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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 15 11:18PM -0500 Mark Brader: > Venezuela 120 17 142 104 114 78 > SCORE 439 147 453 352 340 209 > PLACING 5th 1st 6th 4th 3rd 2nd Oh, and just for fun, what if the scores on each question had been squared before adding, as Stephen thought might be a good idea? The answer is: Erland would have moved ahead of Peter for 3rd place, but the other placings would have been unchanged. Mark B SWP Dan B Erland S Peter S Dan T Argentina 8,836 225 8,836 2,916 3,600 64 Eritrea 121 841 9,801 121 9 25 Greece 0 25 121 2,401 225 256 India 12,321 1,089 1,024 1,089 961 1,225 NZ 169 0 4 64 49 625 Nigeria 2,500 841 2,500 2,500 5,476 1,024 Thailand 1,156 196 256 1,024 784 9 UK 4 4 9 16 9 36 US 16 9 16 49 25 1 Venezuela 14,400 289 20,164 10,816 12,996 6,084 SCORE 39,523 3,519 42,731 20,996 24,134 9,349 -- Mark Brader, Toronto "You can fool too many of the people msb@vex.net too much of the time." -- James Thurber My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Jul 23 06:08PM +0100 > 1. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/arch/1.jpg > 2. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/arch/2.jpg > 3. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/arch/3.jpg Downside of being a bit late... > of the North. He is honorable and compassionate, but publicly > confesses to treason in order to keep his daughters safe. > He is executed by sword. Give his *first and last name*, please. Ned (Eddard) Stark > escapes by transforming into the form of a massive black dog. > He is murdered by his cousin. Give his *first and last name*, > please. Sirius Black > the altar. At the end of the novel, she dies after failing > to realize until it is too late that her wedding dress has > caught fire. Name her. Miss Haversham > start with the letter A. > 7. What is the most common of the tempo markings that mean "brisk" > or "lively"? Presto > 8. What is the most common marking for a slow tempo, literally > meaning "at ease"? Largo > 9. What is the most common marking for a moderate pace, literally > meaning "going"? Adagio? > * Wartime Novels > Tell us which war is featured in each of these novels. > 10. "Flashman at the Charge" by George MacDonald Fraser. Crimean > 11. "For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Ernest Hemingway. WWI > 12. "In Country" by Bobbie Ann Mason. Vietnam |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 23 10:40PM -0500 Hmm, someone else who doesn't know what words start with A. :-) If Gareth Owen had posted his answers on time, he would have scored 20 points. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "You are not the customer, msb@vex.net you are the product." |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Jul 24 07:09AM +0100 > Hmm, someone else who doesn't know what words start with A. :-) <facepalm emoji> |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 14 05:34AM -0500 Mark Brader: > > escapes by transforming into the form of a massive black dog. > > He is murdered by his cousin. Give his *first and last name*, > > please. "Calvin": > Dunno, but why didn't he transform 12 years earlier? It's been some years since I read the, but there's a detailed writeup of the plot at: http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Prisoner_of_Azkaban He always had the ability to transform into a dog, and indeed had used it frequently while in prison. What he didn't have before was a motivation to escape. The reason he was convicted there was that he had been framed by the person who had really committed the crime. After 12 years in prison he happened to see the actual criminal in a news photo, so now he knew where to find him; and that made it worthwhile to try to escape and go after him. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "You can fool too many of the people msb@vex.net too much of the time." -- James Thurber My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jul 14 01:55PM > ** Final, Round 4 - Arts & Literature > * Architecture of Toronto Buildings > 1. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/arch/1.jpg Romanesque > 2. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/arch/2.jpg Neo-classical; Greek Revival > 3. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/arch/3.jpg Brutalist > of the North. He is honorable and compassionate, but publicly > confesses to treason in order to keep his daughters safe. > He is executed by sword. Give his *first and last name*, please. Eddard Stark > escapes by transforming into the form of a massive black dog. > He is murdered by his cousin. Give his *first and last name*, > please. Sirius Black > the altar. At the end of the novel, she dies after failing > to realize until it is too late that her wedding dress has > caught fire. Name her. Miss Havisham > start with the letter A. > 7. What is the most common of the tempo markings that mean "brisk" > or "lively"? adagio > 9. What is the most common marking for a moderate pace, literally > meaning "going"? adagio > * Wartime Novels > Tell us which war is featured in each of these novels. > 10. "Flashman at the Charge" by George MacDonald Fraser. Crimean War > 11. "For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Ernest Hemingway. Spanish Civil War > 12. "In Country" by Bobbie Ann Mason. Vietnam War > * Egyptian Gods > In each case, name the Egyptian god depicted. > 13. