.a What polity is the latest to approve physician-assisted suicide?
> (2 pts)
Belgium
> 3.b Name three other polities with physician-assisted suicide. (1 pt
> each)
Netherlands, Switzerland
 
> 4. Vote by mail: What polities have complete vote-by-mail? That is,
> all eligible voters get their ballot in the mail and may return them
> by mail or drop them off at designated locations. (1 pt per polity)
Washington, Oregon
 
Peter Smyth
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