Sunday, October 01, 2023

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swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Sep 30 11:19AM -0700

On Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 2:02:43 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> "Huh?!?"
 
> "No, no, she's an actress on a soap opera and she's had 3 weeks
> to live for the past 2 years."
 
dr hartley
 
 
> "Well, jeepers, you're about to witness the world's first
> demonstration of fireproof paper. Here is my assistant Beaker,
> carrying a lighted blowtorch."
 
dr bunsen honeydew
 
> so I used a hemocytometer to analyze her cells and discovered
> that her blood plaque was far below normal levels."
 
> "And blood plaque is a chief factor in blood clotting."
 
dr julia ogden
 
Read more at: https://tvshowtranscripts.ourboard.org/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=31689
 
> in town."
 
> "Yes I am! The next nearest is in Montreal. Parlez-vous
> français?"
 
dr temperance brennan
 
> Ees a terrible disorder where the skeleton tries to leap out
> the mouth and escape the body."
 
> "Now you're talking!"
 
dr nick riviera
 
> Speaking to: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-9/to6.jpg
 
> "I didn't kill my wife!"
 
> "I don't care!"
 
dr richard kimball
 
> the onset of irumodic syndrome."
 
> "If that's so, why do you look as if you just signed my death
> sentence?"
 
dr beverley crusher
 
> that you collapsed, possibly a panic attack. You were unable
> to breathe?"
 
> "*They* said it was a panic attack."
 
dr jennifer melfi
 
 
> "You wretched slugs. Don't any of you have the guts to fight
> for blood?"
 
> "I'm your huckleberry. I kill for my game."
 
doc holliday
 
 
> "We all in critical condition, babies, but you can tell me where
> it hurts, because I've got the healing prescription here from
> the big 'KRP musical medicine cabinet."
 
dr johnny fever
 
> Calvados, and one part Italian vermouth. After a hard night
> of drinking, this cocktail is intended "to be taken before
> 11 am, or whenever steam or energy is needed".
 
corpse reviver
 
> A2. These spicy sweet buns are traditionally eaten on Good
> Friday, and symbolize the crucifixion and resurrection.
 
hot cross bun
 
> holds the record for number of resurrections, repeatedly
> dying and resurrecting while buried underground for 1,874
> years. Who?
 
jack harkness
 
> B2. This character was stabbed to death at the end of season 5
> of "Game of Thrones". His resurrection in season 6 came
> as a surprise to absolutely no one. Who?
 
jon snow
 
 
> C1. This author's final novel, "Resurrection", decries the
> injustice of man-made laws and the hypocrisy of the church.
> Unsurprisingly, this resulted in his excommunication. Who?
 
leo tolstoy
 
> C2. Resurrections gone bad are the theme of which 1983 Stephen
> King novel?
 
pet cemetary
 
> between 1934 and 1950. Her cinematic career was resurrected
> when Billy Wilder cast her as a faded star of the silent era
> who desperately hopes for a career resurrection of her own.
 
gloria swanson
 
> comically villainous Duke Brothers in "Trading Places",
> and an Oscar-winning performance in "Cocoon", where his
> character also gets rejuvenated.
 
don ameche
 
 
> E1. Originally produced from 1959 to 2000, this car brand was
> resurrected by BMW in 2001. The new variant is 34% longer,
> 43% wider, and 16% taller than the 1959 original.
 
the mini
 
> E2. The original variant of this car, nicknamed "Topolino", was
> produced 1936-55. A resurrected version was produced
> 1957-75. And in 2007, it was resurrected yet again.
 
fiat 500
 
> around any more, because, gentlemen, this is my last press
> conference". 6 years later, he was giving press conferences
> as his country's leader.
 
nixon
 
> F2. Rising from the ashes of the Fascist Party, the MSI became
> the AN, which became the PdL, eventually gaining power as
> the FdI -- under which leader?
 
giorgia meloni
 
 
> 1. Not counting the original three TV-movies, how many episodes
> of "Murdoch Mysteries" have there been, from the series' start
> through 2023-04-10?
 
386 [it's a wag, based on 17ish seasons and xkcd #386 is a personal favorite]
 
> 2. We asked google.ca "what is the distance between Cork, Ireland,
> and Waterford, Ireland"? What was the length of the suggested
> driving route (via N25)?
 
75 miles, so 120 km
 
> 3. According to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum,
> how many wins did Fergie Jenkins have in his Major League career?
 
286 [he was #31 and played most of his career for the Cubs]
 
> 4. We used a couple of online tools to calculate the distance
> between Kumasi, Ghana (see Round 8, Question 5), and the
> Headquarters of the United Nations. What is that distance?
 
5000 miles, so 8000 km
 
> Mark Brader, Toronto |"--", Paul said, and then repeated it for emphasis.
> m...@vex.net | --Spider Robinson, "Lifehouse"
 
> My text in this article is in the public domain.
 
swp, Cubs fan
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 30 06:56PM

Stephen Perry:
> ...and xkcd #386 is a personal favorite
 
Me too.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Well, I'm back", he said.
msb@vex.net -- Tolkien (The Lord of the Rings)
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