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/god/13.jpg Osiris > 14. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/god/14.jpg Anubis > 15. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/god/15.jpg Horus; Ra -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Jul 14 03:56PM +0200 On 2015-07-14 06:22, Mark Brader wrote: > of the North. He is honorable and compassionate, but publicly > confesses to treason in order to keep his daughters safe. > He is executed by sword. Give his *first and last name*, please. Eddard Stark > escapes by transforming into the form of a massive black dog. > He is murdered by his cousin. Give his *first and last name*, > please. Sirius Black > start with the letter A. > 7. What is the most common of the tempo markings that mean "brisk" > or "lively"? Andante > 8. What is the most common marking for a slow tempo, literally > meaning "at ease"? Andante > 9. What is the most common marking for a moderate pace, literally > meaning "going"? Andante > Tell us which war is featured in each of these novels. > 10. "Flashman at the Charge" by George MacDonald Fraser. > 11. "For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Ernest Hemingway. The Spanish Civil War > * Egyptian Gods > In each case, name the Egyptian god depicted. > 13. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/god/13.jpg Osiris > 14. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/god/14.jpg Anubis > 15. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/god/15.jpg Horus -- -- Björn |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jul 14 05:24PM Mark Brader wrote: > of the North. He is honorable and compassionate, but publicly > confesses to treason in order to keep his daughters safe. > He is executed by sword. Give his *first and last name*, please. Eddard Stark > escapes by transforming into the form of a massive black dog. > He is murdered by his cousin. Give his *first and last name*, > please. Sirius Black > start with the letter A. > 7. What is the most common of the tempo markings that mean "brisk" > or "lively"? Allegro > 8. What is the most common marking for a slow tempo, literally > meaning "at ease"? Andante > 9. What is the most common marking for a moderate pace, literally > meaning "going"? Andante > * Egyptian Gods > In each case, name the Egyptian god depicted. > 13. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/god/13.jpg Osiris, Horus > 14. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/god/14.jpg Osiris, Horus > 15. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/god/15.jpg Osiris, Horus Peter Smyth |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jul 14 08:39PM > Ra > > 15. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/god/15.jpg > Ra Sis-boom-bah. -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 14 06:50PM -0500 Erland Sommarskog: > > Ra > > Ra > > Ra Dan Blum: > Sis-boom-bah. "Hail to the sun god! He is a fun god! Ra! Ra! Ra!" -- Mark Brader / This country is planted thick with laws from coast to Toronto / coast. Man's laws, not God's. And if you cut them down msb@vex.net/ ... do you really think you could stand upright in the / winds that would blow then? --Bolt, A Man for All Seasons |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 14 06:53PM -0500 Björn Lundin: > Andante > Andante > Andante About 30 years ago, in a food court near where I was then working, there was a hamburger place called "Dante's Inferno". I liked their burgers, but they seemed to need much longer to cook them than anywhere else did. I suggested to co-workers that we should call the place Andante's. -- Mark Brader | "Should array indices start at 0 or 1? My ecumenical Toronto | compromise of 0.5 was rejected without, I thought, msb@vex.net | proper consideration." -- Stan Kelly-Bootle My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jul 15 12:54AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:SeCdncyiipoAEznInZ2dnUU7- > amazing variety of architecture. For each photo, just name the > style of architecture it represents. > 1. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/arch/1.jpg Gothic > 2. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/arch/2.jpg Georgian > 3. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/arch/3.jpg Brutalism; Modernism > the altar. At the end of the novel, she dies after failing > to realize until it is too late that her wedding dress has > caught fire. Name her. Miss Havisham > start with the letter A. > 7. What is the most common of the tempo markings that mean "brisk" > or "lively"? a tempo > 8. What is the most common marking for a slow tempo, literally > meaning "at ease"? adagio > 9. What is the most common marking for a moderate pace, literally > meaning "going"? andante > * Wartime Novels > Tell us which war is featured in each of these novels. > 10. "Flashman at the Charge" by George MacDonald Fraser. Crimean War > 11. "For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Ernest Hemingway. Spanish Civil War > 12. "In Country" by Bobbie Ann Mason. Vietnam War > * Egyptian Gods > In each case, name the Egyptian god depicted. > 13. