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Post by Lux on Dec 1, 2007 7:38:30 GMT 12
Correct: Net
maire - 4 pts
diana - 1 pt
Yollie - 6 pts.
Cookie - 8 pts.
Bossybitch - 8 pt.s
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Post by Lux on Dec 1, 2007 7:41:13 GMT 12
Literature:
“So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, make beautiful all things in your life.”
Who wrote it?
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Post by bossybitch on Dec 1, 2007 11:03:44 GMT 12
Shakesphere.... whoeva did was very clever. They could have been on trademe with something so profound.
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Post by yollie on Dec 2, 2007 7:23:52 GMT 12
I had to google this one... its a teaching from Tecumseh, a famous Shawnee leader according to Wikipedia. It goes on..
"Seek to make your life long and its purpose in the service of your people. Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide.
Always give a word or a sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, even a stranger, when in a lonely place. Show respect to all people and grovel to none.
When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself. Abuse no one and nothing, for abuse turns the wise ones to fools and robs the spirit of its vision. When it comes your time to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with the fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song and die like a hero going home."
A great wisdom there, food for thought!
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Post by Lux on Dec 2, 2007 8:07:57 GMT 12
Correct: Tecumseh
maire - 4 pts.
diana - 1 pt
Yollie - 7 pts.
Cookie - 8 pts.
Bossybitch - 8 pts.
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Post by Lux on Dec 2, 2007 8:16:05 GMT 12
Linguistics:
Where did the word "malapropism" originate?
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Post by maire on Dec 2, 2007 18:27:29 GMT 12
A pub? Lol I'm kidding, I looked it up in the dictionary and an example given was "under the affluence of alcohol"  |
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Post by yollie on Dec 2, 2007 23:12:37 GMT 12
It sounds French - mal means sick or bad
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Post by bossybitch on Dec 5, 2007 7:31:28 GMT 12
All I keep coming up with is something to do with a play called the Rivals and the lady called Mrs Mal... the Oxford says it's a confusion between similar word. But where it originated? Maybe France their (or is it there) language always confused me. Very poetic.....
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Post by bossybitch on Dec 5, 2007 7:35:39 GMT 12
Ahhhhh Wikitoria says differently. Yes it is French. The Play came out in 1775 by Richard Sheradin. It was used in 1600 period..derived from the French phrase mal à propos (literally "ill suited to the purpose"), is believed to have entered English usage around 1660.
You learn something everyday
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Post by Lux on Dec 13, 2007 15:02:31 GMT 12
Correct: See bossy's last post
maire - 4 pts.
diana - 1 pt
Yollie - 7 pts.
Cookie - 8 pts.
Bossybitch - 9 pts.
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Post by Lux on Dec 13, 2007 15:03:16 GMT 12
Cuisine:
Who makes the best bacon and banana pancakes in the Wairarapa?
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Post by maire on Dec 13, 2007 16:53:03 GMT 12
Lol a memory test ....... darn it I've forgotten already. Somewhere in Greytown .... ??
I do know who does a great breakfast in Porirua ... Dennys. We went there on Wednesday.
I had french toast with bacon and a poached egg. A jug of real maple syrup was brought to the table too. Most places have the vile flavoured variety.
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Post by bossybitch on Dec 13, 2007 19:59:25 GMT 12
My guess is Wilde Oats....just a guess
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Post by Lux on Dec 15, 2007 9:47:12 GMT 12
Correct: Haha good guess! Wild Oats - Carterton - highly recommended.  maire - 4 pts. diana - 1 pt Yollie - 7 pts. Cookie - 8 pts. Bossybitch - 11 pts. |
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Post by Lux on Dec 15, 2007 9:49:16 GMT 12
Space:
How long is a day on Jupiter?
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Post by kokonutwoman on Dec 15, 2007 12:29:59 GMT 12
From the old astro days I think it something like 9.? how about I call it an even 10 hours.
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Post by Lux on Dec 16, 2007 9:31:34 GMT 12
Correct: 9 hours and 55 mins to be exact.
kokonutwoman - 2 pts.
maire - 4 pts.
diana - 1 pt
Yollie - 7 pts.
Cookie - 8 pts.
Bossybitch - 11 pts.
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Post by Lux on Dec 27, 2007 13:12:46 GMT 12
Literature:
Who wrote The Bramble Bush (1958)?
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Post by bossybitch on Dec 28, 2007 11:11:52 GMT 12
Gordon someone.....ummmm the name will come but I'm not sure if it's the one I'm thinking of.
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Post by yollie on Dec 29, 2007 20:42:07 GMT 12
I think I was thinking of the same as you, but thats not the one.
Courtesy of google: The bramble bush, some lectures on law and its study, by K.N. Llewellyn.
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Post by yollie on Dec 29, 2007 20:43:12 GMT 12
I was thinking of the Brambly Hedge by Beatrix Potter.
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Post by Lux on Jan 6, 2008 11:49:54 GMT 12
Answer: Charles Mergendahl.
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Post by Lux on Jan 6, 2008 11:52:07 GMT 12
Chronicles of Narnia trivia:
After the last battle of Narnia, what was the first thing that Aslan told Peter,Eustace ans Tirian to do?
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Post by bossybitch on Jan 10, 2008 4:31:32 GMT 12
 Ahhhhhh I know this one, but there is little time to remember it all right now. I've reason to celebrate!
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