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| bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Feb 23 02:11PM On Mon, 22 Feb 2016 16:32:40 -0600, Mark Brader wrote: > everyone has posted an entry. > 6. When did the US first expand beyond its 13 original states by > admitting a 14th one? 1791-07-04 |
| Joe <joe@oxtedonline.com>: Feb 23 05:47PM On 2016-02-22 22:32:40 +0000, Mark Brader said: > everyone has posted an entry. > 6. When did the US first expand beyond its 13 original states by > admitting a 14th one? 1843-01-07 -- "To err, as they say, is human. To forgive is divine. To err by withholding your forgiveness until it's too late is to become divinely fucked up." ― Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Feb 23 06:23PM Mark Brader wrote: > everyone has posted an entry. > 6. When did the US first expand beyond its 13 original states by > admitting a 14th one? 1792-04-01 Peter Smyth |
| Joe <joe@oxtedonline.com>: Feb 23 07:08PM On 2016-02-23 17:47:58 +0000, Joe said: >> 6. When did the US first expand beyond its 13 original states by >> admitting a 14th one? > 1843-01-07 And it's goodnight from him. Surprised I got this far. -- "To err, as they say, is human. To forgive is divine. To err by withholding your forgiveness until it's too late is to become divinely fucked up." ― Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 23 07:25PM -0600 Mark Brader: > 6. When did the US first expand beyond its 13 original states by > admitting a 14th one? Erland Sommarskog 1783-01-01 -2,984 days Calvin 1784-08-04 -2,403 Dan Tilque 1790-10-03 -152 ** CORRECT ** 1791-03-04 Stephen Perry 1791-03-19 +15 Dan Blum 1791-06-30 +118 Bruce Bowler 1791-07-04 +122 Peter Smyth 1792-04-01 +394 Joe 1843-01-07 +18,936 That was Vermont. It was within the geographical area ceded by Britain to the US in the 1783 Treaty of Paris, but was claimed by two different states and was de facto independent. The entrant posting as "Joe" is eliminated. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "This one isn't close. It's not even close to msb@vex.net | being close." --Adam Beneschan My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 23 07:26PM -0600 This contest is now open only to Dan Blum, Bruce Bowler, Stephen Perry, Peter Smyth, Erland Sommarskog, Dan Tilque, and the entrant posting as "Calvin". Round 7 will be open for 4 days from the moment of posting, or until everyone has posted an entry. 7. When was the massive volcanic explosion that destroyed almost the whole island of Krakatoa and produced tsunamis that killed tens of thousands of people on nearby islands? -- Mark Brader, Toronto "I'd opt for Oz, myself." msb@vex.net --Buck Henry My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 24 03:09AM > 7. When was the massive volcanic explosion that destroyed almost > the whole island of Krakatoa and produced tsunamis that killed > tens of thousands of people on nearby islands? 1883-05-15 -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Feb 23 07:45PM -0800 On Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at 8:26:37 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > Mark Brader, Toronto "I'd opt for Oz, myself." > msb@vex.net --Buck Henry > My text in this article is in the public domain. 1883-08-26 (I remember from an episode of Doctor Who) swp |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Feb 23 07:51PM -0800 On Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at 11:26:37 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > 7. When was the massive volcanic explosion that destroyed almost > the whole island of Krakatoa and produced tsunamis that killed > tens of thousands of people on nearby islands? 1880-08-08 cheers, calvin |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 24 08:14AM > 7. When was the massive volcanic explosion that destroyed almost > the whole island of Krakatoa and produced tsunamis that killed > tens of thousands of people on nearby islands? 1816-02-02 -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 24 02:00AM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > 7. When was the massive volcanic explosion that destroyed almost > the whole island of Krakatoa and produced tsunamis that killed > tens of thousands of people on nearby islands? 1881-07-28 -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 23 10:57PM +0100 > 1. Head of the SS and the Gestapo, his official titles > included Minister of the Interior, Chief of German Police, > and Reichsführer-SS. He committed suicide on May 23, 1945. Herman Göring > Upon Hitler's death, he took over as German head of state, > and was responsible for ordering the German surrender on May > 7, 1945. He died in 1980. Adolf Dönitz > of the Final Solution. In 1960, he was captured by Mossad agents > in Argentina. Hannah Arendt coined the phrase "the banality > of evil" during his trial in Jerusalem. He was hanged in 1962. Eisenmann > Captured by the Americans, he was accidentally released, and > escaped to South America. In 1979, he drowned while swimming > in Brazil. Mengele > war he was involved in the design of the Tiger and Tiger II > tanks. Briefly imprisoned as a war criminal, he returned to > the auto industry after the war. He died in 1951 in Stuttgart. Ferdinand Porsche > as Hitler's Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda. > On May 1, 1945, the day after Hitler's death, he ended his own > life along with those of his wife and children. Himmler > immensely fat. He was sentenced to death at Nuremberg, > but killed himself with cyanide before the sentence could be > carried out. Himmler > 10. The segment is "Keep it 100%". Name the show or the host. No, I'm keeping this round to 0%! -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
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