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/god/13.jpg Anubis; Horus > 14. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/god/14.jpg Horus; Anubis > 15. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/god/15.jpg Anubis; Horus -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jul 15 12:11AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > style of architecture it represents. If you want to show off, > for fun but for no points, also name the buildings. > 1. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/arch/1.jpg Gothic > 2. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/arch/2.jpg neo-Roman > 3. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/arch/3.jpg postmodern > start with the letter A. > 7. What is the most common of the tempo markings that mean "brisk" > or "lively"? a tempo > * Wartime Novels > Tell us which war is featured in each of these novels. > 10. "Flashman at the Charge" by George MacDonald Fraser. Crimean > 11. "For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Ernest Hemingway. WWI > * Egyptian Gods > In each case, name the Egyptian god depicted. > 13. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/god/13.jpg Ra > 14. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/god/14.jpg Annubis -- Dan Tilque |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jul 15 11:19PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:SeCdncyiipoAEznInZ2dnUU7- > for fun but for no points, also name the buildings. > 1. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/arch/1.jpg > 2. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/arch/2.jpg Georgian > 3. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/arch/3.jpg Modernist > escapes by transforming into the form of a massive black dog. > He is murdered by his cousin. Give his *first and last name*, > please. Sirius Black > start with the letter A. > 7. What is the most common of the tempo markings that mean "brisk" > or "lively"? Allegro > 8. What is the most common marking for a slow tempo, literally > meaning "at ease"? Adagio > 9. What is the most common marking for a moderate pace, literally > meaning "going"? Moderato > * Wartime Novels > Tell us which war is featured in each of these novels. > 10. "Flashman at the Charge" by George MacDonald Fraser. Crimean War > 11. "For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Ernest Hemingway. Spanish Civil War > 12. "In Country" by Bobbie Ann Mason. Vietnam War > * Egyptian Gods > In each case, name the Egyptian god depicted. > 13. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/god/13.jpg Isis > 14. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/god/14.jpg Anubis > 15. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/god/15.jpg Isis; Anubis Pete |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 15 01:18PM -0500 "Calvin": > 4 3 4 7 5 1 > 2 2 3 4 3 6 > ... That table puzzled me until I realized that it was sorted according to the actual ranks of the countries, which, of course, could not be done in the question posting. The scores are correct, though, as far as I can see. Here's a table of the posted answers in alphabetical order, as in the questions, and the resulting scores. Answers: ACTUAL Mark B SWP Dan B Erland S Peter S Dan T Argen. 124 30 109 30 70 64 116 Erit. 189 200 218 90 200 186 194 Greece 61 61 66 50 110 76 77 India 142 31 109 110 109 111 107 NZ 2 15 2 4 10 9 27 Nig'ia 170 120 199 120 120 96 138 Thai. 26 60 40 42 58 54 29 UK 8 10 10 5 12 11 14 US 7 11 10 3 14 12 8 Venez. 182 62 199 40 78 68 104 Scores: Mark B SWP Dan B Erland S Peter S Dan T Argentina 94 15 94 54 60 8 Eritrea 11 29 99 11 3 5 Greece 0 5 11 49 15 16 India 111 33 32 33 31 35 NZ 13 0 2 8 7 25 Nigeria 50 29 50 50 74 32 Thailand 34 14 16 32 28 3 UK 2 2 3 4 3 6 US 4 3 4 7 5 1 Venezuela 120 17 142 104 114 78 SCORE 439 147 453 352 340 209 PLACING 5th 1st 6th 4th 3rd 2nd Anyway, well done to Stephen! And thanks to Calvin for creativity. -- Mark Brader "Could you please continue the petty bickering? Toronto I find it most intriguing." msb@vex.net -- Data ("Haven", ST:TNG, Tracy Torme) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 15 11:14PM +0200 > into an excel spreadsheet and failed to realise that there were two > entries for some countries. I don't think it has a major effect on the > outcome, but apologies all the same. The major effect was that Stephen got a worse score because he correctly guess that they were at the bottom of the back. I knew that they were down in the gutter, but took 200 because that was a round number. And, after all, no country could trail North Korea, could it? Later, when Stephen has posted his slate, I recalled that I had seen a note in the papers about some list where North Korea had only been next-to-last. Most likely it was this one. I will have to admit that I grossly underrated the climate in Greece. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Clifford Blau <cliffordblau@yahoo.com>: Jul 19 07:45PM -0400 On Tue, 14 Jul 2015 18:03:17 -0500, The GOLQ Institute <list@golq.org> wrote: > Lyrics correction, thanks to Tom of NAVAIRHEADS: "honey" should be > "hurry" in both lines. He also suggests that "leave me worried" should be > "make me worry"; I'm still on the fence on this, despite repeated listening. "Hurry" and "worry" rhyme. "Honey" and "worried" don't. I'd have gotten it with the correct lyrics. "Curse you, Don Tickles, Notary Public!" |
