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bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Mar 26 11:47AM On Thu, 26 Mar 2015 06:08:53 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > in Paris that is covered in vines. Every morning they leave the > house at half past nine, in two straight lines, in rain or shine. > She is the smallest of the 12 little girls. Madeline > grows to respect her strength and intelligence. > Her policeman father was shot when she was a child and she was sent > to live on an uncle's farm. Clarice Starling > Given the names of two or three cities, identify the river where they > are located. > 1. Luxor, Aswan, Khartoum. Nile > 2. Shanghai, Yangzhou, Nanjing. Yellow > 3. Kisangani, Brazzaville, Kinshasa. Congo > 4. Minneapolis, St. Louis, Memphis. Mississippi > 5. Bamako, Timbuktu, Niamey. Niger > 6. Bratislava, Vienna, Budapest. Danube > 7. Peshawar, Gilgit, Rawalpindi. > 8. Astrakhan, Ulyanovsk, Kazan. Volga > 9. Grand Junction, Lake Havasu City, Yuma. Colorado > 10. Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna. Ganges |
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Mar 26 02:00PM > three sisters to perform. She hates the idea of marriage and > romance because it might separate her from the sisters she loves, > but eventually she marries an expatriate German. Jo March > to be tough as nails when war sweeps through her homeland. > Despite having three husbands, she isn't a fan of marriage, > and says: "Marriage, fun? Fun for men, you mean." Scarlett O'Hara > in Paris that is covered in vines. Every morning they leave the > house at half past nine, in two straight lines, in rain or shine. > She is the smallest of the 12 little girls. Madeleine > teacher Miss Honey but clashes with her horrible headmistress > Miss Trunchbull. In the movie version, her parents were played > by Danny De Vito and Rhea Perlman. Matilda > She is a logical overachiever who excels academically, but is > also bossy and show-offy. When she grows up, she marries one > of the boys from the bathroom. Hermione Grainger > classmate with her slate, and almost drowns in a re-enactment > of Tennyson's Lancelot and Elaine. She loves puffed sleeves > and hates her hair. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm > feisty side when she replies, "Do you think because I am > poor, obscure, plain and little, I am soulless and heartless? > You think wrong." Reader, she marries him. Jane Eyre > killer who grows to respect her strength and intelligence. > Her policeman father was shot when she was a child and she was > sent to live on an uncle's farm. Clarice Starling > the Plaza Hotel with her Nanny, her pug Weenie, and her turtle > Skipperdee. Liza Minnelli has been cited as a possible role > model for this character. Eloise > * Game 3, Round 8 - Geography Down by the Riverside > 1. Luxor, Aswan, Khartoum. Nile > 2. Shanghai, Yangzhou, Nanjing. Yangtze; Yellow > 3. Kisangani, Brazzaville, Kinshasa. Congo > 4. Minneapolis, St. Louis, Memphis. Mississippi > 6. Bratislava, Vienna, Budapest. Danube > 7. Peshawar, Gilgit, Rawalpindi. Ganges; Indus > 8. Astrakhan, Ulyanovsk, Kazan. Don; Dneiper > 9. Grand Junction, Lake Havasu City, Yuma. Colorado > 10. Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna. Indus; Ganges -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Mar 26 11:27AM -0500 In article <QcidnUTuWP5YdY7InZ2dnUU7-IudnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > three sisters to perform. She hates the idea of marriage and > romance because it might separate her from the sisters she loves, > but eventually she marries an expatriate German. Jo > to be tough as nails when war sweeps through her homeland. > Despite having three husbands, she isn't a fan of marriage, > and says: "Marriage, fun? Fun for men, you mean." Scarlet O'Hara > in Paris that is covered in vines. Every morning they leave the > house at half past nine, in two straight lines, in rain or shine. > She is the smallest of the 12 little girls. Madeleine > teacher Miss Honey but clashes with her horrible headmistress > Miss Trunchbull. In the movie version, her parents were played > by Danny De Vito and Rhea Perlman. Matilda > She is a logical overachiever who excels academically, but is > also bossy and show-offy. When she grows up, she