Saturday, March 21, 2020

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tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Mar 20 12:59PM


> * Game 2, Round 7 - Entertainment - Change One Letter in the Title
 
> 1. Environmentally focused Toronto City Councillor moves to Pawnee.
 
Marks and Recreation; Barks and Recreation
 
> 2. Daryl Dixon vs. hard-of-hearing zombies.
 
The Walking Deaf
 
> 5. The Pearson family visit an ancient city in Sumeria.
 
This is Ur
 
> 6. Meghan Markle regularly gets into a huff.
 
Snits
 
> 7. Andy Sipowicz's vision isn't great at the shooting range.
 
NYPD Blur
 
> 8. Queen Elizabeth subtly shows her displeasure with Prince Philip.
 
The Frown
 
> 10. The survivors of a plane crash can't keep their hands off
> each other.
 
Lust
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Mar 20 09:17PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
> music video, she met Gerard Pique, a Spanish center-back for the
> Catalonia national team and FC Barcelona. She is 10 years older
> than he is and they have two children together. Who is she?
 
Rihanna
 
 
> 4. Wayne Gretzky's daughter Paulina married a PGA superstar who
> was ranked #1 in the world for 64 weeks beginning in February
> 2017. Who is he?
 
Dustin Johnson
 
> the TV series "Being Mary Jane" and acting as a judge on
> "America's Got Talent" in 2019. Her husband played in the NBA
> for 16 years, most of those with the Miami Heat. Who is he?
 
Wade
 
> in 1999. They have four children together and she has become
> an internationally recognized style icon and fashion designer.
> What was her maiden name?
 
Pete Gayde
swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Mar 20 03:38PM -0700

On Friday, March 20, 2020 at 2:59:59 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2020-01-20,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
 
noted
 
> "Boardwalk Empire", and answer "Boardwalk Umpire".
 
> We won't be offended if we hear groans. (In fact, the two examples
> above have been rot13'd for extra groan value.)
 
<groan!>
 
> 1. Environmentally focused Toronto City Councillor moves to Pawnee.
 
perks and recreation
 
> 2. Daryl Dixon vs. hard-of-hearing zombies.
 
the walking deaf
 
> 3. Idris Elba opens a hairdressing salon.
 
nutting up (cutting up)
 
> 4. Latino motorcycle gang travels back in time.
 
12 donkeys (12 monkeys)
 
> 5. The Pearson family visit an ancient city in Sumeria.
 
this is ur
 
> 6. Meghan Markle regularly gets into a huff.
 
snits (suits)
 
> 7. Andy Sipowicz's vision isn't great at the shooting range.
 
nypd blur
 
> 8. Queen Elizabeth subtly shows her displeasure with Prince Philip.
 
the frown
 
> 9. A trio of 1960s fishermen in St. John's -- one black, one white,
> one blonde.
 
cod squad (mod squad)
 
> 10. The survivors of a plane crash can't keep their hands off
> each other.
 
lust (lost)
 
 
> Lots of pro athletes seem to have gorgeous and successful WAGs
> (wives and girlfriends). Here's a round about some of those
> athletes and WAGs.
 
huzzah!
 
> (And no, this is not the sports round, nor is there a handout.)
 
boo!
 
> music video, she met Gerard Pique, a Spanish center-back for the
> Catalonia national team and FC Barcelona. She is 10 years older
> than he is and they have two children together. Who is she?
 
shakira
 
> 2. Former Nashville Predator Mike Fisher is married to a very
> successful singer, whose hit song "Before He Cheats" is a stark
> warning to any man thinking about being unfaithful. Who is she?
 
carrie underwood
 
> 3. Khloe Kardashian likes basketball players. She was married to
> former L.A. Laker Lamar Odom, and she also shares daughter True
> with -- which philandering Cleveland Cavalier?
 
