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| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 24 09:36AM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > Mark Brader: >> ...so I ended up missing most of it. My wake-sleep cycle has been highly irregular lately, but I've finally gotten it to the point where it jives with most other people's. So I missed the live broadcast (which started at 10:30 p.m. here) but watched it the next morning on rerun. > But it was rebroadcast today and Cathy recorded it, so I got to see > the key 8th end. I didn't know they could score 5 points in one end. I've never seen anyone get more than three. -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 26 01:07AM -0600 Dan Tilque: > I didn't know they could score 5 points in one end. I've never seen > anyone get more than three. It's certainly an unusual thing to happen in in a gold-medal game. If the details in Wikipedia are correct, since curling began an Olympic sport again in 1998 there've only been two other gold-medal games where anyone scored more than 3 in an end -- both Canadian teams. * In this year's mixed doubles competition, Lawes and Morris got a 4 in the 3rd end of the gold-medal game; and since doubles only has 6 rocks per side per end (one manually placed and 5 shots), that's 4 out of a maximum 6#, not 8 as in the regular game. * And in 2006 in the men's tournament, Brad Gushue's team scored no less than 6 on the 6th end of the gold-medal game -- despite missing their shot with their last rock! # - Incidentally, that maximum 6 has already occurred in Olympic play, though not in a medal game. On February 9, the Swiss team of Perret and Rios was down 4-3 to the US team going into the last end, but won the game 9-3. -- Mark Brader "The routes 'London' and 'not London' are Toronto not necessarily mutually exclusive." msb@vex.net --Tim Stevens for ATOC, UK |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 25 04:25PM > * Game 1, Round 7 - Entertainment - Wrestlers Turned Actors > 1. Born in 1953, the role of Thunderlips in "Rocky III" was not > much of a stretch for this wrestler. Hulk Hogan > roles in films such as "Pain & Gain", "Doom", and the later > movies in the "Fast and the Furious" series (beginning with > "Fast Five"). Dwayne Johnson > 4. This wrestler, actor, and later politician had roles in both > "Predator" and "The Running Man" in 1987. Jesse Ventura > 5. Born in 1933, this wrestler played the role of Mario in "The > Super Mario Bros. Super Show!". He was also friends with Cyndi > Lauper, and played her father in a number of her music videos. Albanese > 8. This French wrestler played Fezzik in a beloved 1987 fantasy > rom-com. Andre the Giant > * Game 1, Round 8 - Canadiana History - History of Toronto > 5. The first telegraph message to be transmitted in Canada was > sent in 1846 from Toronto in 1846 -- to what city? Halifax; Ottawa > 8. What change came to major roadways in the city in 1841? macadam > 9. In the 1850s, three railway companies built lines to Toronto. > Name any one of them. Initials are acceptable. Grand Trunk > 10. The opening game at Maple Leaf Gardens in 1931 was played > between the Toronto Maple Leafs and which other team? Boston Bruins; Detroit Red Wings -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Feb 25 06:37PM -0800 On Sunday, February 25, 2018 at 1:05:13 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > In each case, we'll accept either the ring name or their real name. > 1. Born in 1953, the role of Thunderlips in "Rocky III" was not > much of a stretch for this wrestler. Hulk Hogan > roles in films such as "Pain & Gain", "Doom", and the later > movies in the "Fast and the Furious" series (beginning with > "Fast Five"). Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson > 3. Born in 1954, this Canadian wrestler's best-known acting role > is probably the unnamed drifter in the 1988 sci-fi film > "They Live". Rowdy Roddy Piper > 4. This wrestler, actor, and later politician had roles in both > "Predator" and "The Running Man" in 1987. Jesse Ventura > 5. Born in 1933, this wrestler played the role of Mario in "The > Super Mario Bros. Super Show!". He was also friends with Cyndi > Lauper, and played her father in a number of her music videos. Captain Lou Albano > 6. This wrestler is typecast as a tough guy, playing characters > such as Brass Body, Drax the Destroyer, and Mr. Hinx. Dave Bautista > 7. This wrestler, known for his "3:16" catchphrase, also played > Dan Paine in the 2010 film "The Expendables". Stone Cold Steve Austin > 8. This French wrestler played Fezzik in a beloved 1987 fantasy > rom-com. Andre the Giant > 9. Born in 1977, this wrestler, actor, and rapper starred in the > 2006 action movie "The Marine". He also had an appearance in > the Amy Schumer comedy "Trainwreck". John Cena > as the Genie in a 2004 stage production of "Aladdin". > His brother, who was also a wrestler, died from injuries > sustained during a ring entry stunt mishap. Bret Hart > fhccyl vg; avpxanzrf ner abg erdhverq sbe gurfr crbcyr. Nyfb, > vs lbh whfg fnvq "Naqer" sbe nal jerfgyre, tb onpx naq tvir uvf > pbzcyrgr fgntr anzr. if you just |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 25 04:19PM > On "Jeopardy!" for $800, they illustrated the Western or standard > grip and asked what greeting it resembled. This too was answered > correctly on the first try, by the same contestant. I answered "handshake," if it matters. -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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): Feb 25 02:16PM -0600 Dan Blum: > I answered "handshake," if it matters. I thought that was good enough to accept without comment. -- Mark Brader | "If you need features not found in any language, Toronto | you can try your hand at creating your own. msb@vex.net | (Mind you, language design is incredibly difficult. | It is easy to create an unholy mess.)" -- Chris Torek |
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