marries one > of the boys from the bathroom. Nancy Drew (just kidding) > classmate with her slate, and almost drowns in a re-enactment > of Tennyson's Lancelot and Elaine. She loves puffed sleeves > and hates her hair. Anne of Green Gables > her older brother, and she and her friend Dill make half-hearted > playful attempts to get engaged. She is horrified when she > has to be a cured ham in her town's Halloween pageant. Scout > feisty side when she replies, "Do you think because I am > poor, obscure, plain and little, I am soulless and heartless? > You think wrong." Reader, she marries him. Jane Eyre > killer who grows to respect her strength and intelligence. > Her policeman father was shot when she was a child and she was > sent to live on an uncle's farm. Clarice Starling > the Plaza Hotel with her Nanny, her pug Weenie, and her turtle > Skipperdee. Liza Minnelli has been cited as a possible role > model for this character. Eloise > superhighways. Given the names of two or three cities, identify > the river where they are located. > 1. Luxor, Aswan, Khartoum. Nile > 2. Shanghai, Yangzhou, Nanjing. Yangtzee > 3. Kisangani, Brazzaville, Kinshasa. Congo > 4. Minneapolis, St. Louis, Memphis. Mississippi > 5. Bamako, Timbuktu, Niamey. > 6. Bratislava, Vienna, Budapest. Danube > 7. Peshawar, Gilgit, Rawalpindi. > 8. Astrakhan, Ulyanovsk, Kazan. Ural > 9. Grand Junction, Lake Havasu City, Yuma. Colorado > 10. Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna. Ganges -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
"Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Mar 26 06:16PM Mark Brader wrote: > three sisters to perform. She hates the idea of marriage and > romance because it might separate her from the sisters she loves, > but eventually she marries an expatriate German. Scarlett O'Hara > to be tough as nails when war sweeps through her homeland. > Despite having three husbands, she isn't a fan of marriage, > and says: "Marriage, fun? Fun for men, you mean." Scarlett O'Hara > teacher Miss Honey but clashes with her horrible headmistress > Miss Trunchbull. In the movie version, her parents were played > by Danny De Vito and Rhea Perlman. Matilda > She is a logical overachiever who excels academically, but is > also bossy and show-offy. When she grows up, she marries one > of the boys from the bathroom. Hermione Granger > feisty side when she replies, "Do you think because I am > poor, obscure, plain and little, I am soulless and heartless? > You think wrong." Reader, she marries him. Maria Von Trapp > killer who grows to respect her strength and intelligence. > Her policeman father was shot when she was a child and she was > sent to live on an uncle's farm. Clarice Starling > superhighways. Given the names of two or three cities, identify > the river where they are located. > 1. Luxor, Aswan, Khartoum. Nile > 2. Shanghai, Yangzhou, Nanjing. Yangtze > 3. Kisangani, Brazzaville, Kinshasa. Congo > 4. Minneapolis, St. Louis, Memphis. Mississippi > 5. Bamako, Timbuktu, Niamey. > 6. Bratislava, Vienna, Budapest. Danube > 7. Peshawar, Gilgit, Rawalpindi. Euphrates > 8. Astrakhan, Ulyanovsk, Kazan. > 9. Grand Junction, Lake Havasu City, Yuma. Colorado > 10. Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna. Ganges Peter Smyth |
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Mar 26 10:11PM +0100 > superhighways. Given the names of two or three cities, identify > the river where they are located. > 1. Luxor, Aswan, Khartoum. Nile > 2. Shanghai, Yangzhou, Nanjing. Yellow River > 3. Kisangani, Brazzaville, Kinshasa. Congo > 4. Minneapolis, St. Louis, Memphis. Mississippi > 5. Bamako, Timbuktu, Niamey. Niger > 6. Bratislava, Vienna, Budapest. Danube > 7. Peshawar, Gilgit, Rawalpindi. Indus > 8. Astrakhan, Ulyanovsk, Kazan. Volga > 9. Grand Junction, Lake Havasu City, Yuma. Snake > 10. Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna. Ganges -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Mar 26 03:04PM -0700 On Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 7:08:54 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > *Note*: On some questions you have to give the first and last name, > but to avoid a mass of rot13 specifications, I won't tell you > which ones; you should *always try to give both names if you can*. noted > three sisters to perform. She hates the idea of marriage and > romance because it might separate her from the sisters she loves, > but eventually she marries an expatriate German. jo march > to be tough as nails when war sweeps through her homeland. > Despite having three husbands, she isn't a fan of marriage, > and says: "Marriage, fun? Fun for men, you mean." scarlett o'hara > in Paris that is covered in vines. Every morning they leave the > house at half past nine, in two straight lines, in rain or shine. > She is the smallest of the 12 little girls. caroline > teacher Miss Honey but clashes with her horrible headmistress > Miss Trunchbull. In the movie version, her parents were played > by Danny De Vito and Rhea Perlman. matilda > She is a logical overachiever who excels academically, but is > also bossy and show-offy. When she grows up, she marries one > of the boys from the bathroom. hermione granger > classmate with her slate, and almost drowns in a re-enactment > of Tennyson's Lancelot and Elaine. She loves puffed sleeves > and hates her hair. anne shirley ; anne of green gables > her older brother, and she and her friend Dill make half-hearted > playful attempts to get engaged. She is horrified when she > has to be a cured ham in her town's Halloween pageant. 'scout' from to kill a mockingbird > feisty side when she replies, "Do you think because I am > poor, obscure, plain and little, I am soulless and heartless? > You think wrong." Reader, she marries him. jane eyre (reader?) > killer who grows to respect her strength and intelligence. > Her policeman father was shot when she was a child and she was > sent to live on an uncle's farm. clarice starling > the Plaza Hotel with her Nanny, her pug Weenie, and her turtle > Skipperdee. Liza Minnelli has been cited as a possible role > model for this character. eloise > superhighways. Given the names of two or three cities, identify > the river where they are located. > 1. Luxor, Aswan, Khartoum. nile > 2. Shanghai, Yangzhou, Nanjing. yangtze > 3. Kisangani, Brazzaville, Kinshasa. congo > 4. Minneapolis, St. Louis, Memphis. mississippi > 5. Bamako, Timbuktu, Niamey. niger > 6. Bratislava, Vienna, Budapest. danube > 7. Peshawar, Gilgit, Rawalpindi. ... > 8. Astrakhan, Ulyanovsk, Kazan. volga > 9. Grand Junction, Lake Havasu City, Yuma. colorado > 10. Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna. ganges swp |
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Mar 27 01:32AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:QcidnUTuWP5YdY7InZ2dnUU7- > three sisters to perform. She hates the idea of marriage and > romance because it might separate her from the sisters she loves, > but eventually she marries an expatriate German. Jo March > to be tough as nails when war sweeps through her homeland. > Despite having three husbands, she isn't a fan of marriage, > and says: "Marriage, fun? Fun for men, you mean." Scarlett O'Hara > in Paris that is covered in vines. Every morning they leave the > house at half past nine, in two straight lines, in rain or shine. > She is the smallest of the 12 little girls. Madeleine > teacher Miss Honey but clashes with her horrible headmistress > Miss Trunchbull. In the movie version, her parents were played > by Danny De Vito and Rhea Perlman. Matilda > She is a logical overachiever who excels academically, but is > also bossy and show-offy. When she grows up, she marries one > of the boys from the bathroom. Hermione Granger > classmate with her slate, and almost drowns in a re-enactment > of Tennyson's Lancelot and Elaine. She loves puffed sleeves > and hates her hair. Anne Shirley > her older brother, and she and her friend Dill make half-hearted > playful attempts to get engaged. She is horrified when she > has to be a cured ham in her town's Halloween pageant. Scout Finch > feisty side when she replies, "Do you think because I am > poor, obscure, plain and little, I am soulless and heartless? > You think wrong." Reader, she marries him. Jane Eyre > killer who grows to respect her strength and intelligence. > Her policeman father was shot when she was a child and she was > sent to live on an uncle's farm. Clarice Starling > the Plaza Hotel with her Nanny, her pug Weenie, and her turtle > Skipperdee. Liza Minnelli has been cited as a possible role > model for this character. Eloise > Given the names of two or three cities, identify > the river where they are located. > 1. Luxor, Aswan, Khartoum. Nile River > 2. Shanghai, Yangzhou, Nanjing. Yangtze River > 3. Kisangani, Brazzaville, Kinshasa. Congo River > 4. Minneapolis, St. Louis, Memphis. Mississippi River > 5. Bamako, Timbuktu, Niamey. Niger River > 6. Bratislava, Vienna, Budapest. Danube River > 7. Peshawar, Gilgit, Rawalpindi. Indus River > 9. Grand Junction, Lake Havasu City, Yuma. Colorado River > 10. Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna. Ganges River -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Mar 26 06:59PM -0700 On Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 9:08:54 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > to be tough as nails when war sweeps through her homeland. > Despite having three husbands, she isn't a fan of marriage, > and says: "Marriage, fun? Fun for men, you mean." Heidi? > in Paris that is covered in vines. Every morning they leave the > house at half past nine, in two straight lines, in rain or shine. > She is the smallest of the 12 little girls. Becky Sharp? > her older brother, and she and her friend Dill make half-hearted > playful attempts to get engaged. She is horrified when she > has to be a cured ham in her town's Halloween pageant. Scout Finch > feisty side when she replies, "Do you think because I am > poor, obscure, plain and little, I am soulless and heartless? > You think wrong." Reader, she marries him. Jane Eyre > killer who grows to respect her strength and intelligence. > Her policeman father was shot when she was a child and she was > sent to live on an uncle's farm. Clarice Starling > superhighways. Given the names of two or three cities, identify > the river where they are located. > 1. Luxor, Aswan, Khartoum. Nile > 2. Shanghai, Yangzhou, Nanjing. Hwang Ho, Yangtze > 3. Kisangani, Brazzaville, Kinshasa. Congo > 4. Minneapolis, St. Louis, Memphis. Mississippi > 5. Bamako, Timbuktu, Niamey. Niger > 6. Bratislava, Vienna, Budapest. Rhine > 7. Peshawar, Gilgit, Rawalpindi. Tigris, Euphrates > 8. Astrakhan, Ulyanovsk, Kazan. Volga > 9. Grand Junction, Lake Havasu City, Yuma. Amazon > 10. Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna. Tigris, Euphrates cheers, calvin |
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 26 11:06AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > to be tough as nails when war sweeps through her homeland. > Despite having three husbands, she isn't a fan of marriage, > and says: "Marriage, fun? Fun for men, you mean." Scarlett O'Hara > classmate with her slate, and almost drowns in a re-enactment > of Tennyson's Lancelot and Elaine. She loves puffed sleeves > and hates her hair. Anne of Green Gables > her older brother, and she and her friend Dill make half-hearted > playful attempts to get engaged. She is horrified when she > has to be a cured ham in her town's Halloween pageant. Scout Finch > the Plaza Hotel with her Nanny, her pug Weenie, and her turtle > Skipperdee. Liza Minnelli has been cited as a possible role > model for this character. Madeleine > superhighways. Given the names of two or three cities, identify > the river where they are located. > 1. Luxor, Aswan, Khartoum. Nile > 2. Shanghai, Yangzhou, Nanjing. Yangtze > 3. Kisangani, Brazzaville, Kinshasa. Congo > 4. Minneapolis, St. Louis, Memphis. Mississippi > 5. Bamako, Timbuktu, Niamey. Niger > 6. Bratislava, Vienna, Budapest. Danube > 7. Peshawar, Gilgit, Rawalpindi. Indus > 8. Astrakhan, Ulyanovsk, Kazan. Ural > 9. Grand Junction, Lake Havasu City, Yuma. Colorado > 10. Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna. Ganges -- Dan Tilque |
"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Mar 27 09:50AM +0100 On 2015-03-26 12:08, Mark Brader wrote: > She is a logical overachiever who excels academically, but is > also bossy and show-offy. When she grows up, she marries one > of the boys from the bathroom. Hermione Granger > killer who grows to respect her strength and intelligence. > Her policeman father was shot when she was a child and she was > sent to live on an uncle's farm. Clarice Starling > superhighways. Given the names of two or three cities, identify > the river where they are located. > 1. Luxor, Aswan, Khartoum. The Nile > 2. Shanghai, Yangzhou, Nanjing. Yangtzee-kiang > 3. Kisangani, Brazzaville, Kinshasa. > 4. Minneapolis, St. Louis, Memphis. Mississppi > 5. Bamako, Timbuktu, Niamey. > 6. Bratislava, Vienna, Budapest. The Donau > 7. Peshawar, Gilgit, Rawalpindi. > 8. Astrakhan, Ulyanovsk, Kazan. Ob > 9. Grand Junction, Lake Havasu City, Yuma. > 10. Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna. Indus -- -- Björn |