| The GOLQ Institute <list@golq.org>: Jul 14 06:03PM -0500 RESULTS & ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #341 (GOLQ341) Congratulations to The EJ'S & Co. and to James White, who tied for first with perfect scores. Just behind was Really Rockin' In Boston, who missed only one tie-breaker. The quiz's minor theme - one I wish were sparser - was the recent passing of a number of artists & composers. As the GOLQ series nears its 25th anniversary, the people who made this music (and its fans) are inevitably aging. The theme was intended to encompass songs #03, 04, 05, 14, 15, 16, 22, and 23. Song #20 became part of this theme during the run of the quiz. The theme was identified by entrants EJ, RR, MW, VS, WM, CO, and NA. After each song, I've given one or more audio links, if available. Sound quality and permanence of links are not guaranteed. As always, thanks to everyone who entered! The July 2015 quiz (GOLQ #342) has been posted. -- Howard Teitelbaum <golq341@golq.org> _______________________________________________________________________________ After each score below are two characters representing the two tie-breakers: + indicates a tie-breaker answered correctly. - indicates partial credit. x indicates a totally incorrect guess. . indicates no guess. (For anti-spamming purposes, all occurrences of "@" in e-mail addresses have been replaced with "&".) Place ID # on Score Name <E-mail address> team Age(s) ---+-----+--+-----------------------------------------------------+--+--------- T01 500++ EJ The EJ'S & Co.: Ellis, Jean, Sandy, Kevin, Denise, 8 40+ + Norm, Vinnie, Mitch <ellisbromberg&gmail.com> T01 500++ JW James White <jjwhite17&gmail.com> 1 67 03 500+. RR Really Rockin' In Boston <rardini&cox.net> 7 50s,60s 04 489++ VI Village Idiots (Doug, Michael, Andrew, Andy) 4 -- <MrJaded/MFPing/ARE7/Clete6&aol.com> 05 480++ DT Delphi Trivia Club <rcwkid99&rochester.rr.com> 6 49+ 06 480+. MW Mike Weaver <oldtunes&sbcglobal.net> - -- 07 459++ VS Vito & the Salutations <baileyl&colorado.edu> ~5 boomers 08 440.. WM Will McCorry <wmccorry&ns.sympatico.ca> 1 57 09 400++ CO The Coasters (Rick & Kathy Schubert, Magic Marc, 5 62,66,63, Bigfoot Mae, Regina Litman) <rns&san.rr.com> -, 63 10 380+. NA NAVAIRHEADS <tompillion&skybest.com> 1 68 11 140-. TT Team Teitelbaum North (Bonnie & Pat) <no email> 2 -- 12 100+. JR Jessica Raine <jraine&bostonconservatory.edu> 1 41 ---+-----+--+-----------------------------------------------------+--+--------- Place ID # on Score Name <E-mail address> team Age(s) ______________________________________________________________________________ The following table gives the individual scoring breakdown. For songs 01-25, a '.' is used to indicate that no guess was made for a question, whereas a zero indicates that a completely incorrect response was submitted. For tie-breakers (songs T1 & T2), a "+" indicates full credit, a "-" indicates partial credit, an "x" indicates an incorrect guess, and a "." indicates no guess. Song# TT ID 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 12 --+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-- EJ 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++ JW 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++ RR 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 +. VI 20 20 20 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 20 20 20 20 20 ++ DT 20 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++ MW 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 +. VS 20 20 20 19 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++ WM 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 .. CO 20 . 20 20 . 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 . 20 ++ NA 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 . 20 20 20 . 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 . 20 +. TT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 . . -. JR . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . 20 . . . . 20 20 . 20 . . +. --+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-- ID 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 12 Song# TT ______________________________________________________________________________ GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #341 ANSWERS: Answers are in the form: #number) Artist: "Title" (chart year) [peak Pop] {peak R&B} <xxx>...<yyy> where: "peak Pop" = Peak position achieved on the weekly Billboard Pop chart. "peak R&B" = Peak position on the weekly Billboard Rhythm & Blues chart. (Billboard didn't publish an R&B chart between 11/30/63 and 1/23/65, so recordings in that interval show peak R&B of {n/c} ("no chart").) "xxx",...,"yyy" = prior GOLQ(s) in which the song appeared, if any. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- There was a little girl I had planned to marry This was my love, I didn't want to share it I thought that love would make my life bright and sunny She said she couldn't love me 'cause I didn't have no money #01) Steve Alaimo: "Every Day I Have To Cry" (1963) [46] {-} <31><235> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQE7KR1X_jk (Steve Alaimo, 1963) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YceczIImGU8 (Arthur Alexander, 1975) Written by Arthur Alexander, who finally recorded it in 1975. You're so pretty, you're so fine I wonder will I ever make you mine Things I wanna say, things I wanna do But most of all, I wanna fall in love with you #02) Hank Ballard and The Midnighters: "Nothing But Good" (1961) [49] {9} <-> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSvvR27QegI Heaven is in your eyes Bright as the stars we're under Oh, is there any wonder? #03) The Chimes: "I'm In The Mood For Love" (1961) [38] {-} <310> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWD05Nx3ywI (Frances Langford, 1935) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNeqHqcL9tE (Chimes, 1961) Lenny Cocco, the group's lead singer, died on 5/8/15 at 78. Both of their charting hits (the other being "Once in Awhile") were remakes of standards from the '30s. This one was first recorded by Frances Langford in 1935, from the movie "Every Night at Eight." Well, now, hey-hey, baby, hey-hey, now What you tryin' to do, huh? Hey-hey, baby, hey-hey, now Please don't say we're through #04) Don Covay & The Goodtimers: "Mercy, Mercy" (1964) [35] {n/c} <82> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhQ2GWPwn-Q Don, who died 1/31/15 at 78, co-wrote this song. Minus one point if you forgot The Goodtimers. Are you sure that I'm not the one? Is your love real or only fun? #05) The Crickets: "Think It Over" (1958) [27] {-} <41><150> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrqSDk_1CLU The group's bassist, Joe B. Mauldin, died 2/7/15 at 74. I feel so good And knock-knock-knock on wood Yeah, I'm in a whirl I just love that girl #06) Dion: "Love Came To Me" (1962/63) [10] {24} <44> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHI3IJ497NA Baby, honey, don't leave me worried, oh, oh Yeah, baby, honey, don't leave me worried, oh #07) Lee Dorsey: "Ya Ya" (1961) [7] {1} <28><226> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CMQH-J0ibQ Lyrics correction, thanks to Tom of NAVAIRHEADS: "honey" should be "hurry" in both lines. He also suggests that "leave me worried" should be "make me worry"; I'm still on the fence on this, despite repeated listening. Can't get the car, my marks ain't been so good My love life just ain't swingin' like it should #08) The Everly Brothers: "Problems" (1958) [2] {-} <48><252> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viS6szdHPXE Uncertain, he tags along behind Uncertain, 'til she makes up his mind #09) Eddie Fisher: "A Man Chases A Girl (Until She Catches Him)" (1955) [16] {-} <-> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCPj9cAzZxc Uncredited backing vocals by his then-wife Debbie Reynolds. However, as the EJ's noted, Hugo Winterhalter and Orchestra did get label credit. Our trips to the ocean were so much fun Remember the games we almost won #10) The Fleetwoods: "Graduation's Here" (1959) [39] {-} <192> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiGypQteELg Every chance you get, you seem to hurt me more and more But each hurt makes my love stronger than before #11) Marvin Gaye: "Ain't That Peculiar" (1965) [8] {1} <10><86><136> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImMdKy2laaw Now, some of us would rather cuss And make a fuss Than to bring about a little trust #12) The Impressions: "Choice Of Colors" (1969) [21] {1} <84> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNV1Y01xNk8 How can you ask me to try and get by with just one little kiss? (One little kiss) The kissin' you do, I need a second helpin' too (Need a second helpin', need a second helpin' too) #13) Jay and The Techniques: "Keep The Ball Rollin'" (1967/68) [14] {-} <7><90><277> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XzmL4GwP40 Although I'll still live on But so lonely I'll be #14) B. B. King: "The Thrill Is Gone" (1969/70) [15] {3} <76><242> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr2ZUJPonF8 (Roy Hawkins, 1951) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oica5jG7FpU (B. B. King, 1969) The great B.B. died on 5/14/15 at age 89. We saw him about a year earlier, during what proved to be his final tour. He played beautifully but briefly, and was clearly very frail. His music will "still live on." This song was co-written by Roy Hawkins, who first recorded it in 1951 (a #6 R&B hit). No, I won't be afraid Oh, I won't be afraid #15) Ben E. King: "Stand By Me" (1961,1986/87) [4,9] {1,-} <35><152> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntDHda2XwTE (Pace Jubilee Singers, 1928) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vbg7YoXiKn0 (Ben E. King, 1961) Ben E. King (Benjamin Earl Nelson) died 4/30/15 at 76. This was his signature song, co-written with Leiber & Stoller. It was a hit again in 1986 when it was featured in the movie