thompson
 
> 4. Wayne Gretzky's daughter Paulina married a PGA superstar who
> was ranked #1 in the world for 64 weeks beginning in February
> 2017. Who is he?
 
johnson
 
> for Bath and Gloucester, and was a member of the 2003 World
> Cup team. His wife is from a very famous family and is an
> equestrian and Olympian. What was her maiden name?
 
zara phillips
 
> in 2016. She has had 8 top-10 Billboard singles and has sold
> over 23,000,000 records worldwide. She is a global ambassador
> for cosmetics giant Revlon. Who is she?
 
ciara
 
> and captain of the 1992 Cricket-World-Cup-winning Pakistan
> national team from 1995 to 2004. He is the current Prime
> Minister of Pakistan. What's his name?
 
imran khan
 
> the TV series "Being Mary Jane" and acting as a judge on
> "America's Got Talent" in 2019. Her husband played in the NBA
> for 16 years, most of those with the Miami Heat. Who is he?
 
dwayne wade
 
> to The Sun. Her husband is a soccer forward who played 4 years
> with Everton and 13 with Manchester United before returning
> for one more year with Everton. Who is the wife?
 
colleen rooney
 
> in 1999. They have four children together and she has become
> an internationally recognized style icon and fashion designer.
> What was her maiden name?
 
victoria adams
 
> Mark Brader, Toronto | "If you want a 20th century solution, the
> msb@vex.net | obvious answer is helicopters!" -- Bob Scheurle
 
> My text in this article is in the public domain.
 
swp, who wishes everyone a happy spring! yes, I have allergies. no, I do not have the covid-19 virus. stop looking at me that way!
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Mar 21 03:26AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
> a new job on the baseball field", lbh'q guvax bs gur erny frevrf
> "Obneqjnyx Rzcver", naq nafjre "Obneqjnyx Hzcver".
 
> 1. Environmentally focused Toronto City Councillor moves to Pawnee.
 
"Marks and Recreation"; "Perks and Recreation"
 
> 2. Daryl Dixon vs. hard-of-hearing zombies.
 
"The Walking Deaf"
 
> 3. Idris Elba opens a hairdressing salon.
 
"Lather"
 
> 6. Meghan Markle regularly gets into a huff.
 
"Snits"
 
> 7. Andy Sipowicz's vision isn't great at the shooting range.
 
"NYPD Blur"
 
> 8. Queen Elizabeth subtly shows her displeasure with Prince Philip.
 
"The Frown"
 
> 9. A trio of 1960s fishermen in St. John's -- one black, one white,
> one blonde.
 
"The Mod Squid"
 
> 10. The survivors of a plane crash can't keep their hands off
> each other.
 
"Lust"

 
> 2. Former Nashville Predator Mike Fisher is married to a very
> successful singer, whose hit song "Before He Cheats" is a stark
> warning to any man thinking about being unfaithful. Who is she?
 
Carrie Underwood
 
> 4. Wayne Gretzky's daughter Paulina married a PGA superstar who
> was ranked #1 in the world for 64 weeks beginning in February
> 2017. Who is he?
 
Dustin Johnson (?)

> for Bath and Gloucester, and was a member of the 2003 World
> Cup team. His wife is from a very famous family and is an
> equestrian and Olympian. What was her maiden name?
 
Phillips
 
> in 2016. She has had 8 top-10 Billboard singles and has sold
> over 23,000,000 records worldwide. She is a global ambassador
> for cosmetics giant Revlon. Who is she?
 
Ciara
 
> and captain of the 1992 Cricket-World-Cup-winning Pakistan
> national team from 1995 to 2004. He is the current Prime
> Minister of Pakistan. What's his name?
 
Khan
 
> the TV series "Being Mary Jane" and acting as a judge on
> "America's Got Talent" in 2019. Her husband played in the NBA
> for 16 years, most of those with the Miami Heat. Who is he?
 
Wade
 
> in 1999. They have four children together and she has become
> an internationally recognized style icon and fashion designer.
> What was her maiden name?
 