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Mar 27 01:16AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:wt6dnYk7K8acdY7InZ2dnUU7- >> 5. "Gold Digger". > Kanye West. 3 for Joshua. 2 for Stephen. I'd like to request the extra point ("4 the hard way") on this one. My answer was "Kanye West; Jamie Foxx". This single was in fact credited to Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vwNcNOTVzY Both of the artists I named were in fact the original artists. -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 26 10:53PM -0500 Mark Brader: >>> 5. "Gold Digger". >> Kanye West. 3 for Joshua. 2 for Stephen. Joshua Kreitzer: > I'd like to request the extra point ("4 the hard way") on this one. My > answer was "Kanye West; Jamie Foxx". This single was in fact credited to > Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx. 4 for Joshua. Scores, if there are now no errors: GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 BEST TOPICS-> Can Sci His Aud Spo THREE Stephen Perry 11 40 24 38 40 118 Joshua Kreitzer 4 28 3 40 32 100 Marc Dashevsky 4 32 4 16 40 88 "Calvin" 0 30 15 20 31 81 Peter Smyth 0 34 11 28 16 78 Dan Blum 4 28 8 32 16 76 Pete Gayde 0 16 16 8 40 72 Dan Tilque 0 39 4 4 28 71 Bruce Bowler 0 36 -- -- -- 36 Björn Lundin 0 23 0 12 0 35 Erland Sommarskog 0 27 0 4 0 31 -- Mark Brader | "...not one accident in a hundred deserves the name. Toronto | [This occurrence] was simply the legitimate result msb@vex.net | of carelessness." -- Washington Roebling My text in this article is in the public domain. |
"Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Mar 26 06:22PM Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Apple unveiled the Apple Watch last week. In Canadian > dollars within 10%, what will Canadians pay for the entry-level > 18-karat-gold-edition watch? $3000 > Valentino show during Paris Fashion Week. > 3. Who has CBC Radio chosen as the new host of its flagship arts > and culture show "Q"? Jeremy Clarkson > 6. Name the country where a court struck down a ban on another > substance and made ecstasy legal as a side effect, until > emergency drug laws were being rushed into place. Ireland > 7. The BBC suspended this "Top Gear" host following a fracas with > a producer, and over 400,000 fans signed a petition to have > him reinstated. Name him. Jeremy Clarkson > won the $1,700,000 Templeton Prize last week. > 9. Montreal renamed a library in a converted Anglican church after > this man last week. Who was he? Chretien > 10. Name the fantasy author, creator of the "Discworld" series, who > died at 66, 8 years after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's > disease. Terry Pratchett > year for dance recording, video, and breakout artist of the year. > Her hit single is "Hideaway". Who is she? > 2. Why is First Response Travel Group in the news? They went bust > 3. The CRTC has declared that "pick and pay" is coming to Canadian > cable TV. By the end of 2016, TV distributors will have to > offer a "skinny" basic package capped at how much per month? $15, $20 > Den". What is his last name? > 9. What Pacific island nation was devastated by Cyclone Pam last > weekend? Vanuatu > 10. The French Parliament debated legislation last week that would > effectively do what for fashion models? Meet a minimum weight Peter Smyth |
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 26 06:17AM -0500 Last month I posted: > > Name the country that each of the following cheeses originally > > came from. > This was the easiest round in the original game. It is now known to have been the second-easiest in the entire season. -- Mark Brader "Many's the time when I've thanked the DAG of Toronto past years for anticipating future maintenance msb@vex.net questions and providing helpful information in the original sources." -- Doug A. Gwyn My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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