of the same name. It drew inspiration from an earlier gospel tune of the same name, written in 1905 by the Rev. Charles Albert Tindley. (This song's title is sometimes given as "Lord, Stand By Me" or "Stand By Me, Father.") The first link is a 1928 recording by the Pace Jubilee Singers. Was I surprised, yeah Was I surprised, no not at all #16) The Left Banke: "Pretty Ballerina" (1967) [15] {-} <17><98><171><239> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OtRUJp83rk The group's keyboardist, Michael Brown, died 3/19/15 at 65. He wrote this song and co-wrote the earlier "Walk Away Renee." Both were about Renee Fladen (then the girlfriend of the group's bassist, Tom Finn), on whom Brown had an unrequited crush. We were all alone You told me that you cared (you told me that you cared) And I never will forget How happy I was that we were there #17) The Majors: "A Wonderful Dream" (1962) [22] {23} <5><227> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvJR71wsgM0 Here's our old favorite record I can't stand to hear it anymore Here's some old lingering love It's in my heart and it's tearin' it apart #18) Martha & The Vandellas: "Come And Get These Memories" (1963) [29] {6} <26><149> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUAHikp57m8 Remember the night I met you? We danced until a quarter to two You held my hands and you kissed my lips Baby, what you tryin' to do-woo-woo-woo? #19) Mickey and Sylvia: "Baby You're So Fine" (1961) [52] {27} <-> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBnd1Az1pQ8 (Joe & Ann, 1960) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r41aLIhFlA (Mickey and Sylvia, 1961) An earlier version was recorded in 1960 by Joe & Ann, as "Gee Baby"; theirs bubbled under the pop chart (#106), but was a #14 R&B hit. The lyrics given are unique to the Mickey and Sylvia version. "Don't put your faith in love, my boy" My father said to me #20) Peter, Paul & Mary: "Lemon Tree" (1962) [35] {-} <247> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJKMmdOa4l4 ("Meu Limao, Meu Limoeiro", 1937) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGtx1gYOxYI (PP&M, 1962) The original 1937 Brazilian song is "Meu Limao, Meu Limoeiro" (translates to "My Lemon, My Lemon Tree"). In the late '50s, Will Holt wrote English lyrics. He was part of the folk scene in those years, and later wrote extensively for musical theater. He died on May 31 at 86. Holt said that he first heard this song from fellow folkies Gene & Francesca Raskin. Like Holt, Gene Raskin would go on to create a hit by adapting an old foreign tune - in his case, "Those Were the Days" from the 1920's Russian song "Dorogoi Dlinnoyu." Trini Lopez also charted with this song in 1965, but he doesn't fit alphabetically. You told me lies, now it's Your turn to cry, cry, cry #21) Del Shannon: "Hats Off To Larry" (1961) [5] {-} <11><124> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk_FR3341bA For blue-blooded girls of independent means We'd ride in limousines Their chauffeurs would drive #22) Frank Sinatra: "It Was A Very Good Year" (1965/66) [28] {-} <42><149><205> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjW9WVfkVfU (Kingston Trio, 1961) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emAe6IClGys (Sinatra, 1965) Written by Ervin Drake, who died 1/15/15 at 95. Drake wrote a number of pop/jazz standards starting in the 1940s, such as "Good Morning Heartache." The song was first recorded by The Kingston Trio in 1961, for their album "Goin' Places." Spend his very last dime Tryin' to hold on to what he needs #23) Percy Sledge: "When A Man Loves A Woman" (1966) [1] {1} <4><120> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbWDkg4T3G4 Percy died 4/14/15 at 74. Although not officially credited, he contributed to writing this song. We went to Mama and showed her my diamond ring She said "My poor little baby You must be crazy To think of such a thing" #24) Sue Thompson: "James (Hold The Ladder Steady)" (1962) [17] {-} <146> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWHgguJPBXg As with most of her other big pop hits, written by John D. Loudermilk. Now, you kissed me and you rocked my soul Don't come around knockin' rock and roll #25) Dinah Washington & Brook Benton: "A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love)" (1960) [7] {1} <28><183> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OikmkEJhiGI (Priscilla Bowman, 1958) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkTjhvB23W4 (DW & BB, 1960) Co-written by Brook; originally recorded in 1958 by Priscilla Bowman, backed (uncredited) by The Spaniels. The lyrics given are as first sung by Dinah. Tom (NAVAIRHEADS) noted that when the verse is reprised by Brook, he sings the first line as: "Now that you kissed me and rocked my soul." ------------ Tie-Breakers ------------ Smokin' marijuana is more fun than drinkin' beer But a friend of ours was captured and they gave him thirty years Maybe we should raise our voices, ask somebody why But demonstrations are a drag, besides we're much too high #T1) Phil Ochs: "Outside Of A Small Circle Of Friends" (1968) [118] {-} <-> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEmX_Ml_o2A |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Jul 23 01:09PM +0200 On 2015-07-23 10:12, Mark Brader wrote: > and Stephen. 