Adams
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Mar 20 05:58PM

On Thu, 19 Mar 2020 17:48:58 -0700, Calvin wrote:
 
> 1 Which band had 1970s hits with Takin' Care of Business and You
Ain't
> Seen Nothing Yet?
 
Bachman Turner Overdrive (aka BTO)
 
> 2 Which royal palace, located 18 km upstream from central London,
was
> begun by Cardinal Wolsey in 1515 before he gifted it to Henry VIII in
> 1529?
 
Windsor
 
> 3 Which game features in the 1986 Martin Scorsese film The Color of
> Money?
> 4 Boca Juniors football (soccer) club is located in which South
American
> country?
> 5 Which London train station shares its name with an anthropomorphic
> bear?
 
Paddington
 
> 6 Which biblical character did Russell Crowe portray in a 2014
biblical
> epic directed by Darren Aronofsky?
> 7 What major European country's national anthem has no official
words'?
 
Spain
 
> 8 In French cuisine, what clear soup is often served (either hot or
> cold) at the beginning of a meal?
 
Consommé
 
> film?
 
> 10 For best results, a knife should be held at what angle to the
> steel when sharpening?
 
It depends on the function of the knife, but I'm betting you're looking
for 20 degrees. Japanese knifes are generally several degrees less than
that (15-17 degrees) and cleavers are generally much blunter (30 degrees
is not uncommon).
Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Mar 20 09:22PM

Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in
 
> 1 Which band had 1970s hits with Takin' Care of Business and You
> Ain't Seen Nothing Yet?
 
Bachman Turner Overdrive
 
> 2 Which royal palace, located 18 km
> upstream from central London, was begun by Cardinal Wolsey in 1515
> before he gifted it to Henry VIII in 1529?
 
Windsor Castle
 
> 3 Which game features
> in the 1986 Martin Scorsese film The Color of Money?
 
American Football
 
> 4 Boca
> Juniors football (soccer) club is located in which South American
> country?
 
Argentina
 
> 5 Which London train station shares its name with an
> anthropomorphic bear? 
 
Paddington
 
> 6 Which biblical character did Russell
> Crowe portray in a 2014 biblical epic directed by Darren Aronofsky?
 
Pontius Pilate
 
> words'?
> 8 In French cuisine, what clear soup is often served
> (either hot or cold) at the beginning of a meal?
 
Consomme
 
> Durden, which 1996 Chuck Palahniuk novel became a 1999 feature film?
> 10 For best results, a knife should be held at what angle to the
> steel when sharpening?
 
45 degrees
 
 
> cheers,
> calvin
 
Pete Gayde
swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Mar 20 03:46PM -0700

On Thursday, March 19, 2020 at 8:48:59 PM UTC-4, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which band had 1970s hits with Takin' Care of Business and You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet?
 
bto
 
> 2 Which royal palace, located 18 km upstream from central London, was begun by Cardinal Wolsey in 1515 before he gifted it to Henry VIII in 1529?
 
windsor
 
> 3 Which game features in the 1986 Martin Scorsese film The Color of Money?
 
billiards
 
> 4 Boca Juniors football (soccer) club is located in which South American country?
 
argentina
 
> 5 Which London train station shares its name with an anthropomorphic bear? 
 
paddington
 
> 6 Which biblical character did Russell Crowe portray in a 2014 biblical epic directed by Darren Aronofsky?
 
noah
 
> 7 What major European country's national anthem has no official words'?
 
spain
 
> 8 In French cuisine, what clear soup is often served (either hot or cold) at the beginning of a meal?
 
consume
 
> 9 A story focusing on the narrator's relationship with the character Tyler Durden, which 1996 Chuck Palahniuk novel became a 1999 feature film?
 
fight club
 
> 10 For best results, a knife should be held at what angle to the steel when sharpening?
 
45 degrees?
 
 
 
 
swp
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