3 for Pete. > Björn actually wrote "magnify beaver", but I magniferanimously > ignored the first word. Oh, there is were it went. Fiddling a bit with Alt-Tab, between virtual machines made me lose focus, while still typing. I thought it was funny I could not find it again. It was meant to be together with 'zoom in', Q15. But then I though it be enough with zoom in so I did not retype it. >> 15. Control-+. (That is, hold Control down and press the plus sign.) > Zoom in. "In" or the equivalent was required. 4 for Joshua, Marc, > Dan Tilque, Björn, Bruce, Peter, Stephen, and Pete. sidenote: Zoom in can also be done with ctrl + scroll mouse wheel forward. Zoom out : ctrl-- (as in minus instead of plus) or scroll mouse wheel backward. -- Björn |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 19 10:09PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-30, and should be interpreted accordingly. On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty. Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup, based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days (from the first posting). All questions were written by members of MI5, and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2015-02-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". ** Final, Round 7 - Science * Books about Climate Change and Inaction World inaction in the face of growing problems with climate change has led several writers to pen calls to action -- which we should all be reading! Given some information taken from the Toronto Public Library website's blurb on the book, name the climate-change-themed book. 1. Author: Gwynne Dyer. From one of the world's great geopolitical analysts, a terrifying glimpse of the none-too-distant future, when climate change will force the world's powers into a desperate struggle for advantage and even survival. 2. Publication date: 2006. This groundbreaking battle cry of a follow-up to the bestselling "Earth in the Balance" is being published to tie in with a documentary film of the same name. Both the book and film were inspired by a series of multimedia presentations on global warming that were created and delivered to groups around the world. 3. Author: Naomi Klein. Forget everything you think you know about global warming. Klein exposes the myths that are clouding the climate debate. We have been told that humanity is too greedy and selfish to rise to this challenge. In fact, all around the world, the fight back is already succeeding in ways both surprising and inspiring. Climate change, Klein argues, is a civilizational wake-up call. * Saturn 4. Name either of Saturn's two largest moons. 5. What is the principal component substance of Saturn's rings? 6. What kind of a planet is Saturn? * Human Parasites 7. What are nits? 8. To what class of animals do ticks belong? 9. These bloodsucking insects feed on human blood, but will also bite mammals and birds. They feed at night and their saliva is irritating to humans. They can survive up to 6 months without feeding on blood. What are they? * Canadian Nocturnal Wildlife 10. This relatively new addition to Toronto's nocturnal wildlife looks like a rodent, but no actual North American rodent has a prehensile tail as it does. What is this animal? 11. This rodent is native to Canada, and was once a keystone species responsible for keeping Canada a land of swamp and other wetland. Once a diurnal species, overhunting has rendered it primarily nocturnal. What is it? 12. Before the introduction of glass beads, it provided the raw material for traditional Native Canadian beadwork. What is it? * Windows Keyboard Shortcuts What action is performed on Windows by these key combinations? Be sufficiently specific. 13. Control-Z. 14. Control-V. 15. Control-+. (That is, hold Control down and press the plus sign.) -- Mark Brader | "If I were creating the world... Toronto | I would have started with lasers, 8:00, Day 1!" msb@vex.net | --Evil ("Time Bandits", Palin & Gilliam) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jul 19 10:59PM -0500 In article <NeqdnUe5n47D-zHInZ2dnUU7-N-dnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > ** Final, Round 7 - Science > * Saturn > 4. Name either of Saturn's two largest moons. Titan > 5. What is the principal component substance of Saturn's rings? ice > 6. What kind of a planet is Saturn? gas giant > * Human Parasites > 7. What are nits? louse eggs > 8. To what class of animals do ticks belong? arachnid > bite mammals and birds. They feed at night and their saliva is > irritating to humans. They can survive up to 6 months without > feeding on blood. What are they? mosquitos > 10. This relatively new addition to Toronto's nocturnal wildlife > looks like a rodent, but no actual North American rodent has a > prehensile tail as it does. What is this animal? opossum > responsible for keeping Canada a land of swamp and other wetland. > Once a diurnal species, overhunting has rendered it primarily > nocturnal. What is it? marmot > 12. Before the introduction of glass beads, it provided the raw > material for traditional Native Canadian beadwork. What is it? bone ("Bone" is my answer, but "shell" should be acceptable as well.) > What action is performed on Windows by these key combinations? > Be sufficiently specific. > 13. Control-Z. UNDO previous action > 14. Control-V. insert copy buffer into text > 15. Control-+. (That is, hold Control down and press the plus sign.) zoom screen image -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jul 20 04:05AM > ** Final, Round 7 - Science > * Saturn > 4. Name either of Saturn's two largest moons. Titan > 5. What is the principal component substance of Saturn's rings? ice > 6. What kind of a planet is Saturn? gas giant > * Human Parasites > 7. What are nits? head lice > 8. To what class of animals do ticks belong? arthropoda > bite mammals and birds. They feed at night and their saliva is > irritating to humans. They can survive up to 6 months without > feeding on blood. What are they? mosquitos > 10. This relatively new addition to Toronto's nocturnal wildlife > looks like a rodent, but no actual North American rodent has a > prehensile tail as it does. What is this animal? opossum > responsible for keeping Canada a land of swamp and other wetland. > Once a diurnal species, overhunting has rendered it primarily > nocturnal. What is it? beaver > What action is performed on Windows by these key combinations? > Be sufficiently specific. > 13. Control-Z. undo last action > 14. Control-V. paste clipboard contents -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jul 20 03:47AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:NeqdnUe5n47D-zHInZ2dnUU7-N- > Both the book and film were inspired by a series of multimedia > presentations on global warming that were created and delivered > to groups around the world. "An Inconvenient Truth" > * Saturn > 4. Name either of Saturn's two largest moons. Titan > 5. What is the principal component substance of Saturn's rings? ice > 6. What kind of a planet is Saturn? gas giant > * Human Parasites > 7. What are nits? louse eggs > bite mammals and birds. They feed at night and their saliva is > irritating to humans. They can survive up to 6 months without > feeding on blood. What are they? mosquito > responsible for keeping Canada a land of swamp and other wetland. > Once a diurnal species, overhunting has rendered it primarily > nocturnal. What is it? beaver > What action is performed on Windows by these key combinations? > Be sufficiently specific. > 13. Control-Z. undo > 14. Control-V. paste > 15. Control-+. (That is, hold Control down and press the plus sign.) increase text size -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jul 19 10:59PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > Both the book and film were inspired by a series of multimedia > presentations on global warming that were created and delivered > to groups around the world. An Inconvenient Truth > is a civilizational wake-up call. > * Saturn > 4. Name either of Saturn's two largest moons. Titan (I think the second largest is Dione) > 5. What is the principal component substance of Saturn's rings? ice > 6. What kind of a planet is Saturn? gas giant > * Human Parasites > 7. What are nits? flea larvae > 8. To what class of animals do ticks belong? arachnids > bite mammals and birds. They feed at night and their saliva is > irritating to humans. They can survive up to 6 months without > feeding on blood. What are they? bedbugs > 10. This relatively new addition to Toronto's nocturnal wildlife > looks like a rodent, but no actual North American rodent has a > prehensile tail as it does. What is this animal? nutria > responsible for keeping Canada a land of swamp and other wetland. > Once a diurnal species, overhunting has rendered it primarily > nocturnal. What is it? beaver > What action is performed on Windows by these key combinations? > Be sufficiently specific. > 13. Control-Z. undo > 14. Control-V. paste contents of clipboard > 15. Control-+. (That is, hold Control down and press the plus sign.) increase text size -- Dan Tilque |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Jul 20 11:14AM +0200 On 2015-07-20 05:09, Mark Brader wrote: > is a civilizational wake-up call. > * Saturn > 4. Name either of Saturn's two largest moons. Titan > 5. What is the principal component substance of Saturn's rings? pebbles > 6. What kind of a planet is Saturn? gas planet > * Human Parasites > 7. What are nits? > 8. To what class of animals do ticks belong? spiders > bite mammals and birds. They feed at night and their saliva is > irritating to humans. They can survive up to 6 months without > feeding on blood. What are they? bed bugs > responsible for keeping Canada a land of swamp and other wetland. > Once a diurnal species, overhunting has rendered it primarily > nocturnal. What is it? magnify Beaver > What action is performed on Windows by these key combinations? > Be sufficiently specific. > 13. Control-Z. undo last action > 14. Control-V. paste the content of the clipboard at the cursor position > 15. Control-+. (That is, hold Control down and press the plus sign.) zoom in the current window content. -- -- Björn |
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